Moreover the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came unto me, saying,{H559}

And thou, son{H1121} of man,{H120} wilt thou judge,{H8199} wilt thou judge{H8199} the bloody{H1818} city?{H5892} then cause her to know{H3045} all her abominations.{H8441}

And thou shalt say,{H559} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H136} A city{H5892} that sheddeth{H8210} blood{H1818} in the midst{H8432} of her, that her time{H6256} may come,{H935} and that maketh{H6213} idols{H1544} against herself to defile{H2930} her!

Thou art become guilty{H816} in thy blood{H1818} that thou hast shed,{H8210} and art defiled{H2930} in thine idols{H1544} which thou hast made;{H6213} and thou hast caused thy days{H3117} to draw near,{H7126} and art come{H935} even unto thy years:{H8141} therefore have I made{H5414} thee a reproach{H2781} unto the nations,{H1471} and a mocking{H7048} to all the countries.{H776}

Those that are near,{H7138} and those that are far{H7350} from thee, shall mock{H7046} thee, thou infamous{H2931} one [and] full{H7227} of tumult.{H4103}

Behold, the princes{H5387} of Israel,{H3478} every one{H376} according to his power,{H2220} have been in thee to shed{H8210} blood.{H1818}

In thee have they set light{H7043} by father{H1} and mother;{H517} in the midst{H8432} of thee have they dealt{H6213} by oppression{H6233} with the sojourner;{H1616} in thee have they wronged{H3238} the fatherless{H3490} and the widow.{H490}

Thou hast despised{H959} my holy things,{H6944} and hast profaned{H2490} my sabbaths.{H7676}

Slanderous{H7400} men{H582} have been in thee to shed{H8210} blood;{H1818} and in thee they have eaten{H398} upon the mountains:{H2022} in the midst{H8432} of thee they have committed{H6213} lewdness.{H2154}

In thee have they uncovered{H1540} their fathers'{H1} nakedness;{H6172} in thee have they humbled{H6031} her that was unclean{H5079} in her impurity.{H2931}

And one{H376} hath committed{H6213} abomination{H8441} with his neighbor's{H7453} wife;{H802} and another{H376} hath lewdly{H2154} defiled{H2930} his daughter-in-law;{H3618} and another{H376} in thee hath humbled{H6031} his sister,{H269} his father's{H1} daughter.{H1323}

In thee have they taken{H3947} bribes{H7810} to shed{H8210} blood;{H1818} thou hast taken{H3947} interest{H5392} and increase,{H8636} and thou hast greedily gained{H1214} of thy neighbors{H7453} by oppression,{H6233} and hast forgotten{H7911} me, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}

Behold, therefore, I have smitten{H5221} my hand{H3709} at thy dishonest gain{H1215} which thou hast made,{H6213} and at thy blood{H1818} which hath been in the midst{H8432} of thee.

Can thy heart{H3820} endure,{H5975} or can thy hands{H3027} be strong,{H2388} in the days{H3117} that I shall deal{H6213} with thee? I, Jehovah,{H3068} have spoken{H1696} it, and will do{H6213} it.

And I will scatter{H6327} thee among the nations,{H1471} and disperse{H2219} thee through the countries;{H776} and I will consume{H8552} thy filthiness{H2932} out of thee.

And thou shalt be profaned{H2490} in thyself, in the sight{H5869} of the nations;{H1471} and thou shalt know{H3045} that I am Jehovah.{H3068}

And the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came unto me, saying,{H559}

Son{H1121} of man,{H120} the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} is become dross{H5509} unto me: all of them are brass{H5178} and tin{H913} and iron{H1270} and lead,{H5777} in the midst{H8432} of the furnace;{H3564} they are the dross{H5509} of silver.{H3701}

Therefore thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Because ye are all become dross,{H5509} therefore, behold, I will gather{H6908} you into the midst{H8432} of Jerusalem.{H3389}

As they gather{H6910} silver{H3701} and brass{H5178} and iron{H1270} and lead{H5777} and tin{H913} into the midst{H8432} of the furnace,{H3564} to blow{H5301} the fire{H784} upon it, to melt{H5413} it; so will I gather{H6908} you in mine anger{H639} and in my wrath,{H2534} and I will lay{H3240} you there, and melt{H5413} you.

Yea, I will gather{H3664} you, and blow{H5301} upon you with the fire{H784} of my wrath,{H5678} and ye shall be melted{H5413} in the midst{H8432} thereof.

As silver{H3701} is melted{H2046} in the midst{H8432} of the furnace,{H3564} so shall ye be melted{H5413} in the midst{H8432} thereof; and ye shall know{H3045} that I, Jehovah,{H3068} have poured out{H8210} my wrath{H2534} upon you.

And the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came unto me, saying,{H559}

Son{H1121} of man,{H120} say{H559} unto her, Thou art a land{H776} that is not cleansed,{H2891} nor rained{H1656} upon in the day{H3117} of indignation.{H2195}

There is a conspiracy{H7195} of her prophets{H5030} in the midst{H8432} thereof, like a roaring{H7580} lion{H738} ravening{H2963} the prey:{H2964} they have devoured{H398} souls;{H5315} they take{H3947} treasure{H2633} and precious things;{H3366} they have made her widows{H490} many{H7235} in the midst{H8432} thereof.

Her priests{H3548} have done violence{H2554} to my law,{H8451} and have profaned{H2490} my holy things:{H6944} they have made no distinction{H914} between the holy{H6944} and the common,{H2455} neither have they caused men to discern{H3045} between the unclean{H2931} and the clean,{H2889} and have hid{H5956} their eyes{H5869} from my sabbaths,{H7676} and I am profaned{H2490} among{H8432} them.

Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} thereof are like wolves{H2061} ravening{H2963} the prey,{H2964} to shed{H8210} blood,{H1818} [and] to destroy{H6} souls,{H5315} that they may get{H1214} dishonest gain.{H1215}

And her prophets{H5030} have daubed{H2902} for them with untempered{H8602} [mortar], seeing{H2374} false{H7723} visions, and divining{H7080} lies{H3577} unto them, saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3068} when Jehovah{H3068} hath not spoken.{H1696}

The people{H5971} of the land{H776} have used oppression,{H6231} and exercised{H1497} robbery;{H1498} yea, they have vexed{H3238} the poor{H6041} and needy,{H34} and have oppressed{H6231} the sojourner{H1616} wrongfully.{H4941}

And I sought{H1245} for a man{H376} among them, that should build up{H1443} the wall,{H1447} and stand{H5975} in the gap{H6556} before{H6440} me for the land,{H776} that I should not destroy{H7843} it; but I found{H4672} none.

Therefore have I poured out{H8210} mine indignation{H2195} upon them; I have consumed{H3615} them with the fire{H784} of my wrath:{H5678} their own way{H1870} have I brought{H5414} upon their heads,{H7218} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}