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Behold, I have made thy face strong against
their faces, and thy
forehead strong against
their foreheads.
Behold, I will make your face as hard as
their faces, and your
forehead as hard as
their foreheads.
As an
adamant harder than flint have I made thy
forehead: fear
them not, neither be dismayed at
their looks, though
they be a
rebellious house.
I will make your
forehead like a
diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of
them or dismayed at
their presence, even though
they are a
rebellious house.”
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
“Son of man,” He added, “
listen carefully to all
the words I speak to you, and take
them to heart.
And go, get
thee to
them of
the captivity, unto
the children of thy people, and speak unto
them, and tell
them, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; whether
they will hear, or whether
they will
forbear.
Go to your people,
the exiles; speak to
them and tell
them, ‘This is what
the Lord GOD says,’ whether
they listen or refuse to
listen.”
Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great
rushing, saying, Blessed be
the glory of
the LORD from his place.
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great
rumbling sound behind me: ‘Blessed be
the glory of
the LORD in His dwelling place!’
I heard also
the noise of
the wings of
the living creatures that touched one another, and
the noise of
the wheels over against
them, and a noise of a great
rushing.
It was
the sound of
the wings of
the living creatures
brushing against one another and
the sound of
the wheels beside
them, a great
rumbling sound.
So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
Then I came to
them of
the captivity at Tel-
abib, that dwelt by
the river of
Chebar, and I sat where
they sat, and remained
there astonished among
them seven days.
I came to
the exiles at Tel-
abib who dwelt by
the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where
they sat and remained
there among
them,
overwhelmed.
And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Son of man, I have made
thee a
watchman unto
the house of Israel:
therefore hear
the word at my mouth, and give
them warning from me.
“Son of man, I have made you a
watchman for
the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give
them a
warning from Me.
When I say unto
the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not
warning, nor speakest to
warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life;
the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
If I say to
the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not
warn him or speak out to
warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.
Yet if thou
warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
But if you
warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved
yourself.
Again, When a righteous man
doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him
warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a
stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not
warn him, he will die in his sin, and
the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.
Nevertheless if thou
warn the righteous man, that
the righteous sin not, and he
doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is
warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
But if you
warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he
heeded your
warning, and you will have saved
yourself.”
And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”
Then I arose, and went forth into
the plain: and, behold,
the glory of
the LORD stood
there, as
the glory which I saw by
the river of
Chebar: and I fell on my face.
So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut
thyself within thine house.
Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me and said, “Go, shut
yourself inside your house.
But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
And you, son of man,
they will
tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among
the people.
And I will make thy tongue
cleave to
the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be
dumb, and shalt not be to
them a reprover: for
they are a
rebellious house.
I will make your tongue stick to
the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to
rebuke them, though
they are a
rebellious house.
But when I speak with
thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto
them, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him
forbear: for
they are a
rebellious house.
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell
them, ‘This is what
the Lord GOD says.’
Whoever listens, let him
listen; and
whoever refuses, let him refuse, for
they are a
rebellious house.
Thou also, son of man, take
thee a
tile, and lay it before
thee, and
pourtray upon it
the city, even Jerusalem:
“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set
the camp also against it, and set
battering rams against it round about.
Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a
ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place
battering rams around it on all sides.
Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between
yourself and
the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and
besiege it. This will be a sign to
the house of Israel.
Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
Then lie down on your left side and place
the iniquity of
the house of Israel upon
yourself. You are to bear
their iniquity for
the number of days you lie on your side.
For I have laid upon
thee the years of
their iniquity, according to
the number of
the days, three hundred and
ninety days: so shalt thou bear
the iniquity of
the house of Israel.
For I have assigned to you 390 days, according to the number of years of their iniquity. So you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
When you have completed these days, lie down again, but on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah. I have assigned to you 40 days, a day for each year.
Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward
the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt
prophesy against it.
You must turn your face toward
the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and
prophesy against it.
And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
Now behold, I will
tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished
the days of your siege.
Take thou also unto
thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and
millet, and
fitches, and put
them in one vessel, and make
thee bread
thereof, according to
the number of
the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and
ninety days shalt thou eat
thereof.
But take wheat, barley, beans, lentils,
millet, and
spelt; put
them in a single container and make
them into bread for
yourself. This is what you are to eat during
the 390 days you lie on your side.
