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The Boiling Pot
24 The Lord’s message came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month:[a] 2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege[b] to Jerusalem this very day. 3 Recite a proverb to this rebellious house[c] and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘Set on the pot,[d] set it on,
pour water in it too;
4 add the pieces of meat to it,
every good piece,
the thigh and the shoulder;
fill it with choice bones.
5 Take the choice bone of the flock,
heap up wood under it;
boil rapidly,
and boil its bones in it.
6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Woe to the city of bloodshed,
the pot whose rot[e] is in it,
whose rot has not been removed[f] from it!
Empty it piece by piece.
No lot has fallen on it.[g]
7 For her blood was in it;
she poured it on an exposed rock;
she did not pour it on the ground to cover it up with dust.
8 To arouse anger, to take vengeance,
I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.
9 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Woe to the city of bloodshed!
I will also make the pile high.
10 Pile up the wood, kindle the fire;
cook the meat well, mix in the spices,
let the bones be charred.
11 Set the empty pot on the coals,[h]
until it becomes hot and its copper glows,
until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot[i] is consumed.
12 It has tried my patience;[j]
yet its thick rot is not removed[k] from it.
Subject its rot to the fire![l]
13 You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct.[m]
I tried to cleanse you,[n] but you are not clean.
You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness[o]
until I have exhausted my anger on you.
14 “‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment[p] is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry![q] I will judge you[r] according to your conduct[s] and your deeds, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
Ezekiel’s Wife Dies
15 The Lord’s message came to me: 16 “Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt,[t] but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears. 17 Groan to moan for the dead,[u] but do not perform mourning rites.[v] Bind on your turban[w] and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your lip[x] and do not eat food brought by others.”[y]
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. In the morning[z] I acted just as I was commanded. 19 Then the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”
20 So I said to them: “The Lord’s message came to me: 21 Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Realize I am about to desecrate my sanctuary—the source of your confident pride,[aa] the object in which your eyes delight,[ab] and your life’s passion.[ac] Your very own sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die[ad] by the sword. 22 Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lip or eat food brought by others.[ae] 23 Your turbans will be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you will not mourn or weep, but you will rot[af] for your iniquities[ag] and groan among yourselves. 24 Ezekiel will be an object lesson for you; you will do all that he has done. When it happens, then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.’
25 “And you, son of man, this is what will happen on the day I take[ah] from them their stronghold—their beautiful source of joy, the object in which their eyes delight, and the main concern of their lives,[ai] as well as their sons and daughters:[aj] 26 On that day a fugitive will come to you to report the news.[ak] 27 On that day you will be able to speak again;[al] you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the Lord.”
A Prophecy Against Ammon
25 The Lord’s message came to me: 2 “Son of man, turn toward[am] the Ammonites[an] and prophesy against them. 3 Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You said “Aha!” about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile. 4 So take note,[ao] I am about to make you slaves of[ap] the tribes[aq] of the east. They will make camps among you and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon[ar] a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 6 For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with intense scorn[as] over the land of Israel, 7 take note—I have stretched out my hand against you, and I will hand you over as plunder[at] to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and make you perish from the lands. I will destroy you; then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
A Prophecy Against Moab
8 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Moab[au] and Seir say, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations.” 9 So look, I am about to open up Moab’s flank,[av] eliminating the cities,[aw] including its frontier cities,[ax] the beauty of the land—Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim. 10 I will hand it over,[ay] along with the Ammonites,[az] to the tribes[ba] of the east, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. 11 I will execute judgments against Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”
A Prophecy Against Edom
12 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Edom[bb] has taken vengeance against the house of Judah; they have made themselves fully culpable[bc] by taking vengeance[bd] on them.[be] 13 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom, and I will kill the people and animals within her,[bf] and I will make her desolate; from Teman to Dedan they will die[bg] by the sword. 14 I will exact my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel. They will carry out in Edom my anger and rage; they will experience[bh] my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
A Prophecy Against Philistia
15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘The Philistines[bi] have exacted merciless revenge,[bj] showing intense scorn[bk] in their effort to destroy Judah[bl] with unrelenting hostility.[bm] 16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take note, I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines. I will kill[bn] the Kerethites[bo] and destroy those who remain on the seacoast. 17 I will exact great vengeance upon them with angry rebukes.[bp] Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I exact my vengeance upon them.’”
