Category: Ezekiel

Downfall of Egypt and Assyria

1 In the eleventh year,in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of theLordcame to me:

2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes:

Who are you like in your greatness?

3 Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches and shady foliage

and of lofty height.

Its top was among the clouds.

4 The waters caused it to grow;

the underground springs made it tall,

directing their rivers all around

the place where the tree was planted

and sending their channels

to all the trees of the field.

5 Therefore the cedar became greater in height

than all the trees of the field.

Its branches multiplied,

and its boughs grew long

as it spread them out

because of the plentiful water.

6 All the birds of the sky

nested in its branches,

and all the animals of the field

gave birth beneath its boughs;

all the great nations lived in its shade.

7 It was beautiful in its greatness,

in the length of its limbs,

for its roots extended to abundant water.

8 The cedars in God’s garden could not rival it;

the pine trees couldn’t compare with its branches,

nor could the plane trees match its boughs.

No tree in the garden of God

could compare with it in beauty.

9 I made it beautiful with its many limbs,

and all the trees of Eden,

which were in God’s garden, envied it.

10 “Therefore this is what the LordGodsays: Since itbecame great in height and set its top among the clouds,and itgrew proudon account of its height,

11 I determined to hand it over to a ruler of nations;he would surely deal with it. I banished it because of its wickedness.

12 Foreigners, ruthless men from the nations,cut it down and left it lying. Its limbs fell on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. All the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it.

13 All the birds of the sky nested on its fallen trunk, and all the animals of the field were among its boughs.

14 This happened so that no trees planted beside water would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds,and so that no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the underworld, among the people who descend to the Pit.

15 “This is what the LordGodsays: I caused grieving on the day the cedar went down to Sheol.I closed off the underground deep because of it:I held back the rivers of the deep, and its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn on account of it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

16 I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I threw it down to Sheol to be with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden,all the well-watered trees, the choice and best of Lebanon, were comfortedin the underworld.

17 They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its alliesthey had lived in its shade among the nations.

18 “Who then are you like in glory and greatness among Eden’s trees? You also will be brought down to the underworld to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword.This is Pharaoh and all his hordes” — the declaration of the LordGod.

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A Lament for Pharaoh

1 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of theLordcame to me:

2 “Son of man, lamentfor Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

You compare yourself to a lion of the nations,

butyou are like a monsterin the seas.

You thrash about in your rivers,

churn up the waters with your feet,

and muddy therivers.”

3 This is what the LordGodsays:

I will spread My net over you

with an assembly of many peoples,

and theywill haul you up in My net.

4 I will abandon you on the land

and hurl you on the open field.

I will cause all the birds of the sky

to settle on you

and let the beasts of the entire earth

eat their fill of you.

5 I will put your flesh on the mountains

and fill the valleys with your carcass.

6 I will drench the land

with the flow of your blood,

even to the mountains;

the ravines will be filled with your gore.

7 When I snuff you out,

I will cover the heavens

and darken their stars.

I will cover the sun with a cloud,

and the moon will not give its light.

8 I will darken all the shining lights

in the heavens over you,

and will bring darkness on your land.

This is the declaration of the LordGod.

9 I will trouble the hearts of many peoples,

when I bring about your destruction

among the nations,

in countries you do not know.

10 I will cause many nations to be appalled at you,

and their kings will shudder with fear because of you

when I brandish My sword in front of them.

On the day of your downfall

each of them will tremble

every momentfor his life.

11 For this is what the LordGodsays:

The sword of Babylon’s king

will come against you!

12 I will make your hordes fall

by the swords of warriors,

all of them ruthless men from the nations.

They will ravage Egypt’s pride,

and all its hordes will be destroyed.

13 I will slaughter all its cattle

that are beside many waters.

No human foot will churn them again,

and no cattle hooves will disturb them.

14 Then I will let their waters settle

and will make their rivers flow like oil.

This is the declaration of the LordGod.

15 When I make the land of Egypt a desolation,

so that it is emptied of everything in it,

when I strike down all who live there,

then they will know that I am Yahweh.

