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,

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.

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:

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 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.

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 saith the Lord GOD; 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 hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.

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.

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.

¹⁵ Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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.

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.

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.

¹⁹ And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

²⁰ Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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.

²² And ye shall do as I have done: ye 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: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.

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.

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,

²⁶ That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

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.

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¹ Again in the ninth ^H8671 year, ^H8141 in the tenth ^H6224 month, ^H2320 in the tenth ^H6218 day of the month, ^H2320 the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came unto me, saying, ^H559

² Son ^H1121 of man, ^H120 write ^H3789 thee the name ^H8034 of the day, ^H3117 even of this same ^H6106 day: ^H3117 the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 set ^H5564 himself against Jerusalem ^H3389 this same ^H6106 day. ^H3117

³ And utter ^H4911 a parable ^H4912 unto the rebellious ^H4805 house, ^H1004 and say ^H559 unto them, Thus saith ^H559 the Lord ^H136 GOD; ^H3069 Set on ^H8239 a pot, ^H5518 set it on, ^H8239 and also pour ^H3332 water ^H4325 into it:

⁴ Gather ^H622 the pieces ^H5409 thereof into it, even every good ^H2896 piece, ^H5409 the thigh, ^H3409 and the shoulder; ^H3802 fill ^H4390 it with the choice ^H4005 bones. ^H6106

⁵ Take ^H3947 the choice ^H4005 of the flock, ^H6629 and burn ^H1754 also the bones ^H6106 under it, and make it boil ^H7570 well, ^H7571 and let them seethe ^H1310 the bones ^H6106 of it therein. ^H8432

⁶ Wherefore thus saith ^H559 the Lord ^H136 GOD; ^H3069 Woe ^H188 to the bloody ^H1818 city, ^H5892 to the pot ^H5518 whose scum ^H2457 is therein, and whose scum ^H2457 is not gone out ^H3318 of it! bring it out ^H3318 piece ^H5409 by piece; ^H5409 let no lot ^H1486 fall ^H5307 upon it.

⁷ For her blood ^H1818 is in the midst ^H8432 of her; she set ^H7760 it upon the top ^H6706 of a rock; ^H5553 she poured ^H8210 it not upon the ground, ^H776 to cover ^H3680 it with dust; ^H6083

⁸ That it might cause fury ^H2534 to come up ^H5927 to take ^H5358 vengeance; ^H5359 I have set ^H5414 her blood ^H1818 upon the top ^H6706 of a rock, ^H5553 that it should not be covered. ^H3680

⁹ Therefore thus saith ^H559 the Lord ^H136 GOD; ^H3069 Woe ^H188 to the bloody ^H1818 city! ^H5892 I will even make the pile ^H4071 for fire great. ^H1431

¹⁰ Heap ^H7235 on wood, ^H6086 kindle ^H1814 the fire, ^H784 consume ^H8552 the flesh, ^H1320 and spice ^H7543 it well, ^H4841 and let the bones ^H6106 be burned. ^H2787

¹¹ Then set ^H5975 it empty ^H7386 upon the coals ^H1513 thereof, that the brass ^H5178 of it may be hot, ^H3179 and may burn, ^H2787 and that the filthiness ^H2932 of it may be molten ^H5413 in it, ^H8432 that the scum ^H2457 of it may be consumed. ^H8552

¹² She hath wearied ^H3811 herself with lies, ^H8383 and her great ^H7227 scum ^H2457 went not forth ^H3318 out of her: her scum ^H2457 shall be in the fire. ^H784

¹³ In thy filthiness ^H2932 is lewdness: ^H2154 because I have purged ^H2891 thee, and thou wast not purged, ^H2891 thou shalt not be purged ^H2891 from thy filthiness ^H2932 any more, till I have caused my fury ^H2534 to rest ^H5117 upon thee.

¹⁴ I the LORD ^H3068 have spoken ^H1696 it: it shall come to pass, ^H935 and I will do ^H6213 it; I will not go back, ^H6544 neither will I spare, ^H2347 neither will I repent; ^H5162 according to thy ways, ^H1870 and according to thy doings, ^H5949 shall they judge ^H8199 thee, saith ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD. ^H3069

¹⁵ Also the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came unto me, saying, ^H559

¹⁶ Son ^H1121 of man, ^H120 behold, I take away ^H3947 from thee the desire ^H4261 of thine eyes ^H5869 with a stroke: ^H4046 yet neither shalt thou mourn ^H5594 nor weep, ^H1058 neither shall thy tears ^H1832 run down. ^H935

