Jerusalem's whoredom EZEKIEL, XVI. thy wickedness, (wo, wo unto thee! | B. C. 594. saith the Lord God;) house. 24 That thou hast also built unto 11 or, brothel thee an 11 eminent place, and hastæ made thee an high place in every street. x Je.3.2. 25 Thou hast built thy high place y Pr.9.14. at every heady of the way, and hast z ch.20.7,8. made thy beauty to be abhorred, Is.30.2,3. and hast opened thy feet to every a Ho.2.9. one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. b Ps. 106.41. 26. Thou hast also committed for-12 or, cities. nication with the Egyptians z thye2Ch.28.18. neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger. d ch.23.12,&c. 2Ki, 16.7. e Pr.7.11. 27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine a ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that b hate thee, the 12 daughters of the c Philistines, ƒ Je.2.28. which are ashamed of thy lewd g Ho.8.9,10. way. 28 Thou hast played the whore 14 bribest. also with the Assyrians, d because h Jno.4. 10, 18. thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou; Ps. 139.11, hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. 29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan urto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. k Je.2.34. 12. 1 Je. 13.22,26. 30 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an impe-15 rious e whorish woman; 31 In 13 that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every ƒ way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; 32 But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers in stead of her husband! and grievous judgments. | 37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. 38 And I will judge thee, 15 as women that break wedlock m and shed blood ʼn are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury o and jealousy. 39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, p and shall break down thy high places : they shall strip q thee also of thy clothes, and shall take 16 thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. 40 They shall also bring up a company against r thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 41 And they shall burns thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight t of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. 42 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall Ho.2.3,10. depart from thee, and I will be with judg-quiet, and will be no more angry. ments of. 43 Because thou hast notu rememm Le.20.10. bered the days of thy youth, but De.22.22. hast fretted me in all these things ; behold, therefore, I also will recompense v thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. n Ex.21.12. p ver.24.31. 9 Ho.2.3. ५ 16 instru- 33 They give gifts to all whores: but thou g givest thy gifts to all thy lovers and 14 hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every sider for thy whoredom. ment. s 2Ki.25.9. 34 And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms; and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee; therefore v ch.9.10. thou art contrary. u Ps.78.42. 11.21. 35 ¶ Wherefore, O harlot, ʼn hear 17 sister lesser the word of the LORD: than thou. 36 Thus saith the Lord God; Be cause thy filthiness was poured out; and thy nakedness discovered i through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood-k of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; w De.32.32. 18 44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. 45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which loathed their husbands and their children : your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite. 46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy 17 younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom w and her daughters. or,that was their ways, nor done after their 47 Yet hast thou not walked after ways. 48 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, which thou hast done. 49.39. ver.63. 19 for a report, or, hearing. her in the end. 52 Thou d also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear e thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast 20 prides, or, b branch of the cedar: justified thy sisters. h Is.65.5. Lu. 18.11. excellencies. i2K).16.5. Is.7.1. 53 When I shall bring again f their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the 21 Aram. captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the cap- 22 or, spoil. tivity of thy captives in the midst k Je.33.24. of them: 23 thêm. m De.29. 1215. n Ps. 106.45. o 2Sa.23.5. Je.32.40. 54 That thou mayest bear thine Mat.7.1,2. own shame,andmayestbe confound-m edg in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. 55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and p Ps. 119.59. her daughters shall return, to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your Is.54.1. former estate. 56 For thy sister Sodom was not 19 mentioned h by thy mouth in the day of thy 20 pride. 50.5. 60.4. Ga.4.26.31. r Je.31.31. Jno.15.16. t Ho.2.19,20. 57 Before thy wickedness was dis-u Ezr.9.6. covered, as at the time i of thy re- Da.9.7,8. proach of the daughters of 21 Syria, v Ro.3.19. and all that are round about her, (CHAP. 17.) the daughters of the Philistines, which 22despisek thee round about. 58 Thou hast borne 23 thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. a Ho.8.1. 1 embroider : ing. b 2Ki.24.12. 2 put it in a field of seed. c De.8.7-9. d Is.44.4. e ver. 14. f ver. 15. 3 field. g 2K1.25.7. 59 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee asl thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.m 60 Nevertheless I will n rememher my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting o co-h ch. 19.12. venant. i Ho. 12.1. 61 Then thou shalt remember thy 13.15. ways p and be ashamed, when thou k ch.2.5. shalt receive thy sisters, thine el Parable of two eagles, &c. EZEKIEL, XVIII. Parable of sour grapes. B. C. 594. | 24 And all the trees of the field house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusa-l ver.3. lem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes_thereof, and led them with him to Babylon; 13 And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath 4 taken an oath m of him': he hath also taken the mighty of the land: stand to it.THE word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 14 That the kingdom might be no 2Ki.24.20. base, that it might not lift itself up, p Is.31.1-3. 5 but that by keeping of his covenant q ver.9. it might stand. 15 Buto he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into p Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall q he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? 16 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.rz 17 Neithers shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: 18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, t and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live,surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head. 20 And I will spread my net u upon him, and he shall be taken in my d Le.20.10. snare, and I will bring him to Ba-e Ex.22.21, bylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. 