
{1}1{/}

{I}1_{/}On the fifth day 
of the fourth month of 
the thirtieth year when I 
was with the exiles by 
the river Kebar, the 
heavens opened and I had 
visions from Yahweh.
{I}2_{/}On the fifth of 
the month (it was the 
fifth year of the exile 
of King Jehoiakin) 
{I}3_{/}the word of 
Yahweh came to Ezekiel, 
son of Buzi, the priest, 
in the land of the 
Chaldeans by the banks of 
the Kebar. 
There the hand of Yahweh 
was upon me.
EZEKIEL SEES THE GLORY OF 
YAHWEH{/}

{I}4_{/}I looked: a 
windstorm came from the 
north bringing a great 
cloud. A fiery light 
inside it lit up all 
around it, while at the 
center there was 
something like a glowing 
metal.
{I}5_{/}In the center 
were what appeared to be 
four creatures with the 
same form; {I}6_{/}but 
each had four faces and 
four wings. {I}7_{/}Their 
legs were straight and 
their feet were like 
those of a calf, shining 
like polished bronze. 
{I}8_{/}Under their wings 
(on their four sides) 
they had human hands. The 
wings of one 
{I}9_{/}touched those of 
the other. Their faces 
did not turn as they 
advanced, because they 
were able to go forward 
in any of the four 
directions of their 
faces.
{I}10_{/}I saw they had 
human faces; but each one 
also had the face of a 
lion on the right, and on 
the left the face of an 
ox, and all four had the 
face of an eagle.
{I}11_{/}Their wings were 
spread upwards. Each had 
two wings meeting those 
of its neighbor and two 
covering its body; having 
four faces they could 
advance in any of the 
four directions. 
{I}12_{/}Wherever the 
spirit would go, they 
went without turning as 
they advanced.
{I}13_{/}Between these 
creatures could be seen 
glowing coals like 
torches moving between 
them. The fire blazed and 
flashed from 
thunderbolts. 
{I}14_{/}The creatures 
ran to and fro like 
thunderbolts.
{I}15_{/}While I looked 
at the creatures, I saw a 
wheel on the ground 
beside each of them, 
{I}16_{/}glittering as if 
made of chrysolite. The 
four wheels had the same 
shape: indeed each was 
double - two wheels 
placed crosswise, 
{I}17_{/}so they could 
follow any of the four 
directions without 
turning as they went. 
{I}18_{/}Their rims were 
lofty and looked 
terrifying, and the four 
of them were covered with 
eyes all the way round.
{I}19_{/}When the 
creatures moved forward 
the wheels moved along 
beside them and when the 
creatures rose from the 
ground the wheels rose, 
too.
{I}20_{/}Wherever the 
spirit was to go, there 
the creatures went and 
the wheels went with them 
for the spirit of the 
creatures was also in the 
wheels. {I}21_{/}When the 
creatures moved forward 
they did, too, stopping 
when they stopped, rising 
above the ground when 
they did, for the spirit 
of the creatures was in 
the wheels.
{I}22_{/}Over the heads 
of the creatures was a 
kind of platform; it 
looked like crystal.
{I}23_{/}Under the 
platform their wings were 
straight, one parallel to 
the other. (Each creature 
had two that covered its 
body). {I}24_{/}I heard 
the noise of their wings 
when they moved, similar 
to the roar of many 
waters, similar to the 
voice of the Most High, 
the noise of a multitude 
or of a camp. When they 
were not moving they 
lowered their wings.
{I}25_{/}I heard a noise 
above the platform over 
their heads. 
{I}26_{/}Above it was a 
throne resembling a 
sapphire and high on this 
throne was a figure 
similar to that of a man. 
Then I saw a light as of 
glowing bronze as if fire 
enveloped him 
{I}27_{/}from his waist 
upwards. And from his 
waist downwards it was as 
if fire gave radiance 
around him. 
{I}28_{/}The surrounding 
light was like a rainbow 
in the clouds after a day 
of rain. This vision was 
the likeness of Yahweh's 
Glory. On seeing it I 
fell on my face and then 
I heard a voice speaking.
EZEKIEL RECEIVES HIS 
MISSION{/}

{1}2{/}

{I}1_{/}He said to me, 
"Son of man, stand up for 
I am about to speak to 
you." {I}2_{/}A spirit 
came upon me as he spoke 
and kept me standing and 
then I heard him speak, 
{I}3_{/}"Son of man, I am 
sending you to the 
Israelites, to a people 
who have rebelled against 
me; they and their 
fathers have sinned 
against me to this day. 
{I}4_{/}Now I am sending 
you to these defiant and 
stubborn people to tell 
them 'this is the Lord 
Yahweh's word.'
{I}5_{/}So, whether they 
listen or not this set of 
rebels will know there is 
a prophet among them. 
{I}6_{/}But you, son of 
man, do not fear them or 
what they say, for they 
will be as thorns for you 
and you will be sitting 
on a nest of scorpions. 
Don't be afraid of their 
words when you are facing 
this set of rebels. 
{I}7_{/}Tell them what I 
say whether they choose 
to listen or not, for 
they are rebels. 
{I}8_{/}Listen then, son 
of man, to what I say and 
don't be a rebel among 
rebels. Open your mouth 
and take in what I'm 
about to say."
{I}9_{/}I looked and saw 
a hand stretched out in 
front of me holding a 
scroll. {I}10_{/}He 
unrolled it before me; on 
both sides were written 
lamentations, groanings 
and woes.
{1}3{/}

{I}1_{/}He said to me, 
"Son of man, eat what is 
given to you. Eat this 
scroll and then go; speak 
to the people of Israel." 
{I}2_{/}I opened my mouth 
and he made me eat the 
scroll and then 
{I}3_{/}he said to me, 
"Eat and fill yourself 
with this scroll that I'm 
giving you." I ate it and 
it tasted as sweet as 
honey.
{I}4_{/}He said, "Son of 
man, go to the 
Israelites; speak to them 
with my words. 
{I}5_{/}Indeed it is not 
a people with a difficult 
foreign language to whom 
you are sent; it is to 
the people of Israel. 
{I}6_{/}It's not to the 
many nations with 
difficult and obscure 
languages which you 
cannot understand. If I 
sent you to them they 
would listen to you.
{I}7_{/}But the 
Israelites will not 
listen to you because 
they are not willing to 
listen to me; all of them 
are defiant and stubborn 
of heart. {I}8_{/}See I 
am making your face as 
unyielding as theirs and 
your forehead as hard as 
theirs. {I}9_{/}I am 
making your forehead as 
hard as a diamond, harder 
than flint; so you shall 
not fear or tremble 
because of this set of 
rebels."
{I}10_{/}He said to me, 
"Son of man, listen and 
take to heart all I say 
to you, {I}11_{/}and then 
go to the exiles, your 
fellow countrymen, speak 
to them and tell them: 
'This is what Yahweh 
says,' whether they 
listen or not."
{I}12_{/}Then the spirit 
lifted me up; behind me I 
heard a great 
acclamation, "Blessed be 
the Glory of Yahweh in 
his dwelling place" 
{I}13_{/}and I heard the 
noise of the animals' 
wings brushing against 
each other, and the noise 
of the wheels; it was a 
great uproar.
{I}14_{/}The spirit had 
lifted me up, and carried 
me off but I went in a 
bitter and feverish 
spirit because the hand 
of Yahweh was heavy upon 
me. {I}15_{/}I came to 
Tel Abib to the exiles 
living by the river 
Chebar and I stayed there 
seven days with them, 
overwhelmed.
"I HAVE MADE YOU A 
WATCHMAN"{/}

{I}16_{/}After seven days 
the word of Yahweh came 
to me, {I}17_{/}"Son of 
man, I have made you a 
watchman for the House of 
Israel. With the word you 
hear from my mouth you 
will warn them in my 
name. {I}18_{/}When I say 
to the wicked, 'You will 
surely die,' if you do 
not speak to warn the 
wicked man to give up his 
evil ways and so live, he 
shall die for his sin, 
and I will hold you 
responsible for his 
death. {I}19_{/}But if 
you have warned the 
wicked man and he has not 
given up his wickedness 
and evil ways, he shall 
die for his sin but you 
will save yourself. 
{I}20_{/}When the 
righteous man turns from 
what is good to do evil I 
shall put an obstacle in 
his path: he shall die. 
Since you did not warn 
him, he will die for his 
sin. His good deeds will 
not be remembered and I 
shall hold you 
responsible for his 
death. {I}21_{/}But when 
you have warned the 
righteous man to keep him 
from sinning and he has 
not sinned, he will live 
for sure for he was 
warned and you will save 
your life."
EZEKIEL BECOMES MUTE{/}

{I}22_{/}The hand of 
Yahweh was upon me and he 
said to me,"Get up! Go to 
the valley and there I 
shall speak to you."
{I}23_{/}I got up and 
went towards the valley 
and there was the Glory 
of Yahweh that I had seen 
by the Chebar river. I 
fell on my face. 
{I}24_{/}Then the spirit 
came to me and kept me 
standing; He spoke to me 
and said; "Go! Shut 
yourself in your house. 
{I}25_{/}You, son of man, 
will be bound with cords 
and prevented from going 
among the people. 
{I}26_{/}Your tongue 
shall stick to your 
palate and you will 
remain dumb and not be 
able to rebuke them for 
they are a rebellious 
people. {I}27_{/}But when 
I speak to you I shall 
open your lips and you 
shall say to them: This 
is the word of Yahweh! He 
who listens, let him 
listen and he who refuses 
to listen, let him refuse 
for they are a rebellious 
people.
EZEKIEL PLAYS WAR{/}

{1}4{/}

{I}1_{/}Son of man, take 
a clay tablet; place it 
in front of you and draw 
on it the city of 
Jerusalem. {I}2_{/}Then 
act as if you were laying 
siege to it; dig a trench 
round it and build a 
ramp; set up tents and a 
battering ram against it. 
{I}3_{/}Take an iron pan; 
place it as a wall of 
iron between you and the 
city and look towards the 
city: it is under siege 
and you are besieging it. 
All this will be a sign 
for the people of Israel.
{I}4_{/}Lie on your left 
side, taking upon 
yourself the sin of 
Israel, for you will bear 
their sin as long as you 
are lying on it. 
{I}5_{/}I have assigned 
to you a number of days 
equal to the duration of 
their sins - for a 
hundred and ninety days 
you will bear the sin of 
Israel.
{I}6_{/}When you have 
completed this you shall 
lie down again on your 
right side and bear the 
sin of Judah for forty 
days - one day 
corresponding to a year. 
{I}7_{/}Then you shall 
turn your face and your 
bared arm towards the 
siege of Jerusalem and 
prophesy against it. 
{I}8_{/}I shall bind you 
with cords to prevent you 
from turning from one 
side to the other until 
you have completed the 
days of your confinement. 
{I}9_{/}Take some wheat 
and barley, some beans, 
lentils, millet and 
spelt; put it all in one 
vessel and make some 
bread; this is what you 
will eat all the time you 
are lying on your side - 
one hundred and ninety 
days.
{I}10_{/}The food you eat 
will be a daily ration of 
eight ounces a day; 
{I}11_{/}you will drink 
two thirds of a quart of 
water each day. 
{I}12_{/}Eat the food as 
you would a barley cake. 
You will cook it publicly 
on human dung, 
{I}13_{/}for that is the 
way - says Yahweh - the 
people of Israel will eat 
unclean bread among the 
nations where I shall 
drive them."
{I}14_{/}I said, "Ah, 
Lord Yahweh! I have not 
been defiled: from 
childhood until now I 
have never eaten any 
animal found dead or 
torn; unclean meat has 
never entered my mouth."
{I}15_{/}He then said, 
"Very well! I allow you 
cow dung in place of 
human dung for baking 
your bread." {I}16_{/}He 
continued, "Son of man, I 
shall cut off the food in 
Jerusalem. They will eat 
strictly-rationed bread 
with anxiety and despair 
as they drink water 
sparingly, {I}17_{/}for 
food and water will be in 
short supply and they 
will all waste away 
because of their sin.
SLAUGHTER AND DEATH IN 
JERUSALEM{/}

{1}5{/}

{I}1_{/}Son of man, take 
a sharp sword and use it 
as a barber's razor on 
your head and beard. Then 
take scales and divide 
the hair you have cut 
off. {I}2_{/}Burn a third 
of it in the middle of 
the city at the end of 
the siege, then take a 
third that you will 
strike with the sword all 
around the city; finally 
scatter a third in the 
wind and unsheathe a 
sword and pursue them. 
{I}3_{/}Take a few 
strands of hair and tuck 
them away in the folds of 
your clothes; 
{I}4_{/}then throw some 
of them to burn in the 
fire. Then speak against 
all Israel:
{I}5_{/}This is what 
Yahweh said: That is 
Jerusalem! I placed her 
in the midst of the 
nations surrounded by 
other countries; 
{I}6_{/}she rebelled 
against my laws and my 
precepts more than 
neighboring nations. In 
fact she rejected my laws 
and did not keep my 
decrees.
{I}7_{/}That is why 
Yahweh speaks thus: Your 
rebellion is greater than 
that of the nations 
around you - you have not 
kept my laws, respected 
my decrees or observed my 
ordinances but instead 
have conformed to the 
laws of neighboring 
nations - {I}8_{/}because 
of that Yahweh speaks 
thus: I too have set 
myself against you. I 
will pass judgment on you 
in the sight of the 
nations. {I}9_{/}And 
because of your 
abominations I will 
punish you in a way I 
have never before done 
and never will do in the 
future. {I}10_{/}That is 
why fathers among you 
will eat their children 
and children their 
fathers. I will pass 
judgment on you and 
scatter your remnant to 
every wind.
{I}11_{/}Therefore as 
surely as I live, 
declares Yahweh, because 
you have defiled my 
sanctuary with all your 
horrors and abominations, 
I will strike you without 
pity! I too will show no 
mercy!
{I}12_{/}A third of your 
people will die of the 
plague or starve within 
your walls, a third will 
fall by the sword outside 
the city, a third I will 
scatter to the winds and 
pursue with sword 
unsheathed. {I}13_{/}My 
anger will spend itself, 
my fury against them be 
satisfied. I will have my 
revenge and they will 
know that I, Yahweh, have 
spoken in my jealousy 
when I have exhausted my 
fury against them. 
{I}14_{/}I will make you 
a heap of ruins, a 
reproach among the 
neighboring nations in 
the eyes of all who pass 
by. {I}15_{/}You will be 
a reproach, a taunt, a 
lesson, a warning and an 
object of horror for the 
nations near you when, 
with anger, wrath and 
stinging reproach, I 
punish you. I, Yahweh, 
have spoken.
{I}16_{/}When I send 
against you the deadly 
arrows of starvation to 
do away with you and blot 
you out, I will make you 
lack all food. 
{I}17_{/}Hunger and wild 
beasts will destroy your 
children, while sword and 
plague will visit you. It 
is I, Yahweh, who have 
spoken."
{1}6{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me as 
follows, {I}2_{/}"Son of 
man, look towards the 
mountains of Israel and 
prophesy against them. 
Say to them:
{I}3_{/}Mountains of 
Israel, listen to the 
word of Yahweh! To the 
mountains and hills, to 
the rivers and valleys 
Yahweh has spoken: I am 
going to bring the sword 
against you and destroy 
your high places. 
{I}4_{/}Your altars will 
become desolate, your 
incense burners smashed; 
{I}5_{/}I will lay your 
corpses in front of your 
idols and scatter your 
bones around your altars.
{I}6_{/}Wherever you 
live, the towns will be 
in ruins and the high 
places desolate, your 
altars demolished and 
defiled, your filthy 
idols smashed and ruined, 
{I}7_{/}your incense 
burners knocked all 
around you and you will 
know that I am Yahweh. 
{I}8_{/}But I shall spare 
some of you. They will 
escape the sword and be 
scattered among the 
nations.
{I}9_{/}Your survivors 
then will remember me 
among the people where 
they are exiled, for I 
shall break the 
adulterous hearts of 
those whose eyes lusted 
after their idols. They 
will loathe themselves 
for the evil they 
committed, for all their 
abominations. 
{I}10_{/}And they will 
know that I, Yahweh, have 
not spoken in vain in 
saying I would inflict 
this disaster on them."
{I}11_{/}This is what 
Yahweh said, "Clap your 
hands, stamp your feet 
and say: Well done! when 
the people of Israel are 
falling by the sword, 
famine and plague because 
of their abominations. 
{I}12_{/}He who is far 
away will die of the 
plague, he who is near 
will fall by the sword, 
whoever survives and is 
spared will die of 
starvation. Against them 
I will exhaust my fury. 
{I}13_{/}And you will 
know that I am Yahweh 
when their people lie 
slain in the midst of 
their idols, around their 
altars, on every high 
hill, on the mountain 
tops, under every green 
tree and spreading oak 
and wherever they offered 
fragrant incense to all 
their idols. {I}14_{/}I 
will stretch out my hand 
against them, I will make 
their country a desolate 
wasteland from the desert 
to Riblah, wherever they 
live; and they will know 
that I am Yahweh."
{1}7{/}

{I}1_{/}This word of 
Yahweh came to me, 
{I}2_{/}"And you, son of 
man, listen to what the 
Lord says to Israel:
{I}3_{/}Finished! The end 
is coming for the four 
corners of the land. It 
is all over for you. I am 
unleashing my anger 
against you. I will judge 
you according to your 
ways and repay you for 
all your filthy 
practices. {I}4_{/}I will 
not look on you with 
pity; I will be 
merciless. I will bring 
against you what is 
fitting for your conduct 
and your detestable 
practices and you will 
know it is Yahweh 
striking you.
{I}5_{/}Thus says Yahweh: 
Disaster! Disaster is 
coming! {I}6_{/}The end 
is near! It is your turn, 
you who live in the 
country. {I}7_{/}The time 
has come, the day is 
near! No joy, only panic 
on the mountains! 
{I}8_{/}Now I am 
unleashing my fury 
against you; my anger 
will exhaust itself on 
you. I will judge you 
according to your ways 
and your detestable 
practices. {I}9_{/}I will 
not look on you with 
pity; I will be without 
mercy. I will judge you 
according to your conduct 
and call you to account 
for your detestable 
practices. I will not 
look on you with pity and 
I will show you no mercy. 
I will give you what your 
conduct deserves. And you 
will know that I am 
Yahweh when I strike you 
for your abominable 
practices.
{I}10_{/}This is the day, 
the end is coming, the 
die is cast. For 
insolence has blossomed, 
pride bears its fruits 
{I}11_{/}and violence 
reigns. No one will 
escape.
{I}12_{/}The time has 
come, the day is here! 
Let not the buyer rejoice 
or the seller regret, for 
the punishment will fall 
upon all. {I}13_{/}The 
seller will not get back 
what he has sold, even 
though he survives, for 
the sentence regarding 
the multitude will not be 
reversed.
{I}14_{/}They may sound 
the trumpet, make 
preparations, but no one 
will go to battle, for I 
am indignant with all. 
{I}15_{/}Outside in the 
open is the sword; plague 
and starvation in the 
houses. Those in the 
country will die by the 
sword, those in the city 
will be victims of famine 
and plague. 
{I}16_{/}Those who escape 
will go to the mountains; 
they will be like doves, 
each one moaning because 
of his sin.
{I}17_{/}Every hand will 
be limp, every knee as 
weak as water; 
{I}18_{/}they will put on 
sackcloth and shudder. 
All will be covered with 
shame and every head 
bald.
{I}19_{/}They will throw 
their silver in the 
streets and their gold 
will be dropped like 
filth. Silver or gold 
will not save them on the 
day of Yahweh's anger. It 
will be useless to 
satisfy their hunger and 
to fill their stomachs, 
for it was their 
stumbling block, the 
cause of their sin.
{I}20_{/}They became 
proud of their splendid 
jewel (the Temple), but 
they put into it their 
loathsome images and 
idols; that is why I will 
make it a horror. 
{I}21_{/}I will hand it 
over as plunder to 
foreigners and as booty 
to the most wicked of the 
land, and they will 
defile it.
{I}22_{/}I will take away 
my protection from them 
and people will profane 
my treasure. Robbers will 
enter and desecrate it 
{I}23_{/}and within it 
there will be massacres, 
for the land is full of 
violence.
{I}24_{/}I will bring the 
most cruel of the nations 
to take possession of 
their houses. I will 
break the pride of the 
violent and their 
sanctuaries will be 
profaned. 
{I}25_{/}Anguish is 
coming; they will seek 
peace but there will be 
none. {I}26_{/}Disaster 
will follow disaster, 
rumor will follow rumor. 
In vain will they demand 
a vision from the 
prophet. The priest will 
have no answer; the 
elders will be unable to 
advise. {I}27_{/}The king 
will mourn; the princes 
will be overcome with 
grief, and the hands of 
the citizens will 
tremble.
I will treat them as 
their conduct deserves 
and judge them according 
to their deeds, and they 
will know that I am 
Yahweh.
THE GLORY OF YAHWEH 
DEPARTS FROM THE 
TEMPLE{/}

{1}8{/}

{I}1_{/}On the fifth day 
of the sixth month in the 
sixth year, I happened to 
be sitting in my house 
with the elders of Judah 
sitting in front of me 
when the hand of Yahweh 
fell heavily on me.
{I}2_{/}I looked and saw 
a being as of fire. 
Downwards from what 
appeared to be his loins 
there was the appearance 
of fire, and from his 
loins upward a brightness 
like sparkling bronze. 
{I}3_{/}As he stretched 
out the form of a hand 
and took me by my hair, 
the spirit lifted me 
between heaven and earth 
and brought me in a 
divine vision to 
Jerusalem, to the 
entrance of the inner 
gate facing north. There 
stands the idol which 
provokes Yahweh's 
jealousy.
{I}4_{/}And the Glory of 
the God of Israel was 
there, similar to the 
vision I had seen in the 
plain. {I}5_{/}He said to 
me, "Son of man, look to 
the north." I looked in 
the direction of the 
north and there, to the 
north of the altar gate, 
at the entrance, I saw 
this idol which provokes 
his jealousy. {I}6_{/}He 
said to me, "Son of man, 
do you see what they are 
doing? Do you see the 
great abomination that 
Israel commits here to 
drive me from my 
sanctuary? You will see 
other abominations 
greater than this."
{I}7_{/}He then led me to 
the door of the court. 
{I}8_{/}He said, "Son of 
man, break through the 
wall."
I broke through the wall 
and made an opening. 
{I}9_{/}He said, "Go in 
and see the wicked 
abomination they are 
committing here." 
{I}10_{/}I went in, 
looked around and saw all 
kinds of reptiles, 
repulsive beasts and all 
the filthy idols of 
Israel portrayed on the 
wall all around.
{I}11_{/}Before them 
stood seventy men, elders 
of Israel, and among them 
was Jaazaniah, son of 
Shaphan. Each held a 
censer in his hand, and 
perfume rose from a cloud 
of incense.
{I}12_{/}He said, "Do you 
see, son of man, what the 
elders of Israel do in 
the dark, each one in his 
room of pictures? For 
they think: Yahweh does 
not see us; Yahweh has 
forsaken the land." 
{I}13_{/}Then he said, 
"You will see more of 
their great 
abominations."
{I}14_{/}He brought me to 
the entrance of the north 
gate of the house of 
Yahweh and there women 
were sitting, weeping for 
Tammuz. {I}15_{/}He said 
to me, "Did you see, son 
of man? You will see even 
greater abominations than 
these."
{I}16_{/}And he led me to 
the inner court of the 
house of Yahweh and at 
the door to Yahweh's 
sanctuary, between the 
porch and the altar, were 
about twenty-five men, 
their backs to the 
temple, facing east and 
worshiping the sun. He 
said to me, {I}17_{/}"Did 
you see, son of man? Is 
it not enough for Judah 
to commit the 
abominations that they 
commit here? See they are 
waving the branch before 
their nose. {I}18_{/}I 
too will act against them 
in anger; my eye will not 
see with pity and I will 
be without mercy. Though 
they cry loudly in my 
ears, I will not hear 
them."
{1}9{/}

{I}1_{/}Then he shouted 
loudly in my ears saying, 
"The punishment of the 
city is near; see each 
one of these has in his 
hand his instrument of 
destruction." {I}2_{/}And 
six men came from the 
direction of the upper 
gate which faces north, 
each one with his 
instrument of 
destruction. With them 
was a man clothed in 
linen with writing 
material at his side. 
They came and stopped 
near the altar of bronze.
{I}3_{/}Then the Glory of 
the God of Israel rose 
from the cherubim where 
it rested and went to the 
threshold of the house. 
Yahweh called to the man 
clothed in linen who had 
the material for writing 
at his side, {I}4_{/}and 
he said to him, "Pass 
through the center of the 
city, through Jerusalem, 
and trace a cross on the 
forehead of the men who 
sigh and groan because of 
all the abominations 
committed in it."
{I}5_{/}I heard him say 
to the others, "Now you 
may pass through the city 
after him and strike. 
Your eyes shall not look 
with pity; show no mercy! 
Do away with them all - 
{I}6_{/}old men, young 
men, virgins, children 
and women - but do not 
touch anyone marked with 
a cross."
And as they were told to 
begin with the sanctuary, 
they struck the elders 
who were in front of the 
Temple. {I}7_{/}Yahweh 
said to them, "Let the 
courts be filled with the 
slain and the Temple be 
defiled with their blood; 
go out!"
They went and slew the 
people in the city. 
{I}8_{/}While they were 
slaying the people, I 
fell on my face and cried 
out saying, "Ah, Yahweh! 
Are you going to destroy 
all that is left of 
Israel, and unleash your 
fury against Jerusalem?"
{I}9_{/}He said to me, 
"The sin of Israel and 
Judah is very great; the 
land is filled with blood 
and the city full of 
perversion. For they say: 
'Yahweh has forsaken the 
land; Yahweh does not 
see.' {I}10_{/}I too will 
be without pity; I will 
show no mercy and I will 
bring their deeds upon 
their heads."
{I}11_{/}Then the man 
clothed in linen who 
brought the writing kit 
reported, "I have done 
what you ordered."
{1}10{/}

{I}1_{/}I looked and saw 
that in the expanse over 
the heads of the cherubim 
there was something 
resembling a sapphire 
stone in the form of a 
throne. {I}2_{/}He spoke 
to the man clothed in 
linen, "Enter by the 
space between the wheels 
under the cherubim, fill 
your hands with coals of 
fire from between the 
cherubim and scatter them 
over the city." And I saw 
him as he entered. 
{I}3_{/}The cherubim 
stood at the right of the 
Temple when the man 
entered and the cloud 
filled the inner court. 
{I}4_{/}Then the Glory of 
Yahweh rose from above 
the cherubim to the 
threshold of the Temple 
and the Temple was filled 
with the cloud while the 
court was filled with the 
radiance of Yahweh's 
Glory.
{I}5_{/}The noise of the 
cherubim's wings could be 
heard as far as the outer 
court, similar to the 
voice of God Almighty 
when he thunders. 
{I}6_{/}Yet the man 
clothed in linen had been 
given the order to take 
the fire from between the 
wheels, in the space 
between the cherubim; so 
he went and stood beside 
the wheel. {I}7_{/}A 
cherub then stretched his 
hand towards the fire in 
the space between the 
cherubim, took some and 
gave handfuls to the man 
clothed in linen who took 
them and went out. 
{I}8_{/}At that moment I 
noticed this human hand 
under the wings of the 
cherubim. {I}9_{/}I also 
saw four wheels beside 
the cherubim, each wheel 
beside a cherub. The 
wheels resembled 
sparkling chrysolite. 
{I}10_{/}As for their 
appearance, the four had 
the same form; each was 
formed of two wheels 
placed crosswise, 
{I}11_{/}so they could 
move following any of 
their four directions, 
without turning as they 
went. {I}12_{/}In the 
direction the cherub's 
head was turned, the 
wheels followed without 
turning. Their rims were 
full of eyes all around. 
{I}13_{/}In my hearing 
the wheels were called 
"whirling." 
{I}14_{/}(Each one had 
four faces, the first was 
the face of a cherub, the 
second the face of a man, 
the third the face of a 
lion, the fourth the face 
of an eagle. {I}15_{/}The 
cherubim mounted up - 
they were the same 
creatures I had seen by 
the river Chebar).
{I}16_{/}When the 
cherubim moved, the 
wheels moved at their 
side and when the 
cherubim raised their 
wings to rise above the 
earth, the wheels did not 
depart from their side. 
{I}17_{/}When they 
stopped, the wheels 
stopped; when they rose, 
the wheels rose with 
them, for the spirit of 
the living creatures was 
in them.
{I}18_{/}The Glory of 
Yahweh went from above 
the threshold of the 
house and went to rest on 
the cherubim. 
{I}19_{/}Then the 
cherubim left, opening 
their wings and rising 
above the earth in my 
sight, and the wheels 
went with them. They 
halted at the east gate 
of the house of Yahweh 
and the Glory of the God 
of Israel was over them.
{I}20_{/}These were the 
living creatures I had 
seen under the God of 
Israel on the banks of 
the river Chebar. I 
recognized them as 
cherubim. {I}21_{/}Each 
had four faces, each had 
four wings and they had 
what seemed like human 
hands under their wings. 
{I}22_{/}As for the 
appearance of their 
faces, they were the 
faces I had seen by the 
river Chebar, the same 
likeness. Each one went 
straight ahead.
THE LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE 
ARE PUNISHED{/}

{1}11{/}

{I}1_{/}Then the spirit 
lifted me up and brought 
me to the eastern gate of 
Yahweh's house, the one 
facing east, and there at 
the entrance to the gate 
were twenty-five men. 
Among them I saw 
Jaazaniah son of Azzur 
and Peletiah, son of 
Benaiah, leaders of the 
people. {I}2_{/}Yahweh 
said to me, "Son of man, 
these are the men who 
plot wickedness and give 
evil counsel in the city. 
{I}3_{/}They say: 'Now 
there is no need of more 
houses! The city is the 
pot and we are the meat!' 
{I}4_{/}Because of that, 
prophesy against them, 
prophesy, son of man!"
{I}5_{/}The spirit of 
Yahweh seized me and 
said, "Speak! This is the 
word of Yahweh: I know 
what you have said, 
Israel! I know what you 
are thinking. {I}6_{/}You 
have multiplied your 
victims in the city; you 
have filled the streets 
with the slain. 
{I}7_{/}That is why 
Yahweh has spoken. The 
slain you have left in 
its midst; they are the 
meat, this city is the 
pot and I will bring you 
out of it.
{I}8_{/}Yahweh says: 
Because you are afraid of 
the sword, I will send 
the sword against you. 
{I}9_{/}I will make you 
leave and deliver you 
over to foreigners and I 
will pass sentence on 
you. {I}10_{/}You will 
fall by the sword;
I will judge you on the 
borders of Israel and you 
will know that I am 
Yahweh. {I}11_{/}The city 
will not be like a pot to 
preserve you, nor will 
you be meat within her. 
{I}12_{/}And you will 
know that I am Yahweh, 
for until now you have 
not walked according to 
my ordinances; you have 
not applied my laws, but 
instead you have acted 
according to the laws of 
the nations around you."
{I}13_{/}It happened that 
while I was prophesying, 
Pelatiah, son of Beniah, 
died. I fell on my face 
and cried aloud saying, 
"Ah, Yahweh! Are you to 
destroy even the remnant 
of Israel?"
{I}14_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}15_{/}"Son of man, 
these people have said of 
your brothers, your 
relatives, and all the 
exiled Israelites: 'They 
are well far from Yahweh! 
He gave this land to us 
as our possession.' 
{I}16_{/}Give them 
therefore this word from 
Yahweh: I myself have 
sent them far away among 
the nations and scattered 
them among the peoples, 
but I have been a 
sanctuary for them in the 
countries they entered.
{I}17_{/}For that reason 
Yahweh says, "I will 
gather you from among the 
peoples; I will group you 
together out of the 
countries where you were 
scattered and give you 
the land of Israel. 
{I}18_{/}When you have 
come back and removed all 
the horrors and 
abominations, I will give 
you a new heart; I will 
put a new spirit in you.
{I}19_{/}Yes, I will 
remove their heart of 
stone and give them a 
heart of flesh, 
{I}20_{/}that they may 
walk in my statutes, 
observe my laws and 
practice them, and they 
shall be my people and I 
will be their God. 
{I}21_{/}As for those 
whose hearts follow their 
horrors and abominations, 
I will punish them 
according to their 
deeds."
{I}22_{/}Then the 
cherubim lifted up their 
wings and the wheels went 
with them. {I}23_{/}The 
Glory of the God of 
Israel was over them.
The Glory of Yahweh rose, 
leaving the city to rest 
on the mountain that is 
to the east. {I}24_{/}At 
that point the spirit 
lifted me up and brought 
me to the exiles in 
Chaldea - all this 
happened in vision by the 
power of the spirit of 
God - and the vision I 
had seen left me. 
{I}25_{/}Then I told the 
exiles all that Yahweh 
had shown me.
THE PARABLE OF THE 
EXILE{/}

{1}12{/}

{I}1_{/}This word of 
Yahweh came to me, 
{I}2_{/}"Son of man, you 
live in the midst of a 
house of rebels: they 
have eyes for seeing but 
do not see; they have 
ears for hearing but do 
not hear, for they are a 
house of rebels. 
{I}3_{/}Because of this, 
son of man, prepare for 
yourself an exile's 
baggage in their sight as 
an exile does; and go as 
an exile to another place 
in their sight. Would 
that they may understand, 
because they are a house 
of rebels.
{I}4_{/}You will gather 
your things, an exile's 
baggage, by day to be 
seen by them, and you 
will leave in the evening 
as for a departure of 
deportees. While they 
look on, {I}5_{/}dig a 
hole in the wall and 
leave from there. 
{I}6_{/}As they look on, 
shoulder your baggage and 
leave in the dark. Veil 
your face and do not look 
at the land for I have 
made you a sign for 
Israel."
{I}7_{/}I did as I was 
ordered, gathering my 
things by day, an exile's 
baggage, and in the 
evening I made a hole in 
the wall with my hand. I 
left in the dark, in 
their presence, 
shouldering my baggage.
{I}8_{/}In the morning 
the word of Yahweh came 
to me: {I}9_{/}"Son of 
man, did not the 
Israelites, these rebels, 
ask you, 'What are you 
doing there?' 
{I}10_{/}Answer them on 
behalf of Yahweh: This 
oracle concerns the 
prince in Jerusalem and 
all the Israelites 
remaining in the city.
{I}11_{/}Say, 'I am a 
sign for you,' for what I 
have done will happen to 
them: They will be 
deported, exiled. 
{I}12_{/}The prince among 
them shall shoulder his 
baggage in the dark and 
depart. They will dig a 
hole in the wall to let 
him leave by it. He will 
cover his face because he 
must not see the land 
with his eyes. {I}13_{/}I 
will spread my net over 
him and he will be caught 
in its mesh. I will bring 
him to Babylon in the 
country of the Chaldeans 
but he will not see it 
and it is there that he 
will die.
{I}14_{/}As for all those 
who form his court, his 
guard, his troops, I will 
scatter them to the winds 
and pursue them with the 
sword. {I}15_{/}They will 
know I am Yahweh when I 
scatter them among the 
nations and disperse them 
in other countries. 
{I}16_{/}I will however 
allow a small number of 
them to escape the sword, 
famine and pestilence so 
they may confess their 
abominations among the 
nations where they will 
go and they will know I 
am Yahweh."
{I}17_{/}This word of 
Yahweh came to me, 
{I}18_{/}"Son of man, 
trembling you will eat 
your bread and you will 
drink water in fear and 
anxiety. {I}19_{/}Say to 
the people, 'This is what 
Yahweh says regarding 
those who live in 
Jerusalem in the land of 
Israel: In fear they will 
eat their bread and in 
affliction they will 
drink their water because 
the land will be 
desolate, stripped of all 
it contains, due to the 
violence of its 
inhabitants. 
{I}20_{/}Cities that were 
inhabited will become 
ruins, the country a 
wasteland and you will 
know that I am Yahweh."
THE WORD OF GOD WILL BE 
FULFILLED{/}

{I}21_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}22_{/}"Son of man, 
what do you mean by this 
proverb: The days pass 
and the visions do not 
come true? Why do you 
refer thus to what 
happens in Israel? 
{I}23_{/}You shall say to 
them this word of Yahweh: 
No more of this proverb. 
It will not be used in 
Israel, for the day is at 
hand when every vision 
will be fulfilled. 
{I}24_{/}No longer will 
there be false visions or 
misleading divinations in 
Israel. {I}25_{/}I, 
Yahweh, will say what I 
want to say, and my words 
will be fulfilled. There 
will be no more delay, 
for it is in your days, 
rebellious people, that I 
will speak and it will be 
done - word of Yahweh."
{I}26_{/}The word of 
Yahweh was given me in 
these terms, 
{I}27_{/}"Son of man, 
this is what Israel says: 
'Ezekiel's visions refer 
to the distant future; he 
prophesies for times far 
off.' {I}28_{/}Therefore 
speak to them: This is 
what Yahweh says: There 
will be no further delay 
concerning my words: what 
I say will be done - word 
of Yahweh."
THE FALSE PROPHETS{/}

{1}13{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me again, 
{I}2_{/}"Son of man, 
prophesy against the 
prophets of Israel, 
against those who 
prophesy on their own 
initiative. Say: Hear the 
word of Yahweh! 
{I}3_{/}This is what 
Yahweh says: Woe to the 
senseless prophets who 
follow their own 
inspiration without 
having seen anything! 
{I}4_{/}Your prophets, 
Israel, are like foxes 
among the ruins! 
{I}5_{/}They have not 
gone up to the breaches 
nor have they built a 
wall around Israel so 
that she may hold out in 
battle on the day of 
Yahweh. {I}6_{/}Their 
discourse is trickery and 
lies; they say: word of 
Yahweh when Yahweh has 
not sent them and yet 
they wait for him to 
fulfill their word.
{I}7_{/}Is it not a false 
vision you have seen? 
Have you not uttered 
lying divinations? You 
say: oracle of Yahweh 
when I have not spoken. 
{I}8_{/}But this is what 
Yahweh says: Because of 
your false and lying 
revelations I will oppose 
you, word of Yahweh. 
{I}9_{/}My hand will 
strike the prophets whose 
revelations are 
delusions, whose 
predictions are lies. 
They will not be accepted 
among my people's 
assembly nor will they be 
inscribed in the register 
of the nation of Israel. 
They will not reenter the 
land of Israel - and you 
will know that I am 
Yahweh.
{I}10_{/}These prophets 
have misled my people 
saying 'Peace!' when 
there is no peace. The 
people are building a 
wall and these prophets 
daub it with whitewash; 
{I}11_{/}but say to those 
who daub it with 
whitewash: The wall will 
fall. I will send 
torrential rain, huge 
hailstones and stormy 
winds, and see: 
{I}12_{/}the wall will 
fall! Will they not say 
to you: Where is the 
whitewash with which you 
daubed it?"
{I}13_{/}That is why 
Yahweh speaks thus: In my 
fury I will make a 
violent wind break out 
and in my anger I will 
send a torrential 
downpour, and my wrath 
will hurl destructive 
hailstones. {I}14_{/}I 
will destroy the wall you 
daubed with whitewash; I 
will level it to the 
ground and its foundation 
will be laid bare. It 
will fall and beneath it 
you will be utterly 
destroyed and you will 
know that I am Yahweh. 
{I}15_{/}I will exhaust 
my anger against the wall 
and against those who 
daubed it with whitewash. 
Then they will say to 
you: Where is the wall 
and where are those who 
whitewashed it, 
{I}16_{/}the prophets of 
Israel who prophesied to 
Jerusalem and who had 
visions of peace when 
there was no peace?"
{I}17_{/}Yahweh then said 
to me, "As for you, son 
of man, turn towards the 
women of your people who 
prophesy on their own 
initiative, and prophesy 
against them. 
{I}18_{/}You will say: 
Woe to those who make 
magic bands for all 
wrists and veils for 
every size of head - 
those women who ensnare 
souls! {I}19_{/}For the 
Lord Yahweh says: You who 
ensnare the lives of my 
people, will you preserve 
your own? You have 
dishonored me among my 
people for handfuls of 
barley and pieces of 
bread. Because of you, 
people die who should not 
die, and people live who 
should not live. For my 
people listen to you and 
your lies."
{I}20_{/}That is why 
Yahweh speaks, "I hate 
the wrist bands with 
which you ensnare souls 
like birds. {I}21_{/}I 
will tear your veils and 
free my people from your 
hands. No more will they 
fall into your hands and 
you will know that I am 
Yahweh. {I}22_{/}You have 
disheartened with lies 
the righteous whom I 
would never dishearten, 
and you have strengthened 
the wicked, that he might 
not turn away from his 
evil ways and so save his 
life. {I}23_{/}Because of 
that I will no longer let 
you have false visions or 
practice divinations. I 
will free my people from 
your clutches and you 
will know that I am 
Yahweh."
I WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO 
CONSULT ME{/}

{1}14{/}

{I}1_{/}Some of the 
elders of Israel came and 
sat in front of me. 
{I}2_{/}Then the word of 
Yahweh came to me, 
{I}3_{/}"Son of man, 
these men are keeping in 
their heart and remain 
attached to what makes 
them sin. Am I to allow 
them to consult me? 
{I}4_{/}Speak to them on 
my behalf: To every 
Israelite who goes to a 
prophet while he keeps 
filthy idols in his heart 
and is attached to what 
makes him sin, I, Yahweh, 
will give the answer his 
many idols deserve.
{I}5_{/}For I want to 
take hold of Israel's 
heart, the heart of all 
those who have strayed 
from me because of their 
filthy idols.
{I}6_{/}So then say to 
the people of Israel: 
Thus says Yahweh: come 
back, turn away from your 
filthy idols; turn your 
face away from all your 
abominations. {I}7_{/}If 
a man of the people of 
Israel or a guest staying 
in Israel strays away 
from following me and 
goes to a prophet to 
consult me while he keeps 
idols in his heart and 
remains attached to what 
makes him sin, I, Yahweh, 
will answer him myself. 
{I}8_{/}I will turn my 
face against this man, I 
will make of him a 
proverbial example, I 
will strike him from the 
midst of my people and 
you will know that I am 
Yahweh.
{I}9_{/}If the prophet 
lets himself be seduced 
and gives an answer, it 
will be I, Yahweh, who 
will have let him be 
seduced. I will stretch 
out my hand against him 
and destroy him from 
among my people Israel.
{I}10_{/}They will be 
responsible for their 
sin. The prophet will be 
as guilty as the one who 
consulted him, 
{I}11_{/}that the people 
of Israel may no longer 
stray from me. Instead of 
defiling themselves with 
all their transgressions, 
they will be for me a 
people and I will be 
their God - word of 
Yahweh."
{I}12_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}13_{/}"Son of man, 
when a nation sins 
against me by being 
unfaithful, I will 
stretch out my hand 
against it, deprive it of 
bread, and famine will 
destroy men and animals. 
{I}14_{/}But if there 
were found in the land 
these three men, Noah, 
Daniel and Job, they 
would save their lives 
because of their 
righteousness - word of 
Yahweh.
{I}15_{/}If I also let 
wild beasts roam the land 
to deprive it of children 
so that it becomes a 
desolation without a 
passerby because of the 
beasts, {I}16_{/}if these 
three men were in the 
land, as I live, word of 
Yahweh, they would not 
save their sons or 
daughters but only they 
themselves would be 
spared while the land 
would be made desolate.
{I}17_{/}The same would 
happen if I brought the 
sword against this land 
and ordered the sword to 
go through the land 
destroying men and 
animals. {I}18_{/}If 
these three men were in 
the land, as I live, word 
of Yahweh, they would not 
save sons and daughters 
but they themselves would 
be spared. {I}19_{/}Or if 
I sent pestilence to the 
land and poured out my 
fury against it in 
bloodshed in order to 
destroy men and animals, 
{I}20_{/}if Noah, Daniel 
and Job were in the land, 
as I live, word of 
Yahweh, they would not 
save sons or daughters, 
but their own lives would 
be spared because of 
their righteousness."
{I}21_{/}Now this is what 
Yahweh says, "Although I 
have sent my four great 
punishments, sword, 
famine, wild beasts and 
plague against Jerusalem 
to destroy men and 
animals, {I}22_{/}there 
are survivors, sons and 
daughters who will be 
brought out. They will 
come to you here, and 
when you see their way of 
life and their deeds, you 
will no longer be shocked 
at the disaster I brought 
on Jerusalem and at 
everything that happened 
to her. {I}23_{/}They 
will set your mind at 
rest when you see their 
conduct and you will 
realize that not in vain 
was all that I did in the 
city - word of Yahweh."
ISRAEL: THE USELESS 
VINE{/}

{1}15{/}

{I}1_{/}This word of 
Yahweh came to me, 
{I}2_{/}"Son of man, in 
what way is the wood of 
the vine superior to that 
of any other tree in the 
forest? {I}3_{/}Do they 
take its wood to make 
anything? Do they use it 
to make a peg for hanging 
a tool?
{I}4_{/}But now they have 
used it as fuel and the 
fire has burned it at 
both ends leaving the 
middle charred. Is it 
then of any use? 
{I}5_{/}If it was of no 
use when it was whole, of 
even less use will it be 
when burnt in the fire."
{I}6_{/}That is why 
Yahweh speaks thus, "I 
took the vine from among 
all the trees of the 
forest, and I gave it to 
the fire to be burned. 
This is how I have just 
dealt with those living 
in Jerusalem.{I}7_{/}I 
will turn my face against 
them. Though they escaped 
from the fire, the fire 
will burn them and you 
will know that I am 
Yahweh when I turn 
against them. {I}8_{/}I 
will make the land 
desolate because they 
have been unfaithful - 
word of Yahweh."
THE UNFAITHFUL BRIDE{/}

