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[1]Moreover the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 came unto me, sayingH559,[H8800]
[2]Now, thou sonH1121 of manH120, wilt thou judgeH8199[H8799], wilt thou judgeH8199[H8799] the bloodyH1818 cityH5892? yea, thou shalt shewH3045[H8689] her all her abominationsH8441.
[3]Then sayH559[H8804] thou, Thus saithH559[H8804] the LordH136 GODH3069, The cityH5892 sheddethH8210[H8802] bloodH1818 in the midstH8432 of it, that her timeH6256 may comeH935[H8800], and makethH6213[H8804] idolsH1544 against herself to defileH2930 herselfH8800.
[4]Thou art become guiltyH816[H8804] in thy bloodH1818 that thou hast shedH8210[H8804]; and hast defiledH2930[H8804] thyself in thine idolsH1544 which thou hast madeH6213[H8804]; and thou hast caused thy daysH3117 to draw nearH7126[H8686], and art comeH935[H8799] even unto thy yearsH8141: therefore have I madeH5414[H8804] thee a reproachH2781 unto the heathenH1471, and a mockingH7048 to all countriesH776.
[5]Those that be nearH7138, and those that be farH7350 from thee, shall mockH7046[H8691] thee, which art infamousH2931[H8034] and muchH7227 vexedH4103.
[6]Behold, the princesH5387 of IsraelH3478, every oneH376 were in thee to their powerH2220 to shedH8210[H8800] bloodH1818.
[7]In thee have they set lightH7043[H8689] by fatherH1 and motherH517: in the midstH8432 of thee have they dealtH6213[H8804] by oppressionH6233 with the strangerH1616: in thee have they vexedH3238[H8689] the fatherlessH3490 and the widowH490.
[8]Thou hast despisedH959[H8804] mine holy thingsH6944, and hast profanedH2490[H8765] my sabbathsH7676.
[9]In thee are menH582 that carry talesH7400 to shedH8210[H8800] bloodH1818: and in thee they eatH398[H8804] upon the mountainsH2022: in the midstH8432 of thee they commitH6213[H8804] lewdnessH2154.
[10]In thee have they discoveredH1540[H8765] their fathers'H1 nakednessH6172: in thee have they humbledH6031[H8765] her that was set apartH5079 for pollutionH2931.
[11]And oneH376 hath committedH6213[H8804] abominationH8441 with his neighbour'sH7453 wifeH802; and anotherH376 hath lewdlyH2154 defiledH2930[H8765] his daughter in lawH3618; and anotherH376 in thee hath humbledH6031[H8765] his sisterH269, his father'sH1 daughterH1323.
[12]In thee have they takenH3947[H8804] giftsH7810 to shedH8210[H8800] bloodH1818; thou hast takenH3947[H8804] usuryH5392 and increaseH8636, and thou hast greedily gainedH1214[H8762] of thy neighboursH7453 by extortionH6233, and hast forgottenH7911[H8804] me, saithH5002[H8803] the LordH136 GODH3069.
[13]Behold, therefore I have smittenH5221[H8689] mine handH3709 at thy dishonest gainH1215 which thou hast madeH6213[H8804], and at thy bloodH1818 which hath been in the midst of theeH8432.
[14]Can thine heartH3820 endureH5975[H8799], or can thine handsH3027 be strongH2388[H8799], in the daysH3117 that I shall dealH6213[H8802] with thee? I the LORDH3068 have spokenH1696[H8765] it, and will doH6213 itH8804.
[15]And I will scatterH6327[H8689] thee among the heathenH1471, and disperseH2219[H8765] thee in the countriesH776, and will consumeH8552[H8689] thy filthiness out of theeH2932.
[16]And thou shalt take thine inheritanceH2490[H8738][H8676][H5157][H8765] in thyself in the sightH5869 of the heathenH1471, and thou shalt knowH3045[H8804] that I am the LORDH3068.
[17]And the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 came unto me, sayingH559,[H8800]
[18]SonH1121 of manH120, the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 is to me become drossH5509: all they are brassH5178, and tinH913, and ironH1270, and leadH5777, in the midstH8432 of the furnaceH3564; they are even the drossH5509 of silverH3701.
[19]Therefore thus saithH559[H8804] the LordH136 GODH3069; Because ye are all become drossH5509, behold, therefore I will gatherH6908[H8802] you into the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389.
[20]As they gatherH6910 silverH3701, and brassH5178, and ironH1270, and leadH5777, and tinH913, into the midstH8432 of the furnaceH3564, to blowH5301[H8800] the fireH784 upon it, to meltH5413[H8687] it; so will I gatherH6908[H8799] you in mine angerH639 and in my furyH2534, and I will leaveH3240[H8689] you there, and meltH5413 youH8689.
[21]Yea, I will gatherH3664[H8765] you, and blowH5301[H8804] upon you in the fireH784 of my wrathH5678, and ye shall be meltedH5413[H8738] in the midst thereofH8432.
[22]As silverH3701 is meltedH2046 in the midstH8432 of the furnaceH3564, so shall ye be meltedH5413[H8714] in the midstH8432 thereof; and ye shall knowH3045[H8804] that I the LORDH3068 have poured outH8210[H8804] my fury upon youH2534.
[23]And the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 came unto me, sayingH559,[H8800]
[24]SonH1121 of manH120, sayH559[H8798] unto her, Thou art the landH776 that is not cleansedH2891[H8794], nor rainedH1656 upon in the dayH3117 of indignationH2195.
[25]There is a conspiracyH7195 of her prophetsH5030 in the midstH8432 thereof, like a roaringH7580[H8802] lionH738 raveningH2963[H8802] the preyH2964; they have devouredH398[H8804] soulsH5315; they have takenH3947[H8799] the treasureH2633 and precious thingsH3366; they have made her manyH7235[H8689] widowsH490 in the midst thereofH8432.
[26]Her priestsH3548 have violatedH2554[H8804] my lawH8451, and have profanedH2490[H8762] mine holy thingsH6944: they have put no differenceH914[H8689] between the holyH6944 and profaneH2455, neither have they shewedH3045[H8689] difference between the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889, and have hidH5956[H8689] their eyesH5869 from my sabbathsH7676, and I am profanedH2490[H8735] among themH8432.
[27]Her princesH8269 in the midstH7130 thereof are like wolvesH2061 raveningH2963[H8802] the preyH2964, to shedH8210[H8800] bloodH1818, and to destroyH6[H8763] soulsH5315, to getH1214[H8800] dishonest gainH1215.
[28]And her prophetsH5030 have daubedH2902[H8804] them with untemperedH8602 morter, seeingH2374 vanityH7723, and diviningH7080[H8802] liesH3577 unto them, sayingH559[H8802], Thus saithH559[H8804] the LordH136 GODH3069, when the LORDH3068 hath not spokenH1696.[H8765]
[29]The peopleH5971 of the landH776 have used oppressionH6231[H8804][H6233], and exercisedH1497[H8804] robberyH1498, and have vexedH3238[H8689] the poorH6041 and needyH34: yea, they have oppressedH6231[H8804] the strangerH1616 wrongfullyH4941.
[30]And I soughtH1245[H8762] for a manH376 among them, that should make upH1443[H8802] the hedgeH1447, and standH5975[H8802] in the gapH6556 beforeH6440 me for the landH776, that I should not destroyH7843[H8763] it: but I foundH4672 noneH8804.
[31]Therefore have I poured outH8210[H8799] mine indignationH2195 upon them; I have consumedH3615[H8765] them with the fireH784 of my wrathH5678: their own wayH1870 have I recompensedH5414[H8804] upon their headsH7218, saithH5002[H8803] the LordH136 GODH3069.
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