Ezekiel 24
The Parable of the
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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 2 Kgs. 25.1 · Jer. 52.4 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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The Death of Ezekiel's
Wife |
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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.
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