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¹ The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,² Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and don't see, that have ears to hear, and don't hear; for they are a rebellious house.³ Therefore, you son of man, prepare for yourself stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and you shall remove from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.⁴ And you shall bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing; and you shall go forth yourself at evening in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.⁵ Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.⁶ In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shall cover your face, that you don't see the land: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.⁷ And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.⁸ And in the morning the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,⁹ Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What are you doing?¹⁰ Say to them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This burden [concerns] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.¹¹ Say, I am your sign: like I have done, so it shall be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.¹² And the prince that is among them shall bear on his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.¹³ My net also I will spread on him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.¹⁴ And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.¹⁵ And they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.¹⁶ But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their disgusting behaviors among the nations where they come; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

¹⁷ Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,¹⁸ Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;¹⁹ and say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate of all that is therein, because of the violence of all those that dwell therein.²⁰ And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

²¹ And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,²² Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?²³ Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say to them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.²⁴ For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering psychic readings inside the house of Israel.²⁵ For I am Yahweh; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be deferred no more: for in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word, and will perform it, says the Lord Yahweh.²⁶ Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,²⁷ Son of man, look, those of the house of Israel say, The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.²⁸ Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: None of my words shall be deferred anymore, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, says the Lord Yahweh.