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Ezekiel 24 1Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth
[day] of the month, the word of YHWH came unto me, saying, 2Son of man, write thee the name of the day, [even] of this selfsame
day: the king of Babylon drew close unto Jerusalem this selfsame day. 3And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto
them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Set on the caldron, set it on, and
also pour water into it: 4gather the pieces thereof into it, even
every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice
bones. 5Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile [of wood]
for the bones under [the caldron]; make it boil well; yea, let the
bones thereof be boiled in the midst of it. 6Wherefore thus saith
the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is
therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece
after piece; No lot is fallen upon it. 7For her blood is in the
midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the
ground, to cover it with dust. 8That it may cause wrath to come
up to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it
should not be covered. 9Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah:
Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great. 10Heap
on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the
broth, and let the bones be burned. 11Then set it empty upon the
coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and
that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may
be consumed. 12She hath wearied [herself] with toil; yet her
great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust [goeth not forth] by
fire. 13In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed
thee and you wast not cleansed, you shall not be cleansed from thy
filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest. 14I, Jehovah, 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 your ways, and according to your doings, shall they judge
thee, saith the Lord Jehovah. 15Also the word of YHWH came
unto me, saying, 16Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the
desire of yours eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor
weep, neither shall your tears run down. 17Sigh, but not aloud,
make no mourning for the dead; bind your headtire upon thee, and put thy
shoes upon your feet, and cover not your lips, and eat not the bread of
men. 18So I spake unto the people in the morning; and at even my
wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 19And the
people said unto me, Wilt you not tell us what these things are to us,
that you doest so? 20Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus
saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride
of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul
pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind
shall fall by the sword. 22And ye shall do as I have done: ye
shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. 23And your
tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall
not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, and moan
one toward another. 24Thus shall Ezekiel be unto you a sign;
according to all that he hath done shall ye do: when this cometh, then
shall ye know that I am the Lord Jehovah. 25And 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 heart, their sons and their daughters, 26that in that
day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it
with yours ears? 27In that day shall your mouth be opened to him
that is escaped, and you shall speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt
you be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Average revision: 0 (ASV Unaltered)
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