Zion's pitiful estate. LAMENTATIONS, V. Zion is comforted. they esteemed as earthen pitchers, B. C. 588. | 16 The anger of the LORD hath the work of the hands of the potter! 1 or, sea. 3 Even the 1 sea-monsters draw calves. out the breast, they give suck to c Job39.13-16. their young ones: the daughter of d De.32.24. my people is become cruel, like thee Job 21.8. ostriches c in the wilderness. 4 The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no d man breaketh it unto them. 5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.e 6 For the 2 punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishiment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, ƒ and no hands stayed on her. 7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire: 8 Their visage is 3 blacker g than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin h cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. 9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. 2 or,iniquity, Ro.7.13. 5 ch.5.10. i Is.49. 15. k De.28.56, 57. 2Ki.6.28,29. m Je.21. 14. Zep.3.4. P Je.2.34. 5 not but. Nu. 19. 16. or, ye pol luted. 7 or, face. divided them; he will no more regard them they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. 17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain r help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us. 18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end s is come. 19 Our persecutors are swifter t than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken u in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. 21 Rejoice v and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also w shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. 22 8 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, x O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; y he will 9 discover thy sins. CHAPTER V. A pitiful complaint of Zion, in prayer ren: they were their meat & in the destruction of the daughter of my people. 11 The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled mu a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. 31.1.3. Je.37.7,8. $ Eze.7.2,3,6. Je.4. 13. Je.52.9. v Ec.11.9. u Ob. 10, 15. 12 The kings of the earth, and all 8 or, Thine the inhabitants of the world, would iniquity. not have believed that the adver-x Is.40.2. sary and the enemy should have y Ps. 137.7. entered into the gates of Jerusalem. 13 For n the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that o have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, 14 They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they p have polluted themselves with blood, so that q men could not touch their garments. or, carry 201, On our necks are c Ne.9.36,37. 15 They cried unto them, Depart 6 ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, d Ne.5.15. touch not: when they fled away, 3 or, terrors, and wandered, they said among or storms of the heathen, They shall no more e Zec.14.2. sojourn there. behold our reproach. 2 Our inheritance b is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3 We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. 4 We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us. 52 Our necks are under persecution: we labour, c and have no rest. 6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. 7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities. 8 Servants d have ruled over-us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand. 9 We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness. 10 Our skin was black like an oven, because of the 3 terrible famine. 11 They ravished e the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah. 12 Princes are hanged up by their four cherubims. for these things our eyes are dim. Zion, which is desolate, the foxes 18 Because of the mountain of walk upon it. 19 Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; g thy throne from generation to generation. 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us 5 so long time? LORD, and we shall be turned; re21 Turn h thou us unto thee, O new i our days as of old. 22 6 But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us. The Book of the Prophet EZEKIEL. From the Creation, 3409....From the foundation of Solomon's Temple, 409....From the captivity of Israel by Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, 126... Year of Zedekiah, last king of Judah, 4.... Year of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, 12. TOW it came to pass in the thir-1 captivity. tieth year, in the fourth month, Now in the fifth day of the month, as a ch.3.15,23. was among the 1 captives by the river of Chebar, a that the heavens were opened, b and I saw visions cc ch.8.3. of God. b Re. 19.11. 15. 2 In the fifth day of the month, d 2Ki.24. 12, which was the fifth year of king d Jehoiachin's captivity, 3 The word of the LORD came ex-2 Jehezkel. pressly unto 2 Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of e 1Ki.18.46. the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hande of the LORD was there upon him. 4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire 3 infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four f living creatures. And this g was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were 4 straight feet; the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled ʼn like the colour of burnished brass. 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their 3 catching. f Re.4.6,&c. ch. 10.8,&c. a straight h Da. 10.6. 5 or, divided above. i Is.6.2. Ge.15.17. Ps. 147.15. Zec.4.10. four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. 9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. 11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were 5 stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered i their bodies. 12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spiturned not when they went. rit was to go, they went; and they 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went k up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures ran/ and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. 15 T Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. Ezekiel's commission. CHAPTER II. 1 Ezekiel's commission: 6 His instruction: 9 His prophecy. turned not when they went. 6 or, strakes.AND he said unto me, Son of man, 18 As for their rings, they were son ch. 10.12. high m that they were dreadful; Pr. 15.3. and their 6 rings were full of eyes no ver. 12. round about them four. 19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20 Whithersoever o the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of 7 the living creature was in the wheels. 1Co. 14.32. Da. 10.6. Ps.29.3,4. 68.33. $ 2Ki.7.6. stand a upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. 2 And b the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious 1 nation that hath rebelled against me: they and r Job 37.2-5. their fathers c have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 4 For they are 2 impudent children and stiff-hearted. I do send d thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. 5 And they, whethere they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet f shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. t Ps.45.6. u Ex.24.10. 21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of 7 theliving creaturewas in thewheels. 22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living w Ge.9.13. creature was as the colour of the terrible p crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. v Re.3.21. Re.4.3. 10.1. 6 And thou, son of man, be g not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though 3 briers and thorns h be with thee, and thou x Ex. 16.7,10. dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 24. 16,17. 1 Ki.8.10,11. 23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which y ch.3.23. covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. Da. 8.17. Re. 1. 