Ezekiel — KJV (Reference Edition, Strong's)

1^CNow it came to pass in the thirtieth⁷⁹⁷⁰ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the fourth⁷²⁴³ month, in the fifth²⁵⁶⁸ day of the month,²³²⁰ as I was among⁸⁴³² the captives¹⁴⁷³ by the river⁵¹⁰⁴ of Chebar,³⁵²⁹ that the heavens⁸⁰⁶⁴ were opened,⁶⁶⁰⁵ and I saw⁷²⁰⁰ visions⁴⁷⁵⁹ of God.

² In the fifth²⁵⁶⁸ day of the month,²³²⁰ which was the fifth²⁵⁴⁹ year⁸¹⁴¹ of king⁴⁴²⁸ Jehoiachin's³¹¹² captivity,

³^C The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came expressly unto Ezekiel³¹⁶⁸ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Buzi,⁹⁴¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the Chaldeans³⁷⁷⁸ by the river⁵¹⁰⁴ Chebar;³⁵²⁹ and the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Lord

⁴^C And I looked,⁷²⁰⁰ and, behold, a whirlwind⁷³⁰⁷⁵⁵⁹¹ came⁹³⁵ out of the north,⁶⁸²⁸ a great¹⁴¹⁹ cloud,⁶⁰⁵¹ and a fire⁷⁸⁴ infolding³⁹⁴⁷ itself, and a brightness⁵⁰⁵¹ was about⁵⁴³⁹ it, and out of the midst⁸⁴³² thereof as the colour⁵⁸⁶⁹ of amber,²⁸³⁰ out of the midst⁸⁴³² of the fire.

⁵^C Also out of the midst⁸⁴³² thereof came the likeness¹⁸²³ of four⁷⁰² living creatures.²⁴¹⁶ And this was their appearance;⁴⁷⁵⁸ they²⁰⁰⁷ had the likeness¹⁸²³ of a man.

⁶ And every one²⁵⁹ had four⁷⁰² faces,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and every one²⁵⁹ had four⁷⁰² wings.

⁷ And their feet⁷²⁷² were straight³⁴⁷⁷ feet;⁷²⁷² and the sole³⁷⁰⁹ of their feet⁷²⁷² was like the sole³⁷⁰⁹ of a calf's⁵⁶⁹⁵ foot:⁷²⁷² and they sparkled⁵³⁴⁰ like the colour⁵⁸⁶⁹ of burnished⁷⁰⁴⁴ brass.

⁸ And they had the hands³⁰²⁷ of a man¹²⁰ under their wings³⁶⁷¹ on their four⁷⁰² sides;⁷²⁵³ and they four⁷⁰² had their faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ and their wings.

⁹ Their wings³⁶⁷¹ were joined²²⁶⁶ one⁸⁰² to another;²⁶⁹ they turned⁵⁴³⁷ not when they went;³²¹² they went³²¹² every one³⁷⁶ straight⁵⁶⁷⁶ forward.

¹⁰ As for the likeness¹⁸²³ of their faces,⁶⁴⁴⁰ they four⁷⁰² had the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of a man,¹²⁰ and the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of a lion,⁷³⁸ on the right side:³²²⁵ and they four⁷⁰² had the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of an ox⁷⁷⁹⁴ on the left side;⁸⁰⁴⁰ they four⁷⁰² also had the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of an eagle.

¹¹ Thus were their faces:⁶⁴⁴⁰ and their wings³⁶⁷¹ were stretched⁶⁵⁰⁴ upward;⁴⁶⁰⁵ two⁸¹⁴⁷ wings of every one³⁷⁶ were joined²²⁶⁶ one³⁷⁶ to another,³⁷⁶ and two⁸¹⁴⁷ covered³⁶⁸⁰ their bodies.

¹² And they went³²¹² every one³⁷⁶ straight⁵⁶⁷⁶ forward:⁶⁴⁴⁰ whither the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ was to go,³²¹² they went;³²¹² and they turned⁵⁴³⁷ not when they went.

¹³^C As for the likeness¹⁸²³ of the living creatures,²⁴¹⁶ their appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ was like burning¹¹⁹⁷ coals¹⁵¹³ of fire,⁷⁸⁴ and like the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of lamps:³⁹⁴⁰ it went up and down¹⁹⁸⁰ among the living creatures;²⁴¹⁶ and the fire⁷⁸⁴ was bright,⁵⁰⁵¹ and out of the fire⁷⁸⁴ went forth³³¹⁸ lightning.

¹⁴ And the living creatures²⁴¹⁶ ran⁷⁵¹⁹ and returned⁷⁷²⁵ as the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of a flash of lightning.

¹⁵ Now as I beheld⁷²⁰⁰ the living creatures,²⁴¹⁶ behold one²⁵⁹ wheel²¹² upon the earth⁷⁷⁶ by⁶⁸¹ the living creatures,²⁴¹⁶ with his four⁷⁰² faces.

¹⁶ The appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the wheels²¹² and their work⁴⁶³⁹ was like unto the colour⁵⁸⁶⁹ of a beryl:⁸⁶⁵⁸ and they four⁷⁰² had one²⁵⁹ likeness:¹⁸²³ and their appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ and their work⁴⁶³⁹ was as it were a wheel²¹² in the middle⁸⁴³² of a wheel.

¹⁷ When they went,³²¹² they went³²¹² upon their four⁷⁰² sides:⁷²⁵³ and they turned⁵⁴³⁷ not when they went.

¹⁸ As for their rings,¹³⁵⁴ they were so high¹³⁶³ that they were dreadful;³³⁷⁴ and their rings¹³⁵⁴ were full⁴³⁹² of eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ round about⁵⁴³⁹ them four.

¹⁹ And when the living creatures²⁴¹⁶ went,³²¹² the wheels²¹² went³²¹² by them:⁶⁸¹ and when the living creatures²⁴¹⁶ were lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ from the earth,⁷⁷⁶ the wheels²¹² were lifted up.

²⁰ Whithersoever the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ was to go,³²¹² they went,³²¹² thither was their spirit⁷³⁰⁷ to go;³²¹² and the wheels²¹² were lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ them: for the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of the living creature²⁴¹⁶ was in the wheels.

²¹ When those went,³²¹² these went;³²¹² and when those stood,⁵⁹⁷⁵ these stood;⁵⁹⁷⁵ and when those were lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ from the earth,⁷⁷⁶ the wheels²¹² were lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ them: for the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of the living creature²⁴¹⁶ was in the wheels.

²² And the likeness¹⁸²³ of the firmament⁷⁵⁴⁹ upon the heads⁷²¹⁸ of the living creature²⁴¹⁶ was as the colour⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the terrible³³⁷² crystal,⁷¹⁴⁰ stretched forth⁵¹⁸⁶ over their heads⁷²¹⁸ above.

²³ And under the firmament⁷⁵⁴⁹ were their wings³⁶⁷¹ straight,³⁴⁷⁷ the one⁸⁰² toward the other:²⁶⁹ every one³⁷⁶ had two,⁸¹⁴⁷ which covered³⁶⁸⁰ on this side,²⁰⁰⁷ and every one³⁷⁶ had two,⁸¹⁴⁷ which covered³⁶⁸⁰ on that side,²⁰⁰⁷ their bodies.

²⁴ And when they went,³²¹² I heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ the noise⁶⁹⁶³ of their wings,³⁶⁷¹ like the noise⁶⁹⁶³ of great⁷²²⁷ waters,⁴³²⁵ as the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of the Almighty,⁷⁷⁰⁶ the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of speech,¹⁹⁹⁹ as the noise⁶⁹⁶³ of an host:⁴²⁶⁴ when they stood,⁵⁹⁷⁵ they let down⁷⁵⁰³ their wings.

²⁵ And there was a voice⁶⁹⁶³ from the firmament⁷⁵⁴⁹ that was over their heads,⁷²¹⁸ when they stood,⁵⁹⁷⁵ and had let down⁷⁵⁰³ their wings.

²⁶^C And above⁴⁶⁰⁵ the firmament⁷⁵⁴⁹ that was over their heads⁷²¹⁸ was the likeness¹⁸²³ of a throne,³⁶⁷⁸ as the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of a sapphire⁵⁶⁰¹ stone:⁶⁸ and upon the likeness¹⁸²³ of the throne³⁶⁷⁸ was the likeness¹⁸²³ as the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of a man¹²⁰ above

²⁷ And I saw⁷²⁰⁰ as the colour⁵⁸⁶⁹ of amber,²⁸³⁰ as the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of fire⁷⁸⁴ round about⁵⁴³⁹ within¹⁰⁰⁴ it, from the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of his loins⁴⁹⁷⁵ even upward,⁴⁶⁰⁵ and from the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of his loins⁴⁹⁷⁵ even downward,⁴²⁹⁵ I saw⁷²⁰⁰ as it were the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of fire,⁷⁸⁴ and it had brightness⁵⁰⁵¹ round about.

²⁸ As the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the bow⁷¹⁹⁸ that is in the cloud⁶⁰⁵¹ in the day³¹¹⁷ of rain,¹⁶⁵³ so was the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the brightness⁵⁰⁵¹ round about.⁵⁴³⁹ This was the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the likeness¹⁸²³ of the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord.³⁰⁶⁸ And when I saw⁷²⁰⁰ it, I fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon my face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and I heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ a voice⁶⁹⁶³ of one that spake.

2And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ upon thy feet,⁷²⁷² and I will speak

² And the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ entered⁹³⁵ into me when he spake¹⁶⁹⁶ unto me, and set⁵⁹⁷⁵ me upon my feet,⁷²⁷² that I heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ him that spake

³ And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ I send⁷⁹⁷¹ thee to the children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ to a rebellious⁴⁷⁷⁵ nation¹⁴⁷¹ that hath rebelled⁴⁷⁷⁵ against me: they and their fathers¹ have transgressed⁶⁵⁸⁶ against me, even unto this very⁶¹⁰⁶ day.

⁴ For they are impudent⁷¹⁸⁶⁶⁴⁴⁰ children¹¹²¹ and stiffhearted.²³⁸⁹³⁸²⁰ I do send⁷⁹⁷¹ thee unto them; and thou shalt say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God.

⁵^C And they, whether they will hear,⁸⁰⁸⁵ or whether they will forbear,²³⁰⁸ (for they are a rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house,)¹⁰⁰⁴ yet shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that there hath been a prophet⁵⁰³⁰ among

⁶ And thou, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ be not afraid³³⁷² of them, neither be afraid³³⁷² of their words,¹⁶⁹⁷ though briers⁵⁶²¹ and thorns⁵⁵⁴⁴ be with thee, and thou dost dwell³⁴²⁷ among scorpions:⁶¹³⁷ be not afraid³³⁷² of their words,¹⁶⁹⁷ nor be dismayed²⁸⁶⁵ at their looks,⁶⁴⁴⁰ though they be a rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house.

⁷ And thou shalt speak¹⁶⁹⁶ my words¹⁶⁹⁷ unto them, whether they will hear,⁸⁰⁸⁵ or whether they will forbear:²³⁰⁸ for they are most rebellious.

⁸ But thou, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ what I say¹⁶⁹⁶ unto thee; Be not¹⁹⁶¹ thou rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ like that rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house:¹⁰⁰⁴ open⁶⁴⁷⁵ thy mouth,⁶³¹⁰ and eat³⁹⁸ that I give

⁹^C And when I looked,⁷²⁰⁰ behold, an hand³⁰²⁷ was sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto me; and, lo, a roll⁴⁰³⁹ of a book

¹⁰^C And he spread⁶⁵⁶⁶ it before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me; and it was written³⁷⁸⁹ within⁶⁴⁴⁰ and without:²⁶⁸ and there was written³⁷⁸⁹ therein lamentations,⁷⁰¹⁵ and mourning,¹⁸⁹⁹ and woe.

3Moreover he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ eat³⁹⁸ that thou findest;⁴⁶⁷² eat³⁹⁸ this roll,⁴⁰³⁹ and go³²¹² speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

² So I opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ my mouth,⁶³¹⁰ and he caused me to eat³⁹⁸ that roll.

³^C And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ cause thy belly⁹⁹⁰ to eat,³⁹⁸ and fill⁴³⁹⁰ thy bowels⁴⁵⁷⁸ with this roll⁴⁰³⁹ that I give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee. Then did I eat³⁹⁸ it; and it was in my mouth⁶³¹⁰ as honey¹⁷⁰⁶ for sweetness.

⁴ And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ go,³²¹² get⁹³⁵ thee unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and speak¹⁶⁹⁶ with my words

⁵ For thou art not sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to a people⁵⁹⁷¹ of a strange⁶⁰¹² speech⁸¹⁹³ and of an hard³⁵¹⁵ language,³⁹⁵⁶ but to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel;

⁶ Not to many⁷²²⁷ people⁵⁹⁷¹ of a strange⁶⁰¹² speech⁸¹⁹³ and of an hard³⁵¹⁵ language,³⁹⁵⁶ whose words¹⁶⁹⁷ thou canst not understand.⁸⁰⁸⁵ Surely, had I sent⁷⁹⁷¹ thee to them, they would have hearkened

⁷ But the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ will¹⁴ not hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto thee; for they will¹⁴ not hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto me: for all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ are impudent²³⁸⁹⁴⁶⁹⁶ and hardhearted.⁷¹⁸⁶

⁸ Behold, I have made⁵⁴¹⁴ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ strong²³⁸⁹ against⁵⁹⁸⁰ their faces,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and thy forehead⁴⁶⁹⁶ strong²³⁸⁹ against⁵⁹⁸⁰ their foreheads.

⁹ As an adamant⁸⁰⁶⁸ harder²³⁸⁹ than flint⁶⁸⁶⁴ have I made⁵⁴¹⁴ thy forehead:⁴⁶⁹⁶ fear³³⁷² them not, neither be dismayed²⁸⁶⁵ at their looks,⁶⁴⁴⁰ though they be a rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house.

¹⁰^C Moreover he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ all my words¹⁶⁹⁷ that I shall speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto thee receive³⁹⁴⁷ in thine heart,³⁸²⁴ and hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ with thine ears.

¹¹ And go,³²¹² get⁹³⁵ thee to them of the captivity,¹⁴⁷³ unto the children¹¹²¹ of thy people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto them, and tell⁵⁵⁹ them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ whether they will hear,⁸⁰⁸⁵ or whether they will forbear.

¹² Then the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ took me up,⁵³⁷⁵ and I heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ behind³¹⁰ me a voice⁶⁹⁶³ of a great¹⁴¹⁹ rushing,⁷⁴⁹⁴ saying, Blessed¹²⁸⁸ be the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ from his place.

¹³ I heard also the noise⁶⁹⁶³ of the wings³⁶⁷¹ of the living creatures²⁴¹⁶ that touched⁵⁴⁰¹ one⁸⁰² another,²⁶⁹ and the noise⁶⁹⁶³ of the wheels²¹² over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ them, and a noise⁶⁹⁶³ of a great¹⁴¹⁹ rushing.

¹⁴ So the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ lifted me up,⁵³⁷⁵ and took me away,³⁹⁴⁷ and I went³²¹² in bitterness,⁴⁷⁵¹ in the heat²⁵³⁴ of my spirit;⁷³⁰⁷ but the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ was strong

¹⁵ Then I came⁹³⁵ to them of the captivity¹⁴⁷³ at Telabib,⁸⁵¹² that dwelt³⁴²⁷ by the river⁵¹⁰⁴ of Chebar,³⁵²⁹ and I sat³⁴²⁷ where they sat,³⁴²⁷ and remained³⁴²⁷ there astonished⁸⁰⁷⁴ among⁸⁴³² them seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days.

¹⁶ And it came to pass at the end⁷⁰⁹⁷ of seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days,³¹¹⁷ that the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹⁷^C Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ I have made⁵⁴¹⁴ thee a watchman⁶⁸²² unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ therefore hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ at my mouth,⁶³¹⁰ and give them warning

¹⁸^C When I say⁵⁵⁹ unto the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ Thou shalt surely⁴¹⁹¹ die;⁴¹⁹¹ and thou givest him not warning,²⁰⁹⁴ nor speakest¹⁶⁹⁶ to warn²⁰⁹⁴ the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ from his wicked⁷⁵⁶³ way,¹⁸⁷⁰ to save his life;²⁴²¹ the same wicked⁷⁵⁶³ man shall die⁴¹⁹¹ in his iniquity;⁵⁷⁷¹ but his blood¹⁸¹⁸ will I require¹²⁴⁵ at thine hand.

¹⁹ Yet if thou warn²⁰⁹⁴ the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ and he turn⁷⁷²⁵ not from his wickedness,⁷⁵⁶² nor from his wicked⁷⁵⁶³ way,¹⁸⁷⁰ he shall die⁴¹⁹¹ in his iniquity;⁵⁷⁷¹ but thou hast delivered⁵³³⁷ thy soul.

²⁰^C Again,⁷⁷²⁵ When a righteous⁶⁶⁶² man doth turn⁷⁷²⁵ from his righteousness,⁶⁶⁶⁴ and commit⁶²¹³ iniquity,⁵⁷⁶⁶ and I lay⁵⁴¹⁴ a stumblingblock⁴³⁸³ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him, he shall die:⁴¹⁹¹ because thou hast not given him warning,²⁰⁹⁴ he shall die⁴¹⁹¹ in his sin,²⁴⁰³ and his righteousness⁶⁶⁶⁶ which he hath done⁶²¹³ shall not be remembered;²¹⁴² but his blood¹⁸¹⁸ will I require¹²⁴⁵ at thine hand.

²¹^C Nevertheless if thou warn²⁰⁹⁴ the righteous⁶⁶⁶² man, that the righteous⁶⁶⁶² sin²³⁹⁸ not, and he doth not sin,²³⁹⁸ he shall surely²⁴²¹ live,²⁴²¹ because he is warned;²⁰⁹⁴ also thou hast delivered⁵³³⁷ thy soul.

²² And the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ was there upon me; and he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Arise,⁶⁹⁶⁵ go forth³³¹⁸ into the plain,¹²³⁷ and I will there talk

²³ Then I arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and went forth³³¹⁸ into the plain:¹²³⁷ and, behold, the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ there, as the glory³⁵¹⁹ which I saw⁷²⁰⁰ by the river⁵¹⁰⁴ of Chebar:³⁵²⁹ and I fell⁵³⁰⁷ on my face.

²⁴ Then the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ entered⁹³⁵ into me, and set⁵⁹⁷⁵ me upon my feet,⁷²⁷² and spake¹⁶⁹⁶ with me, and said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Go,⁹³⁵ shut⁵⁴⁶² thyself within⁸⁴³² thine house.

²⁵ But thou, O son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ behold, they shall put⁵⁴¹⁴ bands⁵⁶⁸⁸ upon thee, and shall bind⁶³¹ thee with them, and thou shalt not go out³³¹⁸ among

²⁶ And I will make thy tongue³⁹⁵⁶ cleave¹⁶⁹² to the roof of thy mouth,²⁴⁴¹ that thou shalt be dumb,⁴⁸¹ and shalt not be to them a reprover:³⁷⁶³¹⁹⁸ for they are a rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house.

²⁷ But when I speak¹⁶⁹⁶ with⁸⁵⁴ thee, I will open⁶⁶⁰⁵ thy mouth,⁶³¹⁰ and thou shalt say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ He that heareth,⁸⁰⁸⁵ let him hear;⁸⁰⁸⁵ and he that forbeareth,²³¹⁰ let him forbear:²³⁰⁸ for they are a rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house.

4^CThou also, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ take³⁹⁴⁷ thee a tile,³⁸⁴³ and lay⁵⁴¹⁴ it before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee, and pourtray²⁷¹⁰ upon it the city,⁵⁸⁹² even Jerusalem:

² And lay⁵⁴¹⁴ siege⁴⁶⁹² against it, and build¹¹²⁹ a fort¹⁷⁸⁵ against it, and cast⁸²¹⁰ a mount⁵⁵⁵⁰ against it; set⁵⁴¹⁴ the camp⁴²⁶⁴ also against it, and set⁷⁷⁶⁰ battering rams³⁷³³ against it round about.

³ Moreover take³⁹⁴⁷ thou unto thee an iron¹²⁷⁰ pan,⁴²²⁷ and set⁵⁴¹⁴ it for a wall⁷⁰²³ of iron¹²⁷⁰ between thee and the city:⁵⁸⁹² and set³⁵⁵⁹ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against it, and it shall be besieged,⁴⁶⁹² and thou shalt lay siege⁶⁶⁹⁶ against it. This shall be a sign²²⁶ to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

⁴ Lie⁷⁹⁰¹ thou also upon thy left⁸⁰⁴² side,⁶⁶⁵⁴ and lay⁷⁷⁶⁰ the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ upon it: according to the number⁴⁵⁵⁷ of the days³¹¹⁷ that thou shalt lie⁷⁹⁰¹ upon it thou shalt bear⁵³⁷⁵ their iniquity.

⁵^C For I have laid⁵⁴¹⁴ upon thee the years⁸¹⁴¹ of their iniquity,⁵⁷⁷¹ according to the number⁴⁵⁵⁷ of the days,³¹¹⁷ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and ninety⁸⁶⁷³ days:³¹¹⁷ so shalt thou bear⁵³⁷⁵ the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

⁶^C And when thou hast accomplished³⁶¹⁵ them,⁴²⁸ lie⁷⁹⁰¹ again⁸¹⁴⁵ on thy right³²³³³²²⁷ side,⁶⁶⁵⁴ and thou shalt bear⁵³⁷⁵ the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah³⁰⁶³ forty⁷⁰⁵ days:³¹¹⁷ I have appointed⁵⁴¹⁴ thee each day³¹¹⁷³¹¹⁷ for a year.⁸¹⁴¹

⁷ Therefore thou shalt set³⁵⁵⁹ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward the siege⁴⁶⁹² of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and thine arm²²²⁰ shall be uncovered,²⁸³⁴ and thou shalt prophesy

⁸ And, behold, I will lay⁵⁴¹⁴ bands⁵⁶⁸⁸ upon thee, and thou shalt not turn²⁰¹⁵ thee from one side⁶⁶⁵⁴ to another,⁶⁶⁵⁴ till thou hast ended³⁶¹⁵ the days³¹¹⁷ of thy siege.

⁹ Take³⁹⁴⁷ thou also unto thee wheat,²⁴⁰⁶ and barley,⁸¹⁸⁴ and beans,⁶³²¹ and lentiles,⁵⁷⁴² and millet,¹⁷⁶⁴ and fitches,³⁶⁹⁸ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ them in one²⁵⁹ vessel,³⁶²⁷ and make⁶²¹³ thee bread³⁸⁹⁹ thereof, according to the number⁴⁵⁵⁷ of the days³¹¹⁷ that thou shalt lie⁷⁹⁰¹ upon thy side,⁶⁶⁵⁴ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and ninety⁸⁶⁷³ days³¹¹⁷ shalt thou eat

¹⁰ And thy meat³⁹⁷⁸ which thou shalt eat³⁹⁸ shall be by weight,⁴⁹⁴⁶ twenty⁶²⁴² shekels⁸²⁵⁵ a day:³¹¹⁷ from time⁶²⁵⁶ to time⁶²⁵⁶ shalt thou eat

¹¹ Thou shalt drink⁸³⁵⁴ also water⁴³²⁵ by measure,⁴⁸⁸⁴ the sixth part⁸³⁴⁵ of an hin:¹⁹⁶⁹ from time⁶²⁵⁶ to time⁶²⁵⁶ shalt thou drink.

¹² And thou shalt eat³⁹⁸ it as barley⁸¹⁸⁴ cakes,⁵⁶⁹² and thou shalt bake⁵⁷⁴⁶ it with dung¹⁵⁶¹ that cometh out⁶⁶²⁷ of man,¹²⁰ in their sight.

¹³ And the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ Even thus shall the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ eat³⁹⁸ their defiled²⁹³¹ bread³⁸⁹⁹ among the Gentiles,¹⁴⁷¹ whither I will drive

¹⁴ Then said⁵⁵⁹ I, Ah¹⁶² Lord¹³⁶ God!³⁰⁶⁹ behold, my soul⁵³¹⁵ hath not been polluted:²⁹³⁰ for from my youth⁵²⁷¹ up even till now have I not eaten³⁹⁸ of that which dieth of itself,⁵⁰³⁸ or is torn in pieces;²⁹⁶⁶ neither came⁹³⁵ there abominable⁶²⁹² flesh¹³²⁰ into my mouth.

¹⁵ Then he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Lo,⁷²⁰⁰ I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ thee cow's¹²⁴¹ dung⁶⁸³²⁶⁸³² for man's¹²⁰ dung,¹⁵⁶¹ and thou shalt prepare⁶²¹³ thy bread

¹⁶ Moreover he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ behold, I will break⁷⁶⁶⁵ the staff⁴²⁹⁴ of bread³⁸⁹⁹ in Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹ and they shall eat³⁹⁸ bread³⁸⁹⁹ by weight,⁴⁹⁴⁸ and with care;¹⁶⁷⁴ and they shall drink⁸³⁵⁴ water⁴³²⁵ by measure,⁴⁸⁸⁴ and with astonishment:

¹⁷ That they may want²⁶³⁷ bread³⁸⁹⁹ and water,⁴³²⁵ and be astonied⁸⁰⁷⁴ one³⁷⁶ with another,²⁵¹ and consume away⁴⁷⁴³ for their iniquity.

5And thou, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ take³⁹⁴⁷ thee a sharp²²⁹⁹ knife,²⁷¹⁹ take³⁹⁴⁷ thee a barber's¹⁵³² razor,⁸⁵⁹³ and cause it to pass⁵⁶⁷⁴ upon thine head⁷²¹⁸ and upon thy beard:²²⁰⁶ then take³⁹⁴⁷ thee balances³⁹⁷⁶ to weigh,⁴⁹⁴⁸ and divide

² Thou shalt burn¹¹⁹⁷ with fire²¹⁷ a third part⁷⁹⁹² in the midst⁸⁴³² of the city,⁵⁸⁹² when the days³¹¹⁷ of the siege⁴⁶⁹² are fulfilled:⁴³⁹⁰ and thou shalt take³⁹⁴⁷ a third part,⁷⁹⁹² and smite⁵²²¹ about⁵⁴³⁹ it with a knife:²⁷¹⁹ and a third part⁷⁹⁹² thou shalt scatter²²¹⁹ in the wind;⁷³⁰⁷ and I will draw out⁷³²⁴ a sword²⁷¹⁹ after

³ Thou shalt also take³⁹⁴⁷ thereof a few⁴⁵⁹² in number,⁴⁵⁵⁷ and bind⁶⁶⁹⁶ them in thy skirts.

⁴ Then take of them again,³⁹⁴⁷ and cast⁷⁹⁹³ them into the midst⁸⁴³² of the fire,⁷⁸⁴ and burn⁸³¹³ them in the fire;⁷⁸⁴ for thereof shall a fire⁷⁸⁴ come forth³³¹⁸ into all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

⁵ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ This is Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹ I have set⁷⁷⁶⁰ it in the midst⁸⁴³² of the nations¹⁴⁷¹ and countries⁷⁷⁶ that are round about

⁶ And she hath changed⁴⁷⁸⁴ my judgments⁴⁹⁴¹ into wickedness⁷⁵⁶⁴ more than the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ and my statutes²⁷⁰⁸ more than the countries⁷⁷⁶ that are round about⁵⁴³⁹ her: for they have refused³⁹⁸⁸ my judgments⁴⁹⁴¹ and my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ they have not walked

⁷ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because ye multiplied¹⁹⁹⁵ more than the nations¹⁴⁷¹ that are round about⁵⁴³⁹ you, and have not walked¹⁹⁸⁰ in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ neither have kept⁶²¹³ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ neither have done⁶²¹³ according to the judgments⁴⁹⁴¹ of the nations¹⁴⁷¹ that are round about

⁸ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute⁶²¹³ judgments⁴⁹⁴¹ in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the nations.

⁹ And I will do⁶²¹³ in thee that which I have not done,⁶²¹³ and whereunto I will not do⁶²¹³ any more the like, because³²⁸² of all thine abominations.

¹⁰ Therefore the fathers¹ shall eat³⁹⁸ the sons¹¹²¹ in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee, and the sons¹¹²¹ shall eat³⁹⁸ their fathers;¹ and I will execute⁶²¹³ judgments⁸²⁰¹ in thee, and the whole remnant⁷⁶¹¹ of thee will I scatter²²¹⁹ into all the winds.

¹¹ Wherefore, as I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Surely, because thou hast defiled²⁹³⁰ my sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ with all thy detestable things,⁸²⁵¹ and with all thine abominations,⁸⁴⁴¹ therefore will I also diminish¹⁶³⁹ thee; neither shall mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ spare,²³⁴⁷ neither will I have any pity.

¹² A third part⁷⁹⁹² of thee shall die⁴¹⁹¹ with the pestilence,¹⁶⁹⁸ and with famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ shall they be consumed³⁶¹⁵ in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee: and a third part⁷⁹⁹² shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword²⁷¹⁹ round about⁵⁴³⁹ thee; and I will scatter²²¹⁹ a third part⁷⁹⁹² into all the winds,⁷³⁰⁷ and I will draw out⁷³²⁴ a sword²⁷¹⁹ after

¹³ Thus shall mine anger⁶³⁹ be accomplished,³⁶¹⁵ and I will cause my fury²⁵³⁴ to rest⁵¹¹⁷ upon them, and I will be comforted:⁵¹⁶² and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it in my zeal,⁷⁰⁶⁸ when I have accomplished³⁶¹⁵ my fury

¹⁴ Moreover I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ thee waste,²⁷²³ and a reproach²⁷⁸¹ among the nations¹⁴⁷¹ that are round about⁵⁴³⁹ thee, in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of all that pass by.

¹⁵ So it shall be a reproach²⁷⁸¹ and a taunt,¹⁴²² an instruction⁴¹⁴⁸ and an astonishment⁴⁹²³ unto the nations¹⁴⁷¹ that are round about⁵⁴³⁹ thee, when I shall execute⁶²¹³ judgments⁸²⁰¹ in thee in anger⁶³⁹ and in fury²⁵³⁴ and in furious²⁵³⁴ rebukes.⁸⁴³³ I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken

¹⁶ When I shall send⁷⁹⁷¹ upon them the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ arrows²⁶⁷¹ of famine,⁷⁴⁵⁸ which shall be for their destruction,⁴⁸⁸⁹ and which I will send⁷⁹⁷¹ to destroy⁷⁸⁴³ you: and I will increase³²⁵⁴ the famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ upon you, and will break⁷⁶⁶⁵ your staff⁴²⁹⁴ of bread:

¹⁷ So will I send⁷⁹⁷¹ upon you famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ and evil⁷⁴⁵¹ beasts,²⁴¹⁶ and they shall bereave⁷⁹²¹ thee; and pestilence¹⁶⁹⁸ and blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall pass through⁵⁶⁷⁴ thee; and I will bring⁹³⁵ the sword²⁷¹⁹ upon thee. I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken

6And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward the mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and prophesy

³ And say,⁵⁵⁹ Ye mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ to the mountains,²⁰²² and to the hills,¹³⁸⁹ to the rivers,⁶⁵⁰ and to the valleys;¹⁵¹⁶ Behold, I, even I, will bring⁹³⁵ a sword²⁷¹⁹ upon you, and I will destroy⁶ your high places.

⁴ And your altars⁴¹⁹⁶ shall be desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴ and your images²⁵⁵³ shall be broken:⁷⁶⁶⁵ and I will cast down⁵³⁰⁷ your slain²⁴⁹¹ men before⁶⁴⁴⁰ your idols.

⁵ And I will lay⁵⁴¹⁴ the dead carcases⁶²⁹⁷ of the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ their idols;¹⁵⁴⁴ and I will scatter²²¹⁹ your bones⁶¹⁰⁶ round about⁵⁴³⁹ your altars.

⁶ In all your dwellingplaces⁴¹⁸⁶ the cities⁵⁸⁹² shall be laid waste,²⁷¹⁷ and the high places¹¹¹⁶ shall be desolate;³⁴⁵⁶ that your altars⁴¹⁹⁶ may be laid waste²⁷¹⁷ and made desolate,⁸¹⁶ and your idols¹⁵⁴⁴ may be broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ and cease,⁷⁶⁷³ and your images²⁵⁵³ may be cut down,¹⁴³⁸ and your works⁴⁶³⁹ may be abolished.

⁷ And the slain²⁴⁹¹ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of you, and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁸ Yet will I leave a remnant,³⁴⁹⁸ that ye may have some that shall escape⁶⁴¹² the sword²⁷¹⁹ among the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ when ye shall be scattered²²¹⁹ through the countries.

⁹ And they that escape⁶⁴¹² of you shall remember²¹⁴² me among the nations¹⁴⁷¹ whither they shall be carried captives,⁷⁶¹⁷ because I am broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ with their whorish²¹⁸¹ heart,³⁸²⁰ which hath departed⁵⁴⁹³ from me, and with their eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ which go a whoring²¹⁸¹ after³¹⁰ their idols:¹⁵⁴⁴ and they shall lothe⁶⁹⁶² themselves⁶⁴⁴⁰ for the evils⁷⁴⁵¹ which they have committed⁶²¹³ in all their abominations.

¹⁰ And they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ and that I have not said¹⁶⁹⁶ in vain²⁶⁰⁰ that I would do⁶²¹³ this evil

¹¹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Smite⁵²²¹ with thine hand,³⁷⁰⁹ and stamp⁷⁵⁵⁴ with thy foot,⁷²⁷² and say,⁵⁵⁹ Alas²⁵³ for all the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel!³⁴⁷⁸ for they shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ by the famine,⁷⁴⁵⁸ and by the pestilence.

¹² He that is far off⁷³⁵⁰ shall die⁴¹⁹¹ of the pestilence;¹⁶⁹⁸ and he that is near⁷¹³⁸ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword;²⁷¹⁹ and he that remaineth⁷⁶⁰⁴ and is besieged⁵³⁴¹ shall die⁴¹⁹¹ by the famine:⁷⁴⁵⁸ thus will I accomplish³⁶¹⁵ my fury

¹³ Then shall ye know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when their slain²⁴⁹¹ men shall be among⁸⁴³² their idols¹⁵⁴⁴ round about⁵⁴³⁹ their altars,⁴¹⁹⁶ upon every high⁷³¹¹ hill,¹³⁸⁹ in all the tops⁷²¹⁸ of the mountains,²⁰²² and under every green⁷⁴⁸⁸ tree,⁶⁰⁸⁶ and under every thick⁵⁶⁸⁷ oak,⁴²⁴ the place⁴⁷²⁵ where they did offer⁵⁴¹⁴ sweet⁵²⁰⁷ savour⁷³⁸¹ to all their idols.

¹⁴ So will I stretch out⁵¹⁸⁶ my hand³⁰²⁷ upon them, and make⁵⁴¹⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ yea, more desolate⁴⁹²³ than the wilderness⁴⁰⁵⁷ toward Diblath,¹⁶⁸⁹ in all their habitations:⁴¹⁸⁶ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

7Moreover the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Also, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ unto the land¹²⁷ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ An end,⁷⁰⁹³ the end⁷⁰⁹³ is come⁹³⁵ upon the four⁷⁰² corners³⁶⁷¹ of the land.

³ Now is the end⁷⁰⁹³ come upon thee, and I will send⁷⁹⁷¹ mine anger⁶³⁹ upon thee, and will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ thee according to thy ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and will recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ upon thee all thine abominations.

⁴ And mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ shall not spare²³⁴⁷ thee, neither will I have pity:²⁵⁵⁰ but I will recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ thy ways¹⁸⁷⁰ upon thee, and thine abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ shall be in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee: and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁵ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ An evil,⁷⁴⁵¹ an only²⁵⁹ evil,⁷⁴⁵¹ behold, is come.

⁶ An end⁷⁰⁹³ is come,⁹³⁵ the end⁷⁰⁹³ is come:⁹³⁵ it watcheth⁶⁹⁷⁴ for thee; behold, it is come.

⁷^C The morning⁶⁸⁴³ is come⁹³⁵ unto thee, O thou that dwellest³⁴²⁷ in the land:⁷⁷⁶ the time⁶²⁵⁶ is come,⁹³⁵⁹³⁵ the day³¹¹⁷ of trouble⁴¹⁰³ is near,⁷¹³⁸ and not the sounding again¹⁹⁰⁶ of the mountains.

⁸^C Now will I shortly⁷¹³⁸ pour out⁸²¹⁰ my fury²⁵³⁴ upon thee, and accomplish³⁶¹⁵ mine anger⁶³⁹ upon thee: and I will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ thee according to thy ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and will recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ thee for all thine abominations.

⁹ And mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ shall not spare,²³⁴⁷ neither will I have pity:²⁵⁵⁰ I will recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ thee according to thy ways¹⁸⁷⁰ and thine abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ that are in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee; and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ that smiteth.

¹⁰ Behold the day,³¹¹⁷ behold, it is come:⁹³⁵ the morning⁶⁸⁴³ is gone forth;³³¹⁸ the rod⁴²⁹⁴ hath blossomed,⁶⁶⁹² pride²⁰⁸⁷ hath budded.

¹¹ Violence²⁵⁵⁵ is risen up⁶⁹⁶⁵ into a rod⁴²⁹⁴ of wickedness:⁷⁵⁶² none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ nor of any¹⁹⁹¹ of theirs: neither shall there be wailing

¹²^C The time⁶²⁵⁶ is come,⁹³⁵ the day³¹¹⁷ draweth near:⁵⁰⁶⁰ let not the buyer⁷⁰⁶⁹ rejoice,⁸⁰⁵⁵ nor the seller⁴³⁷⁶ mourn:⁵⁶ for wrath²⁷⁴⁰ is upon all the multitude

¹³ For the seller⁴³⁷⁶ shall not return⁷⁷²⁵ to that which is sold,⁴⁴⁶⁵ although they were yet alive:²⁴¹⁶ for the vision²³⁷⁷ is touching the whole multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ thereof, which shall not return;⁷⁷²⁵ neither shall any³⁷⁶ strengthen²³⁸⁸ himself in the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of his life.

¹⁴ They have blown⁸⁶²⁸ the trumpet,⁸⁶¹⁹ even to make all ready;³⁵⁵⁹ but none goeth¹⁹⁸⁰ to the battle:⁴⁴²¹ for my wrath²⁷⁴⁰ is upon all the multitude

¹⁵ The sword²⁷¹⁹ is without,²³⁵¹ and the pestilence¹⁶⁹⁸ and the famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ within:¹⁰⁰⁴ he that is in the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ shall die⁴¹⁹¹ with the sword;²⁷¹⁹ and he that is in the city,⁵⁸⁹² famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ and pestilence¹⁶⁹⁸ shall devour

¹⁶^C But they that escape⁶⁴⁰³ of them shall escape,⁶⁴¹² and shall be on the mountains²⁰²² like doves³¹²³ of the valleys,¹⁵¹⁶ all of them mourning,¹⁹⁹³ every one³⁷⁶ for his iniquity.

¹⁷^C All hands³⁰²⁷ shall be feeble,⁷⁵⁰³ and all knees¹²⁹⁰ shall be weak³²¹² as water.

¹⁸ They shall also gird²²⁹⁶ themselves with sackcloth,⁸²⁴² and horror⁶⁴²⁷ shall cover³⁶⁸⁰ them; and shame⁹⁵⁵ shall be upon all faces,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and baldness⁷¹⁴⁴ upon all their heads.

¹⁹^C They shall cast⁷⁹⁹³ their silver³⁷⁰¹ in the streets,²³⁵¹ and their gold²⁰⁹¹ shall be removed:⁵⁰⁷⁹ their silver³⁷⁰¹ and their gold²⁰⁹¹ shall not be able³²⁰¹ to deliver⁵³³⁷ them in the day³¹¹⁷ of the wrath⁵⁶⁷⁸ of the Lord:³⁰⁶⁸ they shall not satisfy⁷⁶⁴⁶ their souls,⁵³¹⁵ neither fill⁴³⁹⁰ their bowels:⁴⁵⁷⁸ because it is the stumblingblock⁴³⁸³ of their iniquity.

²⁰ As for the beauty⁶⁶⁴³ of his ornament,⁵⁷¹⁶ he set⁷⁷⁶⁰ it in majesty:¹³⁴⁷ but they made⁶²¹³ the images⁶⁷⁵⁴ of their abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ and of their detestable things⁸²⁵¹ therein: therefore have I set⁵⁴¹⁴ it far

²¹^C And I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ it into the hands³⁰²⁷ of the strangers²¹¹⁴ for a prey,⁹⁵⁷ and to the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ of the earth⁷⁷⁶ for a spoil;⁷⁹⁹⁸ and they shall pollute

²² My face⁶⁴⁴⁰ will I turn⁵⁴³⁷ also from them, and they shall pollute²⁴⁹⁰ my secret⁶⁸⁴⁵ place: for the robbers⁶⁵³⁰ shall enter⁹³⁵ into it, and defile

²³^C Make⁶²¹³ a chain:⁷⁵⁶⁹ for the land⁷⁷⁶ is full⁴³⁹⁰ of bloody¹⁸¹⁸ crimes,⁴⁹⁴¹ and the city⁵⁸⁹² is full⁴³⁹⁰ of violence.

²⁴^C Wherefore I will bring⁹³⁵ the worst⁷⁴⁵¹ of the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and they shall possess³⁴²³ their houses:¹⁰⁰⁴ I will also make the pomp¹³⁴⁷ of the strong⁵⁷⁹⁴ to cease;⁷⁶⁷³ and their holy places⁶⁹⁴² shall be defiled.²⁴⁹⁰

²⁵ Destruction⁷⁰⁸⁹ cometh;⁹³⁵ and they shall seek¹²⁴⁵ peace,

²⁶ Mischief¹⁹⁴³ shall come⁹³⁵ upon mischief,¹⁹⁴³ and rumour⁸⁰⁵² shall be upon rumour;⁸⁰⁵² then shall they seek¹²⁴⁵ a vision²³⁷⁷ of the prophet;⁵⁰³⁰ but the law⁸⁴⁵¹ shall perish⁶ from the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ and counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ from the ancients.

²⁷ The king⁴⁴²⁸ shall mourn,⁵⁶ and the prince⁵³⁸⁷ shall be clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with desolation,⁸⁰⁷⁷ and the hands³⁰²⁷ of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ shall be troubled:⁹²⁶ I will do⁶²¹³ unto them after their way,¹⁸⁷⁰ and according to their deserts⁴⁹⁴¹ will I judge⁸¹⁹⁹ them; and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

8And it came to pass in the sixth⁸³⁴⁵ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the sixth⁸³⁴⁵ month, in the fifth²⁵⁶⁸ day of the month,²³²⁰ as I sat³⁴²⁷ in mine house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and the elders²²⁰⁵ of Judah³⁰⁶³ sat³⁴²⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me, that the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ fell

² Then I beheld,⁷²⁰⁰ and lo a likeness¹⁸²³ as the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of fire:⁷⁸⁴ from the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of his loins⁴⁹⁷⁵ even downward,⁴²⁹⁵ fire;⁷⁸⁴ and from his loins⁴⁹⁷⁵ even upward,⁴⁶⁰⁵ as the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of brightness,²⁰⁹⁶ as the colour⁵⁸⁶⁹ of amber.

³ And he put forth⁷⁹⁷¹ the form⁸⁴⁰³ of an hand,³⁰²⁷ and took³⁹⁴⁷ me by a lock⁶⁷³⁴ of mine head;⁷²¹⁸ and the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ lifted me up⁵³⁷⁵ between the earth⁷⁷⁶ and the heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁴ and brought⁹³⁵ me in the visions⁴⁷⁵⁹ of God⁴³⁰ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ to the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the inner⁶⁴⁴² gate⁸¹⁷⁹ that looketh⁶⁴³⁷ toward the north;⁶⁸²⁸ where was the seat⁴¹⁸⁶ of the image⁵⁵⁶⁶ of jealousy,⁷⁰⁶⁸ which provoketh to jealousy.

⁴ And, behold, the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ was there, according to the vision⁴⁷⁵⁸ that I saw⁷²⁰⁰ in the plain.

⁵ Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ lift up⁵³⁷⁵ thine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ now the way¹⁸⁷⁰ toward the north.⁶⁸²⁸ So I lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ the way¹⁸⁷⁰ toward the north,⁶⁸²⁸ and behold northward⁶⁸²⁸ at the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ this image⁵⁵⁶⁶ of jealousy⁷⁰⁶⁸ in the entry.

⁶ He said⁵⁵⁹ furthermore unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ seest⁷²⁰⁰ thou what they do?⁶²¹³ even the great¹⁴¹⁹ abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ that the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ committeth⁶²¹³ here, that I should go far off⁷³⁶⁸ from my sanctuary?⁴⁷²⁰ but turn⁷⁷²⁵ thee yet again, and thou shalt see⁷²⁰⁰ greater¹⁴¹⁹ abominations.

⁷ And he brought⁹³⁵ me to the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the court;²⁶⁹¹ and when I looked,⁷²⁰⁰ behold a²⁵⁹ hole²³⁵⁶ in the wall.

⁸ Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ dig²⁸⁶⁴ now in the wall:⁷⁰²³ and when I had digged²⁸⁶⁴ in the wall,⁷⁰²³ behold a²⁵⁹ door.

⁹ And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Go in,⁹³⁵ and behold⁷²⁰⁰ the wicked⁷⁴⁵¹ abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ that they do

¹⁰ So I went in⁹³⁵ and saw;⁷²⁰⁰ and behold every form⁸⁴⁰³ of creeping things,⁷⁴³¹ and abominable⁸²⁶³ beasts,⁹²⁹ and all the idols¹⁵⁴⁴ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ pourtrayed²⁷⁰⁷ upon the wall⁷⁰²³ round about.

¹¹ And there stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them seventy⁷⁶⁵⁷ men³⁷⁶ of the ancients²²⁰⁵ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and in the midst⁸⁴³² of them stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ Jaazaniah²⁹⁷⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Shaphan,⁸²²⁷ with every man³⁷⁶ his censer⁴⁷³⁰ in his hand;³⁰²⁷ and a thick⁶²⁸² cloud⁶⁰⁵¹ of incense⁷⁰⁰⁴ went up.

¹² Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ hast thou seen⁷²⁰⁰ what the ancients²²⁰⁵ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ do⁶²¹³ in the dark,²⁸²² every man³⁷⁶ in the chambers²³¹⁵ of his imagery?⁴⁹⁰⁶ for they say,⁵⁵⁹ The Lord³⁰⁶⁸ seeth⁷²⁰⁰ us not; the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ hath forsaken⁵⁸⁰⁰ the earth.

¹³ He said⁵⁵⁹ also unto me, Turn⁷⁷²⁵ thee yet again, and thou shalt see⁷²⁰⁰ greater¹⁴¹⁹ abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ that they do.

¹⁴ Then he brought⁹³⁵ me to the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the Lord’s³⁰⁶⁸ house¹⁰⁰⁴ which was toward the north;⁶⁸²⁸ and, behold, there sat³⁴²⁷ women⁸⁰² weeping¹⁰⁵⁸ for Tammuz.

¹⁵ Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, Hast thou seen⁷²⁰⁰ this, O son¹¹²¹ of man?¹²⁰ turn⁷⁷²⁵ thee yet again, and thou shalt see⁷²⁰⁰ greater¹⁴¹⁹ abominations

¹⁶ And he brought⁹³⁵ me into the inner⁶⁴⁴² court²⁶⁹¹ of the Lord’s³⁰⁶⁸ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and, behold, at the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the temple¹⁹⁶⁴ of the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ between the porch¹⁹⁷ and the altar,⁴¹⁹⁶ were about five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² men,³⁷⁶ with their backs²⁶⁸ toward the temple¹⁹⁶⁴ of the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ and their faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward the east;⁶⁹²⁴ and they worshipped⁷⁸¹² the sun⁸¹²¹ toward the east.

¹⁷ Then he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Hast thou seen⁷²⁰⁰ this, O son¹¹²¹ of man?¹²⁰ Is it a light thing⁷⁰⁴³ to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah³⁰⁶³ that they commit⁶²¹³ the abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ which they commit⁶²¹³ here? for they have filled⁴³⁹⁰ the land⁷⁷⁶ with violence,²⁵⁵⁵ and have returned⁷⁷²⁵ to provoke me to anger:³⁷⁰⁷ and, lo, they put⁷⁹⁷¹ the branch²¹⁵⁶ to their nose.

