1 ¶ Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 S on of man, write the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon laid siege against Jerusalem this same day.

Son of man, record the name of the day, even of this same day; the king of Babylon set himself against and assailed Jerusalem this same day.

3 A nd speak unto the house of rebellion by parable and say unto them, Thus hath the Lord GOD said; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

And utter a parable against the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Put on a pot; put it on and also pour water into it.

4 g ather her pieces of meat into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

Put into it the pieces, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with the choice of the bones.

5 T ake the choice of the flock and burn also the bones under it and make it boil well and let them seethe the bones of it therein.

Take the choicest of the flock and burn also the unused bones under it, and make it boil well and seethe its bones in.

6 F or thus hath the Lord GOD said: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein and whose scum is not gone out of it! For her pieces, because of her pieces let it be removed; let no lot fall upon it.

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust and scum are in it and whose rust and scum have not gone out of it! Take out of it piece by piece, without making any choice.

7 F or her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she did not poured it upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

For the blood she has shed remains in the midst of her; she put it upon the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

8 t hat wrath might rise up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the high place of the rock that it should not be covered.

That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood upon the bare rock, that it would not be covered.

9 T herefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: Woe to the bloody city! I will also make a great fire,

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloodguilty city! Also I will make the pile great.

10 m ultiplying the wood, kindling the fire, to consume the flesh and to make the broth, and the bones shall be burned;

Heap on wood, kindle the fire and make it hot, boil well the meat and mix the spices, pour out the broth when thick, and let the bones be burned up.

11 s etting afterward the empty pot upon the coals thereof that it may become red hot and may burn and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.

Then set back empty upon the coals, that the bronze of it may be hot and may glow and the filthiness of it may be melted in it and the rust and scum of it may be consumed.

12 I n fraud she has become weary, and her great scum did not go forth out of her; her scum shall be in the fire.

She has wearied herself and Me with toil; yet her great rust and scum go not forth out of her, for however hotly the fire burns, her thick rust and filth will not go out of her by fire.

13 I n thy perverse filthiness thou shalt die because I have cleansed thee, and thou didst not cleanse thyself from thy uncleanness; thou shalt never cleanse thyself again, until I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

In your filthiness is abomination; because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed, you shall not be cleansed from your filthiness any more until I have satisfied My wrath against and upon you.

14 I , the LORD, have spoken: I came and worked. I will not turn back, neither will I have mercy, neither will I repent; according to thy ways and according to thy doings, they shall judge thee, said the Lord GOD.

I the Lord have spoken it; it shall come to pass and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I relent; according to your ways and according to your doings shall they judge and punish you, says the Lord God.

15 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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

16 S on of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes by death; yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes at a single stroke. Yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears flow.

17 F orbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind thy turban upon thy head, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet and do not cover thy lips and do not eat the bread of comfort.

Sigh and groan, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban upon your head and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your beard or eat the bread of mourners.

18 S o I spoke unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

So I spoke to the people in the morning and in the evening my wife died, and I did the next morning as I was commanded.

19 A nd the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things are supposed to mean to us, that you are acting as you do?

20 T hen I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Then I answered them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

21 S peak unto the house of Israel, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the glory of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and the gift of your soul; your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

Speak to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will profane My sanctuary— pride as your strength, the desire of your eyes, and the pity and sympathy of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind shall fall by the sword.

22 A nd ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips nor eat the bread of men.

And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your beard nor eat the bread of mourning,

23 A nd your turbans shall be upon your heads and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities and cry out one with another.

And your turbans shall be upon your heads and your shoes upon your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall pine away for your iniquities (your guilt) and sigh and groan to one another.

24 T hus Ezekiel shall be unto you for a sign: according to all that he has done ye shall do: and when this comes, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

Thus Ezekiel is to you a sign; according to all that he has done you shall do. And when this comes, you shall know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord God.

25 A lso, thou son of man, in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and the care of their souls, their sons and their daughters,

And you, son of man, on the day when I take from them their strength and their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the delight of their eyes and their hearts’ chief desire, and also their sons and their daughters—

26 t hat day one that escapes shall come unto thee, to bring the news.

On that day an escaped fugitive shall come to you to cause you to hear of it with your own ears.

27 I n that day thy mouth shall be opened to speak unto him who is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and no longer be dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

In that day your mouth shall be open to him who has escaped, and you shall speak and be no more speechless, and you shall be a sign to them and they shall know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord.