Bible verses about "hunger" | Bishops

¹ And Iehosaphat his sonne raigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel ² And he put souldiers in all the strong cities of Iuda, and set rulers in the lande of Iuda, and in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had wonne ³ And the Lorde was with Iehosaphat, because he walked in the olde wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim ⁴ But sought the Lorde God of his father, and walked in his commaundementes, and not after the doinges of Israel ⁵ And the Lorde stablished the kingdome in his hande, & all they that were in Iuda brought him presentes, so that he had aboundaunce of richesse and honour ⁶ And he lyft vp his heart vnto the wayes of the Lorde, and he put downe yet more of the high places and groues out of Iuda ⁷ In the third yere of his raigne he sent to his lordes, euen to Benhail, Obadia, Zacharia, Nethanel, and to Michaiahu, that they shoulde teache in the cities of Iuda ⁸ And with them he sent Leuites, euen Semeiahu, Nethaniahu, Zebadiahu, Asael, Semiramoth, Iehonathan, Adoniahu, Tobiahu, & Tob adoniahu, & with them Elisama, and Iehoram, priestes ⁹ And they taught in Iuda, and had the booke of the lawe of God with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Iuda, and taught the people ¹⁰ And the feare of the Lorde fell vpon all the kingdomes of the landes that were rounde about Iuda, and they fought not against Iehosaphat ¹¹ And some of the Philistines brought Iehosaphat giftes, and tribute siluer, and therto the Arabians brought him cattaile, euen seuen thousand and seuen hundred rammes, and seuen thousand and seuen hundred hee goates ¹² And so Iehosaphat prospered, and grew vp an hie: And he built in Iuda castels and cities of store ¹³ And he had great substaunce in the cities of Iuda: but the men of armes and strongest souldiers were in Hierusalem ¹⁴ And these are the offices of them in the house of their fathers: the captaines ouer thousandes in Iuda, Adna the captayne, and with him of fighting men three hundred thousand ¹⁵ And next to his hand was Iehohanan a captayne, and with him two hundred and fourescore thousand ¹⁶ And next him was Amazia the sonne of Zichri, which of his owne good wyll offered him selfe vnto the Lorde, and with him two hundred thousand mightie men of warre ¹⁷ And of the children of Beniamin, Eliada a man of might, and with him armed men with bowe and shielde two hundred thousand ¹⁸ And next him was Iehosabad, and with him an hundred and fourescore thousand, that were prepared for the warre ¹⁹ These wayted on the king, besides those which the king put in the strong cities throughout all Iuda

⁶ Blessed (are) they, which do hunger and thirste (after) righteousnes: for they shalbe satisfied

⁴ But he aunswered, and sayde, it is written: Man shall not lyue by breade only, but by euery worde that proceadeth out of the mouth of God

⁴ But in all thynges let vs behaue our selues as ye ministers of God, in much pacience, in afflictions, in necessities, in anguisshes ⁵ In stripes, in prisonmentes, in strifes, in labours

