Eze 24 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 3 came 1 the word 2 of the lord ] to me in the [ 2 year 1 ninth], in the [ 2 month 1 tenth], tenth of the month, saying,

Ezekiel 24

CHAPTER 24 Parable of the Kettle

1 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me in the [²year ¹ninth], in the [²month ¹tenth], tenth of the month, saying, 2 O son of man, write for yourself the name of the day from this day, from which [³fastened ¹the king ²of Babylon] upon Jerusalem, even from [²day ¹today's]! 3 And speak [²against ³the ⁵house ⁴rebelling ¹a parable]! And you shall say to them, Thus says Adonai the lord; Set up the kettle! Set up and pour [²into ³it ¹water]! 4 And put into it its pieces! every [²piece ¹good] -- the leg, and shoulder, tearing off the flesh from the bones, 5 [²from ³choice ⁴cattle ¹having taken], then fire up the bones underneath them; boiled erupted and cooked are her bones in her midst. 6 On account of this, thus says Adonai the lord; O city of bloodshed, a kettle in which there is poison in it, and the poison did not come forth out of her; [²by ³her limb ¹they brought forth]; [²fell not ³unto ⁴her ¹a lot]. 7 For her blood [²in ³her midst ¹became]; upon a smooth rock I arranged it; I have not poured it upon the ground to cover [²upon ³it ¹earth]. 8 But to let [²ascend ¹rage] for a punishment, to be punished I put her blood upon a smooth rock, so as to not cover it. 9 On account of this, thus says Adonai the lord; Woe, O city of blood, I also shall magnify the firebrand, 10 and I will multiply the wood, and kindle the fire, so that [³should melt away ¹the ²meats], and [³should be lessened ¹the ²broth], and the bones shall be parched; 11 and it should stand upon her coals, so that it should be burnt through and [²should be heated ¹her brass utensils], and [²should melt away ³in ⁴the midst ⁵of her ¹her uncleanness], and [²should fail ¹her poison], 12 and in no way shall there come forth from out of her much of her poison. 13 [²shall be a disgrace ¹Her poison] in the [²of your uncleanness ¹boiling], and because you were defiled yourself, and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, then what if you should not be cleansed any more until of which time I shall fill up my rage in you? 14 I the lord have spoken, and it shall come, and I will do; I will not warn nor show mercy, and in no way will I comfort; according to your ways, and according to your thoughts I will judge you, says Adonai the lord.

Portent of Mourning

15 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 16 O son of man, behold, I take from you the desirable things of your eyes in battle array; but in no way shall you beat your chest, nor in any way shall you weep, nor in any way should [²come ³to you ¹tears]. 17 You shall moan being silent; [²a moaning ³of bloodshed ⁴of a loin ¹it is]; [³for mankind ²a mourning ¹you shall not make]. [³shall not be ¹The ²hair on your head] braided upon you, and your sandals shall be on your feet; and in no way shall you be comforted by their lips, and the bread of men in no way shall you eat.

Death of Ezekiel's Wife

18 And I spoke to the people in the morning, in which manner he gave charge to me. And [²died ¹my wife] at evening. And I did in the morning in which manner orders were given to me. 19 And [³said ⁴to ⁵me ¹the ²people], Will you not report to us what these things are which you do? 20 And I said to them, The word of the lord came to me, saying, 21 Say to the house of Israel! Thus says Adonai the lord; Behold, I will profane my holy places, the neighing of your strength, the desirable things of your eyes, and for what [²spare ¹your souls]; and your sons and your daughters whom you abandoned [²by ³the broadsword ¹will fall]. 22 And you shall do in which manner I have done. From their mouth you shall not be comforted, and the bread of men you shall not eat. 23 And your hair shall be upon your head, and your sandals on your feet; neither shall you lament, nor shall you weep; and you shall melt away in your iniquities, and [²shall comfort ¹each] his brother. 24 And Ezekiel will be to you for a portent; and according to all as many things as he did you shall do. Whenever these things should come, then you shall realize that I am the lord. 25 And you, O son of man, shall it not be in the day whenever I take their strength from them, the haughtiness of their boasting, the desirable things of their eyes, and the haughtiness of their soul, their sons, and their daughters, 26 that in that day [³shall come ¹the one ²escaping] to you, to announce to you in your ears? 27 In that day [²shall be opened wide ¹your mouth] to the one having escaped, and you shall speak, and in no way shall you be mute any longer. And you will be to them for a portent; and they shall realize that I am the lord.