majesty. 17 The confidence of his faith. PRAYER of Habakkuk the prophet all upon Shigionoth. 2 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, brevive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath re thy hearing. member mercy. Or, preserve alive. b Ps. 85. 6. I Or, c 3 God came from I Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. 4 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out beams out of of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. his side. d Nalı. 1. 3. Or burning e Ps. 18. 8. f Nali. 1. 5. 1 Or, Ethiopia. 5 Before him went the pestilence, and le burning coals went forth at his feet. at God's majesty. the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Before CHRIST about 626. 10 The mountains saw thee, Or, Thou and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. didst cleave the rivers of the earth. i Ps. 78. 15, 16. & 105. 41. k Ex. 19. 16. 18. Judg. 5. 4. 5. Ps. 68. 8. & 77. 18. & 114. 11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine "arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glitter-11422 ing spear. m Josh. 10. 12, 13. Or. thine arrows walked in the 12 Thou didst march through Pthou woundedst the head out light, &c. n Josh. 10. 11. Ps. 18 14. & 77. 17, 18. Amos 1. 3. & 8, 12, Ps 68. 21. ↑ Heb. mak! ing naked. 14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as at Heb. were whirlwind to scatter me: their tempestuous. ! rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. ver. 8. Or, mud. Jer. 23. 9. 15 4 Thou didst walk through Ps. 77. 19. the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters. 16 When I heard, rmy belly Ps. 119. 120. trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will linvade them with his troops. 17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields † Heb. lic. shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Li Or, 6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; fand the Gen. 49. 26. everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. 7 I saw the tents of Cushan lin affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. 8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy 19 The LORD God is my Deut. 33. 26. wrath against the sea, h that thou strength, and he will make my didst ride upon thine horses and feet like xhinds' feet, and he will Ithy chariots of salvation? make me to y walk upon mine 9 Thy bow was made quite na-high places. To the chief singer Heb ked, according to the oaths of on my tstringed instruments. Before CHRIST about 630. † Heb. By ZEPHANIAH. HE word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 I will utterly consume all taking a things from off the land, saith the LORD. make an end. ↑ Heb. the face of the land. a Hus. 4. 3. Ez. 7. 19. & Matt. 13 41. 14. 3, 4, 7. Or, idols. Fulfilled. about 624. 2 Kings 23. 4, 5. d Hos. 10. 5. e2 Kings 23. 12. Jer. 19. 13. 2 Kings 17. 33, 41. 3 aI will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling, blocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. c 4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests; 5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housef1 Kings 18.21. tops; fand them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear hby Malcham; 6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him. Is. 48. 1. h Josh. 23. 7. k Hos. 7. 7. 1 Hab. 2. 20. Zech. 2. 13. m Is. 13. 6. n Is. 34. 6. Jer. 46. 10. Ez. 39. 17. Rev. 19. 17. † Heb. sanctified, or, prepared. † Heb. visit upon. "Jer. 39. 6. 7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: mfor the day of the LORD is at hand: for n the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. 8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel. 9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. 10 And it shall come to pass ing from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. 11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. 12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are trsettled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. 13 Therefore, their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but "not drink the wine thereof. 14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 15 y That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of the trumpet and Jer. 4. 19.. alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall a walk Deut. 28. 29. like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured b Ps. 79. 3. out as dust, and their flesh cas the dung. Is. 59. 10. C Ps. 83. 10. Jer. 9. 22. & 16. 4. 18 d Neither their silver nord their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. Prov, 11. 4. Ez. 7. 19. ch. 3. 8. fver. 2, 3. inrer, yea, gather together, O that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry p 2 Chr.33.14. from Pthe fish gate, and a howl 2 Before the decree bring forth, Or, not desirous. before the day pass b as the chaff, CHRIST before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you. b Job 21. 18. © 2 Kings 23. d Ps. 105. 4. Ainos 5. 6. e Ps. 76.9. f Joel 2. 14. Amos 5. 15. Jonah 3. 9. Jer. 47. 4,5. Ez. 25. 15. Amos 1. 6, 7, 8 Zech. 9.5, 6. h Jer. 6. 4. & 15.8. i Ez. 25. 16. k Josh. 13. 3. 3dSeek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: fit may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD's anger. 4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod hat the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 5 Woe unto the inhabitants of ithe sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. 6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shep1 See Is. 17. 2. herds, and folds for flocks. ver. 14. m Is. 11. 11. Mic. 4. 7. & 5. 7, 8. 2.2. ver 9. And the coast shall be for mthe remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereHag.1. 12. & upon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. Or. P Jer. 48. 27. q Ez. 25. 3, 6. * Jer. 49. 1. s Is. 15. 8 PI have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, where by they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. S 9 Therefore, as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perDeut. 29. 23.petual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. t Amos 1. 13. u Gen. 19. 25. Is. 13. 19. & 34. 13. Jer. 49. 18. & 50. 40. x ver. 7. Y Is. 16. 6. † Heb. make lean. z Mal. 1. 11. John 4. 21. a Gen. 10.5 b Is. 18. 1. & 20.4. Jer. 46. 9. Ez. 30. 9. © Ps. 17. 13. 10 This shall they have y for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. 11 The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will † famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all a the isles of the heathen. 12 TbYe Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 13 And he will stretch out his Jerusalem sharply reproved. Before about 630. hand against the north, and d destroy Assyria; and will make CHRIST Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. 14 And e flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the scormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the h cedar work. d Is. 10. 12. Ez. 31. 3. Nah. 1. 1. & 2. 10. & 3. 15, 18. e ver. 6. fls. 13. 21, 22. 1 Or, pelican. 5 Is. 34. 11, 14. Or, knops, or, chapiters. Or, when he hath uncovered. Jer. 22. 14. 1s. 47. 8. k Rev. 18. 7. 15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one 1 Joh 27. 23. that passeth by her shall hiss, and m wag his hand. CHAPTER III. 1 4 sharp reproof of Jerusalem for divers sins. 8 An exhortation to wait for the restoration of Israel, 14 and to rejoice for their salvation by God. Lam. 2. 15. Ez. 27. 36. m Nah. 3. 19. 6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; Or, corners. made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. 7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear k so Jer. 8.6. me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. 8 Therefore mwait ye upon Ps. 27. 14. me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: An exhortation to wait Before CHRIST about 630. n Joel 3.2. ch. 1, 18. PIs. 19 18. ↑ Heb. lip. 1 Heb shoulder. 9 Ps 68, 31 for my determination is to "gath- Joice with all the heart, O daugh- 9 For then will I turn to the people Pa pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one t consent. 10 From beyond the rivers of 18. 18.1.7. & Ethiopia my suppliants, eren the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. 60, 4, &c. Mal. 1. 11. Acts 8.27. * Jer. 7. 4. MIC. 3. 11. Matt. 3. 9. † Heb. in my holy. s Is. 14. 32. James 2.5. t Mic. 4. 7. ch. 2. 7. u Is. 60 21. * Is. 63. 8. Rev. 14. 5. y Ez. 34. 28. Mic. 4. 4. & 7. 14. z Is. 12. 6. & 54. 1. 11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain. 12 I will also leave in the midst of thee san afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD. 15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: athe King of Israel, even the LORD, bis in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more. 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. 17 The LORD thy God ein the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Before CHRIST about 630. a John 1. 49. bEz. 48, 35. ver. 5, 17. Rev. 7. 15. & 21. 3. 4. Is. 35. 3, 4. d Heb. 12. 12. I Or, faint. ever. 15. Dent. 20. 9. Is. 62. 5. & 65, 19. Jer. 32. 41. † Heb. he will be silent. are 8 Lam. 2. 6. 18 I will gather them that sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was tHeb. a burden. 19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that hhalteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land † where they have been put to shame. 13 The remnant of Israel "shall the burden upon it was reproach. Ez. 34. 16. Mic. 4. 6, 7. Heb. I will set them for a pruise. + Heb. of :their shame. i Is. 11. 12. & 27. 12. & 56, 8. Ez. 28. 25. & 34. 13. & 37. 21. Amos 9. 14. The work is set forward. Before CHRIST about 520. k ch. 2. 16. 1 ch. 2. 17. Or, blow it away. m Lev. 26. 19. Deut. 28. 23. HAGGAI. 8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. 9k Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did 1 blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. 10 Therefore the heaven over 1 Kings 8.35. you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. 11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the, ni Kings 17.1. 2 Kings 8. 1. 0 ch. 2. 17. P Ezra 5.2. hands. 12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD. 13 Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD. 14 And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, s governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of Ezra 5.2, 8. the people; tand they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, 9 Matt.23.20 Rom. 8. 31. 52 Chr, 26, 22. Ezra 1. 1. $ ch. 2. 21. Glory of the second temple. to the residue of the people, saying, Before CHRIST about 520. a Ezra 3. 12. 3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? bis bZech. 4. 10. it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? с 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerub-Zech. 8. 9. babel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: 5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so e my Spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not. dEx. 29, 45, 46. Neh. 9. 20. 1s. 63. 11. 7 And I will shake all nations, hand the Desire of all nations Gen. 49. 10. shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. 8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. 9 i The glory of this latter house i John 1. 14. shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts:! and in this place will I give kpeace, saith the LORD of hosts. 10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, k Ps. 85. 8, 9. Luke 2. 14. Epl. 2. 14. 11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests con- Lev. 10. 10, cerning the law, saying, 12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. 11. Deut. 33. 10. Mal. 2. 7. 13 Then said Haggai, If one that is m unclean by a dead body touch mNum. 19.11. any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. 14 Then answered Haggai, and said, "So is this people, and so is "Tit. 1.15. this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean. 15 And now, I pray you, con- ch. 1. 5. |