shall not give her light.. the sun with a cloud, and the moon famous nations into the nether parts of the earth, with thein that go down into the pilas an25 90 8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God. 9 I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the-countries; which thou hast not known. to 10 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his ewn life, in the day of thy fall. 11 ¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee. 19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.dey R w 20 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes. T 21 The strong among the wighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him : they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the swords sas 22 Assir is there and all her company his graves are about hian: all of them slain, fallen by the sword: 23 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. 12 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude there-g 24 There is Elam and all ker mulof shall be destroyed. titude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. 13 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them. 14 Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD. 15 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was fall, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD. 16 This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her they shall lament for her, eren for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord Gon. f17 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the 25 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain. g 26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living. 27 And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war : and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. 28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword. pet, and took not warning: his blood g29 There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their hand. might are laid by them that were d 7 So thou, O son of man, I slain by the sword: they shall lie have set thee a watchman unto the with the uncircumcised, and with house of Israel; therefore thou shalt them that go down to the pit. hear the word at my mouth, and 730 There be the princes of the warn them from me. north, all of them, and all the Zido-t 8 When I say unto the wicked, O nians, which are gone down with wicked man, thou shalt surely die; the slain; with their terror they are if thou dost not speak to warn the ashamed of their might; and they wicked from his way, that wicked Jie uncircumcised with them that be man shall die in his iniquity; but slain by the sword, and bear their his blood will I require at thy hand. shame with them that go down to d 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the the pit. wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 31 Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. w 32 For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XXXIII. GAIN the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: 3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet and warn the people; c 10 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live? k 11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? D 12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth. 4 Then, whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come and take him away, his blood shall be 13 When I shall say to the righupon his own head. teous, that he shall surely live; if he 15 He beard the sound of the trum-trust to his own righteousness, and Ꮋ Ꮒ Ꮒ Ꮒ 913 commit iniquity, all his righteous-p 25 Wherefore, say unto them, ness shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it. t 14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; 15 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. 16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. c 17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the LORD is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. t 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. t 19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. t20 Yet ye say, The way of the LORD is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. f21 ¶ And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. 22 Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. f 23 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes towards your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land? p 26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife; and shall ye possess the land? 27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes, shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field, will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the eaves, shall die of the pestilence. 28 For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. 29 Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed. 30 ¶ Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD. e 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. c 32 And lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear thy words, but they do them not. 33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. CHAP. XXXIV. ang many, the land is given us for AND the word of the LORD inheritance. came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against sheep that are scattered; so will I the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, seek out my sheep, and will deliver and say unto them, Thus saith the them out of all places where they Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Wo have been scattered in the cloudy be to the shepherds of Israel that do and dark day. feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? r 13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe from the countries, and will bring you with the wool, ye kill them that them to their own land, and feed are fed: but ye feed not the flock. them upon the mountains of Israel d 4 The diseased have ye not by the rivers, and in all the inhabitstrengthened, neither have ye heal-ed places of the country. ed that which was sick, neither have b 14 I will feed them in a good pasye bound up that which was broken, ture, and upon the high mountains neither have ye brought again that of Israel shall their fold be: there which was driven away, neither shall they lie in a good fold, and in have ye sought that which was lost; a fat pasture shall they feed upon but with force and with cruelty have the mountains of Israel. ye ruled them. 5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;" i 8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 15 I will feed my flock, and 1 will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. i 17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he-goats. i 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, residue with your feet? hear the word of the LORD; 19 And as for my flock, they eat w 10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; that which ye have trodden with Behold, I am against the shepherds; your feet; and they drink that and I will require my flock at their which ye have fouled with your hand, and cause them to cease from feet. feeding the flock; neither shall the 20 T Therefore thus saith the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. b11 ¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad 22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey: and I will judge between cattle and cattle. r23 And I will set up one Shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. mount Seir, and prophesy against it, 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spok-e 5 Because thou hast had a per en it. 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. b 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. E 27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. petual hatred, and hast shed the 7 Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth. 8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword. 9 I will make thee perpetual de solations, and thy cities shall not return and ye shall know that I am the LORD." 10 Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess 29 And I will raise up for them ait; whereas the LORD was there: plant of renown, and they shall be w 11 Therefore, as I live, saith the no more consumed with hunger in Lord GOD, I will even do accordthe land, neither bear the shaine of ing to thine anger, and according to the heathen any more. thine envy which thou hast used out 30 Thus shall they know that I of thy hatred against them; and the LORD their God am with them, I will make myself known among and that they, even the house of Is-them, when I have judged thee. rael, are my people, saith the Lord GOD. 12 And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. boasted against me, and thye haut c 13 Thus with your mouth ye have tiplied your words against me! 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