Moreover the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying
,
Now, thou son of man
, wilt thou judge
, wilt thou judge
the bloody
city
? yea, thou shalt shew
her all her abominations
.
Then say thou, Thus saith
the Lord
GOD
, The city
sheddeth
blood
in the midst
of it, that her time
may come
, and maketh
idols
against herself to defile
herself.
Thou art become guilty in thy blood
that thou hast shed
; and hast defiled
thyself in thine idols
which thou hast made
; and thou hast caused thy days
to draw near
, and art come
even unto thy years
: therefore have I made
thee a reproach
unto the heathen
, and a mocking
to all countries
.
Those that be near, and those that be far
from thee, shall mock
thee, which art infamous
and much
vexed
.
Behold, the princes of Israel
, every one
were in thee to their power
to shed
blood
.
In thee have they set light by father
and mother
: in the midst
of thee have they dealt
by oppression
with the stranger
: in thee have they vexed
the fatherless
and the widow
.
Thou hast despised mine holy things
, and hast profaned
my sabbaths
.
In thee are men that carry tales
to shed
blood
: and in thee they eat
upon the mountains
: in the midst
of thee they commit
lewdness
.
In thee have they discovered their fathers
' nakedness
: in thee have they humbled
her that was set apart
for pollution
.
And one hath committed
abomination
with his neighbour's
wife
; and another
hath lewdly
defiled
his daughter in law
; and another
in thee hath humbled
his sister
, his father's
daughter
.
In thee have they taken gifts
to shed
blood
; thou hast taken
usury
and increase
, and thou hast greedily gained
of thy neighbours
by extortion
, and hast forgotten
me, saith
the Lord
GOD
.
Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand
at thy dishonest gain
which thou hast made
, and at thy blood
which hath been in the midst
of thee.
Can thine heart endure
, or can thine hands
be strong
, in the days
that I shall deal
with thee? I the LORD
have spoken
it , and will do
it .
And I will scatter thee among the heathen
, and disperse
thee in the countries
, and will consume
thy filthiness
out of thee.
And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight
of the heathen
, and thou shalt know
that I am the LORD
.
And the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying
,
Son of man
, the house
of Israel
is to me become dross
: all they are brass
, and tin
, and iron
, and lead
, in the midst
of the furnace
; they are even the dross
of silver
.
Therefore thus saith the Lord
GOD
; Because ye are all become dross
, behold, therefore I will gather
you into the midst
of Jerusalem
.
As they gather silver
, and brass
, and iron
, and lead
, and tin
, into the midst
of the furnace
, to blow
the fire
upon it, to melt
it ; so will I gather
you in mine anger
and in my fury
, and I will leave
you there , and melt
you.
Yea, I will gather you, and blow
upon you in the fire
of my wrath
, and ye shall be melted
in the midst
thereof.
As silver is melted
in the midst
of the furnace
, so shall ye be melted
in the midst
thereof; and ye shall know
that I the LORD
have poured out
my fury
upon you.
And the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying
,
Son of man
, say
unto her, Thou art the land
that is not cleansed
, nor rained
upon in the day
of indignation
.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets
in the midst
thereof, like a roaring
lion
ravening
the prey
; they have devoured
souls
; they have taken
the treasure
and precious things
; they have made her many
widows
in the midst
thereof.
Her priests have violated
my law
, and have profaned
mine holy things
: they have put no difference
between the holy
and profane
, neither have they shewed
difference between the unclean
and the clean
, and have hid
their eyes
from my sabbaths
, and I am profaned
among
them.
Her princes in the midst
thereof are like wolves
ravening
the prey
, to shed
blood
, and to destroy
souls
, to get
dishonest gain
.
And her prophets have daubed
them with untempered
morter , seeing
vanity
, and divining
lies
unto them, saying
, Thus saith
the Lord
GOD
, when the LORD
hath not spoken
.
The people of the land
have used oppression
, and exercised
robbery
, and have vexed
the poor
and needy
: yea, they have oppressed
the stranger
wrongfully
.
And I sought for a man
among them, that should make up
the hedge
, and stand
in the gap
before
me for the land
, that I should not destroy
it: but I found
none.
Therefore have I poured out mine indignation
upon them; I have consumed
them with the fire
of my wrath
: their own way
have I recompensed
upon their heads
, saith
the Lord
GOD
.