¹⁸ Therefore will I also deal⁶²¹³ in fury:²⁵³⁴ mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ shall not spare,²³⁴⁷ neither will I have pity:²⁵⁵⁰ and though they cry⁷¹²¹ in mine ears²⁴¹ with a loud¹⁴¹⁹ voice,⁶⁹⁶³ yet will I not hear

9^CHe cried⁷¹²¹ also in mine ears²⁴¹ with a loud¹⁴¹⁹ voice,⁶⁹⁶³ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Cause them that have charge⁶⁴⁸⁶ over the city⁵⁸⁹² to draw near,⁷¹²⁶ even every man³⁷⁶ with his destroying⁴⁸⁹² weapon³⁶²⁷ in his hand.

²^C And, behold, six⁸³³⁷ men⁵⁸² came⁹³⁵ from the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the higher⁵⁹⁴⁵ gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ which lieth⁶⁴³⁷ toward the north,⁶⁸²⁸ and every man³⁷⁶ a slaughter⁴⁶⁶⁰ weapon³⁶²⁷ in his hand;³⁰²⁷ and one²⁵⁹ man³⁷⁶ among⁸⁴³² them was clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with linen,⁹⁰⁶ with a writer's⁵⁶⁰⁸ inkhorn⁷⁰⁸³ by his side:⁴⁹⁷⁵ and they went in,⁹³⁵ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ beside⁶⁸¹ the brasen⁵¹⁷⁸ altar.

³ And the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ was gone up⁵⁹²⁷ from the cherub,³⁷⁴² whereupon he was, to the threshold⁴⁶⁷⁰ of the house.¹⁰⁰⁴ And he called⁷¹²¹ to the man³⁷⁶ clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with linen,⁹⁰⁶ which had the writer's⁵⁶⁰⁸ inkhorn⁷⁰⁸³ by his side;

⁴ And the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Go through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the midst⁸⁴³² of the city,⁵⁸⁹² through the midst⁸⁴³² of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and set⁸⁴²⁷ a mark⁸⁴²⁰ upon the foreheads⁴⁶⁹⁶ of the men⁵⁸² that sigh⁵⁸⁴ and that cry⁶⁰² for all the abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ that be done⁶²¹³ in the midst

⁵ And to the others⁴²⁸ he said⁵⁵⁹ in mine hearing,²⁴¹ Go⁵⁶⁷⁴ ye after³¹⁰ him through the city,⁵⁸⁹² and smite:⁵²²¹ let not your eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ spare,²³⁴⁷ neither have ye pity:

⁶ Slay²⁰²⁶ utterly⁴⁸⁸⁹ old²²⁰⁵ and young,⁹⁷⁰ both maids,¹³³⁰ and little children,²⁹⁴⁵ and women:⁸⁰² but come not near⁵⁰⁶⁶ any man³⁷⁶ upon whom is the mark;⁸⁴²⁰ and begin²⁴⁹⁰ at my sanctuary.⁴⁷²⁰ Then they began²⁴⁹⁰ at the ancient²²⁰⁵ men⁵⁸² which were before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the house.

⁷ And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Defile²⁹³⁰ the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and fill⁴³⁹⁰ the courts²⁶⁹¹ with the slain:²⁴⁹¹ go ye forth.³³¹⁸ And they went forth,³³¹⁸ and slew⁵²²¹ in the city.

⁸ And it came to pass, while they were slaying⁵²²¹ them, and I was left,⁷⁶⁰⁴ that I fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon my face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and cried,²¹⁹⁹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Ah¹⁶² Lord¹³⁶ God!³⁰⁶⁹ wilt thou destroy⁷⁸⁴³ all the residue⁷⁶¹¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ in thy pouring out⁸²¹⁰ of thy fury²⁵³⁴ upon Jerusalem?

⁹ Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, The iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ and Judah³⁰⁶³ is exceeding³⁹⁶⁶³⁹⁶⁶ great,¹⁴¹⁹ and the land⁷⁷⁶ is full⁴³⁹⁰ of blood,¹⁸¹⁸ and the city⁵⁸⁹² full⁴³⁹⁰ of perverseness:⁴²⁹⁷ for they say,⁵⁵⁹ The Lord³⁰⁶⁸ hath forsaken⁵⁸⁰⁰ the earth,⁷⁷⁶ and the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ seeth

¹⁰ And as for me also, mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ shall not spare,²³⁴⁷ neither will I have pity,²⁵⁵⁰ but I will recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ their way¹⁸⁷⁰ upon their head.

¹¹ And, behold, the man³⁷⁶ clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with linen,⁹⁰⁶ which had the inkhorn⁷⁰⁸³ by his side,⁴⁹⁷⁵ reported⁷⁷²⁵ the matter,¹⁶⁹⁷ saying,⁵⁵⁹ I have done⁶²¹³ as thou hast commanded

10^CThen I looked,⁷²⁰⁰ and, behold, in the firmament⁷⁵⁴⁹ that was above the head⁷²¹⁸ of the cherubims³⁷⁴² there appeared⁷²⁰⁰ over them as it were a sapphire⁵⁶⁰¹ stone,⁶⁸ as the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the likeness¹⁸²³ of a throne.

²^C And he spake⁵⁵⁹ unto the man³⁷⁶ clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with linen,⁹⁰⁶ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Go in⁹³⁵ between⁹⁹⁶ the wheels,¹⁵³⁴ even under the cherub,³⁷⁴² and fill⁴³⁹⁰ thine hand²⁶⁵¹ with coals¹⁵¹³ of fire⁷⁸⁴ from between⁹⁹⁶ the cherubims,³⁷⁴² and scatter²²³⁶ them over the city.⁵⁸⁹² And he went in⁹³⁵ in my sight.

³ Now the cherubims³⁷⁴² stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ on the right side³²²⁵ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ when the man³⁷⁶ went in;⁹³⁵ and the cloud⁶⁰⁵¹ filled⁴³⁹⁰ the inner⁶⁴⁴² court.

⁴ Then the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ went up⁷³¹¹ from the cherub,³⁷⁴² and stood over the threshold⁴⁶⁷⁰ of the house;¹⁰⁰⁴ and the house¹⁰⁰⁴ was filled⁴³⁹⁰ with the cloud,⁶⁰⁵¹ and the court²⁶⁹¹ was full⁴³⁹⁰ of the brightness⁵⁰⁵¹ of the Lord’s³⁰⁶⁸ glory.

⁵ And the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of the cherubims'³⁷⁴² wings³⁶⁷¹ was heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ even to the outer²⁴³⁵ court,²⁶⁹¹ as the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of the Almighty⁷⁷⁰⁶ God⁴¹⁰ when he speaketh.

⁶ And it came to pass, that when he had commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ the man³⁷⁶ clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with linen,⁹⁰⁶ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Take³⁹⁴⁷ fire⁷⁸⁴ from between the wheels,¹⁵³⁴ from between the cherubims;³⁷⁴² then he went in,⁹³⁵ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ beside⁶⁸¹ the wheels.

⁷ And one cherub³⁷⁴² stretched forth⁷⁹⁷¹ his hand³⁰²⁷ from between the cherubims³⁷⁴² unto the fire⁷⁸⁴ that was between the cherubims,³⁷⁴² and took⁵³⁷⁵ thereof, and put⁵⁴¹⁴ it into the hands²⁶⁵¹ of him that was clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with linen:⁹⁰⁶ who took³⁹⁴⁷ it, and went out.

⁸ And there appeared⁷²⁰⁰ in the cherubims³⁷⁴² the form⁸⁴⁰³ of a man's¹²⁰ hand³⁰²⁷ under their wings.

⁹ And when I looked,⁷²⁰⁰ behold the four⁷⁰² wheels²¹² by⁶⁸¹ the cherubims,³⁷⁴² one²⁵⁹ wheel²¹² by⁶⁸¹ one²⁵⁹ cherub,³⁷⁴² and another²⁵⁹ wheel²¹² by⁶⁸¹ another²⁵⁹ cherub:³⁷⁴² and the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the wheels²¹² was as the colour⁵⁸⁶⁹ of a beryl⁸⁶⁵⁸ stone.

¹⁰ And as for their appearances,⁴⁷⁵⁸ they four⁷⁰² had one²⁵⁹ likeness,¹⁸²³ as if a wheel²¹² had been in the midst⁸⁴³² of a wheel.

¹¹ When they went,³²¹² they went³²¹² upon their four⁷⁰² sides;⁷²⁵³ they turned⁵⁴³⁷ not as they went,³²¹² but to the place⁴⁷²⁵ whither the head⁷²¹⁸ looked⁶⁴³⁷ they followed³²¹²³¹⁰ it; they turned⁵⁴³⁷ not as they went.

¹² And their whole body,¹³²⁰ and their backs,¹³⁵⁴ and their hands,³⁰²⁷ and their wings,³⁶⁷¹ and the wheels,²¹² were full⁴³⁹² of eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ even the wheels²¹² that they four

¹³ As for the wheels,²¹² it was cried⁷¹²¹ unto them in my hearing,²⁴¹ O wheel.

¹⁴ And every one²⁵⁹ had four⁷⁰² faces:⁶⁴⁴⁰ the first²⁵⁹ face⁶⁴⁴⁰ was the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of a cherub,³⁷⁴² and the second⁸¹⁴⁵ face⁶⁴⁴⁰ was the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of a man,¹²⁰ and the third⁷⁹⁹² the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of a lion,⁷³⁸ and the fourth⁷²⁴³ the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of an eagle.

¹⁵ And the cherubims³⁷⁴² were lifted up.⁷⁴²⁶ This is the living creature²⁴¹⁶ that I saw⁷²⁰⁰ by the river⁵¹⁰⁴ of Chebar.

¹⁶ And when the cherubims³⁷⁴² went,³²¹² the wheels²¹² went³²¹² by them:⁶⁸¹ and when the cherubims³⁷⁴² lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ their wings³⁶⁷¹ to mount up⁷³¹¹ from the earth,⁷⁷⁶ the same wheels²¹² also¹⁹⁹² turned⁵⁴³⁷ not from beside

¹⁷ When they stood,⁵⁹⁷⁵ these stood;⁵⁹⁷⁵ and when they were lifted up,⁷³¹¹ these lifted up⁷⁴²⁶ themselves also: for the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of the living creature

¹⁸ Then the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ departed³³¹⁸ from off the threshold⁴⁶⁷⁰ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ over the cherubims.

¹⁹ And the cherubims³⁷⁴² lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ their wings,³⁶⁷¹ and mounted up⁷⁴²⁶ from the earth⁷⁷⁶ in my sight:⁵⁸⁶⁹ when they went out,³³¹⁸ the wheels²¹² also were beside⁵⁹⁸⁰ them, and every one stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ at the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the east⁶⁹³¹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the Lord’s³⁰⁶⁸ house;¹⁰⁰⁴ and the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ was over them above.

²⁰ This is the living creature²⁴¹⁶ that I saw⁷²⁰⁰ under the God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ by the river⁵¹⁰⁴ of Chebar;³⁵²⁹ and I knew³⁰⁴⁵ that they were the cherubims.

²¹ Every one²⁵⁹ had four⁷⁰² faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ apiece,²⁵⁹ and every one²⁵⁹ four⁷⁰² wings;³⁶⁷¹ and the likeness¹⁸²³ of the hands³⁰²⁷ of a man¹²⁰ was under their wings.

²² And the likeness¹⁸²³ of their faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ was the same¹⁹⁹² faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ which I saw⁷²⁰⁰ by the river⁵¹⁰⁴ of Chebar,³⁵²⁹ their appearances⁴⁷⁵⁸ and themselves: they went³²¹² every one³⁷⁶ straight⁵⁶⁷⁶ forward.

11Moreover the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ lifted me up,⁵³⁷⁵ and brought⁹³⁵ me unto the east⁶⁹³¹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the Lord’s³⁰⁶⁸ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ which looketh⁶⁴³⁷ eastward:⁶⁹²¹ and behold at the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² men;³⁷⁶ among⁸⁴³² whom I saw⁷²⁰⁰ Jaazaniah²⁹⁷⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Azur,⁵⁸⁰⁹ and Pelatiah⁶⁴¹⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Benaiah,¹¹⁴¹ princes⁸²⁶⁹ of the people.

² Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ these are the men⁵⁸² that devise²⁸⁰³ mischief,²⁰⁵ and give³²⁸⁹ wicked⁷⁴⁵¹ counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ in this city:

³ Which say,⁵⁵⁹ It is not near;⁷¹³⁸ let us build¹¹²⁹ houses:¹⁰⁰⁴ this city is the caldron,⁵⁵¹⁸ and we be the flesh.

⁴ Therefore prophesy⁵⁰¹² against them, prophesy,⁵⁰¹² O son¹¹²¹ of man.

⁵ And the Spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon me, and said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Speak;⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord;³⁰⁶⁸ Thus have ye said,⁵⁵⁹ O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ for I know³⁰⁴⁵ the things that come⁴⁶⁰⁹ into your mind,

⁶ Ye have multiplied⁷²³⁵ your slain²⁴⁹¹ in this city,⁵⁸⁹² and ye have filled⁴³⁹⁰ the streets²³⁵¹ thereof with the slain.

⁷ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Your slain²⁴⁹¹ whom ye have laid⁷⁷⁶⁰ in the midst⁸⁴³² of it, they are the flesh,¹³²⁰ and this city is the caldron:⁵⁵¹⁸ but I will bring you forth³³¹⁸ out of the midst

⁸ Ye have feared³³⁷² the sword;²⁷¹⁹ and I will bring⁹³⁵ a sword²⁷¹⁹ upon you, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

⁹ And I will bring you out³³¹⁸ of the midst⁸⁴³² thereof, and deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ you into the hands³⁰²⁷ of strangers,²¹¹⁴ and will execute⁶²¹³ judgments

¹⁰ Ye shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword;²⁷¹⁹ I will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ you in the border¹³⁶⁶ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

¹¹ This city shall not be your caldron,⁵⁵¹⁸ neither shall ye be the flesh¹³²⁰ in the midst⁸⁴³² thereof; but I will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ you in the border¹³⁶⁶ of Israel:

¹² And ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord:³⁰⁶⁸ for ye have not walked¹⁹⁸⁰ in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁶ neither executed⁶²¹³ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ but have done⁶²¹³ after the manners⁴⁹⁴¹ of the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ that are round about

¹³ And it came to pass, when I prophesied,⁵⁰¹² that Pelatiah⁶⁴¹⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Benaiah¹¹⁴¹ died.⁴¹⁹¹ Then fell I down⁵³⁰⁷ upon my face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and cried²¹⁹⁹ with a loud¹⁴¹⁹ voice,⁶⁹⁶³ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Ah¹⁶² Lord¹³⁶ God!³⁰⁶⁹ wilt thou make⁶²¹³ a full end³⁶¹⁷ of the remnant⁷⁶¹¹ of Israel?

¹⁴ Again the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹⁵ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ thy brethren,²⁵¹ even thy brethren,²⁵¹ the men⁵⁸² of thy kindred,¹³⁵³ and all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ have said,⁵⁵⁹ Get you far⁷³⁶⁸ from the Lord:³⁰⁶⁸ unto us is this land⁷⁷⁶ given⁵⁴¹⁴ in possession.

¹⁶ Therefore say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Although I have cast them far off⁷³⁶⁸ among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and although I have scattered⁶³²⁷ them among the countries,⁷⁷⁶ yet will I be to them as a little⁴⁵⁹² sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ in the countries⁷⁷⁶ where they shall come.

¹⁷^C Therefore say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will even gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ you from the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and assemble⁶²² you out of the countries⁷⁷⁶ where ye have been scattered,⁶³²⁷ and I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ you the land¹²⁷ of Israel.

¹⁸ And they shall come⁹³⁵ thither, and they shall take away⁵⁴⁹³ all the detestable things⁸²⁵¹ thereof and all the abominations

¹⁹^C And I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ them one²⁵⁹ heart,³⁸²⁰ and I will put⁵⁴¹⁴ a new²³¹⁹ spirit⁷³⁰⁷ within⁷¹³⁰ you; and I will take⁵⁴⁹³ the stony⁶⁸ heart³⁸²⁰ out of their flesh,¹³²⁰ and will give⁵⁴¹⁴ them an heart³⁸²⁰ of flesh:

²⁰^C That they may walk³²¹² in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and keep⁸¹⁰⁴ mine ordinances,⁴⁹⁴¹ and do⁶²¹³ them: and they shall be my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and I will be their God.

²¹ But as for them whose heart³⁸²⁰ walketh¹⁹⁸⁰ after the heart³⁸²⁰ of their detestable things⁸²⁵¹ and their abominations,⁸⁴⁴¹ I will recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ their way¹⁸⁷⁰ upon their own heads,⁷²¹⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

²²^C Then did the cherubims³⁷⁴² lift up⁵³⁷⁵ their wings,³⁶⁷¹ and the wheels²¹² beside⁵⁹⁸⁰ them; and the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ was over them above.

²³^C And the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ went up⁵⁹²⁷ from the midst⁸⁴³² of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ upon the mountain²⁰²² which is on the east side⁶⁹²⁴ of the city.

²⁴ Afterwards the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ took me up,⁵³⁷⁵ and brought⁹³⁵ me in a vision⁴⁷⁵⁸ by the Spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of God⁴³⁰ into Chaldea,³⁷⁷⁸ to them of the captivity.¹⁴⁷³ So the vision⁴⁷⁵⁸ that I had seen⁷²⁰⁰ went up

²⁵ Then I spake¹⁶⁹⁶ unto them of the captivity¹⁴⁷³ all the things¹⁶⁹⁷ that the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ had shewed

12The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ also came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ thou dwellest³⁴²⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of a rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ which have eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ to see,⁷²⁰⁰ and see⁷²⁰⁰ not; they have ears²⁴¹ to hear,⁸⁰⁸⁵ and hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ not: for they are a rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house.

³ Therefore, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prepare⁶²¹³ thee stuff³⁶²⁷ for removing,¹⁴⁷³ and remove¹⁵⁴⁰ by day³¹¹⁹ in their sight;⁵⁸⁶⁹ and thou shalt remove¹⁵⁴⁰ from thy place⁴⁷²⁵ to another³¹² place⁴⁷²⁵ in their sight:⁵⁸⁶⁹ it may be they will consider,⁷²⁰⁰ though they be a rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house.

⁴ Then shalt thou bring forth³³¹⁸ thy stuff³⁶²⁷ by day³¹¹⁹ in their sight,⁵⁸⁶⁹ as stuff³⁶²⁷ for removing:¹⁴⁷³ and thou shalt go forth³³¹⁸ at even⁶¹⁵³ in their sight,⁵⁸⁶⁹ as they that go forth⁴¹⁶¹ into captivity.

⁵ Dig²⁸⁶⁴ thou through the wall⁷⁰²³ in their sight,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and carry out

⁶ In their sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ shalt thou bear⁵³⁷⁵ it upon thy shoulders,³⁸⁰² and carry it forth³³¹⁸ in the twilight:⁵⁹³⁹ thou shalt cover³⁶⁸⁰ thy face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ that thou see⁷²⁰⁰ not the ground:⁷⁷⁶ for I have set⁵⁴¹⁴ thee for a sign⁴¹⁵⁹ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

⁷ And I did⁶²¹³ so as I was commanded:⁶⁶⁸⁰ I brought forth³³¹⁸ my stuff³⁶²⁷ by day,³¹¹⁹ as stuff³⁶²⁷ for captivity,¹⁴⁷³ and in the even⁶¹⁵³ I digged²⁸⁶⁴ through the wall⁷⁰²³ with mine hand;³⁰²⁷ I brought it forth³³¹⁸ in the twilight,⁵⁹³⁹ and I bare⁵³⁷⁵ it upon my shoulder³⁸⁰² in their sight.

⁸ And in the morning¹²⁴² came the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ unto me, saying,

⁹ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ hath not the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ the rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ said⁵⁵⁹ unto thee, What doest

¹⁰ Say⁵⁵⁹ thou unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ This burden⁴⁸⁵³ concerneth the prince⁵³⁸⁷ in Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ that are among

¹¹ Say,⁵⁵⁹ I am your sign:⁴¹⁵⁹ like as I have done,⁶²¹³ so shall it be done⁶²¹³ unto them: they shall remove¹⁴⁷³ and go³²¹² into captivity.

¹² And the prince⁵³⁸⁷ that is among⁸⁴³² them shall bear⁵³⁷⁵ upon his shoulder³⁸⁰² in the twilight,⁵⁹³⁹ and shall go forth:³³¹⁸ they shall dig²⁸⁶⁴ through the wall⁷⁰²³ to carry out³³¹⁸ thereby: he shall cover³⁶⁸⁰ his face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ that³²⁸² he see⁷²⁰⁰ not the ground⁷⁷⁶ with his eyes.

¹³^C My net⁷⁵⁶⁸ also will I spread⁶⁵⁶⁶ upon him, and he shall be taken⁸⁶¹⁰ in my snare:⁴⁶⁸⁶ and I will bring⁹³⁵ him to Babylon⁸⁹⁴ to the land⁷⁷⁶ of the Chaldeans;³⁷⁷⁸ yet shall he not see⁷²⁰⁰ it, though he shall die

¹⁴ And I will scatter²²¹⁹ toward every wind⁷³⁰⁷ all that are about⁵⁴³⁹ him to help⁵⁸²⁸ him, and all his bands;¹⁰² and I will draw out⁷³²⁴ the sword²⁷¹⁹ after

¹⁵ And they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I shall scatter⁶³²⁷ them among the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ and disperse²²¹⁹ them in the countries.

¹⁶ But I will leave³⁴⁹⁸ a few⁴⁵⁵⁷ men⁵⁸² of them from the sword,²⁷¹⁹ from the famine,⁷⁴⁵⁸ and from the pestilence;¹⁶⁹⁸ that they may declare⁵⁶⁰⁸ all their abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ among the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ whither they come;⁹³⁵ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

¹⁷ Moreover the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came to me, saying,

¹⁸ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ eat³⁹⁸ thy bread³⁸⁹⁹ with quaking,⁷⁴⁹⁴ and drink⁸³⁵⁴ thy water⁴³²⁵ with trembling⁷²⁶⁹ and with carefulness;

¹⁹ And say⁵⁵⁹ unto the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land,¹²⁷ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ of the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ They shall eat³⁹⁸ their bread³⁸⁹⁹ with carefulness,¹⁶⁷⁴ and drink⁸³⁵⁴ their water⁴³²⁵ with astonishment,⁸⁰⁷⁸ that her land⁷⁷⁶ may be desolate³⁴⁵⁶ from all that is therein,⁴³⁹³ because of the violence²⁵⁵⁵ of all them that dwell

²⁰ And the cities⁵⁸⁹² that are inhabited³⁴²⁷ shall be laid waste,²⁷¹⁷ and the land⁷⁷⁶ shall be desolate;⁸⁰⁷⁷ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

²¹ And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ what is that proverb⁴⁹¹² that ye have in the land¹²⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ The days³¹¹⁷ are prolonged,⁷⁴⁸ and every vision²³⁷⁷ faileth?

²³^C Tell⁵⁵⁹ them therefore, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will make this proverb⁴⁹¹² to cease,⁷⁶⁷³ and they shall no more use it as a proverb⁴⁹¹¹ in Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ but say¹⁶⁹⁶ unto them, The days³¹¹⁷ are at hand,⁷¹²⁶ and the effect¹⁶⁹⁷ of every vision.

²⁴ For there shall be no more any vain⁷⁷²³ vision²³⁷⁷ nor flattering²⁵⁰⁹ divination⁴⁷³⁸ within⁸⁴³² the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

²⁵ For I am the Lord:³⁰⁶⁸ I will speak,¹⁶⁹⁶ and the word¹⁶⁹⁷ that I shall speak¹⁶⁹⁶ shall come to pass;⁶²¹³ it shall be no more prolonged:⁴⁹⁰⁰ for in your days,³¹¹⁷ O rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ will I say¹⁶⁹⁶ the word,¹⁶⁹⁷ and will perform⁶²¹³ it, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

²⁶ Again the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came to me, saying,

²⁷ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ behold, they of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ say,⁵⁵⁹ The vision²³⁷⁷ that he seeth²³⁷² is for many⁷²²⁷ days³¹¹⁷ to come, and he prophesieth⁵⁰¹² of the times⁶²⁵⁶ that are far

²⁸ Therefore say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ There shall none of my words¹⁶⁹⁷ be prolonged⁴⁹⁰⁰ any more, but the word¹⁶⁹⁷ which I have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ shall be done,⁶²¹³ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

13And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy⁵⁰¹² against the prophets⁵⁰³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ that prophesy,⁵⁰¹² and say⁵⁵⁹ thou unto them that prophesy⁵⁰³⁰ out of their own hearts,³⁸²⁰ Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ ye the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord;

³^C Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Woe¹⁹⁴⁵ unto the foolish⁵⁰³⁶ prophets,⁵⁰³⁰ that follow¹⁹⁸⁰³¹⁰ their own spirit,⁷³⁰⁷ and have seen

⁴ O Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ thy prophets⁵⁰³⁰ are like the foxes⁷⁷⁷⁶ in the deserts.

⁵ Ye have not gone up⁵⁹²⁷ into the gaps,⁶⁵⁵⁶ neither made up¹⁴⁴³ the hedge¹⁴⁴⁷ for the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ to stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the battle⁴⁴²¹ in the day³¹¹⁷ of the Lord.

⁶^C They have seen²³⁷² vanity⁷⁷²³ and lying³⁵⁷⁷ divination,⁷⁰⁸¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ The Lord³⁰⁶⁸ saith:⁵⁰⁰² and the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ hath not sent⁷⁹⁷¹ them: and they have made others to hope³¹⁷⁶ that they would confirm⁶⁹⁶⁵ the word.

⁷ Have ye not seen²³⁷² a vain⁷⁷²³ vision,⁴²³⁶ and have ye not spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ a lying³⁵⁷⁷ divination,⁴⁷³⁸ whereas ye say,⁵⁵⁹ The Lord³⁰⁶⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² it; albeit I have not spoken?

⁸ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because ye have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ vanity,⁷⁷²³ and seen²³⁷² lies,³⁵⁷⁷ therefore, behold, I am against you, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

⁹^C And mine hand³⁰²⁷ shall be upon the prophets⁵⁰³⁰ that see²³⁷⁴ vanity,⁷⁷²³ and that divine⁷⁰⁸⁰ lies:³⁵⁷⁷ they shall not be in the assembly⁵⁴⁷⁵ of my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ neither shall they be written³⁷⁸⁹ in the writing³⁷⁹¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ neither shall they enter⁹³⁵ into the land¹²⁷ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁰ Because, even because they have seduced²⁹³⁷ my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Peace;⁷⁹⁶⁵ and there was no peace;⁷⁹⁶⁵ and one built up¹¹²⁹ a wall,²⁴³⁴ and, lo,²⁰⁰⁹ others daubed²⁹⁰² it with untempered

¹¹ Say⁵⁵⁹ unto them which daub²⁹⁰² it with untempered⁸⁶⁰² morter, that it shall fall:⁵³⁰⁷ there shall be an overflowing⁷⁸⁵⁷ shower;¹⁶⁵³ and ye,⁸⁵⁹ O great hailstones,⁴¹⁷⁶⁸ shall fall;⁵³⁰⁷ and a stormy⁵⁵⁹¹ wind⁷³⁰⁷ shall rend

¹² Lo, when the wall⁷⁰²³ is fallen,⁵³⁰⁷ shall it not be said⁵⁵⁹ unto you, Where is the daubing²⁹¹⁵ wherewith ye have daubed

¹³ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will even rend¹²³⁴ it with a stormy⁵⁵⁹¹ wind⁷³⁰⁷ in my fury;²⁵³⁴ and there shall be an overflowing⁷⁸⁵⁷ shower¹⁶⁵³ in mine anger,⁶³⁹ and great hailstones⁴¹⁷⁶⁸ in my fury²⁵³⁴ to consume

¹⁴ So will I break down²⁰⁴⁰ the wall⁷⁰²³ that ye have daubed²⁹⁰² with untempered⁸⁶⁰² morter, and bring⁵⁰⁶⁰ it down to the ground,⁷⁷⁶ so that the foundation³²⁴⁷ thereof shall be discovered,¹⁵⁴⁰ and it shall fall,⁵³⁰⁷ and ye shall be consumed³⁶¹⁵ in the midst⁸⁴³² thereof: and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

¹⁵ Thus will I accomplish³⁶¹⁵ my wrath²⁵³⁴ upon the wall,⁷⁰²³ and upon them that have daubed²⁹⁰² it with untempered⁸⁶⁰² morter, and will say⁵⁵⁹ unto you, The wall⁷⁰²³ is no more, neither they that daubed

¹⁶ To wit, the prophets⁵⁰³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ which prophesy⁵⁰¹² concerning Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and which see²³⁷⁴ visions²³⁷⁷ of peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ for her, and there is no peace,⁷⁹⁶⁵ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁷ Likewise, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against the daughters¹³²³ of thy people,⁵⁹⁷¹ which prophesy⁵⁰¹² out of their own heart;³⁸²⁰ and prophesy

¹⁸ And say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Woe¹⁹⁴⁵ to the women that sew⁸⁶⁰⁹ pillows³⁷⁰⁴ to all armholes,⁶⁷⁹³⁰²⁷ and make⁶²¹³ kerchiefs⁴⁵⁵⁵ upon the head⁷²¹⁸ of every stature⁶⁹⁶⁷ to hunt⁶⁶⁷⁹ souls!⁵³¹⁵ Will ye hunt⁶⁶⁷⁹ the souls⁵³¹⁵ of my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and will ye save²⁴²¹ the souls⁵³¹⁵ alive

¹⁹ And will ye pollute²⁴⁹⁰ me among my people⁵⁹⁷¹ for handfuls⁸¹⁶⁸ of barley⁸¹⁸⁴ and for pieces⁶⁵⁹⁵ of bread,³⁸⁹⁹ to slay⁴¹⁹¹ the souls⁵³¹⁵ that should not die,⁴¹⁹¹ and to save²⁴²¹ the souls⁵³¹⁵ alive²⁴²¹ that should not live,²⁴²¹ by your lying³⁵⁷⁶ to my people⁵⁹⁷¹ that hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ your lies?

²⁰ Wherefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I am against your pillows,³⁷⁰⁴ wherewith ye⁸⁵⁹ there hunt⁶⁶⁷⁹ the souls⁵³¹⁵ to make them fly,⁶⁵²⁴ and I will tear⁷¹⁶⁷ them from your arms,²²²⁰ and will let the souls⁵³¹⁵ go,⁷⁹⁷¹ even the souls⁵³¹⁵ that ye hunt⁶⁶⁷⁹ to make them fly.

²¹ Your kerchiefs⁴⁵⁵⁵ also will I tear,⁷¹⁶⁷ and deliver⁵³³⁷ my people⁵⁹⁷¹ out of your hand,³⁰²⁷ and they shall be no more in your hand³⁰²⁷ to be hunted;⁴⁶⁸⁶ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

²² Because with lies⁸²⁶⁷ ye have made the heart³⁸²⁰ of the righteous⁶⁶⁶² sad,³⁵¹² whom I have not made sad;³⁵¹⁰ and strengthened²³⁸⁸ the hands³⁰²⁷ of the wicked,⁷⁴⁵¹ that he should not return⁷⁷²⁵ from his wicked⁷⁵⁶³ way,¹⁸⁷⁰ by promising him life:

²³ Therefore ye shall see²³⁷² no more vanity,⁷⁷²³ nor divine⁷⁰⁸⁰ divinations:⁷⁰⁸¹ for I will deliver⁵³³⁷ my people⁵⁹⁷¹ out of your hand:³⁰²⁷ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

14Then came⁹³⁵ certain⁵⁸² of the elders²²⁰⁵ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ unto me, and sat³⁴²⁷ before

² And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

³ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ these men⁵⁸² have set up⁵⁹²⁷ their idols¹⁵⁴⁴ in their heart,³⁸²⁰ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ the stumblingblock⁴³⁸³ of their iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ before⁵²²⁷ their face:⁶⁴⁴⁰ should I be enquired¹⁸⁷⁵ of at all

⁴ Therefore speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto them, and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Every man³⁷⁶ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ that setteth up⁵⁹²⁷ his idols¹⁵⁴⁴ in his heart,³⁸²⁰ and putteth⁷⁷⁶⁰ the stumblingblock⁴³⁸³ of his iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ before⁵²²⁷ his face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and cometh⁹³⁵ to the prophet;⁵⁰³⁰ I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ will answer⁶⁰³⁰ him that cometh⁹³⁵ according to the multitude⁷²³⁰ of his idols;

⁵ That I may take⁸⁶¹⁰ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ in their own heart,³⁸²⁰ because they are all estranged²¹¹⁴ from me through their idols.

⁶ Therefore say⁵⁵⁹ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Repent,⁷⁷²⁵ and turn⁷⁷²⁵ yourselves from your idols;¹⁵⁴⁴ and turn away⁷⁷²⁵ your faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ from all your abominations.

⁷ For every one³⁷⁶ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ or of the stranger¹⁶¹⁶ that sojourneth¹⁴⁸¹ in Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ which separateth⁵¹⁴⁴ himself from me,³¹⁰ and setteth up⁵⁹²⁷ his idols¹⁵⁴⁴ in his heart,³⁸²⁰ and putteth⁷⁷⁶⁰ the stumblingblock⁴³⁸³ of his iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ before⁵²²⁷ his face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and cometh⁹³⁵ to a prophet⁵⁰³⁰ to enquire¹⁸⁷⁵ of him concerning me; I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ will answer

⁸ And I will set⁵⁴¹⁴ my face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against that man,³⁷⁶ and will make⁸⁰⁷⁴ him a sign²²⁶ and a proverb,⁴⁹¹² and I will cut him off³⁷⁷² from the midst⁸⁴³² of my people;⁵⁹⁷¹ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁹ And if the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ be deceived⁶⁶⁰¹ when he hath spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ a thing,¹⁶⁹⁷ I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have deceived⁶⁶⁰¹ that prophet,⁵⁰³⁰ and I will stretch out⁵¹⁸⁶ my hand³⁰²⁷ upon him, and will destroy⁸⁰⁴⁵ him from the midst⁸⁴³² of my people⁵⁹⁷¹ Israel.

¹⁰ And they shall bear⁵³⁷⁵ the punishment of their iniquity:⁵⁷⁷¹ the punishment⁵⁷⁷¹ of the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ shall be even as the punishment⁵⁷⁷¹ of him that seeketh

¹¹ That the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ may go no more astray⁸⁵⁸² from me,³¹⁰ neither be polluted²⁹³⁰ any more with all their transgressions;⁶⁵⁸⁸ but that they may be my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and I may be their God,⁴³⁰ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹² The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came again to me, saying,

¹³ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ when the land⁷⁷⁶ sinneth²³⁹⁸ against me by trespassing⁴⁶⁰³ grievously,⁴⁶⁰⁴ then will I stretch out⁵¹⁸⁶ mine hand³⁰²⁷ upon it, and will break⁷⁶⁶⁵ the staff⁴²⁹⁴ of the bread³⁸⁹⁹ thereof, and will send⁷⁹⁷¹ famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ upon it, and will cut off³⁷⁷² man¹²⁰ and beast

¹⁴^C Though these three⁷⁹⁶⁹ men,⁵⁸² Noah,⁵¹⁴⁶ Daniel,¹⁸⁴⁰ and Job,³⁴⁷ were in it,⁸⁴³² they should deliver⁵³³⁷ but their own souls⁵³¹⁵ by their righteousness,⁶⁶⁶⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁵ If³⁸⁶³ I cause noisome⁷⁴⁵¹ beasts²⁴¹⁶ to pass through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the land,⁷⁷⁶ and they spoil⁷⁹²¹ it, so that it be desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ that no man may pass through⁵⁶⁷⁴ because⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the beasts:

¹⁶ Though these three⁷⁹⁶⁹ men⁵⁸² were in it,⁸⁴³² as I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ they shall deliver⁵³³⁷ neither sons¹¹²¹ nor daughters;¹³²³ they only shall be delivered,⁵³³⁷ but the land⁷⁷⁶ shall be desolate.

¹⁷ Or if I bring⁹³⁵ a sword²⁷¹⁹ upon that land,⁷⁷⁶ and say,⁵⁵⁹ Sword,²⁷¹⁹ go through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the land;⁷⁷⁶ so that I cut off³⁷⁷² man¹²⁰ and beast

¹⁸ Though these three⁷⁹⁶⁹ men⁵⁸² were in it,⁸⁴³² as I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ they shall deliver⁵³³⁷ neither sons¹¹²¹ nor daughters,¹³²³ but they only shall be delivered

¹⁹ Or if I send⁷⁹⁷¹ a pestilence¹⁶⁹⁸ into that land,⁷⁷⁶ and pour out⁸²¹⁰ my fury²⁵³⁴ upon it in blood,¹⁸¹⁸ to cut off³⁷⁷² from it man¹²⁰ and beast:

²⁰^C Though Noah,⁵¹⁴⁶ Daniel,¹⁸⁴⁰ and Job,³⁴⁷ were in it,⁸⁴³² as I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ they shall deliver⁵³³⁷ neither son¹¹²¹ nor⁵¹⁸ daughter;¹³²³ they shall but deliver⁵³³⁷ their own souls⁵³¹⁵ by their righteousness.

²¹ For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ How much more when I send⁷⁹⁷¹ my four⁷⁰² sore⁷⁴⁵¹ judgments⁸²⁰¹ upon Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and the famine,⁷⁴⁵⁸ and the noisome⁷⁴⁵¹ beast,²⁴¹⁶ and the pestilence,¹⁶⁹⁸ to cut off³⁷⁷² from it man¹²⁰ and beast?

²²^C Yet, behold, therein shall be left³⁴⁹⁸ a remnant⁶⁴¹³ that shall be brought forth,³³¹⁸ both sons¹¹²¹ and daughters:¹³²³ behold, they shall come forth³³¹⁸ unto you, and ye shall see⁷²⁰⁰ their way¹⁸⁷⁰ and their doings:⁵⁹⁴⁹ and ye shall be comforted⁵¹⁶² concerning the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ that I have brought⁹³⁵ upon Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ even concerning all that I have brought

²³ And they shall comfort⁵¹⁶² you, when ye see⁷²⁰⁰ their ways¹⁸⁷⁰ and their doings:⁵⁹⁴⁹ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I have not done⁶²¹³ without cause²⁶⁰⁰ all that I have done⁶²¹³ in it, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

15And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ What is the vine¹⁶¹² tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ more than any tree,⁶⁰⁸⁶ or than a branch²¹⁵⁶ which is among the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the forest?

³ Shall wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ be taken³⁹⁴⁷ thereof to do⁶²¹³ any work?⁴³⁹⁹ or will men take³⁹⁴⁷ a pin³⁴⁸⁹ of it to hang⁸⁵¹⁸ any vessel

⁴ Behold, it is cast⁵⁴¹⁴ into the fire⁷⁸⁴ for fuel;⁴⁰² the fire⁷⁸⁴ devoureth³⁹⁸ both⁸¹⁴⁷ the ends⁷⁰⁹⁸ of it, and the midst⁸⁴³² of it is burned.²⁷⁸⁷ Is it meet⁶⁷⁴³ for any work?

⁵ Behold, when it was whole,⁸⁵⁴⁹ it was meet⁶²¹³ for no work:⁴³⁹⁹ how much less shall it be meet⁶²¹³ yet for any work,⁴³⁹⁹ when the fire⁷⁸⁴ hath devoured³⁹⁸ it, and it is burned?

⁶ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ As the vine¹⁶¹² tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ among the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the forest,³²⁹³ which I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ to the fire⁷⁸⁴ for fuel,⁴⁰² so will I give⁵⁴¹⁴ the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem.

⁷ And I will set⁵⁴¹⁴ my face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against them; they shall go out³³¹⁸ from one fire,⁷⁸⁴ and another fire⁷⁸⁴ shall devour³⁹⁸ them; and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I set⁷⁷⁶⁰ my face

⁸ And I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ because they have committed⁴⁶⁰³ a trespass,⁴⁶⁰⁴ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

16Again the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²^C Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ cause Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ to know³⁰⁴⁵ her abominations,

³ And say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ unto Jerusalem;³³⁸⁹ Thy birth⁴³⁵¹ and thy nativity⁴¹³⁸ is of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan;³⁶⁶⁹ thy father¹ was an Amorite,⁵⁶⁷ and thy mother⁵¹⁷ an Hittite.

⁴ And as for thy nativity,⁴¹³⁸ in the day³¹¹⁷ thou wast born³²⁰⁵ thy navel⁸²⁷⁰ was not cut,³⁷⁷² neither wast thou washed⁷³⁶⁴ in water⁴³²⁵ to supple⁴⁹³⁵ thee; thou wast not salted⁴⁴¹⁴ at all,⁴⁴¹⁴ nor swaddled²⁸⁵³ at all.

⁵ None eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ pitied²³⁴⁷ thee, to do⁶²¹³ any²⁵⁹ of these unto thee, to have compassion²⁵⁵⁰ upon thee; but thou wast cast out⁷⁹⁹³ in the open⁶⁴⁴⁰ field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ to the lothing¹⁶⁰⁴ of thy person,⁵³¹⁵ in the day³¹¹⁷ that thou wast born.

⁶ And when I passed⁵⁶⁷⁴ by thee, and saw⁷²⁰⁰ thee polluted⁹⁴⁷ in thine own blood,¹⁸¹⁸ I said⁵⁵⁹ unto thee when thou wast in thy blood,¹⁸¹⁸ Live;²⁴²¹ yea, I said⁵⁵⁹ unto thee when thou wast in thy blood,¹⁸¹⁸ Live.

⁷^C I have caused⁵⁴¹⁴ thee to multiply⁷²³³ as the bud⁶⁷⁸⁰ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and thou hast increased⁷²³⁵ and waxen great,¹⁴³¹ and thou art come⁹³⁵ to excellent⁵⁷¹⁶ ornaments:⁵⁷¹⁶ thy breasts⁷⁶⁹⁹ are fashioned,³⁵⁵⁹ and thine hair⁸¹⁸¹ is grown,⁶⁷⁷⁹ whereas thou wast naked⁵⁹⁰³ and bare.

⁸ Now when I passed⁵⁶⁷⁴ by thee, and looked⁷²⁰⁰ upon thee, behold, thy time⁶²⁵⁶ was the time⁶²⁵⁶ of love;¹⁷³⁰ and I spread⁶⁵⁶⁶ my skirt³⁶⁷¹ over thee, and covered³⁶⁸⁰ thy nakedness:⁶¹⁷² yea, I sware⁷⁶⁵⁰ unto thee, and entered⁹³⁵ into a covenant¹²⁸⁵ with thee, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,

⁹ Then washed⁷³⁶⁴ I thee with water;⁴³²⁵ yea, I throughly washed away⁷⁸⁵⁷ thy blood¹⁸¹⁸ from thee, and I anointed⁵⁴⁸⁰ thee with oil.

¹⁰ I clothed³⁸⁴⁷ thee also with broidered work,⁷⁵⁵³ and shod⁵²⁷⁴ thee with badgers' skin,⁸⁴⁷⁶ and I girded²²⁸⁰ thee about with fine linen,⁸³³⁶ and I covered³⁶⁸⁰ thee with silk.

¹¹ I decked⁵⁷¹⁰ thee also with ornaments,⁵⁷¹⁶ and I put⁵⁴¹⁴ bracelets⁶⁷⁸¹ upon thy hands,³⁰²⁷ and a chain⁷²⁴² on thy neck.

¹² And I put⁵⁴¹⁴ a jewel⁵¹⁴¹ on thy forehead,⁶³⁹ and earrings⁵⁶⁹⁴ in thine ears,²⁴¹ and a beautiful⁸⁵⁹⁷ crown⁵⁸⁵⁰ upon thine head.

¹³ Thus wast thou decked⁵⁷¹⁰ with gold²⁰⁹¹ and silver;³⁷⁰¹ and thy raiment⁴⁴⁰³ was of fine linen,⁸³³⁶⁸³³⁶ and silk,⁴⁸⁹⁷ and broidered work;⁷⁵⁵³ thou didst eat³⁹⁸ fine flour,⁵⁵⁶⁰ and honey,¹⁷⁰⁶ and oil:⁸⁰⁸¹ and thou wast exceeding³⁹⁶⁶ beautiful,³³⁰² and thou didst prosper⁶⁷⁴³ into a kingdom.

¹⁴ And thy renown⁸⁰³⁴ went forth³³¹⁸ among the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ for thy beauty:³³⁰⁸ for it was perfect³⁶³² through my comeliness,¹⁹²⁶ which I had put⁷⁷⁶⁰ upon thee, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁵ But thou didst trust⁹⁸² in thine own beauty,³³⁰⁸ and playedst the harlot²¹⁸¹ because of thy renown,⁸⁰³⁴ and pouredst out⁸²¹⁰ thy fornications⁸⁴⁵⁷ on every one that passed by;

¹⁶ And of thy garments⁸⁹⁹ thou didst take,³⁹⁴⁷ and deckedst⁶²¹³ thy high places¹¹¹⁶ with divers colours,²⁹²¹ and playedst the harlot²¹⁸¹ thereupon: the like things shall not come,

¹⁷ Thou hast also taken³⁹⁴⁷ thy fair⁸⁵⁹⁷ jewels³⁶²⁷ of my gold²⁰⁹¹ and of my silver,³⁷⁰¹ which I had given⁵⁴¹⁴ thee, and madest⁶²¹³ to thyself images⁶⁷⁵⁴ of men,²¹⁴⁵ and didst commit whoredom

¹⁸ And tookest³⁹⁴⁷ thy broidered⁷⁵⁵³ garments,⁸⁹⁹ and coveredst³⁶⁸⁰ them: and thou hast set⁵⁴¹⁴ mine oil⁸⁰⁸¹ and mine incense⁷⁰⁰⁴ before

¹⁹ My meat³⁸⁹⁹ also which I gave⁵⁴¹⁴ thee, fine flour,⁵⁵⁶⁰ and oil,⁸⁰⁸¹ and honey,¹⁷⁰⁶ wherewith I fed³⁹⁸ thee, thou hast even set⁵⁴¹⁴ it before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them for a sweet⁵²⁰⁷ savour:⁷³⁸¹ and thus it was, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

²⁰ Moreover thou hast taken³⁹⁴⁷ thy sons¹¹²¹ and thy daughters,¹³²³ whom thou hast borne³²⁰⁵ unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed²⁰⁷⁶ unto them to be devoured.³⁹⁸ Is this of thy whoredoms⁸⁴⁵⁷ a small matter,

²¹ That thou hast slain⁷⁸¹⁹ my children,¹¹²¹ and delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ them to cause them to pass through

²² And in all thine abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ and thy whoredoms⁸⁴⁵⁷ thou hast not remembered²¹⁴² the days³¹¹⁷ of thy youth,⁵²⁷¹ when thou wast naked⁵⁹⁰³ and bare,⁶¹⁸¹ and wast polluted⁹⁴⁷ in thy blood.

²³ And it came to pass after³¹⁰ all thy wickedness,⁷⁴⁵¹ (woe,¹⁸⁸ woe¹⁸⁸ unto thee! saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God;)

²⁴ That thou hast also built¹¹²⁹ unto thee an eminent place,¹³⁵⁴ and hast made⁶²¹³ thee an high place⁷⁴¹³ in every street.

²⁵ Thou hast built¹¹²⁹ thy high place⁷⁴¹³ at every head⁷²¹⁸ of the way,¹⁸⁷⁰ and hast made thy beauty³³⁰⁸ to be abhorred,⁸⁵⁸¹ and hast opened⁶⁵⁸⁹ thy feet⁷²⁷² to every one that passed by,⁵⁶⁷⁴ and multiplied⁷²³⁵ thy whoredoms.

²⁶ Thou hast also committed fornication²¹⁸¹ with the Egyptians¹¹²¹⁴⁷¹⁴ thy neighbours,⁷⁹³⁴ great¹⁴³² of flesh;¹³²⁰ and hast increased⁷²³⁵ thy whoredoms,⁸⁴⁵⁷ to provoke me to anger.

²⁷ Behold, therefore I have stretched out⁵¹⁸⁶ my hand³⁰²⁷ over thee, and have diminished¹⁶³⁹ thine ordinary²⁷⁰⁶ food, and delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ thee unto the will⁵³¹⁵ of them that hate⁸¹³⁰ thee, the daughters¹³²³ of the Philistines,⁶⁴³⁰ which are ashamed³⁶³⁷ of thy lewd²¹⁵⁴ way.