16 “This is a lament that will be chanted;the women of the nations will chant it. They will chant it over Egypt and all its hordes.” This is the declaration of the LordGod.

Egypt in Sheol

17 In the twelfth year,on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of theLordcame to me:

18 “Son of man, wail over the hordes of Egypt and bring Egypt and the daughters of mighty nations down to the underworld,to be with those who descend to the Pit:

19 Who do you surpass in loveliness?

Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised!

20 They will fall among those slain by the sword.

A sword is appointed!

They drag her and all her hordes away.

21 Warrior leaders will speak

from the middle of Sheol

about himand his allies:

They have come down;

the uncircumcised lie

slain by the sword.

22 Assyria is there with all her company;

her graves are all around her.

All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.

23 Her graves are set in the deepest regions of the Pit,

and her company is all around her burial place.

All of them are slain, fallen by the sword —

those who once spread terror

in the land of the living.

24 Elamis there

with all her hordes around her grave.

All of them are slain, fallen by the sword —

those who went down to the underworlduncircumcised,

who once spread their terror

in the land of the living.

They bear their disgrace

with those who descend to the Pit.

25 Among the slain

they prepare a resting place for Elam

with all her hordes.

Her graves are all around her.

All of them are uncircumcised,

slain by the sword,

although their terror was once spread

in the land of the living.

They bear their disgrace

with those who descend to the Pit.

They are placed among the slain.

26 Meshech and Tubalare there,

with all their hordes.

Their graves are all around them.

All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword,

although their terror was once spread

in the land of the living.

27 They do not lie down

with the fallen warriors of the uncircumcised,

who went down to Sheol

with their weapons of war,

whose swords were placed under their heads.

The punishment for their sins

rested on their bones,

although the terror of these warriors

was once in the land of the living.

28 But you will be shattered

and will lie down among the uncircumcised,

with those slain by the sword.

29 Edomis there, her kings and all her princes,

who, despite their strength, have been placed

among those slain by the sword.

They lie down with the uncircumcised,

with those who descend to the Pit.

30 All the leaders of the north

and all the Sidoniansare there.

They went down in shame with the slain,

despite the terror their strength inspired.

They lie down uncircumcised

with those slain by the sword.

They bear their disgrace

with those who descend to the Pit.

31 Pharaoh will see them

and be comfortedover all his hordes —

Pharaoh and all his army,

slain by the sword.

This is the declaration of the LordGod.

32 For I will spread Myterror

in the land of the living,

so Pharaoh and all his hordes

will be laid to rest among the uncircumcised,

with those slain by the sword.”

This is the declaration of the LordGod.

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Ezekiel as Israel’s Watchman

1 The word of theLordcame to me:

2 “Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,

3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows his trumpetto warn the people.

4 Then, if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet but ignores the warning,and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

5 Since he heard the sound of the trumpet but ignored the warning, his blood is on his own hands.If he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.

6 However, if the watchman sees the sword coming but doesn’t blow the trumpet, so that the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes away their lives, then they have been taken away because of their iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.

7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel.When you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

8 If I say to the wicked, ‘Wicked one, you will surely die,’but you do not speak out to warn him about his way, that wicked person will die for his iniquity, yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.

9 But if you warn a wicked person to turn from his way and he doesn’t turn from it, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.

10 “Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have said this, ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy on us, and we are wasting away because of them!How then can we survive? ’

11 Tell them: As I live” — the declaration of the LordGod— “I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live.Repent, repent of your evil ways! Why will you die, house of Israel?

12 “Now, son of man, say to your people: The righteousness of the righteous person will not save him on the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked person cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. The righteous person won’t be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.

13 When I tell the righteous person that he will surely live, but he trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteousness will be remembered, and he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

14 “So when I tell the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but he repents of his sin and does what is just and right —

15 he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of lifewithout practicing iniquity — he will certainly live; he will not die.

16 None of the sins he committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.

17 “But your people say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair,’even though it is their own way that isn’t fair.

18 When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die on account of this.

19 But if a wicked person turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.

20 Yet you say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair.’ I will judge each of you according to his ways, house of Israel.”

