The scaterer shal come vp agaynst the, & laye sege to the castell. Loke thou wel to the stretes, make thy loynes stronge, arme thy self with all thy myght:

Therfore, thus sayeth the LORDE God: This londe shalbe troubled and beseged roude aboute, thy strength shalbe plucte from the, and thy palaces robbed.

He poureth out confucion vpon prynces, and coforteth them that haue bene oppressed.

The proude shalbe robbed & slepe their slepe, & ye mightie shalbe able to do nothinge with their hodes.

for ye LORDE himself wyl defende their cause, and do violence vnto them yt haue vsed violence.

The LORDE maketh the vij. starres and the Oryons, he turneth the night in to daye, and off the daye he maketh darcknesse. He calleth ye waters of the see, and poureth them out vpon the playne grounde: the LORDE is his name.

but whan a stronger then he commeth vpo him, and ouer commeth him, he taketh fro him all his wapens, wherin he trusted, and deuydeth the spoyle.

he ledeth awaye the prestes into captiuyte, and turneth the mightie vp syde downe.

As for his stroge holdes & hie walles: he shal buwe them, cast the downe, and sell the to the grounde in to dust.

Where as he neuertheles plageth ye wicked, and yet goeth not from his worde, wha he steppeth forth and taketh the victory agaynst the housholde of the frauwerde, and against the helpe of euel doers.

Thou hast turned backe the couenaunt of thy seruaunt, and cast his crowne to the grounde.

when the floude renneth ouer, and destroyeth the place, and when the darcknesse foloweth still vpon his enemies.

For he knoweth their euell & darcke workes, therfore shal they be destroyed.

Beholde, the strength and power of the LORDE shal breake in to the londe on euery syde, like a tempest of hale, that beareth downe stronge holdes, and like an horrible, mightie and ouer flowinge water.

The bowe of the mightie is broken, and the weake are gyrded aboute with strength.