Thou shalt drink also water by measure,
the sixth part of an
hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.
You are also to measure out a sixth of a
hin of water to drink, and you are to drink it at set times.
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt
bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in
their sight.
And you shall eat
the food as you would a barley
cake, after you
bake it over dried human
excrement in
the sight of
the people.”
And
the LORD said, Even thus shall
the children of Israel eat
their defiled bread among
the Gentiles,
whither I will drive
them.
Then the LORD said, “This is how
the Israelites will eat
their defiled bread among
the nations to which I will
banish them.”
Then said I,
Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been
polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is
torn in pieces; neither came
there abominable flesh into my mouth.
“
Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never
defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or
mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given
thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread
therewith.
“Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human
excrement, and you may
bake your bread over that.”
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break
the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and
they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and
they shall drink water by measure, and with
astonishment:
Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off
the supply of food in Jerusalem.
They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in
despair they will drink water by measure.
That
they may want bread and water, and be
astonied one with another, and
consume away for
their iniquity.
So
they will lack food and water;
they will be
appalled at
the sight of one another wasting away in
their iniquity.
And thou, son of man, take
thee a sharp knife, take
thee a
barber’s
razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy
beard:
then take
thee balances to
weigh, and divide
the hair.
“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a
barber’s
razor, and
shave your head and
beard.
Then take a set of scales and divide
the hair.
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in
the midst of
the city, when
the days of
the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and
smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt
scatter in
the wind; and I will draw out a sword after
them.
When
the days of
the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of
the hair inside
the city; you are also to take a third and
slash it with
the sword all around
the city; and you are to
scatter a third to
the wind. For I will
unleash a sword behind
them.
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.
Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.
Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.
And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.
But she has rebelled against My ordinances more wickedly than the nations, and against My statutes worse than the countries around her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.’
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;
Therefore this is what
the Lord GOD says: ‘You have been more insubordinate than
the nations around you; you have not walked in My statutes or kept My ordinances, nor have you even
conformed to
the ordinances of
the nations around you.’
Therefore thus saith
the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against
thee, and will
execute judgments in
the midst of
thee in
the sight of
the nations.
Therefore this is what
the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will
execute judgments among you in
the sight of
the nations.
And I will do in
thee that which I have not done, and
whereunto I will not do any more
the like, because of all thine abominations.
Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again.
Therefore the fathers shall eat
the sons in
the midst of
thee, and
the sons shall eat
their fathers; and I will
execute judgments in
thee, and
the whole
remnant of
thee will I
scatter into all
the winds.
As a result, fathers among you will eat
their sons, and sons will eat
their fathers. I will
execute judgments against you and
scatter all your
remnant to every wind.’
Wherefore, as I live, saith
the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast
defiled my sanctuary with all thy
detestable things, and with all thine abominations,
therefore will I also diminish
thee; neither shall mine eye
spare, neither will I have any
pity.
Therefore as surely as I live, declares
the Lord GOD, because you have
defiled My sanctuary with all your
detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with
pity, nor will I
spare you.
A third part of
thee shall die with
the pestilence, and with famine shall
they be consumed in
the midst of
thee: and a third part shall fall by
the sword round about
thee and I will
scatter a third part into all
the winds, and I will draw out a sword after
them.
A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by
the sword outside your walls, and a third I will
scatter to every wind and
unleash a sword behind
them.
Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my
fury to rest upon
them, and I will be comforted: and
they shall know that I
the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my
fury in
them.
And when My anger is spent and I have
vented My wrath against
them, I will be
appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on
them,
they will know that I,
the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.
So it shall be a reproach and a
taunt, an instruction and an
astonishment unto
the nations that are round about
thee, when I shall
execute judgments in
thee in anger and in
fury and in
furious rebukes. I
the LORD have spoken it.
So you will be a reproach and a
taunt, a
warning and a
horror to
the nations around you, when I
execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and
raging fury. I,
the LORD, have spoken.
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
When I shower you with
the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will
intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.
So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and
they shall
bereave thee; and
pestilence and blood shall pass through
thee; and I will bring
the sword upon
thee. I
the LORD have spoken it.
I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and
they will leave you childless. Plague and
bloodshed will
sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I,
the LORD, have spoken.”
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Son of man, set thy face toward
the mountains of Israel, and
prophesy against
them,
“Son of man, set your face against
the mountains of Israel and
prophesy against
them.