A Prophecy Against Tyre
26 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month,[bq] the Lord’s message came to me: 2 “Son of man, because Tyre[br] has said about Jerusalem, ‘Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I will become rich,[bs] now that she[bt] has been destroyed,’ 3 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look,[bu] I am against you,[bv] O Tyre! I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. 4 They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil[bw] from her and make her a bare rock. 5 She will be a place where fishing nets are spread, surrounded by the sea. For I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord. She will become plunder for the nations, 6 and her daughters[bx] who are in the field will be slaughtered by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
7 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take note that[by] I am about to bring King Nebuchadrezzar[bz] of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north, with horses, chariots, and horsemen, an army and hordes of people. 8 He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you. 9 He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his weapons.[ca] 10 He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses.[cb] Your walls will shake from the noise of the horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates like those who invade through a city’s broken walls.[cc] 11 With his horses’ hooves he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars will tumble down to the ground. 12 They will steal your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will tear down your walls and destroy your luxurious[cd] homes. Your stones, your trees, and your soil he will throw[ce] into the water.[cf] 13 I will silence[cg] the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more. 14 I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place where fishing nets are spread. You will never be built again,[ch] for I, the Lord, have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.
15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Tyre: Oh, how the coastlands will shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan at the massive slaughter in your midst! 16 All the princes of the sea will vacate[ci] their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you.[cj] 17 They will sing this lament over you:[ck]
“‘How you have perished—you have vanished[cl] from the seas,
O renowned city, once mighty in the sea,
she and her inhabitants, who spread their terror![cm]
18 Now the coastlands will tremble on the day of your fall;
the coastlands by the sea will be terrified by your passing.’[cn]
19 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging[co] waters overwhelm you, 20 then I will bring you down to bygone people,[cp] to be with those who descend to the Pit. I will make you live in the lower parts of the earth among[cq] the primeval ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or stand[cr] in the land of the living. 21 I will bring terrors on you, and you will be no more! Though you are sought after, you will never be found again, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
People Commended for Their Faith
11 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see. 2 For by it the people of old[a] received God’s commendation.[b] 3 By faith we understand that the worlds[c] were set in order at God’s command,[d] so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.[e] 4 By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith[f] he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith[g] he still speaks, though he is dead. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he was not to be found because God took him up. For before his removal he had been commended as having pleased God. 6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 7 By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard[h] constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going. 9 By faith he lived as a foreigner[i] in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs[j] of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations,[k] whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old,[l] he received the ability to procreate,[m] because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy. 12 So in fact children[n] were fathered by one man—and this one as good as dead—like the number of stars in the sky and like the innumerable grains of sand[o] on the seashore.[p] 13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised,[q] but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners[r] on the earth. 14 For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is,[s] they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Psalm 110[a]
A psalm of David.
110 Here is the Lord’s proclamation[b] to my lord:[c]
“Sit down at my right hand[d] until I make your enemies your footstool.”[e]
2 The Lord[f] extends[g] your dominion[h] from Zion.
Rule in the midst of your enemies.
3 Your people willingly follow you[i] when you go into battle.[j]
On the holy hills[k] at sunrise[l] the dew of your youth[m] belongs to you.[n]
4 The Lord makes this promise on oath[o] and will not revoke it:[p]
“You are an eternal priest[q] after the pattern of[r] Melchizedek.”[s]
5 O Lord,[t] at your right hand
he strikes down[u] kings in the day he unleashes his anger.[v]
6 He executes judgment[w] against[x] the nations.
He fills the valleys with corpses;[y]
he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.[z]
7 From the stream along the road he drinks;
then he lifts up his head.[aa]
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