Deuteronomy (The Speeches of Moses) - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 210

THE SPEECHES OF MOSES.A

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Like showers upon the herbage, Yet thg fat good-man will kick I- And like sprinklings on the grass. You wxll- be fat, will be stout and our For I proclaim ]chovah’s Name, o bloated, I cxalt our Glorious Gon! And forsake your Maker,-——y GOD ! Whose fort is a perfect refuge, For all His lines are straight l And fall from the Rock of His safety, 16 A. Gon of Truth, and not unjust, | And by Strangers raise His wmth, Righteous and upright, HE. By Depravities raise disgust, 17 And Godless worship Demons; STANZA II. tlmat yoxnever knew, é res rom a road imported, r r _ wht Quran {wm Quhf Whom your fathers never feared,-— 18 C%¤‘¤P¢; ‘Y¤¤ h¤·v¤ Mt His SM'! | And neglect the Power that made Ofm,—·- you, You wayward and fickle race !—-·- | And forget your GOD in your lust. léepay notthus to the Loiw, a] ou stupi , and unwise c an. _ STANZA V Is Hsrnot your Forming-Father _ _ Who made and constructed you? I §¤i\¥ ®¤U S¤t‘t‘¤l¤¤ Ullzf Han is Sm;. Remember the Times Everlast— mg,—·— Rehect on the ages of years, Ask your father,. who will inform you, Your elders, and they will relate, Howrthe Highest allotted theraces, When He dividedithe sons of Man, Fixing the bounds ofthe nations, With a place for Israel's sons! Srmza III. Quin Goh pitizs Qi: Qzuplz. IO II I2 LoR¤ is kind to His People, To jacob He measured his share! Whom He metin a desert country, When he strayed in a howling waste. He turned him, and He directed, He watched as the ballfof H·is‘eye, He guarded his nest, lilcean eagle, He Huttered over his prey; He spread His wings to support him, He carried him by their strength; He was led by ]2H0vAH alone, He had no strange god with him. Srauza IV. livin Goh prosprrzh prob. net lyolu his Suns lure hirkth. He will raise him high in the country; He will eat of the fruits of the lield, And oil from theiiinty rock.! Cows' cheese, andlbutter of sheep Along with best of the lambs, And of Bashan’s rams and goats, With the fattest grains ofthe wheat l Drank the foaming blood of ` the E¤'¤P¢ :~·· But the Loran will see—·and will sorrow, Be sad for His daughters and sons, My face I will veil from them,-· I will see what it is they pursue! For they are a race that isfaithless, They never will build on the truth, They provoke Me with fictile gods, They insult with the idols they make. So I vex by an Unknown People, By a nation unthought. I provoke l Srnzza VI. Ml): funislymcnt upon Sin. Then a fire shall go from My presence, And burn down to the pit below, And consume the land and its produce; And, igniting the base of the hills, It shall rush to their ’ top with s. roar l·-— I will feed My arrows upon them; Mad -wi-th famine and fever’s rage, As a bitter force of destruction, I will send fierce beasts upon them, With the venomous snakes of the dust :+4 Without the sword shall devour, And Terrors invade their homes, Alike on the youth and the maiden, The suckling child, and the grey 20 2 1 Z3 26 beard :——- 1 declare I would blow them away, Iwould blotsfrorn the memory of 27 man,- Unlessonaccountoftheirfoemen, Lest their oppressors should see, And say, ‘Our own hand has conquered l- ' ”·- Q10