The Garden of Zion, Part 11 · Biblical figure · Chapter 41 – Application
Chap. 41.
CAnſt thou with ſtrong hookes well draw o…
the great Leviathan,
Or draw him by the tongue with cords
out of the Ocean?
2 Canſt thou an hooke put in his noſe,
and make him ſtand in aw;
Or canſt thou with a pricking thorne
him bore even through the jaw?
3 Will he to thee much prayer make,
or ſpeak ſoft words to thee?
4 Or with thee make a Covenant ſure,
or yet thy ſervant be?
5 Wilt thou with him as with a bird
begin to ſport and play?
Or wilt thou for thy maidens als
him bind by night or day?
6 Shall the companions of his fleſh
a banket rich prepare:
Shall they his great and luſty joints
among the merchands ſhare?
7 Canſt thou his skin that is moſt thick,
with barbed yrons fill:
Or his great head with ſharp fiſh ſpeares
to pierce haſt thou the skill?
8 Lay hands on him, remember well
the battell very ſore,
If this thou do, with him thou ſhalt
not meddle any more.
9 Behold his hope that would him kill
is altogether vaine:
For at his ſight men are caſt down,
and can not riſe again.
10 None is ſo fierce as to be bold
to ſtirre him with his hand;
Who then is able by his power
before me for to ſtand?
11 Who hath prevented me, that I
his debter ſhould repay?
What under is the cope of Heaven
is ſurely mine alway.
His parts or yet his power I
will not conceale or hide,
Nor his comely proportion all
even as it doth abide.
13 Who of his garment glorious well
diſcover can the face,
Or who with double bridle can
come to him in his place?
14 Who can the wide doores of his face
well open with his key?
His cruell teeth are round about
moſt terrible to ſee.
15 His ſcales, his pride together are
ſhut cloſe as with a ſeale,
So neer they are together, that
twixt them none air can feele.
17 Together they ſo joined are,
and ſtick ſo, that therefore
They by no force of ſtrength once can
be ſundred leſſe or more.
18 By his neeſings a light doth ſhine,
as hath beene often try'd:
His eyes are like the bright eye-lids
even of the morning tyde.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps,
and ſparks of fire moſt hot:
20 Out of his noſtrils goes a ſmoak,
as from a ſeething-pot.
21 His fyrie breath doth kindle coals,
when he doth with the ſame
Out of his mouth ſend ſpeedily
a hote conſuming flame.
22 In his great neck remaineth ſtrength,
no work can him annoy,
Thus paines and ſorrow him before
are turned into joy.
23 The flakes of his fleſh joined are,
no thing can them divorce,
They are ſo firme, that they can not
be mov'd by any force.
24 His heart is as a ſtone moſt firme,
who could it clearly finde,
Yea, hard as a Mils neather-ſtone,
which is laid for to grind.
25 The mighy (when he riſeth up)
afraid are mightily,
By reaſon of ſuch breakings they
themſelves do purifie.
26 The ſword of him is broken ſoone
that fiercely layes him at:
The like befals to dart and ſpear,
and unto the breaſt-plate.
27 He alwayes lightly doth eſteeme
the yron as the ſtraw,
No more for braſſe then rotten wood
he fierce doth ſtand in aw.
28 The arrows keen ſhot from the bow
can not him put to flight,
The ſling-ſtones are in his account
moſt like the ſtubble light.
29 Darts as the ſtubble counted are,
for them he hath no fear:
He with diſdain ſtill laugheth at
the ſhaking of the ſpear.
30 Sharp ragged ſtones are under him,
he ſpreads on mire and dirt
Sharp pointed things, which once his skin
not able are to hurt.
31 He like a pot doth make the deep
to boile, as it were hot,
He makes the ſea as ointment als
all ſeething in a pot.
32 Where he hath paſt in greateſt deepths
he leaves upon the ſtreames
A ſhining path, ſo that to all
the Ocean hoary ſeemes.
33 Upon the whole earth heer below
ſure there is not his like,
He is ſo made that trembling fear
can not upon him ſtrike.
