1  And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of YHWH, and sat before me.

1  And it happened that, in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, men from the elders of Israel arrived, so that they might inquire of the Lord, and they sat before me.

2  And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

2  Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

3  'Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith YHWH GOD: Are ye come to inquire of Me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.

3  Son of man, speak to the elders of the house of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, I will not be enquired of by you, saith the Lord.

3  “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Have you arrived in order to inquire of me? As I live, I will not answer you, says the Lord God.

4  Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;

4  Shall I utterly take vengeance on them, son of man? testify to them of the iniquities of their fathers

4  If you judge them, if you judge, O son of man, reveal to them the abominations of their fathers.

5  and say unto them: Thus saith YHWH GOD: In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up My hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up My hand unto them, saying: I am YHWH your God;

6  in that day I lifted up My hand unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had sought out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the beauty of all lands;

7  and I said unto them: Cast ye away every man the detestable things of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am YHWH your God.

7  And I said to them: ‘Let each one cast away the offenses of his eyes, and do not choose to defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’

8  But they rebelled against Me, and would not hearken unto Me; they did not every man cast away the detestable things of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

8  But they revolted from me, and would not hearken to me: they cast not away the abominations of their eyes, and forsook not the devices of Egypt: then I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my wrath upon them in the midst of Egypt.

8  But they provoked me, and they were not willing to listen to me. Each one of them did not cast away the abominations of his eyes, nor did they leave behind the idols of Egypt. And so, I said that I would pour out my indignation upon them, and fulfill my wrath against them, in the midst of the land of Egypt.

9  But I wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among whom they were, in whose sight I made Myself known unto them, so as to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt.

9  But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be violated in the sight of the Gentiles, in the midst of whom they were, and among whom I appeared to them, so that I might lead them away from the land of Egypt.

9  But I pitied them for my name's sake, that it should not be defiled among the Gentiles, in whose sight I revealed myself to them to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt.

10  So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

10  And I brought them into the wilderness.

10  Therefore, I cast them out of the land of Egypt, and I led them away into the desert.

11  And I gave them My statutes, and taught them Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them.

11  And I gave them my commandments, and made known to them mine ordinances, all which if a man shall do, he shall even live in them.

12  Moreover also I gave them My sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am YHWH that sanctify them.

12  And I gave them my sabbaths, that they should be for a sign between me and them, that they should know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.

12  Moreover, I also gave to them my Sabbaths, so that these would be a sign between me and them, and so that they would know that I am the Lord, who sanctifies them.

13  But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they walked not in My statutes, and they rejected Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them, and My sabbaths they greatly profaned; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

13  And I said to the house of Israel in the wilderness, Walk ye in my commandments: but they walked not in them, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man shall do, he shall even live in them; and they grievously profaned my sabbaths: and I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

14  But I wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

14  But I acted for the sake of my name, lest it be violated before the Gentiles, from whom I cast them out, in their sight.

15  Yet also I lifted up My hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the beauty of all lands;

15  And so I lifted up my hand over them in the desert, so as not to lead them into the land that I had given to them, flowing with milk and honey, the foremost of all lands.

16  because they rejected Mine ordinances, and walked not in My statutes, and profaned My sabbaths--for their heart went after their idols.

16  For they cast aside my judgments, and they did not walk in my precepts, and they violated my Sabbaths. For their heart went after idols.

16  Because they despised my judgments and polluted my sabbaths exceedingly; for their hearts went after their idols.

17  Nevertheless Mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.

17  Yet mine eyes spared them, so as not to destroy them utterly, and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.

17  Yet my eye was lenient concerning them, so that I did not utterly destroy them, nor did I consume them in the desert.

18  And I said unto their children in the wilderness: Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols;

18  Then I said to their sons in the wilderness: ‘Do not choose to advance by the precepts of your fathers, nor should you observe their judgments. And do not be defiled by their idols.

19  I am YHWH your God; walk in My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances, and do them;

19  I am the Lord your God; walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;

20  and hallow My sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am YHWH your God.

20  And sanctify my Sabbaths, so that these may be a sign between me and you, and so that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’

21  But the children rebelled against Me; they walked not in My statutes, neither kept Mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live by them; they profaned My sabbaths; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon them in the wilderness.

22  Nevertheless I withdrew My hand, and wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.

22  But I wrought so that my name might not be at all profaned before the Gentiles; and I brought them out in their sight.

22  But I turned aside my hand, and I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be violated before the Gentiles, from whom I cast them out, before their eyes.

23  I lifted up My hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;

23  Again, I lifted up my hand against them, in the wilderness, so that I would disperse them among the nations, and scatter them among the lands.

23  But I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them through the countries;

24  because they had not executed Mine ordinances, but had rejected My statutes, and had profaned My sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.

24  For they had not accomplished my judgments, and they had rejected my precepts, and they had violated my Sabbaths. And their eyes had been after the idols of their fathers.

25  Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and ordinances whereby they should not live;

25  So I gave them commandments that were not good, and ordinances in which they should not live.

25  Therefore, I also gave them precepts that were not good, and judgments by which they shall not live.

26  and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they set apart all that openeth the womb, that I might destroy them, to the end that they might know that I am YHWH.

26  And I will defile them by their own decrees, when I pass through upon every one that opens the womb, that I may destroy them.

27  Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith YHWH GOD: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed Me, in that they dealt treacherously with Me.

27  For this reason, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God. Yet also in this did your fathers blaspheme me, after they had spurned and despised me,

28  For when I had brought them into the land, which I lifted up My hand to give unto them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering, there also they made their sweet savour, and there they poured out their drink-offerings.

28  Whereas I brought them into the land concerning which I lifted up mine hand to give it them; and they looked upon every high hill, and every shady tree, and they sacrificed there to their gods, and offered there sweet-smelling savour, and there they poured out their drink-offerings.

28  though I had led them into the land, about which I lifted up my hand, so that I might give it to them: They saw every lofty hill and every leafy tree, and there they immolated their victims, and there they presented the provocation of their oblations, and there they stationed their sweet fragrances, and poured out their libations.

29  Then I said unto them: What meaneth the high place whereunto ye go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

29  And I said to them, What is Abama, that ye go in thither? and they called its mane Abama, until this day.

29  Then I said to them, What is the shrine to which you go? And its name is called Shrine of Idols to this day.

30  Wherefore say unto the house of Israel: Thus saith YHWH GOD: When ye pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers, and go after their abominations,

30  Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord, Do ye pollute yourselves with the iniquities of your fathers, and do ye go a-whoring after their abominations,

30  Because of this, say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: Certainly, you are defiled by the way of your fathers, and you have fornicated after their stumbling blocks.

31  and when, in offering your gifts, in making your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, unto this day; shall I then be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith YHWH GOD, I will not be inquired of by you;

32  and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all; in that ye say: We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

32  And it shall not be as ye say, We will be as the nations, and as the tribes of the earth, to worship stocks and stones.

