20In the seventh year, in the fifth month on the tenth day, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD , and they sat down in front of me. 2Then the word of the LORD came to me: 3Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them...
19Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel 2and say: 'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay down among the young lions and reared her cubs. 3She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear th...
18The word of the LORD came to me: 2What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: 'The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'? 3As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD , you will no lon...
17The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell the house of Israel a parable. 3Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came...
16The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices 3and say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry and birth were in the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and...
15The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, how is the wood of a vine better than that of a branch on any of the trees in the forest? 3Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on? 4And after it...
14Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me. 2Then the word of the LORD came to me: 3Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me...
13The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: 'Hear the word of the LORD ! 3This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the fo...
12The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. 3Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile...
11Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. There at the entrance to the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people...