²⁸ Thou hast played the whore²¹⁸¹ also with the Assyrians,¹¹²¹⁸⁰⁴ because¹¹¹⁵ thou wast unsatiable;⁷⁶⁴⁶ yea, thou hast played the harlot²¹⁸¹ with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.

²⁹ Thou hast moreover multiplied⁷²³⁵ thy fornication⁸⁴⁵⁷ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan³⁶⁶⁷ unto Chaldea;³⁷⁷⁸ and yet thou wast not satisfied⁷⁶⁴⁶ herewith.

³⁰ How weak⁵³⁵ is thine heart,³⁸²⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ seeing thou doest⁶²¹³ all these things, the work⁴⁶³⁹ of an imperious⁷⁹⁸⁶ whorish²¹⁸¹ woman;

³¹ In that thou buildest¹¹²⁹ thine eminent place¹³⁵⁴ in the head⁷²¹⁸ of every way,¹⁸⁷⁰ and makest⁶²¹³ thine high place⁷⁴¹³ in every street;⁷³³⁹ and hast not been as an harlot,²¹⁸¹ in that thou scornest⁷⁰⁴⁶ hire;

³²^C But as a wife⁸⁰² that committeth adultery,⁵⁰⁰³ which taketh³⁹⁴⁷ strangers²¹¹⁴ instead of her husband!

³³ They give⁵⁴¹⁴ gifts⁵⁰⁷⁸ to all whores:²¹⁸¹ but thou givest⁵⁴¹⁴ thy gifts⁵⁰⁸³ to all thy lovers,¹⁵⁷ and hirest⁷⁸⁰⁹ them, that they may come⁹³⁵ unto thee on every side⁵⁴³⁹ for thy whoredom.

³⁴ And the contrary²⁰¹⁶ is in thee from other women⁸⁰² in thy whoredoms,⁸⁴⁵⁷ whereas none followeth³¹⁰ thee to commit whoredoms:²¹⁸¹ and in that thou givest⁵⁴¹⁴ a reward,⁸⁶⁸ and no reward⁸⁶⁸ is given⁵⁴¹⁴ unto thee, therefore thou art¹⁹⁶¹ contrary.

³⁵ Wherefore, O harlot,²¹⁸¹ hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord:

³⁶ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because thy filthiness⁵¹⁷⁸ was poured out,⁸²¹⁰ and thy nakedness⁶¹⁷² discovered¹⁵⁴⁰ through thy whoredoms⁸⁴⁵⁷ with thy lovers,¹⁵⁷ and with all the idols¹⁵⁴⁴ of thy abominations,⁸⁴⁴¹ and by the blood¹⁸¹⁸ of thy children,¹¹²¹ which thou didst give

³⁷ Behold, therefore I will gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ all thy lovers,¹⁵⁷ with whom thou hast taken pleasure,⁶¹⁴⁹ and all them that thou hast loved,¹⁵⁷ with all them that thou hast hated;⁸¹³⁰ I will even gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ them round about⁵⁴³⁹ against thee, and will discover¹⁵⁴⁰ thy nakedness⁶¹⁷² unto them, that they may see⁷²⁰⁰ all thy nakedness.

³⁸ And I will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ thee, as women that break wedlock⁵⁰⁰³ and shed⁸²¹⁰ blood¹⁸¹⁸ are judged;⁴⁹⁴¹ and I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee blood¹⁸¹⁸ in fury²⁵³⁴ and jealousy.

³⁹ And I will also give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee into their hand,³⁰²⁷ and they shall throw down²⁰⁴⁰ thine eminent place,¹³⁵⁴ and shall break down⁵⁴²² thy high places:⁷⁴¹³ they shall strip⁶⁵⁸⁴ thee also of thy clothes,⁸⁹⁹ and shall take³⁹⁴⁷ thy fair⁸⁵⁹⁷ jewels,³⁶²⁷ and leave³²⁴⁰ thee naked⁵⁹⁰³ and bare.

⁴⁰ They shall also bring up⁵⁹²⁷ a company⁶⁹⁵¹ against thee, and they shall stone⁷²⁷⁵ thee with stones,⁶⁸ and thrust thee through¹³³³ with their swords.

⁴¹ And they shall burn⁸³¹³ thine houses¹⁰⁰⁴ with fire,⁷⁸⁴ and execute⁶²¹³ judgments⁸²⁰¹ upon thee in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of many⁷²²⁷ women:⁸⁰² and I will cause thee to cease⁷⁶⁷³ from playing the harlot,²¹⁸¹ and thou also shalt give⁵⁴¹⁴ no hire

⁴² So will I make my fury²⁵³⁴ toward thee to rest,⁵¹¹⁷ and my jealousy⁷⁰⁶⁸ shall depart⁵⁴⁹³ from thee, and I will be quiet,⁸²⁵² and will be no more angry.

⁴³ Because thou hast not remembered²¹⁴² the days³¹¹⁷ of thy youth,⁵²⁷¹ but hast fretted⁷²⁶⁴ me in all these things; behold,¹⁸⁸⁷ therefore I also will recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ thy way¹⁸⁷⁰ upon thine head,⁷²¹⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God:³⁰⁶⁹ and thou shalt not commit⁶²¹³ this lewdness²¹⁵⁴ above all thine abominations.

⁴⁴ Behold, every one that useth proverbs⁴⁹¹¹ shall use this proverb⁴⁹¹¹ against thee, saying,⁵⁵⁹ As is the mother,⁵¹⁷ so is her daughter.

⁴⁵ Thou art thy mother's⁵¹⁷ daughter,¹³²³ that lotheth¹⁶⁰² her husband³⁷⁶ and her children;¹¹²¹ and thou art the sister²⁶⁹ of thy sisters,²⁶⁹ which lothed¹⁶⁰² their husbands⁵⁸² and their children:¹¹²¹ your mother⁵¹⁷ was an Hittite,²⁸⁵⁰ and your father¹ an Amorite.

⁴⁶ And thine elder¹⁴¹⁹ sister²⁶⁹ is Samaria,⁸¹¹¹ she and her daughters¹³²³ that dwell³⁴²⁷ at thy left hand:⁸⁰⁴⁰ and thy younger⁶⁹⁹⁶ sister,²⁶⁹ that dwelleth³⁴²⁷ at thy right hand,³²²⁵ is Sodom⁵⁴⁶⁷ and her daughters.

⁴⁷^C Yet hast thou not walked¹⁹⁸⁰ after their ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ nor done⁶²¹³ after their abominations:⁸⁴⁴¹ but, as if that were a very⁶⁹⁸⁵ little⁴⁵⁹²⁶⁹⁶² thing, thou wast corrupted⁷⁸⁴³ more than they²⁰⁰⁴ in all thy ways.

⁴⁸ As I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ Sodom⁵⁴⁶⁷ thy sister²⁶⁹ hath not done,⁶²¹³ she nor her daughters,¹³²³ as thou hast done,⁶²¹³ thou and thy daughters.

⁴⁹^C Behold, this was the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of thy sister²⁶⁹ Sodom,⁵⁴⁶⁷ pride,¹³⁴⁷ fulness⁷⁶⁵³ of bread,³⁸⁹⁹ and abundance⁷⁹⁶² of idleness⁸²⁵² was in her and in her daughters,¹³²³ neither did she strengthen²³⁸⁸ the hand³⁰²⁷ of the poor⁶⁰⁴¹ and needy.

⁵⁰^C And they were haughty,¹³⁶¹ and committed⁶²¹³ abomination⁸⁴⁴¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me: therefore I took them away⁵⁴⁹³ as I saw

⁵¹^C Neither hath Samaria⁸¹¹¹ committed²³⁹⁸ half²⁶⁷⁷ of thy sins;²⁴⁰³ but thou hast multiplied⁷²³⁵ thine abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ more than they,²⁰⁰⁷ and hast justified⁶⁶⁶³ thy sisters²⁶⁹ in all thine abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ which thou hast done.

⁵² Thou also, which hast judged⁶⁴¹⁹ thy sisters,²⁶⁹ bear⁵³⁷⁵ thine own shame³⁶³⁹ for thy sins²⁴⁰³ that thou hast committed more abominable⁸⁵⁸¹ than they:²⁰⁰⁴ they are more righteous⁶⁶⁶³ than thou: yea, be thou confounded⁹⁵⁴ also, and bear⁵³⁷⁵ thy shame,³⁶³⁹ in that thou hast justified⁶⁶⁶³ thy sisters.

⁵³^C When I shall bring again⁷⁷²⁵ their captivity,⁷⁶²²⁷⁶²² the captivity⁷⁶²²⁷⁶²² of Sodom⁵⁴⁶⁷ and her daughters,¹³²³ and the captivity⁷⁶²²⁷⁶²² of Samaria⁸¹¹¹ and her daughters,¹³²³ then will I bring again the captivity⁷⁶²²⁷⁶²² of thy captives⁷⁶²² in the midst

⁵⁴ That thou mayest bear⁵³⁷⁵ thine own shame,³⁶³⁹ and mayest be confounded³⁶³⁷ in all that thou hast done,⁶²¹³ in that thou art a comfort

⁵⁵^C When thy sisters,²⁶⁹ Sodom⁵⁴⁶⁷ and her daughters,¹³²³ shall return⁷⁷²⁵ to their former estate,⁶⁹²⁷ and Samaria⁸¹¹¹ and her daughters¹³²³ shall return⁷⁷²⁵ to their former estate,⁶⁹²⁷ then thou and thy daughters¹³²³ shall return⁷⁷²⁵ to your former estate.

⁵⁶ For thy sister²⁶⁹ Sodom⁵⁴⁶⁷ was not mentioned⁸⁰⁵² by thy mouth⁶³¹⁰ in the day³¹¹⁷ of thy pride,

⁵⁷ Before thy wickedness⁷⁴⁵¹ was discovered,¹⁵⁴⁰ as at the time⁶²⁵⁶ of thy reproach²⁷⁸¹ of the daughters¹³²³ of Syria,⁷⁵⁸ and all that are round about⁵⁴³⁹ her, the daughters¹³²³ of the Philistines,⁶⁴³⁰ which despise⁷⁵⁹⁰ thee round about.

⁵⁸ Thou hast borne⁵³⁷⁵ thy lewdness²¹⁵⁴ and thine abominations,⁸⁴⁴¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord.

⁵⁹ For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will even deal⁶²¹³ with thee as thou hast done,⁶²¹³ which hast despised⁹⁵⁹ the oath⁴²³ in breaking⁶⁵⁶⁵ the covenant.

⁶⁰^C Nevertheless I will remember²¹⁴² my covenant¹²⁸⁵ with thee in the days³¹¹⁷ of thy youth,⁵²⁷¹ and I will establish⁶⁹⁶⁵ unto thee an everlasting⁵⁷⁶⁹ covenant.

⁶¹^C Then thou shalt remember²¹⁴² thy ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and be ashamed,³⁶³⁷ when thou shalt receive³⁹⁴⁷ thy sisters,²⁶⁹ thine elder¹⁴¹⁹ and thy younger:⁶⁹⁹⁶ and I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ them unto thee for daughters,¹³²³ but not by thy covenant.

⁶²^C And I will establish⁶⁹⁶⁵ my covenant¹²⁸⁵ with thee; and thou shalt know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord:

⁶³^C That thou mayest remember,²¹⁴² and be confounded,⁹⁵⁴ and never open⁶⁶¹⁰ thy mouth⁶³¹⁰ any more because⁶⁴⁴⁰ of thy shame,³⁶³⁹ when I am pacified³⁷²² toward thee for all that thou hast done,⁶²¹³ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

17And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ put forth²³³⁰ a riddle,²⁴²⁰ and speak⁴⁹¹¹ a parable⁴⁹¹² unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel;

³ And say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ A great¹⁴¹⁹ eagle⁵⁴⁰⁴ with great¹⁴¹⁹ wings,³⁶⁷¹ longwinged,⁸³⁷⁵⁰ full⁴³⁹² of feathers,⁵¹³³ which had divers colours,⁷⁵⁵³ came⁹³⁵ unto Lebanon,³⁸⁴⁴ and took³⁹⁴⁷ the highest branch⁶⁷⁸⁸ of the cedar:

⁴ He cropped off⁶⁹⁹⁸ the top⁷²¹⁸ of his young twigs,³²⁴² and carried⁹³⁵ it into a land⁷⁷⁶ of traffick;³⁶⁶⁷ he set⁷⁷⁶⁰ it in a city⁵⁸⁹² of merchants.

⁵ He took³⁹⁴⁷ also of the seed²²³³ of the land,⁷⁷⁶ and planted⁵⁴¹⁴ it in a fruitful²²³³ field;⁷⁷⁰⁴ he placed³⁹⁴⁷ it by great⁷²²⁷ waters,⁴³²⁵ and set⁷⁷⁶⁰ it as a willow tree.

⁶ And it grew,⁶⁷⁷⁹ and became a spreading⁵⁶²⁸ vine¹⁶¹² of low⁸²¹⁷ stature,⁶⁹⁶⁷ whose branches¹⁸⁰⁸ turned⁶⁴³⁷ toward him, and the roots⁸³²⁸ thereof were under him: so it became a vine,¹⁶¹² and brought forth⁶²¹³ branches,⁹⁰⁵ and shot⁷⁹⁷¹ forth sprigs.

⁷ There was also another²⁵⁹ great¹⁴¹⁹ eagle⁵⁴⁰⁴ with great¹⁴¹⁹ wings³⁶⁷¹ and many⁷²²⁷ feathers:⁵¹³³ and, behold, this vine¹⁶¹² did bend³⁷¹⁹ her roots⁸³²⁸ toward him, and shot forth⁷⁹⁷¹ her branches¹⁸⁰⁸ toward him, that he might water⁸²⁴⁸ it by the furrows⁶¹⁷⁰ of her plantation.

⁸ It was planted⁸³⁶² in a good²⁸⁹⁶ soil⁷⁷⁰⁴ by great⁷²²⁷ waters,⁴³²⁵ that it might bring forth⁶²¹³ branches,⁶⁰⁵⁷ and that it might bear⁵³⁷⁵ fruit,⁶⁵²⁹ that it might be a goodly¹⁵⁵ vine.

⁹ Say⁵⁵⁹ thou, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Shall it prosper?⁶⁷⁴³ shall he not pull up⁵⁴²³ the roots⁸³²⁸ thereof, and cut off⁷⁰⁸² the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ thereof, that it wither?³⁰⁰¹ it shall wither³⁰⁰¹ in all the leaves²⁹⁶⁴ of her spring,⁶⁷⁸⁰ even without great¹⁴¹⁹ power²²²⁰ or many⁷²²⁷ people⁵⁹⁷¹ to pluck it up⁵³⁷⁵ by the roots

¹⁰ Yea, behold, being planted,⁸³⁶² shall it prosper?⁶⁷⁴³ shall it not utterly³⁰⁰¹ wither,³⁰⁰¹ when the east⁶⁹²¹ wind⁷³⁰⁷ toucheth⁵⁰⁶⁰ it? it shall wither³⁰⁰¹ in the furrows⁶¹⁷⁰ where it grew.

¹¹ Moreover the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹² Say⁵⁵⁹ now to the rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ Know³⁰⁴⁵ ye not what these things mean? tell⁵⁵⁹ them, Behold, the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ is come⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and hath taken³⁹⁴⁷ the king⁴⁴²⁸ thereof, and the princes⁸²⁶⁹ thereof, and led⁹³⁵ them with him to Babylon;

¹³^C And hath taken³⁹⁴⁷ of the king's⁴⁴¹⁰ seed,²²³³ and made³⁷⁷² a covenant¹²⁸⁵ with him, and hath taken⁹³⁵ an oath⁴²³ of him: he hath also taken³⁹⁴⁷ the mighty³⁵² of the land:

¹⁴ That the kingdom⁴⁴⁶⁷ might be base,⁸²¹⁷ that it might not lift itself up,⁵³⁷⁵ but that by keeping⁸¹⁰⁴ of his covenant¹²⁸⁵ it might stand.

¹⁵ But he rebelled⁴⁷⁷⁵ against him in sending⁷⁹⁷¹ his ambassadors⁴³⁹⁷ into Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ that they might give⁵⁴¹⁴ him horses⁵⁴⁸³ and much⁷²²⁷ people.⁵⁹⁷¹ Shall he prosper?⁶⁷⁴³ shall he escape⁴⁴²² that doeth⁶²¹³ such things? or shall he break⁶⁵⁶⁵ the covenant,¹²⁸⁵ and be delivered?

¹⁶^C As I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ surely in the place⁴⁷²⁵ where the king⁴⁴²⁸ dwelleth that made him king,⁴⁴²⁷ whose oath⁴²³ he despised,⁹⁵⁹ and whose covenant¹²⁸⁵ he brake,⁶⁵⁶⁵ even with him in the midst⁸⁴³² of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ he shall die.

¹⁷ Neither shall Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ with his mighty¹⁴¹⁹ army²⁴²⁸ and great⁷²²⁷ company⁶⁹⁵¹ make⁶²¹³ for him in the war,⁴⁴²¹ by casting up⁸²¹⁰ mounts,⁵⁵⁵⁰ and building¹¹²⁹ forts,¹⁷⁸⁵ to cut off³⁷⁷² many⁷²²⁷ persons:

¹⁸ Seeing he despised⁹⁵⁹ the oath⁴²³ by breaking⁶⁵⁶⁵ the covenant,¹²⁸⁵ when, lo, he had given⁵⁴¹⁴ his hand,³⁰²⁷ and hath done⁶²¹³ all these things, he shall not escape.

¹⁹ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ As I live,²⁴¹⁶ surely mine oath⁴²³ that he hath despised,⁹⁵⁹ and my covenant¹²⁸⁵ that he hath broken,⁶³³¹ even it will I recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ upon his own head.

²⁰ And I will spread⁶⁵⁶⁶ my net⁷⁵⁶⁸ upon him, and he shall be taken⁸⁶¹⁰ in my snare,⁴⁶⁸⁶ and I will bring⁹³⁵ him to Babylon,⁸⁹⁴ and will plead⁸¹⁹⁹ with him there for his trespass⁴⁶⁰³ that he hath trespassed

²¹ And all his fugitives⁴⁰¹⁵ with all his bands¹⁰² shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and they that remain⁷⁶⁰⁴ shall be scattered⁶⁵⁶⁶ toward all winds:⁷³⁰⁷ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken

²² Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will also take³⁹⁴⁷ of the highest branch⁶⁷⁸⁸ of the high⁷³¹¹ cedar,⁷³⁰ and will set⁵⁴¹⁴ it; I will crop off⁶⁹⁹⁸ from the top⁷²¹⁸ of his young twigs³¹²⁷ a tender one,⁷³⁹⁰ and will plant⁸³⁶² it upon an high¹³⁶⁴ mountain²⁰²² and eminent:

²³ In the mountain²⁰²² of the height⁴⁷⁹¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ will I plant⁸³⁶² it: and it shall bring forth⁵³⁷⁵ boughs,⁶⁰⁵⁷ and bear⁶²¹³ fruit,⁶⁵²⁹ and be a goodly¹¹⁷ cedar:⁷³⁰ and under it shall dwell⁷⁹³¹ all fowl⁶⁸³³ of every wing;³⁶⁷¹ in the shadow⁶⁷³⁸ of the branches¹⁸⁰⁸ thereof shall they dwell.

²⁴ And all the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have brought down⁸²¹³ the high¹³⁶⁴ tree,⁶⁰⁸⁶ have exalted¹³⁶¹ the low⁸²¹⁷ tree,⁶⁰⁸⁶ have dried³⁰⁰¹ up the green³⁸⁹² tree,⁶⁰⁸⁶ and have made the dry³⁰⁰² tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ to flourish:⁶⁵²⁴ I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ and have done

18^CThe word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me again, saying,

²^C What mean ye, that ye use⁴⁹¹¹ this proverb⁴⁹¹² concerning the land¹²⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ The fathers¹ have eaten³⁹⁸ sour grapes,¹¹⁵⁵ and the children's¹¹²¹ teeth⁸¹²⁷ are set on edge?

³^C As I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ ye shall not have occasion any more to use⁴⁹¹¹ this proverb⁴⁹¹² in Israel.

⁴^C Behold, all souls⁵³¹⁵ are mine; as the soul⁵³¹⁵ of the father,¹ so also the soul⁵³¹⁵ of the son¹¹²¹ is mine: the soul⁵³¹⁵ that sinneth,²³⁹⁸ it shall die.

⁵ But if a man³⁷⁶ be just,⁶⁶⁶² and do⁶²¹³ that which is lawful⁴⁹⁴¹ and right,

⁶ And hath not eaten³⁹⁸ upon the mountains,²⁰²² neither hath lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ his eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ to the idols¹⁵⁴⁴ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ neither hath defiled²⁹³⁰ his neighbour's⁷⁴⁵³ wife,⁸⁰² neither hath come near⁷¹²⁶ to a menstruous⁵⁰⁷⁹ woman,

⁷ And hath not oppressed³²³⁸ any,³⁷⁶ but hath restored⁷⁷²⁵ to the debtor²³²⁶ his pledge,²²⁵⁸ hath spoiled¹⁴⁹⁷ none by violence,¹⁵⁰⁰ hath given⁵⁴¹⁴ his bread³⁸⁹⁹ to the hungry,⁷⁴⁵⁷ and hath covered³⁶⁸⁰ the naked⁵⁹⁰³ with a garment;

⁸^C He that hath not given forth⁵⁴¹⁴ upon usury,⁵³⁹² neither hath taken³⁹⁴⁷ any increase,⁸⁶³⁶ that hath withdrawn⁷⁷²⁵ his hand³⁰²⁷ from iniquity,⁵⁷⁶⁶ hath executed⁶²¹³ true⁵⁷¹ judgment⁴⁹⁴¹ between man³⁷⁶ and man,

⁹ Hath walked¹⁹⁸⁰ in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and hath kept⁸¹⁰⁴ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ to deal⁶²¹³ truly;⁵⁷¹ he is just,⁶⁶⁶² he shall surely²⁴²¹ live,²⁴²¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁰ If he beget³²⁰⁵ a son¹¹²¹ that is a robber,⁶⁵³⁰ a shedder⁸²¹⁰ of blood,¹⁸¹⁸ and that doeth⁶²¹³ the like²⁵¹ to any one

¹¹ And that doeth⁶²¹³ not any of those duties, but even hath eaten³⁹⁸ upon the mountains,²⁰²² and defiled²⁹³⁰ his neighbour's⁷⁴⁵³ wife,

¹² Hath oppressed³²³⁸ the poor⁶⁰⁴¹ and needy,³⁴ hath spoiled¹⁴⁹⁷ by violence,¹⁵⁰⁰ hath not restored⁷⁷²⁵ the pledge,²²⁵⁸ and hath lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ his eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ to the idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ hath committed⁶²¹³ abomination,

¹³ Hath given forth⁵⁴¹⁴ upon usury,⁵³⁹² and hath taken³⁹⁴⁷ increase:⁸⁶³⁶ shall he then live?²⁴²⁵ he shall not live:²⁴²¹ he hath done⁶²¹³ all these abominations;⁸⁴⁴¹ he shall surely⁴¹⁹¹ die;⁴¹⁹¹ his blood

¹⁴ Now, lo, if he beget³²⁰⁵ a son,¹¹²¹ that seeth⁷²⁰⁰ all his father's¹ sins²⁴⁰³ which he hath done,⁶²¹³ and considereth,⁷²⁰⁰ and doeth⁶²¹³ not such like,

¹⁵ That hath not eaten³⁹⁸ upon the mountains,²⁰²² neither hath lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ his eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ to the idols¹⁵⁴⁴ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ hath not defiled²⁹³⁰ his neighbour's⁷⁴⁵³ wife,

¹⁶ Neither hath oppressed³²³⁸ any,³⁷⁶ hath not withholden²²⁵⁴ the pledge,²²⁵⁸ neither hath spoiled¹⁴⁹⁷ by violence,¹⁵⁰⁰ but hath given⁵⁴¹⁴ his bread³⁸⁹⁹ to the hungry,⁷⁴⁵⁷ and hath covered³⁶⁸⁰ the naked⁵⁹⁰³ with a garment,

¹⁷ That hath taken off⁷⁷²⁵ his hand³⁰²⁷ from the poor,⁶⁰⁴¹ that hath not received³⁹⁴⁷ usury⁵³⁹² nor increase,⁸⁶³⁶ hath executed⁶²¹³ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ hath walked¹⁹⁸⁰ in my statutes;²⁷⁰⁸ he shall not die⁴¹⁹¹ for the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of his father,¹ he shall surely²⁴²¹ live.

¹⁸ As for his father,¹ because he cruelly⁶²³³ oppressed,⁶²³¹ spoiled¹⁴⁹⁷ his brother²⁵¹ by violence,¹⁴⁹⁹ and did⁶²¹³ that which is not good²⁸⁹⁶ among⁸⁴³² his people,⁵⁹⁷¹ lo, even he shall die⁴¹⁹¹ in his iniquity.

¹⁹ Yet say⁵⁵⁹ ye, Why? doth not the son¹¹²¹ bear⁵³⁷⁵ the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of the father?¹ When the son¹¹²¹ hath done⁶²¹³ that which is lawful⁴⁹⁴¹ and right,⁶⁶⁶⁶ and hath kept⁸¹⁰⁴ all my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and hath done⁶²¹³ them, he shall surely²⁴²¹ live.

²⁰^C The soul⁵³¹⁵ that sinneth,²³⁹⁸ it shall die.⁴¹⁹¹ The son¹¹²¹ shall not bear⁵³⁷⁵ the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of the father,¹ neither shall the father¹ bear⁵³⁷⁵ the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of the son:¹¹²¹ the righteousness⁶⁶⁶⁶ of the righteous⁶⁶⁶² shall be upon him, and the wickedness⁷⁵⁶⁴ of the wicked

²¹^C But if the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ will turn⁷⁷²⁵ from all his sins²⁴⁰³ that he hath committed,⁶²¹³ and keep⁸¹⁰⁴ all my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and do⁶²¹³ that which is lawful⁴⁹⁴¹ and right,⁶⁶⁶⁶ he shall surely²⁴²¹ live,²⁴²¹ he shall not die.

²² All his transgressions⁶⁵⁸⁸ that he hath committed,⁶²¹³ they shall not be mentioned²¹⁴² unto him: in his righteousness⁶⁶⁶⁶ that he hath done⁶²¹³ he shall live.

²³^C Have I any pleasure²⁶⁵⁴ at all²⁶⁵⁴ that the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ should die?⁴¹⁹⁴ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God:³⁰⁶⁹ and not that he should return⁷⁷²⁵ from his ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and live?

²⁴^C But when the righteous⁶⁶⁶² turneth away⁷⁷²⁵ from his righteousness,⁶⁶⁶⁶ and committeth⁶²¹³ iniquity,⁵⁷⁶⁶ and doeth⁶²¹³ according to all the abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ that the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ man doeth,⁶²¹³ shall he live?²⁴²⁵ All his righteousness⁶⁶⁶⁶ that he hath done⁶²¹³ shall not be mentioned:²¹⁴² in his trespass⁴⁶⁰³ that he hath trespassed,⁴⁶⁰⁴ and in his sin²⁴⁰³ that he hath sinned,²³⁹⁸ in them shall he die.

²⁵ Yet ye say,⁵⁵⁹ The way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the Lord¹³⁶ is not equal.⁸⁵⁰⁵ Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ now, O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ Is not my way¹⁸⁷⁰ equal?⁸⁵⁰⁵ are not your ways¹⁸⁷⁰ unequal?

²⁶^C When a righteous⁶⁶⁶² man turneth away⁷⁷²⁵ from his righteousness,⁶⁶⁶⁶ and committeth⁶²¹³ iniquity,⁵⁷⁶⁶ and dieth⁴¹⁹¹ in them; for his iniquity⁵⁷⁶⁶ that he hath done⁶²¹³ shall he die.

²⁷ Again, when the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ man turneth away⁷⁷²⁵ from his wickedness⁷⁵⁶⁴ that he hath committed,⁶²¹³ and doeth⁶²¹³ that which is lawful⁴⁹⁴¹ and right,⁶⁶⁶⁶ he shall save²⁴²¹ his soul⁵³¹⁵ alive.

²⁸ Because he considereth,⁷²⁰⁰ and turneth away⁷⁷²⁵ from all his transgressions⁶⁵⁸⁸ that he hath committed,⁶²¹³ he shall surely²⁴²¹ live,²⁴²¹ he shall not die.

²⁹ Yet saith⁵⁵⁹ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ The way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the Lord¹³⁶ is not equal.⁸⁵⁰⁵ O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ are not my ways¹⁸⁷⁰ equal?⁸⁵⁰⁵ are not your ways¹⁸⁷⁰ unequal?

³⁰ Therefore I will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ you, O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ every one³⁷⁶ according to his ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.³⁰⁶⁹ Repent,⁷⁷²⁵ and turn⁷⁷²⁵ yourselves from all your transgressions;⁶⁵⁸⁸ so iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ shall not be your ruin.

³¹ Cast away⁷⁹⁹³ from you all your transgressions,⁶⁵⁸⁸ whereby ye have transgressed;⁶⁵⁸⁶ and make⁶²¹³ you a new²³¹⁹ heart³⁸²⁰ and a new²³¹⁹ spirit:⁷³⁰⁷ for why will ye die,⁴¹⁹¹ O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel?

³²^C For I have no pleasure²⁶⁵⁴ in the death⁴¹⁹⁴ of him that dieth,⁴¹⁹¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God:³⁰⁶⁹ wherefore turn⁷⁷²⁵ yourselves, and live

19Moreover take thou up⁵³⁷⁵ a lamentation⁷⁰¹⁵ for the princes⁵³⁸⁷ of Israel,

² And say,⁵⁵⁹ What is thy mother?⁵¹⁷ A lioness:³⁸³³ she lay down⁷²⁵⁷ among lions,⁷³⁸ she nourished⁷²³⁵ her whelps¹⁴⁸² among⁸⁴³² young lions.

³ And she brought up⁵⁹²⁷ one²⁵⁹ of her whelps:¹⁴⁸² it became a young lion,³⁷¹⁵ and it learned³⁹²⁵ to catch²⁹⁶³ the prey;²⁹⁶⁴ it devoured³⁹⁸ men.

⁴ The nations¹⁴⁷¹ also heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ of him; he was taken⁸⁶¹⁰ in their pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ and they brought⁹³⁵ him with chains²³⁹⁷ unto the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt.

⁵ Now when she saw⁷²⁰⁰ that she had waited,³¹⁷⁶ and her hope⁸⁶¹⁵ was lost,⁶ then she took³⁹⁴⁷ another²⁵⁹ of her whelps,¹⁴⁸² and made⁷⁷⁶⁰ him a young lion.

⁶ And he went up and down¹⁹⁸⁰ among⁸⁴³² the lions,⁷³⁸ he became a young lion,³⁷¹⁵ and learned³⁹²⁵ to catch²⁹⁶³ the prey,²⁹⁶⁴ and devoured³⁹⁸ men.

⁷ And he knew³⁰⁴⁵ their desolate palaces,⁴⁹⁰ and he laid waste²⁷¹⁷ their cities;⁵⁸⁹² and the land⁷⁷⁶ was desolate,³⁴⁵⁶ and the fulness⁴³⁹³ thereof, by the noise⁶⁹⁶³ of his roaring.

⁸ Then the nations¹⁴⁷¹ set⁵⁴¹⁴ against him on every side⁵⁴³⁹ from the provinces,⁴⁰⁸² and spread⁶⁵⁶⁶ their net⁷⁵⁶⁸ over him: he was taken⁸⁶¹⁰ in their pit.

⁹ And they put⁵⁴¹⁴ him in ward⁵⁴⁷⁴ in chains,²³⁹⁷ and brought⁹³⁵ him to the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon:⁸⁹⁴ they brought⁹³⁵ him into holds,⁴⁶⁸⁵ that his voice⁶⁹⁶³ should no more be heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ upon the mountains²⁰²² of Israel.

¹⁰ Thy mother⁵¹⁷ is like a vine¹⁶¹² in thy blood,¹⁸¹⁸¹⁸¹⁸ planted⁸³⁶² by the waters:⁴³²⁵ she was fruitful⁶⁵⁰⁹ and full of branches⁶⁰⁵⁸ by reason of many⁷²²⁷ waters.

¹¹ And she had strong⁵⁷⁹⁷ rods⁴²⁹⁴ for the sceptres⁷⁶²⁶ of them that bare rule,⁴⁹¹⁰ and her stature⁶⁹⁶⁷ was exalted¹³⁶¹ among the thick branches,⁵⁶⁸⁸ and she appeared⁷²⁰⁰ in her height¹³⁶³ with the multitude⁷²³⁰ of her branches.

¹² But she was plucked up⁵⁴²⁸ in fury,²⁵³⁴ she was cast down⁷⁹⁹³ to the ground,⁷⁷⁶ and the east⁶⁹²¹ wind⁷³⁰⁷ dried up³⁰⁰¹ her fruit:⁶⁵²⁹ her strong⁵⁷⁹⁷ rods⁴²⁹⁴ were broken⁶⁵⁶¹ and withered;³⁰⁰¹ the fire⁷⁸⁴ consumed

¹³ And now she is planted⁸³⁶² in the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ in a dry⁶⁷²³ and thirsty⁶⁷⁷² ground.

¹⁴ And fire⁷⁸⁴ is gone out³³¹⁸ of a rod⁴²⁹⁴ of her branches,⁹⁰⁵ which hath devoured³⁹⁸ her fruit,⁶⁵²⁹ so that she hath no strong⁵⁷⁹⁷ rod⁴²⁹⁴ to be a sceptre⁷⁶²⁶ to rule.⁴⁹¹⁰ This is a lamentation,⁷⁰¹⁵ and shall be for a lamentation.

20And it came to pass in the seventh⁷⁶³⁷ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the fifth²⁵⁴⁹ month, the tenth⁶²¹⁸ day of the month,²³²⁰ that certain⁵⁸² of the elders²²⁰⁵ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ came⁹³⁵ to enquire¹⁸⁷⁵ of the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ and sat³⁴²⁷ before

² Then came the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ unto me, saying,

³ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto the elders²²⁰⁵ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Are ye come⁹³⁵ to enquire¹⁸⁷⁵ of me? As I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ I will not be enquired

⁴ Wilt thou judge⁸¹⁹⁹ them, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ wilt thou judge⁸¹⁹⁹ them? cause them to know³⁰⁴⁵ the abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ of their fathers:

⁵^C And say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ In the day³¹¹⁷ when I chose⁹⁷⁷ Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine hand³⁰²⁷ unto the seed²²³³ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Jacob,³²⁹⁰ and made myself known³⁰⁴⁵ unto them in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ when I lifted⁵³⁷⁵ up mine hand³⁰²⁷ unto them, saying,⁵⁵⁹ I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ your God;

⁶ In the day³¹¹⁷ that I lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine hand³⁰²⁷ unto them, to bring them forth³³¹⁸ of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ into a land⁷⁷⁶ that I had espied⁸⁴⁴⁶ for them, flowing²¹⁰⁰ with milk²⁴⁶¹ and honey,¹⁷⁰⁶ which is the glory⁶⁶⁴³ of all lands:

⁷ Then said⁵⁵⁹ I unto them, Cast ye away⁷⁹⁹³ every man³⁷⁶ the abominations⁸²⁵¹ of his eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and defile²⁹³⁰ not yourselves with the idols¹⁵⁴⁴ of Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ your God.

⁸ But they rebelled⁴⁷⁸⁴ against me, and would¹⁴ not hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto me: they did not every man³⁷⁶ cast away⁷⁹⁹³ the abominations⁸²⁵¹ of their eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ neither did they forsake⁵⁸⁰⁰ the idols¹⁵⁴⁴ of Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ then I said,⁵⁵⁹ I will pour out⁸²¹⁰ my fury²⁵³⁴ upon them, to accomplish³⁶¹⁵ my anger⁶³⁹ against them in the midst⁸⁴³² of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt.

⁹ But I wrought⁶²¹³ for my name's⁸⁰³⁴ sake, that it should not be polluted²⁴⁹⁰ before⁵⁸⁶⁹ the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ among⁸⁴³² whom they were, in whose sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ I made myself known³⁰⁴⁵ unto them, in bringing them forth³³¹⁸ out of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt.

¹⁰ Wherefore I caused them to go forth³³¹⁸ out of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and brought⁹³⁵ them into the wilderness.

¹¹^C And I gave⁵⁴¹⁴ them my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and shewed³⁰⁴⁵ them my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ which if a man¹²⁰ do,⁶²¹³ he shall even live

¹²^C Moreover also I gave⁵⁴¹⁴ them my sabbaths,⁷⁶⁷⁶ to be a sign²²⁶ between me and them, that they might know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ that sanctify

¹³ But the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ rebelled⁴⁷⁸⁴ against me in the wilderness:⁴⁰⁵⁷ they walked¹⁹⁸⁰ not in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and they despised³⁹⁸⁸ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ which if a man¹²⁰ do,⁶²¹³ he shall even live²⁴²⁵ in them; and my sabbaths⁷⁶⁷⁶ they greatly³⁹⁶⁶ polluted:²⁴⁹⁰ then I said,⁵⁵⁹ I would pour out⁸²¹⁰ my fury²⁵³⁴ upon them in the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ to consume

¹⁴ But I wrought⁶²¹³ for my name's⁸⁰³⁴ sake, that it should not be polluted²⁴⁹⁰ before⁵⁸⁶⁹ the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ in whose sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ I brought them out.

¹⁵ Yet also I lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ my hand³⁰²⁷ unto them in the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ that I would not bring⁹³⁵ them into the land⁷⁷⁶ which I had given⁵⁴¹⁴ them, flowing²¹⁰⁰ with milk²⁴⁶¹ and honey,¹⁷⁰⁶ which is the glory⁶⁶⁴³ of all lands;

¹⁶ Because they despised³⁹⁸⁸ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ and walked¹⁹⁸⁰ not in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ but polluted²⁴⁹⁰ my sabbaths:⁷⁶⁷⁶ for their heart³⁸²⁰ went¹⁹⁸⁰ after³¹⁰ their idols.

¹⁷ Nevertheless mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ spared²³⁴⁷ them from destroying⁷⁸⁴³ them, neither did I make⁶²¹³ an end³⁶¹⁷ of them in the wilderness.

¹⁸ But I said⁵⁵⁹ unto their children¹¹²¹ in the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ Walk³²¹² ye not in the statutes²⁷⁰⁶ of your fathers,¹ neither observe⁸¹⁰⁴ their judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ nor defile²⁹³⁰ yourselves with their idols:

¹⁹ I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ your God;⁴³⁰ walk³²¹² in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and keep⁸¹⁰⁴ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ and do

²⁰^C And hallow⁶⁹⁴² my sabbaths;⁷⁶⁷⁶ and they shall be a sign²²⁶ between me and you, that ye may know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ your God.

²¹ Notwithstanding the children¹¹²¹ rebelled⁴⁷⁸⁴ against me: they walked¹⁹⁸⁰ not in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ neither kept⁸¹⁰⁴ my judgments⁴⁹⁴¹ to do⁶²¹³ them, which if a man¹²⁰ do,⁶²¹³ he shall even live²⁴²⁵ in them; they polluted²⁴⁹⁰ my sabbaths:⁷⁶⁷⁶ then I said,⁵⁵⁹ I would pour out⁸²¹⁰ my fury²⁵³⁴ upon them, to accomplish³⁶¹⁵ my anger⁶³⁹ against them in the wilderness.

²² Nevertheless I withdrew⁷⁷²⁵ mine hand,³⁰²⁷ and wrought⁶²¹³ for my name's⁸⁰³⁴ sake, that it should not be polluted²⁴⁹⁰ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ in whose sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ I brought them forth.

²³ I lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine hand³⁰²⁷ unto them also in the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ that I would scatter⁶³²⁷ them among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and disperse²²¹⁹ them through the countries;

²⁴ Because they had not executed⁶²¹³ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ but had despised³⁹⁸⁸ my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and had polluted²⁴⁹⁰ my sabbaths,⁷⁶⁷⁶ and their eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ were after³¹⁰ their fathers'¹ idols.

²⁵ Wherefore I gave⁵⁴¹⁴ them also statutes²⁷⁰⁶ that were not good,²⁸⁹⁶ and judgments⁴⁹⁴¹ whereby they should not live;

²⁶ And I polluted²⁹³⁰ them in their own gifts,⁴⁹⁷⁹ in that they caused to pass through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the fire all that openeth⁶³⁶³ the womb,⁷³⁵⁶ that I might make them desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴ to the end that they might know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

²⁷ Therefore, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Yet in this your fathers¹ have blasphemed¹⁴⁴² me, in that they have committed⁴⁶⁰³ a trespass

²⁸ For when I had brought⁹³⁵ them into the land,⁷⁷⁶ for the which I lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine hand³⁰²⁷ to give⁵⁴¹⁴ it to them, then they saw⁷²⁰⁰ every high⁷³¹¹ hill,¹³⁸⁹ and all the thick⁵⁶⁸⁷ trees,⁶⁰⁸⁶ and they offered²⁰⁷⁶ there their sacrifices,²⁰⁷⁷ and there they presented⁵⁴¹⁴ the provocation³⁷⁰⁸ of their offering:⁷¹³³ there also they made⁷⁷⁶⁰ their sweet⁵²⁰⁷ savour,⁷³⁸¹ and poured out⁵²⁵⁸ there their drink offerings.

²⁹ Then I said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, What is the high place¹¹¹⁶ whereunto ye go?⁹³⁵ And the name⁸⁰³⁴ thereof is called⁷¹²¹ Bamah¹¹¹⁷ unto this day.

³⁰ Wherefore say⁵⁵⁹ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Are ye polluted²⁹³⁰ after the manner¹⁸⁷⁰ of your fathers?¹ and commit ye whoredom²¹⁸¹ after³¹⁰ their abominations?

³¹ For when ye offer⁵³⁷⁵ your gifts,⁴⁹⁷⁹ when ye make your sons¹¹²¹ to pass through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the fire,⁷⁸⁴ ye pollute²⁹³⁰ yourselves with all your idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ even unto this day:³¹¹⁷ and shall I be enquired¹⁸⁷⁵ of by you, O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel?³⁴⁷⁸ As I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ I will not be enquired

³² And that which cometh⁵⁹²⁷ into your mind⁷³⁰⁷ shall not be at all, that ye say,⁵⁵⁹ We will be¹⁹⁶¹ as the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ as the families⁴⁹⁴⁰ of the countries,⁷⁷⁶ to serve⁸³³⁴ wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ and stone.

³³ As I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ surely with a mighty²³⁸⁹ hand,³⁰²⁷ and with a stretched out⁵¹⁸⁶ arm,²²²⁰ and with fury²⁵³⁴ poured out,⁸²¹⁰ will I rule

³⁴^C And I will bring you out³³¹⁸ from the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and will gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ you out of the countries⁷⁷⁶ wherein ye are scattered,⁶³²⁷ with a mighty²³⁸⁹ hand,³⁰²⁷ and with a stretched out⁵¹⁸⁶ arm,²²²⁰ and with fury²⁵³⁴ poured out.

³⁵ And I will bring⁹³⁵ you into the wilderness⁴⁰⁵⁷ of the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and there will I plead⁸¹⁹⁹ with you face⁶⁴⁴⁰ to face.

³⁶ Like as I pleaded⁸¹⁹⁹ with your fathers¹ in the wilderness⁴⁰⁵⁷ of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ so will I plead⁸¹⁹⁹ with you, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

³⁷^C And I will cause you to pass⁵⁶⁷⁴ under the rod,⁷⁶²⁶ and I will bring⁹³⁵ you into the bond⁴⁵⁶² of the covenant:

³⁸ And I will purge out¹³⁰⁵ from among you the rebels,⁴⁷⁷⁵ and them that transgress⁶⁵⁸⁶ against me: I will bring them forth³³¹⁸ out of the country⁷⁷⁶ where they sojourn,⁴⁰³³ and they shall not enter⁹³⁵ into the land¹²⁷ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

³⁹ As for you, O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Go³²¹² ye, serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ ye every one³⁷⁶ his idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ and hereafter³¹⁰ also, if ye will not hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto me: but pollute²⁴⁹⁰ ye my holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name⁸⁰³⁴ no more with your gifts,⁴⁹⁷⁹ and with your idols.

⁴⁰ For in mine holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ mountain,²⁰²² in the mountain²⁰²² of the height⁴⁷⁹¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ there shall all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ all of them in the land,⁷⁷⁶ serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ me: there will I accept⁷⁵²¹ them, and there will I require¹⁸⁷⁵ your offerings,⁸⁶⁴¹ and the firstfruits⁷²²⁵ of your oblations,⁴⁸⁶⁴ with all your holy things.

⁴¹ I will accept⁷⁵²¹ you with your sweet⁵²⁰⁷ savour,⁷³⁸¹ when I bring you out³³¹⁸ from the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ you out of the countries⁷⁷⁶ wherein ye have been scattered;⁶³²⁷ and I will be sanctified⁶⁹⁴² in you before⁵⁸⁶⁹ the heathen.

⁴² And ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I shall bring⁹³⁵ you into the land¹²⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ into the country⁷⁷⁶ for the which I lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine hand³⁰²⁷ to give⁵⁴¹⁴ it to your fathers.

⁴³^C And there shall ye remember²¹⁴² your ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and all your doings,⁵⁹⁴⁹ wherein ye have been defiled;²⁹³⁰ and ye shall lothe⁶⁹⁶² yourselves in your own sight⁶⁴⁴⁰ for all your evils⁷⁴⁵¹ that ye have committed.

⁴⁴ And ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I have wrought⁶²¹³ with you for my name's⁸⁰³⁴ sake, not according to your wicked⁷⁴⁵¹ ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ nor according to your corrupt⁷⁸⁴³ doings,⁵⁹⁴⁹ O ye house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

⁴⁵ Moreover the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

⁴⁶ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the south,⁸⁴⁸⁶ and drop⁵¹⁹⁷ thy word toward the south,¹⁸⁶⁴ and prophesy⁵⁰¹² against the forest³²⁹³ of the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ field;

⁴⁷ And say⁵⁵⁹ to the forest³²⁹³ of the south,⁵⁰⁴⁵ Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord;³⁰⁶⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will kindle³³⁴¹ a fire⁷⁸⁴ in thee, and it shall devour³⁹⁸ every green³⁸⁹² tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ in thee, and every dry³⁰⁰² tree:⁶⁰⁸⁶ the flaming³⁸⁵² flame⁷⁹⁵⁷ shall not be quenched,³⁵¹⁸ and all faces⁶⁴⁴⁰ from the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ to the north⁶⁸²⁸ shall be burned

⁴⁸ And all flesh¹³²⁰ shall see⁷²⁰⁰ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have kindled¹¹⁹⁷ it: it shall not be quenched.

⁴⁹^C Then said⁵⁵⁹ I, Ah¹⁶² Lord¹³⁶ God!³⁰⁶⁹ they say⁵⁵⁹ of me, Doth he not speak⁴⁹¹¹ parables?

21And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and drop⁵¹⁹⁷ thy word toward the holy places,⁴⁷²⁰ and prophesy⁵⁰¹² against the land¹²⁷ of Israel,

³ And say⁵⁵⁹ to the land¹²⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord;³⁰⁶⁸ Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth³³¹⁸ my sword²⁷¹⁹ out of his sheath,⁸⁵⁹³ and will cut off³⁷⁷² from thee the righteous⁶⁶⁶² and the wicked.

⁴ Seeing³²⁸² then that I will cut off³⁷⁷² from thee the righteous⁶⁶⁶² and the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ therefore shall my sword²⁷¹⁹ go forth³³¹⁸ out of his sheath⁸⁵⁹³ against all flesh¹³²⁰ from the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ to the north:

⁵ That all flesh¹³²⁰ may know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have drawn forth³³¹⁸ my sword²⁷¹⁹ out of his sheath:⁸⁵⁹³ it shall not return

⁶ Sigh⁵⁸⁴ therefore, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ with the breaking⁷⁶⁷⁰ of thy loins;⁴⁹⁷⁵ and with bitterness⁴⁸¹⁴ sigh⁵⁸⁴ before their eyes.

