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Chapter 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, |
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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. |
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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: |
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4 | Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good
piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. |
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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. |
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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; |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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15 | Also the word of the LORD came unto
me, saying, |
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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. |
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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? |
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20 | Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came
unto me, saying, |
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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. |
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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. |
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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, |
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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. |
