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CAP. XXXVII.

[verse 1] And kyng Sedechie, the sone of Josie, regnede for Jeconye, the sone of Joachym, whom Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, made kyng in the lond of Juda. [verse 2] And he, and hise seruauntis, and his puple obei|eden not to the wordis of the Lord, whiche he spak in the hond of Jeremye, the pro|fete. [verse 3] And kyng Sedechie sente Jothal, the sone of Selemye, and Sofonye, the preest, the sone of Maasie, to Jeremye, the profete, and seide, Preie thou for vs oure Lord God. [verse 4] Forsothe Jeremye ȝede freli in the myddis of the puple; for thei hadden not sente hym in to the kepyng of the prisoun. Therfor the oost of Farao ȝede out of Egipt, and Caldeis, that biseg|iden Jerusalem, herden sich a message, and ȝeden awei fro Jerusalem. [verse 5] And the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye, the [verse 6] profete, and seide, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Thus ȝe schulen seie to the kyng of Juda, that sente ȝou to axe me, Lo! the oost of Farao, which ȝede out to ȝou in to help, schal turne aȝen in to his lond, in to Egipt. [verse 7] And Caldeis schulen come aȝen, and schulen [thei schulen I.] fiȝte aȝens this citee, and schulen take it, and schulen brenne it [Om. CEFGHKMNPQRSUVX.] bi [with I.] fier. [verse 8] The Lord seith these thingis, Nyle ȝe disseyue ȝoure soulis, sei|ynge, Caldeis goynge schulen go awey, and schulen departe fro vs; for thei schu|len not go awei. [verse 9] But thouȝ ȝe sleen al the oost of Caldeis, that fiȝten aȝens ȝou, and summe woundid men of hem be left, ech man schal rise fro his tente, and thei schulen brenne this citee bi [with I.] fier. [verse 10] Therfor whanne the oost of Caldeis hadde goon awei fro Jerusalem, for the oost of Farao, [verse 11] Jeremye ȝede out of Jerusalem, to go in to the lond of Beniamyn, and to departe there the possessioun in the siȝt of cite|seyns. [verse 12] And whanne he was comun to the ȝate of Beniamyn, ther was a kepere of the ȝate bi whiles, Jerie bi name, the sone

of Selemye, sone of Ananye; and he took Jeremye, the prophete, and seide, Thou fleest to Caldeis. [verse 13] And Jeremye answeride, It is fals; Y fle not to Caldeis. And he herde not Jeremye, but Jerie took Jere|mye, and brouȝte hym to the princes. [verse 14] Wherfor the princes weren wrooth aȝens Jeremye, and beeten [thei beeten I.] hym, and senten hym in to the prisoun, that was in the hous of Jonathas, the scryuen; for he was souereyn on the prisoun. [verse 15] Therfor Jeremye entride in to the hous of the lake, and in to the prisoun of trauel; and Jeremye sat there manye daies. [verse 16] Therfor kyng Sedechie sente, and took hym a wei, and axide hym priuyli in his hous, and seide, Gessist thou, whether a word is of the Lord? And Jeremye seide, Ther is. And Jeremye seide, Thou schalt be bi|takun in to the hond of the kyng of Babi|loyne. [verse 17] And [And eft I.] Jeremye seide to Sedechie, the kyng, What haue Y synned to thee, and to thi seruauntis, and to thi puple, for thou hast sent me in to the hous of prisoun? [verse 18] Where ben ȝoure profetis, that profesieden to ȝou, and seiden, The king of Babiloyne schal not come on [to N.] ȝou, and on this lond? [verse 19] Now therfor, my lord the kyng, Y biseche, here thou, my preier be worth in thi siȝt, and sende thou not me aȝen in to the hous of Jonathas, the scryuen, lest Y die there. [verse 20] Therfor Sede|chie comaundide, that Jeremye schulde be bitakun in to the porche of the prisoun, and that a cake of breed schulde be ȝouun to hym ech dai, outakun [withouten I.] seew, til alle [Om. S.] looues [the looues I.] of the citee weren wastid; and Jeremye dwellide in the porche of the prisoun.