The word
of the Lord also came unto me, saying,
02 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.
03 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.
04 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.
05 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and
carry out thereby.
06 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy
shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight:
thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the
ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the
house of Israel.
07 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought
forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity,
and in the even I digged through the wall with
mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight,
and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
08 And in the morning came the word of the Lord
unto me, saying,
09 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the
rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest
thou?
10 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.
11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so
shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and
go into captivity.
12 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.
13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he
shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him
to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet
shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that
are about him to help him, and all his bands; and
I will draw out the sword after them.
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15 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I
shall scatter them among the nations, and
disperse them in the countries.
16 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.
17 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me,
saying,
18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and
drink thy water with trembling and with
carefulness;
19 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.
20 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.
21 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have
in the land of Israel, saying, The days are
prolonged, and every vision faileth?
23 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.
24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor
flattering divination within the house of Israel.
25 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 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying.
27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of
Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many
days to come, and he prophesieth of the times
that are far off.
28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord
God; There shall none of my words be prolonged
any more, but the word which I have spoken shall
be done, saith the Lord God.
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