{1}16{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, make known to 
Jerusalem its sins. 
{I}3_{/}You say on my 
behalf: Your beginning 
was in Canaan; there you 
were born. Your father 
was an Amorite and your 
mother a Hittite. 
{I}4_{/}On the day you 
were born your cord was 
not cut, you were not 
bathed in water to make 
you clean, you were not 
rubbed with salt nor were 
you wrapped in cloth. 
{I}5_{/}There was no one 
to look with pity on you 
or compassionate enough 
to give you any of these 
attentions. You were left 
exposed in the open 
fields because you were 
looked upon with disgust 
on the day you were born.
{I}6_{/}But I passed by 
and saw you immersed in 
your blood. I said to you 
in the midst of your 
blood, "Live!" {I}7_{/}I 
made you grow like a 
plant of the field. 
{I}8_{/}You grew up and 
became tall and were 
becoming of marriageable 
age. Your breasts were 
formed and your hair had 
grown but you were naked 
and exposed. I passed by 
later and saw you were at 
the age of love and 
spread part of my garment 
over you to cover your 
nudity. I made a covenant 
with you with an oath - 
word of Yahweh - and you 
were mine. {I}9_{/}Then I 
bathed you in water, I 
cleansed you of your 
blood and anointed you 
with oil. {I}10_{/}I 
clothed you with 
embroidered cloth and put 
soft leather sandals on 
your feet. I dressed you 
in fine linen and covered 
you with silk. {I}11_{/}I 
adorned you with jewelry, 
putting bracelets on your 
arms, a necklace around 
your neck {I}12_{/}and a 
ring in your nose. 
{I}13_{/}I gave you 
earrings and a 
magnificent crown for 
your head. You were 
adorned with gold and 
silver; your clothing was 
fine linen, silk and 
embroidered cloth. You 
were fed on finest flour, 
honey and oil; you became 
very beautiful and rose 
to be queen. 
{I}14_{/}Your beauty was 
perfect and your renown 
spread through the 
nations, because of the 
splendor I had given you 
- word of Yahweh.
{I}15_{/}But you relied 
on your beauty; you 
trusted in your fame and 
you began to give 
yourself to every 
passerby like a 
prostitute. {I}16_{/}With 
some of your garments you 
made your high places 
where you played the 
harlot (the like has 
never been and never will 
be). {I}17_{/}With my 
silver and my gold and 
with the ornaments that 
were your splendor and 
which I had given you, 
you formed male idols and 
gave yourself to them. 
{I}18_{/}With your 
embroidered garments you 
covered them and before 
them you have placed my 
oil and my incense.
{I}19_{/}My bread which I 
gave you, the fine flour, 
the oil and the honey 
with which I fed you, you 
offered as fragrant 
incense before them, word 
of Yahweh. {I}20_{/}You 
took the sons and 
daughters you bore for me 
and sacrificed them as 
food to the idols. Was it 
not enough to prostitute 
yourself? {I}21_{/}Did 
you have to slaughter my 
children as an offering 
to your idols? 
{I}22_{/}You revel in 
your abominations and 
prostitution without 
remembering the days of 
your youth when you were 
naked and exposed, lying 
in your blood.
{I}23_{/}Woe, woe to you 
- declares Yahweh - for 
all this wickedness! 
{I}24_{/}You built your 
mounds and made your high 
places at every 
crossroad. {I}25_{/}At 
the entrance to every 
road you built your lofty 
shrines; you defiled your 
beauty giving yourself to 
every passerby and always 
increasing your harlotry. 
{I}26_{/}You gave 
yourself to the 
Egyptians, your large-
limbed neighbors and 
provoked my anger with 
your increasing 
promiscuity. {I}27_{/}And 
I stretched out my hand 
against you and reduced 
your territory and gave 
you over to the mercy of 
your enemies, the 
daughters of the 
Philistines who were 
shocked by your filthy 
ways.
{I}28_{/}You played the 
harlot with the Assyrians 
as well because you were 
never satisfied. Yes, you 
played the harlot with 
them but you remained 
insatiable. {I}29_{/}Then 
you multiplied your 
prostitutions in a land 
of merchants, Chaldea, 
and even with that you 
were not satisfied. 
{I}30_{/}Ah! How my anger 
rose against you, word of 
Yahweh, as you did all 
that, the work of an 
accomplished harlot, 
{I}31_{/}when you built 
your mounds at the 
entrance to every road 
and your shrines in every 
square! You were not like 
a prostitute because you 
scorned payments. 
{I}32_{/}Adulterous wife! 
You prefer strangers to 
your husband. 
{I}33_{/}All prostitutes 
receive fees, but you 
gave gifts to your 
lovers, bribing them to 
come to you for your 
favors. {I}34_{/}In your 
prostitution you have 
been different from other 
women; no one approaches 
you and whereas you offer 
payment no one gives you 
any. You are completely 
different.
{I}35_{/}Therefore 
harlot, hear the word of 
Yahweh! {I}36_{/}This is 
what Yahweh says, "For 
having exposed yourself 
and uncovered your 
nakedness to your lovers 
and your abominable idols 
and because you have 
offered them the blood of 
your children, because of 
that, {I}37_{/}I will 
gather all the lovers 
that found pleasure in 
you and all those you 
loved, as well as those 
you hated; I will 
assemble them from all 
around to come against 
you and I will strip you 
before them and they will 
see your nakedness. 
{I}38_{/}I will judge you 
as adulterous women are 
judged and as those who 
shed blood and I will 
bring upon you the blood 
vengeance of anger and 
jealousy. {I}39_{/}I will 
hand you over to them; 
they will tear down your 
mounds and shrines; they 
shall strip you of your 
clothes, taking from you 
the ornaments that were 
your splendor and leaving 
you naked and bare. 
{I}40_{/}They shall bring 
a troop against you to 
stone you and gash you 
with swords. 
{I}41_{/}Your houses will 
be burned by fire. 
Sentence shall be passed 
on you in the presence of 
many women. I will make 
you cease your 
prostitutions and you 
shall no longer be hired. 
{I}42_{/}But when I have 
exhausted my fury against 
you, my jealousy shall 
leave you. I will be calm 
and no longer angry.
{I}43_{/}Because you did 
not remember the days of 
your youth and roused my 
anger with all these 
things, I in turn will 
make you responsible for 
all you did, word of 
Yahweh. Have you not 
added detestable deeds to 
all your other 
abominations?
{I}44_{/}Every maker of 
proverbs will say of you: 
"Like mother, like 
daughter!" {I}45_{/}You 
are the daughter of your 
mother who loathed her 
husband and her children, 
and you are the sister of 
your sisters who loathed 
their husbands and their 
children. Your mother was 
a Hittite, your father an 
Amorite. {I}46_{/}Your 
elder sister is Samaria 
who with her daughters 
lives on your left, and 
your younger sister at 
your right is Sodom with 
her daughters. 
{I}47_{/}You have 
followed their ways 
insanely and given 
yourself to the same 
abominations. You have 
been more corrupt than 
they in every way. 
{I}48_{/}As I live, word 
of Yahweh, Sodom your 
sister and her daughters 
have not done as you have 
done.
{I}49_{/}The sins of 
Sodom your sister were 
pride, over-indulgence in 
food, complacency and 
indifference to the poor 
and needy. {I}50_{/}They 
were arrogant and did 
detestable things in my 
sight. For that reason I 
destroyed them as you 
have seen. {I}51_{/}As 
for Samaria she has not 
committed half of your 
sins. Your abominations 
are more numerous than 
hers and in comparison 
make your sisters appear 
righteous. {I}52_{/}So 
bear your disgrace, you 
who have committed such 
detestable sins that have 
provided excuses to your 
sisters! They appear to 
be more righteous than 
you are. Be ashamed and 
bear your disgrace since 
your sisters seem holy 
compared to you.
{I}53_{/}When I restore 
the fortunes of Sodom and 
her daughters, I will 
restore your own fortunes 
in their midst, 
{I}54_{/}that you may 
bear your shame and 
confusion because they 
now feel they are better 
than you. {I}55_{/}When 
your sister Sodom and her 
daughters and Samaria 
with hers will return to 
what they were before, 
you and your daughters 
will also return to what 
you were before. 
{I}56_{/}Had not Sodom 
your sister become a 
byword for you in the 
time when you felt proud, 
{I}57_{/}before your 
wickedness had become 
known? But now you have 
become the taunt of the 
daughters of Edom and all 
her neighbors, of the 
daughters of the 
Philistines who all 
around show their disgust 
for you. {I}58_{/}You 
shall bear the 
consequences of your foul 
behavior and your 
abominations, word of 
Yahweh.
THAT YOU MAY BE PUT TO 
SHAME{/}

{I}59_{/}For thus says 
Yahweh: "I will treat you 
as you deserve, you who 
despised the oath and 
broke the covenant. 
{I}60_{/}But I will 
remember my covenant with 
you in the days of your 
youth and make in your 
favor an eternal 
covenant. {I}61_{/}You 
will be mindful of your 
ways and be ashamed when 
I take your sisters, both 
the elder and the 
younger, and give them to 
you as daughters, without 
prejudice to my covenant 
with you. {I}62_{/}For I 
will uphold my covenant 
with you and you will 
know that I am Yahweh, 
{I}63_{/}so that you may 
remember, be ashamed and 
never open your mouth 
again because of your 
humiliation, when I have 
pardoned you for all you 
have done, word of 
Yahweh.
THE KINGS - DAVID'S 
SONS{/}

{1}17{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, set a riddle and 
relate a parable to the 
people of Israel. Yahweh 
says this:
{I}3_{/}The great eagle 
with powerful wings, long 
feathers and fine plumage 
of various colors came to 
Lebanon and removed the 
top of a cedar. 
{I}4_{/}He broke off the 
topmost of the twigs and 
carried it off to a land 
of trade and set it in a 
city of merchants. 
{I}5_{/}He then took a 
seed of the land and 
planted it like a willow 
in fertile soil near 
abundant water. 
{I}6_{/}It grew and 
became a splendid vine 
with spreading branches 
turned towards the eagle, 
and roots growing deep. 
It became a vine growing 
branches and producing 
foliage.
{I}7_{/}But there was 
another great eagle with 
powerful wings and 
abundant plumage and the 
vine twisted its roots 
and {I}8_{/}its branches 
towards him to be better 
watered than in the soil 
where it was planted. 
That vine, however, was 
able to produce branches, 
bear fruit and develop 
into a magnificent vine, 
because it had been 
planted in a good field 
near abundant water."
{I}9_{/}Yahweh says, 
"Will the vine prosper? 
Will the eagle not tear 
out its roots and cut 
away its fruit so that 
the foliage will wither 
and the vine dry up? It 
will not take much effort 
or many people to pull up 
its roots. {I}10_{/}It 
has been transplanted, 
but it will not prosper. 
When the east wind blows, 
the vine will completely 
wither away. In the soil 
where it grows it will 
wither!"
{I}11_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}12_{/}"Say to these 
rebellious people: Do you 
not recognize what all 
this signifies? The king 
of Babylon came to 
Jerusalem and carried the 
king and princes off to 
Babylon. {I}13_{/}Then he 
took a member of the 
royal family and made an 
alliance with him, 
binding him by oath. He 
also carried off the 
leading citizens 
{I}14_{/}to keep the 
kingdom humble and unable 
to assert itself, and to 
oblige the king to 
respect the treaty. 
{I}15_{/}But the king 
rebelled against him and 
sent messengers to Egypt 
to ask for horses and a 
powerful army. Will he 
succeed? Will he escape 
after doing this? Will he 
escape after breaking the 
treaty? {I}16_{/}As I 
live, word of Yahweh, he 
will die in the land of 
the king who put him on 
the throne, but whose 
oath he despised, and 
whose treaty he has 
broken. There in Babylon 
he will die.
{I}17_{/}Pharaoh will not 
send a mighty army and 
throngs of men to help 
him in war when ramps are 
built and siege works 
erected to kill many 
people. {I}18_{/}This 
king has despised the 
oath and broken the 
treaty. Because he did 
all these things after 
giving his hand, he shall 
not escape!
{I}19_{/}That is why 
Yahweh speaks thus: "As I 
live, I will make him 
account for the oath he 
despised and the treaty 
he broke. {I}20_{/}I will 
spread my net over him 
and he will be caught in 
its mesh. I will bring 
him to Babylon and there 
I will demand an account 
of his infidelity to me. 
{I}21_{/}As for the pick 
of his troops they will 
fall by the sword; those 
who survive will be 
scattered to the winds 
and you will know that I, 
Yahweh, have spoken."
{I}22_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: "At the top of 
the cedar I will take one 
of its uppermost 
branches, a tender twig 
and plant it. {I}23_{/}On 
a lofty, massive 
mountain, on a high 
mountain of Israel I will 
plant it. It will produce 
branches and bear fruit 
and become a magificent 
cedar. Birds of all kinds 
will nest in it and find 
shelter in its branches. 
{I}24_{/}And all the 
trees of the field shall 
know that I am Yahweh, I 
who bring down the lofty 
tree and make the lowly 
tree tall. I will make 
the tree that is full of 
sap wither and the dry 
tree bloom. I, Yahweh, 
have spoken and this will 
I do."
IF A SINNER TURNS AWAY 
FROM SIN, HE WILL LIVE{/}

{1}18{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Why 
are you applying this 
proverb to the land of 
Israel: 'The fathers have 
eaten sour grapes and the 
children's teeth are set 
on edge'? 
{I}3_{/}As I live, word 
of Yahweh, this proverb 
will no longer be quoted 
in Israel. {I}4_{/}All 
life is in my hands, the 
life of the father and 
the life of the son are 
mine. The lives of both 
are in my hands, so the 
one who sins will die.
{I}5_{/}Imagine a man who 
is righteous and 
practices what is just 
and right. {I}6_{/}He 
does not eat in the 
mountain shrines, or look 
towards the filthy idols 
of Israel, does not 
defile his neighbor's 
wife, or have intercourse 
with a woman during her 
period; {I}7_{/}he 
molests no one, pays what 
he owes, does not steal, 
gives food to the hungry 
and clothes to the naked, 
{I}8_{/}demands no 
interest on a loan and 
doesn't lend for 
interest, refrains from 
injustice, practices true 
justice, man to man, 
{I}9_{/}follows my 
decrees and obeys my laws 
in acting loyally. 
Because such a man is 
truly righteous, he will 
live, word of Yahweh.
{I}10_{/}But perhaps this 
man has a son who steals 
and sheds blood, 
committing crimes which 
his father never did. 
{I}11_{/}Perhaps the son 
eats at the mountain 
shrines, defiles the wife 
of his neighbor, 
{I}12_{/}oppresses the 
poor and needy, steals, 
neglects to pay his 
debts, looks to the 
idols, does detestable 
things, {I}13_{/}demands 
interest on a loan, even 
practices usury. Will 
such a man live? No, he 
will not! Because he has 
committed all these 
abominations he will die: 
his guilt will fall upon 
him.
{I}14_{/}But imagine that 
such a man has in turn a 
son who does not commit 
the sins he has seen his 
father do. {I}15_{/}He 
does not eat at the 
mountain shrines or look 
to the idols of Israel, 
does not defile his 
neighbor's wife, 
{I}16_{/}or oppress 
anyone or ask for a 
pledge on a loan; does 
not steal; and gives food 
to the hungry and 
clothing to the naked, 
{I}17_{/}turns from 
injustice, exacts no 
usury or excessive 
interest, observing my 
decrees and practicing my 
laws: such a man shall 
not die because of his 
father's sins; no, he 
will live!
{I}18_{/}His father 
instead, who practiced 
extortion and stole from 
others, will die for his 
sin, because he did wrong 
among his people.
{I}19_{/}You may say, 
'Why does the son not 
bear the guilt of his 
father?' But the son did 
what was just and right, 
observing and practicing 
my decrees; he will live! 
{I}20_{/}The person who 
sins is the one who will 
die. The son will not be 
held responsible for the 
sin of his father and the 
father will not be 
responsible for the sin 
of his son. The righteous 
deeds of the righteous 
will be to his credit and 
the sin of the wicked 
will be charged against 
him.
{I}21_{/}If the sinner 
turns from his sin, 
observes my decrees and 
practices what is right 
and just, he will live, 
he will not die. 
{I}22_{/}None of the sins 
he committed will be 
charged against him; he 
will live as a 
consequence of his 
righteous deeds. 
{I}23_{/}Do I want the 
death of the sinner? - 
word of Yahweh. Do I not 
rather want him to turn 
from his ways and live?
{I}24_{/}But if the 
righteous man turns away 
from what is good and 
commits sins as the 
wicked do, will he live? 
His righteous deeds will 
no longer be credited to 
him, but he will die 
because of his infidelity 
and his sins.
{I}25_{/}But you say: 
Yahweh's way is not just! 
Why, Israel! Is my 
position wrong? Is it not 
rather that yours is 
wrong? {I}26_{/}If the 
righteous man dies after 
turning from his 
righteous deeds and 
sinning, he dies because 
of his sins. {I}27_{/}And 
if the wicked man does 
what is good and right, 
after turning from the 
sins he committed, he 
will save his life. 
{I}28_{/}He will live and 
not die, because he has 
opened his eyes and 
turned from the sins he 
had committed.
{I}29_{/}But you, Israel, 
say: Yahweh's way is not 
just! Is my position not 
just? Is it not rather 
yours that is wrong? 
{I}30_{/}That is why I 
will judge you, Israel, 
each one according to his 
ways, word of Yahweh. 
Come back, turn away from 
your offenses, that you 
may not deserve 
punishment.
{I}31_{/}Free yourselves 
from all the offenses you 
have committed and get a 
new heart and a new 
spirit. Why should you 
die, Israel? {I}32_{/}I 
do not want the death of 
anyone, word of Yahweh, 
but that you be converted 
and live!"
THE LAST KINGS OF 
JUDAH{/}

{1}19{/}

{I}1_{/}As for you, son 
of man, intone a 
lamentation for the 
princes of Israel. 
{I}2_{/}Say: A lioness 
among lions was your 
mother! Crouching among 
the cubs she nursed her 
whelps. {I}3_{/}One of 
these she pushed forward 
and he grew to be a young 
lion, able to tear his 
prey and become a man-
eater.
{I}4_{/}But the nations 
heard about him and he 
was trapped in their pit; 
and they brought him with 
hooks to the land of 
Egypt.{I}5_{/}When she 
saw that her hope had 
come to nothing, she took 
another of her cubs and 
made him a young lion. 
{I}6_{/}He strutted among 
the others for he had 
become a strong lion, 
able to tear his prey and 
be a man-eater.
{I}7_{/}He destroyed 
their strongholds and 
ravaged their towns. The 
country and its 
inhabitants were alarmed 
at the sound of his roar. 
{I}8_{/}But the nations 
came against him from the 
regions round about. They 
spread their net over him 
and caught him in their 
pit. {I}9_{/}They put him 
in a cage with hooks and 
brought him to the king 
of Babylon. There he was 
put in custody so that 
his roar was no longer 
heard in the mountains of 
Israel.
{I}10_{/}Your mother was 
like the vine of a 
vineyard planted near 
water. It became fruitful 
and leafy from being so 
well-watered. {I}11_{/}It 
produced a vigorous 
branch that became a 
royal scepter towering 
above the foliage. It was 
outstanding for its 
height and its numerous 
branches.
{I}12_{/}But the vine was 
uprooted in fury and cast 
down to the ground. The 
east wind dried it up and 
stripped it of its fruit. 
Its vigorous branch 
withered and was burned 
by fire. {I}13_{/}It is 
now planted in the 
desert, in an arid land 
of drought. {I}14_{/}Fire 
from its stem has 
destroyed its branches 
and fruit. No vigorous 
branch or royal scepter 
has been left.
This is a lament that 
people will sing.
A SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY 
OF ISRAEL{/}

{1}20{/}

{I}1_{/}It happened on 
the tenth day of the 
fifth month of the 
seventh year, some men 
from among the elders of 
Jerusalem came to consult 
Yahweh and sat in front 
of me. {I}2_{/}Then the 
word of Yahweh came to me 
in these terms, 
{I}3_{/}"Son of man, say 
to the elders of Israel: 
This is the word of 
Yahweh: Do you come to 
consult me? As I live, I 
will not answer you - 
word of Yahweh.
{I}4_{/}Judge them, son 
of man, will you judge 
them? Let them know about 
the detestable practices 
of their fathers. 
{I}5_{/}Say to them:
This is what Yahweh has 
said: The day I chose 
Israel, I committed 
myself to the descendants 
of Jacob with an oath. I 
revealed myself to them 
in the land of Egypt and 
I swore to them, I am 
Yahweh, your God. 
{I}6_{/}On that day I 
swore to them that I 
would take them out of 
Egypt to a country I had 
explored for them, a land 
flowing with milk and 
honey, the most splendid 
of lands.
{I}7_{/}I said to them: 
Let each one reject the 
horrors that attract him! 
Do not defile yourselves 
with the idols of Egypt. 
I am Yahweh, your God. 
{I}8_{/}But they rebelled 
against me and would not 
listen; none of them 
rejected the horrors that 
attracted them, none 
abandoned the filthy 
idols of Israel. I then 
thought of pouring out my 
fury on them, exhausting 
my anger against them in 
the land of Egypt. 
{I}9_{/}But for the sake 
of my Name I relented, 
lest it be profaned in 
the sight of the nations 
where they lived, whose 
inhabitants had seen how 
I revealed myself to the 
Israelites in bringing 
them out of Egypt.
{I}10_{/}So I brought 
them out of Egypt and led 
them to the desert. 
{I}11_{/}I gave them my 
decrees and made my laws 
known to them, laws by 
which man lives provided 
he observes them. 
{I}12_{/}I also gave them 
my sabbaths to be a sign 
between us, letting them 
know that I am Yahweh who 
makes them holy.
{I}13_{/}But Israel 
rebelled against me in 
the desert. They did not 
follow my decrees, they 
despised my laws by which 
man lives, provided he 
obeys them; they so 
profaned my sabbaths that 
in my fury I thought of 
destroying them in the 
desert.
{I}14_{/}But again I 
relented for the sake of 
my Name, lest it be 
profaned in the sight of 
the nations who saw me 
bring them out. 
{I}15_{/}However I swore 
to them in the desert 
that I would not bring 
them to the land flowing 
with milk and honey that 
I had given them - the 
choicest of lands - 
{I}16_{/}because they had 
despised my laws and had 
not followed my decrees; 
they had profaned my 
sabbaths, and their heart 
went after their idols. 
{I}17_{/}But I had pity 
on them and did not 
destroy them; I did not 
do away with them in the 
desert.
{I}18_{/}I said to their 
children in the desert: 
Do not follow the example 
of your fathers; do not 
keep their practices and 
do not defile yourselves 
with their idols. 
{I}19_{/}I am Yahweh, 
your God. Follow my 
decrees, observe my laws 
and practice them. 
{I}20_{/}Keep my sabbaths 
holy and let them be a 
sign between us and you 
will know that I am 
Yahweh, your God.
{I}21_{/}But their 
children too rebelled 
against me; they did not 
follow my decrees or 
observe my laws; they did 
not carry out these laws 
by which man lives 
provided he obeys them. 
They profaned my sabbaths 
and I thought of pouring 
out my fury on them and 
exhausting my anger 
against them in the 
desert.
{I}22_{/}But once more I 
held back my hand lest my 
Name be profaned in the 
eyes of the nations that 
had seen me bring them 
out. {I}23_{/}However I 
swore to them in the 
desert that I would 
scatter them among the 
nations and disperse them 
in other lands since they 
had not obeyed my laws, 
{I}24_{/}but instead had 
defiled my sabbaths and 
had looked to the idols 
of their fathers. 
{I}25_{/}In the meantime 
I gave them statutes that 
were not good and laws 
they could not live by, 
{I}26_{/}so that they 
might be defiled by their 
gifts. I let them offer 
by fire all their 
firstborn, in order to 
shame them and let them 
know that I am Yahweh.
{I}27_{/}Therefore, son 
of man, speak to Israel; 
say to them: This is what 
Yahweh says: Do you not 
know that your fathers 
offended me by their 
infidelity? {I}28_{/}I 
led them to the land I 
had sworn to give them, 
but whenever they saw a 
lofty hill or leafy tree 
they offered sacrifices. 
They provoked me with the 
offerings they made there 
- appeasing aromas and 
drink offerings. 
{I}29_{/}Then I said to 
them, 'What is this place 
to which you go?' That is 
why they called it high 
place.
{I}30_{/}Say to Israel, 
thus says Yahweh: Since 
you follow your fathers 
in lusting after their 
abominations, {I}31_{/}in 
bringing your gifts and 
in sacrificing your 
children by fire, never 
ceasing to defile 
yourselves with your 
idols, am I to answer 
when you consult, Israel? 
As I live, word of 
Yahweh, I will not answer 
you.
{I}32_{/}You have in mind 
to be like the other 
nations, worshiping wood 
and stone, but this shall 
not happen. {I}33_{/}As I 
live, word of Yahweh, I 
will rule you with an 
iron hand, an 
outstretched arm and 
outpourings of wrath. 
{I}34_{/}Then I will 
bring you from the midst 
of the nations and from 
the peoples where I have 
scattered you with a 
strong hand, an 
outstretched arm and 
outpourings of wrath. 
{I}35_{/}I will lead you 
to the wilderness of 
Syria and {I}36_{/}there 
I will enter into 
judgment with you face to 
face. Just as I judged 
your fathers in the 
desert of Egypt, 
{I}37_{/}so will I judge 
you, word of Yahweh. I 
will make you feel my rod 
and sort you out. 
{I}38_{/}I will rid you 
of rebels; though they go 
out from the land of 
their exile, they shall 
not enter the land of 
Israel and you will know 
that I am Yahweh.
{I}39_{/}People of 
Israel, this is what the 
Lord Yahweh says: Go, 
serve your idols, but in 
the end you will not 
refuse to listen to me. 
No longer shall you 
profane my holy Name with 
your gifts and your 
idols. {I}40_{/}For it is 
on my holy mountain, the 
high mountain of Israel - 
word of Yahweh - that all 
Israel, all in the land, 
shall serve me. 
{I}41_{/}There I will 
accept you as a pleasing 
fragrance when I bring 
you out from the nations 
and assemble you from the 
lands where you were 
dispersed, and through 
you my holiness will be 
shown to the nations.
{I}42_{/}You will know 
that I am Yahweh when I 
lead you to the land of 
Israel, to the land that 
I swore to your fathers 
that I would give you. 
{I}43_{/}And there you 
will remember your ways 
and all your deeds by 
which you defiled 
yourselves; and you shall 
loathe yourselves because 
of your evil ways. 
{I}44_{/}You will know 
that I am Yahweh when I 
deal with you, Israel, 
for my Name's sake and 
not according to your 
wickedness and corrupt 
deeds, word of Yahweh.
{1}21{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, look towards the 
south; direct your words 
to the south and prophesy 
against Forest of the 
south. {I}3_{/}Say to the 
forest: 'O forest, hear 
the word of Yahweh: I am 
kindling a fire that will 
burn every tree, both 
green and dry; its flame 
will not be quenched but 
from the south to the 
north every face will be 
scorched. 
{I}4_{/}Everyone will see 
that it was I, Yahweh, 
who kindled it and that 
it will not be put out." 
{I}5_{/}This time I said, 
"Lord Yahweh, they say 
that I am always talking 
in parables."
MY SWORD IS UNSHEATHED{/}

