“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.” (Ezekiel 24:1-27 AV)
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