Jeremiah · Chapter 13

[ edit] Theſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord to me, Go, and haue to þee a lynene bregirdil; and put it vp on þi lendus, and in to water þou ſhalt not putten it in. And Y hadde þe bregirdil, aftir þe wrd of þe Lord; and Y putte it aboute my lendus. And don is þe wrd of þe Lord þe ſecounde tyme to me, ſeiende, Tac þe bregirdil þat þou haddeſt, þat is aboute þi lendus; and riſende go to Eufraten, and hid it þere, in þe hole of a ſton. And Y ȝide, and hidde it in Eufraten, as comaundide to me þe Lord. And don is after manye daȝes, ſeide þe Lord to me, Ris, and go to Eufraten, and tac þennes þe brigirdil, þat I comaundide to þee, þat þou ſhuldiſt hiden it þere.

And Y ȝide to Eufraten, and dalf out, and toc þe bregirdil fro þe place wher Y hadde hid it; and lo! rotid hadde þe bregirdil, ſo þat to noon vſe it was able. And don is þe wrd of þe Lord to me, ſeiende, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord, Þus to roten Y ſhal make þe pride of Juda, and þe myche pride of Jeruſalem, and þis werſte puple, þat wile not here my wrdus, and gon in þe ſhreudeneſſe of þer herte; and þei wenten after aliene godus, þat þei ſerue to þem, and honoure þem; and þei ſhul be as þis bregirdil, þat to noon vſe is able.

As forſoþe cleueþ þe brigirdil to þe lendus of a man, ſo Y ioynede to me al þe hous of Irael, and al þe hous of Juda, ſeiþ þe Lord, þat þei were to me in to a puple, and in to name, and in to preiſing, and in to glorie; and þei herde not. Þou ſhalt ſeie þerfore to þem þis wrd, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord God of Irael, Eche litil wyn veſſel ſhal be fulfild wiþ wyn. And þei ſhul ſei to þee, Wheþer wee knowe not, þat eche litil wyn veſſel ſhal be fulfild wiþ wyn? And þou ſhalt ſeyn to þem, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord, Lo!

Y ſhal fulfillen alle þe dwelleris of þis lond, and kingus þat ſitten of þe ſtoc of Dauid vp on his trone, and preſtus, and profetus, and alle þe dwelleris of Jeruſalem wiþ drunkeneſſe. And Y ſhal ſcatere þem, a man fro his broþer, and faders and ſonus togidere, ſeiþ þe Lord; I ſhal not ſpare, and Y ſhal not graunte, ne han mercy, þat Y ſcatere þem not. Hereþ, and wiþ eres parceyueþ; wileþ not be rered vp, for þe Lord ſpac. Ȝyueþ to þe Lord ȝoure God glorie, er it waxe derc, and er offenden ȝoure feet at þe derc hillis; ȝee ſhul abide liȝt, and he ſhal putte it in to ſhadewe of deþ, and in to myſtyneſſe.

Þat if þis ȝee ſhul not heren, in hid ſhal wepe my ſoule fro þe face of pride; wepende it ſhal wepe, and leden out ſhal myn eȝe tere, for taken is þe floc of þe Lord. Sei to þe king, and to þe lordſhipende womman, Beþ mekid, ſitteþ, for fro ȝoure hed ſhal go doun þe croune of ȝoure glorie. Þe cites of þe ſouþ ben cloſid, and þer is not þat opene; tranſlatid is al Juda wiþ parfit tranſmygracioun. Rereþ ȝoure eȝen, and ſeeþ, þat comen fro þe norþ; where is þe floc þat is ȝoue to þee, þi noble feeld beſte? What ſhalt þou ſeyn, whan he ſhal viſite þee? þou forſoþe haſt taȝt þem aȝeen þee, and lerned aȝen þin hed. Wheþer not ſorewis caȝten þee, as a womman berende child?

Þat if þou ſhalt ſey in þin herte, Whi camen to me þeſe þingus? for þe multitude of þi wickeneſſe opened ben þi more ſhamefaſt þingus, defoulid ben þi foot ſolis. Yf chaunge mai an Eþiope his ſkyn, or a parde his dyuerſetes, and ȝee ſhul moun wel do, whan ȝee han lerned euel. And Y ſhal ſowe þem abrod, as ſtobil þat wiþ þe wynd is raueſhid in deſert. Þis þi lot, and þe part of þi meſure of me, ſeiþ þe Lord; for þou forȝeete me, and troſtediſt in leſing. Wherfore and Y nakenede þin hipes aȝen þi face, and aperede þi ſhenſhepe, þi vouteries, and þi neȝingus, þe hidous gilte of þi fornycacioun vpon hillis; in þe feeld Y ſaȝ þin abhominaciouns.

Wo to þee, Jeruſalem, þou ſhalt not be clenſid after me; how longe ȝyt?