⁷ And it shall be, when they say⁵⁵⁹ unto thee, Wherefore sighest⁵⁸⁴ thou? that thou shalt answer,⁵⁵⁹ For the tidings;⁸⁰⁵² because it cometh:⁹³⁵ and every heart³⁸²⁰ shall melt,⁴⁵⁴⁹ and all hands³⁰²⁷ shall be feeble,⁷⁵⁰³ and every spirit⁷³⁰⁷ shall faint,³⁵⁴³ and all knees¹²⁹⁰ shall be weak³²¹² as water:⁴³²⁵ behold, it cometh,⁹³⁵ and shall be brought to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

⁸ Again the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

⁹ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy,⁵⁰¹² and say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord;³⁰⁶⁸ Say,⁵⁵⁹ A sword,²⁷¹⁹ a sword²⁷¹⁹ is sharpened,²³⁰⁰ and also furbished:

¹⁰ It is sharpened²³⁰⁰ to make a sore²⁸⁷⁴ slaughter;²⁸⁷³ it is furbished⁴¹⁷⁸ that it may glitter:¹³⁰⁰ should¹⁷⁶ we then make mirth?⁷⁷⁹⁷ it contemneth³⁹⁸⁸ the rod⁷⁶²⁶ of my son,¹¹²¹ as every tree.

¹¹ And he hath given⁵⁴¹⁴ it to be furbished,⁴⁸⁰³ that it may be handled:³⁷⁰⁹⁸⁶¹⁰ this sword²⁷¹⁹ is sharpened,²³⁰⁰ and it is furbished,⁴¹⁷⁸ to give⁵⁴¹⁴ it into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the slayer.

¹² Cry²¹⁹⁹ and howl,³²¹³ son¹¹²¹ of man:¹²⁰ for it shall be upon my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ it shall be upon all the princes⁵³⁸⁷ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ terrors⁴⁰⁴⁸ by reason of⁴¹³ the sword²⁷¹⁹ shall be upon my people:⁵⁹⁷¹ smite⁵⁶⁰⁶ therefore upon thy thigh.

¹³ Because it is a trial,⁹⁷⁴ and what if the sword contemn³⁹⁸⁸ even the rod?⁷⁶²⁶ it shall be no more, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁴ Thou therefore, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy,⁵⁰¹² and smite⁵²²¹ thine hands³⁷⁰⁹³⁷⁰⁹ together,⁵²²¹ and let the sword²⁷¹⁹ be doubled³⁷¹⁷ the third⁷⁹⁹² time, the sword²⁷¹⁹ of the slain:²⁴⁹¹ it is the sword²⁷¹⁹ of the great¹⁴¹⁹ men that are slain,²⁴⁹¹ which entereth into their privy chambers.

¹⁵ I have set⁵⁴¹⁴ the point¹⁹ of the sword²⁷¹⁹ against all their gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ that their heart³⁸²⁰ may faint,⁴¹²⁷ and their ruins⁴³⁸³ be multiplied:⁷²³⁵ ah!²⁵³ it is made⁶²¹³ bright,¹³⁰⁰ it is wrapped up⁴⁵⁹³ for the slaughter.

¹⁶ Go thee one way or other,²⁵⁸ either on⁷⁷⁶⁰ the right hand,³²³¹ or on the left,⁸⁰⁴¹ whithersoever⁵⁷⁵ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ is set.

¹⁷ I will also smite⁵²²¹ mine hands³⁷⁰⁹ together,³⁷⁰⁹ and I will cause my fury²⁵³⁴ to rest:⁵¹¹⁷ I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have said

¹⁸ The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me again, saying,

¹⁹ Also, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ appoint⁷⁷⁶⁰ thee two⁸¹⁴⁷ ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ that the sword²⁷¹⁹ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ may come:⁹³⁵ both twain⁸¹⁴⁷ shall come forth³³¹⁸ out of one²⁵⁹ land:⁷⁷⁶ and choose¹²⁵⁴ thou a place,³⁰²⁷ choose¹²⁵⁴ it at the head⁷²¹⁸ of the way¹⁸⁷⁰ to the city.

²⁰ Appoint⁷⁷⁶⁰ a way,¹⁸⁷⁰ that the sword²⁷¹⁹ may come⁹³⁵ to Rabbath⁷²³⁷ of the Ammonites,¹¹²¹⁵⁹⁸³ and to Judah³⁰⁶³ in Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ the defenced.

²¹ For the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ at the parting⁵¹⁷ of the way,¹⁸⁷⁰ at the head⁷²¹⁸ of the two⁸¹⁴⁷ ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ to use⁷⁰⁸⁰ divination:⁷⁰⁸¹ he made his arrows²⁶⁷¹ bright,⁷⁰⁴³ he consulted⁷⁵⁹² with images,⁸⁶⁵⁵ he looked⁷²⁰⁰ in the liver.

²² At his right hand³²²⁵ was the divination⁷⁰⁸¹ for Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ to appoint⁷⁷⁶⁰ captains,³⁷³³ to open⁶⁶⁰⁵ the mouth⁶³¹⁰ in the slaughter,⁷⁵²⁴ to lift up⁷³¹¹ the voice⁶⁹⁶³ with shouting,⁸⁶⁴³ to appoint⁷⁷⁶⁰ battering rams³⁷³³ against the gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ to cast⁸²¹⁰ a mount,⁵⁵⁵⁰ and to build¹¹²⁹ a fort.

²³ And it shall be unto them as a false⁷⁷²³ divination⁷⁰⁸⁰ in their sight,⁵⁸⁶⁹ to them that have sworn⁷⁶⁵⁰ oaths:⁷⁶²¹ but he will call to remembrance²¹⁴² the iniquity,⁵⁷⁷¹ that they may be taken.

²⁴ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because ye have made your iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ to be remembered,²¹⁴² in that your transgressions⁶⁵⁸⁸ are discovered,¹⁵⁴⁰ so that in all your doings⁵⁹⁴⁹ your sins²⁴⁰³ do appear;⁷²⁰⁰ because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance,²¹⁴² ye shall be taken⁸⁶¹⁰ with the hand.

²⁵^C And thou, profane²⁴⁹¹ wicked⁷⁵⁶³ prince⁵³⁸⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ whose day³¹¹⁷ is come,⁹³⁵ when⁶²⁵⁶ iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ shall have an end,

²⁶^C Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Remove⁵⁴⁹³ the diadem,⁴⁷⁰¹ and take off⁷³¹¹ the crown:⁵⁸⁵⁰ this shall not be the same:²⁰⁶³ exalt¹³⁶¹ him that is low,⁸²¹⁷ and abase⁸²¹³ him that is high.

²⁷^C I will overturn,⁵⁷⁵⁴ overturn,⁵⁷⁵⁴ overturn,⁵⁷⁵⁴ it: and it shall be⁷⁷⁶⁰ no more, until he come⁹³⁵ whose right⁴⁹⁴¹ it is; and I will give

²⁸ And thou, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy⁵⁰¹² and say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ concerning the Ammonites,¹¹²¹⁵⁹⁸³ and concerning their reproach;²⁷⁸¹ even say⁵⁵⁹ thou, The sword,²⁷¹⁹ the sword²⁷¹⁹ is drawn:⁶⁶⁰⁵ for the slaughter²⁸⁷⁴ it is furbished,⁴⁸⁰³ to consume³⁹⁸ because of the glittering:

²⁹ Whiles they see²³⁷² vanity⁷⁷²³ unto thee, whiles they divine⁷⁰⁸⁰ a lie³⁵⁷⁷ unto thee, to bring⁵⁴¹⁴ thee upon the necks⁶⁶⁷⁷ of them that are slain,²⁴⁹¹ of the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ whose day³¹¹⁷ is come,⁹³⁵ when⁶²⁵⁶ their iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ shall have an end.

³⁰ Shall I cause it to return⁷⁷²⁵ into his sheath?⁸⁵⁹³ I will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ thee in the place⁴⁷²⁵ where thou wast created,¹²⁵⁴ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of thy nativity.

³¹ And I will pour out⁸²¹⁰ mine indignation²¹⁹⁵ upon thee, I will blow⁶³¹⁵ against thee in the fire⁷⁸⁴ of my wrath,⁵⁶⁷⁸ and deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ thee into the hand³⁰²⁷ of brutish¹¹⁹⁷ men,⁵⁸² and skilful²⁷⁹⁶ to destroy.

³² Thou shalt be for fuel⁴⁰² to the fire;⁷⁸⁴ thy blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall be in the midst⁸⁴³² of the land;⁷⁷⁶ thou shalt be no more remembered:²¹⁴² for I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken

22Moreover the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Now, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ wilt thou judge,⁸¹⁹⁹ wilt thou judge⁸¹⁹⁹ the bloody¹⁸¹⁸ city?⁵⁸⁹² yea, thou shalt shew³⁰⁴⁵ her all her abominations.

³ Then say⁵⁵⁹ thou, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ The city⁵⁸⁹² sheddeth⁸²¹⁰ blood¹⁸¹⁸ in the midst⁸⁴³² of it, that her time⁶²⁵⁶ may come,⁹³⁵ and maketh⁶²¹³ idols¹⁵⁴⁴ against herself to defile

⁴^C Thou art become guilty⁸¹⁶ in thy blood¹⁸¹⁸ that thou hast shed;⁸²¹⁰ and hast defiled²⁹³⁰ thyself in thine idols¹⁵⁴⁴ which thou hast made;⁶²¹³ and thou hast caused thy days³¹¹⁷ to draw near,⁷¹²⁶ and art come⁹³⁵ even unto thy years:⁸¹⁴¹ therefore have I made⁵⁴¹⁴ thee a reproach²⁷⁸¹ unto the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and a mocking⁷⁰⁴⁸ to all countries.

⁵ Those that be near,⁷¹³⁸ and those that be far⁷³⁵⁰ from thee, shall mock⁷⁰⁴⁶ thee, which art infamous²⁹³¹⁸⁰³⁴ and much⁷²²⁷ vexed.

⁶ Behold, the princes⁵³⁸⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ every one³⁷⁶ were in thee to their power²²²⁰ to shed⁸²¹⁰ blood.

⁷ In thee have they set light⁷⁰⁴³ by father¹ and mother:⁵¹⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee have they dealt⁶²¹³ by oppression⁶²³³ with the stranger:¹⁶¹⁶ in thee have they vexed³²³⁸ the fatherless³⁴⁹⁰ and the widow.

⁸ Thou hast despised⁹⁵⁹ mine holy things,⁶⁹⁴⁴ and hast profaned²⁴⁹⁰ my sabbaths.

⁹ In thee are men⁵⁸² that carry tales⁷⁴⁰⁰ to shed⁸²¹⁰ blood:¹⁸¹⁸ and in thee they eat³⁹⁸ upon the mountains:²⁰²² in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee they commit⁶²¹³ lewdness.

¹⁰ In thee have they discovered¹⁵⁴⁰ their fathers'¹ nakedness:⁶¹⁷² in thee have they humbled⁶⁰³¹ her that was set apart⁵⁰⁷⁹ for pollution.

¹¹ And one³⁷⁶ hath committed⁶²¹³ abomination⁸⁴⁴¹ with his neighbour's⁷⁴⁵³ wife;⁸⁰² and another³⁷⁶ hath lewdly²¹⁵⁴ defiled²⁹³⁰ his daughter in law;³⁶¹⁸ and another³⁷⁶ in thee hath humbled⁶⁰³¹ his sister,²⁶⁹ his father's¹ daughter.

¹² In thee have they taken³⁹⁴⁷ gifts⁷⁸¹⁰ to shed⁸²¹⁰ blood;¹⁸¹⁸ thou hast taken³⁹⁴⁷ usury⁵³⁹² and increase,⁸⁶³⁶ and thou hast greedily gained¹²¹⁴ of thy neighbours⁷⁴⁵³ by extortion,⁶²³³ and hast forgotten⁷⁹¹¹ me, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹³ Behold, therefore I have smitten⁵²²¹ mine hand³⁷⁰⁹ at thy dishonest gain¹²¹⁵ which thou hast made,⁶²¹³ and at thy blood¹⁸¹⁸ which hath been in the midst

¹⁴ Can thine heart³⁸²⁰ endure,⁵⁹⁷⁵ or can thine hands³⁰²⁷ be strong,²³⁸⁸ in the days³¹¹⁷ that I shall deal⁶²¹³ with thee? I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it, and will do

¹⁵ And I will scatter⁶³²⁷ thee among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and disperse²²¹⁹ thee in the countries,⁷⁷⁶ and will consume⁸⁵⁵² thy filthiness

¹⁶ And thou shalt take thine inheritance²⁴⁹⁰⁵¹⁵⁷ in thyself in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and thou shalt know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

¹⁷ And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹⁸ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ is to me become dross:⁵⁵⁰⁹ all they are brass,⁵¹⁷⁸ and tin,⁹¹³ and iron,¹²⁷⁰ and lead,⁵⁷⁷⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the furnace;³⁵⁶⁴ they are even the dross⁵⁵⁰⁹ of silver.

¹⁹ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because ye are all become dross,⁵⁵⁰⁹ behold, therefore I will gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ you into the midst⁸⁴³² of Jerusalem.

²⁰ As they gather⁶⁹¹⁰ silver,³⁷⁰¹ and brass,⁵¹⁷⁸ and iron,¹²⁷⁰ and lead,⁵⁷⁷⁷ and tin,⁹¹³ into the midst⁸⁴³² of the furnace,³⁵⁶⁴ to blow⁵³⁰¹ the fire⁷⁸⁴ upon it, to melt⁵⁴¹³ it; so will I gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ you in mine anger⁶³⁹ and in my fury,²⁵³⁴ and I will leave³²⁴⁰ you there, and melt

²¹ Yea, I will gather³⁶⁶⁴ you, and blow⁵³⁰¹ upon you in the fire⁷⁸⁴ of my wrath,⁵⁶⁷⁸ and ye shall be melted⁵⁴¹³ in the midst

²² As silver³⁷⁰¹ is melted²⁰⁴⁶ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the furnace,³⁵⁶⁴ so shall ye be melted⁵⁴¹³ in the midst⁸⁴³² thereof; and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have poured out⁸²¹⁰ my fury

²³ And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²⁴ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ say⁵⁵⁹ unto her, Thou art the land⁷⁷⁶ that is not cleansed,²⁸⁹¹ nor rained¹⁶⁵⁶ upon in the day³¹¹⁷ of indignation.

²⁵ There is a conspiracy⁷¹⁹⁵ of her prophets⁵⁰³⁰ in the midst⁸⁴³² thereof, like a roaring⁷⁵⁸⁰ lion⁷³⁸ ravening²⁹⁶³ the prey;²⁹⁶⁴ they have devoured³⁹⁸ souls;⁵³¹⁵ they have taken³⁹⁴⁷ the treasure²⁶³³ and precious things;³³⁶⁶ they have made her many⁷²³⁵ widows⁴⁹⁰ in the midst

²⁶ Her priests³⁵⁴⁸ have violated²⁵⁵⁴ my law,⁸⁴⁵¹ and have profaned²⁴⁹⁰ mine holy things:⁶⁹⁴⁴ they have put no difference⁹¹⁴ between the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ and profane,²⁴⁵⁵ neither have they shewed³⁰⁴⁵ difference between the unclean²⁹³¹ and the clean,²⁸⁸⁹ and have hid⁵⁹⁵⁶ their eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ from my sabbaths,⁷⁶⁷⁶ and I am profaned²⁴⁹⁰ among

²⁷ Her princes⁸²⁶⁹ in the midst⁷¹³⁰ thereof are like wolves²⁰⁶¹ ravening²⁹⁶³ the prey,²⁹⁶⁴ to shed⁸²¹⁰ blood,¹⁸¹⁸ and to destroy⁶ souls,⁵³¹⁵ to get¹²¹⁴ dishonest gain.

²⁸^C And her prophets⁵⁰³⁰ have daubed²⁹⁰² them with untempered⁸⁶⁰² morter, seeing²³⁷⁴ vanity,⁷⁷²³ and divining⁷⁰⁸⁰ lies³⁵⁷⁷ unto them, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ when the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ hath not spoken.

²⁹ The people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ have used oppression,⁶²³¹⁶²³³ and exercised¹⁴⁹⁷ robbery,¹⁴⁹⁸ and have vexed³²³⁸ the poor⁶⁰⁴¹ and needy:³⁴ yea, they have oppressed⁶²³¹ the stranger¹⁶¹⁶ wrongfully.

³⁰ And I sought¹²⁴⁵ for a man³⁷⁶ among them, that should make up¹⁴⁴³ the hedge,¹⁴⁴⁷ and stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the gap⁶⁵⁵⁶ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me for the land,⁷⁷⁶ that I should not destroy⁷⁸⁴³ it: but I found

³¹ Therefore have I poured out⁸²¹⁰ mine indignation²¹⁹⁵ upon them; I have consumed³⁶¹⁵ them with the fire⁷⁸⁴ of my wrath:⁵⁶⁷⁸ their own way¹⁸⁷⁰ have I recompensed⁵⁴¹⁴ upon their heads,⁷²¹⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

23The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came again unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ there were two⁸¹⁴⁷ women,⁸⁰² the daughters¹³²³ of one²⁵⁹ mother:

³ And they committed whoredoms²¹⁸¹ in Egypt;⁴⁷¹⁴ they committed whoredoms²¹⁸¹ in their youth:⁵²⁷¹ there were their breasts⁷⁶⁹⁹ pressed,⁴⁶⁰⁰ and there they bruised⁶²¹³ the teats¹⁷¹⁷ of their virginity.

⁴ And the names⁸⁰³⁴ of them were Aholah¹⁷⁰ the elder,¹⁴¹⁹ and Aholibah¹⁷² her sister:²⁶⁹ and they were mine, and they bare³²⁰⁵ sons¹¹²¹ and daughters.¹³²³ Thus were their names;⁸⁰³⁴ Samaria⁸¹¹¹ is Aholah,¹⁷⁰ and Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ Aholibah.

⁵ And Aholah¹⁷⁰ played the harlot²¹⁸¹ when she was mine;⁸⁴⁷⁸ and she doted⁵⁶⁸⁹ on her lovers,¹⁵⁷ on the Assyrians⁸⁰⁴ her neighbours,

⁶ Which were clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with blue,⁸⁵⁰⁴ captains⁶³⁴⁶ and rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ all of them desirable²⁵³¹ young men,⁹⁷⁰ horsemen⁶⁵⁷¹ riding⁷³⁹² upon horses.

⁷ Thus she committed⁵⁴¹⁴ her whoredoms⁸⁴⁵⁷ with them, with all them that were the chosen⁴⁰⁰⁵ men¹¹²¹ of Assyria,⁸⁰⁴ and with all on whom she doted:⁵⁶⁸⁹ with all their idols¹⁵⁴⁴ she defiled

⁸ Neither left⁵⁸⁰⁰ she her whoredoms⁸⁴⁵⁷ brought from Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ for in her youth⁵²⁷¹ they lay⁷⁹⁰¹ with her, and they bruised⁶²¹³ the breasts¹⁷¹⁷ of her virginity,¹³³¹ and poured⁸²¹⁰ their whoredom

⁹ Wherefore I have delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ her into the hand³⁰²⁷ of her lovers,¹⁵⁷ into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Assyrians,¹¹²¹⁸⁰⁴ upon whom she doted.

¹⁰ These discovered¹⁵⁴⁰ her nakedness:⁶¹⁷² they took³⁹⁴⁷ her sons¹¹²¹ and her daughters,¹³²³ and slew²⁰²⁶ her with the sword:²⁷¹⁹ and she became famous⁸⁰³⁴ among women;⁸⁰² for they had executed⁶²¹³ judgment

¹¹ And when her sister²⁶⁹ Aholibah¹⁷² saw⁷²⁰⁰ this, she was more corrupt⁷⁸⁴³ in her inordinate love⁵⁶⁹¹ than she, and in her whoredoms⁸⁴⁵⁷ more than her sister²⁶⁹ in her whoredoms.

¹² She doted⁵⁶⁸⁹ upon the Assyrians¹¹²¹⁸⁰⁴ her neighbours,⁷¹³⁸ captains⁶³⁴⁶ and rulers⁵⁴⁶¹ clothed³⁸⁴⁷ most gorgeously,⁴³⁵⁸ horsemen⁶⁵⁷¹ riding⁷³⁹² upon horses,⁵⁴⁸³ all of them desirable²⁵³¹ young men.

¹³ Then I saw⁷²⁰⁰ that she was defiled,²⁹³⁰ that they took both⁸¹⁴⁷ one²⁵⁹ way,

¹⁴ And that she increased³²⁵⁴ her whoredoms:⁸⁴⁵⁷ for when she saw⁷²⁰⁰ men⁵⁸² pourtrayed²⁷⁰⁷ upon the wall,⁷⁰²³ the images⁶⁷⁵⁴ of the Chaldeans³⁷⁷⁸ pourtrayed²⁷¹⁰ with vermilion,

¹⁵ Girded²²⁸⁹ with girdles²³² upon their loins,⁴⁹⁷⁵ exceeding⁵⁶²⁸ in dyed attire²⁸⁷¹ upon their heads,⁷²¹⁸ all of them princes⁷⁹⁹¹ to look to,⁴⁷⁵⁸ after the manner¹⁸²³ of the Babylonians¹¹²¹⁸⁹⁴ of Chaldea,³⁷⁷⁸ the land⁷⁷⁶ of their nativity:

¹⁶ And as soon as she saw⁴⁷⁵⁸ them with her eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ she doted⁵⁶⁸⁹ upon them, and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ messengers⁴³⁹⁷ unto them into Chaldea.

¹⁷ And the Babylonians¹¹²¹⁸⁹⁴ came⁹³⁵ to her into the bed⁴⁹⁰⁴ of love,¹⁷³⁰ and they defiled²⁹³⁰ her with their whoredom,⁸⁴⁵⁷ and she was polluted²⁹³⁰ with them, and her mind⁵³¹⁵ was alienated

¹⁸ So she discovered¹⁵⁴⁰ her whoredoms,⁸⁴⁵⁷ and discovered¹⁵⁴⁰ her nakedness:⁶¹⁷² then my mind⁵³¹⁵ was alienated³³⁶³ from her, like as my mind⁵³¹⁵ was alienated⁵³⁶¹ from her sister.

¹⁹ Yet she multiplied⁷²³⁵ her whoredoms,⁸⁴⁵⁷ in calling to remembrance²¹⁴² the days³¹¹⁷ of her youth,⁵²⁷¹ wherein she had played the harlot²¹⁸¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt.

²⁰ For she doted⁵⁶⁸⁹ upon their paramours,⁶³⁷⁰ whose flesh¹³²⁰ is as the flesh¹³²⁰ of asses,²⁵⁴³ and whose issue²²³¹ is like the issue²²³¹ of horses.

²¹ Thus thou calledst to remembrance⁶⁴⁸⁵ the lewdness²¹⁵⁴ of thy youth,⁵²⁷¹ in bruising⁶²¹³ thy teats¹⁷¹⁷ by the Egyptians⁴⁷¹⁴ for the paps⁷⁶⁹⁹ of thy youth.

²² Therefore, O Aholibah,¹⁷² thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will raise up⁵⁷⁸² thy lovers¹⁵⁷ against thee, from whom thy mind⁵³¹⁵ is alienated,⁵³⁶¹ and I will bring⁹³⁵ them against thee on every side;

²³ The Babylonians,¹¹²¹⁸⁹⁴ and all the Chaldeans,³⁷⁷⁸ Pekod,⁶⁴⁸⁹ and Shoa,⁷⁷⁷² and Koa,⁶⁹⁷⁰ and all the Assyrians¹¹²¹⁸⁰⁴ with them: all of them desirable²⁵³¹ young men,⁹⁷⁰ captains⁶³⁴⁶ and rulers,⁵⁴⁶¹ great lords⁷⁹⁹¹ and renowned,⁷¹²¹ all of them riding⁷³⁹² upon horses.

²⁴ And they shall come⁹³⁵ against thee with chariots,²⁰²¹ wagons,⁷³⁹³ and wheels,¹⁵³⁴ and with an assembly⁶⁹⁵¹ of people,⁵⁹⁷¹ which shall set⁷⁷⁶⁰ against thee buckler⁶⁷⁹³ and shield⁴⁰⁴³ and helmet⁶⁹⁵⁹ round about:⁵⁴³⁹ and I will set⁵⁴¹⁴ judgment⁴⁹⁴¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them, and they shall judge⁸¹⁹⁹ thee according to their judgments.

²⁵ And I will set⁵⁴¹⁴ my jealousy⁷⁰⁶⁸ against thee, and they shall deal⁶²¹³ furiously²⁵³⁴ with thee: they shall take away⁵⁴⁹³ thy nose⁶³⁹ and thine ears;²⁴¹ and thy remnant³¹⁹ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword:²⁷¹⁹ they shall take³⁹⁴⁷ thy sons¹¹²¹ and thy daughters;¹³²³ and thy residue³¹⁹ shall be devoured³⁹⁸ by the fire.

²⁶ They shall also strip⁶⁵⁸⁴ thee out of thy clothes,⁸⁹⁹ and take away³⁹⁴⁷ thy fair⁸⁵⁹⁷ jewels.

²⁷ Thus will I make thy lewdness²¹⁵⁴ to cease⁷⁶⁷³ from thee, and thy whoredom²¹⁸⁴ brought from the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ so that thou shalt not lift up⁵³⁷⁵ thine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ unto them, nor remember²¹⁴² Egypt

²⁸ For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ thee into the hand³⁰²⁷ of them whom thou hatest,⁸¹³⁰ into the hand³⁰²⁷ of them from whom thy mind⁵³¹⁵ is alienated:

²⁹ And they shall deal⁶²¹³ with thee hatefully,⁸¹³⁵ and shall take away³⁹⁴⁷ all thy labour,³⁰¹⁸ and shall leave⁵⁸⁰⁰ thee naked⁵⁹⁰³ and bare:⁶¹⁸¹ and the nakedness⁶¹⁷² of thy whoredoms²¹⁸³ shall be discovered,¹⁵⁴⁰ both thy lewdness²¹⁵⁴ and thy whoredoms.

³⁰ I will do⁶²¹³ these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring²¹⁸¹ after³¹⁰ the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and because thou art polluted²⁹³⁰ with their idols.

³¹ Thou hast walked¹⁹⁸⁰ in the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of thy sister;²⁶⁹ therefore will I give⁵⁴¹⁴ her cup³⁵⁶³ into thine hand.

³² Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Thou shalt drink⁸³⁵⁴ of thy sister's²⁶⁹ cup³⁵⁶³ deep⁶⁰¹³ and large:⁷³⁴² thou shalt be laughed to scorn⁶⁷¹² and had in derision;³⁹³³ it containeth³⁵⁵⁷ much.

³³ Thou shalt be filled⁴³⁹⁰ with drunkenness⁷⁹⁴³ and sorrow,³⁰¹⁵ with the cup³⁵⁶³ of astonishment⁸⁰⁴⁷ and desolation,⁸⁰⁷⁷ with the cup³⁵⁶³ of thy sister²⁶⁹ Samaria.

³⁴ Thou shalt even drink⁸³⁵⁴ it and suck it out,⁴⁶⁸⁰ and thou shalt break¹⁶³³ the sherds²⁷⁸⁹ thereof, and pluck off⁵⁴²³ thine own breasts:⁷⁶⁹⁹ for I have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

³⁵ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because thou hast forgotten⁷⁹¹¹ me, and cast⁷⁹⁹³ me behind³¹⁰ thy back,¹⁴⁵⁸ therefore bear⁵³⁷⁵ thou also thy lewdness²¹⁵⁴ and thy whoredoms.

³⁶ The Lord³⁰⁶⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ moreover unto me; Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ wilt thou judge⁸¹⁹⁹ Aholah¹⁷⁰ and Aholibah?¹⁷² yea, declare⁵⁰⁴⁶ unto them their abominations;

³⁷ That they have committed adultery,⁵⁰⁰³ and blood¹⁸¹⁸ is in their hands,³⁰²⁷ and with their idols¹⁵⁴⁴ have they committed adultery,⁵⁰⁰³ and have also caused their sons,¹¹²¹ whom they bare³²⁰⁵ unto me, to pass for them through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the fire, to devour

³⁸ Moreover this they have done⁶²¹³ unto me: they have defiled²⁹³⁰ my sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ in the same day,³¹¹⁷ and have profaned²⁴⁹⁰ my sabbaths.

³⁹ For when they had slain⁷⁸¹⁹ their children¹¹²¹ to their idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ then they came⁹³⁵ the same day³¹¹⁷ into my sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ to profane²⁴⁹⁰ it; and, lo, thus have they done⁶²¹³ in the midst⁸⁴³² of mine house.

⁴⁰ And furthermore,⁶³⁷ that ye have sent⁷⁹⁷¹ for men⁵⁸² to come⁹³⁵ from far,⁴⁸⁰¹ unto whom a messenger⁴³⁹⁷ was sent;⁷⁹⁷¹ and, lo, they came:⁹³⁵ for whom thou didst wash⁷³⁶⁴ thyself, paintedst³⁵⁸³ thy eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and deckedst⁵⁷¹⁰ thyself with ornaments,

⁴¹ And satest³⁴²⁷ upon a stately³⁵²⁰ bed,⁴²⁹⁶ and a table⁷⁹⁷⁹ prepared⁶¹⁸⁶ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ it, whereupon thou hast set⁷⁷⁶⁰ mine incense⁷⁰⁰⁴ and mine oil.

⁴² And a voice⁶⁹⁶³ of a multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ being at ease⁷⁹⁶¹ was with her: and with the men⁵⁸² of the common sort⁷²³⁰¹²⁰ were brought⁹³⁵ Sabeans⁵⁴³⁶⁵⁴³³ from the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ which put⁵⁴¹⁴ bracelets⁶⁷⁸¹ upon their hands,³⁰²⁷ and beautiful⁸⁵⁹⁷ crowns⁵⁸⁵⁰ upon their heads.

⁴³ Then said⁵⁵⁹ I unto her that was old¹⁰⁸⁷ in adulteries,⁵⁰⁰⁴ Will they now commit²¹⁸¹ whoredoms

⁴⁴ Yet they went in⁹³⁵ unto her, as they go in⁹³⁵ unto a woman⁸⁰² that playeth the harlot:²¹⁸¹ so went they in⁹³⁵ unto Aholah¹⁷⁰ and unto Aholibah,¹⁷² the lewd²¹⁵⁴ women.

⁴⁵ And the righteous⁶⁶⁶² men,⁵⁸² they shall judge⁸¹⁹⁹ them after the manner⁴⁹⁴¹ of adulteresses,⁵⁰⁰³ and after the manner⁴⁹⁴¹ of women that shed⁸²¹⁰ blood;¹⁸¹⁸ because they are adulteresses,⁵⁰⁰³ and blood¹⁸¹⁸ is in their hands.

⁴⁶ For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will bring up⁵⁹²⁷ a company⁶⁹⁵¹ upon them, and will give⁵⁴¹⁴ them to be removed²¹⁸⁹ and spoiled.

⁴⁷ And the company⁶⁹⁵¹ shall stone⁷²⁷⁵ them with stones,⁶⁸ and dispatch¹²⁵⁴ them with their swords;²⁷¹⁹ they shall slay²⁰²⁶ their sons¹¹²¹ and their daughters,¹³²³ and burn up⁸³¹³ their houses¹⁰⁰⁴ with fire.

⁴⁸ Thus will I cause lewdness²¹⁵⁴ to cease⁷⁶⁷³ out of the land,⁷⁷⁶ that all women⁸⁰² may be taught³²⁵⁶ not to do⁶²¹³ after your lewdness.

⁴⁹ And they shall recompense⁵⁴¹⁴ your lewdness²¹⁵⁴ upon you, and ye shall bear⁵³⁷⁵ the sins²³⁹⁹ of your idols:¹⁵⁴⁴ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord¹³⁶ God.

24Again in the ninth⁸⁶⁷¹ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the tenth⁶²²⁴ month,²³²⁰ in the tenth⁶²¹⁸ day of the month,²³²⁰ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ write³⁷⁸⁹ thee the name⁸⁰³⁴ of the day,³¹¹⁷ even of this same⁶¹⁰⁶ day:³¹¹⁷ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ set⁵⁵⁶⁴ himself against Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ this same⁶¹⁰⁶ day.

³ And utter⁴⁹¹¹ a parable⁴⁹¹² unto the rebellious⁴⁸⁰⁵ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Set on⁸²³⁹ a pot,⁵⁵¹⁸ set it on,⁸²³⁹ and also pour³³³² water

⁴ Gather⁶²² the pieces⁵⁴⁰⁹ thereof into it, even every good²⁸⁹⁶ piece,⁵⁴⁰⁹ the thigh,³⁴⁰⁹ and the shoulder;³⁸⁰² fill⁴³⁹⁰ it with the choice⁴⁰⁰⁵ bones.

⁵ Take³⁹⁴⁷ the choice⁴⁰⁰⁵ of the flock,⁶⁶²⁹ and burn¹⁷⁵⁴ also the bones⁶¹⁰⁶ under it, and make it boil⁷⁵⁷⁰ well,⁷⁵⁷¹ and let them seethe¹³¹⁰ the bones⁶¹⁰⁶ of it therein.

⁶ Wherefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Woe¹⁸⁸ to the bloody¹⁸¹⁸ city,⁵⁸⁹² to the pot⁵⁵¹⁸ whose scum²⁴⁵⁷ is therein, and whose scum²⁴⁵⁷ is not gone out³³¹⁸ of it! bring it out³³¹⁸ piece⁵⁴⁰⁹ by piece;⁵⁴⁰⁹ let no lot¹⁴⁸⁶ fall

⁷ For her blood¹⁸¹⁸ is in the midst⁸⁴³² of her; she set⁷⁷⁶⁰ it upon the top⁶⁷⁰⁶ of a rock;⁵⁵⁵³ she poured⁸²¹⁰ it not upon the ground,⁷⁷⁶ to cover³⁶⁸⁰ it with dust;

⁸ That it might cause fury²⁵³⁴ to come up⁵⁹²⁷ to take⁵³⁵⁸ vengeance;⁵³⁵⁹ I have set⁵⁴¹⁴ her blood¹⁸¹⁸ upon the top⁶⁷⁰⁶ of a rock,⁵⁵⁵³ that it should not be covered.

⁹ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Woe¹⁸⁸ to the bloody¹⁸¹⁸ city!⁵⁸⁹² I will even make the pile⁴⁰⁷¹ for fire great.

¹⁰ Heap⁷²³⁵ on wood,⁶⁰⁸⁶ kindle¹⁸¹⁴ the fire,⁷⁸⁴ consume⁸⁵⁵² the flesh,¹³²⁰ and spice⁷⁵⁴³ it well,⁴⁸⁴¹ and let the bones⁶¹⁰⁶ be burned.

¹¹ Then set⁵⁹⁷⁵ it empty⁷³⁸⁶ upon the coals¹⁵¹³ thereof, that the brass⁵¹⁷⁸ of it may be hot,³¹⁷⁹ and may burn,²⁷⁸⁷ and that the filthiness²⁹³² of it may be molten⁵⁴¹³ in it,⁸⁴³² that the scum²⁴⁵⁷ of it may be consumed.

¹² She hath wearied³⁸¹¹ herself with lies,⁸³⁸³ and her great⁷²²⁷ scum²⁴⁵⁷ went not forth³³¹⁸ out of her: her scum²⁴⁵⁷ shall be in the fire.

¹³ In thy filthiness²⁹³² is lewdness:²¹⁵⁴ because I have purged²⁸⁹¹ thee, and thou wast not purged,²⁸⁹¹ thou shalt not be purged²⁸⁹¹ from thy filthiness²⁹³² any more, till I have caused my fury²⁵³⁴ to rest

¹⁴ I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it: it shall come to pass,⁹³⁵ and I will do⁶²¹³ it; I will not go back,⁶⁵⁴⁴ neither will I spare,²³⁴⁷ neither will I repent;⁵¹⁶² according to thy ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and according to thy doings,⁵⁹⁴⁹ shall they judge⁸¹⁹⁹ thee, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁵ Also the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹⁶ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ behold, I take away³⁹⁴⁷ from thee the desire⁴²⁶¹ of thine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ with a stroke:⁴⁰⁴⁶ yet neither shalt thou mourn⁵⁵⁹⁴ nor weep,¹⁰⁵⁸ neither shall thy tears¹⁸³² run down.

¹⁷ Forbear¹⁸²⁶ to cry,⁶⁰² make⁶²¹³ no mourning⁶⁰ for the dead,⁴¹⁹¹ bind²²⁸⁰ the tire of thine head⁶²⁸⁷ upon thee, and put on⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy shoes⁵²⁷⁵ upon thy feet,⁷²⁷² and cover⁵⁸⁴⁴ not thy lips,⁸²²² and eat³⁹⁸ not the bread³⁸⁹⁹ of men.

¹⁸ So I spake¹⁶⁹⁶ unto the people⁵⁹⁷¹ in the morning:¹²⁴² and at even⁶¹⁵³ my wife⁸⁰² died;⁴¹⁹¹ and I did⁶²¹³ in the morning¹²⁴² as I was commanded.

¹⁹ And the people⁵⁹⁷¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Wilt thou not tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ us what these things are to us, that thou doest

²⁰ Then I answered⁵⁵⁹ them, The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²¹ Speak⁵⁵⁹ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will profane²⁴⁹⁰ my sanctuary,⁴⁷²⁰ the excellency¹³⁴⁷ of your strength,⁵⁷⁹⁷ the desire⁴²⁶¹ of your eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and that which your soul⁵³¹⁵ pitieth;⁴²⁶³ and your sons¹¹²¹ and your daughters¹³²³ whom ye have left⁵⁸⁰⁰ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword.

²² And ye shall do⁶²¹³ as I have done:⁶²¹³ ye shall not cover⁵⁸⁴⁴ your lips,⁸²²² nor eat³⁹⁸ the bread³⁸⁹⁹ of men.

²³ And your tires⁶²⁸⁷ shall be upon your heads,⁷²¹⁸ and your shoes⁵²⁷⁵ upon your feet:⁷²⁷² ye shall not mourn⁵⁵⁹⁴ nor weep;¹⁰⁵⁸ but ye shall pine away⁴⁷⁴³ for your iniquities,⁵⁷⁷¹ and mourn⁵⁰⁹⁸ one³⁷⁶ toward another.

²⁴ Thus Ezekiel³¹⁶⁸ is unto you a sign:⁴¹⁵⁹ according to all that he hath done⁶²¹³ shall ye do:⁶²¹³ and when this cometh,⁹³⁵ ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord¹³⁶ God.

²⁵ Also, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ shall it not be in the day³¹¹⁷ when I take³⁹⁴⁷ from them their strength,⁴⁵⁸¹ the joy⁴⁸⁸⁵ of their glory,⁸⁵⁹⁷ the desire⁴²⁶¹ of their eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and that whereupon they set⁴⁸⁵³ their minds,⁵³¹⁵ their sons¹¹²¹ and their daughters,

²⁶ That he that escapeth⁶⁴¹² in that day³¹¹⁷ shall come⁹³⁵ unto thee, to cause thee to hear²⁰⁴⁵ it with thine ears?

²⁷ In that day³¹¹⁷ shall thy mouth⁶³¹⁰ be opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ to him which is escaped,⁶⁴¹² and thou shalt speak,¹⁶⁹⁶ and be no more dumb:⁴⁸¹ and thou shalt be a sign⁴¹⁵⁹ unto them; and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

25The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came again unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against the Ammonites,¹¹²¹⁵⁹⁸³ and prophesy

³ And say⁵⁵⁹ unto the Ammonites,¹¹²¹⁵⁹⁸³ Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because thou saidst,⁵⁵⁹ Aha,¹⁸⁸⁹ against my sanctuary,⁴⁷²⁰ when it was profaned;²⁴⁹⁰ and against the land¹²⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ when it was desolate;⁸⁰⁷⁴ and against the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ when they went¹⁹⁸⁰ into captivity;

⁴ Behold, therefore I will deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ thee to the men¹¹²¹ of the east⁶⁹²⁴ for a possession,⁴¹⁸¹ and they shall set³⁴²⁷ their palaces²⁹¹⁸ in thee, and make⁵⁴¹⁴ their dwellings⁴⁹⁰⁸ in thee: they shall eat³⁹⁸ thy fruit,⁶⁵²⁹ and they shall drink⁸³⁵⁴ thy milk.

⁵ And I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ Rabbah⁷²³⁷ a stable⁵¹¹⁶ for camels,¹⁵⁸¹ and the Ammonites¹¹²¹⁵⁹⁸³ a couchingplace⁴⁷⁶⁹ for flocks:⁶⁶²⁹ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁶ For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because thou hast clapped⁴²²² thine hands,³⁰²⁷ and stamped⁷⁵⁵⁴ with the feet,⁷²⁷² and rejoiced⁸⁰⁵⁵ in heart⁵³¹⁵ with all thy despite⁷⁵⁸⁹ against the land¹²⁷ of Israel;

⁷ Behold, therefore I will stretch out⁵¹⁸⁶ mine hand³⁰²⁷ upon thee, and will deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ thee for a spoil⁹⁵⁷⁸⁹⁷ to the heathen;¹⁴⁷¹ and I will cut thee off³⁷⁷² from the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and I will cause thee to perish⁶ out of the countries:⁷⁷⁶ I will destroy⁸⁰⁴⁵ thee; and thou shalt know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because³²⁸² that Moab⁴¹²⁴ and Seir⁸¹⁶⁵ do say,⁵⁵⁹ Behold, the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah³⁰⁶³ is like unto all the heathen;

⁹ Therefore, behold, I will open⁶⁶⁰⁵ the side³⁸⁰² of Moab⁴¹²⁴ from the cities,⁵⁸⁹² from his cities⁵⁸⁹² which are on his frontiers,⁷⁰⁹⁷ the glory⁶⁶⁴³ of the country,⁷⁷⁶ Bethjeshimoth,¹⁰²⁰ Baalmeon,¹¹⁸⁶ and Kiriathaim,

¹⁰ Unto the men¹¹²¹ of the east⁶⁹²⁴ with the Ammonites,¹¹²¹⁵⁹⁸³ and will give⁵⁴¹⁴ them in possession,⁴¹⁸¹ that the Ammonites¹¹²¹⁵⁹⁸³ may not be remembered²¹⁴² among the nations.

¹¹ And I will execute⁶²¹³ judgments⁸²⁰¹ upon Moab;⁴¹²⁴ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

¹² Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because that Edom¹²³ hath dealt⁶²¹³ against the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah³⁰⁶³ by taking⁵³⁵⁸ vengeance,⁵³⁵⁹ and hath greatly⁸¹⁶ offended,⁸¹⁶ and revenged

¹³ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will also stretch out⁵¹⁸⁶ mine hand³⁰²⁷ upon Edom,¹²³ and will cut off³⁷⁷² man¹²⁰ and beast⁹²⁹ from it; and I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ it desolate²⁷²³ from Teman;⁸⁴⁸⁷ and they of Dedan¹⁷¹⁹ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword.

¹⁴ And I will lay⁵⁴¹⁴ my vengeance⁵³⁶⁰ upon Edom¹²³ by the hand³⁰²⁷ of my people⁵⁹⁷¹ Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ and they shall do⁶²¹³ in Edom¹²³ according to mine anger⁶³⁹ and according to my fury;²⁵³⁴ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ my vengeance,⁵³⁶⁰ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁵ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ have dealt⁶²¹³ by revenge,⁵³⁶⁰ and have taken⁵³⁵⁸ vengeance⁵³⁵⁹ with a despiteful⁷⁵⁸⁹ heart,⁵³¹⁵ to destroy⁴⁸⁸⁹ it for the old⁵⁷⁶⁹ hatred;

¹⁶ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will stretch out⁵¹⁸⁶ mine hand³⁰²⁷ upon the Philistines,⁶⁴³⁰ and I will cut off³⁷⁷² the Cherethims,³⁷⁷⁴ and destroy⁶ the remnant⁷⁶¹¹ of the sea³²²⁰ coast.

¹⁷ And I will execute⁶²¹³ great¹⁴¹⁹ vengeance⁵³⁶⁰ upon them with furious²⁵³⁴ rebukes;⁸⁴³³ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I shall lay⁵⁴¹⁴ my vengeance

26And it came to pass in the eleventh⁶²⁴⁹⁶²⁴⁰ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the first²⁵⁹ day of the month,²³²⁰ that the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ because that Tyrus⁶⁸⁶⁵ hath said⁵⁵⁹ against Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ Aha,¹⁸⁸⁹ she is broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ that was the gates¹⁸¹⁷ of the people:⁵⁹⁷¹ she is turned⁵⁴³⁷ unto me: I shall be replenished,⁴³⁹⁰ now she is laid waste:

³ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ and will cause many⁷²²⁷ nations¹⁴⁷¹ to come up⁵⁹²⁷ against thee, as the sea³²²⁰ causeth his waves¹⁵³⁰ to come up.

⁴ And they shall destroy⁷⁸⁴³ the walls²³⁴⁶ of Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ and break down²⁰⁴⁰ her towers:⁴⁰²⁶ I will also scrape⁵⁵⁰⁰ her dust⁶⁰⁸³ from her, and make⁵⁴¹⁴ her like the top⁶⁷⁰⁶ of a rock.

⁵ It shall be a place for the spreading⁴⁸⁹⁴ of nets²⁷⁶⁴ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the sea:³²²⁰ for I have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God:³⁰⁶⁹ and it shall become a spoil⁹⁵⁷ to the nations.

⁶ And her daughters¹³²³ which are in the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ shall be slain²⁰²⁶ by the sword;²⁷¹⁹ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁷ For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will bring⁹³⁵ upon Tyrus⁶⁸⁶⁵ Nebuchadrezzar⁵⁰¹⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon,⁸⁹⁴ a king⁴⁴²⁸ of kings,⁴⁴²⁸ from the north,⁶⁸²⁸ with horses,⁵⁴⁸³ and with chariots,⁷³⁹³ and with horsemen,⁶⁵⁷¹ and companies,⁶⁹⁵¹ and much⁷²²⁷ people.

⁸ He shall slay²⁰²⁶ with the sword²⁷¹⁹ thy daughters¹³²³ in the field:⁷⁷⁰⁴ and he shall make⁵⁴¹⁴ a fort¹⁷⁸⁵ against thee, and cast⁸²¹⁰ a mount⁵⁵⁵⁰ against thee, and lift up⁶⁹⁶⁵ the buckler

⁹ And he shall set⁵⁴¹⁴ engines⁴²³⁹ of war⁶⁹⁰⁴ against thy walls,²³⁴⁶ and with his axes²⁷¹⁹ he shall break down⁵⁴²² thy towers.

¹⁰ By reason of the abundance⁸²²⁹ of his horses⁵⁴⁸³ their dust⁸⁰ shall cover³⁶⁸⁰ thee: thy walls²³⁴⁶ shall shake⁷⁴⁹³ at the noise⁶⁹⁶³ of the horsemen,⁶⁵⁷¹ and of the wheels,¹⁵³⁴ and of the chariots,⁷³⁹³ when he shall enter⁹³⁵ into thy gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ as men enter³⁹⁹⁶ into a city⁵⁸⁹² wherein is made a breach.

¹¹ With the hoofs⁶⁵⁴¹ of his horses⁵⁴⁸³ shall he tread down⁷⁴²⁹ all thy streets:²³⁵¹ he shall slay²⁰²⁶ thy people⁵⁹⁷¹ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and thy strong⁵⁷⁹⁷ garrisons⁴⁶⁷⁶ shall go down³³⁸¹ to the ground.

¹² And they shall make a spoil⁷⁹⁹⁷ of thy riches,²⁴²⁸ and make a prey⁹⁶² of thy merchandise:⁷⁴⁰⁴ and they shall break down²⁰⁴⁰ thy walls,²³⁴⁶ and destroy⁵⁴²² thy pleasant²⁵³² houses:¹⁰⁰⁴ and they shall lay⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy stones⁶⁸ and thy timber⁶⁰⁸⁶ and thy dust⁶⁰⁸³ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the water.

¹³ And I will cause the noise¹⁹⁹⁵ of thy songs⁷⁸⁹² to cease;⁷⁶⁷³ and the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of thy harps³⁶⁵⁸ shall be no more heard.

