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CAP. XIII.

[verse 1] The Lord seith these thingis to me, Go, and take in possessioun to thee a lynnun breigirdil; and thou schalt putte it on thi leendis, and thou schalt not bere it in to watir. [verse 2] And Y took in possessioun a brei|girdil, bi the word of the Lord; and Y puttide aboute my leendis. [verse 3] And the word of the Lord was maad to me in the se|counde [verse 4] tyme, and seide, Take the brigir|dil, which thou haddist in possessioun, which is aboute thi leendis; and rise thou, and go to Eufrates, and hide thou it there, in the hoole of a stoon. [verse 5] And Y ȝede, and hidde it in Eufrates, as the Lord co|maundide to me. [verse 6] And it was don aftir ful many daies, the Lord seide to me, Rise thou, and go to Eufrates, and take fro thennus the brigirdil, whiche Y comaund|ide to thee, that thou schuldist hide it there. [verse 7] And Y ȝede to Eufrates, and [and I C et ceteri.] diggide out, and Y took the breigirdil fro the place, where Y hadde [Om. A.] hidde it; and lo! the breigirdil was rotun, so that it was not

able to ony vss. [verse 8] And the word of the [verse 9] Lord was maad to me, and seide, The Lord seith these thingis, So Y schal make rotun the pride of Juda, and the myche [verse 10] pride of Jerusalem, and this worste puple, that nylen [wole not I.] here my wordis, and goen in the schrewidnesse of her herte; and thei ȝeden aftir alien goddis, to serue hem, and to worschipe hem; and thei schulen be as this breigirdil, which is not able to ony vss. [verse 11] For as a breigirdil cleueth to the leendis of a man, so Y ioynede faste to me al the hous of Israel, and al the hous of Juda, seith the Lord, that thei schulden be to me in to a puple, and in to name, and in to heriyng, and in to glorie; and thei herden not. [verse 12] Therfor thou schalt seie to hem this word, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Ech potel schal be fill|id of wyn. And thei schulen seie to thee, Whether we witen not, that ech potel schal be fillid of wyn? [verse 13] And thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord seith these thingis, Lo! Y shal fille with drunkenesse alle the dwelleris of this lond, and the kyngis of the generacioun of Dauith, that sitten on his trone, and the prestis, and profetis, and alle the [Om. C sec. m. FGHKMNPQRSUV.] dwelleris of Jerusalem. [verse 14] And Y schal scatere hem, a man fro his bro|ther, and the fadris and sones togidere, seith the Lord; Y schal not spare, and Y schal not graunte, nether Y schal do mer|cy, that I leese not hem. [verse 15] Here ȝe, and perseyue with eeris; nyle ȝe be reisid, for the Lord spak. [verse 16] Ȝyue ȝe glorie to ȝoure Lord God, bifore that it wexe derk, and bifor that ȝoure feet hirte at derk hillis; ȝe schulen abide liȝt, and he schal sette it in to the schadewe of deeth, and in to derknesse. [verse 17] That if ȝe heren not this, my soule schal wepe in hid place for the face of pride; it wepynge schal wepe, and myn iȝe shal caste out a teer, for the floc of the Lord is takun. [verse 18] Seye thou to the kyng, and to the ladi, Be ȝe mekid, sitte

ȝe, for the coroun of ȝoure glorie schal go doun fro [of I.] ȝoure heed. [verse 19] The cities of the south ben closid, and noon is that open|ith; al Juda is translatid bi perfit pass|yng ouere, ether goynge out of her lond. [verse 20] Reise ȝe ȝoure iȝen, and se ȝe, what men comen fro the north; where is the floc which is ȝouun to thee, thi noble scheep? [verse 21] What schalt thou seie, whanne he schal visite thee? for thou hast tauȝt hem aȝens thee, and thou hast tauȝt aȝens thin heed. Whether sorewis han not take thee, as a womman trauelynge of child? [verse 22] That if thou seist in thin herte, Whi camen these thingis to me? for the multitude of thi wickidnesse thi schamefulere thingis ben schewid, thi feet ben defoulid. [verse 23] If a man of Ethiopie mai chaunge his skyn, ether a pard mai chaunge hise dyuersitees, and ȝe moun do wel, whanne ȝe han lerned yuel. [verse 24] And Y schal sowe hem abrood, as stobil which is rauyschid [rauyschid, or take awei I.] of the [Om. CFGHKMNPQRSUVX.] wynd in desert. [verse 25] This is thi [the I.] lot, and the part of thi mesure of me, seith the Lord; for thou forȝetidist me, and tristidist in a leesyng. [verse 26] Wherfor and Y made nakid thin hipis aȝens thi face, and thi [the A pr. m. CFGHIMNPQRU.] schenschipe [verse 27] apperide, thin auowtries, and thin neyyng, and the felonye of thi fornycacioun on litle hillis in the feeld; Y siȝ thin abho|mynaciouns. Jerusalem, wo to thee, thou schalt not be clensid after me til ȝit.