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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 enquire of the LORD, and sat before
me.
2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me,
saying,
3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of
Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire
of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by
you.
4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt
thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their
fathers:
5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord
GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed
of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt,
when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
6 In the day that I lifted up mine
hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I
had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory
of all lands:
7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every
man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not 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 abominations of
their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will
pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst
of the land of Egypt.
9 But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it
should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in
whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the
land of Egypt.
10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out
of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.
11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed
them my judgments, which if a man 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 the
LORD that sanctify them.
13 But the house of Israel rebelled against
me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my
judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my
sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon
them in the wilderness, to consume them.
14 But I wrought for my name’s sake, that
it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them
out.
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 glory of
all lands;
16 Because they despised my judgments, and
walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went
after their idols.
17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from
destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
18 But I said unto their children in the
wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe
their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:
19 I am the LORD your God; walk in
my statutes, and keep my judgments, 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 the LORD
your God.
21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled
against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do
them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my
sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my
anger against them in the wilderness.
22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and
wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of
the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in
the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse
them through the countries;
24 Because they had not executed my
judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and
their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.
25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes
that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
26 And I polluted
them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire
all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that
they might know that I am the LORD.
27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the
house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this
your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass
against me.
28 For when I had brought them into
the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them,
then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered
there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their
offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there
their drink offerings.
29 Then I said unto them, What is
the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto
this day.
30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel,
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers?
and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?
31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye
make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your
idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of
Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by
you.
32 And that which cometh into your mind
shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families
of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
33 As I live, saith the Lord GOD,
surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury
poured out, will I rule over you:
34 And I will bring you out from the
people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered,
with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
35 And I will bring you into the wilderness
of the people, 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 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 country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of
Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus
saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter
also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no
more with your gifts, and with your idols.
40 For in mine holy mountain, in the
mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the
house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept
them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your
oblations, with all your holy things.
41 I will accept you with your sweet savour,
when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries
wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the
heathen.
42 And ye shall know that I am the
LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country
for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.
43 And there shall ye remember your ways,
and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe
yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
44 And ye shall know that I am the
LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your
wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel,
saith the Lord GOD.
45 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto
me, saying,
46 Son of man, set thy face toward the
south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the
forest of the south field;
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear
the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire
in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree:
the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the
north shall be burned therein.
48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD
have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of
me, Doth he not speak parables?
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