The coming of Christ, and CHAP. I. the graces of his kingdom. 2 For I will gather all nations against that have fought against Jerusalem; Their Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be flesh shall consume away while they stand taken, and the houses rifled, and the wo- upon their feet, and their eyes shall conmen ravished; and half of the city shall sume away in their holes, and their tongue 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, go forth into captivity, and the residue of shall consume away in their mouth. the people shall not be cut off from the that a great tumult from the LORD shall be city' Then shall the LORD go forth, and among them; and they shall lay hold and his hand shall rise up against the hand fight against those nations, as when he every one on the hand of his neighbour, fought in the day of battle. 4 T And his feet shall stand in that day of his neighbour. upon the mount of Olives, which is be 14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusafore Jerusalem on the east, and the mount lem; and the wealth of all the heathen of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof round about shall be gathered together, toward the east and toward the west, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great and there shall be a very great valley; abundance. 15 And so shall be the plague of the and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the in these tents, as this plague. 16 And it shall come to pass, that every mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee one that is left of all the nations which like as ye fled from before the earthquake came against Jerusalem,shall even go up in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and from year to year to worship the King, the LORD my God shall come, and all the the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of saints with thee. 6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark 7 But,it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. tabernacles. 17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of Egypt go not 8 And it shall be in that day, that living up, and come not, that have no rain; waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half there shall be the plague, wherewith the of them toward the former sea, and half LORD will smite the heathen that come not of them toward the hinder sea: in sum-up to keep the feast of tabernacles. mer and in winter shall it be. 19 This shall be the punishment of 9 And the LORD shall be King over all Egypt, and the punishment of all nations the earth in that day shall there be one that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. LORD, and his name one. 20 ¶ In that day shall there be upon the 10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon, south of Je- bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO rusalem and it shall be lifted up, and in- THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S habited in her place, from Benjamin's house shall be like the bowls before the gate unto the place of the first gate, unto altar. the corner-gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's wine-presses. 21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of 11 And men shall dwell in it, and there hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall shall be no more utter destruction; but come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 12 T And this shall be the plague where- the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of with the LORD will smite all the people hosts. CHAP. I. ¶ MALACHI. tains and his heritage waste for the dragons HE burden of the word of the LORD of the wilderness. THE to Israel by Malachi. 4 Whereas Edom saith, We are im2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. poverished, but we will return and build Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? the desolate places; thus saith the LORD Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The LORD yet I loved Jacob, 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his moun-border of wickedness, and, The people 703 MALACHI. The priests and people reproved. Of irreligion and profaneness. against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. 3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the take you away with it. border of Israel. 4 And ye shall know that I have sent 6 A son honoureth his father, and a this commandment unto you, that my servant his master: if then I be a father, covenant might be with Levi, saith the where is my honour? and if I be a mas- LORD of hosts. ter, where is my fear? saith the LORD of 5 My covenant was with him of life and hosts unto you, Ŏ priests, that despise my peace; and I gave them to him for the name. And ye say, Wherein have we fear wherewith he feared me, and was despised thy name? afraid before my name. 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, altar; and ye say, Wherein have we pol- and iniquity was not found in his lips: he luted thee? In that ye say, The table of walked with me in peace and equity, and the LORD is contemptible. did turn many away from iniquity. 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, 7 For the priest's lips should keep is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and knowledge, and they should seek the law sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy at his mouth: for he is the messenger of governor; will he be pleased with thee, the LORD of hosts. or accept thy person? saith the LORD of 8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. hosts. 9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts. 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, 10 Who is there even among you that according as ye have not kept my ways, would shut the doors for nought? neither but have been partial in the law. do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. 10 Have we not all one father? hath not I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD one God created us? why do we deal of hosts, neither will I accept an offering treacherously every man against his broat your hand. ther, by profaning the covenant of our 11 For, from the rising of the sun even fathers? unto the going down of the same, my name 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, shall be great among the Gentiles; and in and an abomination is committed in Israe! every place incense shall be offered unto and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath promy name, and a pure offering: for my faned the holiness of the LORD which he name shall be great among the heathen, loved, and hath married the daughter of a saith the LORD of hosts. strange god. 12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. 