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 .
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.
Thou shalt also take thereof a few
in number
, and bind
them in thy skirts
.
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
.
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.
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.
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 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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
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
.
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 .
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
:
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 .