1 T he Word of the Lord came to me on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, saying,

2 “ Son of man, put down in writing this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has shut Jerusalem in with his army this very day.

`Son of man, write for thee the name of the day -- this self-same day leaned hath the king of Babylon toward Jerusalem in this self-same day --

3 A nd tell a picture-story to these sinful people of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord God says, “Put the pot on the fire. Put it on, and pour water in it.

and use unto the rebellious house a simile, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To set on the pot, to set on, and also to pour into it water,

4 P ut all the good pieces of meat in it, the thigh, the shoulder. And fill it with the best bones.

To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.

5 T ake the best of the flock. Put more and more wood under the pot to make it boil, and boil the bones in it.”

The choice of the flock to take, And also to pile of the bones under it, Boil it thoroughly, yea, cook its bones in its midst.

6 ’ For the Lord God says, “It is bad for the city of blood, for the rusted pot whose rust has not been cleaned out of it! Take the pieces of meat out of it without choosing them.

Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo the city of blood, A pot whose scum in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, Not fallen on it hath a lot.

7 F or the blood of the city has been poured on the rock. It was not poured on the ground where the dust would cover it.

For her blood in her midst hath been, On a clear place of a rock she hath set it, She hath not poured it on the earth, To cover it over with dust.

8 I have put the blood on the rock where it could not be covered, so that it would cause anger and punishment.”

To cause fury to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on a clear place of a rock -- not to be covered.

9 S o the Lord God says, “It is bad for the city of blood! I will put much wood on the fire.

Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo the city of blood, yea, I -- I make great the pile.

10 P ut on more and more wood, and make the fire burn. Boil the meat well. Mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.

Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.

11 N ow set the empty pot on the coals until it becomes hot and its brass becomes bright with the heat. Then what is not clean in it will melt away. Its rust will be destroyed.

And cause it to stand on its coals empty, So that its brass is hot and burning, Melted hath been in its midst its uncleanness, Consumed is its scum.

12 B ut it has been all for nothing. Its rust has not left it, not even by fire.

sorrows she hath wearied herself, And the abundance of her scum goeth not out of her, In the fire her scum.

13 I t is sin that makes you unclean. I have tried to make you clean, but you would not be made clean from your sins. So you will not be clean again until My anger against you is finished.

In thine uncleanness wickedness, Because I have cleansed thee, And thou hast not been cleansed, From thine uncleanness thou art not cleansed again, Till I have caused My fury to rest on thee.

14 I , the Lord, have spoken. The time has come for Me to act. I will not hold back, I will not pity, and I will not be sorry. I will punish you for your ways and for what you have done,” says the Lord God.’” Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

I, Jehovah, hath spoken, It hath come, and I have done, I do not free, nor do I spare, nor do I repent, According to thy ways, and according to thine acts, they have judged thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'

15 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

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

16 “ Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the desire of your eyes. But do not have sorrow or loud crying or any tears.

`Son of man, lo, I am taking from thee the desire of thine eyes by a stroke, and thou dost not mourn, nor weep, nor let thy tear come.

17 C ry inside yourself. Do not show sorrow for the dead. Put your head-covering on. Put your shoes on your feet. Do not cover your face or eat the bread of those in sorrow.”

Cease to groan, the dead thou dost make no mourning, thy bonnet bind on thee, and thy shoes thou dost put on thy feet, and thou dost not cover over the upper lip, and bread of men thou dost not eat.'

18 S o I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I was told.

And I speak unto the people in the morning, and my wife dieth in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded.

19 A nd the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”

And the people say unto me, `Dost thou not declare to us what these to us, that thou art doing?'

20 S o I said to them, “The Word of the Lord came to me saying,

And I say unto them, `A word of Jehovah hath been unto me, saying:

21 ’ Tell the people of Israel, “The Lord God says, ‘I am about to let sin fill My holy place, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the happiness of your soul. And your sons and daughters you have left behind will be killed by the sword.

Say to the house of Israel: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am polluting My sanctuary, The excellency of your strength, The desire of your eyes, and the pitied of your soul, And your sons and your daughters whom ye have left, by sword they do fall.

22 T hen you will do as I have done. You will not cover your face or eat the bread of those in sorrow.

And ye have done as I have done, On the upper lip ye are not covered, And bread of men ye do not eat.

23 Y our heads will be covered and your shoes will be on your feet. You will not have sorrow or cry. But you will waste away in your sins and cry in pain to one another.

And your bonnets on your heads, And your shoes on your feet, Ye do not mourn nor do ye weep, And ye have wasted away for your iniquities, And ye have howled one unto another.

24 S o Ezekiel will be something special for you to see. You will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord God.’”

And Ezekiel hath been to you for a type, According to all that he hath done ye do; In its coming in -- ye have known that I the Lord Jehovah.

25 ‘ Son of man, I will take away their strong-place that was their joy and pride, the desire of their eyes and the things their hearts wanted most. And I will take away their sons and their daughters.

And thou, son of man, Is it not in the day of My taking from them their strength, The joy of their beauty, the desire of their eyes, And the song of their soul, Their sons and their daughters?

26 O n that day, one who gets away will come to you with the news.

In that day come doth the escaped one to thee. To cause the ears to hear.

27 T hat same day your mouth will be opened. You will speak with him and no longer be quiet. So you will be something special for them to see, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

In that day opened is thy mouth with the escaped, And thou speakest, and art not silent any more, And thou hast been to them for a type. And they have known that I Jehovah.'