32  And the plan of your mind will not occur, saying: ‘We will be like the Gentiles, and like the families of the earth, so that we worship what is wood and stone.’

33  As I live, saith YHWH GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, will I be king over you;

33  Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath

33  As I live, says the Lord God, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured forth.

34  and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out;

34  I will bring you out from the nations, and will take you out of the lands wherein ye were dispersed, with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath.

34  And I will lead you away from the peoples. And I will gather you from the lands into which you were dispersed. I will reign over you with a powerful hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out.

35  and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I plead with you face to face.

36  Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith YHWH GOD.

36  As I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I judge you, saith the Lord.

36  Just as I contended in judgment against your fathers in the desert of the land of Egypt, so also will I enter into judgment with you, says the Lord God.

37  And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;

38  and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against Me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am YHWH.

38  And I will separate from among you the ungodly and the revolters; for I will lead them forth out of their place of sojourning, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord, even the Lord.

39  As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith YHWH GOD: Go ye, serve every one his idols, even because ye will not hearken unto Me; but My holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols.

39  And as to you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord, even the Lord; Put away each one his evil practices, and hereafter if ye hearken to me, then shall ye no more profane my holy name by your gifts and by devices.

39  And as for you, house of Israel: thus says the Lord God: Walk, each one of you, after your idols and serve them. But if in this also you will not listen to me, and you continue to defile my holy name with your gifts and with your idols,

40  For in My holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith YHWH GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve Me in the land; there will I accept them, and there will I require your heave-offerings, and the first of your gifts, with all your holy things.

40  For upon my holy mountain, on the high mountain, saith the Lord, even the Lord, there shall all the house of Israel serve me for ever: and there will I accept you, and there will I have respect to your first-fruits, and the first-fruits of your offerings, in all your holy things.

40  For on my holy mountain, even in the mountain height of Israel, says the LORD God, there shall all the house of Israel serve me perfectly; there will I be pleased with them, and there will I require their offerings and the first fruits of their harvest and the choicest of their gift offerings with all their holy things.

41  With your sweet savour will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations.

41  I will accept you with a sweet-smelling savour, when I bring you out from the nations, and take you out of the countries wherein ye have been dispersed; and I will be sanctified among you in the sight of the nations.

41  I will receive from you a fragrance of sweetness, when I will have led you away from the peoples, and gathered you from the lands into which you were dispersed. And I will be sanctified in you before the eyes of the nations.

42  And ye shall know that I am YHWH, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I lifted up My hand to give unto your fathers.

42  And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have led you into the land of Israel, into the land about which I lifted up my hand, so that I would give it to your fathers.

43  And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have polluted yourselves; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.

43  And ye shall there remember your ways, and your devices wherewith ye defiled yourselves; and ye shall bewail yourselves for all your wickedness.

43  And there you shall remember your ways and all your wickedness, by which you have been defiled. And you will be displeased with yourselves in your own sight, over all your evil deeds which you did.

44  And ye shall know that I am YHWH, when I have wrought with you for My name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith YHWH GOD.'

44  And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have acted well toward you for the sake of my name, and not according to your evil ways, nor according to your very great wickedness, O house of Israel, says the Lord God.”

45  And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

45  Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

46  'Son of man, set thy face toward the South, and preach toward the South, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;

46  Son of man, set thy face against Thaeman, and look toward Darom, and prophesy against the chief forest of Nageb,

47  and say to the forest of the South: Hear the word of YHWH: Thus saith YHWH GOD: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree, it shall not be quenched, even a flaming flame; and all faces from the south to the north shall be seared thereby.

47  and thou shalt say to the forest of Nageb, Hear the word of the Lord; thus saith the Lord, even the Lord; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame that is kindled shall not be quenched, and every face shall be scorched with it from the south to the north.

47  And you shall say to the meridian forest: Listen to the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and I will burn up within you every green tree and every dry tree. The flame of the kindling will not be extinguished. And every face will be burned up within it, from the south, even to the north.

48  And all flesh shall see that I YHWH have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.'

49  Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! they say of me: Is he not a maker of parables?'

49  And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable?

49  And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! They are saying about me: ‘Does this man not speak except through parables?’ ”

21:1  Then the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

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

21:2  'Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and preach toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;

2  Therefore prophesy, son of man, set thy face steadfastly toward Jerusalem, and look toward their holy places, and thou shalt prophesy against the land of Israel,

2  “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and pour in drops toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the soil of Israel.

21:3  and say to the land of Israel: Thus saith YHWH: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth My sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

3  and thou shalt say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and I will destroy out of thee the transgressor and unrighteous.

3  And you shall say to the land of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, and I will cast my sword from its sheath, and I will slay the just and the impious among you.

21:4  Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall My sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north;

4  Because I will destroy out of thee the unrighteous and the transgressor, therefore so shall my sword come forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north

4  But in as much as I have slain among you the just and the impious, for this reason my sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north.

21:5  and all flesh shall know that I YHWH have drawn forth My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.

5  So may all flesh know that I, the Lord, have led my sword out of its sheath irrevocably.

21:6  Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.

6  And thou, son of man, groan with the breaking of thy loins; thou shalt even groan heavily in their sight.

6  And as for you, son of man, groan in the breaking of your back, and groan in bitterness before them.

21:7  And it shall be, when they say unto thee: Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt say: Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be slack, and every spirit shall be faint, and all knees shall drip with water; behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith YHWH GOD.'

7  And when they will say to you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say: ‘On behalf of the report, For it is approaching. And every heart will waste away, and every hand will be broken, and every spirit will be weakened, and water will flow across every knee.’ Behold, it is approaching and it will happen, says the Lord God.”

7  And if they should say to you, Why do you sigh? you shall say to them, Because of news of disaster which is coming; and every heart shall melt and all hands shall be feeble and every spirit shall faint and all knees shall be weary; behold, it is coming and it shall be brought to pass, says the LORD God.

21:8  And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

8  Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

21:9  'Son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith YHWH: Say: A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished

9  Son of man, prophesy, and thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, Sword, sword, be sharpened and rage,

9  “Son of man, prophesy, and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: Speak: The sword! The sword has been sharpened and polished!

21:10  It is sharpened that it may make a sore slaughter, it is furbished that it may glitter--or shall we make mirth?--against the rod of My son, contemning every tree.

10  that thou mayest slay victims; be sharpened that thou mayest be bright, ready for slaughter, slay, set at nought, despise every tree.

10  It has been sharpened, so that it may cut down victims! It has been polished, so that it may shine! You are disturbing the scepter of my son. You have cut down every tree.

21:11  And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled; the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

11  And he made it ready for his hand to hold: the sword is sharpened, it is ready to put into the hand of the slayer.

11  And I have sent it to be made smooth, so that it may be handled. This sword has been sharpened, and it has been polished, so that it may be in the hand of the one who kills.

21:12  Cry and wail, son of man; for it is upon My people, it is upon all the princes of Israel; they are thrust down to the sword with My people; smite therefore upon thy thigh.

12  Cry out and howl, son of man: for this sword is come upon my people, this sword is come upon all the princes of Israel: they shall be as strangers: judgement with the sword is come upon my people: therefore clap thine hands, for sentence has been passed

12  Cry out and wail, O son of man! For this has been done among my people, this is among all the leaders of Israel, who have fled. They have been handed over to the sword, with my people. Therefore, slap your thigh,

21:13  For there is a trial; and what if it contemn even the rod? It shall be no more, saith YHWH GOD.

13  and what if even the tribe be rejected? it shall not be, saith the Lord God.

13  Clap your hands because this calamity is justified; if the royal family is rejected, it shall be no more, says the LORD God.

21:14  Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of those to be slain; it is the sword of the great one that is to be slain, which compasseth them about.

14  And thou, son of man, prophesy, and clap thine hands, and take a second sword: the third sword is the sword of the slain, the great sword of the slain: and thou shalt strike them with amazement, lest the heart should faint

14  You therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike hand against hand, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled. This is the sword of the great slaughter, which causes them to be utterly stupefied,

21:15  I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied; ah! it is made glittering, it is sharpened for slaughter.

15  and the weak ones be multiplied at every gate—they are given up to the slaughter of the sword: it is well fitted for slaughter, it is well fitted for glittering.

15  and to waste away in heart, and which multiplies ruin. At all their gates, I have presented the consternation of the sword, which has been sharpened and polished so as to shine, which has been dressed for the slaughter.

21:16  Go thee one way to the right, or direct thyself to the left; whither is thy face set?

16  And do thou go on, sharpen thyself on the right and on the left whithersoever thy face may set itself.

16  Take hold firmly my right hand, take hold firmly my left hand, wherever my face is turned;

21:17  I will also smite My hands together, and I will satisfy My fury; I YHWH have spoken it.'

17  And I also will clap my hands, and let loose my fury: I the Lord have spoken it.

17  And then I will clap hand against hand, and I will fulfill my indignation. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

21:18  And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

18  The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

21:19  'Now, thou son of man, make thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come; they twain shall come forth out of one land; and mark a signpost, mark it clear at the head of the way to the city.

19  and thou, son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may enter in: the two shall go forth of one country; and there shall be a force at the top of the way of the city, thou shalt set it at the top of the way,

21:20  Thou shalt make a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

21:21  For the king of Babylon standeth at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shaketh the arrows to and fro, he inquireth of the teraphim, he looketh in the liver.

21  For the king of Babylon stood at the fork, at the head of the two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows; he inquired of idols, and he consulted entrails.

21:22  In his right hand is the lot Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth for the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, to build forts.

21:23  And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, who have weeks upon weeks! but it bringeth iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken.

23  And he was to them as one using divination before them, and he himself recounting his iniquities, that they might be borne in mind.

23  And he shall be, in their eyes, like someone consulting an oracle in vain, or imitating the leisure of Sabbaths. But he will call to mind iniquities, so that it will be captured.

21:24  Therefore thus saith YHWH GOD: Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that your sins do appear in all your doings; because that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.

24  Therefore thus saith the Lord, Because ye have caused your iniquities to be remembered, in the discovery of your wickedness, so that your sins should be seen, in all your wickedness and in your evil practices; because ye have caused remembrance of them, in these shall ye be taken.

24  Therefore, thus says the Lord God: Because you have been remembered in your iniquities, and you have revealed your betrayals, and your sins have appeared within all your plans, because, I say, you have been remembered, you will be captured by a hand.

21:25  And thou, O wicked one, that art to be slain, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end;

25  But as for you, O impious leader of Israel, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity

25  And as for you, filthy wicked prince of Israel, your day and the time of your iniquity and your end has come.

21:26  thus saith YHWH GOD: The mitre shall be removed, and the crown taken off; this shall be no more the same: that which is low shall be exalted, and that which is high abased.

26  Thou hast taken off the mitre and put on the crown, it shall not have such another after it: thou hast abased that which was high, and exalted that which was low.

26  Thus says the Lord God: Take away the diadem, remove the crown. Is this not what has exalted the lowly one, and brought low the sublime one?

21:27  A ruin, a ruin, a ruin, will I make it; this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is, and I will give it him.

27  Iniquity, iniquity, iniquity I will make it. And this was not done until the one arrived to whom judgment belongs, and I will hand it over to him.

21:28  And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith YHWH GOD concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their taunt; and say thou: O sword, O sword keen-edged, furbished for the slaughter, to the uttermost, because of the glitterings;

28  And as for you, son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus says the Lord God to the sons of Ammon, and to their disgrace, and you shall say: O sword, O sword, unsheathe yourself so as to slay; polish yourself so as to kill and to shine,

28  And you, Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the LORD God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach: even say, The sword, the sword is drawn for the slaughter; it is sharpened and it glitters;

21:29  While they see falsehood unto thee, while they divine lies unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are to be slain, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end!

29  While thou art seeing vain visions, and while thou art prophesying falsehoods, to bring thyself upon the necks of ungodly transgressors, the day is come, even an end, in a season of iniquity.

21:30  Cause it to return into its sheath!--In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thine origin, will I judge thee.

30  Return the sword to its sheath! for in the land wherein you were born, there will I judge you.

21:31  And I will pour out My indignation upon thee, I will blow upon thee with the fire of My wrath; and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy.

31  And I will pour out upon you my indignation. In the fire of my fury, I will fan you, and I will give you over to the hands of cruel men, who have devised destruction.

21:32  Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land, thou shalt be no more remembered; for I YHWH have spoken it.'

32  You will be food for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the land; you will be delivered to oblivion. For I, the Lord, have spoken.”

32  You shall be fuel for the fire; your blood shall be in the midst of the land; you shall be no more remembered; for I the LORD have spoken it.

22:2  'Now, thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.

2  “And you, son of man, should you not judge, should you not judge the city of blood?

22:3  And thou shalt say: Thus saith YHWH GOD: O city that sheddest blood in the midst of thee, that thy time may come, and that makest idols unto thyself to defile thee;

3  And you shall reveal to her all her abominations. And you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: This is the city which sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and which has made idols against herself, so that she may be defiled.

3  Then say, Thus says the LORD God: The city where blood is shed in the midst, her time has come. and the city that makes idols in the midst of her has defiled herself.

22:4  thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years; therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries!

4  You have offended by your blood, which you shed from yourself. And you have been defiled by your idols which you yourself made. And you have caused your days to approach, and you have brought on the time of your years. Because of this, I have made you a disgrace to the Gentiles, and a derision to all the lands.

4  You have become guilty in the blood which you have shed, and have defiled yourself by the idols which you have made; now your days have drawn near, and the time of your years has come; therefore I have made you a reproach to the Gentiles and a derision to all cities.

22:5  Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou defiled of name and full of tumult.

5  to those near thee, and to those far distant from thee; and they shall mock thee, thou that art notoriously unclean, and abundant in iniquities.

5  Those that are near and those that are far from you shall mock you and shall say, O you filthy one, infamous and full of iniquity.

22:6  Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his might, have been in thee to shed blood.

6  Behold, the leaders of Israel have each used his arm to shed blood within you.

22:7  In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

7  They have abused father and mother within you. The new arrival has been oppressed in your midst. They have grieved the orphan and the widow among you.

22:8  Thou hast despised My holy things, and hast profaned My sabbaths.

8  And they have set at nought my holy things, and in thee they have profaned my sabbaths.

8  You have spurned my sanctuaries, and you have defiled my Sabbaths.

22:9  In thee have been talebearers to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.

9  Maligning men were within you, in order to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains within you. They have worked wickedness in your midst.

9  In you were merchants to shed blood, and in you have they eaten sacrifices upon the mountains; in the midst of you they committed lewdness.

22:10  In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

10  They have uncovered the nakedness of their father within you. They have debased the uncleanness of the menstruous woman within you.

10  In you have they uncovered the nakedness of their fathers' concubines; in you have they lain with menstruous women.

22:11  And each hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and each hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and each in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

11  They have dealt unlawfully each one with his neighbor’s wife; and each one in ungodliness has defiled his daughter-in-law: and in thee they have humbled each one his sister, the daughter of his father.

11  And each one has committed abomination with the wife of his neighbor. And the father-in-law has heinously defiled his daughter-in-law. The brother has oppressed his sister, the daughter of his father, within you.

22:12  In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten Me, saith YHWH GOD.

12  They have accepted bribes among you to shed blood. You have received usury and superabundance, and in avarice you have oppressed your neighbors. And you have forgotten me, says the Lord God.

22:13  Behold, therefore, I have smitten My hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

13  And if I shall smite my hand at thine iniquities which thou hast accomplished, which thou hast wrought, and at thy blood that has been shed in the midst of thee,

13  Behold, I have clapped my hands over your avarice, which you have worked, and over the blood that has been shed in your midst.

22:14  Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I YHWH have spoken it, and will do it.

14  shall thy heart endure? shall thine hands be strong in the days which I bring upon thee? I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.

14  How can your heart endure, or your hands prevail, in the days that I will bring upon you? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will act.

22:15  And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

15  And I will disperse you among the nations, and I will scatter you among the lands, and I will cause your uncleanness to fade away from you.

15  And I will scatter you among the Gentiles and disperse you in the countries.

22:16  And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am YHWH.'

16  And I will give heritages in thee in the sight of the nations, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

16  And I will possess you in the sight of the Gentiles. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”

22:17  And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

22:18  'Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto Me; all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

18  Son of man, behold, the house of Israel are all become to me as it were mixed with brass, and iron, and tin, and lead; they are mixed up in the midst of the silver.

22:19  Therefore thus saith YHWH GOD: Because ye are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

19  Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since you have all turned into dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you together in the midst of Jerusalem,

22:20  As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in Mine anger and in My fury, and I will cast you in, and melt you.

20  As silver, and brass, and iron, and tin, and lead, are gathered into the midst of the furnace, to blow fire into it, that they may be melted: so will I take you in my wrath, and I will gather and melt you.

20  just as they gather silver, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace, so that I may kindle in it a fire to melt it. So will I gather you together in my fury and in my wrath, and I will be quieted, and I will melt you down.

22:21  Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of My wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

21  And I will blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

21  Yea, I will blow upon you the fire of my anger, and I will cause you to melt in the midst of it.

22:22  As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I YHWH have poured out My fury upon you.'

22  Just as silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so will you be in its midst. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have poured out my indignation upon you.”

22:23  And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

22:24  'Son of man, say unto her: Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

24  Son of man, say to her, Thou art the land that is not rained upon, neither has rain come upon thee in the day of wrath;

24  “Son of man, say to her: You are a land unclean and not rained upon, in the day of fury.

22:25  There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls, they take treasure and precious things, they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.

25  whose princes in the midst of her are as roaring lions seizing prey, devouring souls by oppression, and taking bribes; and thy widows are multiplied in the midst of thee.

25  Her prophets in the midst of her have conspired; they are like a lion that roars and tears the prey; they have devoured lives with their might; they have taken the precious things of their palaces.

22:26  Her priests have done violence to My law, and have profaned My holy things; they have put no difference between the holy and the common, neither have they taught difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

26  Her priests have despised my law, and they have defiled my sanctuaries. They have held no distinction between holy and profane. And they have not understood the difference between defiled and clean. And they have averted their eyes from my Sabbaths. And I was profaned in their midst.

22:27  Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey: to shed blood, and to destroy souls, so as to get dishonest gain.

27  Her leaders in her midst are like wolves seizing the prey: to shed blood, and to perish souls, and to continually pursue profit with avarice.

22:28  And her prophets have daubed for them with whited plaster, seeing falsehood, and divining lies unto them, saying: Thus saith YHWH GOD, when YHWH hath not spoken.

28  And her prophets that daub them shall fall, that see vanities, that prophesy falsehoods, saying, Thus saith the Lord, when the Lord has not spoken.

28  And her prophets have covered them without tempering the mortar, seeing emptiness, and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord has not spoken.

22:29  The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have wronged the poor and needy, and have oppressed the stranger unlawfully.

29  That sorely oppress the people of the land with injustice, and commit robbery; oppressing the poor and needy, and not dealing justly with the stranger.

29  They have oppressed the people of the land and humiliated them; and have extorted from the poor and needy; yea, they have oppressed wrongfully the proselyte.

22:30  And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the breach before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

22:31  Therefore have I poured out Mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith YHWH GOD.'

31  So I have poured out my wrath upon her in the fury of mine anger, to accomplish it. I have recompensed their ways on their own heads, saith the Lord God.

31  And so I poured out my indignation upon them; in the fire of my wrath I consumed them. I have rendered their own way upon their head, says the Lord God.”

23:1  And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

1  THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,

23:2  'Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

23:3  and they committed harlotries in Egypt; they committed harlotries in their youth; there were their bosoms pressed, and there their virgin breasts were bruised.

3  and they went a-whoring in Egypt in their youth: there their breasts fell, there they lost their virginity.

3  and they fornicated in Egypt; they committed fornication in their youth. In that place, their breasts were conquered; the breasts of their adolescence were subdued.

23:4  And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister; and they became Mine, and they bore sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.

4  And their names were Oola the elder, and Ooliba her sister: and they were mine, and bore sons and daughters: and as for their names, Samaria was Oola, and Jerusalem was Ooliba.

23:5  And Oholah played the harlot when she was Mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians, warriors,

5  And Oola went a-whoring from me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that were her neighbors,

5  And then, Oholah committed fornication against me, and she acted madly with her lovers, with the Assyrians who approached her,

23:6  clothed with blue, governors and rulers, handsome young men all of them, horsemen riding upon horses.

6  clothed with purple, princes and captains; they were young men and choice, all horseman riding on horses.

6  who were clothed with hyacinth: rulers and magistrates, passionate youths and all of the horsemen, mounted on horses.

23:7  And she bestowed her harlotries upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.

7  And she distributed her fornications to those chosen men, all of them sons of the Assyrians. And she defiled herself with the uncleanness of all those whom she madly desired.

7  Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all the chosen men of Assyria and with all on whom she doted; with all their idols she defiled herself.

23:8  Neither hath she left her harlotries brought from Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised her virgin breasts; and they poured out their lust upon her.

8  And she forsook not her fornication with the Egyptians: for in her youth they committed fornication with her, and they deflowered her, and poured out their fornication upon her.

23:9  Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

9  Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the children of the Assyrians, on whom she doted.

9  Because of this, I have delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the sons of the Assur, whom she has lustfully desired.

23:10  These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters, and her they slew with the sword; and she became a byword among women, for judgments were executed upon her.

10  They uncovered her shame: they took her sons and daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became a byword among women: and they wrought vengeance in her for the sake of the daughters.

23:11  And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her harlotries more than her sister in her harlotries.

11  And when her sister, Oholibah, had seen this, she was even more mad with lust than the other. And her fornication was beyond the fornication of her sister.

11  And when her sister Ahlibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her excessive lust than she, and her whoredoms were more than the whoredoms of her sister.

23:12  She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and rulers, warriors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them handsome young men.

12  She doted upon the sons of the Assyrian, princes and captains, her neighbours, clothed with fine linen, horsemen riding on horses; they were all choice young men.

12  She shamelessly offered herself to the sons of the Assyrians, to the rulers and magistrates who brought themselves to her clothed with colorful garments, to the horsemen who were carried by horses, and to the youths, all of them exceptional in appearance.

23:13  And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.

13  Then I saw that the ways of both of them were defiled.

23:14  And she increased her harlotries; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

14  And she increased her fornications. And when she had seen men depicted on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans, expressed in colors,

23:15  girded with girdles upon their loins, with pendant turbans upon their heads, all of them captains to look upon, the likeness of the sons of Babylon, even of Chaldea, the land of their nativity.

15  having variegated girdles on their loins, having also richly dyed attire upon their heads; all had a princely appearance, the likeness of the children of the Chaldeans, of their native land.

15  with belts wrapped around the waist, and with dyed headdresses on their heads, having seen the appearance of all the rulers, the likenesses of the sons of Babylon and of the land of the Chaldeans in which they were born,

23:16  And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

16  she became mad for them with the desire of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

16  As soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them to the land of the Chaldeans,

23:17  And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their lust; and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

17  And the sons of Babylon came to her, into the bed of rest, and they defiled her in her fornication, and she was defiled by them, and her soul was alienated from them.

17  And when the sons of Babylon had gone to her, to the bed of breasts, they defiled her with their fornications, and she was polluted by them, and her soul was gorged by them.

23:18  So she uncovered her harlotries, and uncovered her nakedness; then My soul was alienated from her, like as My soul was alienated from her sister.

18  Also, her fornications were uncovered, and her shame was revealed. And my soul withdrew from her, as my soul had withdrawn from her sister.

23:19  Yet she multiplied her harlotries, remembering the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.

19  And thou didst multiply thy fornication, so as to call to remembrance the days of thy youth, wherein thou didst commit whoredom in Egypt,

19  For she multiplied her fornications, remembering the days of her youth, in which she fornicated in the land of Egypt.

23:20  And she doted upon concubinage with them, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

20  And she was mad with lust after lying with them, whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys, and whose flow is like the flow of horses.

20  For she doted upon their servants, whose male organs are like those of asses, and whose privates are like those of horses.

23:21  Thus thou didst call to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, when they from Egypt bruised thy breasts for the bosom of thy youth.

21  And thou didst look upon the iniquity of thy youth, the things which thou wroughtest in Egypt in thy lodgings, where were the breasts of thy youth.

21  And you have revisited the crimes of your youth, when your breasts were conquered in Egypt, and the breasts of your adolescence were subdued.

23:22  Therefore, O Oholibah, thus saith YHWH GOD: Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy soul is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side

22  Because of this, Oholibah, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will raise up against you all of your lovers, with whom your soul has been gorged. And I will gather them together against you all around

23:23  the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, governors and rulers all of them, captains and councillors, all of them riding upon horses.

23  the children of Babylon, and all the Chaldeans, Phacuc, and Sue, and Hychue, and all the sons of the Assyrians with them; choice young men, governors and captains, all princes and renowned, riding on horses.

23  the sons of Babylon, and all the Chaldeans, the nobles, the sovereigns and princes, all the sons of the Assyrians, youths of exceptional form, all the rulers and magistrates, the leaders among leaders, and the renowned riders of horses.

23:24  And they shall come against thee with hosts, chariots, and wheels, and with an assembly of peoples; they shall set themselves in array against thee with buckler and shield and helmet round about; and I will commit the judgment unto them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.

24  And they will overwhelm you, well-equipped with chariot and wheel, a multitude of peoples. They will be armed against you on every side with armor and shield and helmet. And I will give judgment to their eyes, and they will judge you with their judgments.

23:25  And I will set My jealousy against thee, and they shall deal with thee in fury; they shall take away thy nose and thine ears, and thy residue shall fall by the sword; they shall take thy sons and thy daughters, and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.

25  And against you, I will set my zeal, which they will execute upon you with fury. They will cut off your nose and your ears. And what remains will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and your daughters, and your youngest will be devoured by fire.

25  And I will set my indignation against you, and they shall crush your nose with fury and shall pluck out your ears; and your remnant shall fall by the sword; they shall carry away your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by fire,

23:26  They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.

26  And they shall strip thee of thy raiment, and take away thine ornaments.

26  And they will strip you of your vestments, and take away the articles of your glory.

23:27  Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy harlotry brought from the land of Egypt, so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.

27  And I will cause your wickedness to cease from you, and your fornication to cease from the land of Egypt. Neither shall you lift up your eyes toward them, and you shall no longer remember Egypt.

23:28  For thus saith YHWH GOD: Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy soul is alienated;

28  Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hands of those whom thou hatest, from whom thy soul is alienated.

28  For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will deliver you into the hands of those whom you have hated, into the hands by which your soul has been gorged.

23:29  and they shall deal with thee in hatred, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare; and the nakedness of thy harlotries shall be uncovered, both thy lewdness and thy harlotries.

29  And they will act toward you with hatred, and they will take away all your labors, and they will send you away naked and filled with disgrace. And the shame of your fornication will be revealed: your crimes and your fornications.

23:30  These things shall be done unto thee, for that thou hast gone astray after the nations, and because thou art polluted with their idols.

30  brought this upon thee, in that thou wentest a-whoring after the nations, and didst defile thyself with their devices.

30  They have done these things to you, because you have fornicated after the Gentiles, among whom you were defiled by their idols.

23:31  In the way of thy sister hast thou walked; therefore will I give her cup into thy hand.

31  Thou didst walk in the way of thy sister; and I will put her cup into thine hands.

31  You have walked in the way of your sister, and so I will give her chalice into your hand.

23:32  Thus saith YHWH GOD: Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup, which is deep and large; thou shalt be for a scorn and a derision; it is full to the uttermost.

32  Thus saith the Lord; Drink thy sister’s cup, deep and large, and full, to cause complete drunkenness.

32  Thus says the Lord God: You will drink the chalice of your sister, deep and wide. You will be held in derision and in ridicule, to a very great extent.

23:33  Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and appalment, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.

33  And thou shalt be thoroughly weakened; and the cup of destruction, the cup of thy sister Samaria,

33  You will be filled with inebriation and sorrow, by the chalice of grief and sadness, by the chalice of your sister Samaria.

23:34  Thou shalt even drink it and drain it, and thou shalt craunch the sherds thereof, and shalt tear thy breasts; for I have spoken it, saith YHWH GOD.

34  drink thou it, and I will take away her feasts and her new moons: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord.

34  And you will drink it, and you will empty it, even to the dregs. And you will consume even its particles. And you will wound your own breasts. For I have spoken, says the Lord God.

23:35  Therefore thus saith YHWH GOD: Because thou hast forgotten Me, and cast Me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy harlotries.'

35  Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since you have forgotten me, and you have cast me behind your body, so also will you bear your wickedness and your fornications.”

35  Therefore thus says the LORD God: Because you have forgotten me and cast me off behind your idols, therefore you also shall bear your lewdness and your whoredoms.

23:36  YHWH said moreover unto me: 'Son of man, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare unto them their abominations.

36  And the Lord said to me, Son of man wilt thou not judge Oola and Ooliba? and declare to them their iniquities?

36  The LORD said to me, Son of man, now you can judge Ahlah and Ahlibah, and declare to them their abominations;

23:37  For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery; and their sons, whom they bore unto Me, they have also set apart unto them to be devoured.

37  For they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands, and they have fornicated with their idols. Moreover, they have offered even their children, whom they bore for me, to them to be devoured.

23:38  Moreover this they have done unto Me: they have defiled My sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned My sabbaths.

38  So long too as they did these things to me, they defiled my sanctuary, and profaned my sabbaths.

23:39  For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of My house.

39  And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, they also went into my sanctuary to profane it: and whereas they did thus in the midst of my house;

39  And when they immolated their children to their idols, they also entered my sanctuary on the same day, so that they defiled it. They have done these things, even in the midst of my house.

23:40  And furthermore ye have sent for men that come from far; unto whom a messenger was sent, and, lo, they came; for whom thou didst wash thyself, paint thine eyes, and deck thyself with ornaments;

40  They sent for men who were coming from far away, to whom they had sent a messenger. And so, behold, they arrived, those for whom you washed yourself, and smeared cosmetics around your eyes, and were adorned with feminine ornaments.

23:41  and sattest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set Mine incense and Mine oil.

41  and satest on a prepared bed, and before it there was a table set out, and as for mine incense and mine oil, they rejoiced in them,

41  You sat upon a very beautiful bed, and a table was adorned before you, on which you placed my incense and my ointment.

23:42  And the voice of a multitude being at ease was therein; and for the sake of men, they were so many, brought drunken from the wilderness, they put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

42  and they raised a sound of music, and that with men coming from the wilderness out of a multitude of men, and they put bracelets on their hands, and a crown of glory on their heads;

42  And the sound of their merrymaking could be heard everywhere, and the voices of men who had come from Sheba and from the desert, who put bracelets upon their wrists, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

23:43  Then said I of her that was worn out by adulteries: Still they commit harlotries with her, even her.

43  And I said about her, as she was being worn away by her adulteries, ‘Even now, she continues in her fornication!’

23:44  For every one went in unto her, as men go in unto a harlot; so went they in unto Oholah and unto Oholibah, the lewd women.

44  And they went in to her, as men go in to a harlot; so they went in to Oola and to Ooliba to work iniquity.

44  And they entered to her, as if to a kept woman. So did they enter to Oholah and Oholibah, nefarious women.

23:45  But righteous men, they shall judge them as adulteresses are judged, and as women that shed blood are judged; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

45  But there are just men; these shall judge them with the judgment of adulteresses and with the judgment of those who shed blood. For they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.

23:46  For thus saith YHWH GOD: An assembly shall be brought up against them, and they shall be made a horror and a spoil.

46  Thus saith the Lord God, Bring up a multitude upon them, and send trouble and plunder into the midst of them.

46  For thus says the Lord God: Lead upon them a multitude, and hand them over to tumult and to pillaging.

23:47  And the assembly shall stone them with stones, and despatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.

47  And may they be stoned with the stones of the peoples, and may they be pierced with their own swords. They will put to death their sons and daughters, and they will burn their houses with fire.

23:48  Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

48  And I will remove ungodliness out of the land, and all the women shall be instructed, and shall not do according to their ungodliness.

48  And I will take away wickedness from the land. And all women shall learn not to act according to their wickedness.

23:49  And your lewdness shall be recompensed upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols; and ye shall know that I am YHWH GOD.'

49  And they will set your own crimes upon you, and you will bear the sins of your idols. And you shall know that I am the Lord God.”

24:1  And the word of YHWH came unto me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, saying

1  IN the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

24:2  'Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame day; this selfsame day the king of Babylon hath invested Jerusalem.

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

24:3  And utter a parable concerning the rebellious house, and say unto them: Thus saith YHWH GOD: Set on the pot, set it on, and also pour water into it;

3  And speak a parable to the provoking house, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; Set on the caldron, and pour water into it

3  And you shall speak, through a proverb, a parable to the inciting house. And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Set out a cooking pot; set it out, I say, and put water into it.

24:4  Gather into it the pieces belonging to it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

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

4  And put into it pieces of meat which are good and fat, a shoulder whose bone is broken from the choicest of the flock.

24:5  Take the choice of the flock, and pile also the bones under it; make it boil well, that the bones thereof may also be seethed in the midst of it.

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

5  And burn also the bones under the pot, and make it boil well, and let the bones seethe in it.

24:6  Wherefore thus saith YHWH GOD: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose filth is therein, and whose filth is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; no lot is fallen upon it.

6  Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Woe to the city of blood, to the cooking pot that has rust in it, and whose rust has not gone out of it! Cast it out piece by piece! No lot has fallen upon it.

24:7  For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

24:8  that it might cause fury to come up, that vengeance might be taken, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.

8  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.

8  So shall I bring my indignation over her, and take my vengeance. I have presented her blood upon the smoothest rock, so that it would not be covered.

24:9  Therefore thus saith YHWH GOD: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great,

9  Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Woe to the city of blood, out of which I will make a great funeral pyre.

9  Therefore, thus says the LORD God: Woe to the bloody city! I will even enlarge the fireplace and increase the fuel,

24:10  heaping on the wood, kindling the fire, that the flesh may be consumed; and preparing the mixture, that the bones also may be burned;

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

10  Pile together the bones, which I will burn with fire. The flesh shall be consumed, and the entire composition shall be boiled, and the bones shall deteriorate.

24:11  then will I set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the bottom thereof may burn, and that the impurity of it may be molten in it, that the filth of it may be consumed.

11  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,

11  Also, place it empty on burning coals, so that it may be heated, and its brass may melt. And let the filth of it be melted in its midst, and let its rust be consumed.

24:12  It hath wearied itself with toil; yet its great filth goeth not forth out of it, yea, its noisome filth.

12  and her abundant scum may not come forth of her.

12  There has been much sweat and labor, and yet its extensive rust has not gone out of it, not even by fire.

24:13  Because of thy filthy lewdness, because I have purged thee and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have satisfied My fury upon thee.

13  Her scum shall become shameful, because thou didst defile thyself: and what if thou shalt be purged no more until I have accomplished my wrath?

13  Your uncleanness is execrable. For I wanted to cleanse you, and you have not been cleansed from your filth. So then, neither will you be cleansed before I cause my indignation over you to cease.

24:14  I YHWH 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 YHWH GOD.'

14  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 thee, saith the Lord, according to thy ways, and according to thy devices: therefore will I judge thee according to thy bloodshed, and according to thy devices will I judge thee, thou unclean, notorious, and abundantly provoking one.

24:15  Also the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

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

24:16  'Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke; yet neither shalt thou make lamentation nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

16  Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thine eyes by violence: thou shalt not lament, neither shalt thou weep.

16  “Son of man, behold, I am taking away from you, with a stroke, the desire of your eyes. And you shall not lament, and you shall not weep. And your tears shall not flow down.

24:17  Sigh in silence; make no mourning for the dead, bind thy headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thine upper lip, and eat not the bread of men.'

17  Groan silently; you shall make no mourning for the dead. Let the band of your crown be on you, and let your shoes be on your feet. And you shall not cover your face, nor shall you eat the food of those who mourn.”

24:18  So I spoke unto the people in the morning, and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

18  Therefore, I spoke to the people in the morning. And my wife died in the evening. And in the morning, I did just as he had instructed me.

24:19  And the people said unto me: 'Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?'

19  And the people said to me: “Why won’t you explain to us what these things signify, which you are doing?”

24:20  Then I said unto them: 'The word of YHWH came unto me, saying

20  And I said to them: “The word of the Lord came to me, saying

20  Then I said to them, This is the word of the LORD which came to me, saying,

24:21  Speak unto the house of Israel: Thus saith YHWH GOD: Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the longing of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

21  ‘Speak to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will defile my sanctuary, the pride of your realm, and the desire of your eyes, and the dread of your soul. Your sons and your daughters, whom you have forsaken, will fall by the sword.’

24:22  And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your upper lips, nor eat the bread of men;

22  And so, you shall do just as I have done. You shall not cover your faces, and you shall not eat the food of those who mourn.

22  And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor shall you eat the bread provided for mourners.

24:23  and your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet; ye shall not make lamentation nor weep; but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another.

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

23  You shall have crowns on your heads, and shoes on your feet. You shall not lament, and you shall not weep. Instead, you will waste away in your iniquities, and each one will groan to his brother.

24:24  Thus shall Ezekiel be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do; when this cometh, then shall ye know that I am YHWH GOD.

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

24:25  And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and the yearning of their soul, their sons and their daughters,

24:26  that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

26  in that day, when one who is fleeing will come to you, so that he may report to you,

26  On that day a survivor shall come to you and cause you to hear it with your ears;

24:27  In that day shall thy mouth be opened together with him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb; so shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am YHWH.'

27  in that day, I say, your mouth shall be opened to him who has fled. And you shall speak, and you shall no longer be silent. And you shall be for them a portent. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”

27  And on that day the survivor shall open your mouth, and you shall speak and be no more dumb; and you shall be a sign to them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

25:1  And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

1  THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,

25:2  'Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

25:3  and say unto the children of Ammon: Hear the word of YHWH GOD: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou saidst: Aha! against My sanctuary, when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel, when it was made desolate, and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;

3  and thou shalt say to the children of Ammon, Hear ye the word of the Lord; thus saith the Lord; Forasmuch as ye have rejoiced against my sanctuary, because it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, because it was laid waste; and against the house of Juda, because they went into captivity;

3  And you shall say to the sons of Ammon: Listen to the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God: Because you have said, ‘Well, well!’ over my sanctuary, when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel, when it was desolated, and over the house of Judah, when they were led into captivity,

25:4  therefore, behold, I will deliver thee to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in thee, and make their dwellings in thee; they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.

4  therefore, I will deliver you to the sons of the East, as an inheritance. And they will arrange their fences within you, and they will place their tents within you. They will eat your crops, and they will drink your milk.

4  Behold, therefore I will deliver you to the men of the east for a possession, and their army shall dwell in you and pitch their tents in you; they shall eat your fruit and they shall drink your milk.

25:5  And I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching-place for flocks; and ye shall know that I am YHWH.

5  And I will give up the city of Ammon for camels’ pastures, and the children of Ammon for a pasture of sheep: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

25:6  For thus saith YHWH GOD: Because thou hast clapped thy hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the disdain of thy soul against the land of Israel;

6  For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stomped your foot, and have rejoiced with all your heart against the land of Israel,

25:7  therefore, behold, I stretch out My hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut thee off from the peoples, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries; I will destroy thee, and thou shalt know that I am YHWH.

7  Therefore, thus says the LORD God: I will stretch out my hand against you and will deliver you for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut you off from among the people, and I will destroy you out of the cities, and will make you desolate, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

25:8  Thus saith YHWH GOD: Because that Moab and Seir do say: Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the nations,

8  Thus says the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir have said, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the Gentiles!’

25:9  therefore, behold, I will open the flank of Moab on the side of the cities, on the side of his cities which are on his frontiers, the beauteous country of Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,

25:10  together with the children of Ammon, unto the children of the east, and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations;

10  I have given him the children of Kedem in addition to the children of Ammon for an inheritance, that there may be no remembrance of the children of Ammon.

25:11  and I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am YHWH.

25:12  Thus saith YHWH GOD: Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

12  Thus says the Lord God: Because Idumea has taken vengeance, so as to vindicate herself against the sons of Judah, and has sinned grievously, and has sought revenge against them,

25:13  therefore thus saith YHWH GOD: I will stretch out My hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman, even unto Dedan shall they fall by the sword.

13  therefore, thus says the Lord God: I will extend my hand over Idumea, and I will take from it both man and beast, and I will make it desolate from the south. And those who are in Dedan will fall by the sword.

25:14  And I will lay My vengeance upon Edom by the hand of My people Israel; and they shall do in Edom according to Mine anger and according to My fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith YHWH GOD.

25:15  Thus saith YHWH GOD: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with disdain of soul to destroy, for the old hatred;

15  Therefore thus saith the Lord, Because the Philistines have wrought revengefully, and raised up vengeance rejoicing from their heart to destroy the Israelites to a man;

15  Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines have taken vengeance, and have revenged themselves with all their soul, destroying, and fulfilling ancient hostilities,

25:16  therefore thus saith YHWH GOD: Behold, I will stretch out My hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea-coast.

16  because of this, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will extend my hand over the Philistines, and I will destroy those who destroy, and I will perish the remnant of the maritime regions.

25:17  And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am YHWH, when I shall lay My vengeance upon them.'

26:1  And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of YHWH came unto me, saying

26:2  'Son of man, because that Tyre hath said against Jerusalem: Aha, she is broken that was the gate of the peoples; she is turned unto me; I shall be filled with her that is laid waste;

2  Son of man, because Sor has said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is crushed: the nations are destroyed: she is turned to me: she that was full is made desolate

2  “Son of man, because Tyre has said about Jerusalem: ‘It is Well! The gates of the peoples have been broken! She has been turned toward me. I will be filled. She will be deserted!’

26:3  Therefore thus saith YHWH GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth its waves to come up.

3  because of this, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and I will cause many nations to rise up against you, just as the waves of the sea rise up.

26:4  And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.

4  And they shall cast down the walls of Sor, and shall cast down thy towers: and I will scrape her dust from off her, and make her a bare rock.

26:5  She shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea; for I have spoken it, saith YHWH GOD; and she shall become a spoil to the nations.

5  She will be a drying place for nets from the midst of the sea. For I have spoken, says the Lord God. And she will be a spoil for the Gentiles.

5  It shall be a drying place for nets in the midst of the sea, because I have spoken it, says the LORD God; and it shall become a spoil to the nations.

26:6  And her daughters that are in the field shall be slain with the sword; and they shall know that I am YHWH.

6  Likewise, her daughters who are in the field will be slain by the sword. And they shall know that I am the Lord.

26:7  For thus saith YHWH GOD: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much people.

7  For thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring up against thee, O Sor, Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon from the north: he is a king of kings, with horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and a concourse of very many nations.

7  For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will lead into Tyre: Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, a king among kings, from the north, with horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and companies, and a great people.

26:8  He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field; and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and set up bucklers against thee.

8  He shall slay thy daughters that are in the field with the sword, and shall set a watch against thee, and build forts around thee, and carry a rampart round against thee, and set up warlike works, and array his spears against thee.

8  Your daughters who are in the field, he will kill with the sword. And he will surround you with fortifications, and he will put together a rampart on all sides. And he will lift up a shield against you.

26:9  And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.

9  He shall cast down with his swords thy walls and thy towers.

9  And he will combine moveable shelters and battering rams before your walls, and he will destroy your towers with his armaments.

26:10  By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee; at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, thy walls shall shake, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.

10  He will cover you with the inundation of his horses and with their dust. Your walls will shake at the sound of horsemen and wheels and chariots, when they will have entered your gates, as if through the entrance of a city that has been broken open.

26:11  With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets; he shall slay thy people with the sword, and the pillars of thy strength shall go down to the ground.

26:12  And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy the houses of thy delight; and thy stones and thy timber and thy dust shall they lay in the midst of the waters.

12  They will lay waste to your wealth. They will despoil your businesses. And they will tear down your walls and overturn your eminent houses. And they will put your stones and your timber and your dust into the midst of the waters.

26:13  And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease, and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

13  And he shall destroy the multitude of thy musicians, and the sound of thy psalteries shall be heard no more.

26:14  And I will make thee a bare rock; thou shalt be a place for the spreading of nets, thou shalt be built no more; for I YHWH have spoken, saith YHWH GOD.

14  And I will make you like the barest rock; you will be a drying place for nets. And you will no longer be built up. For I have spoken, says the Lord God.”

26:15  Thus saith YHWH GOD to Tyre: Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

15  For thus saith the Lord God to Sor; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, while the wounded are groaning, while they have drawn a sword in the midst of thee?

15  Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: “Will not the islands shake at the sound of your ruin and at the groans of your slain, when they will have been cut down in your midst?

26:16  Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and strip off their richly woven garments; they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be appalled at thee.

16  And all the princes of the nations of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and shall take off their crowns from their heads, and shall take off their embroidered raiment: they shall be utterly amazed; they shall sit upon the ground, and fear their own destruction, and shall groan over thee.

16  And all the leaders of the sea will descend from their thrones. And they will cast aside their outer garments and their colorful clothing, and they will be clothed in stupor. They will sit on the ground, and they will wonder with astonishment at your sudden downfall.

26:17  And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee: how art thou destroyed, that wast peopled from the seas, the renowned city, that wast strong in the sea, thou and thy inhabitants, that caused your terror to be on all that inhabit the earth!

17  And taking up a lamentation over you, they will say to you: ‘How could you have perished, you who live in the sea, the famous city that was strong in the sea, with your inhabitants, of whom the whole world was in dread?’

26:18  Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be affrighted at thy going out.

18  And the isles shall be alarmed at the day of thy fall.

18  Now the ships will be stupefied, in the day of your terror. And the islands of the sea will be disturbed, because no one goes out from you.

26:19  For thus saith YHWH GOD: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;

19  For thus saith the Lord God; When I shall make the city desolate, as the cities that shall not be inhabited, when I have brought the deep up upon thee,

19  For thus says the Lord God: When I will have made you a desolate city, like the cities that are uninhabited, and when I will have led the abyss over you, and many waters will have covered you,

26:20  then will I bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make thee to dwell in the nether parts of the earth, like the places that are desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living;

20  and when I will have dragged you down with those who descend into the pit to the everlasting people, and when I will have assembled you in the lowest parts of the earth, like the desolate places of antiquity, with those who have been brought down into the pit, so that you will be uninhabited, and moreover, when I will have given glory to the land of the living

26:21  I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more; though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith YHWH GOD.'

21  I will reduce you to nothing, and you shall not be, and if you are sought, you will no longer be found, in perpetuity, says the Lord God.”