Ezekiel 24

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,	1 On the tenth day of the tenth month, in the ninth year, the word of the LORD came to me:
2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.	2 Son of man, write down this date today, for this very day the king of Babylon has invested Jerusalem.
3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:	3 Propose this parable to the rebellious house: Thus says the Lord GOD: Set up the pot, set it up, then pour in some water.
4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.	4 Put in it pieces of meat, all good pieces: thigh and shoulder; Fill it with the choicest joints
5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.	5 taken from the pick of the flock. Then pile the wood beneath it; bring to a boil these pieces and the joints that are in it.
6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall up on it.	6 Take out its pieces, one by one, without casting lots for it. Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city, a pot containing rust, whose rust has not been removed.
7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;	7 For the blood she shed is in her midst; she poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it out on the earth, to be covered with dust.
8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.	8 To work up my wrath, to excite my vengeance, she put her blood on the bare rock, not to be covered.
9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.	9 Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: I, too, will heap up a great bonfire,
10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.	10 piling on wood and kindling the fire, Till the meat has been cooked, till the broth has boiled.
11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.	11 Then I will set the pot empty on the coals till its metal glows red hot, till the impurities in it melt, and its rust disappears.
12 She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.	12 Yet not even with fire will its great rust be removed.
13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.	13 Because you have sullied yourself with lewdness when I would have purified you, and you refused to be purified of your uncleanness, therefore you shall not be purified until I wreak my fury on you.
14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.	14 I, the LORD, have spoken; it is coming, for I will bring it about without fail. I will not have pity nor repent. By your conduct and your deeds you shall be judged, says the Lord GOD.
15 Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,	15 Thus the word of the LORD came to me:
16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.	16 Son of man, by a sudden blow I am taking away from you the delight of your eyes, but do not mourn or weep or shed any tears.
17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.	17 Groan in silence, make no lament for the dead, bind on your turban, put your sandals on your feet, do not cover your beard, and do not eat the customary bread.
18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.	18 That evening my wife died, and the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?	19 Then the people asked me, "Will you not tell us what all these things that you are doing mean for us?" I therefore spoke to the people that morning,
20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,	20 saying to them: Thus the word of the LORD came to me:
21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.	21 Say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord GOD: I will now desecrate my sanctuary, the stronghold of your pride, the delight of your eyes, the desire of your soul. The sons and daughters you left behind shall fall by the sword.
22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.	22 You shall do as I have done, not covering your beards nor eating the customary bread.
23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.	23 Your turbans shall remain on your heads, your sandals on your feet. You shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away because of your sins and groan one to another.
24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.	24 Ezekiel shall be a sign for you: all that he did you shall do when it happens. Thus you shall know that I am the LORD.
25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,	25 As for you, son of man, truly, on the day I take away from them their bulwark, their glorious joy, the delight of their eyes, the desire of their soul, and the pride of their hearts, their sons and daughters,
26 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?	26 that day the fugitive will come to you, that you may hear it for yourself;
27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.	27 that day your mouth shall be opened and you shall be dumb no longer. Thus you shall be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.