Letter of Jeremiah 43-45

Wycliffe Bible

⁴³ Forsooth women gird (about) with ropes sit in ways, and kindled (or burned) bones of olives. Soothly when any of these women is drawn away of (or by) any man passing, and sleepeth with him, she despiseth her neighbouress, that she is not had worthy as herself, neither her rope is broken. [Forsooth women given about, or bound, with cords sit in ways, burning bones of olives. Forsooth when any of them drawn away of any man passing hath slept, she despiseth her neighbour, for she is not had worthy as she, neither her cord is broken.]

⁴⁴ Forsooth all things that be done to them, be false. How therefore is it to guess, either to say, that those (or that they) be gods? [Forsooth all things that be done to them, be false. How is it to be guessed, or to be said, them to be gods?]

⁴⁵ Forsooth those idols be made of (or by) smiths, and of (or by) goldsmiths. They shall be none other thing, no but that that (the) priests will (or desire) that they be. [Forsooth of carpenters and goldsmiths they be made. They shall none other thing be, no but that that priests will for to be.]