33The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, speak to your countrymen and say to them: 'When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, 3and he sees the sword coming against th...
32In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: 'You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas...
31In the eleventh year, in the third month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes: 'Who can be compared with you in majesty? 3Consider Assyria, once a cedar in Lebanon, with beau...
30The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, prophesy and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Wail and say, Alas for that day! 3For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. 4A sword wi...
29In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3Speak to him and say: 'This is what the Sovereign L...
28The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'In the pride of your heart you say, I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas. But you are a man and not a god,...
27The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre. 3Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'You say, O Tyre, I am perfect in beauty. 4...
26In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, 'Aha! The gate to the nations is broken, and its doors have swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will p...
25The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3Say to them, 'Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD . This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said Aha! over my sanctuary when it...
24In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3Tell this rebellious house a parable and...
23The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother. 3They became prostitutes in Egypt, engaging in prostitution from their youth. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed...
22The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices 3and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O city that brings on herself doom by shed...
21The word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel 3and say to her: 'This is what the LORD says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from its scabba...
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...