17,18. 24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like q the (CHAP. 2.) noise of great waters, as the voice ra Da. 10.11. of the Almighty, the voice of speech, b ch.3.24. as the noise of an host :s when they 1 nations. stood, they let down their wings. 25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the c ch.20. 18-30. De.9.27. 2 hard of face. likeness of a throne, t as u the ap-e ch.3.11,27. pearance of a sapphire stone: and fch.33.33. upon the likeness of the throne was g Je. 1.8,17. the likeness as the appearance of a Lu. 12.4. man above upon v it. Ac.4.29,31. 27 And I saw as the colour of am- 3 or, rebels. her, as the appearance of fire round h 2Sa.23.6,7. about within it, from the appear- Is.9.18. ance of his loins even upward, and Mi.7.4. from the appearance of his loins i 1Pe.3.14. even downward, I saw as it were 4 rebellion. the appearance of fire, and it had k Is.50.5. brightness round about. I Re. 10.9, 10. 28 As the appearance of the bow wm ch.8.3. that is in the cloud in the day of n ch.3.1. rain, so was the appearance of the (CHAP. 3.) brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory x of the LORD. And when I saw it, I felly upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. a ch.2.8,9. 119.103. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are 4 most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou k rebellious like that rebellious house : open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. 9 T And when I looked, behold, an hand m was sent unto me; and, lo, a n roll of a book was therein; 10 And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and Wo. CHAPTER III. 1 Ezekiel eateth the roll. 3 God encourageth him. TOREOVER he said unto me, M Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this a roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and b it was in my mouth as honey c for sweetness. 4 T And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. 6 Not to many people 1 of a strange speech and of an hard lan-2 guage, whose words thou canst not understand. 2 Surely, hadd 1 sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. 7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; fore they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are 3 impudent and hard-hearted. 8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 As an adamant harder than f flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their g looks, though they be a rebellious house. 10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive h in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. 11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. of prophecy. B. C. 595. 19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickeddeep of lip,ness, nor from his wicked way, he and heavy shall die in his iniquity; but thoug of tongue. hast delivered thy soul. or, if I had sent thee not. d Mat. 11.23. 12.41. e Jno. 15.20. g 2Ti.2.3. i ch.8.3. kissed. n Is.52.8. 56.10. Je.6.17. He. 13. 17. o ch.33.6. 20 Again, When r a righteous man doth turn from his 7 righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay s a stumbling-block before him, he shall die because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; t also thou hast delivered thy soul. 22 And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. 23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face. 24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. 25 But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: 26 And I will make thy tongue u 12 Then the spirit i took me up, 4 touched one another, and the 15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat m where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. 16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 17 Son of man, I have made thee nesses. s 1Pe.2.6-8. u Lu. 1.20,22. w Ps.38.13, 14. that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not v be to them 8 a reprover: w for they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house. CHAPTER IV. By the provision of the siege is showed the hardness of the famine. HOU also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: 2 And lay siege a against it, and a watchman n unto the house of (CHAP. 4.) build a fort against it, and cast a Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou o givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his p a Lu. 19.43, 44. 1 or, chief 2 or, a flat mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set 1 battering rams against it round about. 3 Moreover take thon unto thee 2 an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt iniquity; but his blood will I re-b ch.12.6,11. lay siege against it. This shall be a quire at thine hand. signb to the house of Israel. The type of a siege. EZEKIEL, V. 4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, B. C. 595. and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt e Beginning lie upon it thou shalt bear their miquity. 5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety c days: so shalt thou beard the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty 4 days: I have appointed thee 3 each day for a year. 975, 1Ki. 12.23. ending 585. d Nu. 14.3,4. 3 a day for a year, a day for a year, e ch.33.25. thy side to 7 Therefore thou shalt set thy 5 or, spelt. face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be un-f Ho.9.3. covered, and thou shalt prophesy against it. 8 And, behold, I will lay bands e upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from 4 one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege. g Ac.10.14. h Ex.22.31. Le. 17.15. De. 14.3. 14.13. Le.26.26. Ps. 105. 16. Is.3.1. 9 T Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and k ch.5.16. lentiles, and millet, and 5 fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat ch.12.19. thereof. 10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a-day: from time to time m ch.24. shalt thou eat it. 11 Thou shalt drink also water! by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink. 12 And thou shalt eat it as barleycakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight. Le.26.39. (CHAP. 5.) a ch.4.1,8,9. c Je.44. 14. 13 And the LORD said, Even ƒ thus shall the children of Israel eat theird Jude 4. defiled bread among the Gentiles, Iwhither I will drive them. 11 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! be e ch.16.47. ICo.5.1. The type of hair. water by measure, and with astonishment: 17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume m away for their iniquity. CHAPTER V. The judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion. AND thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head, and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. 2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege a are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. 3 Thou shalt also take thereof a b few in number, and bind them in thy 1 skirts. 4 Then take c of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire. and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth inte all the house of Israel. 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her. 6 And she hath changed d my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more e than the countries that are round about her: for they have f refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you; 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments hold, my soul hath not been pollut-f Ne.9.16,17. in the midst of thee, in the sight of ed: g for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that h Je.5.3. the nations. 9 And I will do in thee that g which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. 10 Therefore the fathers shall eat h the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter i into all the winds. 11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou |