Jeremiah · Chapter 25

[ edit] The wrd þat is don to Jeremye, of al þe puple of Jude, in þe ferþe ȝer of Joachym, ſone of Joſie, king of Juda, aftir þat Jeconye is tranſlatyd in to Babiloyne; it is þe firſte ȝer of Nabugodonoſor, king of Babiloyne; þat ſpac Jeremye, þe profete, to al þe puple of Juda, and to alle þe dwelleris of Jeruſalem, ſeiende, Fro þe þrettenþe ȝer of þe regne of Joſie, ſone of Amon, king of Juda, vnto þis dai, þis is þe þre and twentiþe ȝer, don is þe wrd of þe Lord to me; and Y ſpac to ȝou, fro nyȝt riſende and ſpekende, and ȝee herden not.

And þe Lord ſente to ȝou alle his profetus ſeruauns, riſende þe morutid, and ſendende, and ȝee herden not, ne boweden in ȝoure eres, þat ȝee here; whan he ſhulde ſeyn, Turneþ aȝeen, eche fro his euel weie, and fro ȝoure werſte þoȝtus, and ȝee ſhul dwelle in þe lond þat þe Lord ȝaf to ȝou, and to ȝoure fadris, fro þe world and vnto þe world. And wileþ not gon aftir alien godis, þat ȝee ſerue to þem, and honoure þem, ne me to wraþe ȝee terre, in þe werkes of ȝoure hondus, and Y tormente ȝou not. And ȝee herden not me, ſeiþ þe Lord, þat me to wraþe ȝee terreden in þe werkus of ȝoure hondus, in to ȝoure owne euel. Þerfore þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, For þi þat ȝee herden not my wrdus, lo!

Y ſhal ſende, and taken to alle þe kinredus of þe norþ, ſeiþ þe Lord, and Nabugodonoſor, king of Babiloyne, my ſeruaunt; and Y ſhal bringe þem vp on þis lond, and vpon his dwelleris, and vp on alle his naciouns, þat in his cumpas ben; and Y ſhal ſlen hem, and ſette þem in to ſtoneyng, and in to whiſtling, and in to wilderneſſe euerdurende. And Y ſhal leeſe fro þem vois of ioȝe, and vois of gladneſſe, vois of þe womman ſpouſe, and vois of þe man ſpouſe, vois of þe querne, and liȝt of þe launterne. And ben ſhal al his lond in to wilderneſſe, and in to ſtoneyng; and ſeruen ſhuln alle þeſe folkis to þe king of Babiloyne ſeuenty ȝer.

And whan ſhul be fulfild ſeuenti ȝer, Y ſhal viſite vp on þe king of Babiloyne, and vp on þat folc, ſeiþ þe Lord, þe wickeneſſe of þem, and vp on þe lond of Caldeis, and putten it in to euermor wilderneſſes. And Y ſhal bringe vpon þat lond alle my wrdus þat Y ſpac aȝen it, al þat ys write in þis boc; what euere þingus profeciede Jeremye aȝen alle Jentilis; for þey ſerueden to þem, whan þei weren many Jentiles, and grete kingus; and Y ſhal ȝelde to þem after þer werkes, and aftir þe deedus of þer hondus. For þus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, God of Iſrael, Tac þe chalis of þe wyn of þis wodneſſe fro myn hond, and þou ſhalt heelde drinc of it to alle Jentilis, to whiche Y ſhal ſenden þee.

And þei ſhul drinke, and be diſturbid, and waxe wod fro þe face of þe ſwerd, þat Y ſhal ſende among hem.

And Y toc þe chalis of þe hond of þe Lord, and Y helde oute drinc to alle Jentilis, to whiche ſente me þe Lord; to Jeruſalem, and to alle þe cites of Juda, and to his kingus, and to his princes; þat Y ſhulde ȝyue þem in to wilderneſſe, and in to ſtoneyng, and in to whiſtling, and in to curſing, as is þis dai; to Farao, king of Egipt, and to his ſeruauns, and to his princes, and to al his puple; and to alle men ienerali, to alle kingus of erþe of þe eſt kuntree, þat is clepid Hus, or Anſitidis, and to alle kingus of þe lond of Filiſteym, and of Aſcalon, and of Gaze, and of Accharon, Ydume, Aſote, and to oþere; and to Moab, and to þe ſonus of Amon; and to alle kingus of Tiri, and to alle kingus of Sidon, and to kingus of þe lond of iles þat ben biȝunde þe ſe; and to Dedan, and to Theman, and to Bus, and to alle þat ben dodded in to þe her; and to alle kingus of Arabie, and to alle kingis of þe weſt, þat dwellen in deſert; and to alle kingus of Samri, and to alle kingus of Elam, and to alle kingus of Medus; and to alle kingus of þe norþ, and fro nyȝ and fro aferr, to eche aȝen his broþer; and to alle reumes of erþe, þat ben vp on his face; and king Ceſac ſhal drinke aftir hem.

And þou ſhalt ſei to þem, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, God of Irael, Drinkeþ, and beþ drunken, and vomeþ, and falleþ, and wileþ not riſe fro þe face of þe ſwerd þat Y ſhal ſende among ȝou. And whan þei wiln not take þe chalis fro þin hond, þat þei drinke, þou ſhalt ſei to þem, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, Drinkende ȝee ſhul drinke; for lo! in þe cite in whiche is inwardliche clepid my name, Y bigynne to tormente, and ȝee as ynnocentus harmles ſhul be? ȝee ſhul not ben harmlis, forſoþe I clepe a ſwerd vp on alle dwelleris of erþe, ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus.

And þou ſhalt profecien to þem alle þeſe wrdus, and ſei to þem, Þe Lord fro an hiȝ ſhal rore, and fro his hoeli dwelling place ſhal ȝyue his vois; rorende he ſhal roren vp on his fairneſſe; a merie faring ſong, as of men tredende in preſſes, ſhal be ſunge togidere aȝen alle þe dwelleris of erþe. Þe ſoun ful cam vnto þe vtmoſtus of erþe, for dom to þe Lord wiþ Jentylis, he is demed wiþ alle fleſh; vnpitous men I toc to ſwerd, ſeiþ þe Lord. Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, Lo! tormenting ſhal gon out fro folc in to folc, and a gret whirlewind ſhal gon out fro þe ouermoſtus of erþe.

And þer ſhul be þe ſlayne of þe Lord in þat day fro þe ouermoſt of erþe vn to þe ouermoſt of it; þei ſhul not be weilid, ne be gedered, ne be biried; in to a dunghil vp on þe face of þe erþe þei ſhul lyn. Ȝelleþ, ȝee ſhepperdus, and crieþ, and ſprengeþ ȝou wiþ aſkes, ȝee moſt wrſhepeful of þe floc; for fulfild ben ȝoure daȝes, þat ȝee ſhul be ſlayn, and ȝoure ſcateringus, and ȝee ſhul falle as precious veſſeles. And perſhe ſhal fliȝt fro þe ſhepperdus, and ſauyng fro þe beſt of þe floc. Vois of þe cri of ſhepperdus, and ȝelling of þe beſt of þe floc, for þe Lord waſtede þe leſwes of hem. And al ſtille weren þe wilde feldis of pes, fro þe face of þe wraþ of þe wodneſſe of þe Lord.

He forſoc as a leoun his tabernacle, for mad is þe lond of hem in to deſolacioun, fro þe face of þe wraþe of þe culuer, and fro þe face of þe wraþe of þe wodneſſe of þe Lord.