Ezekiel 27 A Lament for Tyre The word of theLordcame to me:2"Now you,son of man,raise a lamentation over Tyre,3and say to Tyre, who dwells atthe entrances to the sea,merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the LordGod: "O Tyre, you have said,'I amperfect in beauty.'4Your borders arein the heart of the seas;your builders made perfect your ...

Ezekiel 25 Prophecy Against Ammon The word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man,set your face towardthe Ammonites and prophesy against them.3Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the LordGod:Thus says the LordGod, Because you said,'Aha!' over mysanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah...

Ezekiel 24 The Siege of Jerusalem In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.3Andutter a parable tothe rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the LordGod: "Set onthe po...

Ezekiel 23 Oholah and Oholibah The word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man, there weretwo women, the daughters of one mother.3They played the whore in Egypt;they played the whorein their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms[a]handled.4Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister.They became mine, and theyb...

Ezekiel 22 Israel's Shedding of Blood And the word of theLordcame to me, saying,2"And you,son of man,will you judge, will you judgethe bloody city?Then declare to her all her abominations.3You shall say, Thus says the LordGod: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so thather time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself!4You have become guiltyby t...

Ezekiel 21 TheLordHas Drawn His Sword a]"[a]The word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man,set your face toward Jerusalem andpreach against the sanctuaries.b]"[b]Prophesy against the land of Israel3and say to the land of Israel, Thus says theLord:Behold, I am against you and will drawmy sword from its sheath andwill cut off from you both righteous and wicked....

Ezekiel 19 A Lament for the Princes of Israel And you,take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,2and say: What was your mother?A lioness!Among lions she crouched;in the midst of young lionsshe reared her cubs.3And she brought up one of her cubs;he became a young lion,and he learned to catch prey;he devoured men.4The nations heard about him;he was...

Ezekiel 18 The Soul Who Sins Shall Die The word of theLordcame to me:2"What do youa]"[a]meanby repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel,'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'?3As I live, declares the LordGod,this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.4Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the ...

Ezekiel 17 Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine The word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man,propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;3say, Thus says the LordGod:A great eaglewith great wings and long pinions,rich in plumage of many colors, cameto Lebanonand took the top of the cedar.4He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried ...

Ezekiel 15 Jerusalem, a Useless Vine And the word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man, how doesthe wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?3Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people takea peg from it to hang any vessel on it?4Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel. When the fire has consumed both en...

Ezekiel 14 Idolatrous Elders Condemned Then certain of theelders of Israel came to meand sat before me.2And the word of theLordcame to me:3"Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and setthe stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces.Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them?4Therefore speak to them and say to them,...

Ezekiel 13 False Prophets Condemned The word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to thosewho prophesy from their own hearts: 'Hear the word of theLord!'3Thus says the LordGod, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!4Your prophets have been like jac...

Ezekiel 12 Judah's Captivity Symbolized The word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man, you dwell in the midst ofa rebellious house,who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they area rebellious house.3As for you, son of man, prepare for yourselfan exile's baggage, and go into exile by dayin their sight. You shall go like an ...

Ezekiel 11 Judgment on Wicked Counselors The Spirit lifted me up and brought me tothe east gate of the house of theLord, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there weretwenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniahthe son of Azzur, andPelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.2And he said to me,"Son of man, these are the ...

Ezekiel 10 The Glory of theLordLeaves the Temple Then I looked, and behold,on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them somethinglike a sapphire,[a]in appearance like a throne.2And he said tothe man clothed in linen, "Go in amongthe whirling wheels underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands withburning coals from between ...

Ezekiel 8 Abominations in the Temple In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month,as I sat in my house, withthe elders of Judah sitting before me,the hand of the LordGodfell upon me there.2Then I looked, and behold,a form that had the appearance of a man.[a]Below what appeared to be his waist was fire, and above his waist was somet...

Ezekiel 6 Judgment Against Idolatry The word of theLordcame to me:2"Son of man,set your face towardthe mountains of Israel, andprophesy against them,3and say,You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LordGod! Thus says the LordGodtothe mountains andthe hills, tothe ravines and the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you,and I will dest...

Ezekiel 4 The Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized "And you,son of man,take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem.2And put siegeworks against it,and build a siege wall against it,and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it,and plant battering rams against it all around.3And you, take an iron griddle, and place it a...

Ezekiel 2 Ezekiel's Call And he said to me,"Son of man,[a]stand on your feet, and I will speak with you."2And as he spoke to me,the Spirit entered into me andset me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.3And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, tonations of rebels, who have rebelled against me.They and their fathers have tr...

Ezekiel 1 Ezekiel in Babylon 1In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles bythe Chebar canal,the heavens were opened, and I sawvisions of God.[a]2On the fifth day of the month (it wasthe fifth year ofthe exile of King Jehoiachin),3the word of theLordcame to Ezekielthe priest, the son of Buzi, in the...

Lamentations 5 Restore Us to Yourself, OLord 5Remember, OLord, what has befallen us;look, and seeour disgrace!2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,our homes to foreigners.3We have become orphans, fatherless;our mothers are like widows.4We must pay for the water we drink;the wood we get must be bought.5Our pursuers are at our necks;we are w...

Lamentations 4 The Holy Stones Lie Scattered How the gold has grown dim,how the pure gold is changed!The holy stones lie scatteredat the head of every street. 2The precious sons of Zion,worth their weight infine gold,how they are regarded asearthen pots,the work of a potter's hands! 3Even jackals offer the breast;they nurse their young;but the...