{I}6_{/}But the word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}7_{/}"Son 
of man, look towards 
Jerusalem; address your 
words to the sanctuary 
and prophesy against 
Israel. {I}8_{/}Say to 
Israel: I come against 
you; I will unsheathe my 
sword and cut off from 
you both the good and the 
wicked. {I}9_{/}Yes: 
against both the good and 
the wicked. My sword is 
unsheathed against all 
mortals from north to 
south. {I}10_{/}And all 
will know that I, Yahweh, 
have unsheathed my sword, 
and unsheathed it will 
remain."
{I}11_{/}And you, son of 
man, groan in the 
bitterness of a broken 
heart, groan in their 
presence. {I}12_{/}When 
they say to you, 'Why are 
you groaning?' you will 
answer: 'Because of what 
will happen; when you 
hear of it, every heart 
will melt, every hand 
become limp, every spirit 
will be faint and knees 
shall be as weak as 
water.' It is to happen; 
it has come, word of the 
Lord Yahweh."
{I}13_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}14_{/}"Son of man; 
prophesy and say on my 
behalf: The sword has 
been polished and 
sharpened. {I}15_{/}It 
has been sharpened for a 
massacre. {I}16_{/}Yahweh 
gave it to be polished 
and seized by the hand. 
He has had the sword 
sharpened and polished to 
hand to the executioner.
{I}17_{/}Cry out and 
wail, son of man, for 
this sword is intended 
for my people and for the 
princes of Israel. They 
shall be given over to 
the sword with my people; 
beat your breast, word of 
Yahweh.
{I}18_{/}-{I}19_{/}And 
you, son of man, prophesy 
and clap your hands! The 
sword will strike and 
strike again for the 
slaughter, for the 
massacre. {I}20_{/}Hearts 
languish and people fall 
for I have placed at 
every gate the sword for 
slaughter. {I}21_{/}It 
has been sharpened and 
shines. O sword! slash to 
the right, slash to the 
left, wherever you turn. 
{I}22_{/}For my part I 
clap my hands and release 
my fury; I, Yahweh, have 
spoken."
{I}23_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}24_{/}"Son of man, 
mark two roads for the 
coming of the king of 
Babylon's sword. The two 
should leave from the 
same point. {I}25_{/}At 
the head of each road 
place a sign, the first 
directing the sword to 
Rammah of the Ammonites 
and the second to Judah 
and the fortified city of 
Jerusalem. {I}26_{/}The 
king of Babylon, in fact, 
is now standing at the 
parting of the ways, at 
the head of both roads 
looking for an omen. He 
is shaking arrows, 
questioning the idols, 
looking at the liver of 
the victims.
{I}27_{/}The lot falls 
upon Jerusalem. Then he 
raises a warcry, 'Set a 
battering ram at the 
gates, construct a ramp 
and erect siegeworks.' 
{I}28_{/}Those who have 
sworn allegiance to him 
in Jerusalem do not dare 
believe it; but he 
remembers their guilt and 
they are captured. 
{I}29_{/}That is why 
Yahweh has spoken: Your 
evil deeds have brought 
to mind your wickedness 
and made known your sins. 
And when I remembered 
you, sin appeared in all 
your deeds. Because of 
this you will be taken 
captive.
{I}30_{/}As for you, 
dishonored criminal, 
prince of Israel, the day 
and moment of your 
punishment has come. 
{I}31_{/}They will remove 
your turban, take away 
your crown. All will be 
changed: what is lowly 
will be lifted high and 
what is lofty will be 
brought low. {I}32_{/}I 
will make it a ruins, a 
ruins such as never has 
been, until the one comes 
whose right it is to 
rule, the one I shall 
send.
{I}33_{/}And you, son of 
man, prophesy and say: 
This is Yahweh's word 
concerning the Ammonites 
and their insults. This 
is what you are to say: 
The sword is unsheathed 
for the slaughter, 
polished and flashing for 
the work of destruction. 
{I}34_{/}Beware of your 
false visions and lying 
omens, when your sword is 
laid to the necks of the 
wicked for their time has 
come and their punishment 
is near. {I}35_{/}People 
of Ammon, put back the 
sword in its shealth. In 
your own place, in the 
land of your birth you 
will be judged. 
{I}36_{/}I will pour out 
my wrath on you, against 
you I will breathe the 
fire of my fury and hand 
you over to brutal men, 
experts in destruction. 
{I}37_{/}You will be fuel 
for the fire; your blood 
will be spilled throught 
the land and you shall be 
remembered no more for I, 
Yahweh, have spoken."
THE SINS OF JERUSALEM{/}

{1}22{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, will you judge 
them? Will you judge the 
city of blood? Charge her 
with all her detestable 
practices. {I}3_{/}Say: 
This is Yahweh's word: 
City of bloodshed, your 
hour has come. You who 
made your own idols to 
defile yourself, you are 
nearing your last days, 
the end of your years has 
come. {I}4_{/}That is why 
I am making you an object 
of horror for the nations 
and a laughing-stock for 
every country. 
{I}5_{/}Those both near 
and far will mock you, 
for your name is defiled 
and you are full of 
tumult. {I}6_{/}The 
leaders of Israel, each 
according to his 
strength, have one intent 
- to shed blood. 
{I}7_{/}In you, Israel, 
father and mother are 
treated with contempt, in 
you the alien is 
oppressed, the fatherless 
and the widow are 
wronged. {I}8_{/}You have 
despised my holy things 
and profaned my sabbaths.
{I}9_{/}In you, men 
slander to shed blood; in 
you, they go to eat on 
the hill sanctuaries and 
act shamefully. 
{I}10_{/}In you are those 
who defile their father's 
bed, in you are those who 
violate women when they 
are unclean. {I}11_{/}One 
man commits a detestable 
offense with his 
neighbor's wife, another 
shamefully dishonors his 
daughter-in-law, another 
violates his own sister, 
his father's daughter.
{I}12_{/}In you, men 
accept bribes to shed 
blood. You exact interest 
and usury and you rob and 
exploit your neighbor, 
and you have forgotten 
me. It is Yahweh who 
speaks.
{I}13_{/}See, I will clap 
my hands at your 
dishonest profit, and the 
blood you have shed. Will 
your courage hold out, 
will your hands be steady 
when I shall come against 
you? {I}14_{/}I, Yahweh, 
have spoken and I will 
act accordingly. 
{I}15_{/}I will scatter 
you among the nations, I 
will disperse you in 
other countries to rid 
you of your uncleanness.
{I}16_{/}Then you will be 
dishonored in the eyes of 
the nations and you will 
know that I am Yahweh."
{I}17_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}18_{/}"Israel has 
become for me like dross; 
some were like silver, 
bronze, tin, iron and 
lead; but in the furnace 
only dross is left. 
{I}19_{/}The Lord Yahweh 
has spoken: This is how I 
am gathering you together 
in Jerusalem. {I}20_{/}As 
they place silver, 
bronze, iron, lead and 
tin in the fires of a 
furnace to be smelted, so 
in my anger will I 
assemble you, put you in 
the furnace and smelt 
you. {I}21_{/}I will 
gather you in Jerusalem, 
stir up the fire of my 
wrath and smelt you in 
it. {I}22_{/}As silver is 
smelted in the furnace so 
will you be smelted and 
you will know that I, 
Yahweh, have poured out 
my fiery wrath against 
you."
{I}23_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}24_{/}"Son of man, say 
to Jerusalem: You are a 
land without rain, a land 
without a shower on a day 
of wrath, {I}25_{/}a land 
where the princes have 
been like a roaring lion 
tearing its prey. They 
devour people; they take 
treasures and precious 
objects and increase the 
number of widows.
{I}26_{/}Your priests 
have broken my laws and 
have profaned my holy 
things. They have made no 
distinction between what 
is holy and what is 
common; they have not 
taught what difference 
there is between the 
clean and the unclean. 
They have ignored my 
sabbath and I have been 
dishonored by them.
{I}27_{/}The officials of 
the city are like wolves 
who tear their prey, 
shedding blood and 
killing people for unjust 
gain. {I}28_{/}As for the 
prophets, they whitewash 
everything by means of 
false visions and lying 
predictions, saying: 
'Yahweh has spoken' when 
Yahweh has not spoken. 
{I}29_{/}The lords of the 
land have practiced 
extortion and robbery, 
oppressing the poor and 
needy, molesting the 
alien and denying him 
justice.
{I}30_{/}I looked for a 
man among them to build a 
wall and stand on the 
breach to protect the 
land lest I destroy it, 
but I found none. 
{I}31_{/}So I have poured 
out my wrath against 
them; I have destroyed 
them in the heat of my 
fury bringing down on 
their heads all they have 
done - it is Yahweh who 
speaks."
OHOLAH AND OHOLIBAH{/}

{1}23{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of the 
Lord Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, there were two 
women, daughters of the 
same mother. {I}3_{/}They 
became prostitutes in 
Egypt, even from their 
youth. In that land their 
breasts were fondled and 
caressed. {I}4_{/}The 
elder was called Oholah, 
her sister Oholibah. Both 
of them were mine and 
they gave me sons and 
daughters. Oholah is 
Samaria and Oholibah is 
Jerusalem.
{I}5_{/}Oholah was mine 
when she played the 
harlot; she lusted after 
her lovers, the 
Assyrians, 
{I}6_{/}warriors dressed 
in purple, governors, 
commanders, desirable 
young men, riders on 
horses. {I}7_{/}She 
offered them her 
harlotry, to those who 
were the best of Assyria. 
She dishonored herself 
with all those for whom 
she lusted and with their 
idols. {I}8_{/}But she 
did not forget her 
harlotry with the 
Egyptians who had lain 
with her and poured their 
lust on her from the time 
of her youth. 
{I}9_{/}That is why I 
gave her over to her 
lovers, the Assyrians, 
the object of her lustful 
desires. {I}10_{/}They 
uncovered her nakedness, 
seized her sons and 
daughters and slew her. 
And she became a byword 
among women because 
punishment had come to 
her.
{I}11_{/}Her sister, 
Oholibah, witnessed this 
but she was even more 
corrupt in her lust and 
worse than her sister in 
her prostitution. 
{I}12_{/}She lusted after 
the Assyrians, governors, 
commanders, horsemen, all 
desirable young men, and 
{I}13_{/}I saw how she 
dishonored herself.
Both sisters acted in the 
same way but she went 
further than her sister. 
{I}14_{/}No sooner had 
she seen men portrayed on 
walls, pictures of 
Chaldeans sketched in 
vermilion than she lusted 
after these men, 
{I}15_{/}tightly belted, 
heads top-heavy with 
turbans, all resembling 
Babylonian cavalry 
officers. {I}16_{/}She 
sent messengers to 
Chaldea and {I}17_{/}they 
came to her in the bed of 
love and defiled her with 
their prostitution. They 
dishonored her so much 
that she turned from them 
in disgust.
{I}18_{/}But because she 
had given herself and 
exposed her nakedness, I 
too turned from her in 
disgust just as I had 
turned away from her 
sister. {I}19_{/}She 
multiplied her harlotry 
recalling her youth when 
she played the harlot in 
Egypt. {I}20_{/}She 
lusted after her lovers 
whose bodies were like 
those of donkeys and 
whose organs resembled 
those of horses. 
{I}21_{/}She returned to 
the shameful conduct of 
her youth with the 
Egyptians.
{I}22_{/}That is why, 
Oholibah, thus says 
Yahweh: I am sending 
against you your lovers 
from whom you have turned 
away in disgust and I 
will bring them against 
you from all sides, 
{I}23_{/}Babylonians and 
Chaldeans, men of Pekod, 
Shoa and Koa and all the 
Assyrians with them, 
handsome young men, 
governors, commanders, 
cavalry officers, titled 
people, all riding 
horses.
{I}24_{/}They will come 
against you with 
chariots, wagons and 
throngs of people who 
will assail you from all 
sides with buckler, 
shield and helmet. 
{I}25_{/}I will put your 
case before them and they 
will judge you according 
to their laws. I will 
release my jealousy 
against you so that they 
shall deal with you 
furiously. They will cut 
off your nose and your 
ears and what is left of 
you will fall by the 
sword. They will seize 
your sons and daughters 
and what is left of you 
will be consumed by the 
fire; {I}26_{/}they will 
strip you of your clothes 
and ornaments.
{I}27_{/}I will put an 
end to your shameful 
behavior and your 
harlotry dating from your 
time in Egypt; you will 
not look towards them 
again and will no longer 
dream of Egypt. Thus says 
{I}28_{/}the Lord Yahweh: 
I am handing you over to 
those you hate, to those 
from whom you turned in 
disgust. {I}29_{/}They 
will treat you with 
loathing and take from 
you everything you have 
worked for, leaving you 
naked and uncovered and 
the nakedness of your 
harlotry will be exposed. 
{I}30_{/}Your shameful 
conduct and your 
promiscuity have brought 
this upon you, because 
you lusted after the 
nations and defiled 
yourself with their 
idols.
{I}31_{/}Since you have 
gone the way of your 
sister, I will place her 
cup in your hand. 
{I}32_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: You shall drink 
your sister's cup which 
is deep and wide. You 
shall be the butt of 
derision and mockery: the 
cup holds so much! 
{I}33_{/}You shall be 
filled with drunkenness 
and sorrow; it is a cup 
of desolation and horror, 
the cup of Samaria, your 
sister!
{I}34_{/}You will drink 
and empty it to the 
dregs, and then tear your 
breasts - for I have 
spoken, word of the Lord 
Yahweh."
{I}35_{/}That is why the 
Lord Yahweh speaks thus: 
"Since you have forgotten 
me and turned your back 
on me, you too will pay 
for your immodesty and 
harlotry!"
{I}36_{/}Then Yahweh said 
to me, "Son of man, will 
you judge Oholah and 
Oholibah? Confront them 
with their abominations, 
{I}37_{/}for they have 
committed adultery and 
stained their hands with 
blood. They committed 
adultery with their idols 
and even sacrificed their 
children - my children - 
as food for them. 
{I}38_{/}At that time 
they defiled my sanctuary 
and profaned my sabbaths; 
{I}39_{/}the same day 
they sacrificed their 
children to their idols, 
they entered my sanctuary 
to desecrate it. This is 
what they did in my 
house.
{I}40_{/}Both of them 
sent messages to men who 
had come from afar and 
they came. You bathed 
yourself for them, 
painted your eyes and 
decked yourself with 
jewels. {I}41_{/}You 
seated yourself on a 
stately couch and beside 
a table on which you put 
incense and oil that was 
mine.
{I}42_{/}The sound of a 
carefree crowd was heard 
there because of their 
number, not to mention 
the people brought in 
from the desert. They put 
bracelets on the wrists 
of the women and splendid 
crowns on their heads. 
{I}43_{/}Then I said 
about this city, worn out 
and defiled with her 
adultery: This is indeed 
harlotry! {I}44_{/}Men go 
to her as one goes to a 
prostitute. So they went 
to Oholah and Oholibah, 
the dissolute women!
{I}45_{/}But upright men 
will judge as adulterous 
those who have shed 
blood, for indeed they 
are adulteresses and 
blood is on their hands."
{I}46_{/}For thus says 
Yahweh: "Let a great 
assembly be gathered 
against them! Let them be 
delivered to terror and 
spoil! {I}47_{/}The 
assembly will stone them, 
have them cut in pieces 
by the sword, kill their 
sons and daughters and 
burn their houses.
{I}48_{/}I will put an 
end to debauchery in this 
land; all the women will 
be warned and no longer 
will they imitate your 
immorality. {I}49_{/}I 
will make your immorality 
fall on your own heads 
and when you receive the 
punishment of your 
idolatry, you will know 
that I am Yahweh."
{1}24{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me on the 
tenth day of the tenth 
month of the ninth year 
in these terms, 
{I}2_{/}"Write today's 
date, this very day, 
because the king of 
Babylon has laid siege to 
Jerusalem today. 
{I}3_{/}Teach this 
rebellious people by 
means of a parable: This 
is what Yahweh ordered me 
to do: Put the pot on the 
fire; place it there and 
pour water into it. 
{I}4_{/}Put in it all the 
pieces of meat, the 
choice pieces, the leg 
and shoulder and fill it 
with the best of the 
bones. {I}5_{/}Take these 
from the pick of the 
flock. Set wood 
underneath it in a circle 
to boil the pieces of 
meat and cook the bones 
in it."
{I}6_{/}Now this is what 
Yahweh says, "Woe to the 
city of blood, to the 
rusty pot with the rust 
encrusted on it! Let them 
empty it, piece by piece 
but without sparing 
anyone, {I}7_{/}for the 
blood she shed is in her 
midst. She poured it on 
the rock surface, not on 
the ground where dust 
would cover it. 
{I}8_{/}But I will not 
cover the blood that was 
poured on the bare rock. 
I shall instead kindle my 
fury and take revenge.
{I}9_{/}That is why the 
Lord Yahweh speaks thus: 
Woe to the city of blood! 
{I}10_{/}I will make a 
great heap of wood! Pile 
on the wood, light the 
fire, cook the meat well, 
adding the spice, and let 
the bones burn. 
{I}11_{/}Leave the empty 
pot on the coals that it 
may heat and the bronze 
grow red-hot to melt the 
filth inside so its rust 
will be consumed.
{I}12_{/}But the rust is 
such that not even the 
fire removes it. 
{I}13_{/}I have tried to 
cleanse you of the filth 
of your immorality but 
since you would not be 
cleansed, you shall not 
be cleansed until I have 
satisfied my fury against 
you. {I}14_{/}I, Yahweh, 
have spoken. This will 
happen; I will act and 
not relent; I will show 
no pity, no compassion. 
You shall be judged 
according to your ways 
and your deeds - word of 
Yahweh."
EZEKIEL'S WIFE DIES{/}

{I}15_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}16_{/}"Son of man, I 
am about to suddenly take 
from you the delight of 
your eyes, but you are 
not to lament or weep or 
let your tears flow. 
{I}17_{/}Groan in silence 
and do not mourn for the 
dead; wear your turban, 
put on your sandals, do 
not cover your beard or 
eat the customary food of 
mourners."
{I}18_{/}I spoke to the 
people in the morning and 
my wife died that 
evening. The next morning 
I did as I had been 
commanded. {I}19_{/}Then 
the people said to me: 
"Explain to us the 
meaning of your actions." 
{I}20_{/}I said to them, 
"The word of Yahweh came 
to me in these terms: 
{I}21_{/}'Say to Israel: 
I am about to profane my 
sanctuary, your pride, 
the delight of your eyes 
for which you long. The 
sons and daughters you 
left behind will also 
fall by the sword, 
{I}22_{/}but you will do 
as I have done: you will 
not cover your beard or 
eat the customary food of 
mourners; {I}23_{/}you 
will keep your turbans on 
your heads and sandals on 
your feet. You will not 
lament or weep. Instead, 
because of your sin, you 
will waste away and groan 
among yourselves. 
{I}24_{/}Ezekiel will be 
a sign for you. Do as he 
did and when this happens 
you will know that I am 
Yahweh.'
{I}25_{/}Son of man, the 
day I take their 
stronghold, the jewel 
which is the delight of 
their eyes, for which 
they and their children 
long, {I}26_{/}on that 
day a fugitive will come 
to give you the news. 
{I}27_{/}That very day 
you will open your mouth 
and be able to speak to 
him and you will no 
longer be silent. You 
will be a sign for them 
and they will know I am 
Yahweh."
PROPHECIES AGAINST 
FOREIGN NATIONS{/}

AMMON, MOAB, EDOM, THE 
PHILISTINES{/}

{1}25{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}2_{/}"Turn towards the 
people of the Ammonites 
and prophesy against 
them. {I}3_{/}Say to them 
on my behalf: This is 
what Yahweh says: Because 
you mocked when my 
sanctuary was profaned, 
when the land of Israel 
was laid waste and the 
Judeans were exiled, 
{I}4_{/}I am giving you 
over to the people of the 
East as their possession; 
they will pitch their 
camps and settle among 
you. They will eat your 
fruit and drink your 
milk. {I}5_{/}I will turn 
Rabbah into a pasture for 
camels and the towns of 
the Ammonites into a 
sheepfold and you will 
know that I am Yahweh."
{I}6_{/}Thus says Yahweh: 
"Because you clapped your 
hands and stamped your 
feet and danced for joy 
with an evil heart 
against the land of 
Israel, {I}7_{/}I will 
stretch out my hand 
against you and hand you 
over as plunder to the 
nations. I will cut you 
off from the nations; no 
longer will you be 
numbered among them. I 
will destroy you and you 
will know I am Yahweh."
{I}8_{/}Thus says Yahweh, 
"Because Moab said: 
'Judah is like all the 
other nations,' {I}9_{/}I 
will leave Moab 
unprotected and destroy 
the towns which are her 
glory: Beth Jeshimoth, 
Baal Meon, Kiriathaim. 
{I}10_{/}I will give Moab 
along with the Ammonites 
as a possession to the 
people of the East so 
that the Ammonites will 
not be remembered among 
the nations. 
{I}11_{/}When I will 
punish Moab, they will 
know I am Yahweh."
{I}12_{/}Word of Yahweh, 
"Because Edom took 
revenge on Judah and was 
guilty in so doing, this 
is what {I}13_{/}Yahweh 
says: I will stretch out 
my hand against Edom, 
destroying men and 
animals. I will make it a 
ruins from Teman and let 
them be slain as far as 
Dedan. {I}14_{/}I will 
put Israel in charge of 
my revenge against Edom. 
They will deal with Edom 
according to my wrath and 
my fury and Edom will 
experience my revenge" - 
word of Yahweh.
{I}15_{/}Word of Yahweh, 
"Because the Philistines 
have taken revenge with 
an evil heart and because 
of their ceaseless 
hatred, thus says Yahweh: 
{I}16_{/}I intend to 
stretch out my hand 
against the Philistines; 
I will cut off the 
Kerethites and destroy 
the rest of the coast. 
{I}17_{/}I will take 
terrible revenge and 
punish them in my wrath - 
then they will know I am 
Yahweh."
AGAINST TYRE{/}

{1}26{/}

{I}1_{/}On the first day 
of the month in the 
eleventh year, the word 
of Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, you see how Tyre 
has mocked Jerusalem: 
'Aha! the land through 
which the goods of the 
nations came to me is 
destroyed; what she 
received will now be 
mine, I shall prosper 
while she lies in ruins.' 
{I}3_{/}Because Tyre said 
that - word of Yahweh - I 
am against her! I will 
bring many people against 
her. They will rise like 
the waves of the sea, 
{I}4_{/}they will destroy 
the ramparts of Tyre and 
knock down its towers. I 
will sweep away the dust, 
making of it a bare rock. 
{I}5_{/}She will be in 
the midst of the sea, a 
place to hang out nets - 
I, Yahweh, have spoken.
{I}6_{/}Tyre will be 
plunder for the nations; 
her villages on dry land 
will be laid waste by the 
sword and they will know 
that I am Yahweh."
{I}7_{/}This is what 
Yahweh says, "From the 
north I will bring 
Nebuchadnezzar, king of 
Babylon, against Tyre. He 
will come with horses, 
chariots and cavalry, a 
vast army and throngs of 
people. {I}8_{/}He will 
lay waste with the sword 
your villages on dry 
land. He will set up a 
siege wall against you 
and throw up a mound and 
raise a roof of shields 
against you. {I}9_{/}He 
will set a battering ram 
to hammer your walls and 
he will demolish your 
towers with weapons. 
{I}10_{/}His numerous 
horses will cover you 
with dust. The noise of 
the cavalry, the wheels 
of the chariots and 
wagons will make your 
walls shake when they 
enter your gates as one 
enters a town through a 
breach in its walls.
{I}11_{/}Horses' hooves 
will trample your 
streets; he will slay 
your people with the 
sword and your powerful 
pillars will crumble to 
the ground. {I}12_{/}They 
will plunder your riches 
and loot your 
merchandise. They will 
break down your walls and 
destroy your pleasant 
houses. Your stones, 
timber and soil they will 
cast into the sea.
{I}13_{/}I will silence 
your songs and the sound 
of your lyres will be 
heard no more. {I}14_{/}I 
will make a stark rock of 
you, a place to dry 
fishing nets, and you 
shall never be rebuilt! - 
I, Yahweh, have spoken.
{I}15_{/}This is a word 
of Yahweh to Tyre: At the 
time of your massacre, 
will not the coastlands 
quake, when the noise of 
your fall and the 
groaning of the victims 
is heard? {I}16_{/}All 
the princes of the sea 
will step down from their 
thrones; they will remove 
their robes and take off 
their embroidered 
garments. They will put 
on mourning clothes, sit 
on the ground, tremble 
with fear and be appalled 
because of you. 
{I}17_{/}They will be 
amazed on your account 
and will take up this 
lament:
'How you have perished, 
vanished from the sea, 
city of renown! Formerly 
you and your citizens 
were so powerful on the 
sea! You imposed terror 
on all {I}18_{/}but now 
the coastlands tremble on 
the day of your fall. The 
islands of the sea are 
terrified at your 
disappearance.'
{I}19_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: When I make you 
into a city of ruins like 
uninhabited towns, when I 
make the ocean rise 
against you and the 
mighty waters cover you, 
{I}20_{/}then I will 
thrust you down with 
those who descend to the 
pit, to the people of 
long ago. I will throw 
you into the netherworld, 
into everlasting 
loneliness, like those 
who go down to the pit, 
that you may not return 
to the land of the 
living. {I}21_{/}Then you 
will be an object of 
horror, and even if 
sought, you will not be 
found - word of Yahweh."
A LAMENT FOR TYRE{/}