¹⁴ And I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ thee like the top⁶⁷⁰⁶ of a rock:⁵⁵⁵³ thou shalt be a place to spread⁴⁸⁹⁴ nets²⁷⁶⁴ upon;⁴⁸⁹⁴ thou shalt be built¹¹²⁹ no more: for I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁵ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ to Tyrus;⁶⁸⁶⁵ Shall not the isles³³⁹ shake⁷⁴⁹³ at the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of thy fall,⁴⁶⁵⁸ when the wounded²⁴⁹¹ cry,⁶⁰² when the slaughter²⁰²⁷ is made²⁰²⁶ in the midst

¹⁶ Then all the princes⁵³⁸⁷ of the sea³²²⁰ shall come down³³⁸¹ from their thrones,³⁶⁷⁸ and lay away⁵⁴⁹³ their robes,⁴⁵⁹⁸ and put off⁶⁵⁸⁴ their broidered⁷⁵⁵³ garments:⁸⁹⁹ they shall clothe³⁸⁴⁷ themselves with trembling;²⁷³¹ they shall sit³⁴²⁷ upon the ground,⁷⁷⁶ and shall tremble²⁷²⁹ at every moment,⁷²⁸¹ and be astonished

¹⁷ And they shall take up⁵³⁷⁵ a lamentation⁷⁰¹⁵ for thee, and say⁵⁵⁹ to thee, How art thou destroyed,⁶ that wast inhabited³⁴²⁷ of seafaring men,³²²⁰ the renowned¹⁹⁸⁴ city,⁵⁸⁹² which wast strong²³⁸⁹ in the sea,³²²⁰ she and her inhabitants,³⁴²⁷ which cause⁵⁴¹⁴ their terror²⁸⁵¹ to be on all that haunt

¹⁸ Now shall the isles³³⁹ tremble²⁷²⁹ in the day³¹¹⁷ of thy fall;⁴⁶⁵⁸ yea, the isles³³⁹ that are in the sea³²²⁰ shall be troubled⁹²⁶ at thy departure.

¹⁹ For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ When I shall make⁵⁴¹⁴ thee a desolate²⁷¹⁷ city,⁵⁸⁹² like the cities⁵⁸⁹² that are not inhabited;³⁴²⁷ when I shall bring up⁵⁹²⁷ the deep⁸⁴¹⁵ upon thee, and great⁷²²⁷ waters⁴³²⁵ shall cover

²⁰ When I shall bring thee down³³⁸¹ with them that descend³³⁸¹ into the pit,⁹⁵³ with the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of old time,⁵⁷⁶⁹ and shall set³⁴²⁷ thee in the low parts⁸⁴⁸² of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ in places desolate²⁷²³ of old,⁵⁷⁶⁹ with them that go down³³⁸¹ to the pit,⁹⁵³ that thou be not inhabited;³⁴²⁷ and I shall set⁵⁴¹⁴ glory⁶⁶⁴³ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the living;

²¹ I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ thee a terror,¹⁰⁹¹ and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for,¹²⁴⁵ yet shalt thou never⁵⁷⁶⁹ be found⁴⁶⁷² again, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

27The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came again unto me, saying,

² Now, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ take up⁵³⁷⁵ a lamentation⁷⁰¹⁵ for Tyrus;

³ And say⁵⁵⁹ unto Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ O thou that art situate³⁴²⁷ at the entry³⁹⁹⁷ of the sea,³²²⁰ which art a merchant⁷⁴⁰² of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ for many⁷²²⁷ isles,³³⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ O Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ thou hast said,⁵⁵⁹ I am of perfect³⁶³² beauty.

⁴ Thy borders¹³⁶⁶ are in the midst³⁸²⁰ of the seas,³²²⁰ thy builders¹¹²⁹ have perfected³⁶³⁴ thy beauty.

⁵ They have made¹¹²⁹ all thy ship boards³⁸⁷¹ of fir trees¹²⁶⁵ of Senir:⁸¹⁴⁹ they have taken³⁹⁴⁷ cedars⁷³⁰ from Lebanon³⁸⁴⁴ to make⁶²¹³ masts

⁶ Of the oaks⁴³⁷ of Bashan¹³¹⁶ have they made⁶²¹³ thine oars;⁴⁸⁸⁰ the company¹³²³ of the Ashurites⁸³⁹ have made⁶²¹³ thy benches⁷¹⁷⁵ of ivory,⁸¹²⁷ brought out of the isles³³⁹ of Chittim.

⁷ Fine linen⁸³³⁶ with broidered work⁷⁵⁵³ from Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ was that which thou spreadest forth⁴⁶⁶⁶ to be thy sail;⁵²⁵¹ blue⁸⁵⁰⁴ and purple⁷¹³ from the isles³³⁹ of Elishah⁴⁷³ was that which covered

⁸ The inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Zidon⁶⁷²¹ and Arvad⁷¹⁹ were thy mariners:⁷⁷⁵¹ thy wise²⁴⁵⁰ men, O Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ that were in thee, were thy pilots.

⁹ The ancients²²⁰⁵ of Gebal¹³⁸⁰ and the wise²⁴⁵⁰ men thereof were in thee thy calkers:⁹¹⁹²³⁸⁸ all the ships⁵⁹¹ of the sea³²²⁰ with their mariners⁴⁴¹⁹ were in thee to occupy⁶¹⁴⁸ thy merchandise.

¹⁰ They of Persia⁶⁵³⁹ and of Lud³⁸⁶⁵ and of Phut⁶³¹⁶ were in thine army,²⁴²⁸ thy men⁵⁸² of war:⁴⁴²¹ they hanged⁸⁵¹⁸ the shield⁴⁰⁴³ and helmet³⁵⁵³ in thee; they set forth⁵⁴¹⁴ thy comeliness.

¹¹ The men¹¹²¹ of Arvad⁷¹⁹ with thine army²⁴²⁸ were upon thy walls²³⁴⁶ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ and the Gammadims¹⁵⁷⁵ were in thy towers:⁴⁰²⁶ they hanged⁸⁵¹⁸ their shields⁷⁹⁸² upon thy walls²³⁴⁶ round about;⁵⁴³⁹ they have made³⁶³⁴ thy beauty³³⁰⁸ perfect.

¹² Tarshish⁸⁶⁵⁹ was thy merchant⁵⁵⁰³ by reason of the multitude⁷²³⁰ of all kind of riches;¹⁹⁵² with silver,³⁷⁰¹ iron,¹²⁷⁰ tin,⁹¹³ and lead,⁵⁷⁷⁷ they traded⁵⁴¹⁴ in thy fairs.

¹³ Javan,³¹²⁰ Tubal,⁸⁴²² and Meshech,⁴⁹⁰² they were thy merchants:⁷⁴⁰² they traded⁵⁴¹⁴ the persons⁵³¹⁵ of men¹²⁰ and vessels³⁶²⁷ of brass⁵¹⁷⁸ in thy market.

¹⁴ They of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Togarmah⁸⁴²⁵ traded⁵⁴¹⁴ in thy fairs⁵⁸⁰¹ with horses⁵⁴⁸³ and horsemen⁶⁵⁷¹ and mules.

¹⁵ The men¹¹²¹ of Dedan¹⁷¹⁹ were thy merchants;⁷⁴⁰² many⁷²²⁷ isles³³⁹ were the merchandise⁵⁵⁰⁶ of thine hand:³⁰²⁷ they brought⁷⁷²⁵ thee for a present⁸¹⁴ horns⁷¹⁶¹ of ivory⁸¹²⁷ and ebony.

¹⁶ Syria⁷⁵⁸ was thy merchant⁵⁵⁰³ by reason of the multitude⁷²³⁰ of the wares of thy making:⁴⁶³⁹ they occupied⁵⁴¹⁴ in thy fairs⁵⁸⁰¹ with emeralds,⁵³⁰⁶ purple,⁷¹³ and broidered work,⁷⁵⁵³ and fine linen,⁹⁴⁸ and coral,⁷²¹⁵ and agate.

¹⁷ Judah,³⁰⁶³ and the land⁷⁷⁶ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ they were thy merchants:⁷⁴⁰² they traded⁵⁴¹⁴ in thy market⁴⁶²⁷ wheat²⁴⁰⁶ of Minnith,⁴⁵¹¹ and Pannag,⁶⁴³⁶ and honey,¹⁷⁰⁶ and oil,⁸⁰⁸¹ and balm.

¹⁸ Damascus¹⁸³⁴ was thy merchant⁵⁵⁰³ in the multitude⁷²³⁰ of the wares of thy making,⁴⁶³⁹ for the multitude⁷²³⁰ of all riches;¹⁹⁵² in the wine³¹⁹⁶ of Helbon,²⁴⁶³ and white⁶⁷¹³ wool.

¹⁹ Dan²⁰⁵¹¹⁸³⁵ also and Javan³¹²⁰ going to and fro²³⁵ occupied⁵⁴¹⁴ in thy fairs:⁵⁸⁰¹ bright⁶²¹⁹ iron,¹²⁷⁰ cassia,⁶⁹¹⁶ and calamus,⁷⁰⁷⁰ were in thy market.

²⁰ Dedan¹⁷¹⁹ was thy merchant⁷⁴⁰² in precious²⁶⁶⁷ clothes⁸⁹⁹ for chariots.

²¹ Arabia,⁶¹⁵² and all the princes⁵³⁸⁷ of Kedar,⁶⁹³⁸ they occupied⁵⁵⁰³ with thee³⁰²⁷ in lambs,³⁷³³ and rams,³⁵² and goats:⁶²⁶⁰ in these were they thy merchants.

²² The merchants⁷⁴⁰² of Sheba⁷⁶¹⁴ and Raamah,⁷⁴⁸⁴ they were thy merchants:⁷⁴⁰² they occupied⁵⁴¹⁴ in thy fairs⁵⁸⁰¹ with chief⁷²¹⁸ of all spices,¹³¹⁴ and with all precious³³⁶⁸ stones,⁶⁸ and gold.

²³ Haran,²⁷⁷¹ and Canneh,³⁶⁵⁶ and Eden,⁵⁷²⁹ the merchants⁷⁴⁰² of Sheba,⁷⁶¹⁴ Asshur,⁸⁰⁴ and Chilmad,³⁶³⁸ were thy merchants.

²⁴ These were thy merchants⁷⁴⁰² in all sorts⁴³⁶⁰ of things, in blue⁸⁵⁰⁴ clothes,¹⁵⁴⁵ and broidered work,⁷⁵⁵³ and in chests¹⁵⁹⁵ of rich apparel,¹²⁶⁴ bound²²⁸⁰ with cords,²²⁵⁶ and made of cedar,⁷²⁹ among thy merchandise.

²⁵ The ships⁵⁹¹ of Tarshish⁸⁶⁵⁹ did sing⁷⁷⁸⁸ of thee in thy market:⁴⁶²⁷ and thou wast replenished,⁴³⁹⁰ and made very³⁹⁶⁶ glorious³⁵¹³ in the midst³⁸²⁰ of the seas.

²⁶ Thy rowers⁷⁷⁵¹ have brought⁹³⁵ thee into great⁷²²⁷ waters:⁴³²⁵ the east⁶⁹²¹ wind⁷³⁰⁷ hath broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ thee in the midst³⁸²⁰ of the seas.

²⁷ Thy riches,¹⁹⁵² and thy fairs,⁵⁸⁰¹ thy merchandise,⁴⁶²⁷ thy mariners,⁴⁴¹⁹ and thy pilots,²²⁵⁹ thy calkers,⁹¹⁹²³⁸⁸ and the occupiers⁶¹⁴⁸ of thy merchandise,⁴⁶²⁷ and all thy men⁵⁸² of war,⁴⁴²¹ that are in thee, and in all thy company⁶⁹⁵¹ which is in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee, shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ into the midst³⁸²⁰ of the seas³²²⁰ in the day³¹¹⁷ of thy ruin.

²⁸ The suburbs⁴⁰⁵⁴ shall shake⁷⁴⁹³ at the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of the cry²²⁰¹ of thy pilots.

²⁹ And all that handle⁸⁶¹⁰ the oar,⁴⁸⁸⁰ the mariners,⁴⁴¹⁹ and all the pilots²²⁵⁹ of the sea,³²²⁰ shall come down³³⁸¹ from their ships,⁵⁹¹ they shall stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ upon the land;

³⁰ And shall cause their voice⁶⁹⁶³ to be heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ against thee, and shall cry²¹⁹⁹ bitterly,⁴⁷⁵¹ and shall cast up⁵⁹²⁷ dust⁶⁰⁸³ upon their heads,⁷²¹⁸ they shall wallow⁶⁴²⁸ themselves in the ashes:

³¹ And they shall make themselves utterly⁷¹⁴⁴ bald⁷¹³⁹ for thee, and gird²²⁹⁶ them with sackcloth,⁸²⁴² and they shall weep¹⁰⁵⁸ for thee with bitterness⁴⁷⁵¹ of heart⁵³¹⁵ and bitter⁴⁷⁵¹ wailing.

³² And in their wailing⁵²⁰⁴ they shall take up⁵³⁷⁵ a lamentation⁷⁰¹⁵ for thee, and lament⁶⁹⁶⁹ over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ like the destroyed¹⁸²² in the midst⁸⁴³² of the sea?

³³ When thy wares⁵⁸⁰¹ went forth³³¹⁸ out of the seas,³²²⁰ thou filledst⁷⁶⁴⁶ many⁷²²⁷ people;⁵⁹⁷¹ thou didst enrich⁶²³⁸ the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of the earth⁷⁷⁶ with the multitude⁷²³⁰ of thy riches¹⁹⁵² and of thy merchandise.

³⁴ In the time⁶²⁵⁶ when thou shalt be broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ by the seas³²²⁰ in the depths⁴⁶¹⁵ of the waters⁴³²⁵ thy merchandise⁴⁶²⁷ and all thy company⁶⁹⁵¹ in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee shall fall.

³⁵ All the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of the isles³³⁹ shall be astonished⁸⁰⁷⁴ at thee, and their kings⁴⁴²⁸ shall be sore⁸¹⁷⁸ afraid,⁸¹⁷⁵ they shall be troubled⁷⁴⁸¹ in their countenance.

³⁶ The merchants⁵⁵⁰³ among the people⁵⁹⁷¹ shall hiss⁸³¹⁹ at thee; thou shalt be a terror,¹⁰⁹¹ and never shalt be any more.⁵⁷⁰⁴

28The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came again unto me, saying,

²^C Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ say⁵⁵⁹ unto the prince⁵⁰⁵⁷ of Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because thine heart³⁸²⁰ is lifted up,¹³⁶¹ and thou hast said,⁵⁵⁹ I am a God,⁴¹⁰ I sit³⁴²⁷ in the seat⁴¹⁸⁶ of God,⁴³⁰ in the midst³⁸²⁰ of the seas;³²²⁰ yet thou art a man,¹²⁰ and not God,⁴¹⁰ though thou set⁵⁴¹⁴ thine heart³⁸²⁰ as the heart³⁸²⁰ of God:

³^C Behold, thou art wiser²⁴⁵⁰ than Daniel;¹⁸⁴⁰ there is no secret⁵⁶⁴⁰ that they can hide

⁴ With thy wisdom²⁴⁵¹ and with thine understanding⁸³⁹⁴ thou hast gotten⁶²¹³ thee riches,²⁴²⁸ and hast gotten⁶²¹³ gold²⁰⁹¹ and silver³⁷⁰¹ into thy treasures:

⁵ By thy great⁷²³⁰ wisdom²⁴⁵¹ and by thy traffick⁷⁴⁰⁴ hast thou increased⁷²³⁵ thy riches,²⁴²⁸ and thine heart³⁸²⁴ is lifted up¹³⁶¹ because of thy riches:

⁶ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because thou hast set⁵⁴¹⁴ thine heart³⁸²⁰ as the heart³⁸²⁴ of God;

⁷ Behold, therefore I will bring⁹³⁵ strangers²¹¹⁴ upon thee, the terrible⁶¹⁸⁴ of the nations:¹⁴⁷¹ and they shall draw⁷³²⁴ their swords²⁷¹⁹ against the beauty³³⁰⁸ of thy wisdom,²⁴⁵¹ and they shall defile²⁴⁹⁰ thy brightness.

⁸ They shall bring thee down³³⁸¹ to the pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ and thou shalt die⁴¹⁹¹ the deaths⁴⁴⁶³ of them that are slain²⁴⁹¹ in the midst³⁸²⁰ of the seas.

⁹ Wilt thou yet⁵⁵⁹ say⁵⁵⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him that slayeth²⁰²⁶ thee, I am God?⁴³⁰ but thou shalt be a man,¹²⁰ and no God,⁴¹⁰ in the hand³⁰²⁷ of him that slayeth

¹⁰ Thou shalt die⁴¹⁹¹ the deaths⁴¹⁹⁴ of the uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ by the hand³⁰²⁷ of strangers:²¹¹⁴ for I have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹¹ Moreover the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹²^C Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ take up⁵³⁷⁵ a lamentation⁷⁰¹⁵ upon the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Thou sealest up²⁸⁵⁶ the sum,⁸⁵⁰⁸ full⁴³⁹² of wisdom,²⁴⁵¹ and perfect³⁶³² in beauty.

¹³ Thou hast been in Eden⁵⁷³¹ the garden¹⁵⁸⁸ of God;⁴³⁰ every precious³³⁶⁸ stone⁶⁸ was thy covering,⁴⁵⁴⁰ the sardius,¹²⁴ topaz,⁶³⁵⁷ and the diamond,³⁰⁹⁵ the beryl,⁸⁶⁵⁸ the onyx,⁷⁷¹⁸ and the jasper,³⁴⁷¹ the sapphire,⁵⁶⁰¹ the emerald,⁵³⁰⁶ and the carbuncle,¹³⁰⁴ and gold:²⁰⁹¹ the workmanship⁴³⁹⁹ of thy tabrets⁸⁵⁹⁶ and of thy pipes⁵³⁴⁵ was prepared³⁵⁵⁹ in thee in the day³¹¹⁷ that thou wast created.

¹⁴^C Thou art the anointed⁴⁴⁷³ cherub³⁷⁴² that covereth;⁵⁵²⁶ and I have set⁵⁴¹⁴ thee so: thou wast upon the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ mountain²⁰²² of God;⁴³⁰ thou hast walked up and down¹⁹⁸⁰ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the stones⁶⁸ of fire.

¹⁵^C Thou wast perfect⁸⁵⁴⁹ in thy ways¹⁸⁷⁰ from the day³¹¹⁷ that thou wast created,¹²⁵⁴ till iniquity⁵⁷⁶⁶ was found

¹⁶^C By the multitude⁷²³⁰ of thy merchandise⁷⁴⁰⁴ they have filled⁴³⁹⁰ the midst⁸⁴³² of thee with violence,²⁵⁵⁵ and thou hast sinned:²³⁹⁸ therefore I will cast thee as profane²⁴⁹⁰ out of the mountain²⁰²² of God:⁴³⁰ and I will destroy⁶ thee, O covering⁵⁵²⁶ cherub,³⁷⁴² from the midst⁸⁴³² of the stones⁶⁸ of fire.

¹⁷ Thine heart³⁸²⁰ was lifted up¹³⁶¹ because of thy beauty,³³⁰⁸ thou hast corrupted⁷⁸⁴³ thy wisdom²⁴⁵¹ by reason of⁵⁹²¹ thy brightness:³³¹⁴ I will cast⁷⁹⁹³ thee to the ground,⁷⁷⁶ I will lay⁵⁴¹⁴ thee before⁶⁴⁴⁰ kings,⁴⁴²⁸ that they may behold

¹⁸ Thou hast defiled²⁴⁹⁰ thy sanctuaries⁴⁷²⁰ by the multitude⁷²³⁰ of thine iniquities,⁵⁷⁷¹ by the iniquity⁵⁷⁶⁶ of thy traffick;⁷⁴⁰⁴ therefore will I bring forth³³¹⁸ a fire⁷⁸⁴ from the midst⁸⁴³² of thee, it shall devour³⁹⁸ thee, and I will bring⁵⁴¹⁴ thee to ashes⁶⁶⁵ upon the earth⁷⁷⁶ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of all them that behold

¹⁹ All they that know³⁰⁴⁵ thee among the people⁵⁹⁷¹ shall be astonished⁸⁰⁷⁴ at thee: thou shalt be a terror,¹⁰⁹¹ and never³⁶⁹ shalt thou be any more.⁵⁷⁰⁴

²⁰ Again the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²¹ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against Zidon,⁶⁷²¹ and prophesy

²² And say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon;⁶⁷²¹ and I will be glorified³⁵¹³ in the midst⁸⁴³² of thee: and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I shall have executed⁶²¹³ judgments⁸²⁰¹ in her, and shall be sanctified

²³ For I will send⁷⁹⁷¹ into her pestilence,¹⁶⁹⁸ and blood¹⁸¹⁸ into her streets;²³⁵¹ and the wounded²⁴⁹¹ shall be judged⁵³⁰⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of her by the sword²⁷¹⁹ upon her on every side;⁵⁴³⁹ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

²⁴ And there shall be no more a pricking³⁹⁹² brier⁵⁵⁴⁴ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ nor any grieving³⁵¹⁰ thorn⁶⁹⁷⁵ of all that are round about⁵⁴³⁹ them, that despised⁷⁵⁹⁰ them; and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord¹³⁶ God.

²⁵^C Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ When I shall have gathered⁶⁹⁰⁸ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ from the people⁵⁹⁷¹ among whom they are scattered,⁶³²⁷ and shall be sanctified⁶⁹⁴² in them in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ then shall they dwell³⁴²⁷ in their land¹²⁷ that I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ to my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ Jacob.

²⁶^C And they shall dwell³⁴²⁷ safely⁹⁸³ therein, and shall build¹¹²⁹ houses,¹⁰⁰⁴ and plant⁵¹⁹³ vineyards;³⁷⁵⁴ yea, they shall dwell³⁴²⁷ with confidence,⁹⁸³ when I have executed⁶²¹³ judgments⁸²⁰¹ upon all those that despise⁷⁵⁹⁰ them round about⁵⁴³⁹ them; and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ their God.

29In the tenth⁶²²⁴ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the tenth⁶²²⁴ month, in the twelfth⁸¹⁴⁷⁶²⁴⁰ day of the month,²³²⁰ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and prophesy⁵⁰¹² against him, and against all Egypt:

³ Speak,¹⁶⁹⁶ and say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ the great¹⁴¹⁹ dragon⁸⁵⁷⁷ that lieth⁷²⁵⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of his rivers,²⁹⁷⁵ which hath said,⁵⁵⁹ My river²⁹⁷⁵ is mine own, and I have made

⁴ But I will put⁵⁴¹⁴ hooks²³⁹⁷²³⁹⁷ in thy jaws,³⁸⁹⁵ and I will cause the fish¹⁷¹⁰ of thy rivers²⁹⁷⁵ to stick¹⁶⁹² unto thy scales,⁷¹⁹³ and I will bring thee up⁵⁹²⁷ out of the midst⁸⁴³² of thy rivers,²⁹⁷⁵ and all the fish¹⁷¹⁰ of thy rivers²⁹⁷⁵ shall stick¹⁶⁹² unto thy scales.

⁵ And I will leave⁵²⁰³ thee thrown into the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ thee and all the fish¹⁷¹⁰ of thy rivers:²⁹⁷⁵ thou shalt fall⁵³⁰⁷ upon the open⁶⁴⁴⁰ fields;⁷⁷⁰⁴ thou shalt not be brought together,⁶²² nor gathered:⁶⁹⁰⁸ I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ thee for meat⁴⁰² to the beasts²⁴¹⁶ of the field⁷⁷⁶ and to the fowls⁵⁷⁷⁵ of the heaven.

⁶^C And all the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ because they have been a staff⁴⁹³⁸ of reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

⁷ When they took hold⁸⁶¹⁰ of thee by thy hand,³⁷⁰⁹ thou didst break,⁷⁵³³ and rend¹²³⁴ all their shoulder:³⁸⁰² and when they leaned⁸¹⁷² upon thee, thou brakest,⁷⁶⁶⁵ and madest all their loins⁴⁹⁷⁵ to be at a stand.

⁸ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will bring⁹³⁵ a sword²⁷¹⁹ upon thee, and cut off³⁷⁷² man¹²⁰ and beast

⁹ And the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ shall be desolate⁸⁰⁷⁷ and waste;²⁷²³ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord:³⁰⁶⁸ because he hath said,⁵⁵⁹ The river²⁹⁷⁵ is mine, and I have made

¹⁰ Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers,²⁹⁷⁵ and I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ utterly²⁷²¹ waste²⁷²³ and desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ from the tower⁴⁰²⁴ of Syene⁵⁴⁸² even unto the border¹³⁶⁶ of Ethiopia.

¹¹ No foot⁷²⁷² of man¹²⁰ shall pass through⁵⁶⁷⁴ it, nor foot⁷²⁷² of beast⁹²⁹ shall pass through⁵⁶⁷⁴ it, neither shall it be inhabited³⁴²⁷ forty⁷⁰⁵ years.

¹² And I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ desolate⁸⁰⁷⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the countries⁷⁷⁶ that are desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴ and her cities⁵⁸⁹² among⁸⁴³² the cities⁵⁸⁹² that are laid waste²⁷¹⁷ shall be desolate⁸⁰⁷⁷ forty⁷⁰⁵ years:⁸¹⁴¹ and I will scatter⁶³²⁷ the Egyptians⁴⁷¹⁴ among the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ and will disperse²²¹⁹ them through the countries.

¹³ Yet thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ At the end⁷⁰⁹³ of forty⁷⁰⁵ years⁸¹⁴¹ will I gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ the Egyptians⁴⁷¹⁴ from the people⁵⁹⁷¹ whither they were scattered:

¹⁴ And I will bring again⁷⁷²⁵ the captivity⁷⁶²² of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and will cause them to return⁷⁷²⁵ into the land⁷⁷⁶ of Pathros,⁶⁶²⁴ into the land⁷⁷⁶ of their habitation;⁴³⁵¹ and they shall be there a base⁸²¹⁷ kingdom.

¹⁵ It shall be the basest⁸²¹⁷ of the kingdoms;⁴⁴⁶⁷ neither shall it exalt⁵³⁷⁵ itself any more above the nations:¹⁴⁷¹ for I will diminish⁴⁵⁹¹ them, that they shall no more rule⁷²⁸⁷ over the nations.

¹⁶ And it shall be no more the confidence⁴⁰⁰⁹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ which bringeth²¹⁴² their iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ to remembrance,²¹⁴² when they shall look⁶⁴³⁷ after³¹⁰ them: but they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁷ And it came to pass in the seven⁷⁶⁵¹ and twentieth⁶²⁴² year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the first⁷²²³ month, in the first²⁵⁹ day of the month,²³²⁰ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹⁸ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ Nebuchadrezzar⁵⁰¹⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ caused⁵⁶⁴⁷ his army²⁴²⁸ to serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ a great¹⁴¹⁹ service⁵⁶⁵⁶ against Tyrus:⁶⁸⁶⁵ every head⁷²¹⁸ was made bald,⁷¹³⁹ and every shoulder³⁸⁰² was peeled:⁴⁸⁰³ yet had he no wages,⁷⁹³⁹ nor his army,²⁴²⁸ for Tyrus,⁶⁸⁶⁵ for the service⁵⁶⁵⁶ that he had served

¹⁹ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ unto Nebuchadrezzar⁵⁰¹⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon;⁸⁹⁴ and he shall take⁵³⁷⁵ her multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ and take⁷⁹⁹⁷ her spoil,⁷⁹⁹⁸ and take⁹⁶² her prey;⁹⁵⁷ and it shall be the wages⁷⁹³⁹ for his army.

²⁰ I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ him the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ for his labour⁶⁴⁶⁸ wherewith he served⁵⁶⁴⁷ against it, because they wrought⁶²¹³ for me, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

²¹^C In that day³¹¹⁷ will I cause⁶⁷⁷⁹ the horn⁷¹⁶¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ to bud forth,⁶⁷⁷⁹ and I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee the opening⁶⁶¹⁰ of the mouth⁶³¹⁰ in the midst⁸⁴³² of them; and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

30The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came again unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy⁵⁰¹² and say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Howl³²¹³ ye, Woe worth¹⁹²⁹ the day!

³ For the day³¹¹⁷ is near,⁷¹³⁸ even the day³¹¹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ is near,⁷¹³⁸ a cloudy⁶⁰⁵¹ day;³¹¹⁷ it shall be the time⁶²⁵⁶ of the heathen.

⁴ And the sword²⁷¹⁹ shall come⁹³⁵ upon Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and great pain²⁴⁷⁹ shall be in Ethiopia,³⁵⁶⁸ when the slain²⁴⁹¹ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ in Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and they shall take away³⁹⁴⁷ her multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ and her foundations³²⁴⁷ shall be broken down.

⁵ Ethiopia,³⁵⁶⁸ and Libya,⁶³¹⁶ and Lydia,³⁸⁶⁵ and all the mingled⁶¹⁵³ people, and Chub,³⁵⁵² and the men¹¹²¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ that is in league,¹²⁸⁵ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ with them by the sword.

⁶ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord;³⁰⁶⁸ They also that uphold⁵⁵⁶⁴ Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ shall fall;⁵³⁰⁷ and the pride¹³⁴⁷ of her power⁵⁷⁹⁷ shall come down:³³⁸¹ from the tower⁴⁰²⁴ of Syene⁵⁴⁸² shall they fall⁵³⁰⁷ in it by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

⁷ And they shall be desolate⁸⁰⁷⁴ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the countries⁷⁷⁶ that are desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴ and her cities⁵⁸⁹² shall be in the midst⁸⁴³² of the cities⁵⁸⁹² that are wasted.

⁸ And they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I have set⁵⁴¹⁴ a fire⁷⁸⁴ in Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and when all her helpers⁵⁸²⁶ shall be destroyed.

⁹ In that day³¹¹⁷ shall messengers⁴³⁹⁷ go forth³³¹⁸ from me⁶⁴⁴⁰ in ships⁶⁷¹⁶ to make the careless⁹⁸³ Ethiopians³⁵⁶⁸ afraid,²⁷²⁹ and great pain²⁴⁷⁹ shall come upon them, as in the day³¹¹⁷ of Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ for, lo, it cometh.

¹⁰ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will also make the multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ to cease⁷⁶⁷³ by the hand³⁰²⁷ of Nebuchadrezzar⁵⁰¹⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon.

¹¹ He and his people⁵⁹⁷¹ with him, the terrible⁶¹⁸⁴ of the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ shall be brought⁹³⁵ to destroy⁷⁸⁴³ the land:⁷⁷⁶ and they shall draw⁷³²⁴ their swords²⁷¹⁹ against Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and fill⁴³⁹⁰ the land⁷⁷⁶ with the slain.

¹² And I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ the rivers²⁹⁷⁵ dry,²⁷²⁴ and sell⁴³⁷⁶ the land⁷⁷⁶ into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the wicked:⁷⁴⁵¹ and I will make the land⁷⁷⁶ waste,⁸⁰⁷⁴ and all that is therein,⁴³⁹³ by the hand³⁰²⁷ of strangers:²¹¹⁴ I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken

¹³ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will also destroy⁶ the idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ and I will cause their images⁴⁵⁷ to cease⁷⁶⁷³ out of Noph;⁵²⁹⁷ and there shall be no more a prince⁵³⁸⁷ of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ and I will put⁵⁴¹⁴ a fear³³⁷⁴ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt.

¹⁴ And I will make Pathros⁶⁶²⁴ desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴ and will set⁵⁴¹⁴ fire⁷⁸⁴ in Zoan,⁶⁸¹⁴ and will execute⁶²¹³ judgments⁸²⁰¹ in No.

¹⁵ And I will pour⁸²¹⁰ my fury²⁵³⁴ upon Sin,⁵⁵¹² the strength⁴⁵⁸¹ of Egypt;⁴⁷¹⁴ and I will cut off³⁷⁷² the multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ of No.

¹⁶ And I will set⁵⁴¹⁴ fire⁷⁸⁴ in Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ Sin⁵⁵¹² shall have great²³⁴² pain,²³⁴² and No⁴⁹⁹⁶ shall be rent asunder,¹²³⁴ and Noph⁵²⁹⁷ shall have distresses⁶⁸⁶² daily.

¹⁷ The young men⁹⁷⁰ of Aven²⁰⁶ and of Pibeseth⁶³⁶⁴ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword:²⁷¹⁹ and these cities shall go³²¹² into captivity.

¹⁸ At Tehaphnehes⁸⁴⁷¹ also the day³¹¹⁷ shall be darkened,²⁸²¹²⁸²⁰ when I shall break⁷⁶⁶⁵ there the yokes⁴¹³³ of Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ and the pomp¹³⁴⁷ of her strength⁵⁷⁹⁷ shall cease⁷⁶⁷³ in her:¹⁹³¹ as for her, a cloud⁶⁰⁵¹ shall cover³⁶⁸⁰ her, and her daughters¹³²³ shall go³²¹² into captivity.

¹⁹ Thus will I execute⁶²¹³ judgments⁸²⁰¹ in Egypt:⁴⁷¹⁴ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

²⁰ And it came to pass in the eleventh²⁵⁹⁶²⁴⁰ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the first⁷²²³ month, in the seventh⁷⁶⁵¹ day of the month,²³²⁰ that the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²¹ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ I have broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ the arm²²²⁰ of Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Egypt;⁴⁷¹⁴ and, lo, it shall not be bound up²²⁸⁰ to be healed,⁷⁴⁹⁹⁵⁴¹⁴ to put⁷⁷⁶⁰ a roller²⁸⁴⁸ to bind²²⁸⁰ it, to make it strong²³⁸⁸ to hold⁸⁶¹⁰ the sword.

²² Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I am against Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and will break⁷⁶⁶⁵ his arms,²²²⁰ the strong,²³⁸⁹ and that which was broken;⁷⁶⁶⁵ and I will cause the sword²⁷¹⁹ to fall⁵³⁰⁷ out of his hand.

²³ And I will scatter⁶³²⁷ the Egyptians⁴⁷¹⁴ among the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ and will disperse²²¹⁹ them through the countries.

²⁴ And I will strengthen²³⁸⁸ the arms²²²⁰ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon,⁸⁹⁴ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ my sword²⁷¹⁹ in his hand:³⁰²⁷ but I will break⁷⁶⁶⁵ Pharaoh's⁶⁵⁴⁷ arms,²²²⁰ and he shall groan⁵⁰⁰⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him with the groanings⁵⁰⁰⁹ of a deadly wounded

²⁵ But I will strengthen²³⁸⁸ the arms²²²⁰ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon,⁸⁹⁴ and the arms²²²⁰ of Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ shall fall down;⁵³⁰⁷ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I shall put⁵⁴¹⁴ my sword²⁷¹⁹ into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon,⁸⁹⁴ and he shall stretch it out⁵¹⁸⁶ upon the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt.

²⁶ And I will scatter⁶³²⁷ the Egyptians⁴⁷¹⁴ among the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ and disperse²²¹⁹ them among the countries;⁷⁷⁶ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

31And it came to pass in the eleventh²⁵⁹⁶²⁴⁰ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the third⁷⁹⁹² month, in the first²⁵⁹ day of the month,²³²⁰ that the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ speak⁵⁵⁹ unto Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and to his multitude;¹⁹⁹⁵ Whom art thou like¹⁸¹⁹ in thy greatness?

³ Behold, the Assyrian⁸⁰⁴ was a cedar⁷³⁰ in Lebanon³⁸⁴⁴ with fair³³⁰³ branches,⁶⁰⁵⁷ and with a shadowing⁶⁷⁵¹ shroud,²⁷⁹³ and of an high¹³⁶² stature;⁶⁹⁶⁷ and his top⁶⁷⁸⁸ was among the thick boughs.

⁴ The waters⁴³²⁵ made him great,¹⁴³¹ the deep⁸⁴¹⁵ set him up on high⁷³¹¹ with her rivers⁵¹⁰⁴ running¹⁹⁸⁰ round about⁵⁴³⁹ his plants,⁴³⁰² and sent out⁷⁹⁷¹ her little rivers⁸⁵⁸⁵ unto all the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the field.

⁵ Therefore his height⁶⁹⁶⁷ was exalted¹³⁶¹ above all the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and his boughs⁵⁶³⁴ were multiplied,⁷²³⁵ and his branches⁶²⁸⁸ became long⁷⁴⁸ because of the multitude⁷²²⁷ of waters,⁴³²⁵ when he shot forth.

⁶ All the fowls⁵⁷⁷⁵ of heaven⁸⁰⁶⁴ made their nests⁷⁰⁷⁷ in his boughs,⁵⁵⁸⁹ and under his branches⁶²⁸⁸ did all the beasts²⁴¹⁶ of the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ bring forth their young,³²⁰⁵ and under his shadow⁶⁷³⁸ dwelt³⁴²⁷ all great⁷²²⁷ nations.

⁷ Thus was he fair³³⁰² in his greatness,¹⁴³³ in the length⁷⁵³ of his branches:¹⁸⁰⁸ for his root⁸³²⁸ was by great⁷²²⁷ waters.

⁸ The cedars⁷³⁰ in the garden¹⁵⁸⁸ of God⁴³⁰ could not hide⁶⁰⁰⁴ him: the fir trees¹²⁶⁵ were not like¹⁸¹⁹ his boughs,⁵⁵⁸⁹ and the chesnut trees⁶¹⁹⁶ were not like his branches;⁶²⁸⁸ nor any tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ in the garden¹⁵⁸⁸ of God⁴³⁰ was like¹⁸¹⁹ unto him in his beauty.

⁹ I have made⁶²¹³ him fair³³⁰³ by the multitude⁷²³⁰ of his branches:¹⁸⁰⁸ so that all the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of Eden,⁵⁷³¹ that were in the garden¹⁵⁸⁸ of God,⁴³⁰ envied

¹⁰ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because thou hast lifted up¹³⁶¹ thyself in height,⁶⁹⁶⁷ and he hath shot up⁵⁴¹⁴ his top⁶⁷⁸⁸ among the thick boughs,⁵⁶⁸⁸ and his heart³⁸²⁴ is lifted up⁷³¹¹ in his height;

¹¹ I have therefore delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ him into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the mighty one⁴¹⁰ of the heathen;¹⁴⁷¹ he shall surely⁶²¹³ deal⁶²¹³ with him: I have driven him out¹⁶⁴⁴ for his wickedness.

¹² And strangers,²¹¹⁴ the terrible⁶¹⁸⁴ of the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ have cut him off,³⁷⁷² and have left⁵²⁰³ him: upon the mountains²⁰²² and in all the valleys¹⁵¹⁶ his branches¹⁸⁰⁸ are fallen,⁵³⁰⁷ and his boughs⁶²⁸⁸ are broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ by all the rivers⁶⁵⁰ of the land;⁷⁷⁶ and all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the earth⁷⁷⁶ are gone down³³⁸¹ from his shadow,⁶⁷³⁸ and have left

¹³ Upon his ruin⁴⁶⁵⁸ shall all the fowls⁵⁷⁷⁵ of the heaven⁸⁰⁶⁴ remain,⁷⁹³¹ and all the beasts²⁴¹⁶ of the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ shall be upon his branches:

¹⁴ To the end that none of all the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ by the waters⁴³²⁵ exalt¹³⁶¹ themselves for their height,⁶⁹⁶⁷ neither shoot up⁵⁴¹⁴ their top⁶⁷⁸⁸ among the thick boughs,⁵⁶⁸⁸ neither their trees³⁵² stand up⁵⁹⁷⁵ in their height,¹³⁶³ all that drink⁸³⁵⁴ water:⁴³²⁵ for they are all delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ unto death,⁴¹⁹⁴ to the nether parts⁸⁴⁸² of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the children¹¹²¹ of men,¹²⁰ with them that go down³³⁸¹ to the pit.

¹⁵^C Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ In the day³¹¹⁷ when he went down³³⁸¹ to the grave⁷⁵⁸⁵ I caused a mourning:⁵⁶ I covered³⁶⁸⁰ the deep⁸⁴¹⁵ for him, and I restrained⁴⁵¹³ the floods⁵¹⁰⁴ thereof, and the great⁷²²⁷ waters⁴³²⁵ were stayed:³⁶⁰⁷ and I caused Lebanon³⁸⁴⁴ to mourn⁶⁹³⁷ for him, and all the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ fainted

¹⁶^C I made the nations¹⁴⁷¹ to shake⁷⁴⁹³ at the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of his fall,⁴⁶⁵⁸ when I cast him down³³⁸¹ to hell⁷⁵⁸⁵ with them that descend³³⁸¹ into the pit:⁹⁵³ and all the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of Eden,⁵⁷³¹ the choice⁴⁰⁰⁵ and best²⁸⁹⁶ of Lebanon,³⁸⁴⁴ all that drink⁸³⁵⁴ water,⁴³²⁵ shall be comforted⁵¹⁶² in the nether parts⁸⁴⁸² of the earth.

¹⁷ They also went down³³⁸¹ into hell⁷⁵⁸⁵ with him unto them that be slain²⁴⁹¹ with the sword;²⁷¹⁹ and they that were his arm,²²²⁰ that dwelt³⁴²⁷ under his shadow⁶⁷³⁸ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the heathen.

¹⁸ To whom art thou thus like¹⁸¹⁹ in glory³⁵¹⁹ and in greatness¹⁴³³ among the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of Eden?⁵⁷³¹ yet shalt thou be brought down³³⁸¹ with the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ of Eden⁵⁷³¹ unto the nether parts⁸⁴⁸² of the earth:⁷⁷⁶ thou shalt lie⁷⁹⁰¹ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ with them that be slain²⁴⁹¹ by the sword.²⁷¹⁹ This is Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ and all his multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

32And it came to pass in the twelfth⁸¹⁴⁷⁶²⁴⁰ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the twelfth month,²³²⁰ in the first²⁵⁹ day of the month,²³²⁰ that the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ take up⁵³⁷⁵ a lamentation⁷⁰¹⁵ for Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Thou art like¹⁸¹⁹ a young lion³⁷¹⁵ of the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ and thou art as a whale⁸⁵⁷⁷⁸⁵⁶⁵ in the seas:³²²⁰ and thou camest forth¹⁵¹⁸ with thy rivers,⁵¹⁰⁴ and troubledst¹⁸⁰⁴ the waters⁴³²⁵ with thy feet,⁷²⁷² and fouledst⁷⁵¹⁵ their rivers.

³ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will therefore spread out⁶⁵⁶⁶ my net⁷⁵⁶⁸ over thee with a company⁶⁹⁵¹ of many⁷²²⁷ people;⁵⁹⁷¹ and they shall bring thee up⁵⁹²⁷ in my net.

⁴ Then will I leave⁵²⁰³ thee upon the land,⁷⁷⁶ I will cast thee forth²⁹⁰⁴ upon the open⁶⁴⁴⁰ field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and will cause all the fowls⁵⁷⁷⁵ of the heaven⁸⁰⁶⁴ to remain⁷⁹³¹ upon thee, and I will fill⁷⁶⁴⁶ the beasts²⁴¹⁶ of the whole earth

⁵ And I will lay⁵⁴¹⁴ thy flesh¹³²⁰ upon the mountains,²⁰²² and fill⁴³⁹⁰ the valleys¹⁵¹⁶ with thy height.

⁶ I will also water⁸²⁴⁸ with thy blood¹⁸¹⁸ the land⁷⁷⁶ wherein thou swimmest,⁶⁸²⁴ even to the mountains;²⁰²² and the rivers⁶⁵⁰ shall be full

⁷^C And when I shall put thee out,³⁵¹⁸ I will cover³⁶⁸⁰ the heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁴ and make⁶⁹³⁷ the stars³⁵⁵⁶ thereof dark;⁶⁹³⁷ I will cover³⁶⁸⁰ the sun⁸¹²¹ with a cloud,⁶⁰⁵¹ and the moon³³⁹⁴ shall not give²¹⁵ her light.

⁸ All the bright³⁹⁷⁴ lights²¹⁶ of heaven⁸⁰⁶⁴ will I make dark⁶⁹³⁷ over thee, and set⁵⁴¹⁴ darkness²⁸²² upon thy land,⁷⁷⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

⁹ I will also vex³⁷⁰⁷ the hearts³⁸²⁰ of many⁷²²⁷ people,⁵⁹⁷¹ when I shall bring⁹³⁵ thy destruction⁷⁶⁶⁷ among the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ into the countries⁷⁷⁶ which thou hast not known.

¹⁰ Yea, I will make many⁷²²⁷ people⁵⁹⁷¹ amazed⁸⁰⁷⁴ at thee, and their kings⁴⁴²⁸ shall be horribly⁸¹⁷⁸ afraid⁸¹⁷⁵ for thee, when I shall brandish⁵⁷⁷⁴ my sword²⁷¹⁹ before them;⁶⁴⁴⁰ and they shall tremble²⁷²⁹ at every moment,⁷²⁸¹ every man³⁷⁶ for his own life,⁵³¹⁵ in the day³¹¹⁷ of thy fall.

¹¹ For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ The sword²⁷¹⁹ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Babylon⁸⁹⁴ shall come

¹² By the swords²⁷¹⁹ of the mighty¹³⁶⁸ will I cause thy multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ to fall,⁵³⁰⁷ the terrible⁶¹⁸⁴ of the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ all of them: and they shall spoil⁷⁷⁰³ the pomp¹³⁴⁷ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and all the multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ thereof shall be destroyed.

¹³ I will destroy⁶ also all the beasts⁹²⁹ thereof from⁵⁹²¹ beside the great⁷²²⁷ waters;⁴³²⁵ neither shall the foot⁷²⁷² of man¹²⁰ trouble¹⁸⁰⁴ them any more, nor the hoofs⁶⁵⁴¹ of beasts⁹²⁹ trouble

¹⁴ Then will I make their waters⁴³²⁵ deep,⁸²⁵⁷ and cause their rivers⁵¹⁰⁴ to run³²¹² like oil,⁸⁰⁸¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁵ When I shall make⁵⁴¹⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ and the country⁷⁷⁶ shall be destitute⁸⁰⁷⁴ of that whereof it was full,⁴³⁹³ when I shall smite⁵²²¹ all them that dwell³⁴²⁷ therein, then shall they know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

¹⁶ This is the lamentation⁷⁰¹⁵ wherewith they shall lament⁶⁹⁶⁹ her: the daughters¹³²³ of the nations¹⁴⁷¹ shall lament⁶⁹⁶⁹ her: they shall lament⁶⁹⁶⁹ for her, even for Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and for all her multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁷ It came to pass also in the twelfth⁸¹⁴⁷⁶²⁴⁰ year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the fifteenth²⁵⁶⁸⁶²⁴⁰ day of the month,²³²⁰ that the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹⁸ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ wail⁵⁰⁹¹ for the multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ and cast them down,³³⁸¹ even her, and the daughters¹³²³ of the famous¹¹⁷ nations,¹⁴⁷¹ unto the nether parts⁸⁴⁸² of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ with them that go down³³⁸¹ into the pit.

¹⁹ Whom dost thou pass in beauty?⁵²⁷⁶ go down,³³⁸¹ and be thou laid⁷⁹⁰¹ with the uncircumcised.

²⁰ They shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of them that are slain²⁴⁹¹ by the sword:²⁷¹⁹ she is delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ to the sword:²⁷¹⁹ draw⁴⁹⁰⁰ her and all her multitudes.

²¹^C The strong⁴¹⁰ among the mighty¹³⁶⁸ shall speak¹⁶⁹⁶ to him out of the midst⁸⁴³² of hell⁷⁵⁸⁵ with them that help⁵⁸²⁶ him: they are gone down,³³⁸¹ they lie⁷⁹⁰¹ uncircumcised,⁶¹⁸⁹ slain²⁴⁹¹ by the sword.

²² Asshur⁸⁰⁴ is there and all her company:⁶⁹⁵¹ his graves⁶⁹¹³ are about⁵⁴³⁹ him: all of them slain,²⁴⁹¹ fallen⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword:

²³ Whose graves⁶⁹¹³ are set⁵⁴¹⁴ in the sides³⁴¹¹ of the pit,⁹⁵³ and her company⁶⁹⁵¹ is round about⁵⁴³⁹ her grave:⁶⁹⁰⁰ all of them slain,²⁴⁹¹ fallen⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ which caused⁵⁴¹⁴ terror²⁸⁵¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the living.

²⁴ There is Elam⁵⁸⁶⁷ and all her multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ round about⁵⁴³⁹ her grave,⁶⁹⁰⁰ all of them slain,²⁴⁹¹ fallen⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ which are gone down³³⁸¹ uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ into the nether parts⁸⁴⁸² of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ which caused⁵⁴¹⁴ their terror²⁸⁵¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the living;²⁴¹⁶ yet have they borne⁵³⁷⁵ their shame³⁶³⁹ with them that go down³³⁸¹ to the pit.

