Ezek 24
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And the word of the Lord came to me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the
tenth day of the month, saying,
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Son of man, write for yourself daily from this day, on which the king of Babylon set
himself against Jerusalem, even from this day.
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And speak a parable to the provoking house, and you shall say to them, Thus says the
Lord; Set on the caldron, and pour water into it:
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and put the pieces into it, every prime piece, the leg and shoulder taken off from
the bones,
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which are taken from choice cattle, and burn the bones under them: her bones are boiled
and cooked in the midst of her.
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Therefore thus says the Lord; O bloody city, the caldron in which there is Gr. blight, or, rust scum, and the scum has not
gone out of, she has brought it forth piece by piece,
no lot has fallen upon it.
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For her blood is in the midst of her; I have set it upon a smooth rock: I have not
poured it out upon the earth, so that the earth should cover it;
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that my anger should come up for complete vengeance to be taken: I set her blood upon
a smooth rock, so as not to cover it.
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Therefore thus says the Lord, I will also make the firebrand great,
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and I will multiply the wood, and kindle the fire, that the flesh may be consumed,
and the liquor boiled away;
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and that it may stand upon the coals, that her brass may be Gr. burnt and heated thoroughly heated, and be melted in the midst
of her filthiness, and her scum may
be consumed,
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and her abundant scum may not come forth of her.
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Her scum shall become shameful, because you did defile yourself: and what if you shall
be purged no more until I have accomplished my anger?
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I the Lord have spoken; and it shall come, and I will do it; I will not delay, neither
will I have any mercy: I will judge you, says the Lord, according to your ways, and
according to your devices: therefore will I judge you according to your bloodshed,
and according to your devices will I judge you, you unclean, notorious, and abundantly
provoking one.
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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Son of man, behold I take from you the desire of your eyes Lit. in battle array by violence: you shall not lament, neither
shall you weep.
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You shall groan for blood, and have mourning upon your loins; your hair shall not
be braided upon you, and your sandals shall be on your feet; you shall in no wise
be comforted by their lips, and you shall not eat the bread of men.
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And I spoke to the people in the morning, as he commanded me in the evening, and I
did in the morning as it was commanded me.
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And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things are that you do?
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Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary,
the boast of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and for which your souls Gr. spare are concerned; and your sons and your
daughters, whom you have left, shall fall by
the sword.
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And you shall do as I have done: you shall not be comforted at their mouth, and you
shall not eat the bread of men.
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And your hair shall be upon your head, and your shoes on your feet: neither shall
you at all lament or weep; but you shall pine away in your iniquities, and shall comfort
every one his brother.
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And Jezekiel shall be for a sign to you: according to all that I have done shall you
do, when these things shall come; and you shall know that I am the Lord.
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And you, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take their strength from them,
the pride of their boasting, the desires of their eyes, and the pride of their soul,
their sons and their daughters,
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that in that day he who escapes shall come to you, to tell it you in your ears?
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In that say your mouth shall be opened to him whom escapes; you shall speak, and shall
be no longer More lit. «made dumb’ dumb: and you shall be for a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.