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| 5:1 | Here ye this word, for Y reise on you a weilyng. |
| 5:2 | The hous of Israel felle doun, he schal not put to, that it rise ayen; the virgyn of Israel is cast doun in to hir lond, noon is that schal reise hir. |
| 5:3 | For the Lord God seith these thingis, The citee of which a thousynde wenten out, an hundrid schulen be left ther ynne; and of which an hundrid wenten out, ten schulen be left ther ynne, in the hous of Israel. |
| 5:4 | For the Lord seith these thingis to the hous of Israel, Seke ye me, and ye schulen lyue; |
| 5:5 | and nyle ye seke Bethel, and nyle ye entre in to Galgala, and ye schulen not passe to Bersabee; for whi Galgal schal be led caitif, and Bethel schal be vnprofitable. |
| 5:6 | Seke ye the Lord, and lyue ye, lest perauenture the hous of Joseph be brent as fier; and it schal deuoure Bethel, and there schal not be, that schal quenche. |
| 5:7 | Whiche conuerten doom in to wermod, and forsaken riytwisnesse in the lond, |
| 5:8 | and forsaken hym that makith Arture and Orion, and hym that turneth derknessis in to the morewtid, and him that chaungith dai in to niyt; which clepith watris of the see, and heldith out hem on the face of erthe; the Lord is name of hym. |
| 5:9 | Which scorneth distriyng on the stronge, and bringith robbyng on the myyti. |
| 5:10 | Thei hatiden a man repreuynge in the yate, and thei wlatiden a man spekynge perfitli. |
| 5:11 | Therfor for that that ye robbiden a pore man, and token fro hym the chosun prey, ye schulen bilde housis with square stoon, and ye schulen not dwelle in hem; ye schulen plaunte moost louyd vyneyerdis, and ye schulen not drynke the wyn of hem. |
| 5:12 | For Y knew youre grete trespassis many, and youre stronge synnes; enemyes of `the riytwis man, takynge yifte, and berynge doun pore men in the yate. |
| 5:13 | Therfor a prudent man schal be stille in that time, for the time is yuel. |
| 5:14 | Seke ye good, and not yuel, that ye lyue, and the Lord God of oostis schal be with you, as ye seiden. |
| 5:15 | Hate ye yuel, and loue ye good, and ordeyne ye in the gate doom; if perauenture the Lord God of oostis haue merci on the remenauntis of Joseph. |
| 5:16 | Therfor the Lord God of oostis, hauynge lordschipe, seith these thingis, Weilyng schal be in alle stretis, and in alle thingis that ben withoutforth it schal be seid, Wo! wo! and thei schulen clepe an erthe tilier to mourenyng, and hem that kunnen weile, to weilyng. |
| 5:17 | And weilyng schal be in alle weies, for Y schal passe forth in the myddil of `the see, seith the Lord. |
| 5:18 | Wo to hem that desiren the dai of the Lord; wher to desiren ye it to you? This dai of the Lord schal be derknessis, and not liyt. |
| 5:19 | As if a man renne fro the face of a lioun, and a bere renne to hym; and he entre in to the hous, and lene with his hond on the wal, and a serpent dwellynge in schadewe bite hym. |
| 5:20 | Whether the dai of the Lord schal not be derknessis, and not liyt; and myist, and not schynyng ther ynne? |
| 5:21 | Y hatide and castide awei youre feeste daies, and Y schal not take the odour of youre cumpenyes. |
| 5:22 | That if ye offren to me youre brent sacrifices, and yiftis, Y schal not resseyue, and Y schal not biholde avowis of youre fatte thingis. |
| 5:23 | Do thou awei fro me the noise of thi songis, and Y schal not here the songis of thin harpe. |
| 5:24 | And doom schal be schewid as watir, and riytfulnesse as a strong streem. |
| 5:25 | Whether ye, the hous of Israel, offriden to me sacrifices for enemyes to be ouercomun, and sacrifice in desert fourti yeeris? |
| 5:26 | And ye han bore tabernaclis to Moloch, youre god, and ymage of youre idols, the sterre of youre god, which ye maden to you. |
| 5:27 | And Y schal make you for to passe ouer Damask, seide the Lord; God of oostis is the name of him. |
| 5:1 | Heare ye this worde, which I lift vp vpon you, euen a lamentation of the house of Israel. |
| 5:2 | The virgine Israel is fallen, and shall no more rise: shee is left vpon her lande, and there is none to raise her vp. |
| 5:3 | For thus saith ye Lord God, The citie which went out by a thousand, shall leaue an hundreth: and that which went forth by an hundreth, shall leaue ten to the house of Israel. |
| 5:4 | For thus saith the Lord vnto the house of Israel, Seeke ye me, and ye shall liue. |
| 5:5 | But seeke not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and go not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall goe into captiuitie, and Beth-el shall come to nought. |
| 5:6 | Seeke the Lord, and yee shall liue, least he breake out like fire in the house of Ioseph and deuoure it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. |
| 5:7 | They turne iudgement to wormewood, and leaue off righteousnes in the earth. |
| 5:8 | He maketh Pleiades, and Orion, and he turneth the shadowe of death into the morning, and he maketh the day darke as night: he calleth the waters of the sea, and powreth them out vpon the open earth: the Lord is his Name. |
| 5:9 | He strengtheneth the destroyer against the mightie: and the destroyer shall come against the fortresse. |
| 5:10 | They haue hated him, that rebuked in the gate: and they abhorred him that speaketh vprightly. |
| 5:11 | Forasmuch then as your treading is vpon the poore, and yee take from him burdens of wheate, ye haue built houses of hewen stone, but ye shall not dwel in them: ye haue plated pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drinke wine of them. |
| 5:12 | For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mightie sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take rewards, and they oppresse the poore in ye gate. |
| 5:13 | Therefore the prudent shall keepe silence in that time, for it is an euill time. |
| 5:14 | Seeke good and not euil, that ye may liue: and the Lord God of hostes shalbe with you, as you haue spoken. |
| 5:15 | Hate the euil, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate: it may bee that the Lord God of hostes will be mercifull vnto the remnant of Ioseph. |
| 5:16 | Therfore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord saith thus, Mourning shalbe in all streetes: and they shall say in al the hie wayes, Alas, alas: and they shall call the husbandman to lamentation, and such as can mourne, to mourning. |
| 5:17 | And in al the vines shalbe lamentation: for I wil passe through thee, saith the Lord. |
| 5:18 | Woe vnto you, that desire the day of the Lord: what haue you to do with it? the day of the Lord is darkenes and not light. |
| 5:19 | As if a man did flee from a lyon, and a beare met him: or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. |
| 5:20 | Shal not the day of the Lord be darkenes, and not light? euen darkenes and no light in it? |
| 5:21 | I hate and abhorre your feast dayes, and I wil not smelll in your solemne assemblies. |
| 5:22 | Though ye offer me burnt offrings and meat offrings, I wil not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offrings of your fat beasts. |
| 5:23 | Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songs (for I wil not heare the melodie of thy violes) |
| 5:24 | And let iudgement runne downe as waters, and righteousnesse as a mightie riuer. |
| 5:25 | Haue ye offered vnto me sacrifices and offrings in the wildernesse fourtie yeeres, O house of Israel? |
| 5:26 | But you haue borne Siccuth your King, and Chiun your images, and the starre of your gods, which ye made to your selues. |
| 5:27 | Therefore wil I cause you to goe into captiuitie beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose Name is the God of hostes. |
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