Ezekiel 33:23-29

New King James Version

The Cause of Judah’s Ruin

²³Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: ²⁴“Son of man, ^(A)they who inhabit those ^(B)ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ^(C)‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. ^(D)But we are many; the land has been given to us as a ^(E)possession.’

²⁵“Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: ^(F)“You eat meat with blood, you ^(G)lift up your eyes toward your idols, and ^(H)shed blood. Should you then possess the ^(I)land? ²⁶You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you ^(J)defile one another’s wives. Should you then possess the land?” ’

²⁷“Say thus to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely ^(K)those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field ^(L)I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and ^(M)caves shall die of the pestilence. ²⁸^(N)For I will make the land most desolate, ^[a]her ^(O)arrogant strength shall cease, and ^(P)the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through. ²⁹Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.” ’