Jeremiah · Chapter 27

[ edit] In þe bigynnyng of þe regne of Joachym, ſone of Joſie, king of Juda, don is þis wrd to Jeremye fro þe Lord, ſeiende, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord to me, Mac to þee bondis and cheynus, and þou ſhalt putte þem in þi necke; and ſende þem to þe king of Edom, and to þe king of Moab, and to þe king of þe ſonus of Amon, and to þe king of Tiri, and to þe king of Sidon, in þe hond of þe meſſageres þat camen to Jeruſalem, and to Sedechie, king of Juda.

And þow ſhalt comaunde to þem, þat to þer lordys þey ſpeke, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtys, God of Irael, Þeſe þingus ȝee ſhul ſey to ȝoure lordus, I made erþe, and man, and beſtus þat ben vp on þe face of al erþe, in my grete ſtrengþe, and in myn arm ſtraȝt out; and Y ȝaf it to hym þat pleſede in myn eȝen. And now alſo Y ȝaf alle þeſe londus in þe hond of Nabugodonoſor, king of Babiloyne, my ſeruaunt; ferþermor and þe beſtus of þe feld Y ȝaf to hym, þat þei ſerue to hym. And ſerue ſhul to hym alle folc of kinde, and to his ſone, and to þe ſone of his ſone, to þe tyme þat come þe tyme of his lond, and of hym; and ſeruen ſhul to hym manye folc of kinde, and grete kingus.

Folc forſoþe and rewme þat ſerue ſhal not to Nabugodonoſor, king of Babylonye, and whoſo euere ſhal not bowe his necke vnder þe ȝoc of þe king of Babilonye, in ſwerd, and hunger, and peſtilence Y ſhal viſite vp on þat folc, ſeiþ þe Lord, to þe tyme Y waſte þem in his hond. Ȝee forſoþe wileþ not heren ȝoure profetus, and deuynoures, and ſweueneres, and brid deuyneres, and deuel cleperes, þat ſeyn to ȝou, Ȝee ſhul not ſerue to þe king of Babiloyne; for þei profecien to ȝou leſing, þat aferr þei make ȝou fro ȝoure lond, and caſte ȝou out, and ȝee perſhe.

But þe folc þat ſhal vnderleyn his nol vnder þe ȝoc of þe king of Babiloyne, and ſerue to hym, Y ſhal leuen it in his lond, ſeiþ þe Lord; and yt ſhal tiln it, and dwelle in it. And to Sedechye, king of Juda, Y ſpac after alle þeſe wrdus, ſeiende, Vnderleiþ ȝoure neckus vnder þe ȝoc of þe king of Babyloyne, and ſerueþ to hym, and to his puple, and ȝee ſhul lyue. Whi ſhul ȝee die, þou and þi puple, wiþ ſwerd, and hunger, and peſtilence, as ſpac þe Lord to þe folc, þat wile not ſerue to þe king of Babiloyne?

Wileþ not heren þe wrdus of profetys ſeiende to ȝou, Ȝee ſhul not ſerue to þe king of Babiloyne; for leſing þey ſpeken to ȝou, for Y ſente þem not, ſeiþ þe Lord; and þei profecien in my name liendely, þat I þrowe ȝou out, and ȝee perſhe, boþe ȝee and þe profetes þat profecien to ȝou. And to þe preſtus, and to þis puple I ſpac, ſeiende, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord God, Wileþ not heren þe wrdus of ȝoure profetus, þat profecien to ȝou, ſeiende, Lo! þe veſſelis of þe Lord ſhul turne aȝeen fro Babiloyne now ſoone; leſyng forſoþe þei profecien to ȝou. Wileþ not þanne heren hem, but ſerueþ to þe king of Babiloyne, þat ȝee lyue; whi ȝouen ys þis cite in to wilderneſſe?

And if profetes þei ben, and þe wrd of God is in hem, aȝeen come þei to þe Lord of oſtis, þat come not þe veſſelis, þat weren laft in þe hous of þe Lord, and in þe hous of þe king of Juda, and in Jeruſalem, in to Babiloyne. For þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus to þe pileres, and to þe ſe, and to þe feet, and to þe remnaunt of þe veſſelis, þat laften in þis cite, þe whiche bar not Nabugodonoſor, king of Babiloyne, whan he ſhulde tranſlate Jeconye, þe ſone of Joachym, king of Juda, fro Jeruſalem in to Babiloyne, and alle þe beſt men of Juda and of Jeruſalem.

For þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtis, God of Irael, to þe veſſelus þat ben laft in þe hous of þe Lord, and in þe hous of þe king of Juda, and in Jeruſalem, In to Babiloyne þei ſhul be tranſlatid, and þere þei ſhul be vnto þe dai of þer viſitacioun, ſeiþ þe Lord; and I ſhal make þem to be broȝt to, and to ben reſtored to þis place.