¹ And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

^{2 Ref} `And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it to know all its abominations,

^{3 Ref} and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the coming in of its time, And it hath made idols on it for defilement.

^{4 Ref} By thy blood that thou hast shed thou hast been guilty, And by thine idols that thou hast made thou hast been defiled, And thou causest thy days to draw near, And art come in unto thine years, Therefore I have given thee a reproach to nations, And a derision to all the lands.

^{5 Ref} The near and the far-off from thee scoff at thee, O defiled of name -- abounding in trouble.

^{6 Ref} Lo, princes of Israel -- each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.

^{7 Ref} Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.

^{8 Ref} My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.

^{9 Ref} Men of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wickedness they have done in thy midst.

^{10 Ref} The nakedness of a father hath one uncovered in thee, The defiled of impurity they humbled in thee.

^{11 Ref} And each with the wife of his neighbour hath done abomination, And each his daughter-in-law hath defiled through wickedness, And each his sister, his father's daughter, hath humbled in thee.

^{12 Ref} A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!

^{13 Ref} And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.

^{14 Ref} Doth thy heart stand -- are thy hands strong, For the days that I am dealing with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done `it'.

^{15 Ref} And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.

^{16 Ref} And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I `am' Jehovah.'

¹⁷ And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `Son of man,

^{18 Ref} The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them `are' brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace -- dross hath silver been,

^{19 Ref} Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem,

^{20 Ref} A gathering of silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, Unto the midst of a furnace -- to blow on it fire, to melt it, So do I gather in Mine anger and in My fury, And I have let rest, and have melted you.

^{21 Ref} And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst.

^{22 Ref} As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, So are ye melted in its midst, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, I have poured out My fury upon you.'

²³ And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

^{24 Ref} `Son of man, say to it, Thou `art' a land, It `is' not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignation.

^{25 Ref} A conspiracy of its prophets `is' in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have devoured, Wealth and glory they have taken, Its widows have multiplied in its midst.

^{26 Ref} Its priests have wronged My law, And they pollute My holy things, Between holy and common they have not made separation, And between the unclean and the clean they have not made known, And from my sabbaths they have hidden their eyes, And I am pierced in their midst.

^{27 Ref} Its princes in its midst `are' as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.

^{28 Ref} And its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie, Saying, `Thus said the Lord Jehovah:' And Jehovah hath not spoken.

^{29 Ref} The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment.

^{30 Ref} And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land -- not to destroy it, And I have not found.

^{31 Ref} And I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on their own head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

¹ Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

^{2 Ref} And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.

^{3 Ref} And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself to defile her!

^{4 Ref} Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.

^{5 Ref} Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou infamous one `and' full of tumult.

^{6 Ref} Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.

^{7 Ref} In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

^{8 Ref} Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

^{9 Ref} Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.

^{10 Ref} In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

^{11 Ref} And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

^{12 Ref} In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

^{13 Ref} Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

^{14 Ref} Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken it, and will do it.

^{15 Ref} And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

^{16 Ref} And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

¹⁷ And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

^{18 Ref} Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

^{19 Ref} Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

^{20 Ref} As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.

^{21 Ref} Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

^{22 Ref} As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have poured out my wrath upon you.

²³ And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

^{24 Ref} Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

^{25 Ref} There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.

^{26 Ref} Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

^{27 Ref} Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, `and' to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

^{28 Ref} And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered `mortar', seeing false visions, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, when Jehovah hath not spoken.

^{29 Ref} The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.

^{30 Ref} And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

^{31 Ref} Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.

¹ Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

^{2 Ref} You, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.

^{3 Ref} You shall say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A city that sheds blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her!

^{4 Ref} You have become guilty in your blood that you have shed, and are defiled in your idols which you have made; and you have caused your days to draw near, and are come even to your years: therefore have I made you a reproach to the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.

^{5 Ref} Those who are near, and those who are far from you, shall mock you, you infamous one [and] full of tumult.

^{6 Ref} Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.

^{7 Ref} In you have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of you have they dealt by oppression with the foreigner; in you have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

^{8 Ref} You have despised my holy things, and have profaned my Sabbaths.

^{9 Ref} Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.

^{10 Ref} In you have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you have they humbled her who was unclean in her impurity.

^{11 Ref} One has committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

^{12 Ref} In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.

^{13 Ref} Behold, therefore, I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been in the midst of you.

^{14 Ref} Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I, Yahweh, have spoken it, and will do it.

^{15 Ref} I will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries; and I will consume your filthiness out of you.

^{16 Ref} You shall be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

¹⁷ The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

^{18 Ref} Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

^{19 Ref} Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

^{20 Ref} As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.

^{21 Ref} Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it.

^{22 Ref} As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the midst of it; and you shall know that I, Yahweh, have poured out my wrath on you.

²³ The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

^{24 Ref} Son of man, tell her, You are a land that is not cleansed, nor rained on in the day of indignation.

^{25 Ref} There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst of it.

^{26 Ref} Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

^{27 Ref} Her princes in the midst of it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

^{28 Ref} Her prophets have daubed for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, when Yahweh has not spoken.

^{29 Ref} The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.

^{30 Ref} I sought for a man among them, who should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

^{31 Ref} Therefore have I poured out my indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought on their heads, says the Lord Yahweh.