The image of jealousy. even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of d amber.

d ch.1.4.

3 And he put forth the form of ane hand, and took me by a lock of e Da.5.5. mine head; and the spiritlifted me fch.40.2. up between the earth and the hea- g Je.32.34. ven, and fbrought me in the visions h De.32. 16, of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north, were g was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh h to jealousy.

4 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw i in the plain. 5 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jea-s lousy in the entry.

up

6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations| that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from m my sanctuary? But turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

7 And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.

8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, be

hold a door.

9 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations n that they do here.

21. i ch.3.22,23.

k Ps.48.2.

I Pr.5.14.

Ps.78.60. n ch.20.8.

o Je.23.11.

p Ro. 1.23. q Je. 19.1. Nu. 16. 17. Ep.5.12.

t ch.9.9. Ps. 73.11. 94.7.

u 2Ti.3. 13.
Joel 2. 17.
w ch.11.1.

x Je.2.27.
y De.4.19.
2K1.23.5.

Je.44.17.

or, Is there any thing lighter than to. z ch.5.11.

10 So I went in o and saw; and be-a hold, every p form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel. portrayed upon the wall round about.

Pr. 1.28.
Mi.3.4.
Zec.7.13.

(CHAP. 9.)

1 is turned. 2 weapon of his breaking in

pieces.

loins.

11 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients q of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man a Re. 15.6. his censerr in his hand; and a 3 upon his thick cloud of incense went up. 12 Then said he unto me, Son of b ch.3.23. man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, s every man in the c Ex. 12.7. chambers of his imagery? for they Re.7.3. say, The t LORD seeth us not: thed Ps. 119. 136. LORD hath forsaken the earth.

13 T He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

4 mark.

Je. 13.17.

5 ears.

e

Ex.32.27.
Nu.25.7,8.
IKI. 18.40.

6 to destruction.

God's wrath for idolatry.

15 T Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater u abominations than these.

16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five w and twenty men, with their backs toward a the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun y toward the east.

17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? 1 Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

18 Therefore will I also deal in fury mine eye shall not spare, z neither will I have pity: and though a they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

CHAPTER IX. A vision, whereby is showed the preservation of some, and the destruction of the rest.

E cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.

2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which 1 lieth toward the north, and every man a 2 slaughter-weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed a with linen, with a

writer's ink-horn 3 by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar."

3 And the glory b of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's ink-horn by his side;

4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and 4 set a mark upon c the foreheads of the men that d sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

5 And to the others he said in mine 5 hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: e let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

6 Slay 6 utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and

7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain go ye forth. And they h Ge. 18.23, went forth, and slew in the city. 8 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah, Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue h of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

7

filled with.

k 2Ki.24.4.

8

or, wrest-
ing of
judgment.

Ps. 10.11.
Is.29.15.

9 returned the word.

9 Then said he unto me, The inquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, i and the land is full of blood, k and the city full of perverseness: for they say. The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth / not. 10 And as for me also, mine eye (CHAP. 10.) shall not spare, neither will I have a ch.1.22,26. pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

11 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the ink-horn by his side, 9 reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.

CHAPTER X. The vision of the coals of fire, and of the cherubims.

HEN I looked, and, behold, in

b ch.9.2,3.

the hollow of thine. c ch.1.13.

d Ex.9.8-10. Re.8.5.

Nu. 16. 19.

The firmament a that was above 2 was lifted.

the head of the cherubims there

appeared over them as it were a fch.43.5. sapphire-stone, as the appearance | 1 Ki.8.10, of the likeness of a throne.

g ch.1.24.

99.1.

2 And he spake unto the man b clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the h Ps.80.1. cherub, and fill 1 thine hand with coals c of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter d them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

3 Now the cherubims stood on the

right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

4 Then the glory e of the LORD 2 went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled ƒ with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.

5 And the sound g of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. 6 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between h the cherubims; then he

3

11.

sent forth. ver.21. k ch.1.15,&c.

4

flesh. sor, they

were called

in my hear. ing, Wheel, or, Galgal.

7 ch.1.6,10. m ch.1.5.

life.

n ch.11.22. Ge.3.24.

and of the cherubims. went in, and stood beside the wheels.

7 And one cherub 3 stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.

8 And i there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.

9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl-stone.

10 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned whither the head looked they folnot as they went, but to the place lowed it; they turned not as they

went.

12 And their whole 4 body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.

13 As for the wheels, 5 it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel!

14 And every one had four faces: thefirst face was the faceof a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature m that I saw by the river of Chebar.

16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their the same wheels also turned not wings to mount up from the earth, from beside them.

17 When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of 6 the living creature was in them.

18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood n over the cherubims.

19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 20 This is the living creature that

Presumption of the princes.

I saw under the God of Israel by B. C. 594. the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.