¹⁷ Forbear ^H1826 to cry, ^H602 make ^H6213 no mourning ^H60 for the dead, ^H4191 bind ^H2280 the tire of thine head ^H6287 upon thee, and put on ^H7760 thy shoes ^H5275 upon thy feet, ^H7272 and cover ^H5844 not thy lips, ^H8222 and eat ^H398 not the bread ^H3899 of men. ^H582

¹⁸ So I spake ^H1696 unto the people ^H5971 in the morning: ^H1242 and at even ^H6153 my wife ^H802 died; ^H4191 and I did ^H6213 in the morning ^H1242 as I was commanded. ^H6680

¹⁹ And the people ^H5971 said ^H559 unto me, Wilt thou not tell ^H5046 us what these things are to us, that thou doest ^H6213 so?

²⁰ Then I answered ^H559 them, The word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came unto me, saying, ^H559

²¹ Speak ^H559 unto the house ^H1004 of Israel, ^H3478 Thus saith ^H559 the Lord ^H136 GOD; ^H3069 Behold, I will profane ^H2490 my sanctuary, ^H4720 the excellency ^H1347 of your strength, ^H5797 the desire ^H4261 of your eyes, ^H5869 and that which your soul ^H5315 pitieth; ^H4263 and your sons ^H1121 and your daughters ^H1323 whom ye have left ^H5800 shall fall ^H5307 by the sword. ^H2719

²² And ye shall do ^H6213 as I have done: ^H6213 ye shall not cover ^H5844 your lips, ^H8222 nor eat ^H398 the bread ^H3899 of men. ^H582

²³ And your tires ^H6287 shall be upon your heads, ^H7218 and your shoes ^H5275 upon your feet: ^H7272 ye shall not mourn ^H5594 nor weep; ^H1058 but ye shall pine away ^H4743 for your iniquities, ^H5771 and mourn ^H5098 one ^H376 toward another. ^H251

²⁴ Thus Ezekiel ^H3168 is unto you a sign: ^H4159 according to all that he hath done ^H6213 shall ye do: ^H6213 and when this cometh, ^H935 ye shall know ^H3045 that I am the Lord ^H136 GOD. ^H3069

²⁵ Also, thou son ^H1121 of man, ^H120 shall it not be in the day ^H3117 when I take ^H3947 from them their strength, ^H4581 the joy ^H4885 of their glory, ^H8597 the desire ^H4261 of their eyes, ^H5869 and that whereupon they set ^H4853 their minds, ^H5315 their sons ^H1121 and their daughters, ^H1323

²⁶ That he that escapeth ^H6412 in that day ^H3117 shall come ^H935 unto thee, to cause thee to hear ^H2045 it with thine ears? ^H241

²⁷ In that day ^H3117 shall thy mouth ^H6310 be opened ^H6605 to him which is escaped, ^H6412 and thou shalt speak, ^H1696 and be no more dumb: ^H481 and thou shalt be a sign ^H4159 unto them; and they shall know ^H3045 that I am the LORD. ^H3068

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¹ Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth `day' of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

² Son of man, write thee the name of the day, `even' of this selfsame day: the king of Babylon drew close unto Jerusalem this selfsame day.

³ And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:

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 also a pile `of wood' for the bones under `the caldron'; make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be boiled in the midst of it.

⁶ Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen upon it.

⁷ For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust.

⁸ That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.

⁹ Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

¹⁰ Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

¹¹ Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed.

¹² She hath wearied `herself' with toil; yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust `goeth not forth' by fire.

¹³ In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest.

¹⁴ I, Jehovah, have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.

¹⁵ Also the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

¹⁶ Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet thou shalt neither mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

¹⁷ Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.

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.

¹⁹ And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

²⁰ Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

²¹ Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

²² And ye shall do as I have done: ye 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: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another.

²⁴ Thus shall Ezekiel be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do: when this cometh, then shall ye know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

²⁵ And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart, their sons and their daughters,

²⁶ that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

²⁷ In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

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¹ And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, saying,

² `Son of man, write for thee the name of the day -- this self-same day leaned hath the king of Babylon toward Jerusalem in this self-same day --

³ and use unto the rebellious house a simile, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To set on the pot, to set `it' on, and also to pour into it water,

⁴ To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.

⁵ The choice of the flock to take, And also to pile of the bones under it, Boil it thoroughly, yea, cook its bones in its midst.

⁶ Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo `to' the city of blood, A pot whose scum `is' in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, Not fallen on it hath a lot.

