The great destruction of Jerusalem, 8. and dispersion of all the Jews are again prophesied: 11. with the conversion of Gentiles, and the Church of Christ shall greatly prosper.The great destruction of Ierusalem, 8. and dispersion of al the Iewes are againe prophecied : 11. with the conuersion of Gentils, and the Church of Christ shal greatly prosper.✦
I SAW our Lord standing upon the altar, and he said: Strike the hinges, and let the lintels be moved: for there is avarice in the head of all, and the last of them will I kill by the sword: there shall be no flight for them: they shall flee, and he shall not be saved that shall flee of them.I SAW our Lord standing vpon a the altar, and he sayd : Strike b the henges, & let the lintels be moued : for there is auarice in the head of al, and the last of them wil I kil by the sword : there shal be no flight for them : they shal flee, and he shal not be saued that shal flee of them.✦Vidi Dominum stantem super altare, et dixit : Percute cardinem, et commoveantur superliminaria : avaritia enim in capite omnium, et novissimum eorum in gladio interficiam ; non erit fuga eis. Fugient, et non salvabitur ex eis qui fugerit.
2If they shall descend even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and if they shall ascend even to heaven, thence will I pluck them down.If they shal descend euen to hel, thence shal my hand bring them out : and if they shal ascend euen to heauen, thence wil I plucke them downe.✦Si descenderint usque ad infernum, inde manus mea educet eos ; et si ascenderint usque in cælum, inde detraham eos.
3And if they shall be hid in the top of Carmel, thence searching will I take them away: and if they shall hide themselves from mine eyes in the depth of the sea, there will I command the serpent and he shall bite them.And if they shal be hid in the toppe of Carmel, thence searching wil I take them away : and if they shal hide themselues from mine eyes in the depth of the sea, there wil I command the serpent & he shal bite them.✦Et si absconditi fuerint in vertice Carmeli, inde scrutans auferam eos ; et si celaverint se ab oculis meis in profundo maris, ibi mandabo serpenti, et mordebit eos.
4And if they shall go into captivity before their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall kill them. And I will set mine eyes upon them to evil, and not to good.And if they shal go into captiuitie before their enemies, there wil I command the sword, and it shal kil them. And I wil set mine eyes vpon them to euil, and not to good.✦Et si abierint in captivitatem coram inimicis suis, ibi mandabo gladio, et occidet eos : et ponam oculos meos super eos in malum, et non in bonum.
5And our Lord the God of exercituum: multitudes, throngs, or the eucharistic Host; armies, the embattled host, which toucheth the earth, and it shall melt away: and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall all rise as a river, and shall run down as the flood of Egypt.And our Lord the God of hostes, which toucheth the earth, and it shal melt away : and al that dwel therein shal mourne : and it shal al rise as a riuer, and shal runne downe as the floud of Ægypt.✦Et Dominus Deus exercituum, qui tangit terram, et tabescet, et lugebunt omnes habitantes in ea : et ascendet sicut rivus omnis, et defluet sicut fluvius Ægypti.
6He that buildeth in heaven his ascensionem: a going up to heaven, as Christ's Ascension; his ascending stories, the upper chambers built aloft, and hath founded his bundle upon the earth: who calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth, the Lord is his name.He that buildeth in heauen his ascension, and hath founded c his bundel vpon the earth : who calleth the waters of the sea, and powreth them out vpon the face of the earth, the Lord is his name.✦Qui ædificat in cælo ascensionem suam, et fasciculum suum super terram fundavit ; qui vocat aquas maris, et effundit eas super faciem terræ : Dominus nomen ejus.
7Why, are not you as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel, saith our Lord? Did not I make Israel to ascend out of the Land of Egypt: and the Palesthins out of Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of Cyrenee?Why, are not you as the children of the Æthiopians vnto me, ô children of Israel, saith our Lord ? Did not I make Israel to ascend out of the Land of Ægypt : and the Palesthins out of Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of Cyrenee ?✦Numquid non ut filii Æthiopum vos estis mihi, filii Israël ? ait Dominus. Numquid non Israël ascendere feci de terra Ægypti, et Palæstinos de Cappadocia, et Syros de Cyrene ?
