1: Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth
day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
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2: Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same
day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
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And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto
them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour
water into it: |
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4: Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the
thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. |
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5: Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under
it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
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6: Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to
the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it!
bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall up on it. |
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7: For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top
of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
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8: That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have
set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
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9: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I
will even make the pile for fire great. |
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10: Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice
it well, and let the bones be burned. |
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11: Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of
it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten
in it, that the scum of it may be consumed. |
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12: She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went
not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. |
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13: In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee,
and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness
any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. |
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14: I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will
do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent;
according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge
thee, saith the Lord GOD. |
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15: Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
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16: Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine
eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall
thy tears run down. |
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17: Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire
of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover
not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. |
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18: So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my
wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. |
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19: And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these
things are to us, that thou doest so? |
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20: Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me,
saying, |
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21: Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength,
the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons
and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. |
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22: And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips,
nor eat the bread of men. |
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23: And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon
your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your
iniquities, and mourn one toward another. |
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24: Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he
hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the
Lord GOD. |
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25: Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take
from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their
eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their
daughters, |
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26: That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to
cause thee to hear it with thine ears? |
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27: In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is
escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a
sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. |