Ezekiel 33:23-33
23The word of the Lord came to me: 24 a“Son of man, the inhabitants of these bwaste places in the land of Israel keep saying, c‘Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but dwe are many; the land is surely given us to possess.’ 25Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: eYou eat flesh with the blood and flift up your eyes to your idols and gshed blood; shall you then possess the land? 26 hYou rely on the sword, iyou commit abominations, and jeach of you defiles his neighbor’s wife; shall you then possess the land? 27Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: kAs I live, surely those who are in lthe waste places shall fall by mthe sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to nthe beasts to be devoured, and those who are in ostrongholds and in caves shall die by ppestilence. 28 qAnd I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and rher proud might shall come to an end, and sthe mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through. 29 tThen they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations that they have committed.30“As for you, uson of man, vyour people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, ‘Come, and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’ 31 wAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for xwith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain. 32And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and yplays ▼
▼Hebrew like the singing of lustful songs with a beautiful voice and one who plays
well on an instrument, for aathey hear what you say, but they will not do it. 33 abWhen this comes—and come it will!— acthen they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
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