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| 2:1 | The Lord God seith these thingis, On thre grete trespassis of Moab, and on foure, Y schal not conuerte it, for it brente the boonys of the kyng of Idumee til to aische. |
| 2:2 | And Y schal sende fier in to Moab, and it schal deuoure the housis of Carioth; and Moab schal die in sown, in the noise of a trumpe. |
| 2:3 | And Y schal leese a iuge of the myddis therof, and Y schal sle with it alle the princes therof, seith the Lord. |
| 2:4 | The Lord seith these thingis, On thre grete trespassis of Juda, and on foure, Y schal not conuerte hym, for he hath caste awei the lawe of the Lord, and kepte not the comaundementis of hym; for her idols, after whiche the fadris of hem yeden, disseyueden hem. |
| 2:5 | And Y schal sende fier in to Juda, and it schal deuoure the housis of Jerusalem. |
| 2:6 | The Lord seith these thingis, On thre grete trespassis of Israel, and on foure, Y schal not conuerte hym, for that that he seelde a iust man for siluer, and a pore man for schoon. |
| 2:7 | Whiche al to-foulen the heedis of pore men on the dust of erthe, and bowen awei the weie of meke men; and the sone and his fadir yeden to a damesele, that thei schulden defoule myn hooli name. |
| 2:8 | And thei eeten on clothis leid to wedde bisidis ech auter, and drunken the wyn of dampned men in the hous of her God. |
| 2:9 | Forsothe Y distriede Ammorrei fro the face of hem, whos hiynesse was the hiynesse of cedris, and he was strong as an ook; and Y al to-brak the fruyt of hym aboue, and the rootis of hym bynethe. |
| 2:10 | Y am, that made you to stie fro the lond of Egipt, and ledde you out in desert bi fourti yeer, that ye schulden welde the lond of Ammorrei. |
| 2:11 | And Y reiside of youre sones in to profetis, and Nayareis of youre yonge men. Whether it is not so, ye sones of Israel? seith the Lord. |
| 2:12 | And ye birliden wyn to Nayareis, and comaundiden to profetis, and seiden, Profecie ye not. |
| 2:13 | Lo! Y schal charke vndur you, as a wayn chargid with hei charkith. |
| 2:14 | And fliyt schal perische fro a swift man, and a strong man schal not holde his vertu, and a stalworthe man schal not saue his lijf; |
| 2:15 | and he that holdith a bowe schal not stonde, and a swift man schal not be sauyd by hise feet; and the stiere of an hors schal not saue his lijf, |
| 2:16 | and a stronge man of herte schal fle nakid among stronge men in that dai, seith the Lord. |
| 2:1 | Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions of Moab, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because it burnt the bones of the King of Edom into lime. |
| 2:2 | Therefore will I send a fire vpon Moab, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Kerioth, and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of a trumpet. |
| 2:3 | And I will cut off the iudge out of the mids thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, sayth the Lord. |
| 2:4 | Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Iudah, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they haue cast away the Lawe of the Lord, and haue not kept his commandementes, and their lies caused them to erre after the which their fathers haue walked. |
| 2:5 | Therefore will I send a fire vpon Iudah, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Ierusalem. |
| 2:6 | Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions of Israel, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they solde the righteous for siluer and the poore for shooes. |
| 2:7 | They gape ouer the head of the poore, in the dust of the earth, and peruert the wayes of the meeke: and a man and his father will goe in to a mayde to dishonour mine holy Name. |
| 2:8 | And they lye downe vpon clothes layde to pledge by euery altar: and they drinke the wine of the condemned in the house of their God. |
| 2:9 | Yet destroyed I the Amorite before the, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruite from aboue, and his roote from beneath. |
| 2:10 | Also I brought you vp from the land of Egypt, and led you fourtie yeres thorowe the wildernesse, to possesse the land of the Amorite. |
| 2:11 | And I raysed vp of your sonnes for Prophets, and of your yong men for Nazarites. Is it not euen thus, O ye children of Israel, sayth the Lord? |
| 2:12 | But ye gaue the Nazarites wine to drinke, and commanded the Prophetes, saying, Prophecie not. |
| 2:13 | Behold, I am pressed vnder you as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaues. |
| 2:14 | Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mightie saue his life. |
| 2:15 | Nor he that handleth the bowe, shall stand, and he that is swift of foote, shall not escape, neyther shall he that rideth the horse, saue his life. |
| 2:16 | And he that is of a mighty courage among the strong men, shall flee away naked in that day, sayth the Lord. |
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