And the word of the LORD
came
to me in the ninth
year
, in the tenth
month
, on the tenth
of the month
, saying
,
"Son of man
, write
the name
of the day
, this
very
day
. The king
of Babylon
1has alaid
siege
to Jerusalem
this
very
day
.
"Speak a aparable
to the brebellious
house
and say
to them, `Thus
says
the Lord
1GOD
, "Put
on the cpot
, put
it on and also
pour
water
in it;
1 aPut in it the pieces
, Every
good
piece
, the thigh
and the shoulder
; Fill
it with choice
bones
.
"Take the achoicest
of the flock
, And also
pile
1wood
under
2the pot. Make it boil
vigorously
. Also
seethe
its bones
in it."
`Therefore, thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "Woe
to the abloody
city
, To the pot
in which
there is rust
And whose rust
has not gone
out of it! Take
out of it piece
after piece
, 1Without
making
a choice
.
"For her blood is in her midst
; She placed
it on the bare
rock
; She did not apour
it on the ground
To cover
it with dust
.
"That it may acause wrath to come
up to take
vengeance
, I have put
her blood
on the bare
rock
, That it may not be covered
."
`Therefore, thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, " aWoe
to the bloody
city
! I also
will make
the pile
great
.
"Heap on the wood
, kindle
the fire
, 1Boil
the flesh
well
And mix
in the spices
, And let the bones
be burned
.
"Then aset it empty
on its coals
So
that it may be hot
And its bronze
may 1glow
And its bfilthiness
may be melted
in it, Its rust
consumed
.
"She has awearied Me with toil
, Yet her great
rust
has not gone
from her; Let her rust
be in the fire
!
"In your filthiness is lewdness
. Because
I would have cleansed
you, Yet you are anot clean
, You will not be cleansed
from your filthiness
again
Until
I have 1 bspent
My wrath
on you.
"I, the LORD, have spoken
; it is acoming
and I will act
. I will not relent
, and I will not bpity
and I will not be sorry
; caccording to your ways
and according to your deeds
1I will judge
you," declares
the Lord
GOD
.' "
And the word of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, behold
, I am about to take
from you the adesire
of your eyes
with a bblow
; but you shall not cmourn
and you shall not weep
, and your dtears
shall not come
.
"Groan silently
; make
ano
mourning
for the dead
. Bind
on your turban
and put
your shoes
on your feet
, and do not cover
your mustache
and bdo not eat
the bread
of men
."
So I spoke to the people
in the morning
, and in the evening
my wife
died
. And in the morning
I did
as I was commanded
.
The people said
to me, "Will you not tell
us what
these
things
that you are doing
mean for us?"
Then I said to them, "The word
of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
`Speak to the house
of Israel
, "Thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, `Behold
, I am about to profane
My sanctuary
, the pride
of your power
, the adesire
of your eyes
and the delight
of your soul
; and your bsons
and your daughters
whom
you have left
behind
will fall
by the sword
.
`You will do as I have done
; you will not cover
your mustache
and you will not eat
the bread
of men
.
`Your turbans will be on your heads
and your shoes
on your feet
. You awill not mourn
and you will not weep
, but byou will rot
away
in your iniquities
and you will groan
1to one
another
.
`Thus Ezekiel will be a asign
to you; according to all
that he has done
you will do
; when it comes
, then you will know
that I am the Lord
GOD
.' "
`As for you, son of man
, will it not be on the day
when I take
from them their astronghold
, the joy
of their 1pride
, the desire
of their eyes
and 2their heart's
delight
, their sons
and their daughters
,
that on that day he who
aescapes
will come
to you with information
for your ears
?
`On that day your amouth
will be opened
to him who
escaped
, and you will speak
and be mute
no
longer
. Thus you will be a sign
to them, and they will know
that I am the LORD
.' "