The siege and capture of Jerusalem
1THIS word of the LORD came to me on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year:
2“O man, write down as the name for this special day: This day the king of Babylon besieged Jerusalem.
3Sing a song of derision to this body of rebels; say to them: These are the words of the Lord GOD: Set a cauldron on the fire, set it on and pour in water.
4Into it collect the pieces, every choice piece, fill it with leg and shoulder, the best of the bones;
5take the pick of the flock. Pile the wood underneath; seethe the stew and boil the bones in it.
6“The Lord GOD says: Woe betide the city running with blood, woe to the pot green with corrosion which will never come off! Empty it, piece after piece, with no lot cast for any of them.
7The city had blood in her midst and she poured it on the bare rock; it was not shed on the ground for the dust to cover it.
8I have spilt her blood on the bare rock so that it cannot be covered; it will arouse anger and call out for vengeance.
9“The Lord GOD says: Woe betide the city running with blood! I myself shall make a great fire-pit.
10Fill it with logs, kindle the fire; make an end of the meat, pour out all the broth and the bones with it.
11Then set the pot empty on the coals so that its copper may be heated red-hot, that the impurities in it may be melted and the corrosion burnt off.
12Though you exhaust yourself with your efforts the corrosion is so deep it will not come off; only fire will rid it of corrosion.
13When in your filthy lewdness I wished to cleanse you, you did not become clean, nor will you ever be clean again until I have spent my anger against you.
14“I, the LORD, have spoken: The time is coming and I shall act. I shall not condone or pity or relent. You will be judged by your conduct and by what you have done. This is the word of the Lord GOD.”
15THIS word of the LORD came to me:
16“O man, I am taking from you at one stroke the dearest thing you have, but you are not to wail or weep or give way to tears.
17Suppress your grief, and observe no mourning for the dead. Wrap your turban on your head and put on your sandals. You are not to veil your beard in mourning or eat the bread of sorrow.”
18I spoke to the people in the morning. That evening my wife died, and next morning I did as I had been commanded.
19The people asked me what meaning my actions had for them.
20I answered, “This word of the LORD came to me:
21Tell the Israelites: The Lord GOD has said: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary, which has been your strong boast, the delight of your eyes, and your heart's desire, and the sons and daughters you have left behind will fall by the sword.
22You are to do as I have done,” I said: “you are not to cover your beard in mourning or eat the bread of sorrow.
23Your turbans are to be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you are not to wail or weep. Because of your wickedness you will pine away, groaning to each other.
24Ezekiel will be a sign to warn you, says the LORD, and you are to do as he has done. When judgement befalls you, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
25“Now, O man, I am taking from them at that time the stronghold whose beauty so gladdened them, the delight of their eyes, their heart's desire, and I am taking their sons and daughters.
26When a fugitive then comes and brings the news to you,
27you will recover the power of speech and, no longer dumb, you will speak with the fugitive. So you will be a warning to the people, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
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