Title: The Bible, King James version, Book 26: Ezekiel Edition: 10 Language: English This eBook was produced by David Widger with the help of Derek Andrew's text from January 1992 and the work of Bryan Taylor in November 2002. Book 26 Ezekiel26:001:001 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 26:001:002 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, 26:001:003 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. 26:001:004 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 26:001:005 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 26:001:006 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 26:001:007 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. 26:001:008 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their 26:001:009 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when 26:001:010 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. 26:001:011 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. 26:001:012 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. 26:001:013 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 26:001:014 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of 26:001:015 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon 26:001:016 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 26:001:017 When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they 26:001:018 As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; 26:001:019 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: 26:001:020 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was 26:001:021 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 26:001:022 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. 26:001:023 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one 26:001:024 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the 26:001:025 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. 26:001:026 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. 26:001:027 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire 26:001:028 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day 26:002:001 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I 26:002:002 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set 26:002:003 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 26:002:004 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send 26:002:005 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will 26:002:006 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 26:002:007 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will 26:002:008 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou 26:002:009 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 26:002:010 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. 26:003:001 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 26:003:002 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 26:003:003 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 26:003:004 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house 26:003:005 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of 26:003:006 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard 26:003:007 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they 26:003:008 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. 26:003:009 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear 26:003:010 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I 26:003:011 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. 26:003:012 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a 26:003:013 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures 26:003:014 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in 26:003:015 Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by 26:003:016 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26:003:017 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 26:003:018 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 26:003:019 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 26:003:020 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 26:003:021 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the 26:003:022 And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto 26:003:023 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the 26:003:024 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and 26:003:025 But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon 26:003:026 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, 26:003:027 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house. 26:004:001 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: 26:004:002 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. 26:004:003 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. 26:004:004 Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the 26:004:005 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, 26:004:006 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right 26:004:007 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of 26:004:008 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not 26:004:009 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. 26:004:010 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty 26:004:011 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an 26:004:012 And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it 26:004:013 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them. 26:004:014 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. 26:004:015 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. 26:004:016 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: 26:004:017 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity. 26:005:001 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. 26:005:002 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. 26:005:003 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. 26:005:004 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the 26:005:005 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in 26:005:006 And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them. 26:005:007 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you; 26:005:008 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am 26:005:009 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and 26:005:010 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. 26:005:011 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou 26:005:012 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with 26:005:013 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them. 26:005:014 Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. 26:005:015 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an 26:005:016 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which 26:005:017 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall 26:006:001 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26:006:002 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, 26:006:003 And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. 26:006:004 And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. 26:006:005 And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. 26:006:006 In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. 26:006:007 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26:006:008 Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries. 26:006:009 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. 26:006:010 And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them. 26:006:011 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with 26:006:012 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is 26:006:013 Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols. 26:006:014 So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26:007:001 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26:007:002 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land 26:007:003 Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon 26:007:004 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26:007:005 Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is 26:007:006 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, 26:007:007 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the 26:007:008 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish 26:007:009 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth. 26:007:010 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. 26:007:011 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them 26:007:012 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer 26:007:013 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life. 26:007:014 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. 26:007:015 The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him. 26:007:016 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity. 26:007:017 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. 26:007:018 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads. 26:007:019 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. 26:007:020 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. 26:007:021 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, 26:007:022 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my 26:007:023 Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. 26:007:024 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled. 26:007:025 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. 26:007:026 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. 26:007:027 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26:008:001 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in 26:008:002 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: 26:008:003 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. 26:008:004 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain. 26:008:005 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. 26:008:006 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. 26:008:007 And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, 26:008:008 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and 26:008:009 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations 26:008:010 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. 26:008:011 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the 26:008:012 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the 26:008:013 He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. 26:008:014 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house 26:008:015 Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn 26:008:016 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, 26:008:017 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it 26:008:018 Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, 26:009:001 He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause 26:009:002 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. 26:009:003 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the 26:009:004 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, 26:009:005 And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: 26:009:006 Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. 26:009:007 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. 26:009:008 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was 26:009:009 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and 26:009:010 And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head. 26:009:011 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. 26:010:001 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above 26:010:002 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in 26:010:003 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 26:010:004 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory. 26:010:005 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. 26:010:006 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man 26:010:007 And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the 26:010:008 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings. 26:010:009 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. 26:010:010 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 26:010:011 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned 26:010:012 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and 26:010:013 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 26:010:014 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 26:010:015 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 26:010:016 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when 26:010:017 When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, 26:010:018 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 26:010:019 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 26:010:020 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 26:010:021 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 26:010:022 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward. 26:011:001 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 26:011:002 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that 26:011:003 Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is 26:011:004 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man. 26:011:005 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. 26:011:006 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain. 26:011:007 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it. 26:011:008 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD. 26:011:009 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. 26:011:010 Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26:011:011 This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the 26:011:012 And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked 26:011:013 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel? 26:011:014 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26:011:015 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy 26:011:016 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast 26:011:017 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you 26:011:018 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the 26:011:019 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit 26:011:020 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, 26:011:021 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their 26:011:022 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels 26:011:023 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, 26:011:024 Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision 26:011:025 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me. 26:012:001 The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, 26:012:002 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 26:012:003 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house. 26:012:004 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. 26:012:005 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 26:012:006 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and 26:012:007 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by 26:012:008 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 26:012:009 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? 26:012:010 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. 26:012:011 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity. 26:012:012 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 26:012:013 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in 26:012:014 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to 26:012:015 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. 26:012:016 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26:012:017 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 26:012:018 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; 26:012:019 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. 26:012:020 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26:012:021 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26:012:022 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? 26:012:023 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. 26:012:024 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. 26:012:025 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD. 26:012:026 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying. 26:012:027 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The 26:012:028 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall 26:013:001 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26:013:002 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; 26:013:003 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 26:013:004 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 26:013:005 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge 26:013:006 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD 26:013:007 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying 26:013:008 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken 26:013:009 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 26:013:010 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, 26:013:011 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it 26:013:012 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, 26:013:013 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. 26:013:014 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26:013:015 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them 26:013:016 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning 26:013:017 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters 26:013:018 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew 26:013:019 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley 26:013:020 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your 26:013:021 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26:013:022 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: 26:013:023 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26:014:001 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. 26:014:002 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26:014:003 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? 26:014:004 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; |