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# Chapter 24
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1 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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2 “Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day—the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day.
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3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
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“Put on a pot, set it on,
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And also pour water into it.
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4 Gather pieces of meat in it,
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Every good piece,
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The thigh and the shoulder.
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Fill it with choice cuts;
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5 Take the choice of the flock.
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Also pile fuel bones under it,
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Make it boil well,
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And let the cuts simmer in it.”
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6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:
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“Woe to the bloody city,
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To the pot whose scum is in it,
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And whose scum is not gone from it!
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Bring it out piece by piece,
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On which no lot has fallen.
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7 For her blood is in her midst;
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She set it on top of a rock;
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She did not pour it on the ground,
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To cover it with dust.
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8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance,
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I have set her blood on top of a rock,
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That it may not be covered.”
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9 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:
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“Woe to the bloody city!
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I too will make the pyre great.
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10 Heap on the wood,
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Kindle the fire;
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Cook the meat well,
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Mix in the spices,
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And let the cuts be burned up.
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11 “Then set the pot empty on the coals,
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That it may become hot and its bronze may burn,
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That its filthiness may be melted in it,
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That its scum may be consumed.
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12 She has grown weary with lies,
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And her great scum has not gone from her.
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Let her scum be in the fire!
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13 In your filthiness is lewdness.
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Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed,
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You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore,
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Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.
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14 I, the Lord, have spoken it;
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It shall come to pass, and I will do it;
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I will not hold back,
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Nor will I spare,
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Nor will I relent;
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According to your ways
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And according to your deeds
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They will judge you,”
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Says the Lord God.’ ”
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15 Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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16 “Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.
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17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.”
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18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded.
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19 And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?”
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20 Then I answered them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.
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22 And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man’s bread of sorrow.
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23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another.
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24 Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ”
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25 ‘And you, son of man—will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters:
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26 that on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears?
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27 On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” |