By afflictions the people will return to God, and hope in Christ to come. 4. both the kingdoms sinning (6. and thinking to be spared for their sacrifices, neglecting works of mercy) 7. shall be punished. 11. but at last delivered from captivity.By afflictions the people wil returne to God, and hope in Christ to come. 4. both the kingdomes sinning (6. and thincking to be spared for their sacrifices, neglecting workes of mercie) 7. shal be punished. 11. but at last deliuered from captiuitie.✦
In their tribulation early they will rise up to me: Come, and let us return to our Lord.IN their tribulation early they wil rise vp to me: Come, and let vs returne to our Lord.✦In tribulatione sua mane consurgent ad me : Venite, et revertamur ad Dominum,
2Because he hath wounded, and will heal us: he will strike, and will cure us.Because he a hath wounded, and wil heale vs: he wil strike, and wil cure vs.quia ipse cepit, et sanabit nos ; percutiet, et curabit nos.
3He will revive us after two days: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow, that we may know our Lord. As the morning light, is his coming forth prepared, and he will come to us as a shower temporaneus: early, seasonable, of the former rain, and serotinus: the latter, late-season, of the spring rain to the earth.He wil reuiue vs after two dayes: in b the third day he wil raise vs vp, and we shal liue in his sight. We shal know, and we shal folow, that we may know our Lord. As the morning light, is his coming forth prepared, and he wil come to vs as a shower timely, and late to the earth.✦Vivificabit nos post duos dies ; in die tertia suscitabit nos, et vivemus in conspectu ejus. Sciemus, sequemurque ut cognoscamus Dominum : quasi diluculum præparatus est egressus ejus, et veniet quasi imber nobis temporaneus et serotinus terræ.
4What shall I do to thee Ephraim? what shall I do to thee Juda? your mercy as a morning cloud, and as the dew passing away in the morning.What shal I do to thee Ephraim? what shal I doe to thee Iuda? your mercie as a morning clowd, and as the dew passing away in the morning.✦Quid faciam tibi, Ephraim ? quid faciam tibi, Juda ? misericordia vestra quasi nubes matutina, et quasi ros mane pertransiens.
5For this have I dolavi: cut, hacked, carved out in prophets, I have killed them in the words of my mouth: and thy judgements shall come forth as the light.For this haue I hewed in prophets, I haue killed them in the wordes of my mouth: and thy iudgements shal come forth as the light.✦Propter hoc dolavi in prophetis ; occidi eos in verbis oris mei : et judicia tua quasi lux egredientur.
6Because I would mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausta: whole burnt sacrifices: not the modern Shoah sense.Because I would mercie, & not sacrifice: and the knowlege of God more then holocausts.✦Quia misericordiam volui, et non sacrificium ; et scientiam Dei plus quam holocausta.
7But they as Adam have transgressed the covenant, there have they praevaricati: transgressed: dealt falsely against me.But they as Adam haue trangressed the couenant, there haue they preuaricated against me.✦Ipsi autem sicut Adam transgressi sunt pactum : ibi prævaricati sunt in me.
8Galaad a city of them that work idol, supplantata: overthrown, tripped up: not the modern displace-and-supersede with blood.Galaad a citie of them that worke idol, supplanted with bloud.✦Galaad civitas operantium idolum, supplantata sanguine.
9And as it were the jaws of men that are robbers, partaker with the priests, of them that in the way kill those that pass out of Sichem: because they have wrought wickedness.And as it were the iawes of men that are robbers, partaker with the priests, of them that in the way kil those that passe out of Sichem: because they haue wrought wickednes.Et quasi fauces virorum latronum, particeps sacerdotum, in via interficientium pergentes de Sichem : quia scelus operati sunt.
10In the house of Israel I saw an horrible thing: there the fornications of Ephraim: Israel is contaminated.In the house of Israel I saw an horrible thing: there the fornications of Ephraim: Israel is contaminated.✦In domo Israël vidi horrendum : ibi fornicationes Ephraim, contaminatus est Israël.
11Yea and thou Juda put thee an harvest, when I shall convert the captivity of my people.Yea and thou Iuda put thee an haruest, when I shal conuert the captiuitie of my people.✦Sed et Juda, pone messem tibi, cum convertero captivitatem populi mei.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.