{1}27{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, intone a lament 
for Tyre and {I}3_{/}say 
to her, who is gateway to 
the sea who trades with 
people on many coasts: 
This is what Yahweh says:
Tyre, you were satisfied 
with your perfect beauty. 
{I}4_{/}Your borders were 
in the heart of the sea 
and your builders 
perfected your beauty; 
{I}5_{/}all your planks 
were made of the wood of 
fir trees, your masts 
from the cedars of 
Lebanon and {I}6_{/}your 
oars from the oak of 
Bashan. Your decks were 
of cedar from the coast 
of Cyprus inlaid with 
ivory.
{I}7_{/}Embroidered linen 
from Egypt was used for 
your sails which served 
as your ensign. Your 
awning was made of blue 
and purple from the 
coasts of Elishah. 
{I}8_{/}Your oarsmen were 
citizens of Sidon and 
Arvad. The most skilled 
men from Zemer served you 
as pilots, 
{I}9_{/}veteran craftsmen 
from Gebal were on board 
to seal your seams. All 
the ships of the seas 
with their crews called 
on you to barter for your 
wares.
{I}10_{/}Persia, Lud and 
Put served in your army 
as men of war. They 
brought you splendor and 
hung their bucklers and 
helmets on your walls. 
{I}11_{/}The men of Arvad 
and Helech watched all 
around your walls; men of 
Gamad guarded your towers 
and hung their shields on 
your walls completing 
your magnificence.
{I}12_{/}Tarshish traded 
with you because of your 
abundant wealth, 
supplying your markets 
with silver, iron, tin 
and lead. {I}13_{/}Javan, 
Tubal and Mishech 
trafficked with you, 
providing you with slaves 
and articles in bronze.
{I}14_{/}People of 
Togarmah exchanged work 
horses, war horses and 
mules for your wares. 
{I}15_{/}The men of 
Rhodes traded with you 
and many coastlands were 
your customers; in 
payment they gave ivory 
tusks and ebony wood. 
{I}16_{/}Edom trafficked 
with you because of your 
many products and 
provided your markets 
with turquoise, purple 
fabric, embroidered 
cloth, fine linen, coral 
and rubies. 
{I}17_{/}Judah and Israel 
sold you wheat from 
Minnith, millet, honey, 
oil and resin. 
{I}18_{/}Damascus traded 
with you because of your 
abundant wares and 
provided you with wine 
from Helbon and white 
wool.
{I}19_{/}Danites and 
Greeks from Uzal 
exchanged wrought iron, 
cassia and calamus for 
your merchandise. 
{I}20_{/}Dedan supplied 
you with saddle blankets. 
{I}21_{/}Arabia and all 
the princes of Kedar 
carried on a lively trade 
with you in lambs, rams 
and goats.
{I}22_{/}Merchants from 
Sheba and Raamah provided 
your markets with all 
kinds of high grade 
spices, precious stones 
and gold. {I}23_{/}Haran, 
Canneh, Eden, Asshur and 
Chilmad {I}24_{/}traded 
with you in beautiful 
garments, blue fabric, 
embroidered cloth, 
colored rugs with twisted 
and tightly-knotted 
cords. {I}25_{/}The ships 
of Tarshish carried your 
merchandise.
You lay filled and heavy
in the midst of the 
ocean.
{I}26_{/}Your mariners 
led you to the high sea 
and the east wind wrecked 
you in the sea.
{I}27_{/}Your riches, 
wares, merchandise,
your seamen and sailors,
those who repaired your 
seams,
and assured your trade,
your men of war with all 
the passengers sank into 
the depths of the sea
on the day of your 
shipwreck.
{I}28_{/}At the cries of 
your seamen the coasts 
quaked {I}29_{/}and the 
oarsmen came from their 
ships;
sailors and seamen went 
ashore.
{I}30_{/}They mourn and 
weep bitterly for you, 
throw dust on their heads 
and roll in ashes.
{I}31_{/}Because of you 
they shave their heads 
and wear sackcloth.
In the bitterness of 
their hearts they weep 
and intone a bitter 
lament for you.
{I}32_{/}A funeral song 
is heard:
Who was like Tyre, now 
silent
in the midst of the 
ocean?
{I}33_{/}How many nations 
you provided
with the goods unloaded 
from distant shores!
With your abundant riches 
and commerce you enriched 
the kings of the earth,
{I}34_{/}but now you are 
shattered by the sea, 
engulfed in its depths.
Your wares and all your 
company have gone down!
{I}35_{/}All who live on 
the coasts are appalled 
because of you,
their kings shudder, and 
fall prostrate.
{I}36_{/}The merchants of 
the nations hiss at you,
you are an object of 
dread.
You have gone forever."
ABOUT THE KING OF TYRE{/}

{1}28{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, say to the prince 
of Tyre:
You are very proud and 
self-satisfied:
'I am a god, I sit like a 
god in the heart of the 
sea.
Yet you are man and not a 
god;
would you hold yourself 
as wise as God?
{I}3_{/}You consider 
yourself wiser than 
Daniel;
no secret is hidden from 
you.
{I}4_{/}Your wisdom and 
know-how have earned you 
a fortune,
gold and silver flowed to 
your treasury.
{I}5_{/}Clever in trade, 
you became wealthy
and as your fortune 
increased,
your heart became 
prouder.
{I}6_{/}But now Yahweh 
has spoken to you,
to the one who is like 
God:
{I}7_{/}I am bringing 
foreigners against you,
the most feared of all 
the nations.
Their sword will 
challenge your wisdom and 
debase your refined 
culture.
{I}8_{/}They will bring 
you down to the pit
and you will die in the 
depths of the sea.
{I}9_{/}Will you be able 
to say 'I am a god'
when your murderers are 
killing you?
You are a man and not a 
god.
{I}10_{/}You will die the 
death of the 
uncircumcised and perish 
at the hands of aliens,
for I have spoken - word 
of Yahweh."
{I}11_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}12_{/}"Son of man, 
intone a lamentation for 
the king of Tyre and say 
to him: This is what 
Yahweh says:
You were the model of 
perfection,
full of wisdom and 
perfect in beauty.
{I}13{/}You lived in 
Eden, the garden of God,
and every kind of 
precious stone adorned 
you,
ruby, topaz, emerald, 
chrysolite, onyx and 
jasper, sapphire, 
turquoise and emerald.
The trinkets on your robe 
were made of gold,
prepared for you on the 
day you were created.
{I}14_{/}I anointed you a 
guardian angel
on the holy mountain of 
God
where you walked amidst 
the spirits of God.
{I}15_{/}You were perfect 
in your ways
from the day you were 
created
until wickedness was 
found in you.
{I}16_{/}Because of your 
extensive trade
you were filled with 
violence and sinned;
I then deprived you of 
your dignity,
driving you away from the 
mountain of God,
expelling you from among 
the guardian angels;
{I}17_{/}your heart was 
proud because of your 
beauty.
As your splendor 
corrupted your wisdom I 
have cast you down to the 
ground
and exposed you before 
kings,
a spectacle in their 
sight.
{I}18_{/}Your many sins 
and dishonest trade
have filled and defiled 
your sanctuaries.
Then I made fire break 
out in you
and reduced you to ashes 
on the ground in the 
sight of all who looked 
on.
{I}19_{/}The nations who 
knew you are appalled.
You have become an object 
of terror; you have gone 
forever."
{I}20_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}21_{/}"Look towards 
Sidon and prophesy 
against her. You will 
say:
{I}22_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: I come against 
you, Sidon, and I will be 
glorified in you. When I 
inflict punishment on her 
and make known my 
holiness, they will know 
I am Yahweh. {I}23_{/}I 
will send pestilence 
against her and shed 
blood in her streets. The 
sword is directed against 
her from all sides and 
they will know I am 
Yahweh when the victims 
fall.
{I}24_{/}No longer will 
there be for the people 
of Israel thorns that 
wound or briers that 
prick them among their 
neighbors. Then they will 
know that I am Yahweh.
{I}25_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: When I gather 
Israel from among the 
nations where she has 
been dispersed, I will 
use them to show the 
nations my holiness and 
they will live in the 
land I gave to my servant 
Jacob. {I}26_{/}They will 
live safely, build houses 
and plant vineyards. They 
will live in safety when 
I punish all those 
neighbors who treated 
them with contempt and 
they will know that I am 
Yahweh, their God."
AGAINST EGYPT{/}

{1}29{/}

{I}1_{/}On the tenth day 
of the twelfth month of 
the tenth year the word 
of Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, look towards 
Pharaoh, king of Egypt, 
and prophesy against all 
Egypt. {I}3_{/}Say: This 
is the word of Yahweh: I 
am against you, Pharaoh, 
king of Egypt! Huge 
monster wallowing in the 
midst of your streams 
saying: 'The Nile and its 
canals are mine; I made 
them.' {I}4_{/}I will put 
hooks in your jaws and 
make the fish of your 
rivers cling to your 
scales. I will drag you 
from your rivers with all 
the fish clinging to your 
scales. {I}5_{/}I will 
throw you and the fish of 
the rivers into the 
desert. You will fall on 
the ground with no one to 
lift you up or bury you. 
I will give you as food 
to the wild beasts and to 
the birds of the air, and 
{I}6_{/}all who live in 
Egypt will know I am 
Yahweh.
You have been but a staff 
of reed for Israel. 
{I}7_{/}When they took 
hold of you, you broke in 
their hands; you tore 
open all their shoulder; 
when they leaned on you, 
you wrenched their backs. 
{I}8_{/}That is why thus 
says Yahweh: I am 
bringing the sword 
against you and I will 
destroy both men and 
animals. {I}9_{/}Egypt 
will be a wasteland and a 
ruins, and the Egyptians 
will know that I am 
Yahweh when Egypt is made 
a ruins and a wasteland.
You said: 'The Nile is 
mine, I made it.' 
{I}10_{/}Because of that 
I am coming against you 
in the midst of your 
streams. I will reduce 
Egypt to a lonely ruins 
from Migdal to Aswan and 
to the border of Cush. 
{I}11_{/}Neither foot of 
man nor hoof of animal 
will tread its paths. 
Egypt will be uninhabited 
for forty years; 
{I}12_{/}I will make it 
one of the wastelands and 
for forty years its 
cities will be numbered 
among cities in ruins. I 
will scatter the 
Egyptians among the 
nations and disperse them 
in other lands.
{I}13_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: After forty years 
I will gather the 
Egyptians from among the 
nations where they were 
dispersed; {I}14_{/}I 
will bring back Egyptian 
captives to Pathros, the 
land of their birth. 
There they will form a 
small kingdom, 
{I}15_{/}weaker than 
other kingdoms, no longer 
strong enough to dominate 
other nations. {I}16_{/}I 
will decrease their 
number, so that they may 
no longer conquer other 
lands. No longer will 
Israel be tempted to 
trust in Egypt, nor will 
they sin by turning to 
Egypt for help. Then they 
will know that I am 
Yahweh." 
{I}17_{/}It happened on 
the first day of the 
first month of the 
twenty-seventh year that 
the word of Yahweh came 
to me in these terms:

{I}18_{/}"Son of man, 
Nebuchadnezzar, king of 
Babylon has mobilized his 
army for an expedition 
against Tyre. All are 
worn out, bald-headed, 
their shoulders raw, but 
neither he nor his people 
have received any reward 
for this campaign against 
Tyre.
{I}19_{/}That is why thus 
says Yahweh: I intend to 
give Egypt to 
Nebuchadnezzar, king of 
Babylon. He will carry 
off its riches, plunder 
it and let his army have 
the loot in place of 
wages. {I}20_{/}Because 
these people have worked 
for me, I will give Egypt 
to them as a reward - 
word of Yahweh.
{I}21_{/}On that day I 
will lift up the nation 
of Israel, and as for 
you, I will let you speak 
among them again and they 
will know that I am 
Yahweh."
{1}30{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, prophesy and say: 
This is the word of 
Yahweh: Moan! Ah! 
{I}3_{/}the day is near; 
the day of Yahweh is 
coming! It will be a day 
of clouds, a time of doom 
for the nations. 
{I}4_{/}The sword is 
brought to strike Egypt 
and anguish will come to 
Cush. The slain will fall 
throughout Egypt; people 
will carry off its riches 
and its foundations will 
be torn away. 
{I}5_{/}Cush, Put and 
Lydia, all Arabia, Libya 
and all the people of the 
covenant will fall by the 
sword.
{I}6_{/}This is the word 
of Yahweh: "Those who 
support Egypt will fall; 
her haughty power will 
crumble! From Migdal to 
Aswan, people will be 
slain, word of Yahweh. 
{I}7_{/}They will be 
numbered among desolate 
lands, and her cities 
among ruined cities. 
{I}8_{/}They will know I 
am Yahweh when I set fire 
to Egypt and when all her 
allies are crushed.
{I}9_{/}On that day my 
messengers will leave in 
ships to shake the people 
of Cush out of their 
complacency and they will 
be in anguish on the day 
of the fall of Egypt; for 
that day is coming.
{I}10_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: I will put an end 
to the hordes of Egypt by 
means of Nebuchadnezzar, 
king of Babylon and 
{I}11_{/}his people with 
him, the most feared 
among the nations. For I 
will lead them here to 
destroy the land.
They will draw their 
swords against Egypt and 
fill the land with 
victims. {I}12_{/}I will 
dry up Egypt's canals and 
hand over the country to 
the wicked. I will use 
the hand of the foreigner 
to make the land and all 
it contains a waste. I, 
Yahweh, have spoken.
{I}13_{/}This is the word 
of Yahweh: I will destroy 
the idols and wipe out 
the false gods in 
Memphis. No longer will 
there be a prince in the 
land of Egypt and I will 
put fear in the land. 
{I}14_{/}I will make a 
wasteland of Pathros, set 
fire to Zoan and inflict 
punishment on Thebes. 
{I}15_{/}I will pour out 
my fury on Pelusium, the 
fortress of Egypt, and 
destroy the throngs of 
Thebes.
{I}16_{/}I will set fire 
to Egypt; Pelusium will 
writhe in agony. They 
will enter Thebes through 
a breach and take her by 
storm. {I}17_{/}The young 
men of Heliopolis and 
Bubastis will fall by the 
sword and the women will 
be taken captive. 
{I}18_{/}What a dark day 
it will be in Tahpanhes 
when I break the 
leadership of Egypt and 
destroy her arrogant 
might! As for this city a 
cloud will cover it and 
her daughters will be 
taken captive. {I}19_{/}I 
will inflict punishment 
on Egypt and they will 
know that I am Yahweh."
{I}20_{/}On the seventh 
day of the first month of 
the eleventh year, the 
word of Yahweh came to 
me, {I}21_{/}"Son of man, 
I have broken the arm of 
Pharaoh, king of Egypt. 
No one has treated it for 
healing or bandaged it to 
enable him to hold a 
sword. {I}22_{/}That is 
why thus says Yahweh: 
See, I am against 
Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I 
will break his arms, both 
the one that is strong 
and the wounded one as 
well. {I}23_{/}I will 
scatter the Egyptians 
among the nations and 
disperse them in other 
lands. {I}24_{/}I will 
strengthen the arm of the 
king of Babylon and put 
my sword in his hand; but 
as for Pharaoh, I will 
break his arms, making 
him moan like a mortally 
wounded man. 
{I}25_{/}Yes, I will 
strengthen the arm of the 
king of Babylon but make 
Pharaoh's arm limp. They 
will know I am Yahweh 
when I place my sword in 
the hand of the king of 
Babylon. {I}26_{/}I will 
scatter the Egyptians 
among the nations and 
disperse them in other 
lands and they will know 
that I am Yahweh."
{1}31{/}

{I}1_{/}On the first of 
the third month of the 
eleventh year, the word 
of Yahweh came to me, 
{I}2_{/}"Son of man, say 
to Pharaoh, king of Egypt 
and to his multitude: Who 
is comparable to you in 
your greatness? 
{I}3_{/}You are like a 
very tall cedar in 
Lebanon, with beautiful 
branches providing forest 
shade, with its top among 
the clouds.
{I}4_{/}It grew. The 
waters made it grow, and 
the streams ascending 
from the deep springs 
that watered all the 
trees of the land through 
the canals, flowed 
straight to its place. 
{I}5_{/}Higher than all 
the other trees, its 
boughs increased and its 
branches grew larger 
because of the plentiful 
water. {I}6_{/}The birds 
of the air nested in its 
boughs and all the 
animals brought forth 
their young under its 
branches. Numerous 
nations lived in its 
shade.
{I}7_{/}It became 
majestic in height and in 
the thickness of its 
branches for its roots 
were turned towards 
plentiful water. 
{I}8_{/}The other cedars 
in the garden of God 
could not equal it. The 
pine trees could not 
equal its boughs nor 
could the plane trees 
rival its branches. No 
other tree in God's 
garden was comparable to 
it in beauty. {I}9_{/}I 
made it beautiful in the 
abundance of its 
branches, the envy of the 
trees in the garden of 
God in Eden.
{I}10_{/}That is why thus 
says Yahweh: Because it 
grew tall and reached the 
clouds and became proud, 
{I}11_{/}I will hand it 
over to the ruler of the 
nations who will treat it 
according to its 
wickedness. I have 
rejected it. 
{I}12_{/}Foreigners, the 
most terrible among the 
nations, have felled it, 
cut it down on the 
mountains: its boughs 
have fallen in all the 
valleys, its branches lie 
broken in ravines. All 
the nations have fled 
from its shade and 
abandoned it. 
{I}13_{/}The birds of the 
air alight on its broken 
boughs and the animals 
are found among its 
fallen branches. 
{I}14_{/}This is to 
prevent well-watered 
trees from attaining such 
a height and reaching the 
clouds. For all are 
destined to die and go 
below among those who 
descend to the pit.
{I}15_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: The day the cedar 
descended to the 
netherworld I made the 
depths mourn for it. I 
restrained its rivers and 
held back the abundant 
waters. Darkness covered 
Lebanon and all the trees 
of the field were faint. 
{I}16_{/}The nations were 
shaken at the noise of 
its fall when I made it 
depart to the lower 
regions with those who go 
down to the pit. Then all 
the trees from Eden, the 
finest trees of Lebanon, 
all that were well-
watered were comforted in 
the earth below. 
{I}17_{/}Those from among 
the nations who lived in 
its shade, they too went 
down together to those 
slain by the sword. 
{I}18_{/}O tree, splendid 
and glorious, who among 
the trees of Eden was 
comparable to you? But 
you were made to go down 
to the lower regions like 
the other trees of Eden. 
You lay among the 
uncircumcised people, 
victims of the sword, 
you, Pharaoh and all your 
multitudes, word of 
Yahweh."
{1}32{/}

{I}1_{/}On the first of 
the twelfth month in the 
twelfth year, the word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}2_{/}"Intone a 
lamentation for Pharaoh, 
king of Egypt. You will 
say: Lion of the nations, 
you are lost! You were 
like a monster of the 
sea, thrashing the water 
in the rivers, stirring 
and muddying the water 
with your feet.
{I}3_{/}This is what 
Yahweh says: I will 
spread my nets over you, 
and an assembly of many 
nations will haul you up 
into my net. {I}4_{/}I 
will throw you on the 
ground, hurl you into the 
open field and let the 
birds of the air settle 
on you and the beasts of 
the earth feed on you. 
{I}5_{/}I will scatter 
your flesh on the 
mountains, fill the 
valleys with your remains 
and {I}6_{/}drench the 
earth with your liquids. 
When I blot you out, 
{I}7_{/}the skies will 
darken and the stars 
become dim; I will veil 
the sun with a cloud and 
the moon shall not give 
its light. 
{I}8_{/}Because of you I 
will darken all the 
lights in the sky and 
cover the earth in 
darkness, word of Yahweh.
{I}9_{/}Many nations will 
grieve when I spread the 
news of your fall, even 
people you do not know; 
{I}10_{/}their kings will 
shudder because of you 
when I wave my sword 
before them. All of them 
will tremble for their 
life, on the day of your 
fall.
{I}11_{/}For thus says 
Yahweh: The sword of the 
king of Babylon is coming 
against you. {I}12_{/}The 
sword of the warriors, 
the most terrible among 
the nations will destroy 
your numerous people. 
They will shatter the 
pride of Egypt and your 
multitudes will be 
exterminated. {I}13_{/}I 
will destroy all your 
cattle along the shores 
of the great river, no 
longer to be trod by man 
or beast. {I}14_{/}And 
then I will calm their 
rivers, and their streams 
will flow like oil, word 
of Yahweh. {I}15_{/}When 
I make a wasteland of 
Egypt and destroy its 
inhabitants, striking all 
those who live there, 
they will know that I am 
Yahweh.
{I}16_{/}This is the 
dirge which the cities of 
the nations will chant 
for Egypt and its 
multitudes - word of 
Yahweh."
{I}17_{/}On the fifteenth 
day of the month, in the 
eleventh year, the word 
of Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}18_{/}"Son of man, 
wail for the multitudes 
of Egypt and make them 
descend to the 
netherworld. {I}19_{/}For 
I will send them to the 
land of shadows with 
those who go down to the 
pit. {I}20_{/}There they 
will meet all the victims 
of the sword. Egypt has 
been taken; she has been 
dragged away with her 
multitudes. {I}21_{/}The 
mighty heroes in the 
netherworld together with 
Pharaoh's allies, will 
say to her: 'Why should 
you be more favored than 
others? Come down and 
make your bed with the 
uncircumcised, with those 
fallen by the sword.'
{I}22_{/}Assyria is there 
with her entire army; she 
is surrounded by the 
tombs of her victims 
fallen by the sword. 
{I}23_{/}Their graves are 
at the bottom of the pit 
and her army lies around 
her tomb; all those who 
spread terror in the land 
of the living have been 
killed by the sword.
{I}24_{/}Elam is there 
with all her multitude 
around her tomb, all of 
them slain, fallen by the 
sword. They are the 
uncircumcised, who have 
gone down to the lower 
regions, those who spread 
terror in the land of the 
living; they bear their 
shame with those who go 
down to the pit. 
{I}26_{/}Meschech and 
Tubal are there with the 
tombs of their multitude 
around them. All these 
uncircumcised are there 
pierced by the sword, for 
they spread terror in the 
land of the living. 
{I}27_{/}They are not 
lying with the heroes of 
former times who went to 
the grave with all their 
gear of war; the heroes 
whose terror filled the 
land of the living, lie 
with their swords placed 
under their heads their 
shields over their bones.
{I}28_{/}You instead will 
be among the 
uncircumcised victims of 
the sword.
{I}29_{/}Edom is there 
with her kings and 
princes who despite their 
bravery lie with those 
fallen by the sword. They 
are placed with the 
uncircumcised and with 
those who go down to the 
pit. {I}30_{/}All the 
princes of the north are 
there and all the 
Sidonians who have gone 
down in disgrace with the 
slain, despite the terror 
caused by their power. 
They are shamed and lie 
with the uncircumcised, 
victims of the sword. 
They bear their shame 
with those who go down to 
the pit.
{I}31_{/}When Pharaoh and 
all his army see them, he 
will be comforted because 
of all his multitudes 
killed by the sword, word 
of Yahweh. 
{I}32_{/}Although I had 
him spread terror in the 
land of the living, 
Pharaoh will be laid 
among the uncircumcised 
victims of the sword, he 
and his multitudes, word 
of Yahweh."
THE REESTABLISHMENT OF 
ISRAEL{/}

