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| 1 Alas! for sons who are rebellious, Declareth Yahweh. Executing a purpose, but not from me, And pouring out a libation, but not from my spirit,–That they may add sin to sin: |
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| 2 Who are setting out to go down to Egypt, But, at my mouth, have not asked,–Betaking them to the protection of Pharaoh, And seeking refuge under the shadow of Egypt. |
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| 3 Therefore shall, the protection of Pharaoh, become to you, a shame, And, the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, an insult; |
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| 4 For, their princes, have been, in Zoan,–And, their messengers, unto Hanes, would draw near. |
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| 5 Every one, hath felt ashamed of a people that could not serve them,–Neither with help, nor with service, But they are a shame, yea even a reproach. |
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| 6 The Oracle on the Beasts of the South,–Through a land of distress and oppression–Lioness and lion coming therefrom, Viper and fiery flying serpent, They would carry, on the shoulders of young asses, their wealth, And, on the humps of camels, their treasures, Unto a people that cannot serve them. |
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| 7 But, the Egyptians, with vanity and emptiness, would help,–Therefore, have I proclaimed concerning this, Insolent! they, sit still! |
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| 8 Now, enter–Write it upon a tablet before them, And, upon a scroll, inscribe it,–That it may serve for a later day, For futurity, unto times age-abiding:– |
Note it in a book – The prophets did not confine themselves to oral teachings. R1145:3
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| 9 That it is, a rebellious people, Sons, apt at deceiving,–Sons, unwilling to hear the law of Yahweh: |
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| 10 Who have said to, the seers, Ye must not, see! To the prophets, Ye must not prophesy to us reproofs! Speak to us smooth things, Prophesy delusions: |
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| 11 Depart ye from the way, Turn aside from the path,–Desist, from setting before us, the, Holy One of Israel. |
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| 12 Therefore–Thus, saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye have rejected this word,–And have trusted in oppression and perverseness, And have relied thereon, |
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| 13 Therefore, shall this iniquity become to you, As a breach ready to fall, A bulging in a high wall,–Whose breaking down cometh, suddenly in a twinkling. |
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| 14 Yea he will break it–as the breaking of the pitcher of a potter, crushed, he will not spare; So that there shall not be found, when it is smashed, A sherd, wherewith to snatch fire from a hearth, Or to skim off water out of a cistern. |
He shall break – The coming of the King of earth means much of trouble. R1692:4
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He shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces – Psa. 2:9; Rev. 2:27 - This is the honor of Jesus and His church. It should be noted that both the Psa 2 and Rev 2 texts are describing the reign of Christ.
He shall not spare – Note the similarity of language to that of Eze. 8:18; 9:10. The breaking in pieces is also associated with Eze. 9:2. There the slaughter weapon is "a weapon of his breaking in pieces" (margin). |
| 15 For, thus, said my Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel–By returning and resting, shall ye be saved, In keeping quiet and trusting, shall be your strength,–Howbeit ye would not! |
In returning – To God. R1787:6
And rest – In him alone. R1787:6
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| 16 But ye said,–Nay! but on horses, will we flee, For this cause, shall ye indeed flee,–And, on the swift, will we ride, For this cause, swift, shall be your pursuers: |
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| 17 One, thousand, before the war-cry of one–before the war-cry of five, shall ye flee,–Until ye have been left, As a pole on the top of a mountain, And as an ensign upon a hill. |
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| 18 And, therefore, will Yahweh wait, That he may grant you favour, And, therefore, will he lift himself up, That he may show you compassion,–For, A God of justice, is, Yahweh, How happy all they who are waiting for him. |
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| 19 For, a people, In Zion, shall dwell, In Jerusalem,–As for weeping, thou shalt not weep! As for favour, he will grant thee favour, at the sound of thine outcry,–As soon as he heareth, he hath answered thee! |
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| 20 Though My Lord, should give you, bread in short measure, and, water in scant allowance, Yet will thy Teacher, not hide himself any more, But thine eyes shall ever be looking on thy Teacher. |