And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.
You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
And I will lay
the dead carcases of
the children of Israel before
their idols; and I will
scatter your bones round about your altars.
I will lay
the corpses of
the Israelites before
their idols and
scatter your bones around your altars.
In all your dwellingplaces
the cities shall be laid waste, and
the high places shall be
desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made
desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
Wherever you live,
the cities will be laid waste and
the high places will be
demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and
desecrated, your idols
smashed and
obliterated, your incense altars cut down, and your works
blotted out.
And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
Yet will I leave a
remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape
the sword among
the nations, when ye shall be scattered through
the countries.
Yet I will leave a
remnant, for some of you will escape
the sword when you are scattered among
the nations and throughout
the lands.
And
they that escape of you shall remember me among
the nations
whither they shall be carried
captives, because I am broken with
their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with
their eyes, which go a
whoring after
their idols: and
they shall
lothe themselves for
the evils which
they have committed in all
their abominations.
Then in
the nations to which
they have been carried
captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been
grieved by
their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by
their eyes that
lusted after idols. So
they will
loathe themselves for
the evil
they have done and for all
their abominations.
And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
And
they will know that I am
the LORD; I did not declare in vain that I would bring this
calamity upon
them.
Thus saith
the Lord GOD;
Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say,
Alas for all
the evil abominations of
the house of Israel! for
they shall fall by
the sword, by
the famine, and by
the pestilence.
This is what
the Lord GOD says:
Clap your hands,
stomp your feet, and cry out “
Alas!” because of all
the wicked abominations of
the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague.
He that is far off shall die of
the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by
the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by
the famine: thus will I
accomplish my
fury upon
them.
He who is far off will die by
the plague, he who is near will fall by
the sword, and he who remains will die by famine. So I will
vent My
fury upon
them.
Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
Then you will know that I am
the LORD, when
their slain lie among
their idols around
their altars, on every high hill, on all
the mountaintops, and under every green tree and
leafy oak—
the places where
they offered
fragrant incense to all
their idols.
So will I stretch out my hand upon
them, and make
the land
desolate,
yea, more
desolate than
the wilderness toward Diblath, in all
their habitations: and
they shall know that I am
the LORD.
I will stretch out My hand against
them, and wherever
they live I will make
the land a
desolate waste, from
the wilderness to Diblah.
Then they will know that I am
the LORD.’”
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
Now is
the end come upon
thee, and I will send mine anger upon
thee, and will judge
thee according to thy ways, and will
recompense upon
thee all thine abominations.
The end is now upon you, and I will
unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
And mine eye shall not
spare thee, neither will I have
pity: but I will
recompense thy ways upon
thee, and thine abominations shall be in
the midst of
thee: and ye shall know that I am
the LORD.
I will not look on you with
pity, nor will I
spare you, but I will
punish you for your ways and for
the abominations among you.
Then you will know that I am
the LORD.’
Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
The end has come!
The end has come! It has
roused itself against you. Behold, it has come!
The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of
the land.
The time has come;
the day is near;
there is
panic on
the mountains instead of shouts of joy.
Now will I shortly pour out my
fury upon
thee, and
accomplish mine anger upon
thee: and I will judge
thee according to thy ways, and will
recompense thee for all thine abominations.
Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and
vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
And mine eye shall not
spare, neither will I have
pity: I will
recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in
the midst of
thee; and ye shall know that I am
the LORD that smiteth.
I will not look on you with
pity, nor will I
spare you, but I will
punish you for your ways and for
the abominations among you.
Then you will know that it is I,
the LORD, who strikes
the blow.
Behold
the day, behold, it is come:
the morning is gone forth;
the rod hath
blossomed, pride hath
budded.
Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of
them shall remain, nor of
their multitude, nor of any of
theirs: neither shall
there be
wailing for
them.
Their violence has grown into a rod to
punish their wickedness. None of
them will remain: none of
their multitude, none of
their wealth, and nothing of value.
The time is come,
the day draweth near: let not
the buyer rejoice, nor
the seller
mourn: for wrath is upon all
the multitude
thereof.
The time has come;
the day has arrived. Let
the buyer not
rejoice and
the seller not
mourn, for wrath is upon
the whole multitude.
For
the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although
they were yet alive: for
the vision is touching
the whole multitude
thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any
strengthen himself in
the iniquity of his life.
