12 shall remove and go into captivity. And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth. They shall break through the wall to carry forth thereby; he shall cover his face, 13 that he see not the ground with his eyes. I will also

spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, into the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall 14 die there. And all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands will I scatter to every wind; 15 and I will draw out the sword after them. And they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them in the coun16 tries. But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen, whither they come; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

17.

And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying; 18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy 19 water with trembling, and with carefulness; and say to the people of the land; Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah, concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel; their bread shall they eat with carefulness, and their water shall they drink with astonishment; that their land may be desolate from all that is therein, because 20 of the violence of them that dwell in it. And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate, that ye may know that I am Jehovah.

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And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying; 22 Son of man, what meaneth that proverb, which ye have in the land of Israel, saying; "The days are delayed,

23 and every vision faileth."

Therefore, say to them,

Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel. But say to them, The days are at hand, and 24 what is declared in every vision. For there shall be no

longer any vain vision, or deceptive divination within 25 the house of Israel. For I am Jehovah; I speak, and the word which I speak shall come to pass; it shall no more be delayed. In your own days, ye rebellious house, will I speak the word and perform it, saith the Lord, Jehovah.

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And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying; 27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, "The vision, which he seeth, is for many days to come, 28 and he prophesieth of times, that are far off." Therefore say to them, Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah; There shall none of my words be deferred any more; what I speak shall be done, saith the Lord, Jehovah.

1 AND the word of Jehovah came to me, saying; 2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say to them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of Jehovah! 3 Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah; Woe to the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen

4 nothing! Thy prophets, O Israel, are like the foxes in 5 the deserts. Ye have not gone up into the breaches,

nor built a wall around the house of Israel, to stand in 6 battle in the day of Jehovah. They see falsehood, and lying divination. They say, "Jehovah hath spoken," when Jehovah hath not sent them; and they cause men 7 to hope for the fulfilment of the word. Have ye not seen a false vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, and said, "Jehovah hath spoken," when I 8 have not spoken? Therefore, thus saith the Lord, Jehovah; Because ye have spoken falsehood and have seen a lie, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the 9 Lord, Jehovah. My hand shall be against the prophets, that see falsehood, and divine lies. They shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the register of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel, that ye may 10 know that I am the Lord, Jehovah. Because, yea, because they seduce my people, and say, " Peace!" when there is no peace; and one buildeth up a wall, and 11 behold, they daub it with untempered mortar; say to them, which daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall; there shall be an overflowing shower, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind 12 shall rend it. So when the wall is fallen, shall not men say to you, "Where is the daubing, wherewith ye have 13 daubed it?" Therefore, thus saith the Lord, Jehovah ;

I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury, and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, 14 and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. Thus I will break down the wall, which ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and will bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered; it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the

midst thereof, that ye may know that I am Jehovah. 15 Thus will I accomplish my fury upon the wall, and upon them that daubed it with untempered mortar; and I will say to you, The wall is no more, nor they 16 that daubed it; even the prophets of Israel, who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and see visions of peace for her, when there is no peace, saith the Lord, Jehovah.

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Likewise, son of man, set thou thy face against the daughters of thy people, who prophesy out of their 18 own heart; and prophesy thou against them. And say, Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah; Woe to the women, that sew cushions for all elbows, and make pillows for heads of every stature, to ensnare men to destruction! Will ye hunt the lives of my people, and shall ye save 19 your own? And will ye pollute me among my people

for handfuls of barley, and for pieces of bread, slaying them that should not die, and saving them alive, that should not live, by lying to my people, who hearken to 20 your lies? Therefore, thus saith the Lord, Jehovah; Behold I will set myself against the cushions, with which ye ensnare men to destruction, so that they shall escape you; and I will tear them from your arms, and make them free, whom ye would ensnare, so that they 21 shall escape you. Your pillows also will I tear, and deliver

my people out of your hand, and they shall no more be in your hand, to be ensnared, and ye shall know that I 22 am Jehovah. Because with lies ye have made sad the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad, and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising 23 him life; therefore shall ye no more see falsehood, nor divine divinations; but I will deliver my people

out of your hand, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

VII.

Punishment threatened against idolatrous prophets, and those who consult them.. CH. XIV. 1-11.

1. Now certain men of the elders of Israel came to 2 me, and sat before me. And the word of Jehovah 3 came to me, saying; Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and have put the stumbling-block of their iniquity before their face; shall I 4 hear them, when they inquire of me? Therefore speak with them, and say to them; Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah; Every man of the house of Israel, that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet, I, Jehovah, will answer him according to 5 the multitude of his idols; that I may lay hold of the house of Israel in their hearts, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.

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Therefore say to the house of Israel; Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah; Turn ye, even turn yourselves from your idols, and from all your abominations turn ye 7 your faces! For every one of the house of Israel, or

of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet to inquire of me