48

Ecclesiastes Chapter 48

1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of

2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves

3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they

4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron

6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have

7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the

8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that

9 For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise

10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen

11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how

12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am

13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my

14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath

15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought

16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret

17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am

18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy

19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy

20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice

21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he

22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.