¹ Ye shall make you no idols nor graue image, neither reare you vp any piller, neither shall ye set vp any image of stone in your lande to bowe downe vnto it: for I am the Lorde your God ² Ye shall kepe my Sabbathes, and reuerence my sanctuarie: for I am the Lorde ³ If ye walke in my ordinaunces, and kepe my commaundementes, & do the ⁴ I wyll sende you rayne in due season, and the lande shall yeelde her increase, and the trees of the fielde shall geue their fruite ⁵ And your thresshyng shal reache vnto the vintage, & the vintage shall reache vnto sowyng tyme: and ye shall eate your bread in plenteousnesse, and dwell in your lande safely ⁶ And I wyll sende peace in the lande, and ye shall lye downe without any man to make you afrayde: And I wyll ridde euyll beastes out of the lande, and there shall no sworde go throughout your lande ⁷ And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shal fall before you vpon ye sworde ⁸ And fiue of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousande to flight: & your enemies shall fall before you vpon the sworde ⁹ For I wyll haue respect vnto you, and make you increase, and multiplie you, and set vp my couenaunt with you ¹⁰ And ye shall eate olde store, and cary out olde, because of the newe ¹¹ And I wyll make my dwellyng place among you, and my soule shal not lothe you ¹² I wyll walke among you, and wilbe your God, and ye shalbe my people ¹³ I am the Lorde your God which brought you out of the lande of Egypt, that ye shoulde not be their bondmen, and I haue broken the chaynes of your yoke, and made you go vpright ¹⁴ But and if ye wyll not hearken vnto me, nor wyll not do after these commaundementes ¹⁵ And yf ye shall dispise myne ordinaunces, either if your soule abhorre my lawes, so that ye wyll not do all my commaundementes, but breake my couenaunt ¹⁶ I also wyll do this vnto you: For I wyll bryng vpon you fearefulnesse, consumption, and the burnyng ague to consume your eyes, and gender sorowe of heart: And ye shall sowe your seede in vayne, for your enemies shall eate it ¹⁷ And I wyll set my face agaynst you, & ye shall fall before your enemies: they that hate you shal raigne ouer you, and ye shall flee whe no man foloweth you ¹⁸ And yf ye wyl not yet for all this hearken vnto me, then wyll I punishe you seuen tymes more for your sinnes ¹⁹ And wyll breake the pride of your power, and I wyll make your heauen as iron, and your earth as brasse ²⁰ And your labour shalbe spent in vayne: for your lande shall not geue her increase, neither shall the trees of the lande geue their fruites ²¹ And if ye walke contrarie vnto me, and wyll not hearken vnto me, I wyll bryng seuen tymes mo plagues vpon you, accordyng to your sinnes ²² I wyll also sende in wylde beastes vpon you, which shall robbe you of your children, and destroy your cattell, and make you fewe in number, and cause your hye wayes to be desolate ²³ And if ye may not be refourmed by these thynges, but shall walke contrary vnto me ²⁴ Then wyll I also walke contrarie vnto you, and wyl punishe you yet seuen tymes for your sinnes ²⁵ And I wyll sende a sworde vpon you, that shall auenge my couenaunt: And when ye are gathered together within your cities, I wyll sende the pestilence among you, and ye shalbe delyuered into the hande of the enemie ²⁶ And whe I haue broken the staffe of your bread ten wyues shall bake your bread in one ouen, and they shall deliuer you your bread agayne by wayght, ye shall eate, and not be satisfied ²⁷ And if ye wyl not yet for all this hearken vnto me, but walke agaynst me ²⁸ I wyll walke contrary vnto you also in indignation, and wyll chastise you seuen tymes more for your sinnes ²⁹ And ye shall eate the fleshe of your sonnes, and the fleshe of your daughters shall ye deuour ³⁰ I wyll destroy your hye places, and cut away your images, and cast your carkasses vpon ye bodyes of your idols, and my soule shall abhorre you ³¹ And I wyll make your cities desolate, and bring your sanctuarie vnto naught, and wyll not smell the sauour of your sweete odours ³² I wyll bryng the lande vnto a wildernesse, and your enemies which dwell therin shall wonder at it ³³ And I wyll strowe you among the heathen, and wyll drawe out a sworde after you: and your lande shalbe waste, and your cities desolate ³⁴ Then shall the lande enioy her Sabbathes as long as it lyeth voyde, and ye shalbe in your enemies lande: euen then shall the lande rest and enioy her Sabbathes ³⁵ As long as it lyeth voyde, it shall rest: because it dyd not rest in your Sabbathes when ye dwelt vpon it ³⁶ And vpon them that are left alyue of you, I will sende a fayntnesse into their heartes in the landes of their enemies: and the sounde of a shakyng leafe shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleyng from a sworde: they shall fall, no man folowyng vpon them ³⁷ They shall fall one vpon another as it were before a sworde, euen no man folowyng vpon them, and ye shall haue no power to stand before your enemies ³⁸ And ye shall perishe among the heathen, and the lande of your enemies shall eate you vp ³⁹ And they that are left of you, shal pine away in their vnrighteousnesse [euen] in your enemies landes, & in the misdeedes of their fathers shall they consume with them ⁴⁰ And they shal confesse their misdeedes and the misdeedes of their fathers, for their trespasse which they haue trespassed agaynst me, and for that also that they haue walked contrary vnto me ⁴¹ Therfore, I also wyll walke contrarie vnto them, and wyl bring them into the lande of their enemies: And then at the least way their vncircumcised heartes shalbe tamed, and they shall willingly accept their sinne ⁴² Then I wyll remember my couenaunt with Iacob, and my couenaunt with Isahac, and my couenaunt with Abraham wyll I remember, and wyll thynke on the lande ⁴³ The lande also shalbe left of them, and shall enioy her Sabbathes whyle she lyeth waste without them: And they shall willingly accept their sinne, because they dispised my lawes, & because their soule abhorred my ordinaunces ⁴⁴ And yet for all that, when they be in the lande of their enemies, I wyll not cast them away, neither wyll abhorre them to destroy them vtterly, and to breake my couenaunt with them: for I am the Lorde their God ⁴⁵ I wyll for their sakes remember the couenaunt of olde, when I brought the out of the lande of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I myght be their God: I am the Lorde ⁴⁶ These are the ordinaunces, and iudgementes, and lawes, which the Lorde made betweene hym and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hande of Moyses

