Ezekiel 24

1 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the LORD’s word came to me, saying,

Moreover, the word of Jehovah came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, and said:

2 “Son of man, write the name of the day, this same day. The king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this same day.

Son of man, write the name of the day, even of this same day. The king of Babylon draweth near to Jerusalem this same day.

3 Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.

Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on a caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it.

4 Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece: the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice bones.

Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

5 Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the cauldron. Make it boil well. Yes, let its bones be boiled within it.”

Take the choice of the flock, and make under it a pile for the bones, and make it boil well, that the bones therein may be seethed.

6 “‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “Woe to the bloody city, to the cauldron whose rust is in it, and whose rust has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece without casting lots for it.

Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood, to the caldron in which is rust, and whose rust goeth not out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.

7 “‘“For the blood she shed is in the middle of her. She set it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust.

For blood is in the midst of her; upon the bare rock hath she shed it; she poured it not upon the ground, that it might be covered with dust.

8 That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood on the bare rock, that it should not be covered.”

To cause fury and to take vengeance, I have set the blood shed by her upon the bare rock, that it might not be covered.

9 “‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood! Now will I make the pile for fire great.

10 Heap on the wood. Make the fire hot. Boil the meat well. Make the broth thick, and let the bones be burned.

Heap on wood, kindle the fire, cook the flesh, put in spices, and let the bones be burned.

11 Then set it empty on its coals, that it may be hot, and its bronze may burn, and that its filthiness may be molten in it, that its rust may be consumed.

Then set it empty upon the coals, that its brass may be hot and may burn, and that its impurity may be dissolved in it, and its rust be consumed.

12 She is weary with toil; yet her great rust, rust by fire, does not leave her.

It hath wearied me with labors, yet its thick rust goeth not from it; its rust remaineth in the midst of the fire.

13 “‘“In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you and you were not cleansed, you will not be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.

In thy filthiness is gross wickedness, because, when I would have cleansed thee, thou wouldst not be cleansed. Thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have quieted my fury toward thee.

14 “‘“I, the LORD, have spoken it. It will happen, and I will do it. I will not go back. I will not spare. I will not repent. According to your ways and according to your doings, they will judge you,” says the Lord GOD.’”

I, Jehovah, have spoken it; it shall come to pass, and I will do it. I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent. According to thy ways and according to thy doings shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.

15 Also the LORD’s word came to me, saying,

Also the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:

16 “Son of man, behold, I will take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down.

Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with one blow; yet thou shalt not mourn, nor weep, nor shall thy tears run down.

17 Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind your headdress on you, and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your lips, and do not eat mourner’s bread.”

Sigh thou in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy head-dress upon thee, and thy shoes on thy feet; cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of wretched men.

18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. So I did in the morning as I was commanded.

So I spake to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

19 The people asked me, “Will not you tell us what these things mean to us, that you act like this?”

And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what those things which thou doest denote to us?

20 Then I said to them, “The LORD’s word came to me, saying,

Then I answered them: The word of Jehovah came to me and said:

21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “The Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword.

Say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your confidence, the desire of your eyes, and the longing of your souls; and your sons and daughters that are left to you shall fall by the sword.

22 You will do as I have done. You will not cover your lips or eat mourner’s bread.

And ye shall do as I have done; ye shall not cover your mouths, nor eat the bread of wretched men;

23 Your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep; but you will pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another.

and your head-dresses shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet; ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and moan one to another.

24 Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”’”

Thus Ezekiel shall be to you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do, when this cometh; and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

25 “You, son of man, should not it be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart—their sons and their daughters—

And thou, son of man, behold, in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and the longing of their souls, their sons and their daughters, in that day shall one

26 that in that day he who escapes will come to you, to cause you to hear it with your ears?

that is escaped come to thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears.

27 In that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped, and you will speak and be no more mute. So you will be a sign to them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb; and thou shalt be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am Jehovah.