And He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations which the house of Israel are committing here, so that I would be far from My sanctuary? But yet you will see still greater abominations!”

And He said to me, “Son of man, now dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall, and behold, an entrance.

Then He said to me, “Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each man in the rooms of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’”

And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Yet you will see still greater abominations than these!”

And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it a trivial thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they have committed here, that they have filled the land with violence and provoked Me to anger repeatedly? Yet behold, they are putting the twig to their nose!

Then He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise wrongdoing and give evil advice in this city,

Therefore, prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man!”

“Son of man, your brothers, your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the entire house of Israel, all of them, are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Keep far from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession.’

“Son of man, you live in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house.

So as for you, son of man, prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; that is, go into exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

“Son of man, has the house of Israel, the rebellious house, not said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.

“Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are long, and every vision fails’?

“Son of man, behold, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’

“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy from their own inspiration, ‘Listen to the word of the Lord!

“Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are talking like prophets from their own imagination. Prophesy against them

“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put in front of their faces the stumbling block of their wrongdoing. Should I let Myself be consulted by them at all?

“Son of man, if a country sins against Me by being unfaithful, and I stretch out My hand against it, destroy its supply of bread, send famine against it, and eliminate from it both human and animal life,

“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

“Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations,

“Son of man, ask a riddle and present a parable to the house of Israel,

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Do you yourselves come to inquire of Me? As I live,” declares the Lord God, “I certainly will not be inquired of by you.”’

Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Make known to them the abominations of their fathers;

“Therefore speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Again, in this your fathers have blasphemed Me by being disloyal to Me.

“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and speak prophetically against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev,