1. Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2. Son of man, Write for thee the name of the day, [even] of this same day the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
3. And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it
4. Gather its pieces into it, [even] every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones.
5. Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, [and] make it boil well, and let them boil its bones in it.
6. Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum [is] therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
7. For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
8. That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
9. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
10. Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
11. Then set it empty upon its coals, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and [that] the filthiness of it may be melted in it, [that] the scum of it may be consumed.
12. She hath wearied [herself] with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her her scum [shall be] in the fire.
13. In thy filthiness [is] lewdness because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
14. I the LORD have spoken [it]; it shall come to pass, and I will do [it]; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
15. Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
16. Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thy eyes with a stroke yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
17. Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thy head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men.
18. So I spoke to the people in the morning and at evening my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
19. And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]?
20. Then I answered them, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21. Speak to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellence of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
22. And ye shall do as I have done ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.
23. And your tires [shall be] upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one towards another.
24. Thus Ezekiel is to you a sign according to all that he hath done shall ye do and when this cometh, ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.
25. Also, thou son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
26. [That] he that escapeth in that day shall come to thee, to cause [thee] to hear [it] with [thy] ears?
27. In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him who hath escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb and thou shalt be a sign to them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.