Biblia the Byble, that is, the holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englyshe.

The thirde Chapter.

EVery man can eschue a persone moued in anger, for what doth he wysely▪ Euen so shal y^e LORDE of hoostes take awaye frō Ie¦rusalē & Iuda, all possessiōs & power, all me∣at and drinke, y^e captayne and the soudyare, y^e iudge and the prophete, the wyse and the aged mā, the worshipful of fiftie yeare olde, and the honorable: the Senatours, and men of vnderstondinge: the masters of craftes and oratours. And I shal geue you children to be youre prynces (saieth the LORDE) and babes shall haue the rule of you. One shall euer be doinge violence and wronge to ano∣ther. The boye shal presume agaynst the el∣der, and the vyle persone agaynst the hono∣rable. Yee one shal take a frende of his own kynred by y^e bosome, and saye: thou hast clo¦thinge, thou shalt be oure heade, for thou mayest kepe us from this fall and parell.

Then shall he sweare and saye: I can not helpe you. Morouer, there is nether meate ner clothinge in my house, make me no ru••∣ler of the people. For Ierusalem and Iuda must decaye, because that both their wor∣des and councels are agaynst the LORDE, they prouoke the presence of his magestyrs to anger. The chaunginge of their counte∣naunce bewrayeth them, yee they declare their owne synnes them selues, as the Sodo¦mites,

& hyde thē not. Wo be vnto their sou∣les, for they shalbe heuely rewarded. Then shal they saye: O happie are the godly, for they maye enioye the frutes of their studies. But wo be to y^e vngodly and vnrightuous for they shalbe rewarded after their wor∣kes.* 1.1 O my people, rybaudes oppresse y^e, and women haue rule of the.

[ C] O my people, thy leders deceaue the, and treade out the waye of thy footsteppes.* 1.2 The LORDE is here to comon of the matter, and stondeth to geue iudgment with the people. The LORDE shal come forth to rea∣son with the Senatours and prynces of his people, and shal saye thus vnto them: It is ye th̄at haue burnt vp my vynyearde, the robbery of the poore is in youre house. Wher¦fore do ye oppresse my people, and marre y^e faces of the innocentes? thus shal the God of hoostes reuyle them.

Morouer thus saieth y^e LORDE: Seinge the doughters of Sion are become so prou∣de, and come in with stretched out neckes, and with vayne wanton eyes: seinge they come in trippinge so nycely with their fete: [ D] Therfore shal the LORDE shaue the heades of the doughters of Sion, and make their bewtie bare in that daye. In that daye shal the LORDE take awaye the gorgiousnes of their apparel, and spanges, cheynes, partlet¦tes, and colares, bracelettes and hooues, y^e goodly floured, wyde and broderd raymēt, brusshes and headbandes, rynges and gar∣lādes, holy daye clothes and vales, kerch∣••es and pynnes, glasses and smockes, bonet¦tes and taches.

And in steade of good smell there shalbe stynck amonge them. And for their gyrdles there shalbe lowse bondes. And for wel••set hayre there shalbe baldnesse. In steade of a stomacher, a sack cloth, and for their bewty wythrednesse and sonneburnynge. Their husbondes and their mightie men shall pe∣rish with the swerde in batell.

Notes

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