Since Jeroboam made schism in religion that kingdom hath fallen into many distresses: 10. and not repenting shall endure more.Since Ieroboam made schisme in religion that kingdom hath fallen into manie distresses: 10. and not repenting shal indure more.✦
When I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was revealed, and the malice of Samaria, because they have wrought lying, and the thief hath entered in spoiling, the robber without.WHEN a I would heale Israel, the iniquitie of Ephraim was reueled, and the malice of Samaria, because they haue wrought lying, and the theefe hath entered in spoyling, the robber without.✦Cum sanare vellem Israël, revelata est iniquitas Ephraim, et malitia Samariæ, quia operati sunt mendacium ; et fur ingressus est spolians, latrunculus foris.
2And lest perhaps they may say in their hearts, that I have remembered all their malice: now have their own inventions compassed them, they have been done before me.And lest perhaps they may say in their hartes, that I haue remembred al their malice: now haue their owne inuentions compassed them, they haue bene done before me.✦Et ne forte dicant in cordibus suis, omnem malitiam eorum me recordatum, nunc circumdederunt eos adinventiones suæ : coram facie mea factæ sunt.
3In their malice they have rejoiced the king: and in their lies the princes.In their malice they haue reioyced the king: and in their lies the princes.✦In malitia sua lætificaverunt regem, et in mendaciis suis principes.
4All they committing adulterantes: adultery, as it were an oven heated of the baker: the city was quiet a little from the commistione: the mixing, the mingling of leaven, till the whole was leavened.Al they committing aduoutrie, as it were an ouen heated of the baker: the citie was quiet a litle from the comistion of leauen, til the whole was leuened.✦Omnes adulterantes, quasi clibanus succensus a coquente ; quievit paululum civitas a commistione fermenti, donec fermentaretur totum.
5The day of our king, the princes began to rage by reason of wine: he stretched out his hand with the scorners.The day of our king, b the princes begane to rage by reason of wine: he streched out his hand with the scorners.✦Dies regis nostri : cœperunt principes furere a vino ; extendit manum suam cum illusoribus.
6Because they have applied their heart as an oven, when he lay in wait for them: he slept all the night baking them, in the morning himself heated as a fire of flame.Because they haue applied their hart as an ouen, when he lay in wayte for them: he slept al the night baking them, in the morning himself heated as a fire of flame.Quia applicuerunt quasi clibanum cor suum, cum insidiaretur eis ; tota nocte dormivit coquens eos : mane ipse succensus quasi ignis flammæ.
7All were heated as an oven, and have devoured their judges: all their kings are fallen: there is none amongst them that crieth unto me.Al were heated as an ouen, and haue deuoured their iudges: al their kinges are fallen: there is none amongst them that crieth vnto me.Omnes calefacti sunt quasi clibanus, et devoraverunt judices suos : omnes reges eorum ceciderunt ; non est qui clamet in eis ad me.
8Ephraim himself was mingled in the peoples: Ephraim is become as hearth-baken-bread, that is not turned.Ephraim him self was c mingled in the peoples: Ephraim is become as harth-baken-bread, d that is not turned.✦Ephraim in populis ipse commiscebatur ; Ephraim factus est subcinericius panis, qui non reversatur.
9Strangers have eaten his strength, and he knew not: yea cani: gray, white with age hairs also were poured out on him, and he was ignorant.Strangers haue eaten his strength, and he knew not: yea hore heares also were powred out on him, and he was ignorant.✦Comederunt alieni robur ejus, et ipse nescivit ; sed et cani effusi sunt in eo, et ipse ignoravit.
10And the pride of Israel shall be humbled in his face: neither did they return to the Lord their God, and they have not sought him in all these.And the pride of Israel e shal be humbled in his face: neither did they returne to the Lord their God, & they haue not sought him in al these.✦Et humiliabitur superbia Israël in facie ejus ; nec reversi sunt ad Dominum Deum suum, et non quæsierunt eum in omnibus his.
11And Ephraim is become as a dove seduced, not having an heart: they invocated Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.And Ephraim is become as a doue seduced, not hauing an hart: they inuocated Ægypt, they went to the Assyrians.✦Et factus est Ephraim quasi columba seducta non habens cor. Ægyptum invocabant ; ad Assyrios abierunt.
12And when they shall go forth, I will spread my net upon them: as a fowl of the heaven will I pluck them down, I will beat them according to the hearing of their assembly.And when they shal goe forth, I wil spred my nette vpon them: as a foule of the heauen wil I plucke them downe, I wil beate them according to the hearing of their assemblie.Et cum profecti fuerint, expandam super eos rete meum : quasi volucrem cæli detraham eos ; cædam eos secundum auditionem cœtus eorum.
13Woe to them, because they have revolted from me: they shall be wasted because they have praevaricati: transgressed: dealt falsely against me: and I redeemed them and they have spoken lies against me.Wo to them, because they haue reuolted from me: they shal be wasted because they haue preuaricated against me: & I redemed them and they haue spoken lies against me.✦Væ eis, quoniam recesserunt a me ! vastabuntur, quia prævaricati sunt in me, et ego redemi eos, et ipsi locuti sunt contra me mendacia.
14And they have not cried to me in their heart, but they howled in their chambers: upon wheat and wine they chewed the cud, they are revolted from me.And they haue not cried to me in their hart, but they howled in their chambers: vpon wheate and wine they chewed the cudde, they are reuolted from me.✦Et non clamaverunt ad me in corde suo, sed ululabant in cubilibus suis : super triticum et vinum ruminabant ; recesserunt a me.
15And I have taught them, and strengthened their arms: and against me they have thought malice.And I haue taught them, and strengthened their armes: and against me they haue thought malice.Et ego erudivi eos, et confortavi brachia eorum, et in me cogitaverunt malitiam.
16They returned, that they might be without yoke: they became as a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, for the fury of their tongue. This is their scorning in the Land of Egypt.They returned, that they might be without yoke: they became as a deceitful bow: their princes shal fal by the sword, for the furie of their tongue. This is their scorning in the Land of Ægypt.✦Reversi sunt ut essent absque jugo ; facti sunt quasi arcus dolosus : cadent in gladio principes eorum, a furore linguæ suæ. Ista subsannatio eorum in terra Ægypti.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.