40Moreover, they sent for men to come from afar, [men] to whom a messenger was sent; and they came. For them, [Oholibah,] you bathed, painted your eyes, and donned your finery; 41and you sat on a grand couch with a set table in front of it—and it was My incense and My oil you laid upon it. 42And the noise of a carefree multitude was there, c-of numerous men brought drunk from the desert;-c and they put bracelets on their arms and splendid crowns upon their heads. 43Then I said, c-“To destruction with adultery! Look, they are still going on with those same fornications of hers.”-c 44And they would go to her as one goes to a prostitute; that is how they went to Oholah and Oholibah, wanton women. 45But righteous men shall punish them with the punishments for adultery and for bloodshed, for they are adulteresses and have blood on their hands.
46For thus said the Lord GOD: Summon an assembly against them, and make them an object of horror and plunder. 47Let the assembly pelt them with stones and cut them down with their swords; let them kill their sons and daughters, and burn down their homes. 48I will put an end to wantonness in the land; and all the women shall take warning not to imitate your wantonness. 49They shall punish you for your wantonness, and you shall suffer the penalty for your sinful idolatry. And you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
24 In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me: 2O mortal, record this date, this exact day; for this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem. 3Further, speak in an allegory to the rebellious breed and say to them: Thus said the Lord GOD:
Put the caldron [on the fire], put it on,
And then pour water into it.
4Collect in it the pieces [of meat].
Every choice piece, thigh and shoulder;
Fill it with the best cutsa—
5Take the best of the flock.
Also pile the cutsb under it;
Get it boiling briskly,
And cook the cuts in it.
6Assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD:
Woe to the city of blood—
A caldron whose scumc is in it,
Whose scum has not been cleaned out!
Empty it piece by piece;
d-No lot has fallen upon it.-d
7For the blood she shed is still in her;
She set it upon a bare rock;
She did not pour it out on the ground
To cover it with earth.
8Shee set her blood upon the bare rock,
So that it was not covered,
So that it may stir up [My] fury
To take vengeance.
9Assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD:
Woe to the city of blood!
I in turn will make a great blaze.
10Pile on the logs,
Kindle the fire,
Cook the meat through
And f-stew it completely,-f
And let the bones be charred.
11Let it stand empty on the coals,
Until it becomes so hot
That the copper glows.
Then its uncleanness shall melt away in it,
And its rust be consumed.
12d-It has frustrated all effort,
Its thick scum will not leave it—
Into the fire with its scum!-d
13For your vile impurity—because I sought to cleanse you of your impurity, but you would not be cleansed—you shall never be clean again until I have satisfied My fury upon you. 14I the LORD have spoken: It shall come to pass and I will do it. I will not refrain or spare or relent. You shall be punished according to your ways and your deeds—declares the Lord GOD.
15The word of the LORD came to me: 16O mortal, I am about to take away the delight of your eyes from you through pestilence; but you shall not lament or weep or let your tears flow. 17Moan softly; observe no mourning for the dead: Put on your turban and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover over your upper lip, and do not eat the bread of comforters.”g
18In the evening my wife died, and in the morning I did as I had been commanded. And when I spoke to the people that morning, 19the people asked me, “Will you not tell us what these things portend for us, that you are acting so?” 20I answered them, “The word of the LORD has come to me: 21Tell the House of Israel: Thus said the Lord GOD: ‘I am going to desecrate My Sanctuary, your pride and glory, the delight of your eyes and the desire of your heart; and the sons and daughters you have left behind shall fall by the sword. 24hAnd Ezekiel shall become a portent for you: you shall do just as he has done, when it happens; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.’ 22Accordingly, you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover over your upper lips or eat the bread of comforters;g 23and your turbans shall remain on your heads, and your sandals upon your feet. You shall not lament or weep, but you shall be heartsick because of your iniquities and shall moan to one another.”h
25You, O mortal, take note: On the day that I take their stronghold from them, their pride and joy, the delight of their eyes and the longing of their hearts—their sons and daughters—26on that day a fugitive will come to you, to let you hear it with your own ears. 27On that day your mouth shall be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and no longer be dumb. So you shall be a portent for them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
25 The word of the LORD came to me: 2O mortal, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus said the Lord GOD: Because you cried “Aha!” over My Sanctuary when it was desecrated, and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste, and over the House of Judah when it went into exile—4assuredly, I will deliver you to the Kedemites as a possession. They shall set up their encampments among you and pitch their dwellings in your midst; they shall eat your produce and they shall drink your milk. 5I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a place for sheep to lie down. And you shall know that I am the LORD.
6For thus said the Lord GOD: Because you clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with such utter scorn—7assuredly, I will stretch out My hand against you and give you as booty to the nations; I will cut you off from among the peoples and wipe you out from among the countries and destroy you. And you shall know that I am the LORD.
8Thus said the Lord GOD: Because Moab a-and Seir-a said, “See, the House of Judah is like all other nations”—9assuredly, I will lay bare the flank of Moab, all its towns to the last one—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, the glory of the country. 10I will deliver it, together with Ammon, to the Kedemites as their possession. Thus Ammon shall not be remembered among the nations, 11and I will mete out punishments to Moab. And they shall know that I am the LORD.
12Thus said the Lord GOD: Because Edom acted vengefully against the House of Judah and incurred guilt by wreaking revenge upon it— 13assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast, and I will lay it in ruins; from Tema to Dedan they shall fall by the sword. 14I will wreak My vengeance on Edom through My people Israel, and they shall take action against Edom in accordance with My blazing anger; and they shall know My vengeance—declares the Lord GOD.
15Thus said the Lord GOD: Because the Philistines, in their ancient hatred, acted vengefully, and with utter scorn sought revenge and destruction—16assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD: I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines and cut off the Cherethites and wipe out the last survivors of the seacoast. 17I will wreak frightful vengeance upon them by furious punishment; and when I inflict My vengeance upon them, they shall know that I am the LORD.
26 In the eleventh year, on the first of the month,a the word of the LORD came to me: 2O mortal, because Tyre gloated over Jerusalem, “Aha! The gatewayb of the peoples is broken, it has become mine; I shall be filled, now that it is laid in ruins”—3assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD:
I am going to deal with you, O Tyre!
I will hurl many nations against you,
As the sea hurls its waves.
4They shall destroy the walls of Tyre
And demolish her towers;
And I will scrape her soil off her
And leave her a naked rock.
5She shall be in the heart of the sea
A place for dryingc nets;
For I have spoken it
—declares the Lord GOD.
She shall become spoil for the nations,
6And her daughter-towns in the country
Shall be put to the sword.
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
7For thus said the Lord GOD: I will bring from the north, against Tyre, King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, a king of kings, with horses, chariots, and horsemen—a great mass of troops.
8Your daughter-towns in the country
He shall put to the sword;
He shall erect towers against you,
And cast up mounds against you,
And raise [a wall of] bucklers against you.
9He shall turn the force of his battering rams
Against your walls
And smash your towers with his axes.d
10From the cloud raised by his horses
Dust shall cover you;
From the clatter of horsemen
And wheels and chariots,
Your walls shall shake—
When he enters your gates
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