1 M oreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 N ow, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.

And you son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloodshedding city? Then cause her to know all her abominations,

3 T hen say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.

And say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in the midst of her so that her time will come, and makes idols to defile her!

4 T hou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.

In your blood which you have shed you have become guilty, and you are defiled by the idols which you have made, and you have caused your time to draw near and have arrived at the full measure of your years. Therefore have I made you a reproach to the nations and a mocking to all countries.

5 T hose that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.

Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you, you infamous one, full of tumult.

6 B ehold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been intending to shed blood.

7 I n thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

In you have they treated father and mother lightly; in the midst of you they have dealt unjustly and by oppression in relation to the stranger; in you they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.

8 T hou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

You have despised and scorned My sacred things and have profaned My Sabbaths.

9 I n thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

In you are slanderous men who arouse suspicions to shed blood, and in you are they who have eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.

10 I n thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

In you men have uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; in you they have humbled women who are unclean.

11 A nd one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.

And one has committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife, another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law, and another in you has humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.

12 I n thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

In you they have accepted bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained from your neighbors by oppression and extortion and have forgotten Me, says the Lord God.

13 B ehold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

Behold therefore, I have struck My hands together at your dishonest gain which you have made and at the blood which has been in the midst of you.

14 C an thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

Can your heart and courage endure or can your hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with you? I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.

15 A nd I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

And I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the countries, and I will consume your filthiness out of you.

16 A nd thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

And you shall be dishonored and profane yourself in the sight of the nations, and you shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord.

17 A nd the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

18 S on of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.

Son of man, the house of Israel has become to Me scum and waste matter. All of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

19 T herefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become scum and waste matter, behold therefore, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

20 A s they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.

As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it in order to melt it, so will I gather you in My anger and in My wrath, and I will put you in and melt you.

21 Y ea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

Yes, I will gather you and blow upon you with the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it.

22 A s silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you.

As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know, understand, and realize that I the Lord have poured out My wrath upon you.

23 A nd the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

24 S on of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

Son of man, say to her, You are a land that is not cleansed nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

25 T here is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

There is a conspiracy of prophets in the midst of her, like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her.

26 H er priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things. They have made no distinction between the sacred and the secular, neither have they taught people the difference between the unclean and the clean and have hid their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

27 H er princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves rending and devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

28 A nd her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken.

And her prophets have daubed them over with whitewash, seeing false visions and divining lies to them, saying, Thus says the Lord God—when the Lord has not spoken.

29 T he people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

The people of the land have used oppression and extortion and have committed robbery; yes, they have wronged and vexed the poor and needy; yes, they have oppressed the stranger and temporary resident wrongfully.

30 A nd I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

And I sought a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.

31 T herefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God.

Therefore have I poured out My indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their own way have I repaid upon their own heads, says the Lord God.