²⁵ They have set⁵⁴¹⁴ her a bed⁴⁹⁰⁴ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the slain²⁴⁹¹ with all her multitude:¹⁹⁹⁵ her graves⁶⁹¹³ are round about⁵⁴³⁹ him: all of them uncircumcised,⁶¹⁸⁹ slain²⁴⁹¹ by the sword:²⁷¹⁹ though their terror²⁸⁵¹ was caused⁵⁴¹⁴ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the living,²⁴¹⁶ yet have they borne⁵³⁷⁵ their shame³⁶³⁹ with them that go down³³⁸¹ to the pit:⁹⁵³ he is put⁵⁴¹⁴ in the midst⁸⁴³² of them that be slain.

²⁶ There is Meshech,⁴⁹⁰² Tubal,⁸⁴²² and all her multitude:¹⁹⁹⁵ her graves⁶⁹¹³ are round about⁵⁴³⁹ him: all of them uncircumcised,⁶¹⁸⁹ slain²⁴⁹⁰ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ though they caused⁵⁴¹⁴ their terror²⁸⁵¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the living.

²⁷^C And they shall not lie⁷⁹⁰¹ with the mighty¹³⁶⁸ that are fallen⁵³⁰⁷ of the uncircumcised,⁶¹⁸⁹ which are gone down³³⁸¹ to hell⁷⁵⁸⁵ with their weapons³⁶²⁷ of war:⁴⁴²¹ and they have laid⁵⁴¹⁴ their swords²⁷¹⁹ under their heads,⁷²¹⁸ but their iniquities⁵⁷⁷¹ shall be upon their bones,⁶¹⁰⁶ though they were the terror²⁸⁵¹ of the mighty¹³⁶⁸ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the living.

²⁸ Yea, thou shalt be broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the uncircumcised,⁶¹⁸⁹ and shalt lie⁷⁹⁰¹ with them that are slain²⁴⁹¹ with the sword.

²⁹ There is Edom,¹²³ her kings,⁴⁴²⁸ and all her princes,⁵³⁸⁷ which with their might¹³⁶⁹ are laid⁵⁴¹⁴ by them that were slain²⁴⁹¹ by the sword:²⁷¹⁹ they shall lie⁷⁹⁰¹ with the uncircumcised,⁶¹⁸⁹ and with them that go down³³⁸¹ to the pit.

³⁰ There be the princes⁵²⁵⁷ of the north,⁶⁸²⁸ all of them, and all the Zidonians,⁶⁷²² which are gone down³³⁸¹ with the slain;²⁴⁹¹ with their terror²⁸⁵¹ they are ashamed⁹⁵⁴ of their might;¹³⁶⁹ and they lie⁷⁹⁰¹ uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ with them that be slain²⁴⁹¹ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and bear⁵³⁷⁵ their shame³⁶³⁹ with them that go down³³⁸¹ to the pit.

³¹ Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ shall see⁷²⁰⁰ them, and shall be comforted⁵¹⁶² over all his multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ even Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ and all his army²⁴²⁸ slain²⁴⁹¹ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

³² For I have caused⁵⁴¹⁴ my terror²⁸⁵¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the living:²⁴¹⁶ and he shall be laid⁷⁹⁰¹ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ with them that are slain²⁴⁹¹ with the sword,²⁷¹⁹ even Pharaoh⁶⁵⁴⁷ and all his multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

33Again the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ speak¹⁶⁹⁶ to the children¹¹²¹ of thy people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, When I bring⁹³⁵ the sword²⁷¹⁹ upon a land,⁷⁷⁶ if the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ take³⁹⁴⁷ a²⁵⁹ man³⁷⁶ of their coasts,⁷⁰⁹⁷ and set⁵⁴¹⁴ him for their watchman:

³ If when he seeth⁷²⁰⁰ the sword²⁷¹⁹ come⁹³⁵ upon the land,⁷⁷⁶ he blow⁸⁶²⁸ the trumpet,⁷⁷⁸² and warn²⁰⁹⁴ the people;

⁴ Then whosoever⁸⁰⁸⁵ heareth⁸⁰⁸⁵ the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of the trumpet,⁷⁷⁸² and taketh not warning;²⁰⁹⁴ if the sword²⁷¹⁹ come,⁹³⁵ and take him away,³⁹⁴⁷ his blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall be upon his own head.

⁵ He heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of the trumpet,⁷⁷⁸² and took not warning;²⁰⁹⁴ his blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning²⁰⁹⁴ shall deliver⁴⁴²² his soul.

⁶^C But if the watchman⁶⁸²² see⁷²⁰⁰ the sword²⁷¹⁹ come,⁹³⁵ and blow⁸⁶²⁸ not the trumpet,⁷⁷⁸² and the people⁵⁹⁷¹ be not warned;²⁰⁹⁴ if the sword²⁷¹⁹ come,⁹³⁵ and take³⁹⁴⁷ any person⁵³¹⁵ from among them, he is taken away³⁹⁴⁷ in his iniquity;⁵⁷⁷¹ but his blood¹⁸¹⁸ will I require¹⁸⁷⁵ at the watchman's⁶⁸²² hand.

⁷^C So thou, O son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ I have set⁵⁴¹⁴ thee a watchman⁶⁸²² unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ therefore thou shalt hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ at my mouth,⁶³¹⁰ and warn

⁸^C When I say⁵⁵⁹ unto the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ O wicked⁷⁵⁶³ man, thou shalt surely⁴¹⁹¹ die;⁴¹⁹¹ if thou dost not speak¹⁶⁹⁶ to warn²⁰⁹⁴ the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ from his way,¹⁸⁷⁰ that wicked⁷⁵⁶³ man shall die⁴¹⁹¹ in his iniquity;⁵⁷⁷¹ but his blood¹⁸¹⁸ will I require¹²⁴⁵ at thine hand.

⁹ Nevertheless, if thou warn²⁰⁹⁴ the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ of his way¹⁸⁷⁰ to turn⁷⁷²⁵ from it; if he do not turn⁷⁷²⁵ from his way,¹⁸⁷⁰ he shall die⁴¹⁹¹ in his iniquity;⁵⁷⁷¹ but thou hast delivered⁵³³⁷ thy soul.

¹⁰ Therefore, O thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ speak⁵⁵⁹ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ Thus ye speak,⁵⁵⁹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ If our transgressions⁶⁵⁸⁸ and our sins²⁴⁰³ be upon us, and we pine away⁴⁷⁴³ in them, how should we then live?

¹¹^C Say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, As I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ I have no pleasure²⁶⁵⁴ in the death⁴¹⁹⁴ of the wicked;⁷⁵⁶³ but that the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ turn⁷⁷²⁵ from his way¹⁸⁷⁰ and live:²⁴²¹ turn⁷⁷²⁵ ye, turn⁷⁷²⁵ ye from your evil⁷⁴⁵¹ ways;¹⁸⁷⁰ for why will ye die,⁴¹⁹¹ O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel?

¹²^C Therefore, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ say⁵⁵⁹ unto the children¹¹²¹ of thy people,⁵⁹⁷¹ The righteousness⁶⁶⁶⁶ of the righteous⁶⁶⁶² shall not deliver⁵³³⁷ him in the day³¹¹⁷ of his transgression:⁶⁵⁸⁸ as for the wickedness⁷⁵⁶⁴ of the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ he shall not fall³⁷⁸² thereby in the day³¹¹⁷ that he turneth⁷⁷²⁵ from his wickedness;⁷⁵⁶² neither shall the righteous⁶⁶⁶² be able³²⁰¹ to live²⁴²¹ for his righteousness in the day³¹¹⁷ that he sinneth.

¹³^C When I shall say⁵⁵⁹ to the righteous,⁶⁶⁶² that he shall surely²⁴²¹ live;²⁴²¹ if he trust⁹⁸² to his own righteousness,⁶⁶⁶⁶ and commit⁶²¹³ iniquity,⁵⁷⁶⁶ all his righteousnesses⁶⁶⁶⁶ shall not be remembered;²¹⁴² but for his iniquity⁵⁷⁶⁶ that he hath committed,⁶²¹³ he shall die

¹⁴ Again, when I say⁵⁵⁹ unto the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ Thou shalt surely⁴¹⁹¹ die;⁴¹⁹¹ if he turn⁷⁷²⁵ from his sin,²⁴⁰³ and do⁶²¹³ that which is lawful⁴⁹⁴¹ and right;

¹⁵^C If the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ restore⁷⁷²⁵ the pledge,²²⁵⁸ give again⁷⁹⁹⁹ that he had robbed,¹⁵⁰⁰ walk¹⁹⁸⁰ in the statutes²⁷⁰⁸ of life,²⁴¹⁶ without committing⁶²¹³ iniquity;⁵⁷⁶⁶ he shall surely²⁴²¹ live,²⁴²¹ he shall not die.

¹⁶^C None of his sins²⁴⁰³ that he hath committed²³⁹⁸ shall be mentioned²¹⁴² unto him: he hath done⁶²¹³ that which is lawful⁴⁹⁴¹ and right;⁶⁶⁶⁶ he shall surely²⁴²¹ live.

¹⁷ Yet the children¹¹²¹ of thy people⁵⁹⁷¹ say,⁵⁵⁹ The way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the Lord¹³⁶ is not equal:⁸⁵⁰⁵ but as for them, their way¹⁸⁷⁰ is not equal.

¹⁸ When the righteous⁶⁶⁶² turneth⁷⁷²⁵ from his righteousness,⁶⁶⁶⁶ and committeth⁶²¹³ iniquity,⁵⁷⁶⁶ he shall even die

¹⁹ But if the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ turn⁷⁷²⁵ from his wickedness,⁷⁵⁶⁴ and do⁶²¹³ that which is lawful⁴⁹⁴¹ and right,⁶⁶⁶⁶ he shall live

²⁰ Yet ye say,⁵⁵⁹ The way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the Lord¹³⁶ is not equal.⁸⁵⁰⁵ O ye house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ I will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ you every one³⁷⁶ after his ways.

²¹ And it came to pass in the twelfth⁸¹⁴⁷⁶²⁴⁰ year⁸¹⁴¹ of our captivity,¹⁵⁴⁶ in the tenth⁶²²⁴ month, in the fifth²⁵⁶⁸ day of the month,²³²⁰ that one that had escaped⁶⁴¹² out of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ came⁹³⁵ unto me, saying,⁵⁵⁹ The city⁵⁸⁹² is smitten.

²² Now the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ was upon me in the evening,⁶¹⁵³ afore⁶⁴⁴⁰ he that was escaped⁶⁴¹² came;⁹³⁵ and had opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ my mouth,⁶³¹⁰ until he came⁹³⁵ to me in the morning;¹²⁴² and my mouth⁶³¹⁰ was opened,⁶⁶⁰⁵ and I was no more dumb.

²³ Then the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²⁴ Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ they that inhabit³⁴²⁷ those wastes²⁷²³ of the land¹²⁷ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ speak,⁵⁵⁹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Abraham⁸⁵ was one,²⁵⁹ and he inherited³⁴²³ the land:⁷⁷⁶ but we are many;⁷²²⁷ the land⁷⁷⁶ is given⁵⁴¹⁴ us for inheritance.

²⁵ Wherefore say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Ye eat³⁹⁸ with the blood,¹⁸¹⁸ and lift up⁵³⁷⁵ your eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ toward your idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ and shed⁸²¹⁰ blood:¹⁸¹⁸ and shall ye possess³⁴²³ the land?

²⁶ Ye stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ upon your sword,²⁷¹⁹ ye work⁶²¹³ abomination,⁸⁴⁴¹ and ye defile²⁹³⁰ every one³⁷⁶ his neighbour's⁷⁴⁵³ wife:⁸⁰² and shall ye possess³⁴²³ the land?

²⁷ Say⁵⁵⁹ thou thus unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ As I live,²⁴¹⁶ surely they that are in the wastes²⁷²³ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and him that is in the open⁶⁴⁴⁰ field⁷⁷⁰⁴ will I give⁵⁴¹⁴ to the beasts²⁴¹⁶ to be devoured,³⁹⁸ and they that be in the forts⁴⁶⁷⁹ and in the caves⁴⁶³¹ shall die⁴¹⁹¹ of the pestilence.

²⁸ For I will lay⁵⁴¹⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ most⁴⁹²³ desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ and the pomp¹³⁴⁷ of her strength⁵⁷⁹⁷ shall cease;⁷⁶⁷³ and the mountains²⁰²² of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ shall be desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴ that none shall pass through.

²⁹ Then shall they know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I have laid⁵⁴¹⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ most⁴⁹²³ desolate⁸⁰⁷⁷ because of all their abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ which they have committed.

³⁰ Also, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ the children¹¹²¹ of thy people⁵⁹⁷¹ still are talking¹⁶⁹⁶ against⁶⁸¹ thee by the walls⁷⁰²³ and in the doors⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the houses,¹⁰⁰⁴ and speak¹⁶⁹⁶ one²²⁹⁷ to another,²⁵⁹ every one³⁷⁶ to his brother,²⁵¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Come,⁹³⁵ I pray you, and hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ what is the word¹⁶⁹⁷ that cometh forth³³¹⁸ from the Lord.

³¹ And they come⁹³⁵ unto thee as the people⁵⁹⁷¹ cometh,³⁹⁹⁶ and they sit³⁴²⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee as my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and they hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ thy words,¹⁶⁹⁷ but they will not do⁶²¹³ them: for with their mouth⁶³¹⁰ they shew⁶²¹³ much love,⁵⁶⁹⁰ but their heart³⁸²⁰ goeth¹⁹⁸⁰ after³¹⁰ their covetousness.

³² And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely⁵⁶⁹⁰ song⁷⁸⁹² of one that hath a pleasant³³⁰³ voice,⁶⁹⁶³ and can play well²⁸⁹⁵ on an instrument:⁵⁰⁵⁹ for they hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ thy words,¹⁶⁹⁷ but they do

³³ And when this cometh to pass,⁹³⁵ (lo, it will come,)⁹³⁵ then shall they know³⁰⁴⁵ that a prophet⁵⁰³⁰ hath been among

34And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²^C Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy⁵⁰¹² against the shepherds⁷⁴⁶² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ prophesy,⁵⁰¹² and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ unto the shepherds;⁷⁴⁶² Woe¹⁹⁴⁵ be to the shepherds⁷⁴⁶² of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ that do feed⁷⁴⁶² themselves! should not the shepherds⁷⁴⁶² feed⁷⁴⁶² the flocks?

³^C Ye eat³⁹⁸ the fat,²⁴⁵⁹ and ye clothe³⁸⁴⁷ you with the wool,⁶⁷⁸⁵ ye kill²⁰⁷⁶ them that are fed:¹²⁷⁷ but ye feed⁷⁴⁶² not the flock.

⁴ The diseased²⁴⁷⁰ have ye not strengthened,²³⁸⁸ neither have ye healed⁷⁴⁹⁵ that which was sick,²⁴⁷⁰ neither have ye bound up²²⁸⁰ that which was broken,⁷⁶⁶⁵ neither have ye brought again⁷⁷²⁵ that which was driven away,⁵⁰⁸⁰ neither have ye sought¹²⁴⁵ that which was lost;⁶ but with force²³⁹⁴ and with cruelty⁶⁵³¹ have ye ruled

⁵ And they were scattered,⁶³²⁷ because there is no shepherd:⁷⁴⁶² and they became meat⁴⁰² to all the beasts²⁴¹⁶ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ when they were scattered.

⁶^C My sheep⁶⁶²⁹ wandered⁷⁶⁸⁶ through all the mountains,²⁰²² and upon every high⁷³¹¹ hill:¹³⁸⁹ yea, my flock⁶⁶²⁹ was scattered⁶³²⁷ upon all the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ and none did search¹⁸⁷⁵ or seek

⁷ Therefore, ye shepherds,⁷⁴⁶² hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord;

⁸^C As I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ surely because my flock⁶⁶²⁹ became a prey,⁹⁵⁷ and my flock⁶⁶²⁹ became meat⁴⁰² to every beast²⁴¹⁶ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ because there was no shepherd,⁷⁴⁶² neither did my shepherds⁷⁴⁶² search¹⁸⁷⁵ for my flock,⁶⁶²⁹ but the shepherds⁷⁴⁶² fed⁷⁴⁶² themselves, and fed⁷⁴⁶² not my flock;

⁹ Therefore, O ye shepherds,⁷⁴⁶² hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord;

¹⁰^C Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I am against the shepherds;⁷⁴⁶² and I will require¹⁸⁷⁵ my flock⁶⁶²⁹ at their hand,³⁰²⁷ and cause them to cease⁷⁶⁷³ from feeding⁷⁴⁶² the flock;⁶⁶²⁹ neither shall the shepherds⁷⁴⁶² feed⁷⁴⁶² themselves any more; for I will deliver⁵³³⁷ my flock⁶⁶²⁹ from their mouth,⁶³¹⁰ that they may not be meat

¹¹^C For thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I, even I, will both search¹⁸⁷⁵ my sheep,⁶⁶²⁹ and seek them out.

¹²^C As a shepherd⁷⁴⁶² seeketh out¹²⁴³ his flock⁵⁷³⁹ in the day³¹¹⁷ that he is among⁸⁴³² his sheep⁶⁶²⁹ that are scattered;⁶⁵⁶⁷ so will I seek out¹²³⁹ my sheep,⁶⁶²⁹ and will deliver⁵³³⁷ them out of all places⁴⁷²⁵ where they have been scattered⁶³²⁷ in the cloudy⁶⁰⁵¹ and dark⁶²⁰⁵ day.

¹³^C And I will bring them out³³¹⁸ from the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ them from the countries,⁷⁷⁶ and will bring⁹³⁵ them to their own land,¹²⁷ and feed⁷⁴⁶² them upon the mountains²⁰²² of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ by the rivers,⁶⁵⁰ and in all the inhabited places⁴¹⁸⁶ of the country.

¹⁴^C I will feed⁷⁴⁶² them in a good²⁸⁹⁶ pasture,⁴⁸²⁹ and upon the high⁴⁷⁹¹ mountains²⁰²² of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ shall their fold⁵¹¹⁶ be: there shall they lie⁷²⁵⁷ in a good²⁸⁹⁶ fold,⁵¹¹⁶ and in a fat⁸⁰⁸² pasture⁴⁸²⁹ shall they feed⁷⁴⁶² upon the mountains²⁰²² of Israel.

¹⁵^C I will feed⁷⁴⁶² my flock,⁶⁶²⁹ and I will cause them to lie down,⁷²⁵⁷ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁶^C I will seek¹²⁴⁵ that which was lost,⁶ and bring again⁷⁷²⁵ that which was driven away,⁵⁰⁸⁰ and will bind up²²⁸⁰ that which was broken,⁷⁶⁶⁵ and will strengthen²³⁸⁸ that which was sick:²⁴⁷⁰ but I will destroy⁸⁰⁴⁵ the fat⁸⁰⁸² and the strong;²³⁸⁹ I will feed⁷⁴⁶² them with judgment.

¹⁷^C And as for you,⁸⁵⁹ O my flock,⁶⁶²⁹ thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I judge⁸¹⁹⁹ between cattle⁷⁷¹⁶ and cattle,⁷⁷¹⁶ between the rams³⁵² and the he goats.

¹⁸^C Seemeth it a small thing⁴⁵⁹² unto you to have eaten up⁷⁴⁶² the good²⁸⁹⁶ pasture,⁴⁸²⁹ but ye must tread down⁷⁴²⁹ with your feet⁷²⁷² the residue³⁴⁹⁹ of your pastures?⁴⁸²⁹ and to have drunk⁸³⁵⁴ of the deep⁴⁹⁵⁰ waters,⁴³²⁵ but ye must foul⁷⁵¹⁵ the residue³⁴⁹⁸ with your feet?

¹⁹^C And as for my flock,⁶⁶²⁹ they eat⁷⁴⁶² that which ye have trodden⁴⁸²³ with your feet;⁷²⁷² and they drink⁸³⁵⁴ that which ye have fouled⁴⁸³³ with your feet.

²⁰^C Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ between the fat¹²⁷⁴ cattle⁷⁷¹⁶ and between the lean⁷³³⁰ cattle.

²¹ Because ye have thrust¹⁹²⁰ with side⁶⁶⁵⁴ and with shoulder,³⁸⁰² and pushed⁵⁰⁵⁵ all the diseased²⁴⁷⁰ with your horns,⁷¹⁶¹ till ye have scattered⁶³²⁷ them abroad;

²²^C Therefore will I save³⁴⁶⁷ my flock,⁶⁶²⁹ and they shall no more be a prey;⁹⁵⁷ and I will judge⁸¹⁹⁹ between cattle⁷⁷¹⁶ and cattle.

²³^C And I will set up⁶⁹⁶⁵ one²⁵⁹ shepherd⁷⁴⁶² over them, and he shall feed⁷⁴⁶² them, even my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ David;¹⁷³² he shall feed⁷⁴⁶² them, and he shall be their shepherd.

²⁴ And I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ will be their God,⁴³⁰ and my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ David¹⁷³² a prince⁵³⁸⁷ among⁸⁴³² them; I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken

²⁵^C And I will make³⁷⁷² with them a covenant¹²⁸⁵ of peace,⁷⁹⁶⁵ and will cause the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ beasts²⁴¹⁶ to cease⁷⁶⁷³ out of the land:⁷⁷⁶ and they shall dwell³⁴²⁷ safely⁹⁸³ in the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ and sleep³⁴⁶² in the woods.³²⁹³

²⁶ And I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ them and the places round about⁵⁴³⁹ my hill¹³⁸⁹ a blessing;¹²⁹³ and I will cause the shower¹⁶⁵³ to come down³³⁸¹ in his season;⁶²⁵⁶ there shall be showers¹⁶⁵³ of blessing.

²⁷^C And the tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ shall yield⁵⁴¹⁴ her fruit,⁶⁵²⁹ and the earth⁷⁷⁶ shall yield⁵⁴¹⁴ her increase,²⁹⁸¹ and they shall be safe⁹⁸³ in their land,¹²⁷ and shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I have broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ the bands⁴¹³³ of their yoke,⁵⁹²³ and delivered⁵³³⁷ them out of the hand³⁰²⁷ of those that served

²⁸ And they shall no more be a prey⁹⁵⁷ to the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ neither shall the beast²⁴¹⁶ of the land⁷⁷⁶ devour³⁹⁸ them; but they shall dwell³⁴²⁷ safely,⁹⁸³ and none shall make them afraid.

²⁹ And I will raise up⁶⁹⁶⁵ for them a plant⁴³⁰² of renown,⁸⁰³⁴ and they shall be no more consumed⁶²² with hunger⁷⁴⁵⁸ in the land,⁷⁷⁶ neither bear⁵³⁷⁵ the shame³⁶³⁹ of the heathen

³⁰ Thus shall they know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ their God⁴³⁰ am with them, and that they, even the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ are my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

³¹ And ye⁸⁵⁹ my flock,⁶⁶²⁹ the flock⁶⁶²⁹ of my pasture,⁴⁸³⁰ are men,¹²⁰ and I am your God,⁴³⁰ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

35Moreover the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

² Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against mount²⁰²² Seir,⁸¹⁶⁵ and prophesy

³ And say⁵⁵⁹ unto it, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, O mount²⁰²² Seir,⁸¹⁶⁵ I am against thee, and I will stretch out⁵¹⁸⁶ mine hand³⁰²⁷ against thee, and I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ thee most⁴⁹²³ desolate.

⁴ I will lay⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy cities⁵⁸⁹² waste,²⁷²³ and thou shalt be desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ and thou shalt know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁵ Because thou hast had a perpetual⁵⁷⁶⁹ hatred,³⁴² and hast shed⁵⁰⁶⁴ the blood of the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ by the force³⁰²⁷ of the sword²⁷¹⁹ in the time⁶²⁵⁶ of their calamity,³⁴³ in the time⁶²⁵⁶ that their iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ had an end:

⁶ Therefore, as I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ I will prepare⁶²¹³ thee unto blood,¹⁸¹⁸ and blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall pursue⁷²⁹¹ thee: sith⁵¹⁸ thou hast not hated⁸¹³⁰ blood,¹⁸¹⁸ even blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall pursue

⁷ Thus will I make⁵⁴¹⁴ mount²⁰²² Seir⁸¹⁶⁵ most⁸⁰⁷⁷ desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ and cut off³⁷⁷² from it him that passeth out⁵⁶⁷⁴ and him that returneth.

⁸ And I will fill⁴³⁹⁰ his mountains²⁰²² with his slain²⁴⁹¹ men: in thy hills,¹³⁸⁹ and in thy valleys,¹⁵¹⁶ and in all thy rivers,⁶⁵⁰ shall they fall⁵³⁰⁷ that are slain²⁴⁹¹ with the sword.

⁹ I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ thee perpetual⁵⁷⁶⁹ desolations,⁸⁰⁷⁷ and thy cities⁵⁸⁹² shall not return:⁷⁷²⁵³⁴²⁷ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

¹⁰ Because thou hast said,⁵⁵⁹ These two⁸¹⁴⁷ nations¹⁴⁷¹ and these two⁸¹⁴⁷ countries⁷⁷⁶ shall be mine, and we will possess³⁴²³ it; whereas the Lord

¹¹ Therefore, as I live,²⁴¹⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ I will even do⁶²¹³ according to thine anger,⁶³⁹ and according to thine envy⁷⁰⁶⁸ which thou hast used⁶²¹³ out of thy hatred⁸¹³⁵ against them; and I will make myself known³⁰⁴⁵ among them, when I have judged

¹² And thou shalt know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ and that I have heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ all thy blasphemies⁵⁰⁰⁷ which thou hast spoken⁵⁵⁹ against the mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ They are laid desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴⁸⁰⁷⁷ they are given⁵⁴¹⁴ us to consume.

¹³ Thus with your mouth⁶³¹⁰ ye have boasted¹⁴³¹ against me, and have multiplied⁶²⁸⁰ your words¹⁶⁹⁷ against me: I have heard

¹⁴ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ When the whole earth⁷⁷⁶ rejoiceth,⁸⁰⁵⁵ I will make⁶²¹³ thee desolate.

¹⁵ As thou didst rejoice⁸⁰⁵⁷ at the inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ because it was desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴ so will I do⁶²¹³ unto thee: thou shalt be desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁷ O mount²⁰²² Seir,⁸¹⁶⁵ and all Idumea,¹²³ even all of it: and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

36Also, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy⁵⁰¹² unto the mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and say,⁵⁵⁹ Ye mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord:

² Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because the enemy³⁴¹ hath said⁵⁵⁹ against you, Aha,¹⁸⁸⁹ even the ancient⁵⁷⁶⁹ high places¹¹¹⁶ are ours in possession:

³ Therefore prophesy⁵⁰¹² and say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because they have made you desolate,⁸⁰⁷⁴ and swallowed you up⁷⁶⁰² on every side,⁵⁴³⁹ that ye might be a possession⁴¹⁸¹ unto the residue⁷⁶¹¹ of the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and ye are taken up⁵⁹²⁷ in the lips⁸¹⁹³ of talkers,³⁹⁵⁶ and are an infamy¹⁶⁸¹ of the people:

⁴ Therefore, ye mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ to the mountains,²⁰²² and to the hills,¹³⁸⁹ to the rivers,⁶⁵⁰ and to the valleys,¹⁵¹⁶ to the desolate⁸⁰⁷⁴ wastes,²⁷²³ and to the cities⁵⁸⁹² that are forsaken,⁵⁸⁰⁰ which became a prey⁹⁵⁷ and derision³⁹³³ to the residue⁷⁶¹¹ of the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ that are round about;

⁵ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Surely in the fire⁷⁸⁴ of my jealousy⁷⁰⁶⁸ have I spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ against the residue⁷⁶¹¹ of the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and against all Idumea,¹²³ which have appointed⁵⁴¹⁴ my land⁷⁷⁶ into their possession⁴¹⁸¹ with the joy⁸⁰⁵⁷ of all their heart,³⁸²⁴ with despiteful⁷⁵⁸⁹ minds,⁵³¹⁵ to cast it out⁴⁰⁵⁴ for a prey.

⁶ Prophesy⁵⁰¹² therefore concerning the land¹²⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto the mountains,²⁰²² and to the hills,¹³⁸⁹ to the rivers,⁶⁵⁰ and to the valleys,¹⁵¹⁶ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ in my jealousy⁷⁰⁶⁸ and in my fury,²⁵³⁴ because ye have borne⁵³⁷⁵ the shame³⁶³⁹ of the heathen:

⁷ Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I have lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine hand,³⁰²⁷ Surely the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ that are about⁵⁴³⁹ you, they shall bear⁵³⁷⁵ their shame.

⁸ But ye, O mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ ye shall shoot forth⁵⁴¹⁴ your branches,⁶⁰⁵⁷ and yield⁵³⁷⁵ your fruit⁶⁵²⁹ to my people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ for they are at hand⁷¹²⁶ to come.

⁹ For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn⁶⁴³⁷ unto you, and ye shall be tilled⁵⁶⁴⁷ and sown:

¹⁰ And I will multiply⁷²³⁵ men¹²⁰ upon you, all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ even all of it: and the cities⁵⁸⁹² shall be inhabited,³⁴²⁷ and the wastes²⁷²³ shall be builded:

¹¹ And I will multiply⁷²³⁵ upon you man¹²⁰ and beast;⁹²⁹ and they shall increase⁷²³⁵ and bring fruit:⁶⁵⁰⁹ and I will settle³⁴²⁷ you after your old estates,⁶⁹²⁷ and will do better²⁸⁹⁵ unto you than at your beginnings:⁷²²¹ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

¹² Yea, I will cause men¹²⁰ to walk³²¹² upon you, even my people⁵⁹⁷¹ Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and they shall possess³⁴²³ thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance,⁵¹⁵⁹ and thou shalt no more³²⁵⁴ henceforth bereave

¹³ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Because they say⁵⁵⁹ unto you, Thou land devourest up³⁹⁸ men,¹²⁰ and hast bereaved⁷⁹²¹ thy nations;

¹⁴ Therefore thou shalt devour³⁹⁸ men¹²⁰ no more, neither bereave⁷⁹²¹³⁷⁸² thy nations¹⁴⁷¹ any more, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁵ Neither will I cause men to hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ in thee the shame³⁶³⁹ of the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ any more, neither shalt thou bear⁵³⁷⁵ the reproach²⁷⁸¹ of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations¹⁴⁷¹ to fall³⁷⁸² any more, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁶ Moreover the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

¹⁷^C Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ when the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ dwelt³⁴²⁷ in their own land,¹²⁷ they defiled²⁹³⁰ it by their own way¹⁸⁷⁰ and by their doings:⁵⁹⁴⁹ their way¹⁸⁷⁰ was before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me as the uncleanness²⁹³² of a removed woman.

¹⁸ Wherefore I poured⁸²¹⁰ my fury²⁵³⁴ upon them for the blood¹⁸¹⁸ that they had shed⁸²¹⁰ upon the land,⁷⁷⁶ and for their idols¹⁵⁴⁴ wherewith they had polluted

¹⁹ And I scattered⁶³²⁷ them among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and they were dispersed²²¹⁹ through the countries:⁷⁷⁶ according to their way¹⁸⁷⁰ and according to their doings⁵⁹⁴⁹ I judged

²⁰^C And when they entered⁹³⁵ unto the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ whither they went,⁹³⁵ they profaned²⁴⁹⁰ my holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name,⁸⁰³⁴ when they said⁵⁵⁹ to them, These are the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ and are gone forth³³¹⁸ out of his land.

²¹ But I had pity²⁵⁵⁰ for mine holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name,⁸⁰³⁴ which the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ had profaned²⁴⁹⁰ among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ whither they went.

²² Therefore say⁵⁵⁹ unto the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I do⁶²¹³ not this for your sakes, O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ but for mine holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name's⁸⁰³⁴ sake, which ye have profaned²⁴⁹⁰ among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ whither ye went.

²³ And I will sanctify⁶⁹⁴² my great¹⁴¹⁹ name,⁸⁰³⁴ which was profaned²⁴⁹⁰ among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ which ye have profaned²⁴⁹⁰ in the midst⁸⁴³² of them; and the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ when I shall be sanctified⁶⁹⁴² in you before their eyes.

²⁴^C For I will take³⁹⁴⁷ you from among⁴⁴⁸⁰ the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ you out of all countries,⁷⁷⁶ and will bring⁹³⁵ you into your own land.

²⁵^C Then will I sprinkle²²³⁶ clean²⁸⁸⁹ water⁴³²⁵ upon you, and ye shall be clean:²⁸⁹¹ from all your filthiness,²⁹³² and from all your idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ will I cleanse

²⁶^C A new²³¹⁹ heart³⁸²⁰ also will I give⁵⁴¹⁴ you, and a new²³¹⁹ spirit⁷³⁰⁷ will I put⁵⁴¹⁴ within⁷¹³⁰ you: and I will take away⁵⁴⁹³ the stony⁶⁸ heart³⁸²⁰ out of your flesh,¹³²⁰ and I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ you an heart³⁸²⁰ of flesh.

²⁷^C And I will put⁵⁴¹⁴ my spirit⁷³⁰⁷ within⁷¹³⁰ you, and cause⁶²¹³ you to walk³²¹² in my statutes,²⁷⁰⁶ and ye shall keep⁸¹⁰⁴ my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ and do

²⁸^C And ye shall dwell³⁴²⁷ in the land⁷⁷⁶ that I gave⁵⁴¹⁴ to your fathers;¹ and ye shall be my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and I will be your God.

²⁹^C I will also save³⁴⁶⁷ you from all your uncleannesses:²⁹³² and I will call⁷¹²¹ for the corn,¹⁷¹⁵ and will increase⁷²³⁵ it, and lay⁵⁴¹⁴ no famine

³⁰^C And I will multiply⁷²³⁵ the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ of the tree,⁶⁰⁸⁶ and the increase⁸⁵⁷⁰ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ that ye shall receive³⁹⁴⁷ no more reproach²⁷⁸¹ of famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ among the heathen.

³¹^C Then shall ye remember²¹⁴² your own evil⁷⁴⁵¹ ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and your doings⁴⁶¹¹ that were not good,²⁸⁹⁶ and shall lothe⁶⁹⁶² yourselves in your own sight⁶⁴⁴⁰ for your iniquities⁵⁷⁷¹ and for your abominations.

³²^C Not for your sakes do⁶²¹³ I this, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ be it known³⁰⁴⁵ unto you: be ashamed⁹⁵⁴ and confounded³⁶³⁷ for your own ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ O house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

³³ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ In the day³¹¹⁷ that I shall have cleansed²⁸⁹¹ you from all your iniquities⁵⁷⁷¹ I will also cause you to dwell³⁴²⁷ in the cities,⁵⁸⁹² and the wastes²⁷²³ shall be builded.

³⁴ And the desolate⁸⁰⁷⁴ land⁷⁷⁶ shall be tilled,⁵⁶⁴⁷ whereas it lay desolate⁸⁰⁷⁷ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of all that passed by.

³⁵^C And they shall say,⁵⁵⁹ This¹⁹⁷⁷ land⁷⁷⁶ that was desolate⁸⁰⁷⁴ is become like the garden¹⁵⁸⁸ of Eden;⁵⁷³¹ and the waste²⁷²⁰ and desolate⁸⁰⁷⁴ and ruined²⁰⁴⁰ cities⁵⁸⁹² are become fenced,¹²¹⁹ and are inhabited.

³⁶^C Then the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ that are left⁷⁶⁰⁴ round about⁵⁴³⁹ you shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ build¹¹²⁹ the ruined²⁰⁴⁰ places, and plant⁵¹⁹³ that that was desolate:⁸⁰⁷⁴ I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it, and I will do

³⁷^C Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ I will yet for this be enquired¹⁸⁷⁵ of by the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ to do⁶²¹³ it for them; I will increase⁷²³⁵ them with men¹²⁰ like a flock.

³⁸^C As the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ flock,⁶⁶²⁹ as the flock⁶⁶²⁹ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ in her solemn feasts;⁴¹⁵⁰ so shall the waste²⁷²⁰ cities⁵⁸⁹² be filled⁴³⁹² with flocks⁶⁶²⁹ of men:¹²⁰ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

37^CThe hand³⁰²⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ was upon me, and carried me out³³¹⁸ in the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ and set me down⁵¹¹⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the valley¹²³⁷ which was full⁴³⁹² of bones,

² And caused me to pass⁵⁶⁷⁴ by them round about:⁵⁴³⁹ and, behold, there were very³⁹⁶⁶ many⁷²²⁷ in the open⁶⁴⁴⁰ valley;¹²³⁷ and, lo, they were very³⁹⁶⁶ dry.

³^C And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ can these bones⁶¹⁰⁶ live?²⁴²¹ And I answered,⁵⁵⁹ O Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ thou knowest.

⁴^C Again he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Prophesy⁵⁰¹² upon these bones,⁶¹⁰⁶ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, O ye dry³⁰⁰² bones,⁶¹⁰⁶ hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord.

⁵^C Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God³⁰⁶⁹ unto these bones;⁶¹⁰⁶ Behold, I will cause breath⁷³⁰⁷ to enter⁹³⁵ into you, and ye shall live:

⁶^C And I will lay⁵⁴¹⁴ sinews¹⁵¹⁷ upon you, and will bring up⁵⁹²⁷ flesh¹³²⁰ upon you, and cover⁷¹⁵⁹ you with skin,⁵⁷⁸⁵ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ breath⁷³⁰⁷ in you, and ye shall live;²⁴²¹ and ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁷^C So I prophesied⁵⁰¹² as I was commanded:⁶⁶⁸⁰ and as I prophesied,⁵⁰¹² there was a noise,⁶⁹⁶³ and behold a shaking,⁷⁴⁹⁴ and the bones⁶¹⁰⁶ came together,⁷¹²⁶ bone⁶¹⁰⁶ to his bone.

⁸^C And when I beheld,⁷²⁰⁰ lo, the sinews¹⁵¹⁷ and the flesh¹³²⁰ came up⁵⁹²⁷ upon them, and the skin⁵⁷⁸⁵ covered⁷¹⁵⁹ them above:⁴⁶⁰⁵ but there was no breath

⁹^C Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, Prophesy⁵⁰¹² unto the wind,⁷³⁰⁷ prophesy,⁵⁰¹² son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ and say⁵⁵⁹ to the wind,⁷³⁰⁷ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Come⁹³⁵ from the four⁷⁰² winds,⁷³⁰⁷ O breath,⁷³⁰⁷ and breathe⁵³⁰¹ upon these slain,²⁰²⁶ that they may live.

¹⁰^C So I prophesied⁵⁰¹² as he commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ me, and the breath⁷³⁰⁷ came⁹³⁵ into them, and they lived,²⁴²¹ and stood up⁵⁹⁷⁵ upon their feet,⁷²⁷² an exceeding³⁹⁶⁶³⁹⁶⁶ great¹⁴¹⁹ army.

¹¹^C Then he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ these bones⁶¹⁰⁶ are the whole house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ behold, they say,⁵⁵⁹ Our bones⁶¹⁰⁶ are dried,³⁰⁰¹ and our hope⁸⁶¹⁵ is lost:⁶ we are cut off

¹²^C Therefore prophesy⁵⁰¹² and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, O my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ I will open⁶⁶⁰⁵ your graves,⁶⁹¹³ and cause you to come up⁵⁹²⁷ out of your graves,⁶⁹¹³ and bring⁹³⁵ you into the land¹²⁷ of Israel.

¹³^C And ye shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ when I have opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ your graves,⁶⁹¹³ O my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and brought you up⁵⁹²⁷ out of your graves,

¹⁴^C And shall put⁵⁴¹⁴ my spirit⁷³⁰⁷ in you, and ye shall live,²⁴²¹ and I shall place³²⁴⁰ you in your own land:¹²⁷ then shall ye know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it, and performed⁶²¹³ it, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord.

¹⁵ The word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came again unto me, saying,

¹⁶ Moreover, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ take³⁹⁴⁷ thee one²⁵⁹ stick,⁶⁰⁸⁶ and write³⁷⁸⁹ upon it, For Judah,³⁰⁶³ and for the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ his companions:²²⁷⁰ then take³⁹⁴⁷ another²⁵⁹ stick,⁶⁰⁸⁶ and write³⁷⁸⁹ upon it, For Joseph,³¹³⁰ the stick⁶⁰⁸⁶ of Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ and for all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ his companions:

¹⁷^C And join⁷¹²⁶ them one²⁵⁹ to another²⁵⁹ into one²⁵⁹ stick;⁶⁰⁸⁶ and they shall become one²⁵⁹ in thine hand.

¹⁸ And when the children¹¹²¹ of thy people⁵⁹⁷¹ shall speak⁵⁵⁹ unto thee, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Wilt thou not shew

¹⁹ Say¹⁶⁹⁶ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will take³⁹⁴⁷ the stick⁶⁰⁸⁶ of Joseph,³¹³⁰ which is in the hand³⁰²⁷ of Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ and the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ his fellows,²²⁷⁰ and will put⁵⁴¹⁴ them with him, even with the stick⁶⁰⁸⁶ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and make⁶²¹³ them one²⁵⁹ stick,⁶⁰⁸⁶ and they shall be one²⁵⁹ in mine hand.

²⁰^C And the sticks⁶⁰⁸⁶ whereon thou writest³⁷⁸⁹ shall be in thine hand³⁰²⁷ before their eyes.

²¹^C And say¹⁶⁹⁶ unto them, Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I will take³⁹⁴⁷ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ from among⁹⁹⁶ the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ whither they be gone,¹⁹⁸⁰ and will gather⁶⁹⁰⁸ them on every side,⁵⁴³⁹ and bring⁹³⁵ them into their own land:

²²^C And I will make⁶²¹³ them one²⁵⁹ nation¹⁴⁷¹ in the land⁷⁷⁶ upon the mountains²⁰²² of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and one²⁵⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ shall be king⁴⁴²⁸ to them all: and they shall be⁵⁷⁵⁰ no more two⁸¹⁴⁷ nations,¹⁴⁷¹ neither shall they be divided²⁶⁷³ into two⁸¹⁴⁷ kingdoms

²³ Neither shall they defile²⁹³⁰ themselves any more with their idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ nor with their detestable things,⁸²⁵¹ nor with any of their transgressions:⁶⁵⁸⁸ but I will save³⁴⁶⁷ them out of all their dwellingplaces,⁴¹⁸⁶ wherein they have sinned,²³⁹⁸ and will cleanse²⁸⁹¹ them: so shall they be my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and I will be their God.

²⁴^C And David¹⁷³² my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ shall be king⁴⁴²⁸ over them; and they all shall have one²⁵⁹ shepherd:⁷⁴⁶² they shall also walk³²¹² in my judgments,⁴⁹⁴¹ and observe⁸¹⁰⁴ my statutes,²⁷⁰⁸ and do

²⁵^C And they shall dwell³⁴²⁷ in the land⁷⁷⁶ that I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ unto Jacob³²⁹⁰ my servant,⁵⁶⁵⁰ wherein your fathers¹ have dwelt;³⁴²⁷ and they shall dwell³⁴²⁷ therein, even they, and their children,¹¹²¹ and their children's¹¹²¹ children¹¹²¹ for ever:⁵⁷⁶⁹ and my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ David¹⁷³² shall be their prince⁵³⁸⁷ for⁵⁷⁰⁴ ever.

²⁶^C Moreover I will make³⁷⁷² a covenant¹²⁸⁵ of peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ with them; it shall be an everlasting⁵⁷⁶⁹ covenant¹²⁸⁵ with them: and I will place⁵⁴¹⁴ them, and multiply⁷²³⁵ them, and will set⁵⁴¹⁴ my sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ in the midst⁸⁴³² of them for evermore.

²⁷ My tabernacle⁴⁹⁰⁸ also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God,⁴³⁰ and they shall be my people.

²⁸ And the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ do sanctify⁶⁹⁴² Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ when my sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ shall be in the midst⁸⁴³² of them for evermore.

38And the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came unto me, saying,

²^C Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ against Gog,¹⁴⁶³ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Magog,⁴⁰³¹ the chief⁷²¹⁸ prince⁵³⁸⁷ of Meshech⁴⁹⁰² and Tubal,⁸⁴²² and prophesy

³ And say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,¹⁴⁶³ the chief⁷²¹⁸ prince⁵³⁸⁷ of Meshech⁴⁹⁰² and Tubal:

⁴ And I will turn thee back,⁷⁷²⁵ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ hooks²³⁹⁷ into thy jaws,³⁸⁹⁵ and I will bring thee forth,³³¹⁸ and all thine army,²⁴²⁸ horses⁵⁴⁸³ and horsemen,⁶⁵⁷¹ all of them clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with all sorts⁴³⁵⁸ of armour, even a great⁷²²⁷ company⁶⁹⁵¹ with bucklers⁶⁷⁹³ and shields,⁴⁰⁴³ all of them handling⁸⁶¹⁰ swords:

⁵^C Persia,⁶⁵³⁹ Ethiopia,³⁵⁶⁸ and Libya⁶³¹⁶ with them; all of them with shield⁴⁰⁴³ and helmet:

⁶^C Gomer,¹⁵⁸⁶ and all his bands;¹⁰² the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Togarmah⁸⁴²⁵ of the north⁶⁸²⁸ quarters,³⁴¹¹ and all his bands:¹⁰² and many⁷²²⁷ people

⁷ Be thou prepared,³⁵⁵⁹ and prepare³⁵⁵⁹ for thyself, thou, and all thy company⁶⁹⁵¹ that are assembled⁶⁹⁵⁰ unto thee, and be thou a guard

⁸^C After many⁷²²⁷ days³¹¹⁷ thou shalt be visited:⁶⁴⁸⁵ in the latter³¹⁹ years⁸¹⁴¹ thou shalt come⁹³⁵ into the land⁷⁷⁶ that is brought back⁷⁷²⁵ from the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and is gathered⁶⁹⁰⁸ out of many⁷²²⁷ people,⁵⁹⁷¹ against the mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ which have been always⁸⁵⁴⁸ waste:²⁷²³ but it is brought forth³³¹⁸ out of the nations,⁵⁹⁷¹ and they shall dwell³⁴²⁷ safely

⁹ Thou shalt ascend⁵⁹²⁷ and come⁹³⁵ like a storm,⁷⁷²² thou shalt be like a cloud⁶⁰⁵¹ to cover³⁶⁸⁰ the land,⁷⁷⁶ thou, and all thy bands,¹⁰² and many⁷²²⁷ people

¹⁰ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ It shall also come to pass, that at the same time³¹¹⁷ shall things¹⁶⁹⁷ come⁵⁹²⁷ into thy mind,³⁸²⁴ and thou shalt think²⁸⁰³ an evil⁷⁴⁵¹ thought:

¹¹^C And thou shalt say,⁵⁵⁹ I will go up⁵⁹²⁷ to the land⁷⁷⁶ of unwalled villages;⁶⁵¹⁹ I will go⁹³⁵ to them that are at rest,⁸²⁵² that dwell³⁴²⁷ safely,⁹⁸³ all of them dwelling³⁴²⁷ without walls,²³⁴⁶ and having neither bars¹²⁸⁰ nor gates,

¹²^C To take⁷⁹⁹⁷ a spoil,⁷⁹⁹⁸ and to take⁹⁶² a prey;⁹⁵⁷ to turn⁷⁷²⁵ thine hand³⁰²⁷ upon the desolate places²⁷²³ that are now inhabited,³⁴²⁷ and upon the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that are gathered⁶²² out of the nations,¹⁴⁷¹ which have gotten⁶²¹³ cattle⁴⁷³⁵ and goods,⁷⁰⁷⁵ that dwell³⁴²⁷ in the midst²⁸⁷² of the land.

¹³^C Sheba,⁷⁶¹⁴ and Dedan,¹⁷¹⁹ and the merchants⁵⁵⁰³ of Tarshish,⁸⁶⁵⁹ with all the young lions³⁷¹⁵ thereof, shall say⁵⁵⁹ unto thee, Art thou come⁹³⁵ to take⁷⁹⁹⁷ a spoil?⁷⁹⁹⁸ hast thou gathered⁶⁹⁵⁰ thy company⁶⁹⁵¹ to take⁹⁶² a prey?⁹⁵⁷ to carry away⁵³⁷⁵ silver³⁷⁰¹ and gold,²⁰⁹¹ to take away³⁹⁴⁷ cattle⁴⁷³⁵ and goods,⁷⁰⁷⁵ to take⁷⁹⁹⁷ a great¹⁴¹⁹ spoil?

¹⁴ Therefore, son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy⁵⁰¹² and say⁵⁵⁹ unto Gog,¹⁴⁶³ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ In that day³¹¹⁷ when my people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ dwelleth³⁴²⁷ safely,⁹⁸³ shalt thou not know

¹⁵^C And thou shalt come⁹³⁵ from thy place⁴⁷²⁵ out of the north⁶⁸²⁸ parts,³⁴¹¹ thou, and many⁷²²⁷ people⁵⁹⁷¹ with thee, all of them riding⁷³⁹² upon horses,⁵⁴⁸³ a great¹⁴¹⁹ company,⁶⁹⁵¹ and a mighty⁷²²⁷ army:

¹⁶^C And thou shalt come up⁵⁹²⁷ against my people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ as a cloud⁶⁰⁵¹ to cover³⁶⁸⁰ the land;⁷⁷⁶ it shall be in the latter³¹⁹ days,³¹¹⁷ and I will bring⁹³⁵ thee against my land,⁷⁷⁶ that the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ may know³⁰⁴⁵ me, when I shall be sanctified⁶⁹⁴² in thee, O Gog,¹⁴⁶³ before their eyes.

¹⁷ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Art thou he of whom I have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ in old⁶⁹³¹ time³¹¹⁷ by³⁰²⁷ my servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ the prophets⁵⁰³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ which prophesied⁵⁰¹² in those days³¹¹⁷ many years⁸¹⁴¹ that I would bring

¹⁸^C And it shall come to pass at the same time³¹¹⁷ when³¹¹⁷ Gog¹⁴⁶³ shall come⁹³⁵ against the land¹²⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ that my fury²⁵³⁴ shall come up⁵⁹²⁷ in my face.

¹⁹ For in my jealousy⁷⁰⁶⁸ and in the fire⁷⁸⁴ of my wrath⁵⁶⁷⁸ have I spoken,¹⁶⁹⁶ Surely in that day³¹¹⁷ there shall be a great¹⁴¹⁹ shaking⁷⁴⁹⁴ in the land¹²⁷ of Israel;

²⁰^C So that the fishes¹⁷⁰⁹ of the sea,³²²⁰ and the fowls⁵⁷⁷⁵ of the heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁴ and the beasts²⁴¹⁶ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and all creeping things⁷⁴³¹ that creep⁷⁴³⁰ upon the earth,¹²⁷ and all the men¹²⁰ that are upon the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the earth,¹²⁷ shall shake⁷⁴⁹³ at my presence,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and the mountains²⁰²² shall be thrown down,²⁰⁴⁰ and the steep places⁴⁰⁹⁵ shall fall,⁵³⁰⁷ and every wall²³⁴⁶ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ to the ground.

²¹^C And I will call⁷¹²¹ for a sword²⁷¹⁹ against him throughout all my mountains,²⁰²² saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God:³⁰⁶⁹ every man's³⁷⁶ sword²⁷¹⁹ shall be against his brother.

²² And I will plead⁸¹⁹⁹ against him with pestilence¹⁶⁹⁸ and with blood;¹⁸¹⁸ and I will rain⁴³⁰⁵ upon him, and upon his bands,¹⁰² and upon the many⁷²²⁷ people⁵⁹⁷¹ that are with him, an overflowing⁷⁸⁵⁷ rain,¹⁶⁵³ and great hailstones,⁴¹⁷⁶⁸ fire,⁷⁸⁴ and brimstone.

²³^C Thus will I magnify¹⁴³¹ myself, and sanctify⁶⁹⁴² myself; and I will be known³⁰⁴⁵ in the eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ of many⁷²²⁷ nations,¹⁴⁷¹ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

39^CTherefore, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ prophesy⁵⁰¹² against Gog,¹⁴⁶³ and say,⁵⁵⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,¹⁴⁶³ the chief⁷²¹⁸ prince⁵³⁸⁷ of Meshech⁴⁹⁰² and Tubal:

² And I will turn thee back,⁷⁷²⁵ and leave but the sixth part⁸³³⁸ of thee, and will cause thee to come up⁵⁹²⁷ from the north⁶⁸²⁸ parts,³⁴¹¹ and will bring⁹³⁵ thee upon the mountains²⁰²² of Israel:

³ And I will smite⁵²²¹ thy bow⁷¹⁹⁸ out of thy left⁸⁰⁴⁰ hand,³⁰²⁷ and will cause thine arrows²⁶⁷¹ to fall⁵³⁰⁷ out of thy right³²²⁵ hand.

⁴ Thou shalt fall⁵³⁰⁷ upon the mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ thou, and all thy bands,¹⁰² and the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that is with thee: I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee unto the ravenous⁵⁸⁶¹ birds⁶⁸³³ of every sort,³⁶⁷¹ and to the beasts²⁴¹⁶ of the field⁷⁷⁰⁴ to be devoured.

⁵ Thou shalt fall⁵³⁰⁷ upon the open⁶⁴⁴⁰ field:⁷⁷⁰⁴ for I have spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ it, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

⁶ And I will send⁷⁹⁷¹ a fire⁷⁸⁴ on Magog,⁴⁰³¹ and among them that dwell³⁴²⁷ carelessly⁹⁸³ in the isles:³³⁹ and they shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord.

⁷ So will I make my holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name⁸⁰³⁴ known³⁰⁴⁵ in the midst⁸⁴³² of my people⁵⁹⁷¹ Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and I will not let them pollute²⁴⁹⁰ my holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name⁸⁰³⁴ any more: and the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ the Holy One⁶⁹¹⁸ in Israel.

⁸ Behold, it is come,⁹³⁵ and it is done,¹⁹⁶¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ this is the day³¹¹⁷ whereof I have spoken.

⁹ And they that dwell³⁴²⁷ in the cities⁵⁸⁹² of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ shall go forth,³³¹⁸ and shall set¹¹⁹⁷ on fire⁷⁸⁴ and burn⁵⁴⁰⁰ the weapons,⁵⁴⁰² both the shields⁴⁰⁴³ and the bucklers,⁶⁷⁹³ the bows⁷¹⁹⁸ and the arrows,²⁶⁷¹ and the handstaves,³⁰²⁷⁴⁷³¹ and the spears,⁷⁴²⁰ and they shall burn¹¹⁹⁷ them with fire⁷⁸⁴ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ years:

¹⁰ So that they shall take⁵³⁷⁵ no wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ out of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ neither cut down²⁴⁰⁴ any out of the forests;³²⁹³ for they shall burn¹¹⁹⁷ the weapons⁵⁴⁰² with fire:⁷⁸⁴ and they shall spoil⁷⁹⁹⁷ those that spoiled⁷⁹⁹⁷ them, and rob⁹⁶² those that robbed⁹⁶² them, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹¹ And it shall come to pass in that day,³¹¹⁷ that I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ unto Gog¹⁴⁶³ a place⁴⁷²⁵ there of graves⁶⁹¹³ in Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ the valley¹⁵¹⁶ of the passengers⁵⁶⁷⁴ on the east⁶⁹²⁶ of the sea:³²²⁰ and it shall stop²⁶²⁹ the noses of the passengers:⁵⁶⁷⁴ and there shall they bury⁶⁹¹² Gog¹⁴⁶³ and all his multitude:¹⁹⁹⁵ and they shall call⁷¹²¹ it The valley¹⁵¹⁶ of Hamongog.

¹² And seven⁷⁶⁵¹ months²³²⁰ shall the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ be burying⁶⁹¹² of them, that they may cleanse²⁸⁹¹ the land.

¹³ Yea, all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ shall bury⁶⁹¹² them; and it shall be to them a renown⁸⁰³⁴ the day³¹¹⁷ that I shall be glorified,³⁵¹³ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁴ And they shall sever out⁹¹⁴ men⁵⁸² of continual employment,⁸⁵⁴⁸ passing through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ to bury⁶⁹¹² with the passengers⁵⁶⁷⁴ those that remain³⁴⁹⁸ upon the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ to cleanse²⁸⁹¹ it: after the end⁷⁰⁹⁷ of seven⁷⁶⁵¹ months²³²⁰ shall they search.

¹⁵ And the passengers⁵⁶⁷⁴ that pass through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the land,⁷⁷⁶ when any seeth⁷²⁰⁰ a man's¹²⁰ bone,⁶¹⁰⁶ then shall he set up¹¹²⁹ a sign⁶⁷²⁵ by⁶⁸¹ it, till the buriers⁶⁹¹² have buried⁶⁹¹² it in the valley¹⁵¹⁶ of Hamongog.

¹⁶ And also the name⁸⁰³⁴ of the city⁵⁸⁹² shall be Hamonah.¹⁹⁹⁷ Thus shall they cleanse²⁸⁹¹ the land.

¹⁷ And, thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Speak⁵⁵⁹ unto every feathered³⁶⁷¹ fowl,⁶⁸³³ and to every beast²⁴¹⁶ of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ Assemble⁶⁹⁰⁸ yourselves, and come;⁹³⁵ gather⁶²² yourselves on every side⁵⁴³⁹ to my sacrifice²⁰⁷⁷ that I do sacrifice²⁰⁷⁶ for you, even a great¹⁴¹⁹ sacrifice²⁰⁷⁷ upon the mountains²⁰²² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ that ye may eat³⁹⁸ flesh,¹³²⁰ and drink⁸³⁵⁴ blood.

¹⁸ Ye shall eat³⁹⁸ the flesh¹³²⁰ of the mighty,¹³⁶⁸ and drink⁸³⁵⁴ the blood¹⁸¹⁸ of the princes⁵³⁸⁷ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ of rams,³⁵² of lambs,³⁷³³ and of goats,⁶²⁶⁰ of bullocks,⁶⁴⁹⁹ all of them fatlings⁴⁸⁰⁶ of Bashan.

¹⁹ And ye shall eat³⁹⁸ fat²⁴⁵⁹ till ye be full,⁷⁶⁵⁴ and drink⁸³⁵⁴ blood¹⁸¹⁸ till ye be drunken,⁷⁹⁴³ of my sacrifice²⁰⁷⁷ which I have sacrificed

²⁰ Thus ye shall be filled⁷⁶⁴⁶ at my table⁷⁹⁷⁹ with horses⁵⁴⁸³ and chariots,⁷³⁹³ with mighty men,¹³⁶⁸ and with all men³⁷⁶ of war,⁴⁴²¹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

²¹^C And I will set⁵⁴¹⁴ my glory³⁵¹⁹ among the heathen,¹⁴⁷¹ and all the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ shall see⁷²⁰⁰ my judgment⁴⁹⁴¹ that I have executed,⁶²¹³ and my hand³⁰²⁷ that I have laid

²² So the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ their God⁴³⁰ from that day³¹¹⁷ and forward.

²³^C And the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ shall know³⁰⁴⁵ that the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ went into captivity¹⁵⁴⁰ for their iniquity:⁵⁷⁷¹ because they trespassed⁴⁶⁰³ against me, therefore hid⁵⁶⁴¹ I my face⁶⁴⁴⁰ from them, and gave⁵⁴¹⁴ them into the hand³⁰²⁷ of their enemies:⁶⁸⁶² so fell⁵³⁰⁷ they all by the sword.

²⁴ According to their uncleanness²⁹³² and according to their transgressions⁶⁵⁸⁸ have I done⁶²¹³ unto them, and hid⁵⁶⁴¹ my face

²⁵^C Therefore thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Now will I bring again⁷⁷²⁵ the captivity⁷⁶²²⁷⁶²² of Jacob,³²⁹⁰ and have mercy⁷³⁵⁵ upon the whole house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and will be jealous⁷⁰⁶⁵ for my holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name;

²⁶^C After that they have borne⁵³⁷⁵ their shame,³⁶³⁹ and all their trespasses⁴⁶⁰⁴ whereby they have trespassed⁴⁶⁰³ against me, when they dwelt³⁴²⁷ safely⁹⁸³ in their land,¹²⁷ and none made them afraid.

²⁷ When I have brought them again⁷⁷²⁵ from the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and gathered⁶⁹⁰⁸ them out of their enemies'³⁴¹ lands,⁷⁷⁶ and am sanctified⁶⁹⁴² in them in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of many⁷²²⁷ nations;

²⁸^C Then shall they know³⁰⁴⁵ that I am the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ their God,⁴³⁰ which caused them to be led into captivity¹⁵⁴⁰ among the heathen:¹⁴⁷¹ but I have gathered³⁶⁶⁴ them unto their own land,¹²⁷ and have left

²⁹ Neither will I hide⁵⁶⁴¹ my face⁶⁴⁴⁰ any more from them: for I have poured out⁸²¹⁰ my spirit⁷³⁰⁷ upon the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

40In the five²⁵⁶⁸ and twentieth⁶²⁴² year⁸¹⁴¹ of our captivity,¹⁵⁴⁶ in the beginning⁷²¹⁸ of the year,⁸¹⁴¹ in the tenth⁶²¹⁸ day of the month,²³²⁰ in the fourteenth⁷⁰²⁶²⁴⁰ year⁸¹⁴¹ after³¹⁰ that the city⁵⁸⁹² was smitten,⁵²²¹ in the selfsame⁶¹⁰⁶ day³¹¹⁷ the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ was upon me, and brought

²^C In the visions⁴⁷⁵⁹ of God⁴³⁰ brought⁹³⁵ he me into the land⁷⁷⁶ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and set⁵¹¹⁷ me upon a very³⁹⁶⁶ high¹³⁶⁴ mountain,²⁰²² by which was as the frame⁴⁰¹¹ of a city⁵⁸⁹² on the south.

³ And he brought⁹³⁵ me thither, and, behold, there was a man,³⁷⁶ whose appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ was like the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of brass,⁵¹⁷⁸ with a line⁶⁶¹⁶ of flax⁶⁵⁹³ in his hand,³⁰²⁷ and a measuring⁴⁰⁶⁰ reed;⁷⁰⁷⁰ and he stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the gate.

⁴ And the man³⁷⁶ said¹⁶⁹⁶ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ behold⁷²⁰⁰ with thine eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ with thine ears,²⁴¹ and set⁷⁷⁶⁰ thine heart³⁸²⁰ upon all that I shall shew⁷²⁰⁰ thee; for to the intent⁴⁶¹⁶ that I might shew⁷²⁰⁰ them unto thee art thou brought⁹³⁵ hither: declare⁵⁰⁴⁶ all that thou seest⁷²⁰⁰ to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

⁵ And behold a wall²³⁴⁶ on the outside²³⁵¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ and in the man's³⁷⁶ hand³⁰²⁷ a measuring⁴⁰⁶⁰ reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ of six⁸³³⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ long by the cubit⁵²⁰ and an hand breadth:²⁹⁴⁸ so he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the building,¹¹⁴⁶ one²⁵⁹ reed;⁷⁰⁷⁰ and the height,⁶⁹⁶⁷ one²⁵⁹ reed.

⁶ Then came⁹³⁵ he unto the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ which looketh⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the east,⁶⁹²¹ and went up⁵⁹²⁷ the stairs⁴⁶⁰⁹ thereof, and measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the threshold⁵⁵⁹² of the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ which was one²⁵⁹ reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ broad;⁷³⁴¹ and the other²⁵⁹ threshold⁵⁵⁹² of the gate, which was one²⁵⁹ reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ broad.

⁷ And every little chamber⁸³⁷² was one²⁵⁹ reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ long,⁷⁵³ and one²⁵⁹ reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ broad;⁷³⁴¹ and between the little chambers⁸³⁷² were five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the threshold⁵⁵⁹² of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ by⁶⁸¹ the porch¹⁹⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ within¹⁰⁰⁴ was one²⁵⁹ reed.

⁸ He measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ also the porch¹⁹⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ within,¹⁰⁰⁴ one²⁵⁹ reed.

⁹ Then measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ he the porch¹⁹⁷ of the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ eight⁸⁰⁸³ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the posts³⁵² thereof, two⁸¹⁴⁷ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the porch¹⁹⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ was inward.

¹⁰ And the little chambers⁸³⁷² of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ eastward¹⁸⁷⁰⁶⁹²¹ were three⁷⁹⁶⁹ on this side,⁶³¹¹ and three⁷⁹⁶⁹ on that side;⁶³¹¹ they three⁷⁹⁶⁹ were of one²⁵⁹ measure:⁴⁰⁶⁰ and the posts³⁵² had one²⁵⁹ measure

¹¹ And he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the entry⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ ten⁶²³⁵ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the length⁷⁵³ of the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ thirteen⁷⁹⁶⁹⁶²⁴⁰ cubits.

¹² The space¹³⁶⁶ also before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the little chambers⁸³⁷² was one²⁵⁹ cubit⁵²⁰ on this side, and the space¹³⁶⁶ was one cubit⁵²⁰ on that side: and the little chambers⁸³⁷² were six⁸³³⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ on this side, and six⁸³³⁷ cubits

¹³ He measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ then the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ from the roof¹⁴⁰⁶ of one little chamber⁸³⁷² to the roof¹⁴⁰⁶ of another: the breadth⁷³⁴¹ was five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² cubits,⁵²⁰ door⁶⁶⁰⁷ against door.

¹⁴ He made⁶²¹³ also posts³⁵² of threescore⁸³⁴⁶ cubits,⁵²⁰ even unto the post³⁵² of the court²⁶⁹¹ round about⁵⁴³⁹ the gate.

¹⁵ And from the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the entrance²⁹⁷⁸ unto the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the porch¹⁹⁷ of the inner⁶⁴⁴² gate⁸¹⁷⁹ were fifty²⁵⁷² cubits.

¹⁶ And there were narrow³³¹ windows²⁴⁷⁴ to the little chambers,⁸³⁷² and to their posts³⁵² within⁶⁴⁴¹ the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ and likewise to the arches:³⁶¹ and windows²⁴⁷⁴ were round about⁵⁴³⁹ inward:⁶⁴⁴¹ and upon each post³⁵² were palm trees.

¹⁷ Then brought⁹³⁵ he me into the outward²⁴³⁵ court,²⁶⁹¹ and, lo, there were chambers,³⁹⁵⁷ and a pavement⁷⁵³¹ made⁶²¹³ for the court²⁶⁹¹ round about:⁵⁴³⁹ thirty⁷⁹⁷⁰ chambers³⁹⁵⁷ were upon the pavement.

¹⁸ And the pavement⁷⁵³¹ by the side³⁸⁰² of the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ the length⁷⁵³ of the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ was the lower⁸⁴⁸¹ pavement.

¹⁹ Then he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the breadth⁷³⁴¹ from the forefront⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the lower⁸⁴⁸¹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ unto the forefront⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the inner⁶⁴⁴² court²⁶⁹¹ without,²³⁵¹ an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ eastward⁶⁹²¹ and northward.

²⁰ And the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the outward²⁴³⁵ court²⁶⁹¹ that looked⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the north,⁶⁸²⁸ he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the length⁷⁵³ thereof, and the breadth

²¹ And the little chambers⁸³⁷² thereof were three⁷⁹⁶⁹ on this side and three⁷⁹⁶⁹ on that side; and the posts³⁵² thereof and the arches³⁶¹ thereof were after the measure⁴⁰⁶⁰ of the first⁷²²³ gate:⁸¹⁷⁹ the length⁷⁵³ thereof was fifty²⁵⁷² cubits,⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² cubits.

²² And their windows,²⁴⁷⁴ and their arches,³⁶¹ and their palm trees,⁸⁵⁶¹ were after the measure⁴⁰⁶⁰ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ that looketh⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the east;⁶⁹²¹ and they went up⁵⁹²⁷ unto it by seven⁷⁶⁵¹ steps;⁴⁶⁰⁹ and the arches³⁶¹ thereof were before

²³ And the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the inner⁶⁴⁴² court²⁶⁹¹ was over against the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ toward the north,⁶⁸²⁸ and toward the east;⁶⁹²¹ and he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ from gate⁸¹⁷⁹ to gate⁸¹⁷⁹ an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits.

²⁴ After that he brought³²¹² me toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the south,¹⁸⁶⁴ and behold a gate⁸¹⁷⁹ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the south:¹⁸⁶⁴ and he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the posts³⁵² thereof and the arches³⁶¹ thereof according to these measures.

²⁵ And there were windows²⁴⁷⁴ in it and in the arches³⁶¹ thereof round about,⁵⁴³⁹ like those windows:²⁴⁷⁴ the length⁷⁵³ was fifty²⁵⁷² cubits,⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² cubits.

²⁶ And there were seven⁷⁶⁵¹ steps⁴⁶⁰⁹ to go up⁵⁹³⁰ to it, and the arches³⁶¹ thereof were before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them: and it had palm trees,⁸⁵⁶¹ one²⁵⁹ on this side, and another²⁵⁹ on that side, upon the posts

²⁷ And there was a gate⁸¹⁷⁹ in the inner⁶⁴⁴² court²⁶⁹¹ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the south:¹⁸⁶⁴ and he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ from gate⁸¹⁷⁹ to gate⁸¹⁷⁹ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the south¹⁸⁶⁴ an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits.

²⁸ And he brought⁹³⁵ me to the inner⁶⁴⁴² court²⁶⁹¹ by the south¹⁸⁶⁴ gate:⁸¹⁷⁹ and he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the south¹⁸⁶⁴ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ according to these measures;

²⁹ And the little chambers⁸³⁷² thereof, and the posts³⁵² thereof, and the arches³⁶¹ thereof, according to these measures:⁴⁰⁶⁰ and there were windows²⁴⁷⁴ in it and in the arches³⁶¹ thereof round about:⁵⁴³⁹ it was fifty²⁵⁷² cubits⁵²⁰ long,⁷⁵³ and five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² cubits⁵²⁰ broad.

³⁰ And the arches³⁶¹ round about⁵⁴³⁹ were five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² cubits⁵²⁰ long,⁷⁵³ and five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits⁵²⁰ broad.

³¹ And the arches³⁶¹ thereof were toward the utter²⁴³⁵ court;²⁶⁹¹ and palm trees⁸⁵⁶¹ were upon the posts³⁵² thereof: and the going up⁴⁶⁰⁸ to it had eight⁸⁰⁸³ steps.

³² And he brought⁹³⁵ me into the inner⁶⁴⁴² court²⁶⁹¹ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the east:⁶⁹²¹ and he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ according to these measures.

³³ And the little chambers⁸³⁷² thereof, and the posts³⁵² thereof, and the arches³⁶¹ thereof, were according to these measures:⁴⁰⁶⁰ and there were windows²⁴⁷⁴ therein and in the arches³⁶¹ thereof round about:⁵⁴³⁹ it was fifty²⁵⁷² cubits⁵²⁰ long,⁷⁵³ and five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² cubits⁵²⁰ broad.

³⁴ And the arches³⁶¹ thereof were toward the outward²⁴³⁵ court;²⁶⁹¹ and palm trees⁸⁵⁶¹ were upon the posts³⁵² thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up⁴⁶⁰⁸ to it had eight⁸⁰⁸³ steps.

³⁵ And he brought⁹³⁵ me to the north⁶⁸²⁸ gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ and measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ it according to these measures;

³⁶ The little chambers⁸³⁷² thereof, the posts³⁵² thereof, and the arches³⁶¹ thereof, and the windows²⁴⁷⁴ to it round about:⁵⁴³⁹ the length⁷⁵³ was fifty²⁵⁷² cubits,⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² cubits.

³⁷ And the posts³⁵² thereof were toward the utter²⁴³⁵ court;²⁶⁹¹ and palm trees⁸⁵⁶¹ were upon the posts³⁵² thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up⁴⁶⁰⁸ to it had eight⁸⁰⁸³ steps.

³⁸ And the chambers³⁹⁵⁷ and the entries⁶⁶⁰⁷ thereof were by the posts³⁵² of the gates,⁸¹⁷⁹ where they washed¹⁷⁴⁰ the burnt offering.

³⁹ And in the porch¹⁹⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ were two⁸¹⁴⁷ tables⁷⁹⁷⁹ on this side, and two tables⁷⁹⁷⁹ on that side, to slay⁷⁸¹⁹ thereon the burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ and the sin offering²⁴⁰³ and the trespass offering.

⁴⁰ And at the side³⁸⁰² without,²³⁵¹ as one goeth up⁵⁹²⁷ to the entry⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the north⁶⁸²⁸ gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ were two⁸¹⁴⁷ tables;⁷⁹⁷⁹ and on the other³¹² side,³⁸⁰² which was at the porch¹⁹⁷ of the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ were two⁸¹⁴⁷ tables.

⁴¹ Four⁷⁰² tables⁷⁹⁷⁹ were on this side, and four⁷⁰² tables⁷⁹⁷⁹ on that side, by the side³⁸⁰² of the gate;⁸¹⁷⁹ eight⁸⁰⁸³ tables,⁷⁹⁷⁹ whereupon they slew

⁴² And the four⁷⁰² tables⁷⁹⁷⁹ were of hewn¹⁴⁹⁶ stone⁶⁸ for the burnt offering,⁵⁹³⁰ of a cubit⁵²⁰ and an half²⁶⁷⁷ long,⁷⁵³ and a cubit⁵²⁰ and an half²⁶⁷⁷ broad,⁷³⁴¹ and one²⁵⁹ cubit⁵²⁰ high:¹³⁶³ whereupon also they laid³²⁴⁰ the instruments³⁶²⁷ wherewith they slew⁷⁸¹⁹ the burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ and the sacrifice.

⁴³ And within¹⁰⁰⁴ were hooks,⁸²⁴⁰ an²⁵⁹ hand²⁹⁴⁸ broad, fastened³⁵⁵⁹ round about:⁵⁴³⁹ and upon the tables⁷⁹⁷⁹ was the flesh¹³²⁰ of the offering.

⁴⁴ And without²³⁵¹ the inner⁶⁴⁴² gate⁸¹⁷⁹ were the chambers³⁹⁵⁷ of the singers⁷⁸⁹¹ in the inner⁶⁴⁴² court,²⁶⁹¹ which was at the side³⁸⁰² of the north⁶⁸²⁸ gate;⁸¹⁷⁹ and their prospect⁶⁴⁴⁰ was toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the south:¹⁸⁶⁴ one²⁵⁹ at the side³⁸⁰² of the east⁶⁹²¹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ having the prospect⁶⁴⁴⁰ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the north.

⁴⁵ And he said¹⁶⁹⁶ unto me, This²⁰⁹⁰ chamber,³⁹⁵⁷ whose prospect⁶⁴⁴⁰ is toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the south,¹⁸⁶⁴ is for the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ the keepers⁸¹⁰⁴ of the charge⁴⁹³¹ of the house.

⁴⁶ And the chamber³⁹⁵⁷ whose prospect⁶⁴⁴⁰ is toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the north⁶⁸²⁸ is for the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ the keepers⁸¹⁰⁴ of the charge⁴⁹³¹ of the altar:⁴¹⁹⁶ these are the sons¹¹²¹ of Zadok⁶⁶⁵⁹ among the sons¹¹²¹ of Levi,³⁸⁷⁸ which come near⁷¹³¹ to the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ to minister

⁴⁷ So he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the court,²⁶⁹¹ an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ long,⁷⁵³ and an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ broad,⁷³⁴¹ foursquare;⁷²⁵¹ and the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ that was before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the house.

⁴⁸ And he brought⁹³⁵ me to the porch¹⁹⁷ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ each post³⁵² of the porch,¹⁹⁷ five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits⁵²⁰ on this side, and five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits⁵²⁰ on that side: and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ was three⁷⁹⁶⁹ cubits⁵²⁰ on this side, and three⁷⁹⁶⁹ cubits

⁴⁹ The length⁷⁵³ of the porch¹⁹⁷ was twenty⁶²⁴² cubits,⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ eleven⁶²⁴⁹⁶²⁴⁰ cubits;⁵²⁰ and he brought me by the steps⁴⁶⁰⁹ whereby they went up⁵⁹²⁷ to it: and there were pillars⁵⁹⁸² by the posts,³⁵² one²⁵⁹ on this side, and another

41^CAfterward he brought⁹³⁵ me to the temple,¹⁹⁶⁴ and measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the posts,³⁵² six⁸³³⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ broad⁷³⁴¹ on the one side,⁶³¹¹ and six⁸³³⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ broad⁷³⁴¹ on the other side,⁶³¹¹ which was the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the tabernacle.

² And the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ was ten⁶²³⁵ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the sides³⁸⁰² of the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ were five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits⁵²⁰ on the one side, and five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits⁵²⁰ on the other side: and he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the length⁷⁵³ thereof, forty⁷⁰⁵ cubits:⁵²⁰ and the breadth,⁷³⁴¹ twenty⁶²⁴² cubits.

³ Then went⁹³⁵ he inward,⁶⁴⁴¹ and measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the post³⁵² of the door,⁶⁶⁰⁷ two⁸¹⁴⁷ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the door,⁶⁶⁰⁷ six⁸³³⁷ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the door,⁶⁶⁰⁷ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ cubits.

⁴ So he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the length⁷⁵³ thereof, twenty⁶²⁴² cubits;⁵²⁰ and the breadth,⁷³⁴¹ twenty⁶²⁴² cubits,⁵²⁰ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the temple:¹⁹⁶⁴ and he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, This is the most⁶⁹⁴⁴ holy

⁵ After he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the wall⁷⁰²³ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ six⁸³³⁷ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of every side chamber,⁶⁷⁶³ four⁷⁰² cubits,⁵²⁰ round about⁵⁴³⁹ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ on every side.

⁶ And the side⁶⁷⁶³ chambers⁶⁷⁶³ were three,⁷⁹⁶⁹ one over another,⁶⁷⁶³ and thirty⁷⁹⁷⁰ in order;⁶⁴⁷¹ and they entered⁹³⁵ into the wall⁷⁰²³ which was of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ for the side chambers⁶⁷⁶³ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ that they might have hold,²⁷⁰ but they had not hold²⁷⁰ in the wall⁷⁰²³ of the house.

⁷ And there was an enlarging,⁷³³⁷ and a winding about⁵⁴³⁷ still upward⁴⁶⁰⁵ to the side chambers:⁶⁷⁶³ for the winding about⁴¹⁴¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ went still upward⁴⁶⁰⁵ round about⁵⁴³⁹ the house:¹⁰⁰⁴ therefore the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ was still upward,⁴⁶⁰⁵ and so increased⁵⁹²⁷ from the lowest⁸⁴⁸¹ chamber to the highest⁵⁹⁴⁵ by the midst.

⁸ I saw⁷²⁰⁰ also the height¹³⁶³ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ round about:⁵⁴³⁹ the foundations⁴³²⁸ of the side chambers⁶⁷⁶³ were a full⁴³⁹³ reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ of six⁸³³⁷ great⁶⁷⁹ cubits.

⁹ The thickness⁷³⁴¹ of the wall,⁷⁰²³ which was for the side chamber⁶⁷⁶³ without,²³⁵¹ was five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits:⁵²⁰ and that which was left³²⁴⁰ was the place¹⁰⁰⁴ of the side chambers⁶⁷⁶³ that were within.

¹⁰ And between the chambers³⁹⁵⁷ was the wideness⁷³⁴¹ of twenty⁶²⁴² cubits⁵²⁰ round about⁵⁴³⁹ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ on every side.

¹¹ And the doors⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the side chambers⁶⁷⁶³ were toward the place that was left,³²⁴⁰ one²⁵⁹ door⁶⁶⁰⁷ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the north,⁶⁸²⁸ and another²⁵⁹ door⁶⁶⁰⁷ toward the south:¹⁸⁶⁴ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the place⁴⁷²⁵ that was left³²⁴⁰ was five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits⁵²⁰ round about.

¹² Now the building¹¹⁴⁶ that was before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the separate place¹⁵⁰⁸ at the end⁶²⁸⁵ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the west³²²⁰ was seventy⁷⁶⁵⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ broad;⁷³⁴¹ and the wall⁷⁰²³ of the building¹¹⁴⁶ was five²⁵⁶⁸ cubits⁵²⁰ thick⁷³⁴¹ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ and the length⁷⁵³ thereof ninety⁸⁶⁷³ cubits.

¹³ So he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ long;⁷⁵³ and the separate place,¹⁵⁰⁸ and the building,¹¹⁴⁰ with the walls⁷⁰²³ thereof, an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ long;

¹⁴ Also the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and of the separate place¹⁵⁰⁸ toward the east,⁶⁹²¹ an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits.

¹⁵ And he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the length⁷⁵³ of the building¹¹⁴⁶ over against⁶⁴⁴⁰ the separate place¹⁵⁰⁸ which was behind³¹⁰ it, and the galleries⁸⁶² thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits,⁵²⁰ with the inner⁶⁴⁴² temple,¹⁹⁶⁴ and the porches¹⁹⁷ of the court;

¹⁶ The door posts,⁵⁵⁹² and the narrow³³¹ windows,²⁴⁷⁴ and the galleries⁸⁶² round about⁵⁴³⁹ on their three stories,⁷⁹⁶⁹ over against⁵⁰⁴⁸ the door,⁵⁵⁹² cieled⁷⁸²⁴ with wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ and from the ground⁷⁷⁶ up to the windows,²⁴⁷⁴ and the windows²⁴⁷⁴ were covered;

¹⁷ To that above the door,⁶⁶⁰⁷ even unto the inner⁶⁴⁴² house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and without,²³⁵¹ and by all the wall⁷⁰²³ round about⁵⁴³⁹ within⁶⁴⁴² and without,²⁴³⁵ by measure.

¹⁸ And it was made⁶²¹³ with cherubims³⁷⁴² and palm trees,⁸⁵⁶¹ so that a palm tree⁸⁵⁶¹ was between a cherub³⁷⁴² and a cherub;³⁷⁴² and every cherub³⁷⁴² had two⁸¹⁴⁷ faces;

¹⁹ So that the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of a man¹²⁰ was toward the palm tree⁸⁵⁶¹ on the one side, and the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of a young lion³⁷¹⁵ toward the palm tree⁸⁵⁶¹ on the other side: it was made⁶²¹³ through all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ round about.

²⁰ From the ground⁷⁷⁶ unto above the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ were cherubims³⁷⁴² and palm trees⁸⁵⁶¹ made,⁶²¹³ and on the wall⁷⁰²³ of the temple.

²¹ The posts⁴²⁰¹ of the temple¹⁹⁶⁴ were squared,⁷²⁵¹ and the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the sanctuary;⁶⁹⁴⁴ the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the one as the appearance

²² The altar⁴¹⁹⁶ of wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ was three⁷⁹⁶⁹ cubits⁵²⁰ high,¹³⁶⁴ and the length⁷⁵³ thereof two⁸¹⁴⁷ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the corners⁴⁷⁴⁰ thereof, and the length⁷⁵³ thereof, and the walls⁷⁰²³ thereof, were of wood:⁶⁰⁸⁶ and he said¹⁶⁹⁶ unto me, This is the table⁷⁹⁷⁹ that is before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the Lord.

²³ And the temple¹⁹⁶⁴ and the sanctuary⁶⁹⁴⁴ had two⁸¹⁴⁷ doors.

²⁴ And the doors¹⁸¹⁷ had two⁸¹⁴⁷ leaves¹⁸¹⁷ apiece, two⁸¹⁴⁷ turning⁴¹⁴² leaves;¹⁸¹⁷ two⁸¹⁴⁷ leaves for the one²⁵⁹ door,¹⁸¹⁷ and two⁸¹⁴⁷ leaves¹⁸¹⁷ for the other

²⁵ And there were made⁶²¹³ on them, on the doors¹⁸¹⁷ of the temple,¹⁹⁶⁴ cherubims³⁷⁴² and palm trees,⁸⁵⁶¹ like as were made⁶²¹³ upon the walls;⁷⁰²³ and there were thick⁵⁶⁴⁶ planks⁶⁰⁸⁶ upon the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the porch¹⁹⁷ without.

²⁶ And there were narrow³³¹ windows²⁴⁷⁴ and palm trees⁸⁵⁶¹ on the one side and on the other side, on the sides³⁸⁰² of the porch,¹⁹⁷ and upon the side chambers⁶⁷⁶³ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and thick planks.

42Then he brought me forth³³¹⁸ into the utter²⁴³⁵ court,²⁶⁹¹ the way toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the north:⁶⁸²⁸ and he brought⁹³⁵ me into the chamber³⁹⁵⁷ that was over against the separate place,¹⁵⁰⁸ and which was before the building¹¹⁴⁶ toward the north.

² Before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the length⁷⁵³ of an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits⁵²⁰ was the north⁶⁸²⁸ door,⁶⁶⁰⁷ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ was fifty²⁵⁷² cubits.

³ Over against the twenty⁶²⁴² cubits which were for the inner⁶⁴⁴² court,²⁶⁹¹ and over against the pavement⁷⁵³¹ which was for the utter²⁴³⁵ court,²⁶⁹¹ was gallery⁸⁶² against⁶⁴⁴⁰ gallery⁸⁶² in three

⁴ And before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the chambers³⁹⁵⁷ was a walk⁴¹⁰⁹ of ten⁶²³⁵ cubits⁵²⁰ breadth⁷³⁴¹ inward,⁶⁴⁴² a way¹⁸⁷⁰ of one²⁵⁹ cubit;⁵²⁰ and their doors⁶⁶⁰⁷ toward the north.

⁵ Now the upper⁵⁹⁴⁵ chambers³⁹⁵⁷ were shorter:⁷¹¹⁴ for the galleries⁸⁶² were higher³⁹⁸ than these,²⁰⁰⁷ than the lower,⁸⁴⁸¹ and than the middlemost⁸⁴⁸⁴ of the building.

⁶ For they were in three⁸⁰²⁷ stories, but had not pillars⁵⁹⁸² as the pillars⁵⁹⁸² of the courts:²⁶⁹¹ therefore the building was straitened⁶⁸⁰ more than the lowest⁸⁴⁸¹ and the middlemost⁸⁴⁸⁴ from the ground.

⁷ And the wall¹⁴⁴⁷ that was without²³⁵¹ over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ the chambers,³⁹⁵⁷ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the utter²⁴³⁵ court²⁶⁹¹ on the forepart⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the chambers,³⁹⁵⁷ the length⁷⁵³ thereof was fifty²⁵⁷² cubits.

⁸ For the length⁷⁵³ of the chambers³⁹⁵⁷ that were in the utter²⁴³⁵ court²⁶⁹¹ was fifty²⁵⁷² cubits:⁵²⁰ and, lo, before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the temple¹⁹⁶⁴ were an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits.

⁹ And from under these chambers³⁹⁵⁷ was the entry³⁹⁹⁶⁹³⁵ on the east side,⁶⁹²¹ as one goeth⁹³⁵ into them²⁰⁰⁷ from the utter²⁴³⁵ court.

¹⁰ The chambers³⁹⁵⁷ were in the thickness⁷³⁴¹ of the wall¹⁴⁴⁴ of the court²⁶⁹¹ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the east,⁶⁹²¹ over against⁶⁴⁴⁰ the separate place,¹⁵⁰⁸ and over against⁶⁴⁴⁰ the building.

¹¹ And the way¹⁸⁷⁰ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them was like the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the chambers³⁹⁵⁷ which were toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the north,⁶⁸²⁸ as long as⁷⁵³ they, and as broad as³⁶⁵¹⁷³⁴¹ they: and all their goings out⁴¹⁶¹ were both according to their fashions,⁴⁹⁴¹ and according to their doors.

¹² And according to the doors⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the chambers³⁹⁵⁷ that were toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the south¹⁸⁶⁴ was a door⁶⁶⁰⁷ in the head⁷²¹⁸ of the way,¹⁸⁷⁰ even the way¹⁸⁷⁰ directly¹⁹⁰³ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the wall¹⁴⁴⁸ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the east,⁶⁹²¹ as one entereth

¹³ Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, The north⁶⁸²⁸ chambers³⁹⁵⁷ and the south¹⁸⁶⁴ chambers,³⁹⁵⁷ which are before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the separate place,¹⁵⁰⁸ they be holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ chambers,³⁹⁵⁷ where the priests³⁵⁴⁸ that approach⁷¹³⁸ unto the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ shall eat³⁹⁸ the most⁶⁹⁴⁴ holy things:⁶⁹⁴⁴ there shall they lay³²⁴⁰ the most⁶⁹⁴⁴ holy things,⁶⁹⁴⁴ and the meat offering,⁴⁵⁰³ and the sin offering,²⁴⁰³ and the trespass offering;⁸¹⁷ for the place⁴⁷²⁵ is holy.

¹⁴ When the priests³⁵⁴⁸ enter⁹³⁵ therein, then shall they not go out³³¹⁸ of the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ place into the utter²⁴³⁵ court,²⁶⁹¹ but there they shall lay³²⁴⁰ their garments⁸⁹⁹ wherein they minister;⁸³³⁴ for they are holy;⁶⁹⁴⁴ and shall put³⁸⁴⁷³⁸⁴⁷ on other³¹² garments,⁸⁹⁹ and shall approach⁷¹²⁶ to those things which are for the people.

¹⁵ Now when he had made an end³⁶¹⁵ of measuring⁴⁰⁶⁰ the inner⁶⁴⁴² house,¹⁰⁰⁴ he brought me forth³³¹⁸ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ whose prospect⁶⁴⁴⁰ is toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the east,⁶⁹²¹ and measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ it round about.

¹⁶ He measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁷³⁰⁷ with the measuring⁴⁰⁶⁰ reed,⁷⁰⁷⁰ five²⁵⁶⁸⁵²⁰ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ reeds,⁷⁰⁷⁰ with the measuring⁴⁰⁶⁰ reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ round about.

¹⁷ He measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the north⁶⁸²⁸ side,⁷³⁰⁷ five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ reeds,⁷⁰⁷⁰ with the measuring⁴⁰⁶⁰ reed⁷⁰⁷⁰ round about.

¹⁸ He measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ the south¹⁸⁶⁴ side,⁷³⁰⁷ five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ reeds,⁷⁰⁷⁰ with the measuring⁴⁰⁶⁰ reed.

¹⁹ He turned about⁵⁴³⁷ to the west³²²⁰ side,⁷³⁰⁷ and measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ reeds⁷⁰⁷⁰ with the measuring⁴⁰⁶⁰ reed.

²⁰ He measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ it by the four⁷⁰² sides:⁷³⁰⁷ it had a wall²³⁴⁶ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ reeds long,⁷⁵³ and five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ broad,⁷³⁴¹ to make a separation⁹¹⁴ between the sanctuary⁶⁹⁴⁴ and the profane place.

43Afterward he brought³²¹² me to the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ even the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ that looketh⁶⁴³⁷ toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the east:

² And, behold, the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ came⁹³⁵ from the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the east:⁶⁹²¹ and his voice⁶⁹⁶³ was like a noise⁶⁹⁶³ of many⁷²²⁷ waters:⁴³²⁵ and the earth⁷⁷⁶ shined²¹⁵ with his glory.

³ And it was according to the appearance⁴⁷⁵⁸ of the vision⁴⁷⁵⁸ which I saw,⁷²⁰⁰ even according to the vision⁴⁷⁵⁸ that I saw⁷²⁰⁰ when I came⁹³⁵ to destroy⁷⁸⁴³ the city:⁵⁸⁹² and the visions⁴⁷⁵⁹ were like the vision⁴⁷⁵⁸ that I saw⁷²⁰⁰ by the river⁵¹⁰⁴ Chebar;³⁵²⁹ and I fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon my face.

⁴^C And the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ came⁹³⁵ into the house¹⁰⁰⁴ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ whose prospect⁶⁴⁴⁰ is toward¹⁸⁷⁰ the east.

⁵ So the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ took me up,⁵³⁷⁵ and brought⁹³⁵ me into the inner⁶⁴⁴² court;²⁶⁹¹ and, behold, the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ filled⁴³⁹⁰ the house.

⁶ And I heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ him speaking¹⁶⁹⁶ unto me out of the house;¹⁰⁰⁴ and the man³⁷⁶ stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ by me.

⁷ And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ the place⁴⁷²⁵ of my throne,³⁶⁷⁸ and the place⁴⁷²⁵ of the soles³⁷⁰⁹ of my feet,⁷²⁷² where I will dwell⁷⁹³¹ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ for ever,⁵⁷⁶⁹ and my holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name,⁸⁰³⁴ shall the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ no more defile,²⁹³⁰ neither they, nor their kings,⁴⁴²⁸ by their whoredom,²¹⁸⁴ nor by the carcases⁶²⁹⁷ of their kings⁴⁴²⁸ in their high places.

⁸ In their setting⁵⁴¹⁴ of their threshold⁵⁵⁹² by my thresholds,⁵⁵⁹² and their post⁴²⁰¹ by⁶⁸¹ my posts,⁴²⁰¹ and the wall⁷⁰²³ between me and them, they have even defiled²⁹³⁰ my holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ name⁸⁰³⁴ by their abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ that they have committed:⁶²¹³ wherefore I have consumed³⁶¹⁵ them in mine anger.

⁹ Now let them put away⁷³⁶⁸ their whoredom,²¹⁸⁴ and the carcases⁶²⁹⁷ of their kings,⁴⁴²⁸ far⁷³⁶⁸ from me, and I will dwell⁷⁹³¹ in the midst⁸⁴³² of them for ever.

¹⁰ Thou son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ shew⁵⁰⁴⁶ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ that they may be ashamed³⁶³⁷ of their iniquities:⁵⁷⁷¹ and let them measure⁴⁰⁵⁸ the pattern.

¹¹ And if they be ashamed³⁶³⁷ of all that they have done,⁶²¹³ shew³⁰⁴⁵ them the form⁶⁶⁹⁹ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and the fashion⁸⁴⁹⁸ thereof, and the goings out⁴¹⁶¹ thereof, and the comings⁴¹²⁶ in thereof, and all the forms⁶⁶⁹⁹ thereof, and all the ordinances²⁷⁰⁸ thereof, and all the forms⁶⁶⁹⁹ thereof, and all the laws⁸⁴⁵¹ thereof: and write³⁷⁸⁹ it in their sight,⁵⁸⁶⁹ that they may keep⁸¹⁰⁴ the whole form⁶⁶⁹⁹ thereof, and all the ordinances²⁷⁰⁸ thereof, and do

¹² This is the law⁸⁴⁵¹ of the house;¹⁰⁰⁴ Upon the top⁷²¹⁸ of the mountain²⁰²² the whole limit¹³⁶⁶ thereof round about⁵⁴³⁹ shall be most⁶⁹⁴⁴ holy.⁶⁹⁴⁴ Behold, this is the law⁸⁴⁵¹ of the house.

¹³ And these are the measures⁴⁰⁶⁰ of the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ after the cubits:⁵²⁰ The cubit⁵²⁰ is a cubit⁵²⁰ and an hand breadth;²⁹⁴⁸ even the bottom²⁴³⁶ shall be a cubit,⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ a cubit,⁵²⁰ and the border¹³⁶⁶ thereof by the edge⁸¹⁹³ thereof round about⁵⁴³⁹ shall be a²⁵⁹ span:²²³⁹ and this shall be the higher place¹³⁵⁴ of the altar.

¹⁴ And from the bottom²⁴³⁶ upon the ground⁷⁷⁶ even to the lower⁸⁴⁸¹ settle⁵⁸³⁵ shall be two⁸¹⁴⁷ cubits,⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ one²⁵⁹ cubit;⁵²⁰ and from the lesser⁶⁹⁹⁶ settle⁵⁸³⁵ even to the greater¹⁴¹⁹ settle⁵⁸³⁵ shall be four⁷⁰² cubits,⁵²⁰ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ one cubit.

¹⁵ So the altar⁷⁴¹²⁰²⁵ shall be four⁷⁰² cubits;⁵²⁰ and from the altar⁷⁴¹ and upward⁴⁶⁰⁵ shall be four⁷⁰² horns.

¹⁶ And the altar⁷⁴¹ shall be twelve⁸¹⁴⁷⁶²⁴⁰ cubits long,⁷⁵³ twelve⁸¹⁴⁷⁶²⁴⁰ broad,⁷³⁴¹ square⁷²⁵¹ in the four⁷⁰² squares

¹⁷ And the settle⁵⁸³⁵ shall be fourteen⁷⁰²⁶²⁴⁰ cubits long⁷⁵³ and fourteen⁷⁰²⁶²⁴⁰ broad⁷³⁴¹ in the four⁷⁰² squares⁷²⁵³ thereof; and the border¹³⁶⁶ about⁵⁴³⁹ it shall be half²⁶⁷⁷ a cubit;⁵²⁰ and the bottom²⁴³⁶ thereof shall be a cubit⁵²⁰ about;⁵⁴³⁹ and his stairs⁴⁶⁰⁹ shall look⁶⁴³⁷ toward the east.

