American Standard Version (ASV) With Strong Codes

1. Again[H8671], in the ninth year[H8141], in the tenth[H6224] month[H2320], in the tenth[H6218] day of the month[H2320], the word[H1697] of Jehovah[H3068] came unto me[H559], saying,

2. Son[H1121] of man[H120], write[H3789] thee the name[H8034] of the day[H3117], even of this selfsame[H6106] day[H3117]: the king[H4428] of Babylon[H894] drew[H5564] close unto Jerusalem[H3389] this selfsame[H6106] day[H3117].

3. And utter[H4911] a parable[H4912] unto the rebellious[H4805] house[H1004], and say[H559] unto them[H559], Thus saith the Lord[H136] Jehovah[H3069], Set on[H8239] the caldron[H5518], set it on[H8239], and also pour[H3332] water into it[H4325]:

4. gather[H622] the pieces[H5409] thereof into it[H2896], even every good piece[H5409], the thigh[H3409], and the shoulder[H3802]; fill[H4390] it with the choice[H4005] bones[H6106].

5. Take[H3947] the choice[H4005] of the flock[H6629], and also a pile of wood[H1754] for the bones[H6106] under the caldron[H7570]; make it boil well[H7571]; yea[H6106], let the bones thereof be boiled[H1310] in the midst of it[H8432].

6. Wherefore thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136] Jehovah[H136]: Woe[H188] to the bloody[H1818] city[H5892], to the caldron[H5518] whose rust[H2457] is therein[H2457], and whose rust is not gone out[H3318] of it[H3318]! take out of it piece[H5409] after piece[H5409]; No lot[H1486] is fallen upon it[H5307].

7. For her blood[H1818] is in the midst[H8432] of her[H7760]; she set it upon the bare[H6706] rock[H5553]; she poured[H8210] it not upon the ground[H776], to cover[H3680] it with dust[H6083].

8. That it may cause wrath[H2534] to come up[H5927] to take[H5358] vengeance[H5359], I have set[H5414] her blood[H1818] upon the bare[H6706] rock[H5553], that it should not be covered[H3680].

9. Therefore thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136] Jehovah[H136]: Woe[H188] to the bloody[H1818] city[H5892]! I also will make the pile[H4071] great[H1431].

10. Heap[H7235] on the wood[H6086], make[H1814] the fire[H784] hot[H4841], boil well the flesh[H1320], and make thick[H7543] the broth[H4841], and let the bones[H6106] be burned[H2787].

11. Then set[H5975] it empty[H7386] upon the coals[H1513] thereof[H3179], that it may be hot, and the brass[H5178] thereof may burn[H2787], and that the filthiness[H2932] of it may be molten[H5413] in it[H8432], that the rust[H2457] of it may be consumed[H8552].

12. She hath wearied[H3811] herself with toil[H8383]; yet her great[H7227] rust[H2457] goeth not forth[H3318] out of her[H2457]; her rust goeth not forth by fire[H784].

13. In thy filthiness[H2932] is lewdness[H2154]: because I have cleansed[H2891] thee and thou wast not cleansed[H2891], thou shalt not be cleansed[H2891] from thy filthiness[H2932] any more[H2534], till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest[H5117].

14. I[H3068], Jehovah, have spoken[H1696] it[H935]: it shall come to pass, and I will do[H6213] it[H6544]: I will not go back, neither will I spare[H2347], neither will I repent[H5162]; according to thy ways[H1870], and according to thy doings[H5949], shall they judge[H8199] thee[H5002], saith the Lord[H136] Jehovah[H3069].

15. Also the word[H1697] of Jehovah[H3068] came unto me[H559], saying,

16. Son[H1121] of man[H120], behold[H3947], I take away from thee the desire[H4261] of thine eyes[H5869] with a stroke[H4046]: yet thou shalt neither mourn[H5594] nor weep[H1058], neither shall thy tears[H1832] run down[H935].

17. Sigh[H602], but not[H1826] aloud[H6213], make no mourning[H60] for the dead[H4191]; bind[H2280] thy headtire[H6287] upon thee[H5275], and put thy shoes upon[H7760] thy feet[H7272], and cover[H5844] not thy lips[H8222], and eat[H398] not the bread[H3899] of men[H582].

18. So I spake[H1696] unto the people[H5971] in the morning[H1242]; and at even[H6153] my wife[H802] died[H4191]; and I did[H6213] in the morning[H1242] as I was commanded[H6680].

19. And the people[H5971] said[H559] unto me[H5046], Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us[H6213], that thou doest so?

20. Then I said[H559] unto them[H1697], The word of Jehovah[H3068] came unto me[H559], saying,

21. Speak[H559] unto the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], Thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136] Jehovah[H3069]: Behold[H2490], I will profane my sanctuary[H4720], the pride[H1347] of your power[H5797], the desire[H4261] of your eyes[H5869], and that which your soul[H5315] pitieth[H4263]; and your sons[H1121] and your daughters[H1323] whom ye have left[H5800] behind shall fall[H5307] by the sword[H2719].

22. And ye shall do[H6213] as I have done[H6213]: ye shall not cover[H5844] your lips[H8222], nor eat[H398] the bread[H3899] of men[H582].

23. And your tires[H6287] shall be upon your heads[H7218], and your shoes[H5275] upon your feet[H7272]: ye shall not mourn[H5594] nor weep[H1058]; but ye shall pine away[H4743] in your iniquities[H5771], and moan[H5098] one[H376] toward another[H251].

24. Thus shall Ezekiel[H3168] be unto you a sign[H4159]; according to all that he hath done[H6213] shall ye do[H6213]: when this cometh[H935], then shall ye know[H3045] that I am the Lord[H136] Jehovah[H3069].

25. And thou[H1121], son of man[H120], shall it not be in the day[H3117] when I take[H3947] from them their strength[H4581], the joy[H4885] of their glory[H8597], the desire[H4261] of their eyes[H5869], and that whereupon they set[H4853] their heart[H5315], their sons[H1121] and their daughters[H1323],

26. that in that day[H3117] he that escapeth[H6412] shall come[H935] unto thee[H2045], to cause thee to hear it with thine ears[H241]?

27. In that day[H3117] shall thy mouth[H6310] be opened[H6605] to him that is escaped[H6412], and thou shalt speak[H1696], and be no more dumb[H481]: so shalt thou be a sign[H4159] unto them[H3045]; and they shall know that I am Jehovah[H3068].