The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For
the vision concerning
the whole multitude will not be
revoked, and because of
their iniquity, not one of
them will preserve his life.
They have
blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to
the battle: for my wrath is upon all
the multitude
thereof.
They have
blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon
the whole multitude.
The sword is without, and
the pestilence and
the famine within: he that is in
the field shall die with
the sword; and he that is in
the city, famine and
pestilence shall
devour him.
The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in
the country will die by
the sword, and those in
the city will be
devoured by famine and plague.
But
they that escape of
them shall escape, and shall be on
the mountains like doves of
the valleys, all of
them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
The survivors will escape and live in
the mountains,
moaning like doves of
the valley, each for his own iniquity.
They shall also
gird themselves with
sackcloth, and
horror shall cover
them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and
baldness upon all
their heads.
They will put on
sackcloth, and terror will
overwhelm them. Shame will cover all
their faces, and all
their heads will be
shaved.
They shall cast
their silver in
the streets, and
their gold shall be removed:
their silver and
their gold shall not be able to deliver
them in
the day of
the wrath of
the LORD:
they shall not satisfy
their souls, neither fill
their bowels: because it is
the stumblingblock of
their iniquity.
They will throw
their silver into
the streets, and
their gold will seem unclean.
Their silver and gold cannot save
them in
the day of
the wrath of
the LORD.
They cannot satisfy
their appetites or fill
their stomachs with wealth, for it became
the stumbling block that brought
their iniquity.
As for
the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but
they made
the images of
their abominations and of
their detestable things
therein:
therefore have I set it far from
them.
His beautiful ornaments
they transformed into pride and used
them to fashion
their vile images and
detestable idols.
Therefore I will make
these into something unclean for
them.
And I will give it into
the hands of
the strangers for a prey, and to
the wicked of
the earth for a
spoil; and
they shall
pollute it.
And I will hand
these things over as
plunder to foreigners and
loot to
the wicked of
the earth, who will
defile them.
My face will I turn also from
them, and
they shall
pollute my secret place: for
the robbers shall enter into it, and
defile it.
I will turn My face away from
them, and
they will
defile My
treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and
they will
defile it.
Make a chain: for
the land is full of
bloody crimes, and
the city is full of violence.
Forge the chain, for
the land is full of crimes of
bloodshed, and
the city is full of violence.
Wherefore I will bring
the worst of
the heathen, and
they shall possess
their houses: I will also make
the pomp of
the strong to cease; and
their holy places shall be
defiled.
So I will bring
the most wicked of nations to take possession of
their houses. I will end
the pride of
the mighty, and
their holy places will be
profaned.
Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
Anguish is coming!
They will seek peace, but find none.
Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
Disaster upon
disaster will come, and
rumor after
rumor.
Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from
the priests will perish, as will counsel from
the elders.
The king shall
mourn, and
the prince shall be clothed with
desolation, and
the hands of
the people of
the land shall be troubled: I will do unto
them after
their way, and according to
their deserts will I judge
them; and
they shall know that I am
the LORD.
The king will
mourn,
the prince will be clothed with
despair, and
the hands of
the people of
the land will
tremble. I will deal with
them according to
their conduct, and I will judge
them by
their own standards.
Then they will know that I am
the LORD.’”
And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.
In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.
Then I
beheld, and lo a likeness as
the appearance of fire: from
the appearance of his loins even
downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as
the appearance of brightness, as
the colour of
amber.
Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His
waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His
waist up He was as bright as
the gleam of
amber.
And he put forth
the form of an hand, and took me by a
lock of mine head; and
the spirit lifted me up between
the earth and
the heaven, and brought me in
the visions of God to Jerusalem, to
the door of
the inner gate that looketh toward
the north; where was
the seat of
the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by
the hair of my head.
Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to
the entrance of
the north gate of
the inner court, where
the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.
And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to
the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to
the north, and in
the entrance north of
the Altar Gate I saw this
idol of jealousy.
He said
furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what
they do? even
the great abominations that
the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn
thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what
they are doing—
the great abominations that
the house of Israel is
committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.
Then said he unto me, Son of man,
dig now in
the wall: and when I had
digged in
the wall, behold a door.
“Son of man,” He told me, “
dig through
the wall.” So I
dug through
the wall and discovered a
doorway.