A description of Ninive's ruin, 5. made ignominious to all nations: 17. foreign soldiers fleeing away, and all their own terrified.A description of Niniues ruine, 5. made ignominious to al nations: 17. forraine souldiars fleing away, and al their owne terrified.✦
Wo to thee O city of bloods, all of lying full of dilaceratione: weeping; rending in pieces: rapina: to go to ruin; plunder, booty shall not depart from thee.WO to thee ô citie a of blouds, al of lying ful of tearing: spoile shal not depart from thee.✦Væ civitas sanguinum, universa mendacii dilaceratione plena ! non recedet a te rapina.
2The voice of the whip, and the voice of the violence of the wheel, and of the neighing horse, and of the fervent chariot, and of the horseman mounting.The voice of the whippe, and the voice of the violence of the wheele, & of the neighing horse, and of the feruent chariot, and of the horsman mounting.✦Vox flagelli, et vox impetus rotæ, et equi frementis, et quadrigæ ferventis, et equitis ascendentis,
3And of the glistering sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a multitude slain, and of a grievous ruin: neither is there an end of cadaverum: corpses, and they shall fall on their bodies.And of the glistering sword, and of the glittering speare, and of a multitude slaine, and of a greuous ruine: neither is there an end of corses, and they shal fal on their bodies.✦et micantis gladii, et fulgurantis hastæ, et multitudinis interfectæ, et gravis ruinæ ; nec est finis cadaverum, et corruent in corporibus suis.
4Because of the multitude of the fornications, of the harlot beautiful and gratæ: thankful; pleasing, agreeable, and having sorceries, which hath sold nations in her fornications, and families in her sorceries.Because of the multitude of the fornications, of the harlot beautiful & gratful, and hauing sorceries, which hath sold nations in her fornications, & families in her sorceries.✦Propter multitudinem fornicationum meretricis speciosæ, et gratæ, et habentis maleficia, quæ vendidit gentes in fornicationibus suis, et familias in maleficiis suis.
5Behold I to thee, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will discover thy privy pudenda: shameful, private parts in thy face, and will show to the Gentiles thy nakedness, and to kingdoms thine ignominy.Behold I to thee, sayth the Lord of hosts: and I wil discouer thy priuie parts in thy face, and wil shew to the Gentils thy nakednes, & to kingdoms thine ignominie.✦Ecce ego ad te, dicit Dominus exercituum, et revelabo pudenda tua in facie tua ; et ostendam gentibus nuditatem tuam, et regnis ignominiam tuam.
6And I will throw upon thee abominations, and will use thee contumeliis: insultingly, with reproach, and will put thee for an example.And I wil throw vpon thee abominations, and wil vse thee contumeliously, and wil put thee for an example.Et projiciam super te abominationes, et contumeliis te afficiam, et ponam te in exemplum.
7And it shall be, every one that shall see thee, shall leap back from thee, and shall say: Ninive is wasted: who shall shake the head upon thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee?And it shal be, euerie one that shal see thee, shal leape backe from thee, and shal say: Niniue is wasted: who shal shake the head vpon thee? whence shal I seeke a cõforter for thee?✦Et erit : omnis qui viderit te resiliet a te, et dicet : Vastata est Ninive. Quis commovebit super te caput ? unde quæram consolatorem tibi ?
8Why, art thou better than Alexandria full of peoples, which dwelleth in the rivers? waters round about it: whose riches, the sea: waters the walls thereof.Why, art thou better then b Alexandria ful of peoples, which dwelleth in the riuers? waters round about it: whose riches, the sea: waters the walles therof.✦Numquid melior es Alexandria populorum, quæ habitat in fluminibus ? aquæ in circuitu ejus ; cujus divitiæ, mare ; aquæ, muri ejus.
9Ethiopia the strength of it, and Egypt, and there is no end: Africa, and the Libyans have been in thine aid.Æthiopia the strength of it, and Ægypt, & there is no end: Afrike, and the Libyans haue bene in thine ayde.✦Æthiopia fortitudo ejus, et Ægyptus, et non est finis ; Africa et Libyes fuerunt in auxilio tuo.
