Ezekiel
Chapter 24
1
Again in the ninth year,
in
the tenth month,
in
the tenth day of the month,
the
word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came unto me, saying, 2
"Son
of man,
write
you the name of the day,
even
of this same day.
The
king of Babylon set himself
against
Jerusalem this same day. 3
And
utter a parable unto the rebellious house,
and
say unto them,
'Thus
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
'Set
on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it. 4
Gather
the pieces thereof into it,
even
every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder;
fill
it with the choice bones. 5
Take
the choice of the flock,
and
burn also the bones under it,
and
make it boil well,
and
let them seethe the bones of it therein.' 6
Therefore
thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
'Woe
to the bloody city,
to
the pot whose scum is therein,
and
whose scum is not gone out of it!
Bring it out piece by piece.
Let no lot fall upon it. 7
For her blood is in the midst of her.
She set it upon the top of a rock.
She
poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust 8
that
it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance.
I
have set her blood upon the top of a rock,
that
it should not be covered."
9
Therefore thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"Woe
to the bloody city!
I will even make the pile for fire great. 10
Heap
on wood, kindle the fire,
consume
the flesh, and spice it well,
and
let the bones be burned. 11
Then
set it empty upon the coals thereof,
that
the brass of it may be hot, and may burn,
and
that the filthiness of it may be molten in it,
that
the scum of it may be consumed. 12
She
has wearied herself with lies,
and
her great scum went not forth out of her.
Her scum shall be in the fire. 13
In your filthiness is lewdness.
Because
I have purged you all,
and
you were not purged,
you
shall not be purged from your filthiness any more,
till
I have caused My fury to rest upon you all. 14
I, Jehovah/God, have spoken it.
It shall come to pass, and I will do it.
I
will not go back,
neither
will I spare,
neither
will I repent;
according
to your ways,
and
according to your doings,
shall
they judge you all,"
said
the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah.
15
Also the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came unto me, saying, 16
"Son
of man, behold,
I
take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke.
Yet
neither shall you mourn nor weep,
neither
shall your tears run down. 17
Forbear
to cry,
make
no mourning for the dead,
bind
the tire of your head upon you all,
and
put on your shoes upon your feet,
and
cover not your lips,
and
eat not the bread of men."
18 So I spoke unto the people in the morning.
And at evening my wife died.
And I did in the morning as I was commanded.
19
And the people said unto me,
"Will
you not tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?"
20
Then I answered them,
"The
word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came unto me, saying, 21
'Speak
unto the house of Israel,
Thus
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
Behold,
I will profane My sanctuary,
the
excellency of your strength,
the
desire of your eyes,
and
that which your soul pities.
And
your sons and your daughters
whom
you have left
shall
fall by the sword. 22
And you shall do as I have done.
You
shall not cover your lips,
nor
eat the bread of men. 23
And
your tires shall be upon your heads,
and
your shoes upon your feet.
You
shall not mourn nor weep;
but
you shall pine away for your iniquities,
and
mourn one toward another. 24
Thus
Ezekiel is unto you a sign . . .
according
to all that he has done
shall
you do
and
when this comes,
you
shall know that I am the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah."
25
"Also, you son of man,
shall
it not be in the day
when
I take from them their strength,
the
joy of their glory,
the
desire of their eyes,
and
that whereupon they set their minds,
their
sons and their daughters, 26
that
he who escapes in that day
shall
come unto you all,
to
cause you to hear it with your ears? 27
In
that day
shall
your mouth be opened to him
who
is escaped,
and
you shall speak,
and
be no more dumb.
And
you shall be a sign unto them
and
they shall know that I am Jehovah/God."
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