A   The worde of the Lord came vnto me sayeng: Thou s&obar;ne of m&abar;, there were two wem&ebar;, þt; had one mother. These (wh&ebar; they were y&obar;ge) beg&abar;ne to playe þe; harlottes ^note in Egypt. There were theyr brestes brosed, ∧ þe; pappes of theyr maydenhead did þe; Egypti&abar;s destroye. The eldest of them was called Oholah ∧ her y&obar;gest syster Oholibah. These two were my wyues, ∧ bare sonnes ∧ daughters. Theyr names were Samaria, ∧ þt; was Oholah: ∧ Ierusal&ebar;, þt; was Oholibah. As for Oholah she beg&abar;ne to go a whoring, wh&ebar; I had tak&ebar; her to me. ^noteShe was sett on fyre vpon her louers þe; Assirians as her neybours which had to do &wt; her: euen þe; pr&ibar;ces ∧ Lordes þt; were deckte &ibar; costly araye fayre yonge men, lusty ryders of horses.

B   Thus thorow her whordome, she cleued vnto all the yonge men of Assiria. Yee, she was madd vp&obar; th&ebar;, ∧ defyled her selfe &wt; all theyr Idols. Nether ceassed she fr&obar; þe; fornicacyon, þt; she vsed &wt; the Egypcians: for in her youth they laye &wt; her, they brosed the brestes of her maydenhead, ∧ poured theyr whordome vp&obar; her. Wherfore, ^note I delyuered her &ibar;to the handes of her louers, eu&ebar; the Assirians, whom she so loued. These discouered her shame, toke her sonnes ∧ daughters, ∧ slewe her &wt; þe; sweard: An euel name gat she of all people, and they punished her.

^noteHer sister Oholibah sawe this, and destroyed her selfe &wt; inordynate loue, more then she, ∧ exceded her syster in whordome ^note she loued þe; Assirians (which also laye &wt; her) namely, þe; pr&ibar;ces ∧ greate lordes, þt; were clothed &wt; al maner of gorgious apparell all lusty horsm&ebar; ∧ fayre yonge personnes.

C   Then I sawe, that they both were defyled a lyke. But she &ibar;creased styll &ibar; whordome, for when she sawe m&ebar; paynted vp&obar; the wall, þe; ymages of the Caldees sett forth &wt; fressh couloures, &wt; fayre gyrdles about th&ebar; ∧ goodly bonettes vp&obar; theyr heades, lokynge all lyke prynces (after the maner of the Babylony&abar;s and Chaldees in theyr awne lande (where they be borne) immediatly, as soone as she sawe th&ebar;, she brent in loue vp&obar; them, and sente messaungers for them into the lande of the Chaldees.

Now when the Babylonyans came to her, they laye with her and defyled her with theyr whordome, and so was she polluted with them. And when her lust was abated from th&ebar;, ^note her whordome and shame was discouered and sene: then my herte forsoke her, lyke as my herte was gone from her syster also. Neuerthelesse, she vsed her whordome euer the longer the more, and remembred the dayes of her youth, wherin she had played the harlot &ibar; the lande of Egypt: ^note she brent in lust vpon them, whose fleshe was lyke the flesh of Asses, and theyr sede lyke the sede of horses. Thus thou hast renued þe; fylthynesse of the youth, when thy louers brosed thy pappes, and marred thy brestes in Egypte.

D   Therfore (O Oholibah) thus sayeth the Lord God: I will rayse vp thy louers (&wt; whom thou hast satysfyed thy lust) aga&ibar;st the, and gather them together ro&ubar;de about the: namely the Babylonians, and all the Chaldees, rulers, mightye m&ebar; ∧ tyra&ubar;tes, &wt; all the Assiri&abar;s: all yonge ∧ fayre louers: princes and Lordes, knyghtes and gentelmen, which be all good horsm&ebar;. These shall come vpon the with horses, charrettes, and a greate multitude of people: which shalbe harnessed aboute the on euery syde, &wt; brestplates, shyldes ∧ helmettes. I wyll punish the before them, yee, they them selues shall punysh the, accordynge to theyr awne iudgem&ebar;t. I will put my gelousy vpon the, so that they shal deale cruelly with the. They shall cut of thy nose and thyne eares, and the remnaunt shall fall thorow the swearde. They shall cary awaye thy sonnes and daughters, and the resydue shalbe brent in the fyre. They shall strype the out of thy clothes, and cary thy costly Iewels awaye with them.