8Behold the eyes of our Lord God upon the sinning kingdom; and I will destroy it from the face of the earth: but yet destroying I will not destroy the house of Jacob, saith our Lord.Behold the eyes of our Lord God vpon the sinning kingdom ; & I wil destroy it from the face of the earth : but yet destroying I wil not destroy d the house of Iacob, sayth our Lord.✦Ecce oculi Domini Dei super regnum peccans : et conteram illud a facie terræ ; verumtamen conterens non conteram domum Jacob, dicit Dominus.
9For behold I will command, and will shake the house of Israel in all nations, as wheat is shaken in a sieve: and there shall not a little stone fall upon the earth.For behold I wil command, and wil shake the house of Israel in al nations, as wheate is shaken in a sieue : and there shal not a litle stone fal vpon the earth.✦Ecce enim mandabo ego, et concutiam in omnibus gentibus domum Israël, sicut concutitur triticum in cribro, et non cadet lapillus super terram.
10All the sinners of my people shall fall by the sword: which say: The evil shall not approach, and shall not come upon us.Al the sinners of my people shal fal by the sword : which say : The euil shal not approch, & shal not come vpon vs.In gladio morientur omnes peccatores populi mei, qui dicunt : Non appropinquabit, et non veniet super nos malum.
11In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, that was fallen: and I will reædificabo: rebuild, build up again, restore the breaches of the walls thereof, and those things, that were fallen I will repair: and I will reedify him as in the days of old.e In that day I wil rayse vp the tabernacle of Dauid, that was fallen : & I wil reedifie the breaches of the walles therof, and those thinges, that were fallen I wil repayre : and I wil reedifie him as in the dayes of old.✦In die illa suscitabo tabernaculum David, quod cecidit : et reædificabo aperturas murorum ejus, et ea quæ corruerant instaurabo : et reædificabo illud sicut in diebus antiquis,
12That they may possess the remnant of Idumea, and all nations, because that my name is invocatum: called upon, invoked upon them: saith our Lord that doth these things.That they may possesse the remnant of Idumea, and al nations, because that my name is inuocated vpon them : saith our Lord that doth these thinges.✦ut possideant reliquias Idumææ, et omnes nationes : eo quod invocatum sit nomen meum super eos, dicit Dominus faciens hæc.
13Behold the days come, saith our Lord: and the plougher shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of the grape him that soweth seed: and the mountains shall drop sweetness, and all hills shall be tilled.Behold the dayes come, saith our Lord : and the plougher shal ouertake the reaper, & the treader of the grape him that soweth sede : and the mountaynes shal droppe sweetnes, and al hilles shal be tilled.✦Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et comprehendet arator messorem, et calcator uvæ mittentem semen : et stillabunt montes dulcedinem, et omnes colli culti erunt.
14And I will convertam: change one's religion; to turn back, bring back, restore (the captivity) the captivity of my people Israel: and they shall build the desert cities, and inhabit: and shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine of them: and shall make gardens, and eat the fruits of them. And I will plant them upon their own ground: and I will no more pluck them out of their land, which I have given them, saith our Lord thy God.And I wil conuert the captiuitie of my people Israel : and they shal build the desert cities, & inhabite : and shal plant vineyards, and drinke the wine of them : & shal make gardens, and eate the fruites of them. And I wil plant them vpon their owne ground : & I wil no more plucke them out of their land, which I haue geuen them, sayth our Lord thy God.✦Et convertam captivitatem populi mei Israël ; et ædificabunt civitates desertas, et inhabitabunt ; et plantabunt vineas, et bibent vinum earum, et facient hortos, et comedent fructus eorum.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.