21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered v toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it. 22 T Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ii will also take of the highest w branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tenderr one, and will plant it upon an high mountain y and eminent: 23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar and under 4 bloods. it shall dwell all fowl z of every m ch.33.4. wing: in the shadow of the branch es thereof shall they dwell. 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers a have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.b 5 T But if a man be just, and do 1 that which is lawful and right, 6 Andc hath not eaten upon the mountians, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near tod a menstruous woman, 7 And hath not oppressede any, but hath restored to the debtor his f pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry,g and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8 He that hath not given forth upon usury,h neither hath taken an increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true i judgment between man and man, 9 Hath walked & in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD. 10 TIf he beget a son that is a 2 robber, al shedder of blood, and that doeth 3 the like to any of these things, 11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife, 12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, 13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his 4 blood shall bem upon him. 14 T Now, lo, if he beget a son God's justice in punishing. EZEKIEL, XIX. that seeth all his father's sins which B. C. 594. he hath done, and considereth, n and doeth not such like, 15 That hath not eaten upon then ver.28. mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house 5 pledged, or, taken to 16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not 5 withholden the pledge, o Jno.8.24. neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, p Ex.20.5. 17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not re-q De.24.16. ceived usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked 2Ki. 14.5,6. in my statutes; he shall not die for r Is.3. 10,11. s Ro.2.9. v ch.33.16. Ro.8.1. His ways are equal. | equal? are not your ways unequal? 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27 Again, when the wicked mun turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28 Because he considereth, z and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the LORD a is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent,b and turn 6 yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31 ¶ Cast away c from you all your transgressions, whereby ye w Ps. 103. 12. have transgressed; and make you a new heart d and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn 6 yourselves, and live ye. ≈ 1Ti.2.4. 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The song shall not bear they iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness r of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness s of the wicked shall be upon him. 21 But if the wicked will turn t from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep u all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. He.6.4.6. 2Pe.2.20. z Lu. 15. 17, a Pr. 19.3. b Re.2.5. 22 Allv his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be w 6 or, others, mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. Ps.51.13. c Ep.4.22,23. 23 Have Ir any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he d Ps.51.10. should return from his ways, and Je,32,39. live ? 24 T But when the righteous 2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps it b became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. 4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. 5 Now, when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. turnethy away from his righteous- (CHAP. 19.) 6 And he went up and down EZEKIEL, XX. God's promise to him: he was taken in their pit.c 9 And they put him in ward in 2 chains, and brought him to the c La.4.20. king of Babylon: they brought him 2 or, hooks. into holds, that his voice should nod ch.17.6,&c. more be heard upon the mountains 3 or, quietof Israel. ness, or, 10 Thy mother is like a vine d in thy 3 blood, planted by the wa-e De.8.7-9. ters: she e was fruitful and full f ch. 17. 10. of branches by reason of many waters. Ho.13.15. 2Ki.24.20. Ps.80.16. 11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appear-k Ne.9.37. ed in her height with the multitude of her branches. Ho.3.4. a ch.8.1. the Israclites. 7 Then said I h unto them, Cast yo away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: 1 am the LORD your God. 8 But i they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will k pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight m' I made ing them forth out of the land of Egypt. 12 But she was plucked up in (CHAP. 20.) myself known unto them, in bringfury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind ƒ dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them. 13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry g and thirsty ground. &c. 10 ¶ Wherefore I caused them to go forth n out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilder ness. 11 And I gave them o my statutes, and 3 showed them my judgments, which p if a man do, he shall even live in them. 14 And fire h is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured i her fruit, so that she hath nok strong rod to be a sceptre toe Ex.3.8.&c. sabbaths, to be a sign a between rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. CHAPTER XX. God promiseth to gather the children of Israel by the gospel. AND it came to path moth seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the a elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, De.4.34,35. f De.8.7,&c. & Ps.48.2. 3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not b beo De.4.8. inquired of by you. 4 Wilt thou 1 judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know c the abominations of their fathers: 5 &c. n Ex. 13. 18. 3 Ne.9.13,14. made them to know. And say unto them, Thus q Ex.31.13. saith the Lord GOD; In the day Is.63.10. when I d chose Israel, and 2 lifted & Ne. 13. 18. up mine hand unto the seed of thet Nu.26.65. house of Jacob, and made myself u Ps.95.11. known unto them in e the land of v Pr. 1.30,31. Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand w Ps.78.37. Am.5.25,26. unto them, saying I am the LORD x Ps.78.38. your God; y De.V-XII. z Je.9.14. 6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring f them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory g of all lands : Am.2.4. a Ex.20.2. Le. 19.4,&c. b Ps.119.3. 732 12 Moreover also I gave them my me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 13 But the house of Israel r rebelled against me in the wilderness; they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them, and my s sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, t to consume them. 14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would u not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 16 Because they despised v my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart w went after their idols. 17 Nevertheless ≈ mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness. 18 But I said y unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, z neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: 19 I a am the LORD your God;& |