24:1 And the word of the Lord came to me, in
the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth [day] of the month, saying,
24:2 Son of man, write for thyself daily from this day, on which the king of
Babylon set himself against Jerusalem, [even] from this day.
24:3 And speak a parable to the provoking house, and thou shalt say to them,
Thus saith the Lord; Set on the caldron, and pour water into it:
24:4 and put the pieces into it, every prime piece, the leg and shoulder
taken off from the bones,
24:5 [which are] taken from choice cattle, and burn the bones under them:
her bones are boiled and cooked in the midst of her.
24:6 Therefore thus saith the Lord; O bloody city, the caldron in which
there is scum, and the scum has not gone out of, she has brought it forth
piece by piece, no lot has fallen upon it.
24:7 For her blood is in the midst of her; I have set it upon a smooth rock:
I have not poured it out upon the earth, so that the earth should cover it;
24:8 that my wrath should come up for complete vengeance to be taken: I set
her blood upon a smooth rock, so as not to cover it.
24:9 Therefore thus saith the Lord, I will also make the firebrand great,
24:10 and I will multiply the wood, and kindle the fire, that the flesh may
be consumed, and the liquor boiled away;
24:11 and that [it] may stand upon the coals, that her brass may be
thoroughly heated, and be melted in the midst of her filthiness, and her
scum may be consumed,
24:12 and her abundant scum may not come forth of her.
24:13 Her scum shall become shameful, because thou didst defile thyself: and
what if thou shalt be purged no more until I have accomplished my wrath?
24:14 I the Lord have spoken; and it shall come, and I will d [it]; I will
not delay, neither will I have any mercy: I will judge thee, saith the Lord,
according to thy ways, and according to thy devices: therefore will I judge
thee according to thy bloodshed, and according to thy devices will I judge
thee, thou unclean, notorious, and abundantly provoking one.
24:15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
24:16 Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thine eyes by
violence: thou shalt not lament, neither shalt thou weep.
24:17 Thou shalt groan for blood, and have mourning upon thy loins; thy hair
shall not be braided upon thee, and thy sandals [shall be] on thy feet; thou
shalt in no wise be comforted by their lips, and thou shalt not eat the
bread of men.
24:18 And I spoke to the people in the morning, as he commanded me in the
evening, and I did in the morning as it was commanded me.
24:19 And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are
that thou doest?
24:20 Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
24:21 Say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I [will]
profane my sanctuary, the boast of your strength, the desire of your eyes,
and for which your souls are concerned; and your sons and your daughters,
whom ye have left, shall fall by the sword.
24:22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not be comforted at their
mouth, and ye shall not eat the bread of men.
24:23 And your hair [shall be] upon your head, and your shoes on your feet:
neither shall ye at all lament or weep; but ye shall pine away in your
iniquities, and shall comfort every one his brother.
24:24 And Jezekiel shall be for a sign to you: according to all that I have
done shall ye do, when these things shall come; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord.
24:25 And thou, son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take their
strength from them, the pride of their boasting, the desires of their eyes,
and the pride of their soul, their sons and their daughters,
24:26 that in that day he that escapes shall come to thee, to tell [I] thee
in thine ears?
24:27 In that say thy mouth shall be opened to him that escapes; thou shalt
speak, and shalt be no longer dumb: and thou shalt be for a sign to them,
and they shall know that I am the Lord. |
24:1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth
month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
24:2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the
king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
24:3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus
saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
24:4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh,
and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
24:5 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.
24:6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; 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.
24:7 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;
24:8 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.
24:9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even
make the pile for fire great.
24:10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well,
and let the bones be burned.
24:11 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.
24:12 She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth
out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
24:13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou
wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till
I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
24:14 I the LORD 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
thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord
GOD.
24:15 Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
24:16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes
with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy
tears run down.
24:17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine
head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips,
and eat not the bread of men.
24:18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died;
and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
24:19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things
are to us, that thou doest so?
24:20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
24:21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I
will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of
your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your
daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
24:22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat
the bread of men.
24:23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your
feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your
iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
24:24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done
shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
24:25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from
them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and
that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
24:26 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee
to hear it with thine ears?
24:27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and
thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them;
and they shall know that I am the LORD. |