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¶ Also thou sonne of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walles, and in the doores of the houses, and speake one to another, euery one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and heare what is the word that commeth foorth from the LORD.

Then said they vnto him, Tel vs, we pray thee, for whose cause this euill is vpon vs: What is thine occupation? and whence commest thou? What is thy countrey? and of what people art thou?

And he prayed vnto the LORD, and sayd, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my countrey? Therefore I fledde before vnto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and mercifull, slow to anger, and of great kindnesse, and repentest thee of the euill.

1611 marginal noteChap. 1.8.

1611 marginal noteExo.34.6. psal.86.5. ioel 2.13.

¶ And I said, Heare, I pray you, O heads of Iacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know iudgement?

Heare this, I pray you, yee heads of the house of Iacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhorre iudgement and peruert all equitie.

And now I pray you consider from this day and vpward, from before a stone was laid vpon a stone in the Temple of the LORD.

When they had sent vnto the house of God, Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men to pray before the LORD,

1611 marginal noteHeb. to intreat the face of the LORD.

And the inhabitants of one citie shall goe to another, saying, Let vs goe speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seeke the LORD of hostes: I will goe also.

1611 marginal noteOr, continually. Hebr. going.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to intreat the face.

1611 marginal noteIsa.2.2. mic.4.12.

Yea many people and strong nations shall come to seeke the LORD of hostes in Ierusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

And now I pray you, beseech God, that hee will be gracious vnto vs: this hath beene by your meanes: will he regard your persons, saith the LORD of hostes?

1611 marginal noteHeb. the face of God.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from your hand.