¹⁸ And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ These are the ordinances²⁷⁰⁸ of the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ in the day³¹¹⁷ when they shall make⁶²¹³ it, to offer⁵⁹²⁷ burnt offerings⁵⁹³⁰ thereon, and to sprinkle²²³⁶ blood

¹⁹ And thou shalt give⁵⁴¹⁴ to the priests³⁵⁴⁸ the Levites³⁸⁸¹ that be of the seed²²³³ of Zadok,⁶⁶⁵⁹ which approach⁷¹³⁸ unto me, to minister⁸³³⁴ unto me, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ a young¹¹²¹¹²⁴¹ bullock⁶⁴⁹⁹ for a sin offering.

²⁰ And thou shalt take³⁹⁴⁷ of the blood¹⁸¹⁸ thereof, and put⁵⁴¹⁴ it on the four⁷⁰² horns⁷¹⁶¹ of it, and on the four⁷⁰² corners⁶⁴³⁸ of the settle,⁵⁸³⁵ and upon the border¹³⁶⁶ round about:⁵⁴³⁹ thus shalt thou cleanse²³⁹⁸ and purge

²¹ Thou shalt take³⁹⁴⁷ the bullock⁶⁴⁹⁹ also of the sin offering,²⁴⁰³ and he shall burn⁸³¹³ it in the appointed place⁴⁶⁶² of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ without²³⁵¹ the sanctuary.

²² And on the second⁸¹⁴⁵ day³¹¹⁷ thou shalt offer⁷¹²⁶ a kid⁸¹⁶³ of the goats⁵⁷⁹⁵ without blemish⁸⁵⁴⁹ for a sin offering;²⁴⁰³ and they shall cleanse²³⁹⁸ the altar,⁴¹⁹⁶ as they did cleanse²³⁹⁸ it with the bullock.

²³ When thou hast made an end³⁶¹⁵ of cleansing²³⁹⁸ it, thou shalt offer⁷¹²⁶ a young¹¹²¹¹²⁴¹ bullock⁶⁴⁹⁹ without blemish,⁸⁵⁴⁹ and a ram³⁵² out of the flock⁶⁶²⁹ without blemish.

²⁴ And thou shalt offer⁷¹²⁶ them before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ and the priests³⁵⁴⁸ shall cast⁷⁹⁹³ salt⁴⁴¹⁷ upon them, and they shall offer them up⁵⁹²⁷ for a burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ unto the Lord.

²⁵ Seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days³¹¹⁷ shalt thou prepare⁶²¹³ every day³¹¹⁷ a goat⁸¹⁶³ for a sin offering:²⁴⁰³ they shall also prepare⁶²¹³ a young¹¹²¹¹²⁴¹ bullock,⁶⁴⁹⁹ and a ram³⁵² out of the flock,⁶⁶²⁹ without blemish.

²⁶ Seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days³¹¹⁷ shall they purge³⁷²² the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ and purify²⁸⁹¹ it; and they shall consecrate themselves.⁴³⁹⁰

²⁷ And when these days³¹¹⁷ are expired,³⁶¹⁵ it shall be, that upon the eighth⁸⁰⁶⁶ day,³¹¹⁷ and so forward,¹⁹⁷³ the priests³⁵⁴⁸ shall make⁶²¹³ your burnt offerings⁵⁹³⁰ upon the altar,⁴¹⁹⁶ and your peace offerings;⁸⁰⁰² and I will accept⁷⁵²¹ you, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

44^CThen he brought me back⁷⁷²⁵ the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the outward²⁴³⁵ sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ which looketh⁶⁴³⁷ toward the east;⁶⁹²¹ and it was shut.

² Then said⁵⁵⁹ the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ unto me; This gate⁸¹⁷⁹ shall be shut,⁵⁴⁶² it shall not be opened,⁶⁶⁰⁵ and no man³⁷⁶ shall enter⁹³⁵ in by it; because the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ the God⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ hath entered⁹³⁵ in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

³ It is for the prince;⁵³⁸⁷ the prince,⁵³⁸⁷ he shall sit³⁴²⁷ in it to eat³⁹⁸ bread³⁸⁹⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the Lord;³⁰⁶⁸ he shall enter⁹³⁵ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the porch¹⁹⁷ of that gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ and shall go out³³¹⁸ by the way

⁴ Then brought⁹³⁵ he me the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the north⁶⁸²⁸ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the house:¹⁰⁰⁴ and I looked,⁷²⁰⁰ and, behold, the glory³⁵¹⁹ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ filled⁴³⁹⁰ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the Lord:³⁰⁶⁸ and I fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon my face.

⁵ And the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ mark⁷⁷⁶⁰ well,³⁸²⁰ and behold⁷²⁰⁰ with thine eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ with thine ears²⁴¹ all that I say¹⁶⁹⁶ unto thee concerning all the ordinances²⁷⁰⁸ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ and all the laws⁸⁴⁵¹ thereof; and mark⁷⁷⁶⁰ well³⁸²⁰ the entering in³⁹⁹⁶ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ with every going forth⁴¹⁶¹ of the sanctuary.

⁶ And thou shalt say⁵⁵⁹ to the rebellious,⁴⁸⁰⁵ even to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ O ye house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ let it suffice⁷²²⁷ you of all your abominations,

⁷ In that ye have brought⁹³⁵ into my sanctuary strangers,¹¹²¹⁵²³⁶ uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ in heart,³⁸²⁰ and uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ in flesh,¹³²⁰ to be in my sanctuary,⁴⁷²⁰ to pollute²⁴⁹⁰ it, even my house,¹⁰⁰⁴ when ye offer⁷¹²⁶ my bread,³⁸⁹⁹ the fat²⁴⁵⁹ and the blood,¹⁸¹⁸ and they have broken⁶⁵⁶⁵ my covenant¹²⁸⁵ because⁴¹³ of all your abominations.

⁸ And ye have not kept⁸¹⁰⁴ the charge⁴⁹³¹ of mine holy things:⁶⁹⁴⁴ but ye have set⁷⁷⁶⁰ keepers⁸¹⁰⁴ of my charge⁴⁹³¹ in my sanctuary

⁹ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ No stranger,¹¹²¹⁵²³⁶ uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ in heart,³⁸²⁰ nor uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ in flesh,¹³²⁰ shall enter⁹³⁵ into my sanctuary,⁴⁷²⁰ of any stranger that is among⁸⁴³² the children¹¹²¹ of Israel.

¹⁰ And the Levites³⁸⁸¹ that are gone away far⁷³⁶⁸ from me, when Israel³⁴⁷⁸ went astray,⁸⁵⁸² which went astray away⁸⁵⁸² from me after³¹⁰ their idols;¹⁵⁴⁴ they shall even bear⁵³⁷⁵ their iniquity.

¹¹^C Yet they shall be ministers⁸³³⁴ in my sanctuary,⁴⁷²⁰ having charge⁶⁴⁸⁶ at the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and ministering⁸³³⁴ to the house:¹⁰⁰⁴ they shall slay⁷⁸¹⁹ the burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ and the sacrifice²⁰⁷⁷ for the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and they shall stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them to minister

¹² Because they ministered⁸³³⁴ unto them before⁶⁴⁴⁰ their idols,¹⁵⁴⁴ and caused the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ to fall⁴³⁸³ into iniquity;⁵⁷⁷¹ therefore have I lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine hand³⁰²⁷ against them, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God,³⁰⁶⁹ and they shall bear⁵³⁷⁵ their iniquity.

¹³ And they shall not come near⁵⁰⁶⁶ unto me, to do the office of a priest³⁵⁴⁷ unto me, nor to come near⁵⁰⁶⁶ to any of my holy things,⁶⁹⁴⁴ in the most holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ place: but they shall bear⁵³⁷⁵ their shame,³⁶³⁹ and their abominations⁸⁴⁴¹ which they have committed.

¹⁴^C But I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ them keepers⁸¹⁰⁴ of the charge⁴⁹³¹ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ for all the service⁵⁶⁵⁶ thereof, and for all that shall be done

¹⁵ But the priests³⁵⁴⁸ the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ the sons¹¹²¹ of Zadok,⁶⁶⁵⁹ that kept⁸¹⁰⁴ the charge⁴⁹³¹ of my sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ when the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ went astray⁸⁵⁸² from me, they shall come near⁷¹²⁶ to me to minister⁸³³⁴ unto me, and they shall stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me to offer⁷¹²⁶ unto me the fat²⁴⁵⁹ and the blood,¹⁸¹⁸ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God:

¹⁶ They shall enter⁹³⁵ into my sanctuary,⁴⁷²⁰ and they shall come near⁷¹²⁶ to my table,⁷⁹⁷⁹ to minister⁸³³⁴ unto me, and they shall keep⁸¹⁰⁴ my charge.

¹⁷ And it shall come to pass, that when they enter⁹³⁵ in at the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ of the inner⁶⁴⁴² court,²⁶⁹¹ they shall be clothed³⁸⁴⁷ with linen⁶⁵⁹³ garments;⁸⁹⁹ and no wool⁶⁷⁸⁵ shall come⁵⁹²⁷ upon them, whiles they minister⁸³³⁴ in the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ of the inner⁶⁴⁴² court,²⁶⁹¹ and within.

¹⁸ They shall have linen⁶⁵⁹³ bonnets⁶²⁸⁷ upon their heads,⁷²¹⁸ and shall have linen⁶⁵⁹³ breeches⁴³⁷⁰ upon their loins;⁴⁹⁷⁵ they shall not gird²²⁹⁶ themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

¹⁹ And when they go forth³³¹⁸ into the utter²⁴³⁵ court,²⁶⁹¹ even into the utter²⁴³⁵ court²⁶⁹¹ to the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ they shall put off⁶⁵⁸⁴ their garments⁸⁹⁹ wherein they ministered,⁸³³⁴ and lay³²⁴⁰ them in the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ chambers,³⁹⁵⁷ and they shall put³⁸⁴⁷ on other³¹² garments;⁸⁹⁹ and they shall not sanctify⁶⁹⁴² the people⁵⁹⁷¹ with their garments.

²⁰ Neither shall they shave¹⁵⁴⁸ their heads,⁷²¹⁸ nor suffer their locks⁶⁵⁴⁵ to grow long;⁷⁹⁷¹ they shall only³⁶⁹⁷ poll³⁶⁹⁷ their heads.

²¹ Neither shall any priest³⁵⁴⁸ drink⁸³⁵⁴ wine,³¹⁹⁶ when they enter⁹³⁵ into the inner⁶⁴⁴² court.

²² Neither shall they take³⁹⁴⁷ for their wives⁸⁰² a widow,⁴⁹⁰ nor her that is put away:¹⁶⁴⁴ but they shall take³⁹⁴⁷ maidens¹³³⁰ of the seed²²³³ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ or a widow⁴⁹⁰ that had a priest

²³ And they shall teach³³⁸⁴ my people⁵⁹⁷¹ the difference between the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ and profane,²⁴⁵⁵ and cause them to discern³⁰⁴⁵ between the unclean²⁹³¹ and the clean.

²⁴ And in controversy⁷³⁷⁹ they shall stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ in judgment;⁸¹⁹⁹ and they shall judge⁸¹⁹⁹ it according to my judgments:⁴⁹⁴¹ and they shall keep⁸¹⁰⁴ my laws⁸⁴⁵¹ and my statutes²⁷⁰⁸ in all mine assemblies;⁴¹⁵⁰ and they shall hallow⁶⁹⁴² my sabbaths.

²⁵ And they shall come⁹³⁵ at no dead⁴¹⁹¹ person¹²⁰ to defile²⁹³⁰ themselves: but for father,¹ or for mother,⁵¹⁷ or for son,¹¹²¹ or for daughter,¹³²³ for brother,²⁵¹ or for sister²⁶⁹ that hath had no husband,³⁷⁶ they may defile

²⁶ And after³¹⁰ he is cleansed,²⁸⁹³ they shall reckon⁵⁶⁰⁸ unto him seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days.

²⁷ And in the day³¹¹⁷ that he goeth⁹³⁵ into the sanctuary,⁶⁹⁴⁴ unto the inner⁶⁴⁴² court,²⁶⁹¹ to minister⁸³³⁴ in the sanctuary,⁶⁹⁴⁴ he shall offer⁷¹²⁶ his sin offering,²⁴⁰³ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

²⁸ And it shall be unto them for an inheritance:⁵¹⁵⁹ I am their inheritance:⁵¹⁵⁹ and ye shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ them no possession²⁷² in Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ I am their possession.

²⁹ They shall eat³⁹⁸ the meat offering,⁴⁵⁰³ and the sin offering,²⁴⁰³ and the trespass offering;⁸¹⁷ and every dedicated thing²⁷⁶⁴ in Israel

³⁰ And the first⁷²²⁵ of all the firstfruits¹⁰⁶¹ of all things, and every oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ of all, of every sort of your oblations,⁸⁶⁴¹ shall be the priest's:³⁵⁴⁸ ye shall also give⁵⁴¹⁴ unto the priest³⁵⁴⁸ the first⁷²²⁵ of your dough,⁶¹⁸² that he may cause the blessing¹²⁹³ to rest⁵¹¹⁷ in thine house.

³¹ The priests³⁵⁴⁸ shall not eat³⁹⁸ of any thing that is dead of itself,⁵⁰³⁸ or torn,²⁹⁶⁶ whether it be fowl⁵⁷⁷⁵ or beast.

45Moreover, when ye shall divide⁵³⁰⁷ by lot the land⁷⁷⁶ for inheritance,⁵¹⁵⁹ ye shall offer⁷³¹¹ an oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ unto the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ an holy portion⁶⁹⁴⁴ of the land:⁷⁷⁶ the length⁷⁵³ shall be the length⁷⁵³ of five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ reeds, and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ shall be ten⁶²³⁵ thousand.⁵⁰⁵ This shall be holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ in all the borders¹³⁶⁶ thereof round about.

² Of this there shall be for the sanctuary⁶⁹⁴⁴ five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ in length, with five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ in breadth, square⁷²⁵¹ round about;⁵⁴³⁹ and fifty²⁵⁷² cubits⁵²⁰ round about⁵⁴³⁹ for the suburbs

³ And of this measure⁴⁰⁶⁰ shalt thou measure⁴⁰⁵⁸ the length⁷⁵³ of five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand,⁵⁰⁵ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ of ten⁶²³⁵ thousand:⁵⁰⁵ and in it shall be the sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ and the most⁶⁹⁴⁴ holy

⁴ The holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ portion of the land⁷⁷⁶ shall be for the priests³⁵⁴⁸ the ministers⁸³³⁴ of the sanctuary,⁴⁷²⁰ which shall come near⁷¹³¹ to minister⁸³³⁴ unto the Lord:³⁰⁶⁸ and it shall be a place⁴⁷²⁵ for their houses,¹⁰⁰⁴ and an holy place⁴⁷²⁰ for the sanctuary.

⁵ And the five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ of length,⁷⁵³ and the ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ of breadth,⁷³⁴¹ shall also the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ the ministers⁸³³⁴ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ have for themselves, for a possession²⁷² for twenty⁶²⁴² chambers.

⁶ And ye shall appoint⁵⁴¹⁴ the possession²⁷² of the city⁵⁸⁹² five²⁵⁶⁸ thousand⁵⁰⁵ broad,⁷³⁴¹ and five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ long,⁷⁵³ over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ the oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ of the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ portion: it shall be for the whole house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

⁷ And a portion shall be for the prince⁵³⁸⁷ on the one side and on the other side of the oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ of the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ portion, and of the possession²⁷² of the city,⁵⁸⁹² before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ of the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ portion, and before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the possession²⁷² of the city,⁵⁸⁹² from the west³²²⁰ side⁶²⁸⁵ westward,³²²⁰ and from the east⁶⁹²⁴ side⁶²⁸⁵ eastward:⁶⁹²¹ and the length⁷⁵³ shall be over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ one²⁵⁹ of the portions,²⁵⁰⁶ from the west³²²⁰ border¹³⁶⁶ unto the east⁶⁹²¹ border.

⁸ In the land⁷⁷⁶ shall be his possession²⁷² in Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ and my princes⁵³⁸⁷ shall no more oppress³²³⁸ my people;⁵⁹⁷¹ and the rest of the land⁷⁷⁶ shall they give⁵⁴¹⁴ to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ according to their tribes.

⁹ Thus saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ Let it suffice⁷²²⁷ you, O princes⁵³⁸⁷ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ remove⁵⁴⁹³ violence²⁵⁵⁵ and spoil,⁷⁷⁰¹ and execute⁶²¹³ judgment⁴⁹⁴¹ and justice,⁶⁶⁶⁶ take away⁷³¹¹ your exactions¹⁶⁴⁶ from my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁰ Ye shall have just⁶⁶⁶⁴ balances,³⁹⁷⁶ and a just⁶⁶⁶⁴ ephah,³⁷⁴ and a just⁶⁶⁶⁴ bath.

¹¹ The ephah³⁷⁴ and the bath¹³²⁴ shall be of one²⁵⁹ measure,⁸⁵⁰⁶ that the bath¹³²⁴ may contain⁵³⁷⁵ the tenth part⁴⁶⁴³ of an homer,²⁵⁶³ and the ephah³⁷⁴ the tenth part⁶²²⁴ of an homer:²⁵⁶³ the measure⁴⁹⁷¹ thereof shall be after the homer.

¹² And the shekel⁸²⁵⁵ shall be twenty⁶²⁴² gerahs:¹⁶²⁶ twenty⁶²⁴² shekels,⁸²⁵⁵ five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² shekels,⁸²⁵⁵ fifteen²⁵⁶⁸⁶²³⁵ shekels,⁸²⁵⁵ shall be your maneh.

¹³ This is the oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ that ye shall offer;⁷³¹¹ the sixth part⁸³⁴⁵ of an ephah³⁷⁴ of an homer²⁵⁶³ of wheat,²⁴⁰⁶ and ye shall give the sixth part⁸³⁴¹ of an ephah³⁷⁴ of an homer²⁵⁶³ of barley:

¹⁴ Concerning the ordinance²⁷⁰⁶ of oil,⁸⁰⁸¹ the bath¹³²⁴ of oil,⁸⁰⁸¹ ye shall offer the tenth part⁴⁶⁴³ of a bath¹³²⁴ out of the cor,³⁷³⁴ which is an homer²⁵⁶³ of ten⁶²³⁵ baths;¹³²⁴ for ten⁶²³⁵ baths¹³²⁴ are an homer:

¹⁵ And one²⁵⁹ lamb⁷⁷¹⁶ out of the flock,⁶⁶²⁹ out of two hundred,³⁹⁶⁷ out of the fat pastures⁴⁹⁴⁵ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ for a meat offering,⁴⁵⁰³ and for a burnt offering,⁵⁹³⁰ and for peace offerings,⁸⁰⁰² to make reconciliation³⁷²² for them, saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

¹⁶ All the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ shall give this oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ for the prince⁵³⁸⁷ in Israel.

¹⁷ And it shall be the prince's part⁵³⁸⁷ to give burnt offerings,⁵⁹³⁰ and meat offerings,⁴⁵⁰³ and drink offerings,⁵²⁶² in the feasts,²²⁸² and in the new moons,²³²⁰ and in the sabbaths,⁷⁶⁷⁶ in all solemnities⁴¹⁵⁰ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ he shall prepare⁶²¹³ the sin offering,²⁴⁰³ and the meat offering,⁴⁵⁰³ and the burnt offering,⁵⁹³⁰ and the peace offerings,⁸⁰⁰² to make reconciliation³⁷²² for the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Israel.

¹⁸ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ In the first⁷²²³ month, in the first²⁵⁹ day of the month,²³²⁰ thou shalt take³⁹⁴⁷ a young¹¹²¹¹²⁴¹ bullock⁶⁴⁹⁹ without blemish,⁸⁵⁴⁹ and cleanse²³⁹⁸ the sanctuary:

¹⁹ And the priest³⁵⁴⁸ shall take³⁹⁴⁷ of the blood¹⁸¹⁸ of the sin offering,²⁴⁰³ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ it upon the posts⁴²⁰¹ of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and upon the four⁷⁰² corners⁶⁴³⁸ of the settle⁵⁸³⁵ of the altar,⁴¹⁹⁶ and upon the posts⁴²⁰¹ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the inner⁶⁴⁴² court.

²⁰ And so thou shalt do⁶²¹³ the seventh⁷⁶⁵¹ day of the month²³²⁰ for every one³⁷⁶ that erreth,⁷⁶⁸⁶ and for him that is simple:⁶⁶¹² so shall ye reconcile³⁷²² the house.

²¹ In the first⁷²²³ month, in the fourteenth⁷⁰²⁶²⁴⁰ day³¹¹⁷ of the month,²³²⁰ ye shall have the passover,⁶⁴⁵³ a feast²²⁸² of seven⁷⁶²⁰ days;³¹¹⁷ unleavened bread⁴⁶⁸² shall be eaten.

²² And upon that day³¹¹⁷ shall the prince⁵³⁸⁷ prepare⁶²¹³ for himself and for all the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ a bullock⁶⁴⁹⁹ for a sin offering.

²³ And seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days³¹¹⁷ of the feast²²⁸² he shall prepare⁶²¹³ a burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ to the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ bullocks⁶⁴⁹⁹ and seven⁷⁶⁵¹ rams³⁵² without blemish⁸⁵⁴⁹ daily³¹¹⁷ the seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days;³¹¹⁷ and a kid⁸¹⁶³ of the goats⁵⁷⁹⁵ daily³¹¹⁷ for a sin offering.

²⁴ And he shall prepare⁶²¹³ a meat offering⁴⁵⁰³ of an ephah³⁷⁴ for a bullock,⁶⁴⁹⁹ and an ephah³⁷⁴ for a ram,³⁵² and an hin¹⁹⁶⁹ of oil⁸⁰⁸¹ for an ephah.

²⁵ In the seventh⁷⁶⁵¹ month, in the fifteenth²⁵⁶⁸⁶²⁴⁰ day³¹¹⁷ of the month,²³²⁰ shall he do⁶²¹³ the like in the feast²²⁸² of the seven⁷⁶³⁷ days,³¹¹⁷ according to the sin offering,²⁴⁰³ according to the burnt offering,⁵⁹³⁰ and according to the meat offering,⁴⁵⁰³ and according to the oil.

46Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ The gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the inner⁶⁴⁴² court²⁶⁹¹ that looketh⁶⁴³⁷ toward the east⁶⁹²¹ shall be shut⁵⁴⁶² the six⁸³³⁷ working⁴⁶³⁹ days;³¹¹⁷ but on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶³¹¹⁷ it shall be opened,⁶⁶⁰⁵ and in the day³¹¹⁷ of the new moon²³²⁰ it shall be opened.

² And the prince⁵³⁸⁷ shall enter⁹³⁵ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the porch¹⁹⁷ of that gate⁸¹⁷⁹ without,²³⁵¹ and shall stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ by the post⁴²⁰¹ of the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ and the priests³⁵⁴⁸ shall prepare⁶²¹³ his burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ and his peace offerings,⁸⁰⁰² and he shall worship⁷⁸¹² at the threshold⁴⁶⁷⁰ of the gate:⁸¹⁷⁹ then he shall go forth;³³¹⁸ but the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ shall not be shut⁵⁴⁶² until the evening.

³ Likewise the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ shall worship⁷⁸¹² at the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of this gate⁸¹⁷⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ in the sabbaths⁷⁶⁷⁶ and in the new moons.

⁴ And the burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ that the prince⁵³⁸⁷ shall offer⁷¹²⁶ unto the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ in the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day³¹¹⁷ shall be six⁸³³⁷ lambs³⁵³² without blemish,⁸⁵⁴⁹ and a ram³⁵² without blemish.

⁵ And the meat offering⁴⁵⁰³ shall be an ephah³⁷⁴ for a ram,³⁵² and the meat offering⁴⁵⁰³ for the lambs³⁵³² as he shall be able³⁰²⁷ to give,⁴⁹⁹¹ and an hin¹⁹⁶⁹ of oil⁸⁰⁸¹ to an ephah.

⁶ And in the day³¹¹⁷ of the new moon²³²⁰ it shall be a young¹¹²¹¹²⁴¹ bullock⁶⁴⁹⁹ without blemish,⁸⁵⁴⁹ and six⁸³³⁷ lambs,³⁵³² and a ram:³⁵² they shall be without blemish.

⁷ And he shall prepare⁶²¹³ a meat offering,⁴⁵⁰³ an ephah³⁷⁴ for a bullock,⁶⁴⁹⁹ and an ephah³⁷⁴ for a ram,³⁵² and for the lambs³⁵³² according as his hand³⁰²⁷ shall attain⁵³⁸¹ unto, and an hin¹⁹⁶⁹ of oil⁸⁰⁸¹ to an ephah.

⁸ And when the prince⁵³⁸⁷ shall enter,⁹³⁵ he shall go⁹³⁵ in by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the porch¹⁹⁷ of that gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ and he shall go forth³³¹⁸ by the way

⁹ But when the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the land⁷⁷⁶ shall come⁹³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ in the solemn feasts,⁴¹⁵⁰ he that entereth⁹³⁵ in by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the north⁶⁸²⁸ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ to worship⁷⁸¹² shall go out³³¹⁸ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ gate;⁸¹⁷⁹ and he that entereth⁹³⁵ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ shall go forth³³¹⁸ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the north⁶⁸²⁸ gate:⁸¹⁷⁹ he shall not return⁷⁷²⁵ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ whereby he came in,⁹³⁵ but shall go forth³³¹⁸ over against

¹⁰ And the prince⁵³⁸⁷ in the midst⁸⁴³² of them, when they go in,⁹³⁵ shall go in;⁹³⁵ and when they go forth,³³¹⁸ shall go forth.

¹¹ And in the feasts²²⁸² and in the solemnities⁴¹⁵⁰ the meat offering⁴⁵⁰³ shall be an ephah³⁷⁴ to a bullock,⁶⁴⁹⁹ and an ephah³⁷⁴ to a ram,³⁵² and to the lambs³⁵³² as he is able³⁰²⁷ to give,⁴⁹⁹¹ and an hin¹⁹⁶⁹ of oil⁸⁰⁸¹ to an ephah.

¹² Now when the prince⁵³⁸⁷ shall prepare⁶²¹³ a voluntary⁵⁰⁷¹ burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ or peace offerings⁸⁰⁰² voluntarily⁵⁰⁷¹ unto the Lord,³⁰⁶⁸ one shall then open⁶⁶⁰⁵ him the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ that looketh⁶⁴³⁷ toward the east,⁶⁹²¹ and he shall prepare⁶²¹³ his burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ and his peace offerings,⁸⁰⁰² as he did⁶²¹³ on the sabbath⁷⁶⁷⁶ day:³¹¹⁷ then he shall go forth;³³¹⁸ and after³¹⁰ his going forth³³¹⁸ one shall shut⁵⁴⁶² the gate.

¹³ Thou shalt daily³¹¹⁷ prepare⁶²¹³ a burnt offering⁵⁹³⁰ unto the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ of a lamb³⁵³² of the first¹¹²¹ year⁸¹⁴¹ without blemish:⁸⁵⁴⁹ thou shalt prepare⁶²¹³ it every¹²⁴² morning.

¹⁴ And thou shalt prepare⁶²¹³ a meat offering⁴⁵⁰³ for it every morning,¹²⁴² the sixth part⁸³⁴⁵ of an ephah,³⁷⁴ and the third part⁷⁹⁹² of an hin¹⁹⁶⁹ of oil,⁸⁰⁸¹ to temper with⁷⁴⁵⁰ the fine flour;⁵⁵⁶⁰ a meat offering⁴⁵⁰³ continually⁸⁵⁴⁸ by a perpetual⁵⁷⁶⁹ ordinance²⁷⁰⁸ unto the Lord.

¹⁵ Thus shall they prepare⁶²¹³⁶²¹³ the lamb,³⁵³² and the meat offering,⁴⁵⁰³ and the oil,⁸⁰⁸¹ every morning¹²⁴² for a continual⁸⁵⁴⁸ burnt offering.

¹⁶ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ If the prince⁵³⁸⁷ give⁵⁴¹⁴ a gift⁴⁹⁷⁹ unto any³⁷⁶ of his sons,¹¹²¹ the inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ thereof shall be his sons';¹¹²¹ it shall be their possession²⁷² by inheritance.

¹⁷ But if he give⁵⁴¹⁴ a gift⁴⁹⁷⁹ of his inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ to one²⁵⁹ of his servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ then it shall be his to the year⁸¹⁴¹ of liberty;¹⁸⁶⁵ after it shall return⁷⁷²⁵ to the prince:⁵³⁸⁷ but his inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ shall be his sons'

¹⁸ Moreover the prince⁵³⁸⁷ shall not take³⁹⁴⁷ of the people's⁵⁹⁷¹ inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ by oppression,³²³⁸ to thrust³²³⁸ them out of their possession;²⁷² but he shall give his sons¹¹²¹ inheritance⁵¹⁵⁷ out of his own possession:²⁷² that my people⁵⁹⁷¹ be not scattered⁶³²⁷ every man³⁷⁶ from his possession.

¹⁹ After he brought⁹³⁵ me through the entry,³⁹⁹⁶ which was at the side³⁸⁰² of the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ into the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ chambers³⁹⁵⁷ of the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ which looked⁶⁴³⁷ toward the north:⁶⁸²⁸ and, behold, there was a place⁴⁷²⁵ on the two sides³⁴¹¹ westward.

²⁰ Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, This is the place⁴⁷²⁵ where the priests³⁵⁴⁸ shall boil¹³¹⁰ the trespass offering⁸¹⁷ and the sin offering,²⁴⁰³ where they shall bake⁶⁴⁴ the meat offering;⁴⁵⁰³ that they bear³³¹⁸ them not out into the utter²⁴³⁵ court,²⁶⁹¹ to sanctify⁶⁹⁴² the people.

²¹ Then he brought me forth³³¹⁸ into the utter²⁴³⁵ court,²⁶⁹¹ and caused me to pass by⁵⁶⁷⁴ the four⁷⁰² corners⁴⁷⁴⁰ of the court;²⁶⁹¹ and, behold, in every⁴⁷⁴⁰ corner⁴⁷⁴⁰ of the court²⁶⁹¹²⁶⁹¹ there was a court.

²² In the four⁷⁰² corners⁴⁷⁴⁰ of the court²⁶⁹¹ there were courts²⁶⁹¹ joined⁷⁰⁰⁰ of forty⁷⁰⁵ cubits long⁷⁵³ and thirty⁷⁹⁷⁰ broad:⁷³⁴¹ these four⁷⁰² corners⁷¹⁰⁶ were of one²⁵⁹ measure.

²³ And there was a row²⁹⁰⁵ of building round about⁵⁴³⁹ in them, round about⁵⁴³⁹ them four,⁷⁰² and it was made⁶²¹³ with boiling places⁴⁰¹⁸ under the rows²⁹¹⁸ round about.

²⁴^C Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, These are the places¹⁰⁰⁴ of them that boil,¹³¹⁰ where the ministers⁸³³⁴ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ shall boil¹³¹⁰ the sacrifice²⁰⁷⁷ of the people.

47^CAfterward he brought me again⁷⁷²⁵ unto the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the house;¹⁰⁰⁴ and, behold, waters⁴³²⁵ issued out³³¹⁸ from under the threshold⁴⁶⁷⁰ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ eastward:⁶⁹²¹ for the forefront⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ stood toward the east,⁶⁹²¹ and the waters⁴³²⁵ came down³³⁸¹ from under from the right³²³³ side³⁸⁰² of the house,¹⁰⁰⁴ at the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ side of the altar.

² Then brought he me out³³¹⁸ of the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ northward,⁶⁸²⁸ and led me about⁵⁴³⁷ the way¹⁸⁷⁰ without unto the utter²³⁵¹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ that looketh⁶⁴³⁷ eastward;⁶⁹²¹ and, behold, there ran out⁶³⁷⁹ waters⁴³²⁵ on the right³²³³ side.

³ And when the man³⁷⁶ that had the line⁶⁹⁵⁷ in his hand³⁰²⁷ went forth³³¹⁸ eastward,⁶⁹²¹ he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ a thousand⁵⁰⁵ cubits,⁵²⁰ and he brought me through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the waters;⁴³²⁵ the waters⁴³²⁵ were to the ankles.

⁴ Again he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ a thousand,⁵⁰⁵ and brought me through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the waters;⁴³²⁵ the waters⁴³²⁵ were to the knees.¹²⁹⁰ Again he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ a thousand,⁵⁰⁵ and brought me through;⁵⁶⁷⁴ the waters⁴³²⁵ were to the loins.

⁵^C Afterward he measured⁴⁰⁵⁸ a thousand;⁵⁰⁵ and it was a river⁵¹⁵⁸ that I could³²⁰¹ not pass over:⁵⁶⁷⁴ for the waters⁴³²⁵ were risen,¹³⁴² waters⁴³²⁵ to swim in,⁷⁸¹³ a river⁵¹⁵⁸ that could not be passed over.

⁶ And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Son¹¹²¹ of man,¹²⁰ hast thou seen⁷²⁰⁰ this? Then he brought³²¹² me, and caused me to return⁷⁷²⁵ to the brink⁸¹⁹³ of the river.

⁷^C Now when I had returned,⁷⁷²⁵ behold, at the bank⁸¹⁹³ of the river⁵¹⁵⁸ were very³⁹⁶⁶ many⁷²²⁷ trees

⁸^C Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto me, These waters⁴³²⁵ issue out³³¹⁸ toward the east⁶⁹³⁰ country,¹⁵⁵² and go down³³⁸¹ into the desert,⁶¹⁶⁰ and go⁹³⁵ into the sea:³²²⁰ which being brought forth³³¹⁸ into the sea,³²²⁰ the waters⁴³²⁵ shall be healed.

⁹^C And it shall come to pass, that every thing⁵³¹⁵ that liveth,²⁴¹⁶ which moveth,⁸³¹⁷ whithersoever the rivers⁵¹⁵⁸ shall come,⁹³⁵ shall live:²⁴²¹ and there shall be a very³⁹⁶⁶ great⁷²²⁷ multitude of fish,¹⁷¹⁰ because these waters⁴³²⁵ shall come⁹³⁵ thither: for they shall be healed;⁷⁴⁹⁵ and every thing shall live²⁴²⁵ whither the river⁵¹⁵⁸ cometh.

¹⁰ And it shall come to pass, that the fishers¹⁷²⁸ shall stand⁵⁹⁷⁵⁵⁹⁷⁵ upon it from Engedi⁵⁸⁷² even unto Eneglaim;⁵⁸⁸² they shall be a place to spread forth⁴⁸⁹⁴ nets;²⁷⁶⁴ their fish¹⁷¹⁰ shall be according to their kinds,⁴³²⁷ as the fish¹⁷¹⁰ of the great¹⁴¹⁹ sea,³²²⁰ exceeding³⁹⁶⁶ many.

¹¹ But the miry places¹²⁰⁷ thereof and the marishes¹³⁶⁰ thereof shall not be healed;⁷⁴⁹⁵ they shall be given⁵⁴¹⁴ to salt.

¹²^C And by the river⁵¹⁵⁸ upon the bank⁸¹⁹³ thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow⁵⁹²⁷ all trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ for meat,³⁹⁷⁸ whose leaf⁵⁹²⁹ shall not fade,⁵⁰³⁴ neither shall the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ thereof be consumed:⁸⁵⁵² it shall bring forth new fruit¹⁰⁶⁹ according to his months,²³²⁰ because their waters⁴³²⁵ they issued out³³¹⁸ of the sanctuary:⁴⁷²⁰ and the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ thereof shall be for meat,³⁹⁷⁸ and the leaf⁵⁹²⁹ thereof for medicine.

¹³ Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ the Lord¹³⁶ God;³⁰⁶⁹ This¹⁴⁵⁴ shall be the border,¹³⁶⁶ whereby ye shall inherit⁵¹⁵⁷ the land⁷⁷⁶ according to the twelve⁸¹⁴⁷⁶²⁴⁰ tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ Joseph³¹³⁰ shall have two portions.

¹⁴ And ye shall inherit⁵¹⁵⁷ it, one³⁷⁶ as well as another:²⁵¹ concerning the which I lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ mine hand³⁰²⁷ to give⁵⁴¹⁴ it unto your fathers:¹ and this land⁷⁷⁶ shall fall⁵³⁰⁷ unto you for inheritance.

¹⁵ And this shall be the border¹³⁶⁶ of the land⁷⁷⁶ toward the north⁶⁸²⁸ side,⁶²⁸⁵ from the great¹⁴¹⁹ sea,³²²⁰ the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of Hethlon,²⁸⁵⁵ as men go⁹³⁵ to Zedad;

¹⁶ Hamath,²⁵⁷⁴ Berothah,¹²⁶⁸ Sibraim,⁵⁴⁵³ which is between the border¹³⁶⁶ of Damascus¹⁸³⁴ and the border¹³⁶⁶ of Hamath;²⁵⁷⁴ Hazarhatticon,²⁶⁹⁴ which is by the coast¹³⁶⁶ of Hauran.

¹⁷ And the border¹³⁶⁶ from the sea³²²⁰ shall be Hazarenan,²⁷⁰³ the border¹³⁶⁶ of Damascus,¹⁸³⁴ and the north⁶⁸²⁸ northward,⁶⁸²⁸ and the border¹³⁶⁶ of Hamath.²⁵⁷⁴ And this is the north⁶⁸²⁸ side.

¹⁸ And the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ ye shall measure⁴⁰⁵⁸ from⁹⁹⁶ Hauran,²³⁶² and from⁹⁹⁶ Damascus,¹⁸³⁴ and from⁹⁹⁶ Gilead,¹⁵⁶⁸ and from⁹⁹⁶ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ by Jordan,³³⁸³ from the border¹³⁶⁶ unto the east⁶⁹³¹ sea.³²²⁰ And this is the east⁶⁹²¹ side.

¹⁹ And the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ side⁶²⁸⁵ southward,⁸⁴⁸⁶ from Tamar⁸⁵⁵⁹ even to the waters⁴³²⁵ of strife⁴⁸⁰⁸⁴⁸⁰⁹ in Kadesh,⁶⁹⁴⁶ the river⁵¹⁵⁸ to the great¹⁴¹⁹ sea.³²²⁰ And this is the south⁸⁴⁸⁶ side⁶²⁸⁵ southward.

²⁰ The west³²²⁰ side⁶²⁸⁵ also shall be the great¹⁴¹⁹ sea³²²⁰ from the border,¹³⁶⁶ till a man come⁹³⁵ over against⁵²²⁷ Hamath.²⁵⁷⁴ This is the west³²²⁰ side.

²¹ So shall ye divide²⁵⁰⁵ this land⁷⁷⁶ unto you according to the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel.

²² And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide⁵³⁰⁷ it by lot for an inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ unto you, and to the strangers¹⁶¹⁶ that sojourn¹⁴⁸¹ among⁸⁴³² you, which shall beget³²⁰⁵ children¹¹²¹ among⁸⁴³² you: and they shall be unto you as born²⁴⁹ in the country²⁴⁹ among the children¹¹²¹ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ they shall have⁵³⁰⁷ inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ with you among⁸⁴³² the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel.

²³ And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe⁷⁶²⁶ the stranger¹⁶¹⁶ sojourneth,¹⁴⁸¹ there shall ye give⁵⁴¹⁴ him his inheritance,⁵¹⁵⁹ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

48^CNow these are the names⁸⁰³⁴ of the tribes.⁷⁶²⁶ From the north⁶⁸²⁸ end⁷⁰⁹⁷ to the coast³⁰²⁷ of the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of Hethlon,²⁸⁵⁵ as one goeth⁹³⁵ to Hamath,²⁵⁷⁴ Hazarenan,²⁷⁰⁴ the border¹³⁶⁶ of Damascus¹⁸³⁴ northward,⁶⁸²⁸ to the coast³⁰²⁷ of Hamath;²⁵⁷⁴ for these are his sides⁶²⁸⁵ east⁶⁹²¹ and west;³²²⁰ a²⁵⁹ portion for Dan.

² And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Dan,¹⁸³⁵ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ a²⁵⁹ portion for Asher.

³ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Asher,⁸³⁶ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ even unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ a²⁵⁹ portion for Naphtali.

⁴ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Naphtali,⁵³²¹ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ a²⁵⁹ portion for Manasseh.

⁵ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Manasseh,⁴⁵¹⁹ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ a²⁵⁹ portion for Ephraim.

⁶ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ even unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ a²⁵⁹ portion for Reuben.

⁷ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Reuben,⁷²⁰⁵ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ a²⁵⁹ portion for Judah.

⁸ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ shall be the offering⁸⁶⁴¹ which ye shall offer⁷³¹¹ of five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ reeds in breadth,⁷³⁴¹ and in length⁷⁵³ as one²⁵⁹ of the other parts,²⁵⁰⁶ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side:⁶²⁸⁵ and the sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ shall be in the midst

⁹ The oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ that ye shall offer⁷³¹¹ unto the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ shall be of five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ in length,⁷⁵³ and of ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ in breadth.

¹⁰ And for them, even for the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ shall be this holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ oblation;⁸⁶⁴¹ toward the north⁶⁸²⁸ five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ in length, and toward the west³²²⁰ ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ in breadth,⁷³⁴¹ and toward the east⁶⁹²¹ ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ in breadth,⁷³⁴¹ and toward the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ in length:⁷⁵³ and the sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ of the Lord³⁰⁶⁸ shall be in the midst

¹¹ It shall be for the priests³⁵⁴⁸ that are sanctified⁶⁹⁴² of the sons¹¹²¹ of Zadok;⁶⁶⁵⁹ which have kept⁸¹⁰⁴ my charge,⁴⁹³¹ which went not astray⁸⁵⁸² when the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ went astray,⁸⁵⁸² as the Levites³⁸⁸¹ went astray.

¹² And this oblation⁸⁶⁴² of the land⁷⁷⁶ that is offered⁸⁶⁴¹ shall be unto them a thing most⁶⁹⁴⁴ holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ by the border¹³⁶⁶ of the Levites.

¹³ And over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ the border¹³⁶⁶ of the priests³⁵⁴⁸ the Levites³⁸⁸¹ shall have five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ in length,⁷⁵³ and ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ in breadth:⁷³⁴¹ all the length⁷⁵³ shall be five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand,⁵⁰⁵ and the breadth⁷³⁴¹ ten⁶²³⁵ thousand.

¹⁴ And they shall not sell⁴³⁷⁶ of it, neither exchange,⁴¹⁷¹ nor alienate⁵⁶⁷⁴⁵⁶⁷⁴ the firstfruits⁷²²⁵ of the land:⁷⁷⁶ for it is holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ unto the Lord.

¹⁵ And the five²⁵⁶⁸ thousand,⁵⁰⁵ that are left³⁴⁹⁸ in the breadth⁷³⁴¹ over against⁶⁴⁴⁰ the five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand,⁵⁰⁵ shall be a profane²⁴⁵⁵ place for the city,⁵⁸⁹² for dwelling,⁴¹⁸⁶ and for suburbs:⁴⁰⁵⁴ and the city⁵⁸⁹² shall be in the midst

¹⁶ And these shall be the measures⁴⁰⁶⁰ thereof; the north⁶⁸²⁸ side⁶²⁸⁵ four⁷⁰² thousand⁵⁰⁵ and five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred,³⁹⁶⁷ and the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ side⁶²⁸⁵ four⁷⁰² thousand⁵⁰⁵ and five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred,³⁹⁶⁷ and on the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ four⁷⁰² thousand⁵⁰⁵ and five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred,³⁹⁶⁷ and the west³²²⁰ side⁶²⁸⁵ four⁷⁰² thousand⁵⁰⁵ and five²⁵⁶⁸²⁵⁶⁸ hundred.

¹⁷ And the suburbs⁴⁰⁵⁴ of the city⁵⁸⁹² shall be toward the north⁶⁸²⁸ two hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and fifty,²⁵⁷² and toward the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ two hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and fifty,²⁵⁷² and toward the east⁶⁹²¹ two hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and fifty,²⁵⁷² and toward the west³²²⁰ two hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and fifty.

¹⁸ And the residue³⁴⁹⁸ in length⁷⁵³ over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ the oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ of the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ portion shall be ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ eastward,⁶⁹²¹ and ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ westward:³²²⁰ and it shall be over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ the oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ of the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ portion; and the increase⁸³⁹³ thereof shall be for food³⁸⁹⁹ unto them that serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ the city.

¹⁹ And they that serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ the city⁵⁸⁹² shall serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ it out of all the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel.

²⁰ All the oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ shall be five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ by five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand:⁵⁰⁵ ye shall offer⁷³¹¹ the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ foursquare,⁷²⁴³ with the possession²⁷² of the city.

²¹ And the residue³⁴⁹⁸ shall be for the prince,⁵³⁸⁷ on the one side and on the other of the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ oblation,⁸⁶⁴¹ and of the possession²⁷² of the city,⁵⁸⁹² over against⁶⁴⁴⁰ the five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ of the oblation⁸⁶⁴¹ toward the east⁶⁹²¹ border,¹³⁶⁶ and westward³²²⁰ over against⁶⁴⁴⁰ the five²⁵⁶⁸ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ toward the west³²²⁰ border,¹³⁶⁶ over against⁵⁹⁸⁰ the portions²⁵⁰⁶ for the prince:⁵³⁸⁷ and it shall be the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ oblation;⁸⁶⁴¹ and the sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ shall be in the midst

²² Moreover from the possession²⁷² of the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ and from the possession²⁷² of the city,⁵⁸⁹² being in the midst⁸⁴³² of that which is the prince's,⁵³⁸⁷ between the border¹³⁶⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and the border¹³⁶⁶ of Benjamin,¹¹⁴⁴ shall be for the prince.

²³ As for the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the tribes,⁷⁶²⁶ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ Benjamin¹¹⁴⁴ shall have a

²⁴ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Benjamin,¹¹⁴⁴ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ Simeon⁸⁰⁹⁵ shall have a

²⁵ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Simeon,⁸⁰⁹⁵ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ Issachar³⁴⁸⁵ a

²⁶ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Issachar,³⁴⁸⁵ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ Zebulun²⁰⁷⁴ a

²⁷ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Zebulun,²⁰⁷⁴ from the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ unto the west³²²⁰ side,⁶²⁸⁵ Gad¹⁴¹⁰ a

²⁸ And by the border¹³⁶⁶ of Gad,¹⁴¹⁰ at the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ side⁶²⁸⁵ southward,⁸⁴⁸⁶ the border¹³⁶⁶ shall be even from Tamar⁸⁵⁵⁹ unto the waters⁴³²⁵ of strife⁴⁸⁰⁸⁴⁸⁰⁹ in Kadesh,⁶⁹⁴⁶ and to the river⁵¹⁵⁸ toward the great¹⁴¹⁹ sea.

²⁹ This is the land⁷⁷⁶ which ye shall divide⁵³⁰⁷ by lot unto the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ for inheritance,⁵¹⁵⁹ and these are their portions,⁴²⁵⁶ saith⁵⁰⁰² the Lord¹³⁶ God.

³⁰ And these are the goings out⁸⁴⁴⁴ of the city⁵⁸⁹² on the north⁶⁸²⁸ side,⁶²⁸⁵ four⁷⁰² thousand⁵⁰⁵ and five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ measures.

³¹ And the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ of the city⁵⁸⁹² shall be after the names⁸⁰³⁴ of the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ gates⁸¹⁷⁹ northward;⁶⁸²⁸ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Reuben,⁷²⁰⁵ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Levi.

³² And at the east⁶⁹²¹ side⁶²⁸⁵ four⁷⁰² thousand⁵⁰⁵ and five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred:³⁹⁶⁷ and three⁷⁹⁶⁹ gates;⁸¹⁷⁹ and one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Joseph,³¹³⁰ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Benjamin,¹¹⁴⁴ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Dan.

³³ And at the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ side⁶²⁸⁵ four⁷⁰² thousand⁵⁰⁵ and five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ measures:⁴⁰⁶⁰ and three⁷⁹⁶⁹ gates;⁸¹⁷⁹ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Simeon,⁸⁰⁹⁵ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Issachar,³⁴⁸⁵ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Zebulun.

³⁴ At the west³²²⁰ side⁶²⁸⁵ four⁷⁰² thousand⁵⁰⁵ and five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred,³⁹⁶⁷ with their three⁷⁹⁶⁹ gates;⁸¹⁷⁹ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Gad,¹⁴¹⁰ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Asher,⁸³⁶ one²⁵⁹ gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Naphtali.

³⁵^C It was round about⁵⁴³⁹ eighteen⁸⁰⁸³⁶²⁴⁰ thousand⁵⁰⁵ measures: and the name⁸⁰³⁴ of the city⁵⁸⁹² from that day³¹¹⁷ shall be, The Lord is there.