Ezekiel · Chapter 2

[ edit] And he ſeide to me, Sone of man, ſtoond vpon þi feet, and Y ſhal ſpeke wiþ þee. And a ſpirit entride in to me, after þat he ſpak to me, and ſette me vpon my feet. And Y herde þe ſpekynge to me, and ſeiynge, Sone of man, Y ſende þee to þe ſones of Iſrael, to folkis apoſtataas, þat han broken her religioun or lawe, whiche wenten awei fro me; þe fadris of hem braken my couenaunt vn to þis day. And þe ſones ben of hard face, and of herte vnchaaſtiſable, þat wole not be maad tame or meke, to whom I ſende þee. And þou ſhalt ſeye to hem, Þes þingis ſeiþ þe Lord God; if perauenture eþer þei heren, and if perauenture þei reſten, for it is an hows ſtirynge to wraþþe.

And þei ſhulen wite, for a prophete ſhal be in þe mydil of hem. Þerfor þou, ſone of man, drede not hem, ne drede þou þe wordis of hem; for vnbileueful men and diſtruyers ben wiþ þee, and þou dwelliſt wiþ ſcorpiouns. Drede þou not þe wordis of hem, ne drede þe ſemblaunte of hem, for it is an hous ſtyrynge to wraþþe. Þerfor þou ſhalt ſpeke my wordis to hem, if perauenture þei heren, and reſten, for þei ben wraþþers. Forſoþe þou, ſone of man, here what euer þingis I ſhal ſpeke to þee; and nyl þou be ſtyrynge to wraþþe, as þe hous of Iſrael is wraþþeres. Opyn þi mouþ, and eet what euer þingis Y ȝeue to þee. And I ſawȝ, and loo! an hoond was ſent to me, in whom was a boke foldyn.

And he leide it abrood before me, þe which was writen wiþinforþ and wiþoutforþ. And lamentaciouns, and dite, or ſoong, and woo, was writen in it.