| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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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, |
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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. |
| 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. |
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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. |
