Ezekiel 24

1 Moreover, the word of Jehovah came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, and said:

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

2 Son of man, write the name of the day, even of this same day. The king of Babylon draweth near to Jerusalem this same day.

Son of man, write for yourself daily from this day, on which the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem, [even] from this day.

3 Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on a caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it.

And speak a parable to the provoking house, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord; Set on the cauldron, and pour water into it:

4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

and put the pieces into it, every prime piece, the leg and shoulder taken off from the bones,

5 Take the choice of the flock, and make under it a pile for the bones, and make it boil well, that the bones therein may be seethed.

[which are] taken from choice cattle, and burn the bones under them: her bones are boiled and cooked in the midst of her.

6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood, to the caldron in which is rust, and whose rust goeth not out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.

Therefore thus says the Lord; O bloody city, the cauldron in which there is scum, and the scum has not gone out of, she has brought it forth piece by piece, no lot has fallen upon it.

7 For blood is in the midst of her; upon the bare rock hath she shed it; she poured it not upon the ground, that it might be covered with dust.

For her blood is in the midst of her; I have set it upon a smooth rock: I have not poured it out upon the earth, so that the earth should cover it;

8 To cause fury and to take vengeance, I have set the blood shed by her upon the bare rock, that it might not be covered.

that my wrath should come up for complete vengeance to be taken: I set her blood upon a smooth rock, so as not to cover it.

9 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood! Now will I make the pile for fire great.

Therefore thus says the Lord, I will also make the firebrand great,

10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, cook the flesh, put in spices, and let the bones be burned.

and I will multiply the wood, and kindle the fire, that the flesh may be consumed, and the liquor boiled away;

11 Then set it empty upon the coals, that its brass may be hot and may burn, and that its impurity may be dissolved in it, and its rust be consumed.

and that [it] may stand upon the coals, that her brass may be thoroughly heated, and be melted in the midst of her filthiness, and her scum may be consumed,

12 It hath wearied me with labors, yet its thick rust goeth not from it; its rust remaineth in the midst of the fire.

and her abundant scum may not come forth of her.

13 In thy filthiness is gross wickedness, because, when I would have cleansed thee, thou wouldst not be cleansed. Thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have quieted my fury toward thee.

Her scum shall become shameful, because you did defile yourself: and what if you shall be purged no more until I have accomplished my wrath?

14 I, Jehovah, 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 repent. According to thy ways and according to thy doings shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.

I the Lord have spoken; and it shall come, and I will do [it]; I will not delay, neither will I have any mercy: I will judge you, says the Lord, according to your ways, and according to your devices: therefore will I judge you according to your bloodshed, and according to your devices will I judge you, you unclean, notorious, and abundantly provoking one.

15 Also the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:

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

16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with one blow; yet thou shalt not mourn, nor weep, nor shall thy tears run down.

Son of man, behold I take from you the desire of your eyes by violence: you shall not lament, neither shall you weep.

17 Sigh thou in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy head-dress upon thee, and thy shoes on thy feet; cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of wretched men.

You shall groan for blood, and have mourning upon your loins; your hair shall not be braided upon you, and your sandals [shall be] on your feet; you shall in no wise be comforted by their lips, and you shall not eat the bread of men.

18 So I spake to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

And I spoke to the people in the morning, as he commanded me in the evening, and I did in the morning as it was commanded me.

19 And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what those things which thou doest denote to us?

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

20 Then I answered them: The word of Jehovah came to me and said:

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

21 Say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your confidence, the desire of your eyes, and the longing of your souls; and your sons and daughters that are left to you shall fall by the sword.

Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord; Behold, I [will] profane my sanctuary, the boast of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and for which your souls are concerned; and your sons and your daughters, whom you have left, shall fall by the sword.

22 And ye shall do as I have done; ye shall not cover your mouths, nor eat the bread of wretched men;

And you shall do as I have done: you shall not be comforted at their mouth, and you shall not eat the bread of men.

23 and your head-dresses 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 moan one to another.

And your hair [shall be] upon your head, and your shoes on your feet: neither shall you at all lament or weep; but you shall pine away in your iniquities, and shall comfort every one his brother.

24 Thus Ezekiel shall be to you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do, when this cometh; and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

And Jezekiel shall be for a sign to you: according to all that I have done shall you do, when these things shall come; and you shall know that I am the Lord.

25 And thou, son of man, behold, in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and the longing of their souls, their sons and their daughters, in that day shall one

And you, son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take their strength from them, the pride of their boasting, the desires of their eyes, and the pride of their soul, their sons and their daughters,

26 that is escaped come to thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears.

that in that day he that escapes shall come to you, to tell [it] you in your ears?

27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb; and thou shalt be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

In that day your mouth shall be opened to him that escapes; you shall speak, and shall be no longer dumb: and you shall be for a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.