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| [1]Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. |
[1]MOREOVER the spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of the LORD, which looks eastward; and I beheld at the entrance of the gate twenty-five men; and I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. |
| [2]Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: |
[2]Then the LORD said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise mischief and give wicked counsel in this city, |
| [3]Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. |
[3]Saying, We have built houses in the midst of it; the city is the caldron, and we are the meat. |
| [4]Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man. |
[4]Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O Son of man. |
| [5]And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. |
[5]And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said to me, Speak, Thus says the LORD God: Thus have you desired, O house of Israel; for I know the inclination of your thought. |
| [6]Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain. |
[6]You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain. |
| [7]Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it. |
[7]Therefore thus says the LORD God: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it. |
| [8]Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD. |
[8]You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the LORD God. |
| [9]And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. |
[9]And I will bring you out of the midst of it and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and I will execute judgments upon you. |
| [10]Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. |
[10]You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and you shall know that I am the LORD. |
| [11]This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel: |
[11]This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall you be the meat in the midst of it; but I will judge you in the border of Israel; |
| [12]And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you. |
[12]And you shall know that I am the LORD; for you have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have followed after the ordinances of the Gentiles that are round about you. |
| [13]And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel? |
[13]And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah, LORD God! wilt thou make full end of the remnant of Israel |
| [14]Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
[14]And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| [15]Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession. |
[15]Son of man, your brethren, your brethren, even your kindred, who are in your captivity, and all the house of Israel shall be annihilated, for the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said to them, Get you far from the LORD; to us is this land given for an inheritance. |
| [16]Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. |
[16]Therefore say, Thus says the LORD God: I will cast them far off among the Gentiles, and I will scatter them among the countries, nevertheless I will be to them a little sanctuary in the countries where they have gone. |
| [17]Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. |
[17]Therefore say, Thus says the LORD God: I will gather you from among the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. |
| [18]And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence. |
[18]And they shall come thither, and shall remove from it all its idols and all its abominations. |
| [19]And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: |
[19]And I will give them a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within them; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and I will give them a heart of flesh, |
| [20]That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. |
[20]That they may walk in my commandments and keep my ordinances and do them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. |
| [21]But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD. |
[21]But as for those whose heart followed after their images and abominations, I will recompense their evil ways upon their own heads, says the LORD God |
| [22]Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. |
[22]Then the cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. |
| [23]And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. |
[23]And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. |
| [24]Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. |
[24]Then the spirit lifted me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into the land of Chaldea to those of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen departed from me. |
| [25]Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me. |
[25]Then I spoke to those of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shown me |