that thou haste shed: and defyled the in the Idoles, whiche thou hast made. Thou hast caused the dayes to drawe nye, & made the tyme of thy yeares to come. Therfore wyl I make the to be confounded amonge the Hea [unspec B] thē, & to be despysed in all the landes, whe∣ther they be nye or farre from the: they shall laugh the to scorne, thou that hast gottē the so foule a name, and arte full of myschefe. Beholde / the rulers of Israel haue brought euery man his power / to shed bloude in the. In the haue they despysed father and mo∣ther / in the haue they oppressed the straun∣ger / in the haue they vexed the wydowe and y• fatherlesse. Thou hast despysed my Sanc∣tuary, and vnhalowed my sabbath. Murthe rers are there in the, that shede bloude / and eate vpon the hylles / and in the they vse vn happynesse.
In y• haue they discouered their fathers shame, in the haue they vexed wemē in their syckenes. Euery man hath dealt shamefully [unspec C] with his neyghbours wyfe, & abhominably defyled his daughter in lawe. In the hathe euery man forced his owne syster, euē his fa thers daughter: yee, gyftes haue bene re∣ceaued in y•, to shed blode. Thou hast taken vsury and encreace, thou hast oppressed thy neyghbours vy extorcion, and forgotten me, sayeth y• Lord God. Beholde, I haue smyt∣ten [unspec D] my handes vpon thy couetousnesse, that thou hast vsed, and vpon the bloude whiche hath bene shed in the, Is thy herte able to en dure it / or may thy handes defende them sel∣ues / in the tyme that I shal brynge vpon y•? Euen I the Lord that speake it / wyll brynge it also to passe. I wyll scatre y• amonge the Heathen / & strowe the aboute in the landes / & wyll cause thy fylthynesse to ceasse out of the: yee, and I wyll haue the in possession in the syght of the Heathen / that thou mayest knowe, that I am the Lorde.
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me / saying: Thou sonne of man, the house of Israell is turned to drosse. All they that shulde be brasse / tynne / yron / and leade, are in the fyre become drosse. Therfore, thus say eth the Lorde God: For so muche as ye all are turned into drosse / beholde: I wyl bring you together vnto Ierusalem, lyke as syl∣uer / brasse, yron / tynne and leade are put to∣gether in the fornace / and the fyre blowen there vnder to melte them: Euen so wyll I [unspec E] gather you / put you in together, and melre you in my wrath and indignacyon. I wyll brynge you together, and kyndle the fyre of my cruell dyspleasure vnder you, that ye maye be melted therin.
Lyke as the syluer is melted in the fyre, so shall ye also be melted therin: that ye may knowe, howe that I the Lorde haue powred my wrath vpon you.
And the worde of y• Lorde came vnto me, sayinge: Thou sonne of man, tell her: Thou art an vnclene lande, whiche is not rayned [unspec F] vpon in the day of yu cruel wrath: thy Pro∣phetes that are in the, are sworne together to deuoure soules, lyke as a roaryng Lion, yt lyueth by his praye. They receaue ryches and good, & make many wyddowes in the. Thy prestes breake my lawe, and defyle my Sāctuary. They put no dyfferēce betwene the holy & vnholy, neyther discerne betwene y• cleane & vncleane: they turne their eies fro my sabbathes, & I am vnhalowed amonge thē. Thy rulers in the are lyke rauyshynge wolues, to shed bloude, and to destroye sou∣les, for theyr owne couetous lucre. As for thy Prophetes, they dawbe with vntempe red claye, they se vanytyes, and prophecye lyes vnto thē, saying: the Lorde God sayeth so, where as the Lord hath not spoken. The people in the lande vseth wycked extorcyon & robbery. They vexe the poore & nedy and oppresse the straunger agaynst ryght. And I sought in the lande for a man, that wolde make vp the hedge, and set hym selfe in the gappe before me in the landes behalfe, that I shulde not vtterly destroye it: but I coulde fynde none. Therfore / wyll I poure out my cruel dyspleasure vpon them, and burne thē in the fyre of my wrathe: theyr owne wayes wyl I recompence vpon their heades saieth the Lorde God.