Isaiah - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 476
The Books of the Prophets
ODES 46, 47, 48, Boox II. ISAIAH.
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CH. ‘ 54. Ona 46. israzfs Qlnnzulaiiun. ‘ Begin singing, you barren and childless! Sing and laugh who have never borne child I For more are the sons of the withered, Than the sons of the suck-giving wife l' Says the LORD. ‘ Enlarge your '1`ent’s room, and your dwelling extend, Shrink not l Your ropes lengthen; and fix your stakes firm l Your race on the right and the left will spread out, Seize Nations, and dwell in their cities o'erthr0wn. Fear not, you shall not be disgraced or insulted ; Blush not for the shame of your girlhood forgotten, And the scorn of your loneliness think of no more ; ·~ For your Maker’s your husband, His name Loan OF H0s‘1‘s, ISRAEL’S HOLY defends you,———called GOD of the Earth ! As a wife troubled in mind, when deserted ; The LORD calls for you; And as new wedded wives who displease, says your GOD, For a moment sent off, but called back with great pity. In quick anger My face I had hid for a moment, But now with a lasting affection I cherish} Says the LORD your defender. ‘ I promised like this in the Waters to Noah, That no more Noah’s Waters should pass o'er the earth, So I promise to you against anger and wrath, Though the Mountains may move and the Hills may be shaken, My love for you moves not, nor alters My treaty of peace l' Says your lover the LORD. Ona 47. Qlinmfnriing israel. ‘You afflicted by storms and unpitied, Your stones shall be marble, foundations be sapphires And rubies your windows, and gates of rock crystal. All your ramparts of beautiful stones l And the LORD teach your sons and well prosper your children, Be steadfast in Right, and keep far from Oppression, To it, and Corruption, you never must look, You must not bring them near you. See! gathering, they gather against youl Who gather against you, by you they will fall. I made the Smith to blow fire with his bellows, By his skill to work out every vessel for use ; And I also created the Waste: to spoil. But all tools formed against you shall never succeed ; , _ You shall conquer all tongues thatrise up in contention, says the LORD. ODE 48. ZX tlliull in the ipunr. ‘ Hoyl All you thirsty come on to the waters; And you, without money, come buy corn and eat! Come I buy corn without cash, wine and milk without cost il 476
