The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

CAP. III.

[verse 1] Wo `to the [the G pr. m. thou G sec. m.] citee of blodis, al of lesyng, ful of to-teryng; raueyn shal not go awey fro thee. [verse 2] Voice of scourge, and voice of bir of wheel, and of hors mak|ynge noyse, and of a foure horsid cart brennynge, and of kniȝt steyinge vp, [verse 3] and of shynynge swerd, and smytynge spere, and of the slayn multitude, and greuouse fallynge, nether [ne G.] ther is eende of careins. And thei shuln falle to gydre [verse 4] in her bodies, for multitude of the for|nycaciouns of the hoore fair and able, and hauynge euel dedis, or wicchecraftis; whiche solde folkis in her fornycaciouns, and meynees in her poysouns. [verse 5] Loo! Y

to thee, saith the Lord God of oostis; and Y shal shewe thi shamful thingis in thi face; and Y shal shewe to folkis thi na|kidnesse, and to rewmes thin yuel fame. [verse 6] And Y shal caste out on [vpon G sec. m.] thee thin abo|mynaciouns, and Y shal punyshe thee with dispitis, and Y shal putte thee in to ensaumple. [verse 7] And it shal be, eche man that shal see thee, shal lippe aȝein fro thee, and shal saye, Nynyue is distruyed. Who shal moue togydre the hed vpon thee? wherof shal Y seke to thee a coum|fortour? [verse 8] Wher thou art better than Alisaundre, of peplis whiche dwellith in flodis? Waters in cumpas therof, whos ritchessis the se, waters the wallis therof. [verse 9] Ethiopie the strengthe therof, and Egypt, and ther is noon eende; Affrik and Libie weren in help therof. [verse 10] Bot and it in transmygracioun, or passing ouer, is led in to caitiftee; the litil children therof ben hirt in the heed of alle wayes. And on the noble men therof thei senten lot, and alle grete men therof ben sett togi|der in the [Om. AGH.] stockis. [verse 11] And thou therfore shalt be drunken, and thou shalt be dis|pisid, and thou shalt seeke help of enmy. [verse 12] Alle thi strengthis as a fijge tree, with his vnripe fijgis; ȝif thei shuln be smyten to gydre, thei shuln falle in to the mouth of the etynge. [verse 13] Loo! thi peple wymmen in the mydil of thee; to thin enmyes, to the opnynge the [of A.] ȝatis of thi lond shuln be shewid, or opnyd; fijr shal deuoure thi barris [berris GK pr. m.] , or lockis. [verse 14] Drawe vp to thee water for aseegyng, beelde thi strengthis; entre in to fen, and trede, thou vndergoynge holde a tijl. [verse 15] There fijr shal ete thee, thou shalt perishe by swerd, it shal de|uoure thee, as bruke; therfor be thou gadrid togydre as bruke, be thou multi|plied as locust. [verse 16] Thou madist thi mar|chaundises mo than ben sterris of heuen; bruke is sprad o brood, and fleiȝeth awey. [verse 17] Thi keepers as locustis, and thi litel chil|dren

as locustis of locustis, whiche siten to gidre in heggis in the day of cold; the sunne is sprungen vp, and thei fled|den awey, and the place of hem is not knowen, where thei weren. [verse 18] Thi [The K.] shep|erdis napten [nappen H.] , thou kyng Assur, thi princes shuln be biried; thi peple oft derkid in hillis, and ther is not that shal gadre. [verse 19] Thi contricioun is not derk, thi wound is warst; alle men that herden thi heering, pressiden [pressiden, or wrong GH.] to gidre hond on thee, for vpon whom passide not thi malice euermore?