The News of Jerusalem’s Fall

21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken! ”

22 Now the hand of theLordhad been on me the evening before the fugitive arrived, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.

Israel’s Continued Rebellion

23 Then the word of theLordcame to me:

24 “Son of man, those who live in theruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person,yet he received possession of the land.But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’

25 Therefore say to them: This is what the LordGodsays: You eat meat with blood in it,raise your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then receive possession of the land?

26 You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife. Should you then receive possession of the land?

27 “Tell them this: This is what the LordGodsays: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I have given to wild animals to be devoured, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.

28 I will make the land a desolate waste,and its proud strength will come to an end.The mountains of Israelwill become desolate, with no one passing through.

29 They will know that I am Yahweh when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable acts they have committed.

30 “Now, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One person speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear what the message is that comes from theLord! ’

31 So My people come to you in crowds,sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

32 Yes, to them you are like a singer of love songs who has a beautiful voice and plays skillfully on an instrument. They hear your words, but they don’t obey them.

33 Yet when it comes— and it will definitely come — then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

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The Shepherds and God’s Flock

1 The word of theLordcame to me:

2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them: This is what the LordGodsays to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves!Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?

3 You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened animals, but you do not tend the flock.

4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost.Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

5 They were scattered for lack of a shepherd;they became food for all the wild animalswhen they were scattered.

6 My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill.They were scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them.

7 “Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of theLord.

8 As I live” — the declaration of the LordGod— “because My flock has become prey and food for every wild animal since they lack a shepherd, for My shepherds do not search for My flock, and because the shepherds feed themselves rather than My flock,

9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of theLord!

10 “This is what the LordGodsays: Look, I am against the shepherds.I will demand My flock from themand prevent them from shepherding the flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves, for I will rescue My flock from their mouths so that they will not be food for them.

11 “For this is what the LordGodsays: See, I Myself will search for My flock and look for them.

12 As a shepherd looks for his sheep on the day he is among his scattered flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scatteredon a cloudy and dark day.

13 I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will shepherd them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the land.

14 I will tend them with good pasture, and their grazing place will be on Israel’s lofty mountains. There they will lie down in a good grazing place; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

15 I will tend My flock and let them lie down.”This is the declaration of the LordGod.

16 “I will seek the lost,bring back the strays, bandage the injured,and strengthen the weak, but I will destroythe fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.

17 “The LordGodsays to you, My flock: I am going to judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and male goats.

18 Isn’t it enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Or isn’t it enough that you drink the clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

19 Yet My flock has to feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied.

20 “Therefore, this is what the LordGodsays to them: See, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

21 Since you have pushed with flank and shoulder and butted all the weak ones with your horns until you scattered them all over,

22 I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey for you. I will judge between one sheep and another.

23 I will appoint over them a single shepherd, My servant David, and he will shepherd them. He will tend them himself and will be their shepherd.

24 I, Yahweh, will be their God, and My servant Davidwill be a prince among them. I, Yahweh, have spoken.

25 “I will make a covenant of peacewith them and eliminate dangerous animalsin the land, so that they may live securelyin the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

26 I will make them and the area around My hilla blessing: I will send down showers in their season— showersof blessing.

27 The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. They will know that I am Yahweh when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslave them.

28 They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the wild animals of the land will not consume them. They will live securely, and no one will frighten them.

29 I will establish for them a place renowned for its agriculture,and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land. They will no longer endure the insults of the nations.

30 Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people.”This is the declaration of the LordGod.

31 “You are My flock, the human flock of My pasture, and I am your God.” This is the declaration of the LordGod.

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A Prophecy against Edom

1 The word of theLordcame to me:

2 “Son of man, turn your face toward Mount Seirand prophesy against it.

3 Say to it: This is what the LordGodsays:

Look! I am against you, Mount Seir.

I will stretch out My hand against you

and make you a desolate waste.

4 I will turn your cities into ruins,

and you will become a desolation.

Then you will know that I am Yahweh.

