Ezekiel · Chapter 8

[ edit] And it is doon in þe ſixte ȝeer, in þe ſixte moneþ, in þe fifþe day of þe moneþ, Y ſate in myn hous, and þe oolde men of Juda ſaten before me; and þe hoond of þe Lord God fel þere vpon me. And I ſeeȝ, and loo! a liknes as þe biholdynge of fier; fro þe biholdynge of þe leendis of hym and byneþe was fier, and fro þe leendis of hym and aboue as biholdynge of ſhynynge, as þe ſeynge of electre, þat is, metal maad of gold and ſiluer, briȝter þan gold.

And þe liknes of an hoond ſent out cauȝte me in þe heer of myn heed; and a ſpirit lifte me vp bitwix heuen and erþe, and ledde me in to Jeruſalem, in þe viſioun of God, beſidis þe inner dore þat biholdiþ to þe norþ, where þe idol of zele, or enuye, was ſet, for to ſtyre enuye. And loo! þere þe glorie of God of Iſrael, after þe viſioun which Y ſeeȝ in þe feeld. And he ſeide to me, Sone of man, reys þin eyen to þe weye of þe norþ; and loo! fro þe norþ of þe ȝaat of þe auter, þe ydol of enuye in þat entrynge.

And he ſeide to me, Sone of man, geſſiſt þou wheþer þou ſeeſt what þes men don, þe greet abomynaciouns whiche þe hows of Iſrael doþ here, þat Y goo a wey fer fro my ſeyntuarie? and ȝit þou conuertid ſhal ſee gretter abomynaciouns. And he ledde me in to þe dore of þe porche; and Y ſeeȝ, and loo! an hoole in þe wal. And he ſeide to me, Sone of man, dig þe wal; and whanne Y hadde þurȝ diggide þe wal, o dore aperide. And he ſeide to me, Go þou yn, and ſe þe werſt abomynaciouns, whiche þes men doon here. And I gon in, ſeeȝ; and loo! eche lyknes of crepynge þingis, and abomynacioun of beeſtis, and alle þe ydolis of þe hous of Iſrael, weren peyntid in compas in þe wal bi alle.

And ſeuenti men of þe eldris of þe hous of Iſrael; and Jeconye, þe ſone of Saphan, ſtode in þe mydil of hem, ſtoondynge before þe peyntyngis; and eche hadde a cenſer in his hoond, and þe vapour, or ſmoke of a cloud roos togider of þe enſence. And he ſeide to me, Certis, ſone of man, þou ſeeſt whiche þingis þe eldre men of þe hows of Iſrael doon in derkneſſis, eche in þe hid place of his couche; forſoþe þei ſeyn, Þe Lord ſeeþ not vs, þe Lord haþ forſakyn þe loond. And þe Lord ſeide to me, Ȝit þou conuertid ſhal ſee gretter abomynaciouns, whiche þes men don.

And he ledde me yn, bi þe dore of þe ȝate of þe hows of þe Lord, þat biheelde to þe norþ; and loo! þere ſaten wymmen, mournynge a mawmet of letcherie, þat is clepid Adonydes. And he ſeide to me, Certis, ſone of man, þou haſt ſeen; ȝit þou conuertid ſhal ſee gretter abomynaciouns þan þes. And he ledde me in, in to þe innermore porche of þe hows of þe Lord; and loo! in þe dore of þe temple of þe Lord, bitwixe þe veſtiarie and þe auter, as fyue and twenti men hauynge þe backis aȝens þe temple of þe Lord, and þe faces to þe eeſt; and þei worſhipeden at þe ryſynge of þe ſunne.

And he ſeide to me, Certis, mannus ſone, þou ſhalt ſee, wheþer þis þing is liȝt to þe hous of Juda, þat þei ſhulden doo þes abomynaciouns, whiche þei diden here? For þei fulfillynge þe erþe wiþ wickidnes, ben turned to gidre to terre me to wraþþe; and loo! þei applien, or leyn to, a braunche to her noſe þrillis. Þerfor and Y ſhal doo in my woodnes; myn eye ſhal not ſpare to hem, neþer I ſhal haue mercy; and whanne þei ſhulen crie to myn erys wiþ greet vois, Y ſhal not here hem.