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The Great Bible 1539
| 2:1 | And then sayd he vnto me: Stande vp vpon thy fete (O thou sonne of man) and I wyll talke with the. |
| 2:2 | And as he was comoninge wt me, the sprete came into me, and sett me vp vpon my fete: so that I marcked the thynge, that he sayde vnto me. |
| 2:3 | And he sayde Behold, thou sonne of man: I wyll sende the to the chyldren of Israel, to those runnagates and obstinate people: for they haue taken parte agaynst me, and are runne a waye fro me: both they and theyr fore fathers vnto thys daye. |
| 2:4 | Yee, I wyll sende the vnto a people that haue rough visages and stiffe stomakes: vnto whom thou shalt saye on thys maner: Thys the Lorde God hym selfe hath spoken, |
| 2:5 | that whether they be obedient or no (for it is a frowarde housholde) they maye knowe yet that there hath bene a Prophete amonge them. |
| 2:6 | Therfore (thou sonne of man) feare them not, nether be afrayed of theyr wordes: for prouokers and thornes are with the. Yee, thou doest dwell amonge scorpions. but feare not theyr wordes, be not abashed at theyr lookes, for it is a frowarde housholde. |
| 2:7 | Se that thou speake my wordes vnto them, whether they be obedient or not, for they are obstynate. |
| 2:8 | Therfore, thou sonne of man, obey thou all thynges that I saye vnto the, & be not thou styfnecked, lyke as they are a styfnecked houshold. Open thy mouth, and eate that I geue the. |
| 2:9 | So as I was lokynge vp, beholde, there was sent vnto me an hande, wherin was closed a booke: |
| 2:10 | and the hande opened it before me, and it was wrytten within and without full of carefull mournynges: alas, and woo |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."