5 “Because you maintained an ancient hatredand handed over the Israelites to the power of the sword in the time of their disaster, the time of final punishment,

6 therefore, as I live” — this is the declaration of the LordGod— “I will destine you for bloodshed, and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.

7 I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.

8 I will fill its mountains with the slain;those slain by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.

9 I will make you a perpetual desolation; your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.

10 “Because you said, ‘These two nations and two lands will be mine, and we will possess them’ — though theLordwas there—

11 therefore, as I live” — the declaration of the LordGod— “I will treat you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them. I will make Myself known among themwhen I judge you.

12 Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have heard all the blasphemies you uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They are desolate. They have been given to us to devour!’

13 You boasted against Mewith your mouth, and spoke many words against Me. I heard it Myself!

14 “This is what the LordGodsays: While the whole world rejoices, I will make you a desolation.

15 Just as you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it became a desolation, so I will deal with you: you will become a desolation, Mount Seir, and so will all Edom in its entirety. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

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Restoration of Israel’s Mountains

1 “Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: Mountains of Israel, hear the word of theLord.

2 This is what the LordGodsays: Because the enemy has said about you, ‘Good!The ancient heightshave become our possession,’

3 therefore, prophesy and say: This is what the LordGodsays: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you from every side, so that you became a possession for the rest of the nations and an object of people’s gossip and slander,

4 therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LordGod. This is what the LordGodsays to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become plunderand a mockery to the rest of the nations all around.

5 “This is what the LordGodsays: Certainly in My burning zeal I speak against the rest of the nations and all of Edom,who tookMy land as their own possession with wholehearted rejoicing and utter contemptso that its pastureland becameplunder.

6 Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: This is what the LordGodsays: Look, I speak in My burning zealbecause you have endured the insults of the nations.

7 Therefore this is what the LordGodsays: I swearthat the nations all around you will endure their own insults.

8 “You, mountains of Israel, will produce your branchesand bear your fruit for My people Israel, since their arrival is near.

9 Look! I am on your side; I will turn toward you,and you will be tilled and sown.

10 I will fill you with people, with the whole house of Israel in its entirety.The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

11 I will fill you with people and animals,and they will increase and be fruitful. I will make you inhabited as you once were and make you better off than you were before. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.

12 I will cause people, My people Israel, to walk on you; they will possess you,and you will be their inheritance. You will no longer deprive them of their children.

13 “This is what the LordGodsays: Because people are saying to you, ‘You devour men and deprive your nation of children,’

14 therefore, you will no longer devour men and deprive your nation of children.”This is the declaration of the LordGod.

15 “I will no longer allow the insults of the nations to be heard against you, and you will not have to endure the reproach of the peoples anymore;you will no longer cause your nation to stumble.”This is the declaration of the LordGod.

Restoration of Israel’s People

16 The word of theLordcame to me:

17 “Son of man, while the house of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it with their conduct and actions.Their behavior before Me was like menstrual impurity.

18 So I poured out My wrathon them because of the blood they had shed on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.

19 I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered among the countries.I judged them according to their conduct and actions.

20 When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned My holy name,because it was said about them, ‘These are the people of Yahweh, yet they had to leave His land in exile.’

21 Then I had concern for My holy name,which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they went.

22 “Therefore, say to the house of Israel: This is what the LordGodsays: It is not for your sake that I will act,house of Israel, but for My holy name,which you profaned among the nations where you went.

23 I will honor the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations — the name you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am Yahweh” — the declaration of the LordGod— “when I demonstrate My holiness through you in their sight.

24 “For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.

25 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean.I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you;I will remove your heart of stoneand give you a heart of flesh.

27 I will place My Spirit within youand cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe My ordinances.

28 Then you will live in the land that I gave your fathers;you will be My people, and I will be your God.

29 I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and will not bring famine on you.

30 I will also make the fruit of the trees and the produce of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer experience reproach among the nations on account of famine.

31 “Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good,and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and detestable practices.

32 It is not for your sake that I will act”— the declaration of the LordGod— “let this be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated because of your ways, house of Israel!

33 “This is what the LordGodsays: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.

34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.

35 Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden.The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’

36 Then the nations that remain around you will know that I, Yahweh, have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I, Yahweh, have spoken and I will do it.

37 “This is what the LordGodsays: I will respond to the house of Israel and do this for them:I will multiply them in number like a flock.

38 So the ruined cities will be filled with a flock of people, just as the flock of sheep for sacrificeis filledin Jerusalem during its appointed festivals. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”

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The Valley of Dry Bones

1 The hand of theLordwas on me,and He brought me out by His Spiritand set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones.

2 He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry.

3 Then He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live? ”

I replied, “LordGod, only You know.”

4 He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of theLord!

5 This is what the LordGodsays to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live.

6 I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

7 So I prophesied as I had been commanded. While I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.

8 As I looked, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.

9 He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath,prophesy, son of man. Say to it: This is what the LordGodsays: Breath, come from the four winds and breathe into these slain so that they may live! ”

10 So I prophesied as He commanded me; the breathentered them,and they came to life and stood on their feet, a vast army.

11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel.Look how they say, ‘Our bones are dried up,and our hope has perished;we are cut off.’

12 Therefore, prophesy and say to them: This is what the LordGodsays: I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them,My people, and lead you into the land of Israel.

13 You will know that I am Yahweh, My people, when I open your graves and bring you up from them.

14 I will put My Spirit in you,and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. I have spoken, and I will do it.”This is the declaration of theLord.

The Reunification of Israel

15 The word of theLordcame to me:

16 “Son of man, take a single stick and write on it:Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him. Then take another stick and write on it: Belonging to Joseph — the stick of Ephraim — and all the house of Israel associated with him.

17 Then join them together into a single stick so that they become one in your hand.

18 When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these things? ’—

19 tell them: This is what the LordGodsays: I am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick so that they become one in My hand.

20 “When the sticks you have written on are in your hand and in full view of the people,

21 tell them: This is what the LordGodsays: I am going to take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone.I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.

22 I will make them one nation in the land,on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them.They will no longer be two nations and will no longer be divided into two kingdoms.

23 They will not defile themselves anymore with their idols,their detestable things, and all their transgressions.I will save them from all their apostasies by whichthey sinned,and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them.They will follow My ordinances, and keep My statutes and obey them.

25 “They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob,where your fathers lived. They will live in it forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

26 I will make a covenant of peace with them;it will be an everlasting covenantwith them. I will establish and multiply them and will set My sanctuary among them forever.

27 My dwelling place will be with them;I will be their God, and they will be My people.

28 When My sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, Yahweh, sanctify Israel.”

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The Defeat of Gog

1 The word of theLordcame to me:

2 “Son of man, turn your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog,the chief prince ofMeshech and Tubal.Prophesy against him

3 and say: This is what the LordGodsays: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

4 I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws,and bring you out with all your army, including horses and riders,who are all splendidly dressed, a huge company armed with shields and bucklers, all of them brandishing swords.

5 Persia,Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shields and helmets;

6 Gomerwith all its troops; and Beth-togarmahfrom the remotest parts of the north along with all its troops — many peoples are with you.

7 “Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and all your company who have been mobilized around you; you will be their guard.

8 After a long time you will be summoned. In the last years you will enter a land that has been restored from warand regathered from many peoples to the mountains of Israel, which had long been a ruin.They were brought out from the peoples, and all of them now live securely.

9 You, all of your troops, and many peoples with you will advance, coming like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.

10 “This is what the LordGodsays: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of open villages; I will come against a tranquil people who are living securely,all of them living without walls and without bars or gates—

12 in order to seize spoil and carry off plunder,to turn your hand against ruins now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have been acquiring cattle and possessions and who live at the center of the world.’

13 Shebaand Dedanand the merchants of Tarshishwith all its rulerswill ask you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hordes to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and possessions, to seize great spoil? ’

14 “Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog: This is what the LordGodsays: On that day when My people Israel are dwelling securely,will you not know this

15 and come from your place in the remotest parts of the north— you and many peoples with you, who are all riding horses — a mighty horde, a huge army?

