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| 21:1 | The birthun of the forsakun see. As whirlewyndis comen fro the southwest, it cometh fro desert, fro the orible lond. |
| 21:2 | An hard reuelacioun is teld to me; he that is vnfeithful, doith vnfeithfuli; and he that is a distriere, distrieth. Thou Helam, stie, and thou, Meda, biseche; Y made al the weilyng therof for to ceesse. |
| 21:3 | Therfor my leendis ben fillid with sorewe; angwische weldide me, as the angwisch of a womman trauelynge of child; Y felle doun, whanne Y herde; Y was disturblid, whanne Y siy. |
| 21:4 | Myn herte fadide, derknessis astonieden me; Babiloyne, my derlyng, is set to me in to myracle. |
| 21:5 | Sette thou a boord, biholde thou in to a toting place; rise, ye princes, etynge and drynkynge, take ye scheeld. |
| 21:6 | For whi the Lord seide these thingis to me, Go thou, and sette a lokere; and telle he, what euer thing he seeth. |
| 21:7 | And he siy the chare of tweyne horse men, the stiere of an asse, and the stiere of a camel; and he bihelde diligentli with myche lokyng, |
| 21:8 | and criede as a lioun, Y stonde contynueli bi dai on the totyng place of the Lord, and Y stonde bi alle nyytis on my kepyng. |
| 21:9 | Lo! this cometh, a man stiere of a carte of horse men. And Isaie criede, and seide, Babiloyne felle doun, felle doun; and alle the grauun ymagis of goddis therof ben al to-brokun in to erthe. |
| 21:10 | Mi threschyng, and the douyter of my cornfloor, Y haue teld to you what thingis Y herde of the Lord of oostis, of God of Israel. |
| 21:11 | The birthun of Duma. It crieth fro Seir to me, Kepere, what our of the niyt? `kepere, what our of the niyt? |
| 21:12 | The kepere seide, Morewtid cometh, and niyt; if ye seken, seke ye, and be ye conuertid, and `come ye. |
| 21:13 | The birthun in Arabie. In the forest at euentid ye schulen slepe, in the pathis of Dodanym. |
| 21:14 | Ye that dwellen in the lond of the south, renne, and bere watir to the thristi; and renne ye with looues to hym that fleeth. |
| 21:15 | For thei fledden fro the face of swerdis, fro the face of swerd neiyynge, fro the face of bouwe bent, fro the face of greuouse batel. |
| 21:16 | For the Lord seith these thingis to me, Yit in o yeer, as in the yeer of an hirid man, and al the glorie of Cedar schal be takun awei. |
| 21:17 | And the remenauntis of the noumbre of stronge archeris of the sones of Cedar schulen be maad lesse; for whi the Lord God of Israel spak. |
| 21:1 | The burden of the desert Sea. As the whirlewindes in the South vse to passe from the wildernesse, so shall it come from the horrible land. |
| 21:2 | A grieuous vision was shewed vnto me, The transgressour against a transgressour, and the destroyer against a destroyer. Goe vp Elam, besiege Media: I haue caused all the mourning thereof to cease. |
| 21:3 | Therefore are my loynes filled with sorow: sorowes haue taken me as the sorowes of a woman that trauayleth: I was bowed downe when I heard it, and I was amased when I sawe it. |
| 21:4 | Mine heart failed: fearefulnesse troubled me: the night of my pleasures hath he turned into feare vnto me. |
| 21:5 | Prepare thou the table: watch in the watch towre: eate, drinke: arise, ye princes, anoynt the shielde. |
| 21:6 | For thus hath the Lord said vnto me, Go, set a watchman, to tell what he seeth. |
| 21:7 | And he sawe a charet with two horsemen: a charet of an asse, and a charet of a camel: and he hearkened and tooke diligent heede. |
| 21:8 | And he cryed, A lyon: my lorde, I stand continually vpon ye watche towre in the day time, and I am set in my watche euery night: |
| 21:9 | And beholde, this mans charet commeth with two horsemen. And he answered and said, Babel is fallen: it is fallen, and all the images of her gods hath he broken vnto the ground. |
| 21:10 | O my threshing, and the corne of my floore. That which I haue heard of the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, haue I shewed vnto you. |
| 21:11 | The burden of Dumah. He calleth vnto me out of Seir, Watchman, what was in ye night? Watchman, what was in the night? |
| 21:12 | The watchman saide, The morning commeth, and also the night. If yee will aske, enquire: returne and come. |
| 21:13 | The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall yee tarie all night, euen in the waies of Dedanim. |
| 21:14 | O inhabitants of the lande of Tema, bring foorth water to meete the thirstie, and preuent him that fleeth with his bread. |
| 21:15 | For they flee from the drawen swords, euen from the drawen sword, and from the bent bowe, and from the grieuousnesse of warre. |
| 21:16 | For thus hath the Lord sayd vnto me, Yet a yeere according to the yeeres of an hireling, and all the glorie of Kedar shall faile. |
| 21:17 | And the residue of the nomber of ye strong archers of the sonnes of Kedar shall be fewe: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it. |
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