THE PRHOPHET - WATCHAM OF 
THE PEOPLE{/}

{1}33{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, speak to your 
people and say to them: 
Imagine that I bring the 
sword against a country, 
and the people of that 
country choose one among 
them to be their sentry. 
{I}3_{/}When this man 
sees the sword approach 
the land, he shall sound 
the trumpet to warn the 
people; {I}4_{/}then if 
anyone hears the trumpet 
and does not heed the 
warning he shall be 
responsible for his own 
death, {I}5_{/}but the 
man who gave the warning 
will save his life. 
{I}6_{/}On the other hand 
when the sentry sees the 
sword coming and does not 
blow the trumpet, the 
people are not warned and 
some are killed. In that 
case I will hold the 
sentry responsible and he 
will answer for the 
victims' death.
{I}7_{/}For your part, 
son of man, I have set 
you as a watchman for 
Israel, and when you hear 
my word, you must give 
them my warning. 
{I}8_{/}When I say to the 
wicked: 'Wicked man, you 
shall die for sure,' if 
you do not warn the 
wicked man to turn from 
his ways, he will die 
because of his sin, but I 
will also call you to 
account for his blood. 
{I}9_{/}If you warn the 
wicked man to turn from 
his ways and he does not 
do so, he will die for 
his sin, but you yourself 
will be saved.
{I}10_{/}Son of man, you 
know the people of Israel 
say: 'We are wasting away 
because of our sin, and 
our wrongdoing is 
weighing us down. How can 
we live?' {I}11_{/}Say to 
them: As I live, word of 
Yahweh, I do not want the 
wicked to die but rather 
that they turn from their 
ways and live. Turn! turn 
from your wicked ways! 
Why, O Israel, should you 
die?
{I}12_{/}You, son of man, 
say to your people: The 
righteous life of the 
upright will not save him 
on the day he turns to 
sin and the wicked man 
will not be bound to his 
wickedness on the day he 
turns from his evil ways; 
likewise for the upright: 
he will die. 
{I}13_{/}When I have said 
to the righteous: 'You 
will live,' if he takes 
advantage of his 
righteousness to do evil, 
his former upright life 
will not be remembered; 
the evil he is doing will 
make him die. 
{I}14_{/}And if I say to 
the wicked man, 'You will 
certainly die,' but he 
then turns from his sin 
and does what is just and 
right, {I}15_{/}gives 
back what he took as a 
pledge on a loan, 
restores what he has 
stolen, obeys the decrees 
that are life-giving and 
avoids evil, he will 
live, he will not die. 
{I}16_{/}His life in sin 
will no longer be held 
against him. He has done 
what is just and right 
and because of that he 
will live.
{I}17_{/}Yet your people 
say, 'The position of the 
Lord is not just.' On the 
contrary it is theirs 
that is wrong. 
{I}18_{/}The upright man 
who turns from what is 
just and right and does 
evil, shall die; 
{I}19_{/}and the wicked 
man who turns from evil 
to do what is just and 
right shall live! 
{I}20_{/}Though you say: 
'The Lord's position is 
wrong,' I will judge you, 
Israel, each one 
according to his ways."
{I}21_{/}On the fifth day 
of the tenth month in the 
eleventh year of our 
exile, a fugitive arrived 
from Jerusalem to tell 
me: "The city has 
fallen."
{I}22_{/}Now the hand of 
Yahweh had been on me the 
evening before the 
arrival of the fugitive. 
When I met him in the 
morning, Yahweh opened my 
mouth. My tongue was 
loosened and no longer 
was I silent.
{I}23_{/}The word of 
Yahweh then came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}24_{/}"Son of man, 
those who remain among 
the ruins in the land of 
Israel reckon: 'Abraham 
was alone when he 
received the land as a 
possession; we are still 
numerous enough and it is 
to us that the country 
has been given.'
{I}25_{/}But you will say 
to them: thus says 
Yahweh: You eat food with 
blood, you look towards 
idols, you shed blood, 
and you want to possess 
the land! {I}26_{/}You 
lean on your sword, you 
do what is detestable, 
each one dishonors his 
neighbor's wife and yet 
you want to possess the 
land!
{I}27_{/}Say to them: 
This is the word of 
Yahweh: As I live, those 
who settled among the 
ruins will fall by the 
sword; those in the open 
country I will give as 
food to the beasts and 
those in strongholds and 
caves shall die of the 
plague. {I}28_{/}I will 
make the country a 
wasteland, a lonely 
place. They will no 
longer lean on their 
power and the mountains 
of Israel shall be 
deserted with no one 
crossing them. 
{I}29_{/}Then they will 
know that I am Yahweh 
when I make their country 
a lonely waste because of 
all the detestable things 
they have done.
{I}30_{/}Son of man, your 
people talk about you 
along the walls and at 
the doors of the houses, 
each one with his 
neighbor: 'Come and hear 
the latest word of 
Yahweh.'
{I}31_{/}They go to you 
as they go to an assembly 
and sit in front of you. 
They listen to your words 
but do not do what you 
say. Instead they 
continue to lie and look 
only for their own 
interest. {I}32_{/}For 
them you are no more than 
a singer of lovesongs - a 
beautiful voice 
accompanied by beautiful 
music. They listen but do 
not practice what they 
hear.
{I}33_{/}But when what is 
foretold comes true - and 
it is about to happen - 
they will know that there 
was a prophet among 
them."
THE SHEPHERDS OF 
ISRAEL{/}

{1}34{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, speak on my 
behalf against the 
shepherds of Israel! Say 
to the shepherds on my 
behalf: Woe to the 
shepherds of Israel who 
feed themselves! Should 
not the shepherds feed 
the flock? {I}3_{/}But 
you feed on milk and are 
clothed in wool, and you 
slaughter the fattest 
sheep. You have not taken 
care of the flock, 
{I}4_{/}you have not 
strengthened the weak, 
cared for the sick or 
bandaged the injured. You 
have not gone after the 
sheep that strayed or 
searched for the one that 
was lost. Instead you 
ruled them harshly and 
were their oppressors. 
{I}5_{/}They have 
scattered for want of a 
shepherd and became prey 
of wild animals. 
{I}6_{/}My sheep wander 
over the mountains and 
high hills; and when they 
are scattered throughout 
the land, no one bothers 
about them or looks for 
them.
{I}7_{/}Hear then 
shepherds, what Yahweh 
says: {I}8_{/}As I live - 
word of Yahweh, - because 
my sheep have been the 
prey of wild animals and 
become their food for 
want of shepherds, 
because the shepherds 
have not cared for my 
sheep, because you 
shepherds have not 
bothered about them but 
fed yourselves and not 
the flocks, because of 
that, {I}9_{/}hear the 
word of Yahweh. 
{I}10_{/}This is what 
Yahweh says: I will ask 
an account of the 
shepherds and reclaim my 
sheep from them. No 
longer shall they tend my 
flock; nor shall there be 
shepherds who feed 
themselves. I shall save 
the flock from their 
mouths and no longer 
shall it be food for 
them.
{I}11_{/}Indeed Yahweh 
says this: I myself will 
care for my sheep and 
watch over them. 
{I}12_{/}As the shepherd 
looks after his flock 
when he finds them 
scattered, so will I 
watch over my sheep and 
gather them from all the 
places where they were 
scattered in a time of 
cloud and fog. {I}13_{/}I 
will bring them out from 
the nations and gather 
them from other 
countries. I will lead 
them to their own land 
and pasture them on the 
mountains of Israel in 
all the valleys and 
inhabited regions of the 
land. {I}14_{/}I will 
take them to good 
pastures on the high 
mountains of Israel. They 
will rest where the 
grazing is good and feed 
in lush pastures on the 
heights of Israel. 
{I}15_{/}I myself will 
tend my sheep and let 
them rest, word of 
Yahweh. {I}16_{/}I will 
search for the lost and 
lead back the strays. I 
will bind up the injured 
and strengthen the weak, 
but the fat and strong 
will be eliminated. I 
will shepherd my flock 
with justice.
{I}17_{/}As for you, my 
flock - says Yahweh - I 
will distinguish between 
one sheep and another, 
and set apart rams and 
goats. {I}18_{/}Was it 
not enough for you to 
feed on good pasture? Why 
did you trample under 
your feet the rest of the 
pasture? Were you not 
satisfied with drinking 
clear water? Why did you 
muddy the rest with your 
feet? {I}19_{/}Must my 
sheep feed on what you 
have trampled and drink 
what you have muddied 
with your feet?
{I}20_{/}That is why thus 
says the Lord Yahweh to 
the shepherds: Here I am. 
I myself will judge 
between the fat sheep and 
the lean. 
{I}21_{/}Because with 
flank, shoulder and horns 
you butt the weak sheep 
until you have driven 
them away, {I}22_{/}I 
will rescue my flock and 
no longer will they be 
plundered. I will judge 
between one sheep and 
another.
{I}23_{/}Over them I will 
put one shepherd, my 
servant David who will 
tend them, pasture them 
and be a true shepherd 
for them. {I}24_{/}I, 
Yahweh, will be their God 
and my servant David a 
ruler among them. I, 
Yahweh, have this to say: 
{I}25_{/}I will make a 
covenant of peace with 
them and rid the land of 
wild beasts, so that they 
may live safely in the 
desert and sleep in 
forests. {I}26_{/}I will 
settle them on my holy 
mountain, sending them 
rain in season, showers 
of rich blessings. 
{I}27_{/}The trees of the 
field will give their 
fruit and the soil its 
produce, while they are 
safe in their land, and 
they will know that I am 
Yahweh.
I will break the bars of 
their yoke and free them 
from the power of those 
who enslave them. 
{I}28_{/}No longer will 
they be plundered by the 
nations or ravaged by 
wild beasts. They will 
live in security without 
anyone causing them to 
fear. {I}29_{/}I will 
give them splendid crops; 
people will not die of 
hunger and no longer will 
you be scorned by other 
nations. {I}30_{/}This 
people will know that I, 
Yahweh, am their God and 
that I am with them and 
that they, Israel, are my 
people - word of Yahweh. 
{I}31_{/}You are my 
sheep, the flock of my 
pasture, and I am your 
God, declares Yahweh."
AGAINST EDOM{/}

{1}35{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me, 
{I}2_{/}"Son of man, set 
your face against the 
mountain of Seir, 
prophesy against it 
{I}3_{/}and say: Thus 
says Yahweh: I come to 
strike you, mountain of 
Seir! I have stretched 
out my hand against you 
and I will make of you a 
mournful solitude. 
{I}4_{/}I will reduce 
your towns to ruins, make 
you a desolation and you 
shall know that I am 
Yahweh.
{I}5_{/}I know your long-
standing enmity and how 
you handed over the 
people of Israel to the 
sword in the day of their 
disaster, when their sins 
reached an end. 
{I}6_{/}Because of that, 
as I live, word of 
Yahweh, I intend to give 
you over to bloodshed, 
and bloodshed will pursue 
you. {I}7_{/}I will make 
of the mountain of Seir a 
mournful solitude and 
destroy all who come and 
go there. {I}8_{/}The 
mountains will be filled 
with the slain; the 
victims of the sword will 
fall on your hills, in 
your valleys and ravines. 
{I}9_{/}I will reduce you 
to a desolate ruins 
forever; no longer will 
your towns be inhabited 
and then you will know 
that I am Yahweh.
{I}10_{/}You said: 'These 
two nations and these two 
countries will be mine, 
we shall take possession 
of them,' and you 
disregarded Yahweh who 
was there. 
{I}11_{/}Because of that, 
as I live, declares 
Yahweh, I will deal with 
you according to your 
hatred towards them and I 
will make myself known 
among them when I judge 
you. {I}12_{/}Then you 
will know that I, Yahweh, 
have heard all the 
insults uttered against 
the mountains of Israel, 
such as: 'They are 
devastated and have been 
given over to us to be 
devoured.' {I}13_{/}For I 
heard when you boasted 
against me without 
restraint.

{I}14_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: When all the 
earth rejoices, you will 
be desolate. 
{I}15_{/}Since you 
rejoiced when the 
inheritance of Israel 
became a deserted ruins, 
that is how I will deal 
with you. You will become 
a desert, Mount Seir, and 
Edom likewise, and people 
will know that I am 
Yahweh."
ISRAEL SHALL BE GATHERED 
TOGETHER{/}

{1}36{/}

{I}1_{/}"Son of man, 
prophesy regarding the 
mountains of Israel; say 
to them: Mountains of 
Israel, hear the word of 
Yahweh: {I}2_{/}Your 
enemies have said: 'Aha! 
these eternal heights 
have become our 
possession.' 
{I}3_{/}People have 
envied you and ravaged 
you on all sides; other 
nations have taken 
possession of you, so 
that you became the 
subject of talk and 
gossip. Because of that, 
{I}4_{/}mountains of 
Israel, hear this word of 
Yahweh. Yahweh says to 
the mountains, the hills, 
the ravines and the 
valleys, to the deserted 
ruins and the empty towns 
which have become the 
plunder and target of 
mockery for other nations 
around: {I}5_{/}Truly in 
the fire of my jealousy I 
will speak against the 
other nations, namely all 
of Edom, who with glee 
and malice in their 
hearts, have taken 
possession of my land and 
plundered its pastures.
{I}6_{/}Now you shall 
prophesy concerning 
Israel. You shall say to 
the mountains, the hills, 
the ravines and the 
valleys: This is the word 
of Yahweh who speaks in 
the fury of his jealousy! 
Because you have suffered 
the scorn of the nations, 
{I}7_{/}Yahweh says: I 
swear with uplifted hand, 
the nations surrounding 
you will suffer scorn. 
{I}8_{/}But you, 
mountains of Israel, you 
shall bring forth 
branches and produce 
fruit for my people 
Israel, for soon they 
will return.
{I}9_{/}Indeed, I have 
turned in your direction 
and I have bent towards 
you; you will be 
cultivated and sown with 
seed. {I}10_{/}I will 
increase your population 
in all Israel; the towns 
will be inhabited and the 
ruins rebuilt. 
{I}11_{/}Both people and 
animals will increase; 
they will be fruitful and 
multiply. I will build up 
their numbers as in the 
past and they will know 
that I am Yahweh. 
{I}12_{/}Men and women of 
Israel will walk on you 
again. They will take 
possession of you; you 
will be their heritage 
again, and never again 
will you let their 
children perish."
{I}13_{/}Yahweh speaks, 
"People say that you 
devour men and that you 
rob your people of 
children. {I}14_{/}But 
never again shall you 
devour men or rob your 
people of children - word 
of Yahweh. {I}15_{/}You 
shall no longer hear the 
mockery of the nations or 
suffer the insults of 
other lands - word of 
Yahweh."
{I}16_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, 
{I}17_{/}"Son of man, 
when Israel occupied her 
own land she defiled it 
by her way of life and 
her actions. To me her 
conduct was like the 
uncleanness of a woman in 
her period.
{I}18_{/}I poured out my 
fury on them because of 
the blood they shed in 
the land and because they 
defiled it with their 
filthy idols. 
{I}19_{/}Then I scattered 
them among the nations 
and dispersed them in 
other lands. I judged 
them according to their 
conduct and their 
actions.
{I}20_{/}But when they 
were brought to other 
nations, my holy Name was 
profaned because others 
said of them: 'The people 
of Yahweh had to be 
exiled from his land!' 
{I}21_{/}Then I was 
concerned for my holy 
Name, profaned by Israel 
among the nations where 
she had been dispersed. 
Now you shall say to the 
people of Israel:
A NEW HEART{/}

{I}22_{/}It is not for 
your sake that I am about 
to act, but because of my 
holy Name that you have 
profaned in the places 
where you have gone. 
{I}23_{/}I will make 
known the holiness of my 
great Name, profaned 
among the nations because 
of you, and they will 
know that I am Yahweh 
when I show them my 
holiness among you.
{I}24_{/}For I will 
gather you from all the 
nations and bring you 
back to your own land. 
{I}25_{/}Then I shall 
pour pure water over you 
and you shall be made 
clean - cleansed from the 
defilement of all your 
idols. {I}26_{/}I shall 
give you a new heart and 
put a new spirit within 
you. I shall remove your 
heart of stone and give 
you a heart of flesh. 
{I}27_{/}I shall put my 
spirit within you and 
move you to follow my 
decrees and keep my laws. 
{I}28_{/}You will live in 
the land I gave your 
forefathers; you shall be 
my people and I will be 
your God.
{I}29_{/}I will free you 
from all your 
uncleanness. I shall 
summon the wheat and make 
it plentiful and so keep 
famine away from you. 
{I}30_{/}I shall see that 
the fruits of the earth 
and the produce of the 
fields are plentiful and 
that you no longer suffer 
the disgrace of famine 
among the nations.
{I}31_{/}Then you will 
remember your evil ways 
and wicked actions and 
loathe yourselves for the 
sins you committed and 
for your detestable 
practices. {I}32_{/}I 
want you to know that it 
is not for your sake I am 
doing this, word of 
Yahweh. Be ashamed and 
humbled because of your 
conduct, Israel! 
{I}33_{/}This is what 
Yahweh says: The day I 
cleanse you from all your 
sins, I shall repopulate 
the cities and the ruins 
will be rebuilt. 
{I}34_{/}The devastated 
land will be cultivated 
wherever passersby saw it 
desolate. 
{I}35_{/}Everyone will 
say, 'This devastated 
land is now a garden of 
Eden and its cities once 
in ruins and leveled to 
the ground have been 
rebuilt and populated.' 
{I}36_{/}And the nations 
that remain around you 
will know that I, Yahweh, 
have rebuilt the ruined 
city and replanted what 
was desolate. I, Yahweh, 
have spoken and I will do 
it.
{I}37_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: Once again I 
shall listen to the plea 
of Israel and favor them. 
I shall make their people 
as numerous as sheep, 
{I}38_{/}as numerous as 
the flock they bring to 
Jerusalem's Temple at the 
time of her holy days. In 
the same way the ruined 
cities will be filled 
with flocks of people and 
they will know that I am 
Yahweh."

"DRY BONES, HEAR THE WORD 
OF YAHWEH"{/}

{1}37{/}

{I}1_{/}The hand of 
Yahweh was upon me. He 
brought me out and led me 
in spirit to the middle 
of the valley which was 
full of bones. {I}2_{/}He 
made me walk to and fro 
among them and I could 
see there was a great 
number of them on the 
ground all along the 
valley and that they were 
very dry. 
{I}3_{/}Yahweh said to 
me, "Son of man, can 
these bones live again?" 
I said, "Lord Yahweh, 
only you know that." 
{I}4_{/}He then said, 
"Speak on my behalf 
concerning these bones; 
say to them: 
Dry bones, hear the word 
of Yahweh! {I}5_{/}Yahweh 
says: I am going to put 
spirit in you and make 
you live. {I}6_{/}I shall 
put sinews on you and 
make flesh grow on you; I 
shall cover you with skin 
and give you my spirit, 
that you may live. And 
you will know that I am 
Yahweh." 
{I}7_{/}I prophesied as I 
had been commanded and 
then there was a noise 
and commotion; the bones 
joined together. 
{I}8_{/}I looked and saw 
that they had sinews, 
that flesh was growing on 
them and that he was 
covering them with skin. 
But there was no spirit 
in them.
{I}9_{/}So Yahweh said to 
me, "Speak on my behalf 
and call on the Spirit, 
son of man! Say to the 
Spirit: This is the word 
of Yahweh: Spirit, come 
from the four winds. 
Breathe into these dead 
bones and let them live!"
{I}10_{/}I prophesied as 
he had commanded me and 
breath entered them; they 
came alive, standing on 
their feet - a great, 
immense army!
{I}11_{/}He then said to 
me, "Son of man, these 
bones are all Israel. 
They keep saying: 'Our 
bones are dry, hope has 
gone, it is the end of 
us.' {I}12_{/}So 
prophesy! Say to them: 
This is what Yahweh says: 
I am going to open your 
tombs, I shall bring you 
out of your tombs, my 
people, and lead you back 
to the land of Israel. 
{I}13_{/}You will know 
that I am Yahweh, O my 
people! when I open your 
graves and bring you out 
of your graves, 
{I}14_{/}when I put my 
spirit in you and you 
live. I shall settle you 
in your land and you will 
know that I, Yahweh, have 
done what I said I would 
do."
{I}15_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, "Son of man, 
take a piece of wood and 
write on it: 'Judah and 
the Israelites loyal to 
him.' {I}16_{/}Take 
another piece of wood and 
write: 'Joseph, the 
branch of Ephraim and the 
Israelites loyal to him.' 
{I}17_{/}Join one to the 
other to make a single 
piece of wood in your 
hand. {I}18_{/}When your 
people say to you, 'Won't 
you tell us what this 
means?' {I}19_{/}say to 
them: Yahweh says this: I 
am going to take the 
branch of Joseph which is 
in the hand of Ephraim 
and the tribes of Israel 
loyal to him and put 
Judah's branch with them, 
and they will be as one 
in my hand. {I}20_{/}And 
you will hold in your 
hand in their sight the 
pieces of wood on which 
you wrote. 
{I}21_{/}You will then 
say to them: Thus says 
Yahweh: I am about to 
withdraw the Israelites 
from where they were 
among the nations. I 
shall gather them from 
all around and bring them 
back to their land. 
{I}22_{/}I shall make 
them into one people on 
the mountains of Israel 
and one king is to be 
king of them all. They 
will no longer form two 
nations or be two 
separate kingdoms, 
{I}23_{/}nor will they 
defile themselves again 
with their idols, their 
detestable practices and 
their sins. I shall free 
them from the guilt of 
their treachery; I shall 
cleanse them and they 
will be for me a people 
and I shall be God for 
them. {I}24_{/}My servant 
David will reign over 
them, one shepherd for 
all. They will live 
according to my laws and 
follow and practice my 
decrees. {I}25_{/}They 
will settle in the land I 
gave to my servant Jacob 
where their forefathers 
lived. There they will 
live forever, their 
children and their 
children's children. 
David my servant will be 
their prince forever.
{I}26_{/}I shall 
establish a covenant of 
peace with them, an 
everlasting covenant. I 
shall settle them and 
they will increase and I 
shall put my sanctuary in 
their midst forever. 
{I}27_{/}I shall make my 
home at their side; I 
shall be their God and 
they will be my people. 
{I}28_{/}Then the nations 
will know that I am 
Yahweh who makes Israel 
holy, having my sanctuary 
among them forever."
GOG AND MAGOG{/}

{1}38{/}

{I}1_{/}The word of 
Yahweh came to me in 
these terms, {I}2_{/}"Son 
of man, turn towards Gog 
of the country of Magog, 
the chief prince of 
Meshech and Tubal and 
prophesy against him. 
{I}3_{/}Say to him: Hear 
the word of Yahweh: I 
come to strike you, Gog, 
chief prince of Meshech 
and Tubal. {I}4_{/}I will 
turn you round, fix hooks 
in your jaws and bring 
you out, you and your 
entire army, horses and 
riders all perfectly 
equipped, a great army, 
all with shields and 
bucklers and brandishing 
swords. {I}5_{/}Persia, 
Cush and Put are with 
them, all with buckler 
and helmet. {I}6_{/}Gomer 
and all his troops, and 
Bethtogarmah from the far 
north with his 
battalions, a vast 
throng, are with you.
{I}7_{/}Get ready, be 
prepared, you and all 
your troops massed around 
you, and take command of 
them. {I}8_{/}After many 
days you will be given a 
mission. In the years 
ahead you will invade a 
land recovered from war 
where the people are 
gathered from among many 
nations on the mountains 
of Israel which had for 
long been barren. Its 
people were brought from 
among the nations and now 
live in safety, all of 
them. {I}9_{/}Then you 
will go up like a storm, 
like a cloud covering the 
earth, you and all your 
troops and the many 
nations with you.
{I}10_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: On that day 
thoughts will come to 
your mind and you will 
plan an evil scheme 
{I}11_{/}saying: 'I will 
go up against unprotected 
towns, against peaceful 
people living in safety, 
all of them living 
without walls, bars or 
gates. {I}12_{/}I will 
plunder and loot; I will 
attack the land that is 
inhabited again. I will 
go against this people 
gathered from among the 
nations, who live by 
trading and are 
increasing their cattle 
at the center of the 
world.'
{I}13_{/}People of Sheba 
and Dedan and all the 
merchants of Tarshish and 
its villages will ask 
you: 'Have you come to 
plunder? Is it to loot 
that you have assembled 
such an army?' And they 
will come with silver and 
gold, to take away the 
livestock and to buy your 
enormous booty.
{I}14_{/}Therefore 
prophesy, son of man and 
say to Gog on my behalf: 
On that day when my 
people Israel are living 
in security you will come 
from the far north, 
{I}15_{/}you and the 
throngs with you, all on 
horses, with many troops 
- a vast army. 
{I}16_{/}You will come 
against my people Israel 
like a cloud about to 
cover the earth. It will 
be in the far-off days 
that you shall come 
against my people, and I 
shall let you do so, that 
the nations may know me, 
for I shall manifest my 
holiness through you, O 
Gog!
{I}17_{/}Thus says 
Yahweh: You are the one 
about whom I spoke in 
former times through my 
servants, the prophets of 
Israel, saying that I 
would bring you against 
them in far-off days. 
{I}18_{/}On that day when 
Gog will come to the land 
of Israel - word of 
Yahweh - my fury will be 
aroused. {I}19_{/}In the 
jealousy and heat of my 
anger I declare: On that 
day there will be a great 
earthquake in Israel. 
{I}20{/}The fish of the 
sea, the birds of the 
air, the beasts of the 
field, the creatures that 
creep on the ground and 
every human being on the 
earth will tremble before 
me.
Mountains will fall, 
cliffs crumble and walls 
collapse. {I}21_{/}I will 
summon the sword against 
Gog on all my mountains - 
word of Yahweh. Each 
one's sword will turn 
against his brother. 
{I}22_{/}I will punish 
Gog with plague and 
bloodshed. I will send 
torrential rain, 
hailstones and burning 
sulfur on him and on his 
battalions and on the 
many nations with him. 
{I}23_{/}I will manifest 
myself as the Mighty and 
Holy One in the sight of 
these many people, and 
they will know that I am 
Yahweh.
{1}39{/}

{I}1_{/}Son of man, 
prophesy against Gog! Say 
to him: Thus says Yahweh: 
I come against you, Gog, 
chief prince of Meshech 
and Tubal. {I}2_{/}When I 
have led, directed and 
brought you from the far 
north to the mountains of 
Israel, {I}3_{/}I shall 
break the bow in your 
left hand and snatch the 
arrows from your right 
hand. {I}4_{/}You will 
fall on the mountains of 
Israel, you, your 
battalions and the 
nations with you. And I 
shall give you over to 
all the birds of prey and 
wild beasts {I}5_{/}when 
you have fallen in the 
open countryside, for I 
have spoken, word of 
Yahweh. {I}6_{/}I shall 
send fire to the land of 
Magog and to those living 
peacefully in the islands 
and they will know that I 
am Yahweh. {I}7_{/}I will 
manifest my holy Name 
among my people Israel, 
and never again allow my 
holy Name to be profaned, 
and the nations will know 
that I am Yahweh, the 
Holy One of Israel.
{I}8_{/}All this will 
come about and take place 
- word of Yahweh. This is 
the day I foretold. 
{I}9_{/}After that 
citizens of the towns of 
Israel will make a fire, 
using your weapons as 
fuel: small and large 
bucklers, bows and 
arrows, clubs and 
javelins. For seven years 
they will be used as 
fuel; {I}10_{/}there will 
be no need to bring wood 
from the country or to 
gather it in the forests 
since they will have your 
weapons to burn. They 
will plunder their 
plunderers and loot those 
who looted them - word of 
Yahweh.
{I}11_{/}On that day I 
shall give Gog a well-
known burial place in 
Israel, the valley of the 
Abarim, on the east of 
the sea, the valley where 
the traveler has to stop. 
There they will bury Gog 
and his hordes and they 
will call it the Valley 
of the Multitude of Gog. 
{I}12_{/}It will take 
seven months to bury the 
dead and cleanse the 
country. {I}13_{/}All the 
population will work at 
burying the dead and this 
will be their honor on 
the day I am glorified, 
word of Yahweh. 
{I}14_{/}Men will work on 
a regular basis going 
around the country to 
bury those lying on the 
ground and so cleanse the 
land. For seven months 
they will go searching. 
{I}15_{/}If, as they go 
through the land, they 
come across human 
remains, they will make a 
pile of stones beside 
them until the grave 
diggers bury them in the 
Valley of the Multitude 
of Gog {I}16_{/}(the name 
of the town is 
Multitude). In that way 
the land will be 
cleansed.
{I}17_{/}Son of man, 
Yahweh says this: Say to 
every kind of bird and 
wild beast: Assemble and 
come together from all 
parts to the sacrifice I 
am preparing for you, a 
great sacrifice on the 
mountains of Israel at 
which you will eat flesh 
and drink blood, 
{I}18_{/}the flesh of 
heroes and the blood of 
the world's princes. They 
are all rams, lambs, 
goats, bullocks, all 
fattened animals from 
Bashan. {I}19_{/}You will 
eat all the fat you want 
and drink blood until you 
are drunk at the 
sacrifice I am preparing 
for you. {I}20_{/}You 
will have your fill of 
horses, riders, heroes 
and warriors of all kinds 
- word of Yahweh. 
{I}21_{/}I will show my 
glory among all the 
nations and they will 
know my judgment and the 
punishment I shall 
inflict on them.
{I}22_{/}Then Israel will 
know from that day onward 
that I am Yahweh, their 
God. {I}23_{/}And the 
nations will know that 
Israel was exiled because 
they were unfaithful to 
me, and this was why I 
hid my face from them; I 
handed them over to their 
enemies and they perished 
by the sword. {I}24_{/}I 
dealt with them as their 
defilement and sins 
deserved, and I hid my 
face from them.
{I}25_{/}That is why thus 
says Yahweh: Now, moved 
by my compassion for 
Israel, I am going to 
bring back the captives 
of Jacob and I will give 
glory to my holy name. 
{I}26_{/}They will forget 
their shame and the 
treachery they committed 
towards me, when they 
live safely in their own 
land with no one to 
disturb them. 
{I}27_{/}When I gather 
them from among the 
nations and take them 
from the land of their 
enemies, I will show my 
holiness through them to 
many nations. 
{I}28_{/}They will know 
that I am Yahweh their 
God when, after their 
exile among the nations, 
I bring them together in 
their own land and leave 
no one behind. 
{I}29_{/}Never again 
shall I hide my face from 
them because I shall pour 
out my Spirit on Israel - 
word of Yahweh."
THE FUTURE TEMPLE{/}

{1}40{/}

{I}1_{/}In the twenty-
fifth year of our 
captivity, at the 
beginning of the year, on 
the tenth day of the 
month, fourteen years 
after Jerusalem had been 
taken, the hand of Yahweh 
was upon me. {I}2_{/}In a 
divine vision he took me 
away to the land of 
Israel and put me down on 
a very high mountain, on 
the south of which there 
seemed to be built a 
city. {I}3_{/}He took me 
to it, and there I saw a 
man who seemed to be made 
of bronze. He had a flax 
cord and a measuring rod 
in his hand and was 
standing in the gateway. 
{I}4_{/}The man said to 
me, "Son of man, look 
carefully, listen closely 
and pay attention to 
everything I show you, 
since they brought you 
here for me to show it to 
you. Tell the people of 
Israel everything that 
you see."
{I}5_{/}The House was 
surrounded with a wall, 
and the man was holding a 
measuring rod that was 
three meters long (six 
great cubits). He 
measured the thickness of 
this construction - one 
rod; and its height - one 
rod. 
{I}6_{/}He went to the 
east gate, climbed the 
steps and measured its 
threshold: one rod deep. 
{I}7_{/}Each guardroom 
one rod by one rod; and 
the walls between the 
guardrooms five cubits 
thick; {I}8_{/}and the 
threshold of the gate 
inward from the porch of 
the gate: one rod. 
{I}9_{/}He measured the 
porch of the gate: eight 
cubits; its jambs: two 
cubits; the porch of the 
gate was at the inner 
end. {I}10_{/}There were 
three guardrooms on each 
side of the east gate, 
all three the same size; 
the walls between them 
all the same thickness on 
each side. {I}11_{/}He 
measured the width of the 
entrance: ten cubits; and 
the width all down the 
gateway: thirteen cubits. 
{I}12_{/}There was a rail 
in front of the 
guardrooms; each rail on 
either side was one 
cubit. And the guardrooms 
on either side were six 
cubits square. 
{I}13_{/}He measured the 
width of the gate from 
the back wall of one 
guardroom to the back 
wall of the other; it was 
twenty-five cubits across 
from window to window. 
{I}14_{/}He measured the 
entrance: twenty cubits; 
after the porch of the 
gate came the outer 
court. {I}15_{/}From the 
entrance end of the gate 
to the porch opposite: 
fifty cubits. {I}16_{/}On 
each side of the gate 
there were windows with 
screens both in the 
guardrooms and in the 
spaces between, and there 
were openings all around 
inside the porch as well, 
and palm trees decorating 
the pillars.
{I}17_{/}He took me 
through to the outer 
court. There were rooms 
and a paved terrace going 
all the way around; there 
were thirty rooms on this 
terrace. {I}18_{/}This 
terrace, which came right 
up to the sides of the 
gates and matched their 
depth, is the Lower 
Terrace. {I}19_{/}He 
measured across the outer 
court from the lower gate 
to the outside of the 
inner court: a hundred 
cubits.
{I}20_{/}He measured the 
length and breadth of the 
north gate of the outer 
court. {I}21_{/}It had 
three guardrooms on each 
side; the thickness of 
the walls between them, 
and its porch too, all 
measured the same as 
those of the first gate: 
fifty cubits by twenty-
five cubits. {I}22_{/}Its 
windows, its entrance and 
its palm-tree decoration 
all measured the same as 
those of the east gate. 
There were seven steps up 
to it, and its porch was 
at the inner end. 
{I}23_{/}In the inner 
court there was, opposite 
the north gate, a gate 
like the one opposite the 
east gate. He measured 
the distance from one 
gate to the other: a 
hundred cubits.
{I}24_{/}He took me to 
the south and there was a 
gate to the south gate; 
he measured its 
guardrooms, the thickness 
of its walls and porch; 
they were of the same 
dimensions as the others. 
{I}25_{/}All around it 
and its entrance were 
windows, like the other 
windows; it measured 
fifty cubits by twenty-
five cubits, {I}26_{/}and 
it had seven steps up to 
it; its entrance was at 
the inner end and had 
palm-tree decorations on 
its pillars, one on each 
side. {I}27_{/}The inner 
court had a southern 
gate; he measured the 
distance southward from 
one gate to the other: a 
hundred cubits.
{I}28_{/}He then took me 
into the inner court by 
the south gate; he 
measured the south gate 
which was the same size 
as the others. 
{I}29_{/}Its guardrooms, 
the thickness of its 
walls and entrance all 
measured the same as the 
others. {I}30_{/}Its 
entrance had windows all 
around. It measured fifty 
cubits by twenty-five 
cubits. Its entrance, 
measured in all, all 
around, was twenty-five 
cubits by five cubits. 
{I}31_{/}The entrance 
gave on to the outer 
court. It had palm trees 
on its pillars, each 
side, and eight steps 
leading up to it.
{I}32_{/}He took me to 
the east gate and 
measured it. It was the 
same size as the others. 
{I}33_{/}Its guardrooms, 
the thickness of its 
walls, its entrance all 
measured the same as the 
others. The gate and its 
entrance had windows all 
around. Its area was 
fifty cubits by twenty-
five cubits. {I}34_{/}Its 
porch gave on to the 
outer court. There were 
palm trees on its pillars 
on either side, and eight 
steps leading up to it.
{I}35_{/}He took me to 
the north gate and 
measured it. Its 
guardrooms, the thickness 
of its walls and its 
entrance all measured the 
same as the others. 
{I}36_{/}It had windows 
all around. Its area was 
fifty cubits by twenty-
five cubits. {I}37_{/}Its 
entrance gave on to the 
outer court. There were 
palm trees on its pillars 
on either side, and eight 
steps leading up to it.
{I}38_{/}There was a room 
entered from the entrance 
of the gates. It was here 
that they had to wash the 
holocaust. {I}39_{/}And 
on either side of the 
entrance of the gate 
there were two tables for 
slaughtering the burnt 
offering, the sacrifice 
for sin and the sacrifice 
of repayment. 
{I}40_{/}Going northward 
up to the gate, there 
were two tables outside 
and two more tables at 
the entrance end of the 
gate. {I}41_{/}There were 
four tables on the inside 
and four tables on the 
outside of the entrance; 
in all, eight tables on 
which the sacrifices were 
offered. {I}42_{/}There 
were also four tables of 
dressed stone for burnt 
offerings, a cubit and a 
half long, a cubit and a 
half wide and a cubit 
high, on which all the 
things necessary for 
killing the burnt 
offering and the 
sacrifices were put. 
{I}43_{/}Rims, a 
handbreadth broad, went 
all around the top, and 
on these tables was put 
the flesh of the 
offerings.
{I}44_{/}He took me into 
the inner court; there 
were two lodges in the 
inner court, one at the 
side of the north gate, 
facing south, the other 
at the side of the south 
gate, facing north. 
{I}45_{/}He told me, "The 
lodge looking south is 
for the priests in charge 
of the Temple, 
{I}46_{/}and the lodge 
looking north is for the 
priests who serve the 
altar. These are the sons 
of Zadok, the only sons 
of Levi who approach 
Yahweh to serve him."
{I}47_{/}He measured the 
inner court. It was a 
quadrangle, a hundred 
cubits by a hundred 
cubits, with the altar in 
front of the House.
{I}48_{/}He took me to 
the Hall of the House and 
measured its door pillars 
- five cubits each side; 
and the width of the 
entrance was fourteen 
cubits with a three-cubit 
wall each side. 
{I}49_{/}The Hall was 
twenty cubits by twelve 
cubits. There were ten 
steps leading up to it, 
and there were columns by 
the door pillars, one on 
each side.
{1}41{/}

{I}1_{/}He took me into 
the Sanctuary and 
measured its door 
pillars: six cubits deep 
on the one side, six 
cubits deep on the other. 
{I}2_{/}The width of the 
entrance was ten cubits. 
The walls on each side of 
the entrance were five 
cubits on the one side 
and five cubits on the 
other. He measured its 
length: forty cubits; and 
its width: twenty cubits.
{I}3_{/}He went in and 
measured the door pillars 
at the entrance: two 
cubits; then the 
entrance: six cubits; and 
the walls on each side of 
the entrance: seven 
cubits. {I}4_{/}He 
measured its length: 
twenty cubits; and its 
width measured across the 
end wall of the 
Sanctuary: twenty cubits. 
He then said to me, "This 
is the most holy place."
{I}5_{/}He measured the 
wall of the House: six 
cubits. The width of the 
side cells was four 
cubits, all around the 
House. {I}6_{/}The cells 
were one above the other, 
thirty of them in three 
stories. {I}7_{/}The 
supports for the 
surrounding cells were 
fixed into the House 
wall, so that the cells 
were not recessed into 
the wall of the House. 
The width of the cells 
increased, story by 
story, for they 
surrounded the House in 
the stories that went 
right around it. 
{I}8_{/}Then I saw that 
there was a paved terrace 
all around the House. The 
height of this, which 
formed the base of the 
side cells, was a full 
rod of six cubits. 
{I}9_{/}The outer wall of 
the side cells was five 
cubits thick and the 
pavement formed a veranda 
outside the cells of the 
House. {I}10_{/}Beyond 
the rooms was an area 
twenty cubits wide right 
around the House. 
{I}11_{/}And for access 
from the side cells onto 
the courtyard there was 
one entrance on the north 
side and one entrance on 
the south side. The width 
of the courtyard was five 
cubits all around.
{I}12_{/}The building to 
the west of this 
surrounding area was 
seventy cubits by ninety 
cubits, and the wall of 
the building was five 
cubits thick, all around. 
{I}13_{/}He measured the 
length of the House: a 
hundred cubits. The 
length of the court plus 
the building and its 
walls: a hundred cubits. 
{I}14_{/}The breadth of 
the facade of the House 
with the quadrangle: a 
hundred cubits. 
{I}15_{/}He measured the 
length of the building 
plus the surrounding area 
at the back, plus the 
side depth of its door: a 
hundred cubits.
The inside of the 
Sanctuary and the 
entrance of the court, 
their thresholds, the 
window screens, the three 
sets of doors, one at 
each threshold, 
{I}16_{/}were all paneled 
with wood, from floor to 
windows, and the windows 
were screened with 
lattice-work. 
{I}17_{/}From the door to 
the inner part of the 
House, and right around 
the whole wall of the 
inner room, outside and 
inside, {I}18_{/}were 
carved cherubs and palm 
trees, palm trees and 
cherubs alternating; each 
cherub had two faces - 
{I}19_{/}the face of a 
man turned toward the 
palm tree on one side and 
the face of a lion toward 
the palm tree on the 
other, all around the 
House. The cherubs and 
palm trees were carved 
{I}20_{/}from the floor 
to above the entrance, as 
also on the wall of the 
hall. {I}21_{/}The 
pillars of the House were 
square.
In front of the Most Holy 
Place, {I}22_{/}there 
appeared to be a wooden 
altar, three cubits high 
and two cubits square. 
Its corners, base and 
sides were of wood. He 
said to me, "This is the 
table before Yahweh."
{I}23_{/}There was a 
double door for the 
Temple, and a double door 
for the Sanctuary. 
{I}24_{/}These doors had 
two hinged leaves, two 
leaves for the one door, 
two leaves for the other. 
{I}25_{/}On them, on the 
doors of the Sanctuary, 
were carved cherubs and 
palm trees like those 
carved on the walls. A 
wooden screen outside 
went across the front of 
the Hall. {I}26_{/}There 
were screened windows 
with flanking palm trees 
on the walls of the 
House, and of the cells 
at the side of the House.
{1}42{/}

{I}1_{/}He took me 
northward into the court 
and led me to the rooms 
facing the outer court, 
and the building to the 
north. {I}2_{/}They were 
one hundred cubits long 
on the north side and 
fifty cubits wide. 
{I}3_{/}On the sides 
facing the entrance of 
the inner court and the 
paving of the outer court 
was a gallery in front of 
the triple gallery, 
{I}4_{/}and in front of 
the rooms was a walk, ten 
cubits broad measured 
inward and a hundred 
cubits long; their doors 
looked north. {I}5_{/}The 
top-floor rooms were 
narrow because the 
galleries took up part of 
the width, being narrower 
than those on the ground 
floor or those on the 
middle floor of the 
building. {I}6_{/}They 
were in three stories and 
had no columns such as 
those in the court had. 
Hence they were narrower 
than the groundfloor ones 
or the middle-floor ones 
below them. {I}7_{/}The 
outer wall parallel to 
the rooms, facing them 
and giving on to the 
outer court, was fifty 
cubits long, {I}8_{/}the 
length of the rooms 
facing the outer court 
being fifty cubits, while 
on the side facing the 
building it was a hundred 
cubits. {I}9_{/}Beneath 
the rooms there was an 
entrance from the east, 
leading in from the outer 
court.
{I}10_{/}In the thickness 
of the wall of the court, 
on the south side 
fronting the court and 
the building, were rooms. 
{I}11_{/}A walk ran in 
front of them, as with 
the rooms built on the 
north side; they were of 
the same length and 
breadth, and had similar 
design and doors in and 
out. {I}12_{/}They were 
like the entrances of the 
southern rooms; one 
entrance at the end of 
each walk, fronting the 
eastern wall, being the 
way in. He said to me, 
{I}13_{/}"The northern 
and southern rooms giving 
on to the court are holy 
rooms, in which the 
priests who approach 
Yahweh will eat the most 
holy things. In them will 
be placed the most holy 
things: the offering, the 
sacrifice for sin and the 
sacrifice of repayment, 
since this is a holy 
place. {I}14_{/}Once the 
priests have entered they 
will not go out of the 
holy place into the outer 
court without leaving 
their liturgical 
vestments there, since 
these vestments are holy; 
they will put on other 
clothes before going near 
the room assigned to the 
people."
{I}15_{/}When he had 
finished measuring the 
inside of the Temple, he 
took me out to the east 
gate and measured the 
whole area of the court. 
{I}16_{/}He measured the 
east side with his 
measuring rod: a total of 
five hundred cubits by 
the measuring rod. 
{I}17_{/}He then measured 
the north side: five 
hundred cubits by the 
measuring rod. 
{I}18_{/}He then measured 
the south side: five 
hundred cubits by the 
measuring rod. 
{I}19_{/}On the west side 
he measured five hundred 
cubits. {I}20_{/}So he 
measured the entire 
enclosing wall on all 
four sides: length five 
hundred, breadth five 
hundred. This separated 
the sacred from the 
profane.
{1}43{/}

{I}1_{/}He took me to the 
gate, facing east. 
{I}2_{/}Then I saw the 
Glory of the God of 
Israel approaching from 
the east with a sound 
like the sound of the 
ocean, and the earth 
shone with his Glory. 
{I}3_{/}This vision was 
like the one I had seen 
when he came for the 
destruction of the city, 
and like the one I had 
seen on the bank of the 
river Chebar. Then I 
threw myself to the 
ground.
{I}4_{/}The Glory of 
Yahweh arrived at the 
Temple by the east gate. 
{I}5_{/}The spirit lifted 
me up and brought me into 
the inner court: the 
Glory of Yahweh was 
filling the House. 
{I}6_{/}And I heard 
someone speaking to me 
from the Temple while the 
man stood beside me. 
{I}7_{/}The voice said, 
"Son of man, you have 
seen the place of my 
throne, where I will 
place the soles of my 
feet, and live among the 
sons of Israel forever; 
and the people of Israel, 
they and their kings, 
will no longer defile my 
holy name with their 
prostitutions and the 
kings, {I}8_{/}setting 
their threshold beside my 
threshold and their door 
beside my door, with a 
common wall shared by 
them and me. They used to 
defile my holy name by 
their filthy practices, 
and this is why I 
destroyed them in my 
anger. {I}9_{/}From now 
on if they take their 
prostitutions and the 
corpses of their kings 
away from my presence, I 
shall live among them 
forever.
{I}10_{/}Son of man, 
describe this House to 
the people of Israel, to 
shame them out of their 
filthy practices. 
{I}11_{/}If they are 
ashamed of their 
behavior, draw up the 
plan and show them the 
design of the Temple, its 
exits and entrances, its 
shape, how all of it is 
arranged, its rules and 
its laws. Give them all 
this in writing so that 
they can see and take 
note of its design and 
the way it is all 
arranged and carry it 
out. {I}12_{/}This is the 
law of the Temple: all 
the surrounding area on 
top of the mountain is a 
most holy area.
{I}13_{/}Here are the 
dimensions of the altar 
(in big cubits, each of a 
cubit plus a 
handbreadth). The base: 
one cubit high and one 
cubit wide. The ledge all 
around it: one span. This 
is the height of the 
altar: {I}14_{/}from the 
ground level of the base 
up to the lower base, two 
cubits high and one cubit 
wide; from the lesser 
plinth to the greater 
base, four cubits high 
and one cubit wide. 
{I}15_{/}The altar 
hearth: four cubits high, 
with four horns 
projecting from the 
hearth, {I}16_{/}the 
hearth being square: 
twelve cubits by twelve 
cubits; {I}17_{/}and the 
square base: fourteen 
cubits by fourteen 
cubits; and the ledge all 
around: half a cubit; and 
the base: one cubit all 
around. The steps are on 
the east side."
{I}18_{/}He said to me, 
"Son of man, Yahweh says 
this: As regard the 
altar, this is how things 
are to be done when it 
has been built for the 
offering of the holocaust 
and for the pouring of 
blood. {I}19_{/}To those 
levitical priests of the 
race of Zadok who 
approach me to serve me - 
it is Yahweh who speaks - 
you must give a young 
bull as sacrifice for 
sin. {I}20_{/}You are to 
take some of its blood 
and put it on the four 
horns and the four 
corners of the base and 
the surrounding ledge. 
{I}21_{/}In this way you 
will purify it and make 
atonement on it. Then 
take the bull of the 
sacrifice for sin and 
burn it in a room of the 
House apart from the 
sanctuary. {I}22_{/}On 
the second day, you must 
offer an unblemished he-
goat as sacrifice for 
sin, and the altar is to 
be purified again as with 
the bull. {I}23_{/}When 
you have finished the 
purification you must 
offer a young bull 
without blemish and an 
unblemished ram chosen 
from the flock. 
{I}24_{/}You are to 
present them before 
Yahweh, and the priests 
will sprinkle salt on 
them and offer them as a 
holocaust to Yahweh. 
{I}25_{/}As a sacrifice 
for sin, every day for 
seven days you must offer 
a he-goat, a bull and an 
unblemished ram chosen 
from the flock, for a 
week. {I}26_{/}In this 
way the altar will be 
atoned for and will be 
purified and inaugurated. 
{I}27_{/}At the end of 
that time, on the eighth 
day and afterwards, the 
priest is to offer your 
burnt offerings and your 
communion offerings on 
the altar, and I will 
look kindly on you - it 
is Yahweh who speaks."
NEW REGULATIONS FOR 
WORSHIP{/}