16 You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the last days, Gog, that I will bring you against My land so that the nations may know Me, when I show Myself holy through you in their sight.

17 “This is what the LordGodsays: Are you the one I spoke about in former times through My servants, the prophets of Israel, who for years prophesied in those times that I would bring you against them?

18 Now on that day, the day when Gog comes against the land of Israel” — this is the declaration of the LordGod— “My wrath will flare up.

19 I swear in My zeal and fiery rage:On that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that crawls on the ground, and every human being on the face of the earth will tremble before Me. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.

21 I will call for a sword against him on all My mountains” — the declaration of the LordGod— “and every man’s sword will be against his brother.

22 I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and brimstone on him, as well as his troops and the many peoples who are with him.

23 I will display My greatness and holiness, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations.Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

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The Disposal of Gog

1 “As for you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: This is what the LordGodsays: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince ofMeshech and Tubal.

2 I will turn you around, drive you on,and lead you up from the remotest parts of the north. I will bring you against the mountains of Israel.

3 Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.

4 You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals.

5 You will fall on the open field,for I have spoken.” This is the declaration of the LordGod.

6 “I will send fire against Magogand those who live securely on the coasts and islands. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

7 So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh, the Holy One in Israel.

8 Yes, it is coming, and it will happen.” This is the declaration of the LordGod. “This is the day I have spoken about.

9 “Then the inhabitants of Israel’s cities will go out, kindle fires, and burn the weapons — the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them to make fires.

10 They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it down from the forests, for they will use the weapons to make fires. They will take the loot from those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them.”This is the declaration of the LordGod.

11 “Now on that day I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel — the Valley of the Travelerseast of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, for Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.

12 The house of Israel will spend seven months burying them in order to cleanse the land.

13 All the people of the land will bury them and their fame will spreadon the day I display My glory.”This is the declaration of the LordGod.

14 “They will appoint men on a full-time basis to pass through the land and bury the invaderswho remain on the surface of the ground, in order to cleanse it. They will make their search at the end of the seven months.

15 When they pass through the land and one of them sees a human bone, he will set up a marker next to it until the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog.

16 There will even be a city named Hamonahthere. So they will cleanse the land.

17 “Son of man, this is what the LordGodsays: Tell every kind of bird and all the wild animals: Assemble and come! Gather from all around to My sacrificial feast that I am slaughtering for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel;you will eat flesh and drink blood.

18 You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the earth’s princes: rams, lambs, male goats, and all the fattened bulls of Bashan.

19 You will eat fat until you are satisfiedand drink blood until you are drunk, at My sacrificial feast that I have prepared for you.

20 At My table you will eat your fill of horses and riders, of mighty men and all the warriors.” This is the declaration of the LordGod.

Israel’s Restoration to God

21 “I will display My glory among the nations,and all the nations will see the judgment I have executed and the hand I have laid on them.

22 From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am Yahweh their God.

23 And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile on account of their iniquity, because they dealt unfaithfully with Me.Therefore, I hid My face from them and handed them over to their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.

24 I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.

25 “So this is what the LordGodsays: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacoband have compassion on the whole house of Israel,and I will be jealous for My holy name.

26 They will feel remorse fortheir disgraceand all the unfaithfulness they committed against Me, when they live securely in their land with no one to frighten them.

27 When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them from the countries of their enemies, I will demonstrate My holiness through them in the sight of many nations.

28 They will know that I am Yahweh their God when I regather them to their own land after having exiled them among the nations. I will leave none of them behind.

29 I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel.”This is the declaration of the LordGod.

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The New Temple

1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been captured,on that very day theLord’s hand was on me,and He brought me there.

2 In visions of GodHe took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain.On its southern slope was a structure resembling a city.

3 He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze,with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.He was standing by the gate.

4 He spoke to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, listen with your ears,and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for you have been brought here so that I might show it to you. Report everything you see to the house of Israel.”

The Wall and Outer Gates

5 Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple.The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of 21 inches;each unit was the standard length plus three inches.He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was about 10 feet,and its height was the same.