12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts. 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weari- 13 And this have ye done again, coverness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith ing the altar of the LORD with tears, with the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that weeping, and with crying out, insomuch which was torn, and the lame, and the that he regardeth not the offering any sick; thus ye brought an offering: should more, or receiveth it with good will at your I accept this of your hand? saith the hand. Lord. 14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because 14 But cursed be the deceiver, which the LORD hath been witness between thee hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and and the wife of thy youth, against whom sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she for I am a great King, saith the LORD of thy companion, and the wife of thy covehosts, and my name is dreadful among the nant. heathen. CHAP. II. 15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the Spirit. And where AND now, Oye priests, this command-fore one? That he might seek a godly ment is you. seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not and let none deal treacherously against the lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, wife of his youth. saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, curse upon you, and I will curse your saith, that he hateth putting away: for one blessings; yea, I have cursed them alrea- covereth violence with his garment, saith dy, because ye do not lay it to heart. the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to Majesty and grace of Christ. CHAP. III, IV. Elijah's coming and office. your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. vine cast her fruit before the time in the 17 Ye have wearied the LORD with field, saith the LORD of hosts. your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have 12 And all nations shall call you blesswe wearied him? When ye say, Every ed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, one that doeth evil is good in the sight of saith the LORD of hosts. the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, 13 Your words have been stout Where is the God of judgment? against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, CHAP. III. What have we spoken so much against EHOLD, I will send my messenger, thee? ВЕН and he shall prepare the way before 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall God: and what profit is it that we have suddenly come to his temple, even the kept his ordinance, and that we have messenger of the covenant, whom ye de- walked mournfully before the LORD of light in: behold, he shall come, saith the hosts? LORD of hosts. 15 And now we call the proud happy ; 2 But who may abide the day of his yea, they that work wickedness are set coming? and who shall stand when he ap- up; yea, they that tempt God are even depeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and livered. like fullers' soap. 16 T Then they that feared the LORD 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and puri- spake often one to another: and the LORD fier of silver: and he shall purify the sons hearkened, and heard it: and a book of of Levi, and purge them as gold and sil- remembrance was written before him for ver, that they may offer unto the LORD an them that feared the LORD, and that offering in righteousness. thought upon his name. 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and 17 And they shall be mine, saith the Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as LORD of hosts, in that day when I make in the days of old, and as in former years. up my jewels; and I will spare them, as 5 And I will come near to you to judg-a man spareth his own son that serveth ment: and I will be a swift witness against him. the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, 18 Then shall ye return and discern and against false swearers, and against between the righteous and the wicked, those that oppress the hireling in his between him that serveth God and him wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that serveth him not. that turn aside the stranger from his CHAP. IV. right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of FOR behold, the day cometh, that shall hosts. burn as an oven; and all the proud, 6 For I am the LORD, I change not; yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be therefore ye sons of Jacob are not con- stubble and the day that cometh shall sumed. burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, 2¶ But unto you that fear my name, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD shall the Sun of righteousness arise with of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we healing in his wings; and ye shall go return? forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have for they shall be ashes under the soles of we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. your feet in the day that I shall do this, 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye saith the LORD of hosts. have robbed me, even this whole nation." 4 Remember ye the law of Moses my 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the store-servant, which I commanded unto him in house, that there may be meat in my Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and house, and prove me now herewith, saith judgments. the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the the windows of heaven, and pour you out prophet before the coming of the great a blessing, that there shall not be room and dreadful day of the LORD: enough to receive it. 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fa 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for thers to the children, and the heart of the your sakes, and he shall not destroy the children to their fathers, lest I come and fruits of your ground; neither shall your smite the earth with a curse. 705 THE END OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Note.-Silver is here reckoned at 5s. sterling. Gold at 4l. per oz. Days of the Week. 1st day of the week, Sunday. 2d day, 3d day, 4th day, 5th day, 6th day, 7th, or Sabbath, 8 Marchesvan, 5 October 13 Veadar, intercalary. Hours of the Day. Watches. The day, reckoning The 1st watch, from sunset to |