E   Thus wyll I make an ende of thy fylthynesse and whordome, which thou hast brought oute of the l&abar;de of Egypte: so that thou shalt turne thyne eyes nomore after them, and cast thy mynde nomore vpon Egypte. For thus sayeth þe; Lorde beholde I will delyuer the into the handes of them, whom thou hatest, yee, euen into the handes of them, with whom thou hast fulfylled thy lust, whych shall deale cruelly wyth the. All thy laboure shall they take with them, and leaue the naked and bare, and thus the shame of thy fylthye whordome shall come to lyght. All these thynges shall happ&ebar; vnto the, because of thy whordome which thou hast vsed amonge the Gentyls wyth whose Idols thou hast defyled thy self. Thou hast walcked in the waye of thy syster, therfore wyll I geue þe; her cuppe in thy hande.

Thus sayeth the Lord God: Thou shalt

dryncke of thy systers cuppe, how depe and farre so euer it be to þe; botome. Thou shalt be laughed to scorne, and had as greatly in derisyon, as is possible. Thou shalt be full of dronkennes and sorowe, for the cuppe of thy syster Samaria is a cuppe of destruccion and wastynge: the same shalt thou dryncke, and suppe it out euen to the dregges, yee, thou shalt eat vp the broken peces of it, ∧ so teare thyne awne brestes: For eu&ebar; I haue spoken it sayeth the Lorde God.

F   Therfore, thus sayeth þe; Lorde God: For so moch as thou hast forgotten me, &abar;d cast me aside behinde the, so beare now thyne awne fylthines and whordome. The Lorde sayde moreouer vnto me: Thou s&obar;ne of m&abar; wilt þu; not reproue Oholah &abar;d Oholibah? Shewe them theyr abhominacions: namely that they haue broken theyr wedlocke, ∧ stayned theyr handes &wt; bloude: yee, euen &wt; theyr ydoles haue they c&obar;mytted aduoutry ^note and offred them by the fyre theyr awne children (to be deuoured) wh&obar; they had borne vnto me. Yee, ∧ thys haue they done vnto me also: they haue defyled my S&abar;ctuary &ibar; that same daye, ∧ haue vnhalowed my Sabboth. For when they had slayne theyr children for theyr Idols, they came the same daye into my Sanctuary to defyle it. Lo, thys haue they done in my house: Besyde all thys, thou hast sent they messa&ubar;gers for men out of farre countrees: ∧ when they came, thou hast bathed ∧ pa&ibar;ted thyne eyes &wt; colours, trymmed ∧ set forth thy self of þe; best fassion: thou sattest vp&obar; a goodly bed and a table spred before the: wherup&obar; thou hast set myne ^note incense and myne oyle.

Then was there great chere with her to optayne peace, and though with those men many m&ebar; came, G   yet were ther also brought, men of Sabba from the wildernesse: which gaue th&ebar; bracelettes vpon theyr handes, ∧ sett glorious crownes vpon theyr heades: and I sayde vnto her: that seynge she was stryk&ebar; in age in her whord&obar;mes: now shall her fornycati&obar;s come to an end &wt; her. And they wente into her as vnto a com&ebar; harlot Eu&ebar; so w&ebar;t they, (I say) to Oholah ∧ Oholibah those fylthy wemen. O all ye þt; loue vertue ∧ ryghteousnes, iudge th&ebar;, punishe th&ebar;: ^note as aduoutrers ∧ murtherers ought to be iudged ∧ punished. For they are breakers of wedlocke, ∧ the bloude is &ibar; theyr h&abar;des. Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde God I wil br&ibar;ge a greate multitude of people vp&obar; th&ebar;, ∧ make th&ebar; be scatred ∧ spoyled: these shall stone th&ebar;, ∧ gore th&ebar; &wt; theyr sweardes. They shal slaye theyr sonnes ∧ daughters, and burne vp theyr houses with fyre.

Thus wyll I destroye all soch fylthynes out of the land: that all wemen maye learne, not to do after your vnclennes.

And so they shall laye your fylthynes vpon your awne selues, and ye shalbe punyshed for the synnes that ye haue c&obar;mytted with your Idols: and ye shall knowe þt; I am the Lorde God.

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