6 Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps.He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 feet deep — the first threshold was 10 feet deep.

7 Each recess was about 10 feetlong and 10 feetdeep, and there was a space of 8 3/4 feetbetween the recesses. The inner threshold of the gate on the temple side next to the gate’s portico was about 10 feet.

8 Next he measured the portico of the gate;

9 itwas 14 feet,and its pilasters were 3 1/2 feet.The portico of the gate was on the temple side.

10 There were three recesses on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the pilasters on either side also had the same measurements.

11 Then he measured the width of the gate’s entrance; it was 17 1/2 feet,while the widthof the gateway was 22 3/4 feet.

12 There was a barrier of 21 inchesin front of the recesses on both sides, and the recesses on each side were 10 1/2 feetsquare.

13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one recess to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was 43 3/4 feet.The openings of the recesses faced each other.

14 Next, he measured the pilasters — 105 feet.The gate extended around to the pilaster of the court.

15 The distance from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate’s portico on the inside was 87 1/2 feet.

16 The recesses and their pilasters had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway.The porticoes also had windows all around on the inside. Each pilaster was decorated with palm trees.

17 Then he brought me into the outer court,and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court.Thirty chambers faced the pavement,

18 which flanked the gates and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

19 Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gate to the exterior front of the inner court; it was 175 feet.This was the east; next the north is described.

20 He measured the gate of the outer court facing north, both its length and width.

21 Its three recesses on each side, its pilasters, and its portico had the same measurements as the first gate: 87 1/2 feetlong and 43 3/4 feetwide.

22 Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate that faced east. Seven steps led up to the gate, and its portico was ahead of them.

23 The inner court had a gate facing the north gate, like the one on the east. He measured the distance from gate to gate; it was 175 feet.

24 He brought me to the south side, and there was also a gate on the south. He measured its pilasters and portico; they had the same measurements as the others.

25 Both the gate and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was 87 1/2 feetlong and 43 3/4 feetwide.

26 Its stairway had seven steps, and its portico was ahead of them. It had palm trees on its pilasters, one on each side.

27 The inner court had a gate on the south. He measured from gate to gate on the south; it was 175 feet.

The Inner Gates

28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate. When he measured the south gate, it had the same measurements as the others.

29 Its recesses, pilasters, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87 1/2 feetlong and 43 3/4 feetwide.

30 (There were porticoes all around, 43 3/4 feet long and 8 3/4 feetwide.)

31 Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps.

32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. When he measured the gate, it had the same measurements as the others.

33 Its recesses, pilasters, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87 1/2 feetlong and 43 3/4 feetwide.

34 Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.

35 Then he brought me to the north gate.When he measured it, it had the same measurements as the others,

36 as did its recesses, pilasters, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was 87 1/2 feetlong and 43 3/4 feetwide.

37 Its porticofaced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.

Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices

38 There was a chamber whose door opened into the portico of the gate.The burnt offering was to be washed there.

39 Inside the portico of the gate there were two tables on each side, on which to slaughter the burnt offering, sin offering,and restitution offering.

40 Outside, as one approaches the entrance of the north gate, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.

41 So there were four tables inside the gate and four outside, eight tables in all on which the slaughtering was to be done.

42 There were also four tables of cut stone for the burnt offering,each 31 1/2 incheslong, 31 1/2 inches wide, and 21 incheshigh. The utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices were placed on them.

43 There were three-inchhooksfastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be laid on the tables.

Rooms for Singers and Priests

44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, there were chambers for the singers:onebeside the north gate, facing south, and another beside the southgate, facing north.

45 Then the man said to me: “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.

46 The chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok,the ones from the sons of Levi who may approach theLordto serve Him.”

47 Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feetlong and 175 feet wide. The altarwas in front of the temple.

48 Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the pilasters of the portico; they were 8 3/4 feetthick on each side. The width of the gateway was 24 1/2 feet,and the side walls of the gate were5 1/4 feetwide on each side.

49 The portico was 35 feetacross and 21feetdeep, and 10 steps ledup to it.There were pillars by the pilasters, one on each side.

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