34 He doth behold all other beaſts
as no thing him beſide:
He is the great and mighty king
of all the ſons of pride.
Chap, 42.
AFter that JOB heard this diſcourſe
moſt full of gravitie,
He to the LORD this anſwer made,
and ſaid to him humbly,
2 I know that thou canſt every thing
do whether great or ſmall,
And that no thought can once from thee
witholden be at all.
3 Who is he? Yea I am the man,
Who thought my ſelf too holy;
I hid Gods counſell wiſe and good;
by reaſon of my foly.
4 Hear I beſeech thee, and I will
ſpeake, and demand of thee,
What I deſire of thee to learne
declare thou unto me.
5 I often of thee have heard by
the hearing of the eare,
But now I ſee thee with mine eye,
ev'n by thy grace made cleare.
6 Wherefore I doe my ſelf abhorre,
and now with full intent
In vileſt duſt and aſhes both
I humbly do repent.
7 And it was ſo that after GOD
theſe wordes to Job had ſaid,
To Eliphaze the Temanite
the LORD thus anſwere made,
I wroth am with thee and thy friends,
for ye the thing that's right
Not ſpoken have, as righteous Job
my ſervant moſt upright.
8 Therefore take Rammes, and bullocks als
which are both fat and faire,
And ſoone unto my ſervant Job
ſee that yee all repaire▪
A burnt offring bring for your ſelves,
for this to GOD is due,
And Job my ſervant fervently
ſhall alwayes pray for you.
For ſurely will I him accept,
leſt in my juſtice ſtrict
I for your folly at the laſt
ſome judgement great inflict.
Becauſe yee have not ſpoken ſo
diſcreet in every part,
What's right of me, as Job hath done,
with a moſt upright heart,
9 So Eliphaze the Temanite,
and the Shuſhite Bildade,
And Zophar the Naamathite
did as the Lord them bade:
Alſo the Lord in mercy great
(when this was done and paſt)
Conſidered Job, and chea…efully
him did accept at laſt.
10 When for his friends he pray'd the Lord
did heale his greefe and ſore,
He unto JOB gave twiſe as much
as ev'r he had before.
11 Then came to him his brethren all,
his ſiſters and his kin,
And others all who had before
of his acquaintance bin.
With him they bread ate in his houſe,
and they did him bemone,
And gave him comfort of the ills
that GOD brought him upon:
Each man alſo incontinent
did give as he beſt could
A peece of money, and alſo
an earring of fine gold.
12 So that the LORD in mercy great
unto JOB did extend
His gifts in the beginning great,
but larger in the end.
For he had fourteene thouſand ſheep,
and camels ſix thouſand,
A thouſand yoke of oxen, als
ſhee aſſes at command.
13 Of Children JOB had at the laſt
ſeven ſons, and daughters more
In number three, ſo did the LORD
his family reſtore.
14 The firſt he called Jemima,
and Keſia next the ſame,
Then Keren-happuch after her
was als the third by name.
15 In all the land no women were
as Jobs daughters ſo faire,
Among their brethren Job them gave
inheritance moſt rare.
16 He after this an hundred yeers
did live, and als fouttie,
And ſaw his ſons, and his ſons ſons
the fourth genealogie.
17 So Job at laſt deceas'd when he
unto old age was come,
And after he was full of dayes
he went to his Long-bome.
The Uſe.
LET men heere learne that no thing heere is ſure;
Who's rich the day, the morrow may be poor.
Let men heere learn not to feare Satans rage,
For God his own doth compaſſe with a hedge:
If he permit great troubles by and by,
Our patience they are but ſent to try:
When wee are ſpoil'd, let this bee still wiſh,
That patiently in all the Lord we bleſſe.
When wee ſee men deepe plung'd in troub… ſore,
Let us beware them to condemne therefore;
It is for man a great temerity
Him to condemn whom God doth juſtifie.
At last heere learne, though godly men a grace
Do ſuffer whiles, At laſt their end is Peace
FINIS.