Ezekiel:10-12

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* Then I looked , and , behold , in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone , as the appearance of the likeness of a throne . * And he spake unto the man clothed with linen , and said , Go in between the wheels , even under the cherub , and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims , and scatter them over the city . And he went in in my sight . * Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house , when the man went in ; and the cloud filled the inner court . * Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub , and stood over the threshold of the house ; and the house was filled with the cloud , and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD 'S glory . * And the sound of the cherubims ' wings was heard even to the outer court , as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh . * And it came to pass , that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen , saying , Take fire from between the wheels , from between the cherubims ; then he went in , and stood beside the wheels . * And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims , and took thereof , and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen : who took it , and went out . * And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man 's hand under their wings . * And when I looked , behold the four wheels by the cherubims , one wheel by one cherub , and another wheel by another cherub : and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone . * And as for their appearances , they four had one likeness , as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel . * When they went , they went upon their four sides ; they turned not as they went , but to the place whither the head looked they followed it ; they turned not as they went . * And their whole body , and their backs , and their hands , and their wings , and the wheels , were full of eyes round about , even the wheels that they four had . * As for the wheels , it was cried unto them in my hearing , O wheel . * And every one had four faces : the first face was the face of a cherub , and the second face was the face of a man , and the third the face of a lion , and the fourth the face of an eagle . * And the cherubims were lifted up . This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar . * And when the cherubims went , the wheels went by them : and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth , the same wheels also turned not from beside them . * When they stood , these stood ; and when they were lifted up , these lifted up themselves also : for the spirit of the living creature was in them . * Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house , and stood over the cherubims . * And the cherubims lifted up their wings , and mounted up from the earth in my sight : when they went out , the wheels also were beside them , and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD 'S house ; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above . * This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar ; and I knew that they were the cherubims . * Every one had four faces apiece , and every one four wings ; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings . * And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar , their appearances and themselves : they went every one straight forward . * Moreover the spirit lifted me up , and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD 'S house , which looketh eastward : and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men ; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur , and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah , princes of the people . * Then said he unto me , Son of man , these are the men that devise mischief , and give wicked counsel in this city : * Which say , It is not near ; let us build houses : this city is the caldron , and we be the flesh . * Therefore prophesy against them , prophesy , O son of man . * And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me , and said unto me , Speak ; Thus saith the LORD ; Thus have ye said , O house of Israel : for I know the things that come into your mind , every one of them . * Ye have multiplied your slain in this city , and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain . * Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it , they are the flesh , and this city is the caldron : but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it . * Ye have feared the sword ; and I will bring a sword upon you , saith the Lord GOD . * And I will bring you out of the midst thereof , and deliver you into the hands of strangers , and will execute judgments among you . * Ye shall fall by the sword ; I will judge you in the border of Israel ; and ye shall know that I am the LORD . * This city shall not be your caldron , neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof ; but I will judge you in the border of Israel : * And ye shall know that I am the LORD : for ye have not walked in my statutes , neither executed my judgments , but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you . * And it came to pass , when I prophesied , that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died . Then fell I down upon my face , and cried with a loud voice , and said , Ah Lord GOD ! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel ? * Again the word of the LORD came unto me , saying , * Son of man , thy brethren , even thy brethren , the men of thy kindred , and all the house of Israel wholly , are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said , Get you far from the LORD : unto us is this land given in possession . * Therefore say , Thus saith the Lord GOD ; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen , and although I have scattered them among the countries , yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come . * Therefore say , Thus saith the Lord GOD ; I will even gather you from the people , and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered , and I will give you the land of Israel . * And they shall come thither , and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence . * And I will give them one heart , and I will put a new spirit within you ; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh , and will give them an heart of flesh : * That they may walk in my statutes , and keep mine ordinances , and do them : and they shall be my people , and I will be their God . * But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations , I will recompense their way upon their own heads , saith the Lord GOD . * Then did the cherubims lift up their wings , and the wheels beside them ; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above . * And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city , and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city . * Afterwards the spirit took me up , and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea , to them of the captivity . So the vision that I had seen went up from me . * Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me . * The word of the LORD also came unto me , saying , * Son of man , thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house , which have eyes to see , and see not ; they have ears to hear , and hear not : for they are a rebellious house . * Therefore , thou son of man , prepare thee stuff for removing , and remove by day in their sight ; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight : it may be they will consider , though they be a rebellious house . * Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight , as stuff for removing : and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight , as they that go forth into captivity . * Dig thou through the wall in their sight , and carry out thereby . * In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders , and carry it forth in the twilight : thou shalt cover thy face , that thou see not the ground : for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel . * And I did so as I was commanded : I brought forth my stuff by day , as stuff for captivity , and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand ; I brought it forth in the twilight , and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight . * And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me , saying , * Son of man , hath not the house of Israel , the rebellious house , said unto thee , What doest thou ? * Say thou unto them , Thus saith the Lord GOD ; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem , and all the house of Israel that are among them . * Say , I am your sign : like as I have done , so shall it be done unto them : they shall remove and go into captivity . * And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight , and shall go forth : they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby : he shall cover his face , that he see not the ground with his eyes . * My net also will I spread upon him , and he shall be taken in my snare : and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans ; yet shall he not see it , though he shall die there . * And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him , and all his bands ; and I will draw out the sword after them . * And they shall know that I am the LORD , when I shall scatter them among the nations , and disperse them in the countries . * But I will leave a few men of them from the sword , from the famine , and from the pestilence ; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come ; and they shall know that I am the LORD . * Moreover the word of the LORD came to me , saying , * Son of man , eat thy bread with quaking , and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness ; * And say unto the people of the land , Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem , and of the land of Israel ; They shall eat their bread with carefulness , and drink their water with astonishment , that her land may be desolate from all that is therein , because of the violence of all them that dwell therein . * And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste , and the land shall be desolate ; and ye shall know that I am the LORD . * And the word of the LORD came unto me , saying , * Son of man , what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel , saying , The days are prolonged , and every vision faileth ? * Tell them therefore , Thus saith the Lord GOD ; I will make this proverb to cease , and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel ; but say unto them , The days are at hand , and the effect of every vision . * For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel . * For I am the LORD : I will speak , and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass ; it shall be no more prolonged : for in your days , O rebellious house , will I say the word , and will perform it , saith the Lord GOD . * Again the word of the LORD came to me , saying , * Son of man , behold , they of the house of Israel say , The vision that he seeth is for many days to come , and he prophesieth of the times that are far off . * Therefore say unto them , Thus saith the Lord GOD ; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more , but the word which I have spoken shall be done , saith the Lord GOD . * And the word of the LORD came unto me , saying ,

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