Divers great sins of both kingdoms, 3. are the cause of great punishments threatened, 15. yet the sins of Juda are less excusable, because they have more means to serve God.Diuers great sinnes of both kingdomes, 3. are the cause of great punishments threatned, 15. yet the sinnes of Iuda are lesse excusable, because they haue more meanes to serue God.✦
Hear the word of our Lord ye children of Israel, because there is judgement to our Lord with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land.HEARE the word of our Lord ye a children of Israel, because there is iudgement to our Lord with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercie, and there is b no knowlege of God in the land.✦Audite verbum Domini, filii Israël, quia judicium Domino cum habitatoribus terræ : non est enim veritas, et non est misericordia, et non est scientia Dei in terra.
2Cursing, and lying, and manslaughter, and theft, and advoutry have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood.Cursing, and lying, and manslaughter, and theft, and aduoutrie haue ouerflowed, and bloud hath touched bloud.✦Maledictum, et mendacium, et homicidium, et furtum, et adulterium inundaverunt, et sanguis sanguinem tetigit.
3For this shall the land mourn, and every one shall be weakened that dwelleth in it, in the beast of the field, and in the fowl of the heaven: yea and the fishes of the sea shall be gathered together.For this shal the land moorne, and euerie one shal be weakened that dwelleth in it, in the beast of the filde, and in the foule of the heauen: yea and the fishes of the sea shal be gathered together.✦Propter hoc lugebit terra, et infirmabitur omnis qui habitat in ea, in bestia agri, et in volucre cæli ; sed et pisces maris congregabuntur.
4But yet let not every man judge: and let not a man be rebuked: for thy people are as those, that contradicunt: contradict, oppose, speak against the priest.But yet let not euerie man iudge: and let not a man be rebuked: for thy people are as those, that gaynesay the priest.✦Verumtamen unusquisque non judicet, et non arguatur vir : populus enim tuus sicut hi qui contradicunt sacerdoti.
5And thou shalt fall to day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee: in the night I made thy mother hold her peace.And thou shalt fal to day, and the prophete also shal fal with thee: in the night I made thy mother hold her peace.✦Et corrues hodie, et corruet etiam propheta tecum. Nocte tacere feci matrem tuam.
6My people have held their peace, because they had not knowledge: because thou hast repelled knowledge, I will repel thee, that thou do not the function of priesthood unto me: and thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.My people haue held their peace, because they had not knowlege: because thou hast repelled knowlege, I wil repel thee, c that thou doe not the function of priesthood vnto me: and thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also wil forget thy children.✦Conticuit populus meus, eo quod non habuerit scientiam : quia tu scientiam repulisti, repellam te, ne sacerdotio fungaris mihi ; et oblita es legis Dei tui, obliviscar filiorum tuorum et ego.
7According to the multitude of them so have they sinned to me: their glory I will change into ignominy.According to the multitude of them so haue they sinned to me: their glorie I wil change into ignominie.✦Secundum multitudinem eorum sic peccaverunt mihi : gloriam eorum in ignominiam commutabo.
8They shall eat the sins of my people, and at their iniquity shall lift up their souls.They shal eate d the sinnes of my people, and at their iniquitie shal lift vp their soules.✦Peccata populi mei comedent, et ad iniquitatem eorum sublevabunt animas eorum.
9And as the people, so shall the priest be: and I will visitabo: call to account and punish, not pay a social call their ways upon them, and their cogitations I will render to them.And as the people, so shal the priest be: & I wil visite their wayes vpon them, and their cogitations I wil render to them.✦Et erit sicut populus, sic sacerdos ; et visitabo super eum vias ejus, et cogitationes ejus reddam ei.
10And they shall eat and shall not be filled: they have fornicated, and have not ceased: because they have forsaken our Lord in not observing.And they shal eate and shal not be filled: they haue fornicated, and haue not ceased: because they haue forsaken our Lord in not obseruing.✦Et comedent, et non saturabuntur ; fornicati sunt, et non cessaverunt : quoniam Dominum dereliquerunt in non custodiendo.
11Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness take away the heart.Fornication, and wine, and drunkenes take away the hart.✦Fornicatio, et vinum, et ebrietas auferunt cor.
12My people hath asked in their wood, and their staff hath declared unto them: for the spirit of fornications hath deceived them, and they have fornicated from their God.My people hath asked in their wood, and their staffe hath declared vnto them: for e the spirit of fornications hath deceiued them, and they haue fornicated from their God.✦Populus meus in ligno suo interrogavit, et baculus ejus annuntiavit ei ; spiritus enim fornicationum decepit eos, et fornicati sunt a Deo suo.
13Upon the heads of mountains they did sacrifice, and upon little hills they burnt incense: under the oak, and the poplar tree, and the terebinthum: the turpentine tree (Pistacia terebinthus), because the shadow thereof was good: therefore shall your daughters fornicate, and your spouses shall be advoutresses.Vpon the heads of mountaines they did sacrifice, and vpon litle hilles they burnt incense: vnder the oke, and the poplartree, and the terebinth, because the shadow therof was good: therfore shal your daughters fornicate, and your spouses shal be aduoutresses.✦Super capita montium sacrificabant, et super colles accendebant thymiama ; subtus quercum, et populum, et terebinthum, quia bona erat umbra ejus ; ideo fornicabuntur filiæ vestræ, et sponsæ vestræ adulteræ erunt.
14I will not visit upon your daughters when they shall fornicate, and upon your spouses when they shall commit advoutry: because they themselves conversabantur: consorted, kept company, had dealings, not conversed or talked with harlots, and with the effeminate they did sacrifice, and the people not understanding shall be beaten.I wil not visite vpon your daughters when they shal fornicate, and vpon your spouses when they shal commit aduoutrie: because they themselues conuerst with harlots, and with the effeminate they did sacrifice, and the people not vnderstanding shal be beaten.✦Non visitabo super filias vestras cum fuerint fornicatæ, et super sponsas vestras cum adulteraverint, quoniam ipsi cum meretricibus conversabantur, et cum effeminatis sacrificabant ; et populus non intelligens vapulabit.
15If thou fornicate O Israel, at the least let not Juda offend: and enter ye not into Galgal, and go not up into Bethaven, neither swear ye: Our Lord liveth.If thou fornicate f ô Israel, at the least let not Iuda offend: and enter ye not into Galgal, and goe not vp into Bethauen, neither sweare ye: Our Lord liueth.✦Si fornicaris tu, Israël, non delinquat saltem Juda ; et nolite ingredi in Galgala, et ne ascenderitis in Bethaven, neque juraveritis : Vivit Dominus !
16Because Israel hath declined as a wanton cow: now will our Lord feed them, as a lamb in latitudine: a broad open place, wide pasture, not geographic latitude.Because Israel hath declined as a wanton cow: now wil our Lord feede them, as a lambe in latitude.✦Quoniam sicut vacca lasciviens declinavit Israël ; nunc pascet eos Dominus, quasi agnum in latitudine.
17Ephraim is partaker of idols, let him alone.Ephraim is partaker of idols, let him alone.✦Particeps idolorum Ephraim : dimitte eum.
18Their banquet is separated, with fornication they have fornicated: the protectors thereof loved to bring ignominy.Their banket is separated, with fornication they haue fornicated: the protectours therof loued to bring ignominie.✦Separatum est convivium eorum ; fornicatione fornicati sunt : dilexerunt afferre ignominiam protectores ejus.
19The spirit hath bound him in his wings, and they shall be confounded at their sacrifices.The spirit hath bound him in his winges, and they shal be confounded at their sacrifices.✦Ligavit eum spiritus in alis suis, et confundentur a sacrificiis suis.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.