⁷ For her blood in her midst hath been, On a clear place of a rock she hath set it, She hath not poured it on the earth, To cover it over with dust.

⁸ To cause fury to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on a clear place of a rock -- not to be covered.

⁹ Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo `to' the city of blood, yea, I -- I make great the pile.

¹⁰ Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.

¹¹ And cause it to stand on its coals empty, So that its brass is hot and burning, Melted hath been in its midst its uncleanness, Consumed is its scum.

¹² `With' sorrows she hath wearied herself, And the abundance of her scum goeth not out of her, In the fire `is' her scum.

¹³ In thine uncleanness `is' wickedness, Because I have cleansed thee, And thou hast not been cleansed, From thine uncleanness thou art not cleansed again, Till I have caused My fury to rest on thee.

¹⁴ I, Jehovah, hath spoken, It hath come, and I have done `it', I do not free, nor do I spare, nor do I repent, According to thy ways, and according to thine acts, they have judged thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'

¹⁵ And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

¹⁶ `Son of man, lo, I am taking from thee the desire of thine eyes by a stroke, and thou dost not mourn, nor weep, nor let thy tear come.

¹⁷ Cease to groan, `for' the dead thou dost make no mourning, thy bonnet bind on thee, and thy shoes thou dost put on thy feet, and thou dost not cover over the upper lip, and bread of men thou dost not eat.'

¹⁸ And I speak unto the people in the morning, and my wife dieth in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded.

¹⁹ And the people say unto me, `Dost thou not declare to us what these `are' to us, that thou art doing?'

²⁰ And I say unto them, `A word of Jehovah hath been unto me, saying:

²¹ Say to the house of Israel: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am polluting My sanctuary, The excellency of your strength, The desire of your eyes, and the pitied of your soul, And your sons and your daughters whom ye have left, by sword they do fall.

²² And ye have done as I have done, On the upper lip ye are not covered, And bread of men ye do not eat.

²³ And your bonnets `are' on your heads, And your shoes `are' on your feet, Ye do not mourn nor do ye weep, And ye have wasted away for your iniquities, And ye have howled one unto another.

²⁴ And Ezekiel hath been to you for a type, According to all that he hath done ye do; In its coming in -- ye have known that I `am' the Lord Jehovah.

²⁵ And thou, son of man, Is it not in the day of My taking from them their strength, The joy of their beauty, the desire of their eyes, And the song of their soul, Their sons and their daughters?

²⁶ In that day come doth the escaped one to thee. To cause the ears to hear.

²⁷ In that day opened is thy mouth with the escaped, And thou speakest, and art not silent any more, And thou hast been to them for a type. And they have known that I `am' Jehovah.'

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¹ And in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

² Son of man, write thee the name of the day, of this selfsame day: on this selfsame day the king of Babylon draws near to Jerusalem.

³ And propose a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on the pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it.

⁴ Gather the pieces thereof into it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones:

⁵ take the choice of the flock; and also [put] a pile of wood under it, for the bones; make it boil well, and let the bones of it seethe therein.

⁶ Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is therein, and whose rust 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 bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust.

⁸ That it might cause fury to come up to execute vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.

⁹ Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

¹⁰ Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, boil thoroughly the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

¹¹ Then set it empty upon its coals, that it may be hot, and the brass of it may burn, and that its filthiness may be molten in it, [and] that its rust may be consumed.

¹² She hath exhausted [her] labours, yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her: let her rust be in the fire.

¹³ In thy filthiness is lewdness, for I have purged thee, and thou art not pure. Thou shalt no more be purged from thy filthiness, till I have satisfied my fury upon thee.

¹⁴ I Jehovah have spoken [it]: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, nor will I repent. According to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.

¹⁵ And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

¹⁶ Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke; yet thou shalt not mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

¹⁷ Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy turban upon thee, and put thy sandals upon thy feet, and cover not the beard, and eat not the bread of men.

¹⁸ -- And I spoke unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died. And I did in the morning as I was commanded.

¹⁹ And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, which thou doest?

²⁰ And I said to them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

²¹ Say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and your soul's longing; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

²² And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover the beard, neither eat the bread of men;

²³ and your turbans shall be upon your heads, and your sandals upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall waste away in your iniquities and moan one toward another.

²⁴ Thus Ezekiel shall be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do: when it cometh, then ye shall know that I [am] the Lord Jehovah.

²⁵ And 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 whereunto they lift up their soul, their sons and their daughters,

²⁶ that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause [thine] ears to hear [it]?

²⁷ In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb. So shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.

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¹ Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

² Son of man, write you the name of the day, [even] of this same day: the king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this same day.

³ Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:

⁴ gather the pieces of it 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 also a pile [of wood] for the bones under [the caldron]; make it boil well; yes, let the bones of it be boiled in the midst of it.

⁶ Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen on it.

⁷ For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it on the bare rock; she didn't pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust.

⁸ That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood on the bare rock, that it should not be covered.

⁹ Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

¹⁰ Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

¹¹ Then set it empty on the coals of it, that it may be hot, and the brass of it may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed.

¹² She has wearied [herself] with toil; yet her great rust doesn't go forth out of her; her rust doesn't [go forth] by fire.

¹³ In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed you and you weren't cleansed, you shall not be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.

¹⁴ I, Yahweh, have spoken it: it shall happen, 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, says the Lord Yahweh.

¹⁵ Also the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

¹⁶ Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down.

¹⁷ Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind your headdress on you, and put your shoes on your feet, and don't cover your lips, and don't eat men's bread.

¹⁸ So I spoke to the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

¹⁹ The people said to me, Won't you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?

²⁰ Then I said to them, The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

²¹ Speak to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind shall fall by the sword.

²² You shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

²³ Your tires shall be on your heads, and your shoes on your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another.

²⁴ Thus shall Ezekiel be to you a sign; according to all that he has done shall you do: when this comes, then shall you know that I am the Lord Yahweh.

²⁵ 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 heart, their sons and their daughters,

²⁶ that in that day he who escapes shall come to you, 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 mute: so shall you be a sign to them; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

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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,

² Son of man, put down in writing this very day: The king of Babylon let loose the weight of his attack against Jerusalem on this very day.

³ And make a comparison for this uncontrolled people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Put on the cooking-pot, put it on the fire and put water in it:

⁴ And get the bits together, the fat tail, every good part, the leg and the top part of it: make it full of the best bones.

⁵ Take the best of the flock, put much wood under it: see that its bits are boiling well; let the bones be cooked inside it.

⁶ For this is what the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood, the cooking-pot which is unclean inside, which has never been made clean! take out its bits; its fate is still to come on it.

⁷ For her blood is in her; she has put it on the open rock not draining it on to the earth so that it might be covered with dust;

⁸ In order that it might make wrath come up to give punishment, she has put her blood on the open rock, so that it may not be covered.

⁹ For this cause the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood! and I will make great the burning mass.

¹⁰ Put on much wood, heating up the fire, boiling the flesh well, and making the soup thick, and let the bones be burned.

¹¹ And I will put her on the coals so that she may be heated and her brass burned, so that what is unclean in her may become soft and her waste be completely taken away.

¹² I have made myself tired to no purpose: still all the waste which is in her has not come out, it has an evil smell.

¹³ As for your unclean purpose: because I have been attempting to make you clean, but you have not been made clean from it, you will not be made clean till I have let loose my passion on you in full measure.

¹⁴ I the Lord have said the word and I will do it; I will not go back or have mercy, and my purpose will not be changed; in the measure of your ways and of your evil doings you will be judged, says the Lord.

¹⁵ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

¹⁶ Son of man, see, I am taking away the desire of your eyes by disease: but let there be no sorrow or weeping or drops running from your eyes.

¹⁷ Let there be no sound of sorrow; make no weeping for your dead, put on your head-dress and your shoes on your feet, let not your lips be covered, and do not take the food of those in grief.

¹⁸ So in the morning I was teaching the people and in the evening death took my wife; and in the morning I did what I had been ordered to do.

¹⁹ And the people said to me, Will you not make clear to us the sense of these things; is it for us you do them?

²⁰ Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

²¹ Say to the people of Israel, The Lord has said, See, I will make my holy place unclean, the pride of your strength, the pleasure of your eyes, and the desire of your soul; and your sons and daughters, who did not come with you here, will be put to the sword.

²² And you will do as I have done, not covering your lips or taking the food of those in grief.

²³ And your head-dresses will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet: there will be no sorrow or weeping; but you will be wasting away in the punishment of your evil-doing, and you will be looking at one another in wonder.

²⁴ And Ezekiel will be a sign to you; everything he has done you will do: when this takes place, you will be certain that I am the Lord.

²⁵ And as for you, son of man, your mouth will be shut in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which their hearts are fixed, and their sons and daughters.

²⁶ In that day, one who has got away safe will come to you to give you news of it.

²⁷ In that day your mouth will be open to him who has got away safe, and you will say words to him and your lips will no longer be shut: so you will be a sign to them and they will be certain that I am the Lord.