The false prophets
1THIS word of the LORD came to me:
2“O man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes and see nothing; they have ears and hear nothing, because they are rebellious.
3You must pack what you need, O man, for going into exile, and set off by day while they look on. When they see you leave for exile, it may be they will realize that they are rebellious.
4Bring out your belongings, packed as if for exile; do it in the daytime in their presence, and then again at evening, still before them, leave home as if for exile;
5break a hole through the wall, and carry your belongings out through it.
6Shoulder your pack in their presence, and set off when dusk falls, with your face covered so that you cannot see the land, for I am making you a warning sign for the Israelites.”
7I did exactly as I had been told. In the daytime I brought out my belongings, packed for exile; at evening with my own hands I broke through the wall, and when dusk fell I shouldered my pack and carried it out before their eyes.
8Next morning this word of the LORD came to me:
9“O man, the Israelites, that rebellious people, have asked you what you are doing.
10Tell them that these are the words of the Lord GOD: This oracle concerns the ruler and all the people of Jerusalem.
11Tell them that you are a sign to warn them; what you have done will be done to them; they will go as captives into exile.
12In the dusk their ruler will shoulder his pack and go through a hole made to let him out, with his face covered so that he cannot see the land.
13But I shall throw my net over him, and he will be caught in the meshes. I shall take him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldaeans, where he will die without ever seeing it.
14I shall scatter his bodyguard and drive all his squadrons to the four winds; I shall pursue them with drawn sword.
15Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them over the earth.
16But I shall leave a few of them, survivors of the sword, famine, and pestilence, to describe all their abominations to the peoples among whom they go. They will know that I am the LORD.”
17THIS word of the LORD came to me:
18“O man, as you eat your bread you are to tremble, and as you drink the water you are to shudder with fear.
19Say to the people: This is what the Lord GOD says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They will eat bread with fear and be filled with horror as they drink water; the land will be waste and empty because of the violence of all who live there.
20Inhabited towns will be deserted, and the land will become a waste. Thus you will know that I am the LORD.”
21This word of the LORD came to me:
22“O man, what is this proverb current in the land of Israel: ‘Days pass and visions perish’?
23Very well! Say to them: This is what the Lord GOD says: I have put an end to this proverb; it will never again be quoted in Israel. Rather say to them: The days are near when every vision will be fulfilled.
24There will be no more false visions, no misleading divination among the Israelites,
25for I, the LORD, shall say what I will, and it will be done. It will be put off no longer: you rebellious people, in your lifetime I shall do what I have said. This is the word of the Lord GOD.”
26This word of the LORD came to me:
27“O man, the Israelites say, ‘The visions which prophets now see are not to be fulfilled for many years: they are prophesying of a time far off.’
28Very well! Say to them: This is what the Lord GOD said: No word of mine will be delayed; whatever I say will be done. This is the word of the Lord GOD.”
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