A   Thou sonne of man, prophecye vpon þe; mountaynes of Israell, and speake: ^note Heare þe; worde of the Lorde, O ye mo&ubar;taynes of Israel. Thus sayeth þe; Lord God. Because your enemye hath sayde vp&obar; you: &rhand; A, ha, the hye euerlastynge places are now become ours, prophecy therfore, ∧ speake: thus sayeth the Lord God. Seynge ye be wasted and trode downe on euery syde, and become a possession vnto the residue of þe; Gentiles, which haue brought you into mens mouthes and vnto an euell name amonge the people. Therfore, heare þe; worde of the Lord God, O ye mountaynes of Israell. Thus sayeth the Lord God vnto the mountaynes and hilles, valleys and dales, to þe; voyde wyldernesse and desolate cityes, which are spoyled, ∧ had in derision on euery syde, amonge the residue of the Heath&ebar;. Yee, eu&ebar; thus sayeth the Lord God. B   In the fyre of my gelousy haue I taken a deuyce, agaynst þe; residue of the G&ebar;tiles, ∧ agaynst all ^note Edom: which haue taken in my lande vnto them selues for a possessi&obar;: which also reioysed fr&obar; their whole hert with a despitefull stomacke, to waste it, and to spoyle it.

Prophecy therfore vpon the lande of Israell, speake vnto the mountaynes ∧ hilles to valleys and dales, thus sayeth the Lord God. Behold, this haue I deuised in my gelousy ∧ terrible wrath. For so moche as ye haue suffred reprofe of the Heath&ebar;, therfore thus saieth the Lord God. &rhand; I haue sworne, that the Gentiles which lye aboute you, shal beare their c&obar;fusion th&ebar; selues. And as for you (O mountaynes of Israel) ye shall shute out your braunches, C   and bringe forth your frute to my people of Israell, for it is hard by, that it will come. Beholde, I come vnto you, and vnto you wyll I turne me, þt; ye maye be tylled and sowne.

&rhand; I wyll sende you moch people, which shalbe all of the house of Israell, the cityes shalbe inhabited, ∧ the decayed places shalbe repaired agayne, I wil prouide you with moch people and catell, which shal increase and bringe frute, I wyll restore you also to your olde estate ∧ shewe you more kyndnes th&ebar; euer ye had before: wherby ye shal knowe, that I am the Lord. Yee, people wyll I send vnto you (O my folke of Israel) which shall haue the in possession, &abar;d thou shalt be their inheritaunce, so þt; thou shalt nomore be without them. Agayne, thus sayeth the Lorde God. For so moch as they saye vnto you, thou art an eater vp of men, and a waster of thy people: therfore thou shalt eate no mo men, nether destroye thy people eny more, sayeth the Lord God. D   And I will not suffre the, for to heare thine awne confusion amonge the Gentiles from h&ebar;sforth. Thou shalt not beare þe; reprofe of the nacions, ner

cast out thyne awne people eny more, saieth the Lord God.

Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying. O thou sonne of m&abar;, when the house of Israell dwelt vpon their awne gro&ubar;de, they defiled th&ebar; selues &wt; their awne wayes ∧ ymaginacions: so þt; in my sight their waye was lyke the vnclennesse of a m&ebar;struous wom&abar;. Wherfore, I poured my wrothfull displeasure vp&obar; them, &rhand; because of the bloude þt; they had shed in þe; lande, ∧ because of their Idols, wherwith they had defiled th&ebar; selues. I scatred th&ebar; also am&obar;ge the Heathen, so þt; they were strawed aboute in the landes. Accordinge to their wayes ∧ after theyr awne inuencyons, so dyd I punishe them.

E    ^noteNow, when they were gone vnto the Heathen, ∧ come in amonge th&ebar;, they dishonoured my holy name: so that it was sayde of them. Are these the people of God, ∧ must go out of their awne l&abar;d? Th&ebar; spared I my holy name, which þe; house of Israel had dishonoured amonge the Gentiles, to whom they came. Therfore tell þe; house of Israel: Thus sayeth þe; Lord God: I do not this for your sakes (O house of Israell) but for my holy names sake, whych ye dishonoured amonge the Heathen, when ye came to them. Therfore, I wyll halowe my greate name agayne, which amonge the G&ebar;tiles is euell spoken of: for ye your selues haue dishonoured it amonge them. And the Gentiles shal knowe that I am the Lord, whan I am honoured in you before their eyes, sayeth the Lorde God.

As for you, I will take you from am&obar;ge the Heath&ebar;, and gather you together out of all countres, and brynge you agayne into your awne lande. ^noteThen will I poure cleare water vpon you, and ye shalbe clene: yee, from all your vnclennesse and from all your Idols shall I clense you. A new herte also will I geue you, and a new sprete will I put into you. As for that stony herte, I will take it out of youre body, ∧ geue you a fleshly herte. F   I will geue my sprete am&obar;ge you ^note ∧ cause you to walcke in my c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes to kepe my lawes, and to fulfill them.

And so ye shall dwell in the land, that I gaue to your forefathers, and ye shalbe my people, and I wilbe your God. I will helpe you out of all your vncl&ebar;nes. I will call for the corne, and will increase it, ∧ let you haue no honger. I will multiplie the frutes of the trees and the increase of þe; felde for you, so þt; ye shall beare no more reprofe of h&obar;ger, amonge the Heathen. Then shal ye remembre your awne wicked wayes, ∧ your ymaginacions, which were not good: so that ye shal th&ibar;ke þt; ye were worthy to be destroyed: for your synnes and abhominacyons.

G   But I wyll not do thys for youre sakes (saieth the Lord God) be ye sure of it. Therfore, O ye house of Israell, be ashamed of your sinnes. Moreouer, thus saieth þe; Lord God: what tyme as I shall clense you from all youre offences, then will I make the cyties to be occupied agayne, and will repaire þe; places that be decayed. The desolate lande shal be builded agayne, which afore time laye waste in the sight of all them that w&ebar;te by. Then shal it be sayde: this waste lande is become lyke a garden of pleasure, and the voyde, desolate ∧ broken downe cityes are now strong, ∧ defensed agayne. Then þe; residue of þe; Heathen that lye rounde about you, shal knowe that I am þe; Lorde, which repaire that was broken downe, and plante agayne, þt; was made waste. Euen I þe; Lord haue spoken it, and will do it in dede.

Thus sayeth the Lorde God: I wyll yet once be founde agayne of þe; house of Israel, and do this for them: ^note I shal increase them as a flocke of m&ebar;. Lyke as the holy flocke ∧ the flocke of Ierusalem are in þe; hye solempne feastes: so shall also the wilde wasted cyties be filled with flockes of men: and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

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