Ezekiel:24
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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 ,
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Son of man ,
write thee the name of the day ,
even of this same day :
the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day .
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And utter a parable unto the rebellious house ,
and say unto them ,
Thus saith the Lord GOD ;
Set on a pot ,
set it on ,
and also pour water into it :
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Gather the pieces thereof into it ,
even every good piece ,
the thigh ,
and the shoulder ;
fill it with the choice bones .
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Take 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 .
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Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD ;
Woe to the bloody city ,
to the pot whose scum is therein ,
and whose scum is not gone out of it !
bring it out piece by piece ;
let no lot fall upon it .
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For her blood is in the midst of her ;
she set it upon the top of a rock ;
she poured it not upon the ground ,
to cover it with dust ;
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That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance ;
I have set her blood upon the top of a rock ,
that it should not be covered .
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ;
Woe to the bloody city !
I will even make the pile for fire great .
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Heap on wood ,
kindle the fire ,
consume the flesh ,
and spice it well ,
and let the bones be burned .
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Then set it empty upon the coals thereof ,
that the brass of it may be hot ,
and may burn ,
and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it ,
that the scum of it may be consumed .
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She hath wearied herself with lies ,
and her great scum went not forth out of her :
her scum shall be in the fire .
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In thy filthiness is lewdness :
because I have purged thee ,
and thou wast not purged ,
thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more ,
till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee .
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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 repent ;
according to thy ways ,
and according to thy doings ,
shall they judge thee ,
saith the Lord GOD .
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Also the word of the LORD came unto me ,
saying ,
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Son of man ,
behold ,
I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke :
yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep ,
neither shall thy tears run down .
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Forbear to cry ,
make no mourning for the dead ,
bind the tire of thine head upon thee ,
and put on thy shoes upon thy feet ,
and cover not thy lips ,
and eat not the bread of men .
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So I spake unto the people in the morning :
and at even my wife died ;
and I did in the morning as I was commanded .
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And the people said unto me ,
Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us ,
that thou doest so ?
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Then I answered them ,
The word of the LORD came unto me ,
saying ,
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Speak unto the house of Israel ,
Thus saith the Lord GOD ;
Behold ,
I will profane my sanctuary ,
the excellency of your strength ,
the desire of your eyes ,
and that which your soul pitieth ;
and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword .
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And ye shall do as I have done :
ye shall not cover your lips ,
nor eat the bread of men .
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And your tires 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 mourn one toward another .
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Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign :
according to all that he hath done shall ye do :
and when this cometh ,
ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD .
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Also ,
thou son of man ,
shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength ,
the joy of their glory ,
the desire of their eyes ,
and that whereupon they set their minds ,
their sons and their daughters ,
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That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee ,
to cause thee to hear it with thine ears ?
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In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped ,
and thou shalt speak ,
and be no more dumb :
and thou shalt be a sign unto them ;
and they shall know that I am the LORD .