A   The worde off the LORDE came vnto me, on this maner: The I call, O thou sonne off man. Thus saieth the LORDE God vnto the londe off Israel: The ende commeth, yee verely the ende commeth vpon all the foure corners off the earth.

But now shall the ende come vpon the: for I will sende my wrath vp&obar; the, and wil punysh the: acordinge to thy wayes, and rewarde the after all thy abhominaci&obar;s. ^noteMyne eye shall not ouersee the, nether will I spare the: but rewarde the, acordinge to thy waies, and declare thy abhominacions. Then shall ye knowe, that I am the LORDE.

Thus saieth the LORDE God: Beholde, one mysery and plage shall come after another: the ende is here. The ende (I saye) that waiteth for the, is come already, þe; houre is come agaynst the, that dwellest in the londe.

B   The tyme is at honde, the daye of sedici&obar; is hard by, ∧ no glad tidinges vp&obar; the mo&ubar;taynes. Therfore, I will shortly poure out my sore displeasure ouer the, and fulfill my wrath vpon the. I will iudge the after thy waies, and recompence the all thy abhominacions. ^note

Myne eye shal not ouersee the, nether wil I spare the: but rewarde the after thy waies, and shewe thy abhominacions: to lerne you for to knowe, how þt; I am the LORDE, þt; smyteth. Beholde, the daye is here, the daye is come, the houre is runne out, the rodde florisheth, wylfulnesse waxeth grene, malicious viol&ebar;ce is growne vp, and the vngodly waxen to a staff. Yet shall there no complaynte be made for them, ner for the trouble that shall come of these thinges.

^noteThe tyme c&obar;meth, the daye draweth nye: Who so byeth, let him not reioyce: he that selleth, let him not be sory: for why, Trouble shall come in the myddest off all rest: ^note so that the seller shall not come agayne to the byer, for nether off them both shall lyue. C   For the vision shal come so greatly ouer all, þt; it shal not be hyndered: No m&abar; also &wt; his wickednesse shall be able to saue his owne life.

The trompettes shall ye blowe, and make you all ready, but no man shall go to the batell, for I am wroth with all the whole multitude.

The swearde shalbe without, pestilence and honger within: so that who so is in the felde, shalbe slayne with the swearde: and he that is in the cite, shall perish with honger and pestilence. ^note

And soch as escape and fle from amonge them, shal be vpon the hilles, like as the doues in the felde: euery one shalbe afrayed, because off his owne wickednesse.

^noteAll hondes shalbe letten downe, and all knees shalbe weake as the water: they shall gyrde them selues with sack cloth, feare shal fall vpon them. Their faces shall be confo&ubar;ded, and their heades balde: their syluer shall lye in the stretes, and their golde shalbe despised: Yee their syluer and golde maye not delyuer them, in the daye of the fearfull wrath of the LORDE. ^note

D    ^noteThey shall not satisfie their hongrie soules, nether fyll their emptie belies therwith: For it is become their owne decaye thorow their wickednesse: because they made therof, not only costly Ieweles for their pompe and pryde, but also abhominable ymages and Idols. For this cause will I make them to be abhorred. Morouer, I will geue it in to þe; hondes off the straungers to be spoyled: and to þe; wicked, for to be robbed, and they shall destroye it.

My face wil I turne from th&ebar;, my Treasury shall be defyled: for the theues shall go into it, and suspende it. I wil make clene ryddaunse, for the londe is whole defyled with vnrightuous iudgment of innocent bloude, ∧ the cite is full off abhominacions.

E   Wherfore, I will bringe the most cruell tyrauntes from amonge the Heithen, to take their houses in possession. I will make the pompe off the proude to ceasse, &abar;d they shal take in their Sanctuary. When this trouble c&obar;meth, they shal seke peace, but they shal haue none. One myschefe and sorowe shal folowe another, and one rumoure shal come after another: Then shall they seke visions in vayne at their prophetes. The lawe shal be gone from the prestes, ^note and wy&esset;dome from the elders. The kynge shall mourne, the princes shalbe clothed with heuynesse, and þe; h&obar;des off the people in the londe shall tremble for feare. I will do vnto them after their owne waies, ∧ acordinge to their owne iudgmentes will I iudge them: to lerne them for to knowe, that I am the LORDE.

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