10But she also in transmigrationem: deportation into exile was led into captivity: her little ones were dashed in the head of all ways, and upon her noble ones, they have cast lot, and all her great men were made fast in fetters.But she also in transmigration was led into captiuitie: her litle ones were dashed in the head of al wayes, and vpon her noble ones, they haue cast lot, and al her great men were made fast in fetters.✦Sed et ipsa in transmigrationem ducta est in captivitatem : parvuli ejus elisi sunt in capite omnium viarum, et super inclytos ejus miserunt sortem, et omnes optimates ejus confixi sunt in compedibus.
11Thou also therefore shalt be made drunk, and shall be despised: and thou shalt seek help of the enemy.Thou also therfore shalt be made drunke, and shal be despised: and thou shalt seeke helpe of the enemie.✦Et tu ergo inebriaberis, et eris despecta : et tu quæres auxilium ab inimico.
12All thy munitions as fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they will fall into the mouth of the eater.Al thy munitions as figtrees with their grene figges: if they be shaken, they wil fal into the mouth of the eater.✦Omnes munitiones tuæ sicut ficus cum grossis suis : si concussæ fuerint, cadent in os comedentis.
13Behold thy people women in the midst of thee: to thine enemies the gates of thy land with opening shall be opened, fire shall devour thy bars.Behold thy people wemen in the middes of thee: to thine enimies the gates of thy land with opening shal be opened, fyre shal deuoure thy barres.✦Ecce populus tuus mulieres in medio tui : inimicis tuis adapertione pandentur portæ terræ tuæ, devorabit ignis vectes tuos.
14Draw thee water for the siege, build thy munitions: enter into the clay, and tread, making mortar hold the brick.Draw thee water for the siege, build thy munitions: enter into the clay, and tread, making morter hold the bricke.✦Aquam propter obsidionem hauri tibi : exstrue munitiones tuas, intra in lutum, et calca, subigens tene laterem.
15There the fire shall eat thee: thou shalt perish by the sword, as a bruchus: the locust (bruchus), a devouring insect it shall devour thee: be gathered together as the bruke, be multiplied as the locust.There the fyre shal eate thee: thou shalt perish by the sword, as a bruke it shal deuoure thee: be gathered together as the bruke, be multiplied as the locust.✦Ibi comedet te ignis, peribis gladio, devorabit te ut bruchus : congregare ut bruchus, multiplicare ut locusta.
16Thou hast made thy merchandises more than are the stars of heaven: the bruke was spread, and flew away.Thou hast made thy merchandises more then are the starres of heauen: the bruke was spred, & flew away.✦Plures fecisti negotiationes tuas quam stellæ sint cæli ; bruchus expansus est, et avolavit.
17Thy keepers as the locusts: and thy little ones as it were the locusts of locusts, which swarm on the hedges in the day of cold: the sun arose, and they flew away, and their place was not known where they were.Thy kepers as the locusts: & thy litle ones as it were the locusts of locusts, which swarme on the hedges in the day of could: the sunne arose, & they flew away, and their place was not knowen where they wore.✦Custodes tui quasi locustæ, et parvuli tui quasi locustæ locustarum, quæ considunt in sepibus in die frigoris : sol ortus est, et avolaverunt, et non est cognitus locus earum ubi fuerint.
18Thy pastores: clergymen; shepherds, rulers slumbered, O King of Assur, thy princes shall be buried thy people lay hid in the mountains, and there is none to gather them together.Thy pastours slumbred, ô King of Assur, thy princes shal be buried thy people lay hid in the mountaynes, and there is none to gather them together.Dormitaverunt pastores tui, rex Assur, sepelientur principes tui : latitavit populus tuus in montibus, et non est qui congreget.
19Thy destruction is not obscure, thy plague is very sore: all that have heard the auditionem: renown, celebrity; report, rumour of thee, have clapped the hand upon thee: for upon whom hath not thy malice passed always?Thy destruction is not obscure, thy plague is very sore: al that haue heard the fame of thee, haue clapped the hand vpon thee: for vpon whom hath not thy malice passed alwayes?✦Non est obscura contritio tua ; pessima est plaga tua. Omnes qui audierunt auditionem tuam compresserunt manum super te : quia super quem non transiit malitia tua semper ?
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.