MORE

CHAPTER XI.

God showeth Ezekiel his purpose in saving a remnant. [OREOVER a the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate b of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward and behold c at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes d of the people.

2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise el mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

(CHAP. 11.) a ch.8.3. ch.10.19. c ch.8.16. d ch.22.27, Is. 1. 10,23. Ho.5.10. Mi.2.1.

or, for us to build

houses

near.

fch. 12.22,27.

2Pe.3.4.

& ch.24.3,&c.

Je, 1.13. h ch.2.7. Is.58.1.

i Ps. 139.2.3.
Jno.2.24.
He.4.13.
Re.2.23.

k ch.7.23.
2Ki.24.4.
Is. 1. 15.

De.28.36.
Ne.9.36,37.
Ps. 106.41.

m ch.16.38.

n Je.52.10. o 2Ki. 14.25. Ps.9.16.

3 Which say, It is not 1 near; flet us build houses: this city is the g caldron and we be the flesh. 4 Therefore prophesy against or, which. them, prophesy, O son of man.

5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak;hr Thus saith the LORD, Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know i the things that come into your mind, every one of them.

6 Ye have multiplied your slain k in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.

8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezr.9.7. Ne.9.34. 2Ki. 18. 12. s ch.8.10,&c. Le. 18.3.&c.

De. 12.30.
Ps. 106.35.

t ver.1.

De.7.4. Pr.6.15. u ch.9.8. v Le.26.44. De.30.3,4. w Ps.90.1.

91.9.

x ch.28.25. y ch.37.23.

Col.3.5-8.
Tit.2.12.

z Je.32.39. ICo. 1.10. a ch. 18.31.

9 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will b Zec.7.12. execute judgments among m you. 10 Ye shall fall n by the sword; I will judge you in the border o of Is-d Ps. 105.45. rael; and ye shall know p that I am the LORD.

c ch.36.26. 2Ki.22.19.

Ro. 16.26. e Lu.1.6.

1C0.11.2.

fJe.21.7.

Ho.2.23. g He.10.38.

11 This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel : Jude 19. 12 And ye shall know that I am h ch.22.31. the LORD: 2 for ye have not q walk-i ch.10.19. ed in my statutes, neither r execut-k Zec. 14.4. ed my judgments, but have done 2 ch.3. 12. after the manners of the heathen m ch.2.7. that are round about you.

13

Their sin and judgment. And it came to pass, when 1 prophesied, that Pelatiah, t the son of Benaiah died. Thenu fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

14 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

15 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.

16 Therefore say. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary w in the countries where they shall

come.

17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Gop; 1x will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered. and I will give you the land of Israel.

18 And they shall come thither, y and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.

19 And I will give them one heart, z and I will put a new spirita within you; and I will take the stony b heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: c

20 That d they may walk in my statutes, and keepe mine ordinances, and do them: and they f shall be my people, and I will be their God.

21 But as for themg whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense h their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.

22 Then did the cherubims lifti up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain & which is on the east side of the city.

24 T Afterwards the spirit took / me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

25 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all m the things that the LORD had showed me.

Signification of the type.

CHAPTER XII.

Ezekiel's trembling showeth the Jews'

desolation.

B. C. 594.

Of Ezekiel's removing. I will draw out the sword after them.

15 And they shall know that I am

Tcame unto me, saying,

a ch.2.3-8. 3.26.27.

b Je.5.21.

them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.

16 But Io will leave 6 a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence;

ments.

c 2Ti.2.25.

2

the goings forth of.

3 for thee. d ch.24.24.

4

for me.

e ch.24.19.

f ch. 17.12.

g Mal. 1.1.

3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be c they will consider, though they be a rebellious house. 4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as 2 they that go forth into captivity. 5 Dig thou 3 through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee. for a signd unto the house of Israel. 7 And I did so as I was command-i Je.39.4. ed: I brought forth my stuff by] day, as stuff for captivity, and in k La. 1.13. the even I digged 4 through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and 1 bare it 1 Je.52.S,&c. upon my shoulder in their sight. 8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said! unto thee, What e doest thou?

12 And the prince i that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall gor Ps. 107.34. forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby he shalls Am.6.3. cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

13 My net k also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my share and I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die m there.

t Is. 14.24.

55.11. La.2.17. Da.9.12. Lu.21.33.

u 2Pe.3.4.

14 And I will scatter n toward v Je.44.28. every wind all that are about him. to help him, and all his bands; and

abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

17 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

18 Son of man, eat p thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with careful

ness;

19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate q from 7 all that is therein, because of the violencer of all them that dwell therein.

20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

21 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days s are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vi

sion.

21 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak t shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

26 Again, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days u to come. and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.

28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Gop; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, v saith the Lord GOD.