⁴⁷ Because thou seruedst not the Lorde thy God with ioyfulnesse, and with a good heart, when thou haddest aboundaunce of all thinges ⁴⁸ Therfore shalt thou serue thyne enemie whiche the Lorde shall sende vpon thee, in hunger, and thirst, in nakednes, and in neede of all thyng: and he shall put a yoke of iron vpon thy necke, vntyll he haue brought thee to naught

⁹ He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore

¹ Then was Iesus ledde away of the spirite into wyldernesse, to be tempted of the deuyll ² And when he had fasted fourtie dayes, and fourtie nightes, he was afterwarde an hungred ³ And when the tempter came to hym, he sayde: If thou be the sonne of God, commaunde that these stones be made breade ⁴ But he aunswered, and sayde, it is written: Man shall not lyue by breade only, but by euery worde that proceadeth out of the mouth of God ⁵ Then the deuyll taketh hym vp into the holy citie, and setteth hym on a pinacle of the temple ⁶ And saith vnto hym: If thou be the sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe. For it is written: He shall geue his Angels charge ouer thee, & with their handes they shall lyft thee vp, lest at any tyme thou dashe thy foote agaynst a stone ⁷ And Iesus sayde to hym. It is written agayne: Thou shalt not tempt the Lorde thy God ⁸ Agayne, the deuyll taketh hym vp, into an exceadyng hye mountayne, and sheweth hym all the kyngdomes of the worlde, and the glorie of them ⁹ And sayth vnto hym: All these wyll I geue thee, yf thou wylt fall downe, and worshyp me ¹⁰ The sayth Iesus vnto hym: Auoyde Sathan. For it is written: Thou shalt worshyp the Lorde thy God, and hym only shalt thou serue ¹¹ Then the deuyll leaueth him, and beholde, the Angels came, and ministred vnto hym ¹² When Iesus had hearde that Iohn was delyuered vp, he departed into Galilee ¹³ And left Nazareth, and went & dwelt in Capernaum, whiche is (a citie) vpon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim ¹⁴ That it myght be fulfylled, whiche was spoken by Esayas the prophete, saying ¹⁵ The lande of Zabulon, & Nephthalim, (by) the way of the sea beyonde Iordane, Galilee of the Gentiles ¹⁶ The people, which sate in darknesse, sawe great lyght: And to them whiche sate in the region and shadowe of death, lyght is sprong vp ¹⁷ From that tyme, Iesus began to preache, and to saye: Repent, for the kyngdome of heauen is at hande ¹⁸ And Iesus, walkyng by the sea of Galilee, sawe two brethren, Simon (which was) called Peter, and Andrewe his brother, castyng a nette into the sea, (for they were fysshers. ¹⁹ And he saith vnto them: Folowe me, and I wyl make you fysshers of men ²⁰ And they strayghtwaye lefte their nettes, and folowed hym ²¹ And when he was gone foorth from thence, he sawe other two brethren, Iames, the sonne of Zebedee, & Iohn his brother, in the shippe with Zebedee their father, mendyng their nettes, and he called them ²² And they immediatly, left the shippe and their father, and folowed hym ²³ And Iesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preachyng the Gospell of the kingdome, and healyng all maner of sicknesse, and all maner of disease among the people ²⁴ And his fame spread abrode, throughout all Syria: and they brought vnto hym all sicke people, that were taken with diuers diseases, and grypynges, and them that were possessed with deuyls, and those which were lunaticke, and those that had the paulsie, and he healed them ²⁵ And there folowed him great multitudes of people, from Galilee, and from the ten cities, and from Hierusalem, and from Iurie, and from the regions (that lye) beyonde Iordane

