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CAP. III.

[verse 1] For loo! in tho days, and in that tyme, whanne Y shal to gydre turne the [verse 2] caitiftee of Juda and Jerusalem, Y [And Y K.] shal gedre alle folkis, and Y shal leede hem forth in to the valey of Josaphath; and Y shal dispute there with hem on my peple, and myn eritage Yrael, whom thei scaterden in naciouns; and thei [verse 3] departiden my lond, and on my peple thei senten lot; and thei puttiden a chijld in the bordel hous, and solden a meyd|chijld for wijn, that thei shulden drynke. [verse 4] Sothely what to me and ȝou [to ȝou A.] , Tyrus, and Sydon, and alle the terme of Palestynys? Wher ȝe shuln ȝelde vengyng to me? and ȝif ȝe vengen ȝou aȝeinus me, soone swiftly Y shal ȝeelde the whilnesse to ȝou on ȝour hed. [verse 5] Forsothe ȝe token my syluer and gold, and my desireable and most faire thingus ȝe baren in to ȝour templis. [verse 6] And ȝe solden sonys of Juda, and sonys of Jerusalem to the sonys of Greekis,

that ȝe shulden make hem fer fro her coostis. [verse 7] Loo! Y shal reyse hem of the place in whiche ȝe solden hem; and Y shal turne to gydre ȝour ȝeldyng in to ȝour hed. [verse 8] And Y shal selle ȝour sonys and ȝour douȝtris in the hondis of the sonys of Juda, and thei shuln selle hem to Sabeis, a fer folc, for the Lord spac. [verse 9] Crie ȝe this thing in heithen men, halewe ȝe bateile, reyse ȝe strong men; alle men|fiȝters, cum to, and stey vp. [verse 10] Bete to gydre ȝour plowis in to swerdis, and ȝour pikoysis, or mattokis, in to speris; the seeke man saye, for Y am strong. [verse 11] Breste ȝe out, and come ȝe, alle folkis of cumpas, and be ȝe gadrid; there the Lord shal make thi stronge men for to dye. [verse 12] Folkis rijse to gydre, and stie vp in to the valey of Josephath; for there I shal sitte, that Y deme alle folkis in cumpas. [verse 13] Sende ȝe sykelis, for the corn hath rypid; cum ȝe, and discende ȝe, for the pressoure is ful; pressours ben plenteuouse, for the malice of hem is multiplied. [verse 14] Peplis, peplis in the valey of concisioun, or sleaynge to gydre; for the day of the Lord is niȝ in the valey of concisioun. [verse 15] The sonne and mone ben maad derck, and sterris with|drewen her shynyng. [verse 16] And the Lord of Syon shal rore, and of Jerusalem shal ȝeue his voice, and heuens and erthe shuln be moued; and the Lord hoope of his peple, and strengthe of the sonys of Yrael. [verse 17] And ȝe shuln wite, for Y the Lord ȝour God, dwellynge in Syon, in my holy hyll; and Jerusalem shal be holy, and aliens shuln namore passe therby. [verse 18] And it shal be, in that day mounteyns shuln droppe swetnes, and litil hillis shuln flowe with mylk, and by alle the reuers of Juda waters shuln go; and a welle shal go out of the hous of the Lord, and shal moiste the reyny streme of thornys. [verse 19] Egypt shal be in to desolacioun, and Ydume in to desert of perdicioun; for that that thei diden wickidly in to sonys of Juda, and shedden out innocent blood

in her lond. [verse 20] And Jude in to with oute eende shal be enhabited, and Jerusalem in to generacioun and generacioun. [verse 21] And Y shal clense the blood of hem, whiche Y clenside not; and the Lord shal dwelle in Syon.