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| 21 So shall, thine own ears, hear a word from behind thee saying,–This, is the way, walk ye therein, When ye would turn to the right hand, Or when ye would turn to the left. |
A word behind thee – The voice of our Lord from the past. F410; CR497:6
The voice of God that comes through the apostles and prophets of the past. R4136:1, R4882:2, R1753:2; HG590:1
Not before thee, as of some new theology, like Evolution, Spiritism or Christian Science. R1753:1
This is the way – To the Church now, a way of faith and consecration even unto death. R1753:4
To fleshly Israel and the world under the Millennial reign of Christ, a highway of holiness. R1753:3
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| 22 Then will ye defile–The overlaying of thy graven images of silver, And the coating of thy molten image of gold,–Thou wilt cash them away, as a woman the token of her sickness, Begone! shalt thou say thereto, |
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| 23 Then will he give-Rain, for thy seed–wherewith thou shalt sow thy ground, and, Bread, as the increase of thy ground, which shall be fertile and fat,–Thy cattle, in that day, shall feed, in broad pasture: |
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| 24 And, the oxen and the young asses that till the ground, salted provender, shall eat, which hath been winnowed with shovel or fan. |
Clean provender – In contrast, the ministers and theological schools of Babylon turn out very poor grist-largely husks and chaff, which will not sustain spiritual life and strength. D609
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| 25 Then shall there be, On every lofty mountain, and, On every lifted hill, Channels, Conduits of water,–In the great day of slaughter, When the towers fall. |
There shall be – The blessings of restitution are due, not only to Israel and Palestine, but also to the whole earth. R1380:1
Now commencing to be fulfilled. R1379:6
Great slaughter – Disintegration, grinding to powder. R1379:6*
The towers fall – Kings, potentates, etc. R1379:6*
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| 26 Then shall, the light of the moon, be, as the light of the sun, And, the light of the sun, shall be, sevenfold, as the light of seven days,–In the day–When Yahweh, bindeth up, the laceration of his people, and, When, the severe wound caused by smiting them, he healeth. |
Light of the moon – The Mosaic Law. R334:2
Increased light thrown upon the Law shadows showing the true teachings of the Tabernacle, its services and sacrifices. R499:6
Sevenfold – Perfect. R334:2
Light of seven days – Not spoken of natural, but of spiritual light. R49:2*
When the sin-blinded eyes shall be opened, the world will see right and wrong, justice and injustice, in a light quite different from now. D519
In the day – The Millennial age. D519
It is the same day (period) in which he assembles the outcasts and makes up his jewels. R499:6
The breach – Caused by sin. R334:2
His people – The Jews. R49:2*
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| 27 Lo! the Name of Yahweh, coming in from afar, His anger kindling, A heavy storm,–His lips, are full of indignation, And, his tongue, is like a fire that devoureth; |
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| 28 And, his breath, like an overflowing torrent, even unto the neck, doth reach, To sift nations, with a sieve of calamity,–A bridle leading to ruin, being upon the jaws of the peoples. |
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| 29 A song, shall ye have, As in the night of hallowing a festival,–And gladness of heart, As when one goeth with the flute to enter, Into the mountain of Yahweh, Unto the Rock of Israel. |
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| 30 Then will Yahweh, cause to be heard–the resounding of his voice, And, the bringing down of his arm, shall be seen, In a rage of anger, And with the flame of a devouring fire,–A burst and a downpour, and a hailstone! |
And tempest – This Day of Vengeance. D527
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| 31 For, at the voice of Yahweh, shall Assyria, be crushed,–With his rod, will he smite. |
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| 32 And it shall come to pass,–that, every stroke of the staff of doom, which Yahweh shall lay upon him, shall be with timbrels, and with lyres,–when, with battles of brandished weapons, he hath fought against them. |
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| 33 For there hath been set in order, beforehand, a Topheth, Yea, the same, for the king, hath been prepared, He hath made it deep–made it large,–The circumference thereof is for fire and wood in abundance, The breath of Yahweh, like a torrent of brimstone, is ready to kindle it. |
Tophet – Valley of Hinnom, symbol of Second Death. Q640:2; R5041:6[R5042:6]
King – The devil with his messengers, those in sympathy with evil. Q640:2; R5042:1[R5042:6]
Fire and much wood – A type of the real Gehenna, unquenchable until its work is done. R1449:5*[R1449:21*]
Plenty of fuel to accomplish its complete destruction. R5042:1[R5042:6]; Q640:2
Breath of the LORD – The Spirit of the Lord will set it afire and cause it to burn to complete destruction. Q640:1; R5042:1[R5042:6]
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