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CAP. XI.

[verse 1] The word that was maad of the Lord [verse 2] to Jeremye, and seide, Here ȝe the wordis of this couenaunt, and speke ȝe to the men of Juda, and to the dwelleris of Jerusa|lem; [verse 3] and thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Cursid be the man that herith not the [verse 4] wordis of this couenaunt, which Y co|maundide to ȝoure fadris, in the dai in which Y ledde hem out of the lond of Egipt, fro the irone furneis; and Y seide, Here ȝe my vois, and do ȝe alle thingis whiche Y comaundide to ȝou, and ȝe schu|len be in to a puple to me, and Y schal be [verse 5] in to God to ȝou; that Y reise the ooth which Y swoor to ȝoure fadris, that Y

schulde ȝyue to hem a lond flowynge with mylk and hony, as this dai is. And Y answeride, and seide, Amen, Lord. [verse 6] And the Lord seide to me, Crye thou alle these wordis in the citees of Juda, and with out Jerusalem, and seie thou, Here ȝe the wordis [verse 7] of this couenaunt, and do ȝe tho [hem N.] ; for Y witnessynge haue witnessid to ȝoure fa|dris, in the dai in which Y ledde hem out of the lond of Egipt, `til to [vnto I.] this dai; Y roos eerli, and witnesside, and seide, Here ȝe my vois. [verse 8] And thei herden not, nether bowiden doun her eere, but thei ȝeden forth ech man in the schrewidnesse of his yuel herte; and Y brouȝte in on hem alle the wordis of this couenaunt, which Y comaundide that thei schulden do, and thei diden not. [verse 10] And the Lord seide to me, Sweryng togidere is foundun in the men of Juda, and in the dwelleris of Je|rusalem; thei turneden aȝen to the for|mere wickidnessis of her fadris, that nol|den [wolden not I.] here my wordis; and therfor these men ȝeden aftir alien goddis, for to serue hem; the hous of Israel and the hous of Juda maden voide my couenaunt, which Y made with the fadris of hem. [verse 11] Wher|for the Lord seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal bringe in on hem yuels, of whiche thei schulen not mow go out; and thei schulen crie to me, and Y schal not here hem. [verse 12] And the citees of Juda and the dwellers of Jerusalem schulen go, and schulen crye to hem, to whiche thei offren sacrifices; and thei schulen not saue hem in the tyme of her turment. [verse 13] For thou, Juda, thi goddis weren bi the noumbre of thi citees, and thou settidist auters of schenschipe, bi the noumbre of the weies of Jerusalem, auters to offre sacrifices to Baalym. [verse 14] Therfor nyle thou preie for this puple, and take thou not heriyng and preier for hem; for Y schal not here in the [Om. I.] tyme of the cry of hem to me, in the [Om. I.] tyme of the turment of hem. [verse 15] What is it,

that my derlyng doith many greet tres|passis in myn hous? whether hooli fleischis schulen do awei fro thee thi ma|lice, in which thou hast glorie? [verse 16] The Lord clepide thi name an olyue tre, fair, ful of fruyt, schapli; at the vois of a greet speche fier brent an hiȝ ther ynne, and the buyschis therof ben brent. [verse 17] And the Lord of oostis that plauntide thee, spak yuel on thee, for [fro I.] the yuels of the hous of Israel, and of the hous of Juda, whiche thei diden to hem silf, and offriden to Baalym, to terre me to wraththe. [verse 18] Forsothe, Lord, thou schewidist to me, and Y knew; thou schewidist to me the studies of hem. [verse 19] And Y am as a mylde lomb, which is borun to slayn sacrifice; and Y knew not, that thei thouȝten counsels on me, and seiden, Sende we a tre in to the brede of hym, and rase we hym awei fro the lond of lyueris, and his name be no more hadde in mynde. [verse 20] But thou, Lord of oostis, that demest iustli, and preuest reynes and hertis, se Y thi veniaunce of hem; for to thee Y schewide my cause. [verse 21] Therfor the Lord seith these thingis to the men of Anathot, that seken thi lijf, and seien, Thou schalt not prophesie in the name of the Lord, and thou schalt not die in oure hondis. [verse 22] Therfor the Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal visite on hem; the ȝonge men of hem schulen die bi swerd, the sones of hem and the douȝtris of hem [verse 23] schulen die for hungur; and no relifs, ether children abidynge [left I.] , schulen be of hem; for Y schal bringe ynne yuel [yuel thing I.] on the men of Anathot, the ȝeer of the visitacioun of hem.