T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
The .xij. Chapter.
The Prophete marueleth greatlye at the prosperitye
of the wycked, althoughe he confesse God to be
ryghtuous. The Iewes are forsaken of the Lorde.
He speaketh agaynst Curates and preachers that seduceth
people. The Lorde threateneth destruccyon
vnto the nacyons that bordered vpon Iewrye, whych
troubled and vexed it.
A O Lorde, thou art more rightuous
then that I shulde dyspute with
the: Neuertheles, lett me talke
wyth the in thynges resonable.
noteHow happeneth it, that the
waye of the vngodlye is so prosperous: and
that it goeth so well with them, which (without
eny shame) offende and lyue in wyckednesse?
Thou pl&abar;test them, they take rote, they
growe, and brynge forth fruite: They booste
moch of the, yet doest thou not punish them.
But thou Lorde (to wh&obar; I am well knowne)
thou that hast sene, and proued my herte, take
them awaye, lyke as a flocke is caryed to the
slaughter house, ∧ apoynte them for the daye
of slaughter.
Howlonge shall the lande mourne, and al
the herbes of the felde perysh, for the wyckednes
of them that dwell therin?
B The catell and the byrdes are gone, yet
saye they: tush, God wyll not destroye vs
vtterly.
05Q1002Seing thou art weery in runninge with
þe; fote men, how wilt thou then runne with
horses? In a peaceable sure l&abar;de thou mayest
be safe, but how wilt thou do in the furyous
pryde of Iordane? For thy brethren and thy
kynred haue all together despised the, ∧ cried
out vpon the in thine absence. Beleue them
not, though they speake fayre wordes to the
As for me (saye I) I haue forsaken myne
owne dwellyng place, ∧ left myne heretage.
My life also that I loue so well, haue I geu&ebar;
in to the handes of myne enemyes. Myne
heretage is become vnto me, as a Lyon, in
the wod. It cried out vpon me, therfore haue
I forsaken it. Myne heretage is vnto me, as
a speckled byrde, a byrde of dyuerse coloures
is vpon it. Go hence, and gathere all the
beastes of the felde together, that they maye
eate it vp.
Dyuerse herdmen haue brok&ebar; downe my
vyneyarde, and troden vpon my porcy&obar;.
C Of
my pleasaunt porci&obar;, they haue made a wyldernes
∧ deserte. They haue layed it waste:
and now that it is waste, it sygheth vnto me.
Yee the whole lande lyeth waste, and no m&abar;
regardeth it. The destroyers come ouer the
heeth euery waye, for the swearde of þe; Lorde
shall consume from the one ende of the lande
to the other, ∧ no flesh shall haue reste. They
shall sowe wheate, and reepe thornes. They
shall take heretage in possession, but it shall
do them no good. And ye shalbe confounded
of youre owne wynnynges, because of the
greate wrath of the Lorde.
D Thus sayeth the Lorde vpon all myne
euell negbours, that laye hande on myne heretage,
whiche I haue geuen my people of
Israel: Beholde, I will plucke them (namely
Israel) out of their lande, ∧ put out the house
of Iuda from am&obar;ge th&ebar;. And when I haue
roted them out, I wylbe at one wyth them
agayne, and wyll haue mercye vpon them: ∧
brynge th&ebar; agayne, euery man to hys owne
heritage, and in to his land. And yf they (namely
that trouble my people) wyll lerne the
wayes of them, to sweare by my name: The
Lorde lyueth (lyke as they lerned my people
to sweare by Baal) then shall they be rekened
am&obar;ge my people. But yf they will no obeye
then wyll I rote out the same folke ∧ destroy
them, sayeth the Lorde.
T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
|
