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
,
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
.
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:
Gather the pieces
thereof into it, even every good
piece
, the thigh
, and the shoulder
; fill
it with the choice
bones
.
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
.
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
upon it.
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
;
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
.
Therefore thus saith the Lord
GOD
; Woe
to the bloody
city
! I will even make the pile
for fire great
.
Heap on wood
, kindle
the fire
, consume
the flesh
, and spice
it well
, and let the bones
be burned
.
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
.
She hath wearied herself with lies
, and her great
scum
went not forth
out of her: her scum
shall be in the fire
.
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.
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
.
Also the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying
,
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
.
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
.
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
.
And the people said
unto me, Wilt thou not tell
us what these things are to us, that thou doest
so ?
Then I answered them, The word
of the LORD
came unto me, saying
,
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
.
And ye shall do as I have done
: ye shall not cover
your lips
, nor eat
the bread
of men
.
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
.
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
.
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
,
That he that escapeth in that day
shall come
unto thee, to cause thee to hear
it with thine ears
?
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
.