{1}44{/}

{I}1_{/}He brought me 
back to the outer east 
gate of the sanctuary. It 
was shut. {I}2_{/}Yahweh 
said to me, "This gate 
will be kept shut. No one 
will open it or go 
through it, since Yahweh 
the God of Israel has 
been through it. And so 
it must be kept shut. 
{I}3_{/}The prince 
himself, however, may sit 
there to take his meal in 
the presence of Yahweh. 
But he is to enter 
through the entrance of 
the gate and leave 
through the same way."
{I}4_{/}He led me through 
the north gate to the 
front of the House. I 
looked; I saw the Glory 
of Yahweh filling his 
House, and I threw myself 
to the ground. 
{I}5_{/}Yahweh said to 
me, "Son of man, pay 
attention, look carefully 
and listen closely to 
everything while I 
explain to you all the 
rules of the House of 
Yahweh and all its laws. 
Be careful about which 
men are admitted to the 
House and which are 
excluded from the 
sanctuary. {I}6_{/}And 
say to the rebels of the 
people of Israel, the 
Lord Yahweh says this: 
There has been enough of 
all your filthy 
practices, House of 
Israel. {I}7_{/}You let 
aliens enter, 
uncircumcised in heart 
and body, to frequent my 
sanctuary and profane my 
Temple; you gave me for 
my food the fat and the 
blood; and you broke my 
covenant with all your 
filthy practices. 
{I}8_{/}Instead of 
performing your duties to 
men in the Holy Place, 
you have deputed someone 
else to perform your 
duties in my sanctuary. 
{I}9_{/}The Lord Yahweh 
says this: No alien, 
uncircumcised in heart 
and body, is to enter my 
sanctuary, none of those 
aliens living among the 
Israelites.
{I}10_{/}The Levites who 
abandoned me when Israel 
strayed far from me, and 
followed their idols, 
must bear the weight of 
their own sin. 
{I}11_{/}They are to be 
servants in my sanctuary, 
responsible for guarding 
the gates and serving the 
House. They will kill the 
burnt offering and the 
sacrifice for the people, 
and hold themselves at 
the service of the 
people. {I}12_{/}But 
since they used to be at 
their service in front of 
their idols and made 
Israel sin, (and I have 
raised my hand against 
them) it is Yahweh who 
speaks - they must bear 
the weight of their sin. 
{I}13_{/}They are never 
to approach me again to 
perform the priestly 
office in my presence, or 
to touch my holy things 
and my most holy things; 
they must bear the 
disgrace of their filthy 
practices. {I}14_{/}I 
shall let them work in 
the House and serve it 
and do everything to be 
done in it.
{I}15_{/}The levitical 
priests, the sons of 
Zadok, who did their duty 
to me in the sanctuary 
when the Israelites 
strayed far from me, may 
still approach me to 
serve me. They may stand 
in my presence to offer 
me the fat and blood - it 
is Yahweh who speaks. 
{I}16_{/}They may enter 
my sanctuary and approach 
my table to serve me; 
they may perform my 
liturgy. {I}17_{/}Once 
they enter the gates of 
the inner court, they are 
to wear linen garments; 
they are to wear no wool 
when they serve inside 
the gates of the inner 
court and in the House. 
{I}18_{/}They are to wear 
linen caps on their 
heads, and linen breeches 
about their loins; they 
are not to wear belts 
that may make them sweat. 
{I}19_{/}When they go out 
to the people in the 
outer court, they are to 
remove the garments in 
which they have performed 
the liturgy and leave 
them in the rooms of the 
Holy Place, and put on 
other clothes, so as not 
to hallow the people with 
their vestments. 
{I}20_{/}They are neither 
to shave their heads nor 
to let their hair grow 
long, but must cut their 
hair to a reasonable 
length. {I}21_{/}No 
priest is to drink wine 
on the day he enters the 
inner court. 
{I}22_{/}They are not to 
marry widows or divorced 
women, but only virgins 
of the race of Israel; 
they may, however, marry 
widows, if it is the 
widow of a priest. 
{I}23_{/}They are to 
teach my people what is 
sacred and what is 
profane and make them 
know what is clean and 
what is unclean. 
{I}24_{/}They are to be 
judges in disputes; they 
must judge in the spirit 
of my statutes; they must 
follow my laws and 
ordinances at all my 
feasts and keep my 
sabbaths holy. 
{I}25_{/}They are not to 
go near a dead man, lest 
they become unclean, 
except for father, 
mother, daughter, son, 
brother or unmarried 
sister. {I}26_{/}After 
one of them has been 
purified, seven days must 
elapse; {I}27_{/}then on 
the day when he enters 
the sanctuary - the inner 
court, to minister in the 
sanctuary, he is to offer 
his sacrifice for sin - 
it is Yahweh who speaks. 
{I}28_{/}They are to have 
no inheritance in Israel; 
I myself will be their 
inheritance. You are to 
give them no patrimony in 
Israel; I myself will be 
their patrimony. 
{I}29_{/}Their food is to 
be the offering, the 
sacrifice for sin and the 
sacrifice of repayment. 
Everything in Israel 
consecrated by anathema 
shall be for them. 
{I}30_{/}The best of all 
your first fruits of 
every sort and of all 
that you offer, is to go 
to the priests; and the 
best of your dough you 
are also to give to the 
priests, so that a 
blessing may rest on your 
houses. {I}31_{/}Priests 
are not to eat the flesh 
of anything that has died 
a natural death or been 
savaged, neither the 
flesh of a bird nor of 
any other creature.
{1}45{/}

{I}1_{/}When you divide 
the country into portions 
by lot, you are to 
allocate a sacred portion 
of the country to Yahweh: 
twenty-five thousand 
cubits long and twenty 
thousand wide. 
{I}2_{/}The whole of this 
land is to be sacred, and 
of this square area five 
hundred by five hundred 
cubits is to be for the 
sanctuary, with a 
boundary fifty cubits 
wide all around. 
{I}3_{/}Out of this area 
you are also to measure a 
section twenty-five 
thousand by ten thousand 
cubits, in which there 
shall stand the 
sanctuary; this is a very 
holy land. {I}4_{/}This 
is to be the sacred 
portion of the country; 
it shall belong to the 
priests who officiate in 
the sanctuary and 
approach Yahweh to serve 
him. There they are to 
have their houses and 
also a district set apart 
for the sanctuary. 
{I}5_{/}An area twenty-
five thousand by ten 
thousand cubits is to be 
kept for the Levites 
serving the House to own, 
with towns to live in. 
{I}6_{/}You are to give 
the city possession of an 
area five thousand by 
twenty-five thousand 
cubits, near the land 
belonging to the 
sanctuary; this is to be 
for the whole people of 
Israel.
{I}7_{/}The prince is to 
have a domain on either 
side of the very holy 
land and of the land 
belonging to the city, 
and adjacent to both of 
them, stretching westward 
from the west and 
eastward from the east, 
its size equal to one of 
the portions between the 
west and the east 
frontiers of the country. 
{I}8_{/}This is to be his 
possession in Israel. 
Then my princes will no 
longer oppress my people; 
they must leave the rest 
of the country for the 
people of Israel, for its 
tribes.
{I}9_{/}Yahweh says this: 
Let this be enough for 
you, princes of Israel! 
Give up your violence and 
plundering, practice 
justice and integrity, 
crush my people no more 
with taxation - it is 
Yahweh who speaks. 
{I}10_{/}Have scales that 
are fair, a fair ephah, a 
fair bath. {I}11_{/}Let 
the ephah and bath be 
equal, let the bath hold 
one tenth of a homer and 
the ephah one tenth of a 
homer. {I}12_{/}Let the 
measures be based on the 
homer. The shekel is to 
be twenty gerahs. Twenty 
shekels, twenty-five 
shekels plus fifteen 
shekels are to make one 
mina.
{I}13_{/}This is the tax 
that you are to levy: the 
sixth of an ephah for 
every homer of wheat, and 
the sixth of an ephah for 
every homer of barley. 
{I}14_{/}The dues on oil: 
one bath of oil out of 
every ten baths or out of 
every cor (which is equal 
to ten baths or one 
homer, since ten baths 
equal one homer). 
{I}15_{/}You are to levy 
one sheep on every flock 
of two hundred from the 
patrimony of Israel for 
the oblation, the burnt 
offering and the 
communion sacrifice. This 
is for the atonement - it 
is Yahweh who speaks. 
{I}16_{/}Let all the 
people of the country be 
bound to give this 
offering for the prince 
of Israel. {I}17_{/}The 
prince is to provide the 
burnt offerings, grain 
offerings and drink 
offerings for feasts, New 
Moons and sabbaths, for 
all the solemn festivals 
of Israel. He is to 
provide the sacrifice for 
sin, oblation, holocaust 
and communion sacrifices 
atoning for Israel.
{I}18_{/}Yahweh says 
this: On the first day of 
the first month, you must 
take a young bull without 
blemish, to purify the 
sanctuary. {I}19_{/}The 
priest is to take blood 
from the sacrifice for 
sin and put it on the 
doorposts of the House, 
on the four corners of 
the altar base and on the 
doorposts of the gates of 
the inner court. 
{I}20_{/}You must do the 
same on the seventh of 
the month, on behalf of 
anyone who has sinned 
through inadvertence or 
ignorance. This is how 
you are to make atonement 
for the House. 
{I}21_{/}On the 
fourteenth day of the 
first month, you must 
celebrate the feast of 
the Passover. For seven 
days everyone is to eat 
unleavened loaves. 
{I}22_{/}On that day, the 
prince must offer a bull 
as a sacrifice for sin, 
for himself and all the 
people in the country. 
{I}23_{/}For the seven 
days of the feast, he 
must offer Yahweh a burnt 
offering of seven bulls 
and seven rams without 
blemish, daily for a 
week, and one he-goat 
daily as a sacrifice for 
sin, {I}24_{/}with a 
grain offering of one 
ephah for each bull and 
one ephah for each ram, 
and a hin of oil for 
every ephah for the 
oblation. 
{I}25{/}For the feast on 
the fifteenth day of the 
seventh month, he must do 
the same for seven days, 
offering the sacrifice 
for sin, burnt offering, 
drink offering and the 
oil.
THE SABBATH AND THE NEW 
MOON{/}

{1}46{/}

{I}1_{/}Thus speak 
Yahweh: The east gate of 
the inner court must be 
kept shut for the six 
working days. On the 
sabbath day it is to be 
opened, as also on the 
day of the New Moon; 
{I}2_{/}and the prince is 
to go in through the 
entrance of the outer 
gate and stand by the 
doorposts of the gate. 
The priest must then 
offer his holocaust and 
his communion sacrifice. 
He must prostate himself 
on the threshold of the 
gate and go out, and the 
gate is not to be shut 
again until the evening. 
{I}3_{/}The people of the 
country are to prostrate 
themselves in the 
presence of Yahweh at the 
entrance to the gate on 
sabbaths and days of the 
New Moon. {I}4_{/}On the 
sabbath day the prince 
shall offer six 
unblemished lambs and one 
unblemished ram for the 
burnt offering. 
{I}5_{/}The grain 
offering is of one ephah 
for the ram, with such 
oblation as he pleases 
for the lambs, and a hin 
of oil for every ephah. 
{I}6_{/}On the day of the 
New Moon he shall offer a 
young bull without 
blemish, six unblemished 
lambs and one unblemished 
ram; {I}7_{/}he must make 
a grain offering of one 
ephah for the bull and 
one ephah for the ram, 
and what he pleases for 
the lambs, and a hin of 
oil for every ephah.
{I}8_{/}When the prince 
goes in, he is to enter 
by the entrance of the 
gate, and he must leave 
by the same way. 
{I}9_{/}When the people 
of the country come into 
the presence of Yahweh at 
the solemn festivals to 
prostrate themselves, 
those who have come in by 
the north gate are to go 
out by the south gate, 
and those who have come 
in by the south gate are 
to go out by the north 
gate; no one is to turn 
back to leave through the 
gate by which he entered 
but is to go out on the 
opposite side. 
{I}10_{/}The prince is to 
come with them, coming in 
like them and going out 
like them. {I}11_{/}On 
feast days and solemn 
festivals the oblation 
must be one ephah for 
every bull, one ephah for 
every ram, what he 
pleases for the lambs, 
and a hin of oil for 
every ephah. 
{I}12_{/}When the prince 
offers Yahweh a voluntary 
communion sacrifice, the 
east gate is to be opened 
for him, and he is to 
offer his holocaust and 
his communion sacrifice 
as he does on the sabbath 
day; when he has gone 
out, the gate is to be 
shut after him. 
{I}13_{/}Every day he 
must offer an unblemished 
lamb one year old as a 
holocaust to Yahweh; he 
must offer this every 
morning. {I}14_{/}Every 
morning, in addition, he 
is to offer an oblation 
of one sixth of an ephah 
and one third of a hin of 
oil, for mixing with the 
flour. This is an eternal 
law. {I}15_{/}The lamb, 
the oblation and the oil 
are to be offered morning 
after morning forever.
{I}16_{/}Yahweh says 
this: If the prince gives 
his sons part of his 
inheritance, the gift is 
to pass to the ownership 
of his sons, and become 
their heritage. 
{I}17_{/}But if he gives 
part of his inheritance 
to one of his servants, 
it shall only belong to 
the man until the year of 
liberation and is then to 
revert to the prince. 
Only his sons may retain 
his inheritance. 
{I}18_{/}The prince may 
not take any part of the 
people's inheritance and 
thus rob them of their 
rightful possessions; he 
must provide the 
patrimony of his sons out 
of his own property, so 
that no member of my 
people will be robbed of 
his rightful 
possessions."
{I}19_{/}He took me 
through the entrance at 
the side of the north 
gate that leads to the 
rooms of the Holy Place 
set apart for the 
priests. And there before 
us, to the west, was a 
space at the end. 
{I}20_{/}He said to me, 
"This is where the 
priests are to boil the 
slaughtered animals for 
the sacrifice for sin and 
the sacrifice of 
reparation, and where 
they are to bake the 
oblation. They shall not 
carry them into the outer 
court lest they hallow 
the people. {I}21_{/}He 
took me into the outer 
court and led me to each 
of its four corners; 
{I}22_{/}in each corner 
was a compound; there 
were four small 
compounds, forty cubits 
by thirty, all four being 
the same size. 
{I}23_{/}Each of the four 
was enclosed by a wall, 
with hearths all around 
the bottom of the wall. 
{I}24_{/}He said, "These 
are the kitchens where 
the Temple servants are 
to boil the sacrifices 
offered by the people."
THE RIVER THAT FLOWS FROM 
THE TEMPLE{/}

{1}47{/}

{I}1_{/}The man brought 
me back to the entrance 
of the Temple and I saw 
water coming out from the 
threshold of the Temple 
and flowing eastwards. 
The Temple faced the east 
and the water flowed from 
the south side of the 
Temple, from the south 
side of the altar. 
{I}2_{/}He then brought 
me out through the north 
gate and led me around 
the outside to the outer 
gate facing the east and 
there I saw the stream 
coming from the south 
side.
{I}3_{/}The man had a 
measuring cord in his 
hand. As he went towards 
the east he measured off 
a thousand cubits and led 
me across the water which 
was up to my ankles. 
{I}4_{/}He measured off 
another thousand cubits 
and made me cross the 
water which came to my 
knees. He measured off 
another thousand cubits 
and we crossed the water 
which was up to my waist. 
{I}5_{/}When he had again 
measured a thousand 
cubits, I could not cross 
the torrent for it had 
swollen to a depth which 
was impossible to cross 
without swimming.
{I}6_{/}The man then said 
to me, "Son of man, did 
you see?" He led me on 
further and then brought 
me back to the bank of 
the river. {I}7_{/}There 
I saw a number of trees 
on both sides of the 
river. {I}8_{/}He said to 
me, "This water goes to 
the east, down to the 
Arabah, and when it flows 
into the sea of foul-
smelling water, the water 
will become wholesome. 
{I}9_{/}Wherever the 
river flows, swarms of 
creatures will live in 
it; fish will be 
plentiful and the sea 
water will become fresh. 
Wherever it flows, life 
will abound. 
{I}10_{/}Fishermen will 
stand on the banks and 
spread nets from En Gedi 
to En Eglaim. Fish of 
many kinds will be found 
there, like the fish of 
the open sea and very 
plentiful. {I}11_{/}The 
swamps and the marshes 
will not become 
wholesome; they will be 
used as saltbeds.
{I}12_{/}Near the river 
on both banks there will 
be all kinds of fruit 
trees with foliage that 
will not wither and fruit 
that will never fail; 
each month they will bear 
a fresh crop because the 
water comes from the 
Temple. The fruit will be 
good to eat and the 
leaves will be used for 
healing.
THE FRONTIERS OF THE 
LAND{/}

{I}13_{/}Yahweh says 
this: Here are the 
boundaries of the 
territories to be 
allotted between the 
twelve tribes of Israel, 
with two portions for 
Joseph. {I}14_{/}You must 
share it out equally 
between you, since I 
swore to your fathers 
that I would give them 
this land which now falls 
to you as your 
inheritance. {I}15{/}Here 
are the frontiers of the 
land. On the north, from 
the Great Sea by the way 
of Hethlon to the Pass of 
Hamath and on to Zedad, 
{I}16_{/}Berothah, 
Sibraim lying between the 
territories of Damascus 
and Hamath - and to 
Hazer-hatticon on the 
borders of Hauran. 
{I}17_{/}The frontier 
will extend from the sea 
to Hazar-enon, marching 
with Damascus and Hamath 
on the north; this is the 
northern frontier. 
{I}18_{/}On the east the 
Jordan will serve as 
frontier between Hauran 
and Damascus, between 
Gilead and the land of 
Israel, down to the 
Eastern Sea as far as 
Tamar; this is for the 
eastern frontier. 
{I}19_{/}On the south, 
from Tamar southward to 
the waters of Meribah in 
Kadesh, to the torrent of 
Egypt and the Great Sea; 
this is for the southern 
frontier. {I}20_{/}On the 
west the Great Sea will 
serve as frontier 
straight up towards 
Hamath; so much for the 
western frontier. 
{I}21_{/}You are to share 
out this land among 
yourselves, between the 
tribes of Israel. 
{I}22_{/}You are to 
divide it into 
inheritances for 
yourselves and the aliens 
settled among you who 
have had children among 
you, since you are to 
treat them as citizens of 
Israel. They are to draw 
lots with you for their 
inheritance, with the 
tribes of Israel. 
{I}23_{/}You must give 
the alien his inheritance 
in the tribe in which he 
is living - it is Yahweh 
who speaks.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 
LAND AMONG THE TWELVE 
TRIBES{/}

{1}48{/}

{I}1_{/}This is the list 
of the tribes. In the far 
north by way of Hethlon 
to Hamath, to Hazar-enon, 
with the frontier of 
Damascus lying to the 
north, bordering Hamath - 
each portion extends from 
the eastern frontier to 
the western frontier: 
Dan, one portion. 
{I}2_{/}Bordering Dan, 
from the eastern frontier 
to the western frontier: 
Asher. {I}3_{/}Bordering 
Asher, from the eastern 
frontier to the western 
frontier: Naphtali. 
{I}4_{/}Bordering 
Naphtali, from the 
eastern to the western 
frontier: Manasseh. 
{I}5_{/}Bordering 
Manasseh, from the 
eastern frontier to the 
western frontier: 
Ephraim. 
{I}6_{/}Bordering 
Ephraim, from the eastern 
frontier to the western 
frontier: Reuben. 
{I}7_{/}Bordering Reuben, 
from the eastern frontier 
to the western frontier: 
Judah. {I}8_{/}Bordering 
Judah, from the eastern 
frontier to the western 
frontier, is the part you 
are to set aside, twenty-
five thousand cubits 
wide, and as long as each 
of the other portions 
from the eastern frontier 
to the western frontier. 
The sanctuary will be in 
the center of it.
{I}9_{/}The part you must 
set aside for Yahweh is 
to be twenty-five 
thousand cubits long and 
ten thousand cubits wide. 
{I}10_{/}This consecrated 
portion is to belong to 
the priests, being, on 
the north side, twenty-
five thousand cubits; on 
the west side ten 
thousand cubits wide, on 
the east side ten 
thousand cubits wide and 
on the south side twenty-
five thousand cubits 
long, and the sanctuary 
of Yahweh will be the 
center of it. 
{I}11_{/}This is to 
belong to the consecrated 
priests, to those of the 
sons of Zadok who 
maintained my liturgy and 
did not go astray with 
the straying Israelites, 
as the Levites went 
astray. {I}12_{/}And so 
their portion is to be 
taken out of the most 
holy portion of the land, 
at the side of the 
territory of the Levites. 
{I}13_{/}The territory of 
the Levites, like the 
territory of the priests, 
is to be twenty-five 
thousand cubits long and 
ten thousand wide - the 
whole length being 
twenty-five thousand and 
the width ten thousand. 
{I}14_{/}They must not 
sell or exchange any part 
of it, and their part can 
never be alienated, since 
it is consecrated to 
Yahweh. {I}15_{/}The 
remainder, an area of 
five thousand cubits by 
twenty-five thousand, is 
to be a non-sacred space 
for the city, for houses 
and pastures. The city is 
to stand in the center. 
{I}16_{/}Here are its 
measurements: on the 
north side, four thousand 
five hundred cubits; on 
the south side, four 
thousand five hundred 
cubits; on the east side, 
four thousand five 
hundred cubits; on the 
west side, four thousand 
five hundred cubits. 
{I}17_{/}And the city 
pastures are to extend 
two hundred and fifty 
cubits to the north, two 
hundred and fifty to the 
south, two hundred and 
fifty to the east, two 
hundred and fifty to the 
west. {I}18_{/}What 
remains of the part set 
aside, after keeping out 
the consecrated portion, 
consists of ten thousand 
cubits eastward and ten 
thousand westward, 
alongside the consecrated 
portion; this will bring 
in a revenue for feeding 
the people working inside 
the city. {I}19_{/}These 
people are to be drawn 
from all the tribes of 
Israel and shall till 
this land. {I}20_{/}The 
portion is to have a 
total area of twenty-five 
thousand cubits by 
twenty-five thousand 
cubits. So the sacred 
portion has a square 
shape and is located 
beside the land belonging 
to the city. 
{I}21_{/}What is left 
over on either side of 
the sacred portion and of 
the land belonging to the 
city, shall be for the 
prince, extending along 
the twenty-five thousand 
cubits eastward to the 
eastern frontier, and 
extending along the 
twenty-five thousand 
cubits westward to the 
western frontier - 
running parallel with the 
other portions. This is 
the portion for the 
prince with, the 
consecrated portion and 
the sanctuary of the 
Temple at the middle. 
{I}22_{/}Thus, apart from 
the property of the 
Levites and property of 
the city which lie inside 
the prince's portion, 
everything between the 
borders of Judah and the 
borders of Benjamin is to 
belong to the prince.
{I}23_{/}Here are the 
rest of the tribes: from 
the eastern frontier to 
the western frontier: 
Benjamin. 
{I}24_{/}Bordering 
Benjamin, from the 
eastern frontier to the 
western frontier: Simeon. 
{I}25_{/}Bordering 
Simeon, from the eastern 
frontier to the western 
frontier: Issachar. 
{I}26_{/}Bordering 
Issachar, from the 
eastern frontier to the 
western frontier: 
Zebulun. 
{I}27_{/}Bordering 
Zebulun, from the eastern 
frontier to the western 
frontier: Gad. 
{I}28_{/}The southern 
border of Gad will be 
formed by the southern 
frontier running through 
Tamar to the waters of 
Meribah in Kadesh, to the 
Wadi and the great Sea. 
{I}29_{/}This is the 
inheritance of the tribes 
of Israel and this is how 
you will apportion it - 
it is Yahweh who speaks.
{I}30_{/}Here are the 
ways out of the city. On 
the north side, being 
four thousand five 
hundred cubits long, 
{I}31_{/}three gates: the 
gate of Reuben, the gate 
of Judah, the gate of 
Levi; the gates of the 
city are to be named 
after the tribes of 
Israel. {I}32_{/}On the 
east side, which is to be 
four thousand five 
hundred cubits long, 
three gates: the gate of 
Joseph, the gate of 
Benjamin, the gate of 
Dan. {I}33_{/}On the 
south side, which is to 
be four thousand five 
hundred cubits long, 
three gates: the gate of 
Simeon, the gate of 
Issachar, the gate of 
Zebulun. {I}34_{/}On the 
west side, which is to be 
four thousand five 
hundred cubits long, 
three gates: the gate of 
Gad, the gate of Asher, 
the gate of Naphtali. 
{I}35_{/}The total 
perimeter will be 
eigthteen thousand 
cubits, and the name of 
the city is to be: 
Yahweh-is-there."

