A   Moreouer, it happened &ibar; the eleu&ebar;th yeare, the fyrst daye of the thyrd moneth, þt; the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, sayeng: thou sonne of man, speake vnto Pharao the kynge of Egypte, and to al hys people. Whom art þu; lyke in thy greatnesse? Beholde, Assur was lyke a Cedre tre vpon the mount of Lybanus with fayre bra&ubar;ches: so thycke, that he gaue shadowes and shot out very hye. Hys toppe reached vnto þe; cloudes. The waters made hym great, and the depe set him vp an hye. Rounde aboute the rotes of hym r&abar;ne there floudes of water, he sent out his lytle ryuers vnto all the trees of the felde. B   Therfore was he hyer then all the trees of the felde, and thorow the multytude of waters þt; he sent from him, he optayned many longe bra&ubar;ches. All foules of the ayre made theyr nestes in his bra&ubar;ches, vnder his bowes g&ebar;dred all the beastes of the felde, and vnder his shadow dwelt all people. Fayre ∧ bewtifull was he in his gretnes ∧ in the length of hys braunches, for hys rote stode besyde great waters, &rhand; no Cedre tre myght hyde hym. In the pleasaunt gard&ebar; of God, there was no fyrre tre lyke hys bra&ubar;ches, C   þe; playne trees were not lyke the bowes of hym. All the trees in þe; garden of God myght not be compared vnto him in his bewty, so fayre and goodly had I made hym &wt; the multytude of hys braunches. In so moch that &club; all the trees in þe; pleasaunt gard&ebar; of God had enuye at hym. Therfore, thus sayeth þe; Lorde God: for so moch as he hath lyft vp him selfe so hye, D   and stretched hys toppe into þe; cloudes, and seinge his hert is proude in his hyghnesse. I wyll delyuer hym into þe; handes of the myghtyest among the Heathen, which shall rote him out. Accordynge to his wyckednesse wyll I cast h&ibar; awaye, þe; enemye shall destroye hym, and the myghty men of the Heathen shall so scatre him that his braunches shall lye vpon all mountaynes and in all valleyes: his bowes shalbe broken downe to the grounde thorow out the lande. Then all the people of the lande shall go from his shadowe, &abar;d forsake him. E   When he is fallen, all the foules of the ayre shall syt vpon hym, and all wylde beastes of the felde shall go aboute &rhand; amonge his braunches: so that from hence forth, no tre in the water shall attayne to his highnesse, nor reach his toppe vnto þe; cloudes, nether shall eny tre of the water stande so hye, as he hath done. For vnto death shall they all be delyuered vnder the earth, and go downe to the graue lyke other men.

F   Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lord God: In the daye when he goeth downe to the graue I will cause a lamentacyon to be made, I will couer the depe vpon him, I will sta&ubar;ch his floudes, &abar;d the great waters shalbe restrayned. I shall cause Lybanus to be sorowfull for his sake, &abar;d all the trees of the felde shall be smytt&ebar;. I will make the Heathen shake at the sounde of his fall, when I cast him downe to ^note hell with them that descende into the pytte. All the trees of Eden, with all the chosen and best trees of Lybanus, yee, and all they that are planted vp&obar; the waters, shall mourne with hym also in the lower habitacy&obar;s: for they shal go downe to hell with him, vnto them that be slayne with the swearde, G   which dwelt a fore vnder the shadowe of his arme am&obar;g the Heathen. To wh&obar; shalt thou be lykened, that art so gloryous and greate, am&obar;g the trees of Eden? Yet art thou cast downe vnder the earth (amonge þe; trees of Ed&ebar;) where thou must lye am&obar;ge vncirc&ubar;cysed, &wt; them þt; be slayne &wt; þe; swearde. Euen thus is it &wt; Pharao ∧ all his people, sayeth the Lorde God.

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