Book | Chapter | Verse | Text |
Ezekiel |
24 |
1 |
On January 15, during the ninth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: |
Ezekiel |
24 |
2 |
"Son of man, write down today's date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
3 |
Then show these rebels an illustration; give them a message from the Sovereign LORD. Put a pot of water on the fire to boil. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
4 |
Fill it with choice meat--the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
5 |
Use only the best sheep from the flock and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, and cook the bones along with the meat. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
6 |
"Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Destruction is certain for Jerusalem, the city of murderers! She is a pot filled with corruption. So take the meat out chunk by chunk in whatever order it comes, |
Ezekiel |
24 |
7 |
for her wickedness is evident to all. She murders boldly, leaving blood on the rocks for all to see. She doesn't even try to cover it! |
Ezekiel |
24 |
8 |
So I will splash her blood on a rock as an open expression of my anger and vengeance against her. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
9 |
"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Destruction is certain for Jerusalem, the city of murderers! I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
10 |
Yes, heap on the wood! Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. Cook the meat well with many spices. Then empty the pot and burn the bones. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
11 |
Now set the empty pot on the coals to scorch away the filth and corruption. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
12 |
But it's hopeless; the corruption remains. So throw it into the fire! |
Ezekiel |
24 |
13 |
It is the filth and corruption of your lewdness and idolatry. And now, because I tried to cleanse you but you refused, you will remain filthy until my fury against you has been satisfied. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
14 |
I, the LORD, have spoken! The time has come and I won't hold back; I will not change my mind. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign LORD." |
Ezekiel |
24 |
15 |
Then this message came to me from the LORD: |
Ezekiel |
24 |
16 |
"Son of man, I am going to take away your dearest treasure. Suddenly she will die. Yet you must not show any sorrow. Do not weep; let there be no tears. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
17 |
You may sigh but only quietly. Let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends." |
Ezekiel |
24 |
18 |
So I proclaimed this to the people the next morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did everything I had been told to do. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
19 |
Then the people asked, "What does all this mean? What are you trying to tell us?" |
Ezekiel |
24 |
20 |
So I said to them, "A message came to me from the LORD, |
Ezekiel |
24 |
21 |
and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will desecrate my Temple, the source of your security and pride. Your sons and daughters in Judea will be slaughtered by the sword. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
22 |
Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought to you by sympathetic friends. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
23 |
Your heads must remain covered, and your sandals must not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will mourn privately for all the evil you have done. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
24 |
Ezekiel is an example for you to follow; you will do as he has done. And when that time comes, you will know that I am the LORD." |
Ezekiel |
24 |
25 |
Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold--their joy and glory, their heart's desire, their dearest treasure--I will also take away their sons and daughters. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
26 |
And on that day a refugee from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened. |
Ezekiel |
24 |
27 |
And when he arrives, your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people. Then they will know that I am the LORD." |
Ezekiel |
25 |
1 |
Then this message came to me from the LORD: |
Ezekiel |
25 |
2 |
"Son of man, look toward the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
3 |
Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign LORD: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! Because you scoffed when my Temple was desecrated, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile, |
Ezekiel |
25 |
4 |
I will allow nomads from the eastern deserts to overrun your country. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents on your land. They will harvest all your fruit and steal your livestock. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
5 |
And I will turn the city of Rabbah into a pasture for camels, and all the land of the Ammonites into an enclosure for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
6 |
"And the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped and stamped and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people, |
Ezekiel |
25 |
7 |
I will lift up my fist against you. I will give you as plunder to many nations. I will cut you off from being a nation and destroy you completely. Then you will know that I am the LORD. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
8 |
"And the Sovereign LORD says: Because the people of Moab have said that Judah is just like all the other nations, |
Ezekiel |
25 |
9 |
I will open up their eastern flank and wipe out their glorious frontier cities--Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
10 |
And I will hand Moab over to nomads from the eastern deserts, just as I handed over Ammon. Yes, the Ammonites will no longer be counted among the nations. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
11 |
And in the same way, I will bring my judgment down on the Moabites. Then they will know that I am the LORD. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
12 |
"And the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
13 |
Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out their people, cattle, and flocks with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
14 |
By the hand of my people of Israel, I will accomplish this. They will carry out my furious vengeance, and Edom will know it is from me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! |
Ezekiel |
25 |
15 |
"And the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of revenge and long-standing contempt. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
16 |
Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against the land of the Philistines. I will wipe out the Kerethites and utterly destroy the people who live by the sea. |
Ezekiel |
25 |
17 |
I will execute terrible vengeance against them to rebuke them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, then they will know that I am the LORD." |