Dual Panel1The word <01697> of the Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me in the ninth <08671> year <08141>, in the tenth <06224> month <02320>, on the tenth <06218> day of the month <02320>:
2“Son <01121> of man <0120>, write down <03789> the name <08034> of this day <03117>, this <02088> very <06106> day <03117>. The king <04428> of Babylon <0894> has laid siege <05564> to <0413> Jerusalem <03389> this <02088> very <06106> day <03117>.
3Recite <04911> a proverb <04912> to <0413> this rebellious <04805> house <01004> and say <0559> to <0413> them, ‘This is <03541> what the sovereign Lord <0136> says <0559>: “‘Set on <08239> the pot <05518>, set <08239> it on <08239>, pour <03332> water <04325> in it too <01571>;
4add <0622> the pieces <05409> of meat to <0413> it, every <03605> good <02896> piece <05409>, the thigh <03409> and the shoulder <03802>; fill <04390> it with choice <04005> bones <06106>.
5Take <03947> the choice <04005> bone of the flock <06629>, heap up <01754> bones <06106> under <08478> it; boil <07570> rapidly <07571>, and <01571> boil <01310> its bones <06106> in <08432> it.
6“‘Therefore <03651> this is what <03541> the sovereign <03069> Lord <0136> says <0559>: Woe <0188> to the city <05892> of bloodshed <01818>, the pot <05518> whose <0834> rot <02457> is in it, whose rot <02457> has not <03808> been removed <03318> from <04480> it! Empty <03318> it piece <05409> by piece <05409>. No <03808> lot <01486> has fallen <05307> on <05921> it.
7For <03588> her blood <01818> was <01961> in <08432> it; she poured <07760> it on <05921> an exposed <06706> rock <05553>; she did not <03808> pour <08210> it on <05921> the ground <0776> to cover <03680> it up <05921> with dust <06083>.
8To arouse <05927> anger <02534>, to take vengeance <05359> <05358>, I have placed <05414> her blood <01818> on <05921> an exposed <06706> rock <05553> so that it cannot <01115> be covered up <03680>.
9“‘Therefore <03651> this is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03068> says <0559>: Woe <0188> to the city <05892> of bloodshed <01818>! I <0589> will also <01571> make <01431> the pile <04071> high <01431>.
10Pile up <07235> the bones <06086>, kindle <01814> the fire <0784>; cook <08552> the meat <01320> well, mix in the spices <07543>, let the bones <06106> be charred <02787>.
11Set <05975> the empty <07386> pot on <05921> the coals <01513>, until <04616> it becomes hot <03179> and its copper <05178> glows <02787>, until its uncleanness <02932> melts <05413> within <08432> it and its rot <02457> is consumed <08552>.
12It has tried <03811> <08383> my patience <03811> <08383>; yet its thick <07227> rot <02457> is not <03808> removed <03318> from <04480> it. Subject its rot <02457> to the fire <0784>!
13You mix uncleanness <02932> with obscene conduct <02154>. I tried to cleanse <02891> you, but you are not <03808> clean <02891>. You will not <03808> be cleansed <02891> from your uncleanness <02932> until <05704> I have exhausted <05117> my anger <02534> on you.
14“‘I <0589> the Lord <03068> have spoken <01696>; judgment is coming <0935> and I will act <06213>! I will not <03808> relent <06544>, or <03808> show pity <02347>, or <03808> be sorry <05162>! I will judge <08199> you according to your conduct <01870> and your deeds <05949>, declares <05002> the sovereign <03069> Lord <0136>.’”
15The word <01697> of Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me:
16“Son <01121> of man <0120>, realize <02005> that I am about to take <03947> the delight <04261> of your eyes <05869> away from you with a jolt <04046>, but you must not <03808> mourn <05594> or <03808> weep <01058> or <03808> shed <0935> tears <01832>.
17Groan <0602> in silence <01826> for the dead <04191>, but do not <03808> perform <06213> mourning <060> rites. Bind <02280> on <05921> your turban <06287> and put <07760> your sandals <05275> on your feet <07272>. Do not <03808> cover <05844> your lip <08222> and do not <03808> eat <0398> food <03899> brought by others <0376>.”
18So I spoke <01696> to <0413> the people <05971> in the morning <01242>, and my wife <0802> died <04191> in the evening <06153>. In the morning <01242> I acted <06213> just as <0834> I was commanded <06680>.
19Then the people <05971> said <0559> to <0413> me, “Will you not <03808> tell <05046> us what <04100> these things <0428> you <0859> are doing <06213> mean for us?”
20So I said <0559> to <0413> them: “The word <01697> of the Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me:
21Say <0559> to the house <01004> of Israel <03478>, ‘This is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> says <0559>: Realize <02005> I am about to desecrate <02490> my sanctuary <04720>– the source of your confident <05797> pride <01347>, the object in which <04263> your eyes <05869> delight <04261>, and your life’s passion <05315>. Your very own sons <01121> and daughters <01323> whom <0834> you have left behind <05800> will die <05307> by the sword <02719>.
22Then you will do <06213> as <0834> I have done <06213>: You will not <03808> cover <05844> your lip <08222> or <03808> eat <0398> food <03899> brought by others <0376>.
23Your turbans <06287> will be on <05921> your heads <07218> and your sandals <05275> on your feet <07272>; you will not <03808> mourn <05594> or <03808> weep <01058>, but you will rot <04743> for your iniquities <05771> and groan <05098> among <0413> yourselves <0251> <0376>.
24Ezekiel <03168> will be <01961> an object lesson <04159> for you; you will do <06213> all <03605> that <0834> he has done <06213>. When it happens <0935>, then you will know <03045> that <03588> I <0589> am the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069>.’
25“And you <0859>, son <01121> of man <0120>, this is what will happen on the day <03117> I take <03947> from them <01992> their stronghold <04581>– their beautiful <08597> source of joy <04885>, the object in which their eyes <05869> delight <04261>, and the main concern <04853> of their lives <05315>, as well as their sons <01121> and daughters <01323>:
26On that day <03117> a fugitive <06412> will come <0935> to you to report <02045> the news <0241>.
27On that day <03117> you will be able <06605> to speak <06310> again; you will talk <01696> with the fugitive <06412> and be silent <0481> no <03808> longer <05750>. You will be <01961> an object lesson <04159> for them, and they will know <03045> that I <0589> am the Lord <03068>.”