¹ When he saw the multitude, he went vp into a mountayne: & when he was set, his disciples came to hym ² And he opened his mouth, & taught them, saying ³ Blessed (are) the poore in spirite: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen ⁴ Blessed (are) they that mourne: for they shalbe comforted ⁵ Blessed (are) the meke: for they shall inherite the earth ⁶ Blessed (are) they, which do hunger and thirste (after) righteousnes: for they shalbe satisfied ⁷ Blessed (are) the mercyfull: for they shall obteyne mercy ⁸ Blessed (are) the pure in heart: for they shall see God ⁹ Blessed (are) the peace makers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God ¹⁰ Blessed (are) they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen ¹¹ Blessed are ye, whe (men) reuyle you, and persecute (you) and, lying, shall say all maner of euyll saying agaynst you, for my sake ¹² Reioyce, and be glad: for great is your rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the prophetes, whiche were before you ¹³ Ye are the salt of the earth. But yf the salt become vnsauery, where in shall it be salted? It is thencefoorth good for nothing, but to be caste out, and to be troden vnder foote of men ¹⁴ Ye are the lyght of the worlde. A citie that is set on an hyll, can not be hyd ¹⁵ Neyther do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell: but on a candelsticke, and it geueth lyght vnto all that are in the house ¹⁶ Let your lyght so shyne before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father, whiche is in heauen ¹⁷ Thynke not that I am come to destroy the lawe, or the prophetes. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfyll ¹⁸ For truely I say vnto you, tyll heauen and earth passe, one iotte, or one title of the lawe shall not scape, tyll all be fulfylled ¹⁹ Whosoeuer therfore breaketh one of these least commaundementes, and teacheth men so, he shalbe called the leaste in the kyngdome of heauen. But who so euer doeth, and teacheth (so) the same shalbe called great in the kyngdome of heauen ²⁰ For I say vnto you: except your righteousnes, excede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen ²¹ Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde to them of the olde tyme, thou shalt not kyll: who so euer kylleth, shalbe in daunger of iudgement ²² But I say vnto you, that who so euer is angry with his brother, vnaduisedly, shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And who so euer shall say vnto his brother, racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell: But, whosoeuer shall saye (thou) foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fire ²³ Therfore, if thou bring thy gyft to the aulter, and there remembrest, that thy brother hath ought agaynst thee ²⁴ Leaue there thy gyft, before the aulter, and go thy way, first and be reconciled to thy brother: and then, come and offer thy gyft ²⁵ Agree with thyne aduersarie quicklye, whyles thou art in the waye with him: lest at any tyme the aduersarie deliuer thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the minister, and then thou be cast into pryson ²⁶ Ueryly I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, tyll thou hast payde the vtmost farthyng ²⁷ Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not commit adultry ²⁸ But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, in his heart ²⁹ If thy ryght eye offende thee, plucke it out, and cast it from thee. For better it is vnto thee, that one of thy members perishe, the that thy whole body should be cast into hell ³⁰ And yf thy ryght hande offende thee, cut it of, and cast it from thee. For better it is vnto thee, that one of thy members perishe, then that all thy body shoulde be cast into hell ³¹ It is saide: whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, let hym geue her a wrytyng of diuorcement ³² But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer doeth put awaye his wyfe, except it be for fornication, causeth her to commit adultry. And whosoeuer maryeth her that is diuorced, committeth adultry ³³ Agayne, ye haue hearde that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt perfourme vnto the Lorde thine othes ³⁴ But, I say vnto you: Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is gods seate ³⁵ Nor by the earth, for it is his footestoole, neither by Hierusalem, for it is the citie of the great kyng ³⁶ Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke ³⁷ But let your communication be yea, yea, nay nay. For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euyll ³⁸ Ye haue hearde, that it is sayde, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth ³⁹ But, I say vnto you, that ye resist not euyll. But, whosoeuer geueth thee a blowe on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also ⁴⁰ And yf any man wyll sue thee at the lawe, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also ⁴¹ And whosoeuer wyll compell thee to go a myle, go with hym twayne ⁴² Geue to hym that asketh thee: & from hym that woulde borowe of thee, turne not thou away ⁴³ Ye haue heard, that it is saide: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour, & hate thyne enemie ⁴⁴ But I saye vnto you, loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for the which hurt you, and persecute you ⁴⁵ That ye may be the chyldren of your father, which is in heauen. For he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euyll, and on the good, and sendeth rayne on the iust, and on the vniust ⁴⁶ For yf ye loue them which loue you, what rewarde haue ye? Do not the publicans also euen the same ⁴⁷ And yf ye salute or greete your brethre only, what singuler thyng do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewyse ⁴⁸ Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte

¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode ¹⁶ And one of you say vnto them, depart in peace, be you warmed and fylled: notwithstandyng, ye geue them not those thinges which are nedefull to, the body, what shall it profite ¹⁷ Euen so, fayth, yf it haue not deedes, is dead in it selfe

⁸ But if any prouide not for his owne, and specially for them of his housholde, he hath denyed the fayth, and is worse then an infidell

¹ If thou shalt hearken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God, and obserue and do all his commaudementes which I commaunde thee this day: the Lorde wyll set thee on hye aboue all nations of the earth ² And all these blessinges shall come on thee and ouertake thee, if thou shalt hearken vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God ³ Blessed shalt thou be in the citie, and blessed in the field ⁴ Blessed shalbe the fruite of thy body, and the fruite of thy grounde, and the fruite of thy cattell, the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe ⁵ Blessed shalbe thy basket & thy store ⁶ Blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out, & blessed when thou commest in ⁷ The Lord shall geue ouer thyne enemies that ryse agaynst thee, that they may fall before thy face: They shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seuen wayes ⁸ The Lord shall commaunde the blessing vpon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thyne hande to, and wyll blesse thee in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth thee ⁹ The Lorde shall make thee an holy people vnto him self, as he hath sworne vnto thee: if thou shalt kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God, and walke in his wayes ¹⁰ And all nations of the earth shall see that the name of the Lorde is called vpon ouer thee, and they shalbe afraide of thee ¹¹ And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goodes, in the fruite of thy body, in the fruite of thy cattell, & in the fruite of thy grounde, in the lande whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue thee ¹² The Lorde shall open vnto thee his good treasure, euen the heauen to geue rayne vnto thy land in due season, & to blesse all thy labours of thy hande: And thou shalt lende vnto many nations, but shalt not borowe thy selfe ¹³ And the Lorde shall make thee chiefest, and not the lowest, and thou shalt be aboue only, and not beneath: if that thou hearken vnto the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God which I commaunde thee this day, to kepe and to do them ¹⁴ And see that thou bow not aside from any of these wordes whiche I commaund thee this day, either to the right hande or to the left, that thou wouldest go after straunge gods to serue them ¹⁵ But and if thou wilt not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God, to kepe and to do all his commaundementes and his ordinaunces whiche I commaunde thee this day, all these curses shal come vpon thee and ouertake thee ¹⁶ Cursed shalt thou be in the citie, and cursed in the fielde ¹⁷ Cursed shalbe thy basket & thy store ¹⁸ Cursed shalbe the fruite of thy body, and the fruite of thy lande, and the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe ¹⁹ Cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in, and cursed when thou goest out ²⁰ The Lorde shal sende vpon thee cursing, destruction, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand to and that thou doest, vntyll he destroy thee, and bryng thee to naught quickly, because of the wickednesse of thyne inuentions, and because thou hast forsaken me ²¹ The Lorde shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto thee, vntyll he haue consumed thee from of the lande whyther thou goest to enioy it ²² The Lorde shall smyte thee with swelling, with feuers, heate, burnyng, and with the sworde, with blasting and mildeawe: and they shall folowe thee vntyll thou perishe ²³ And the heauen that is ouer thy head shalbe brasse, and the earth that is vnder thee, iron ²⁴ The Lorde shall turne the rayne of the lande vnto powder and dust, euen from heaue shal they come downe vpon thee, vntill thou be brought to naught ²⁵ And the Lorde shall cause thee to fall before thine enemies: Thou shalt come out one way agaynst them, and flee seuen wayes before them, & shalbe scattered among al the kingdomes of ye earth ²⁶ And thy carkasse shalbe meate vnto all maner foules of the ayre, and vnto the beastes of the earth, and no man shall fray them away ²⁷ The Lorde wyll smyte thee with the botch of Egypt, and the emarodes, scab, and itche, that thou mayest not be healed therof ²⁸ And the Lorde shall smyte thee with madnesse, and blyndnesse, and dasing of heart ²⁹ Thou shalt grope at noone dayes as the blinde gropeth in darknesse, & shal not prosper in thy wayes: Thou shalt be oppressed with wrong, & be poulled euermore, & no man shall succour thee ³⁰ Thou shalt be betrouthed vnto a wyfe, and another man shall lye with her: Thou shalt buylde an house, and not dwell therein: thou shalt also plant a vineyarde, and shalt not gather the grapes ³¹ Thine oxe shalbe slayne before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eate thereof: Thyne asse shalbe violently taken away euen before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee agayne: Thy sheepe shalbe geuen vnto thyne enemies, and no man shall rescue them ³² Thy sonnes and thy daughters shall be geuen vnto another nation, and thine eyes shall see it, and dase vpon them all the day long: and there shalbe no might in thyne hande ³³ The fruite of thy lande and all thy labours, shall a nation whiche thou knowest not, eate: and thou shalt continuallye suffer violence, and be oppressed alway ³⁴ So that thou shalt be cleane beside thy self, for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see ³⁵ The Lorde shall smyte thee in the knees and legges with a mischeuous botch that can not be healed, euen from the sole of thy foote, vnto the top of thy head ³⁶ The Lord shall bryng thee and thy kyng whiche thou shalt set ouer thee, vnto a nation whiche neither thou nor thy fathers haue knowen, that there thou mayest serue straunge gods, euen wood and stone ³⁷ And thou shalt be wondred at, spoken of, and iested at among al nations whyther the Lorde shall carry thee ³⁸ Thou shalt carry muche seede out into the fielde, and shalt gather but litle in: for the grashoppers shall destroy it ³⁹ Thou shalt plant a vineyarde and dresse it, but shalt neither drinke of the wine, neither gather the grapes: for the wormes shall eate it ⁴⁰ Thou shalt haue oliue trees throughout al thy coastes, but shalt not annoynt thy selfe with the oyle, for thine oliues shall fall downe ⁴¹ Thou shalt beget sonnes and daughters, but shalt not haue them: for they shalbe carryed away captiue ⁴² All the trees and fruite of thy lande shall wormes consume ⁴³ The straunger that is among you, shall clyme aboue thee vp on hye: and thou shalt come downe beneath alowe ⁴⁴ He shall lende thee, and thou shalt not lende him: he shalbe the head, and thou shalt be the tayle ⁴⁵ Moreouer, all these curses shall come vpon thee, and shall folowe thee, and ouertake thee tyll thou be destroyed: because thou hearkenedst not vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his commaundementes, and his ordinaunces whiche he commaunded thee ⁴⁶ And they shalbe vpon thee for signes and wonders, & vpon thy seede for euer ⁴⁷ Because thou seruedst not the Lorde thy God with ioyfulnesse, and with a good heart, when thou haddest aboundaunce of all thinges ⁴⁸ Therfore shalt thou serue thyne enemie whiche the Lorde shall sende vpon thee, in hunger, and thirst, in nakednes, and in neede of all thyng: and he shall put a yoke of iron vpon thy necke, vntyll he haue brought thee to naught ⁴⁹ And the Lorde shall bryng a nation vpon thee from a farre, and from the ende of the worlde, as swyft as an eagle fleeth, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not vnderstande ⁵⁰ A nation of a shamelesse and