1 N ow the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

2 “ Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house.

`Son of man, in the midst of the rebellious house thou art dwelling, that have eyes to see, and they have not seen; ears they have to hear, and they have not heard; for a rebellious house they.

3 “ Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

And thou, son of man, make to thee vessels of removal, and remove by day before their eyes, and thou hast removed from thy place unto another place before their eyes, it may be they consider, for a rebellious house they.

4 B y day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity.

And thou hast brought forth thy vessels as vessels of removal by day before their eyes, and thou, thou dost go forth at even before their eyes, as the goings forth of a removal.

5 D ig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it.

Before their eyes dig for thee through the wall, and thou hast brought forth by it.

6 I n their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

Before their eyes on the shoulder thou dost bear, in the darkness thou dost bring forth, thy face thou dost cover, and thou dost not see the earth, for a type I have given thee to the house of Israel.'

7 S o I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.

And I do so, as I have been commanded; my vessels I have brought forth as vessels of removal by day, and at even I have dug for me through the wall with the hand; in the darkness I have brought forth, on the shoulder I have borne away, before their eyes.

8 A nd in the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, in the morning, saying,

9 “ Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

`Son of man, have they not said unto thee -- the house of Israel -- the rebellious house -- What art thou doing?

10 S ay to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them.”’

say unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: `The prince this burden in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel who are in their midst.

11 S ay, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.’

Say: I your type; as I have done so it is done to them, into a removal, into a captivity, they do go.

12 A nd the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes.

As to the prince who in their midst, on the shoulder he beareth in the darkness, and he goeth forth, through the wall they dig to bring forth by it, his face he covereth, that he may not look on the very surface of the land.

13 I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.

And I have spread My net for him, and he hath been caught in My snare, and I have brought him in to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, and it he doth not see -- and there doth he die.

14 I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them.

`And all who are round about him to help him, and all his bands, I do scatter to every wind, and a sword I draw out after them.

15 “ Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.

And they have known that I Jehovah, in My scattering them among nations, and I have spread them through lands;

16 B ut I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” Judgment Not Postponed

and I have left of them, a few in number, from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, so that they recount all their abominations among the nations whither they have come, and they have known that I Jehovah.'

17 M oreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

18 “ Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.

`Son of man, thy bread in haste thou dost eat, and thy water with trembling and with fear thou dost drink;

19 A nd say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the land of Israel: “They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with dread, so that her land may be emptied of all who are in it, because of the violence of all those who dwell in it.

and thou hast said unto the people of the land, Thus said the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, concerning the land of Israel: Their bread with fear they do eat, and their water with astonishment drink, because its land is desolate, because of its fulness, because of the violence of all who are dwelling in it.

20 T hen the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall become desolate; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”’”

And the cities that are inhabited are laid waste, and the land is a desolation, and ye have known that I Jehovah.'

21 A nd the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

22 “ Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?

`Son of man, what this simile to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, Prolonged are the days, and perished hath every vision?

23 T ell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will lay this proverb to rest, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.”’ But say to them, ‘“The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have caused this simile to cease, And they use it not as a simile again in Israel, But speak to them: Drawn near have the days, And spoken hath every vision.

24 F or no more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

For there is no more any vain vision, and flattering divination, In the midst of the house of Israel.

25 F or I am the Lord. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it,” says the Lord God.’”

For I Jehovah, I speak, The word that I speak -- it is done, It is not prolonged any more, For, in your days, O rebellious house, I speak a word, and I have done it, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'

26 A gain the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

27 “ Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’

`Son of man, lo, the house of Israel are saying, The vision that he is seeing for many days, and of times far off he is prophesying,

28 T herefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done,” says the Lord God.’”

therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: None of my words are prolonged any more, When I speak a word -- it is done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'