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Ezekiel · Chapter 19
Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Yisra'el,
And say, What
is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Mitsrayim.
Now when she saw that she had waited,
and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps,
and made him a young lion.
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey,
and devoured men.
And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Bavel: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Yisra'el.
Thy mother
is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.
But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
And now she
is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches,
which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod
to be a sceptre to rule. This
is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
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Ezekiel · Chapter 20
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth
month,
the tenth
day of the month,
that certain of the elders of Yisra'el came to enquire of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), and sat before me.
Then came the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) unto me, saying,
Son of man, speak unto the elders of Yisra'el, and say unto them, Thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Are ye come to enquire of me?
As I live, saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), I will not be enquired of by you.
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge
them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
And say unto them, Thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); In the day when I chose Yisra'el, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Ya'aqov, and made myself known unto them in the land of Mitsrayim, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim;
In the day
that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Mitsrayim into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which
is the glory of all lands:
Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Mitsrayim: I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim.
But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Mitsrayim: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Mitsrayim.
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they
were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Mitsrayim.
Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Mitsrayim, and brought them into the wilderness.
And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which
if a man do, he shall even live in them.
Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) that sanctify them.
But the house of Yisra'el rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which
if
a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given
them, flowing with milk and honey, which
is the glory of all lands;
Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:
I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim.
Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which
if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.
Wherefore I gave them also statutes
that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through
the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Yisra'el, and say unto them, Thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.
For when I had brought them into the land,
for
the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.
Then I said unto them, What
is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
Wherefore say unto the house of Yisra'el, Thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?
For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Yisra'el?
As I live, saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), I will not be enquired of by you.
And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
As I live, saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:
And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Mitsrayim, so will I plead with you, saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the b'rit:
And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Yisra'el: and ye shall know that I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
As for you, O house of Yisra'el, thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter
also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Yisra'el, saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), there shall all the house of Yisra'el, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
And ye shall know that I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), when I shall bring you into the land of Yisra'el, into the country
for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.
And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
And ye shall know that I
am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Yisra'el, saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
Moreover the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) came unto me, saying,
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop
thy word
toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
And all flesh shall see that I 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
Then said I, Ah master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH)! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
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Ezekiel · Chapter 21
And the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) came unto me, saying,
Son of man, set thy face toward Yerushalayim, and drop
thy word
toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Yisra'el,
And say to the land of Yisra'el, Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Behold, I
am
against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
That all flesh may know that I 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of
thy
loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak
as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
Again the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) came unto me, saying,
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son,
as every tree.
And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it
shall be upon all the princes of Yisra'el: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon
thy thigh.
Because
it is a trial, and what if
the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no
more, saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite
thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it
is the sword of the great
men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that
their heart may faint, and
their ruins be multiplied: ah!
it is made bright,
it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
Go thee one way or other,
either on the right hand,
or on the left, whithersoever thy face
is set.
I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) have said
it.
The word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) came unto me again, saying,
Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Bavel may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose
it at the head of the way to the city.
Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Yerushalayim the defenced.
For the king of Bavel stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made
his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
At his right hand was the divination for Yerushalayim, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint
battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount,
and to build a fort.
And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
Therefore thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because,
I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
And thou, profane wicked prince of Yisra'el, whose day is come, when iniquity
shall have an end,
Thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH); Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this
shall not
be the same: exalt
him that is low, and abase
him that is high.
I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no
more,
until he come whose right it is; and I will give it
him.
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword
is drawn: for the slaughter
it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of
them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity
shall have an end.
Shall I cause
it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men,
and skilful to destroy.
Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no
more remembered: for I 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) have spoken
it.