their eyes. Thou shalt remove from thy place unto another place in their sight, though they may know that they are a rebellious house.

And thou shalt put forth thy utensils, as an itinerant utensil, in the daylight before them: and thou shalt go forth in the evening before them, as a man goeth forth to wander.

And thou shalt break through the wall before their eyes, and there thou shalt pass through.

And thou shalt take it upon thine shoulder before their eyes, and when it is dark thou shalt carry it forth: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land. For I have set thee for a miraculous sign unto the house of Israel.

And I did as I was commanded, and brought forth my utensil, as an itinerant utensil, in the daylight; and in the evening I broke through the wall with my hand; and when it was dark, I took it upon my shoulder, and brought it forth before their eyes.

And the word of the LORD came unto me early in the morning, saying: 9. Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the disobedient house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

Say unto them, Thus saith the LORD GOD; This burden is upon the prince of Jerusalem, and upon all the house of Israel that are therein.

Say, I am your miraculous sign: as I have done, so shall it be done unto you, that ye shall wander, and be led captive.

Their prince shall bear upon his shoulder in the darkness, and shall go out through the wall, and they shall break it, and go out through it: his face shall be covered, and he shall not see the land with his eye.

And I will cast my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my pursuit, and I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans, which he shall not see; and there he shall die.

And all that are about him, and his assistants, and all his company, will I scatter to the winds, and will draw out the sword after them.

So shall they know that I am the LORD, when I cast them out among the heathen, and scatter them abroad.

But I will save a few of them from the sword, and from the famine, and from the pestilence: and they shall tell of those abominations among the heathen, whither they shall come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Son of man, thou shalt eat thy bread with trembling, and drink thy water with shaking and sorrow.

And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the LORD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel, They shall eat their bread in sorrow, and drink their water in affliction: for the land shall be desolate of all that is therein, because of the iniquity of all the inhabitants thereof.

And the cities that are inhabited shall be desolate, and the land shall be waste. So shall ye know that I am the LORD.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, Because it hath been long consumed, now shall not the prophecy continue?

Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the LORD GOD; I will put away the proverb, that it shall no more be used in Israel. And speak unto them: The time is at hand, and all that is prophesied.

For now therefore ye shall know that no vision shall fail, neither shall any prophecy lie against the house of Israel.

For I am the LORD: whatsoever I speak, that shall be done, and it shall no longer be delayed: but in your time, ye disobedient house, I will do that which I speak, saith the LORD GOD.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Son of man, behold, the house of Israel saith, The vision which this man seeth is yet for a long time, and foreknoweth the time that is yet afar off.

Say therefore unto them, Thus saith the LORD GOD; What I speak shall no longer be delayed, but shall be done, saith the LORD GOD.
(Ezekial)
Chapter 13
Description and punishment of false prophets.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, and say unto them that prophesy of their own heart, Hear the word of the LORD.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, which follow their own spirit, and have not vision!

O Israel, thy prophets are as foxes in the deserts!

They stand not before the breaches, neither make themselves a stumblingblock for the house of Israel, neither stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.

Their countenance is nothing, and their prophesying is vain lying. They say: The LORD hath spoken it, when the LORD hath not sent them: and they labour to keep their things.

Is it not so, that your vision is nothing, and your prophesying lies? And say ye, The LORD
hath spoken it, when I have not spoken it.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye preach that which is not made, and know lies, I will be with you, saith the Lord GOD.

And my hand shall come upon the prophets that preach that which is not made, and that prophesy lies. They shall not be in the congregation of my people, neither shall they be written in the number of the house of Israel, nor come into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD GOD,

Because they deceive my people, saying, Peace; when there is no peace. The people build the wall, and whitewash it with lime.

Speak unto the whitewashers that whitewash with loose lime, that it shall fall away: for there shall come a downpour, and great hailstones shall fall, and a whirlwind shall break it.

Behold, the wall shall fall down. What matter, then shall they say unto you, Where is now the whitewash which ye have whitewashed?

Thus saith the LORD GOD; I will send a whirlwind in my wrath, and a downpour in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury, and they shall overthrow it all.

So will I overthrow the wall which ye have whitewashed with loose lime, and will thrust it
down to the ground, and the bottom thereof shall be seen to lie there: and ye shall perish within it also, and he shall go that I am the LORD,

So will I execute mine anger upon the wall, and upon them that whitewash it with lime, and say unto you, Here is neither wall nor whitewash.

These are the prophets of Israel, which prophesy unto Jerusalem, and preach peace, when there is no peace, saith the LORD GOD.

And, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their hearts, and prophesy against them.

And say, Thus saith the LORD GOD; Woe unto you, that put pillows for men’s arms, and pills for their heads, to catch souls, both young and old! When ye have taken the souls of my people, promise ye them life.

And sanctify me among my people for a handful of barley and a morsel of bread, that ye should condemn to death those souls which ought not to die, and condemn to life those which ought not to live, by your lying among my people, which love to hear lies.

Therefore thus saith the LORD GOD; Behold, I will touch your pillows, that ye may faire and comfort souls; and I will pluck them out of your arms, and loose the souls which ye faire and comfort.

And I will rend your plagues, and deliver my people out of your hand, and ye shall go no more: and ye shall know that I am the LORD,

Because ye falsely grieve the heart of the righteous, whom I have not grieved; and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that they turn not from their wickedness, that they may live.

Therefore preach ye no more vain doctrine, neither prophesy: but I will deliver my people out of your hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
(Ezekial)
Chapter 14
Rejection of the despisers of divine word.

And there came unto me certain of the elders of Israel, and sat down before me.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Son of man, these men cleave with their hearts unto their idols, and hold the offence of their iniquity. Shall I then answer them when they ask me?

Speak therefore unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the LORD GOD; Whosoever of the house of Israel shall cleave with his heart unto his idols, and shall hold the offence of his iniquity, and shall come unto the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,

That the house of Israel might be deceived in their heart, because they have all departed from me through idolatry.

Therefore shalt thou say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the LORD GOD; Return, and turn away from your idolatry, and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

For whatsoever man of the house of Israel, or stranger that sojourneth in Israel, shall depart from me, and cleave unto his idols with his heart, and hold his idolatry in vexation, and come unto the prophet to enquire of me by him, I the LORD will answer him myself.

And I will set my face against them, and they shall be desolate, and become a sign and a proverb: and I will cut them off from among my people,