cruell countenaunce, whiche shall not regarde the person of the olde, nor haue compassion on the young ⁵¹ The same shall eate the fruite of thy cattell, and the fruite of thy lande, vntill he haue destroyed thee: and shall leaue thee neither corne, wyne, nor oyle, neither the encrease of thy kine, nor the flockes of thy sheepe, vntyll he haue brought thee to naught ⁵² And he shall kepe thee in, in all the cities, vntyll he haue cast downe thy hye walles and strong holdes, wherin thou trustedst, throughout all the lande: And he shall besiege thee in al thy cities thorowout all the lande whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuen thee ⁵³ And thou shalt eate the fruite of thine owne body, the fleshe of thy sonnes, and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath geuen thee, in that straitnesse and siege, wherewith thyne enemie shall inclose thee ⁵⁴ So that it shall greeue the man (that is tender and exceeding delicate among you) to loke on his brother, and vpon his wyfe that lieth in his bosome, and on the remnaunt of his chyldren which he hath yet left ⁵⁵ For feare of geuyng vnto any of them of the fleshe of his chyldren, whom he shall eate: because he hath nothyng left hym in that straitnesse and siege, wherwith thine enemie shall besiege thee in all thy cities ⁵⁶ Yea, and the woman that is so tender and delicate, that she dare not aduenture to set the sole of her foote vpon the grounde, for softnesse and tendernesse, shalbe greeued to loke on her husbande that lieth in her bosome, & on her sonne, and on her daughter ⁵⁷ And on her afterbyrth that is come out from betweene her feete, and her chyldren whiche she shall beare: For when all thinges lacke, she shall eate them secretly, duryng the siege & straitnesse wherewith thyne enemies shall besiege thee in thy cities ⁵⁸ If thou wylt not kepe and do all the wordes of this lawe that are written in this booke, and feare this glorious and fearefull name, The Lorde thy God ⁵⁹ The Lord wyll sende vnto thee and thy seede, great plagues, and of long continuaunce, euyll sicknesses, and of long duraunce ⁶⁰ Moreouer, he will bryng vpon thee all the diseases of Egypt, and those whiche thou wast afrayde of shall cleaue vnto thee ⁶¹ And all maner sicknesses, and all maner plagues whiche are not written in the booke of this lawe, wyll the Lorde bryng vpon thee, vntyll he bryng thee to naught ⁶² And ye shalbe lefte fewe in number, where before ye were as the starres of heauen in multitude: because thou wouldest not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God ⁶³ And it shall come to passe, that as the Lord reioyced ouer you, to do you good, and to multiplie you: euen so he will reioyce ouer you, to destroy you, & to bring you to naught, and ye shalbe wasted from of the lande whyther thou goest to enioy it ⁶⁴ And the Lord shal scatter thee among all nations, from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other: and there thou shalt serue straunge gods, whiche thou nor thy fathers haue knowen, euen wood and stone ⁶⁵ And among these nations thou shalt finde no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foote haue rest: But the Lorde shal geue thee there an vnquiet heart, and dasing eyes, and sorowe of minde ⁶⁶ And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee, and thou shalt feare both day and nyght, and shalt haue none assurannce of thy lyfe ⁶⁷ In the morning thou shalt say, would God it were nyght: And at nyght thou shalt say, would God it were mornyng, for feare of thyne heart whiche thou shalt feare, and for the sight of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt see ⁶⁸ And the Lorde shall bryng thee into Egypt agayne with shippes by the way whiche I sayde to thee, thou shalt see it no more againe: And there ye shalbe solde vnto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall bye you

²⁶ (22:25) The poore shall eate, and be satisfied: they that seeke after God shall prayse hym, your heart shall lyue for euer