Ezekiel

Ezekiel 28

Read Ezekiel 28 A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre 28 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son 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 …

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Ezekiel 27

Read Ezekiel 27 A Lament Over Tyre 27 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, take up a lamentconcerning Tyre. 3 Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘You say, Tyre,    “I am perfect in beauty.”4 Your domain was …

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Ezekiel 26

Read Ezekiel 26 A Prophecy Against Tyre 26 In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken, and its doors have swung open to me; …

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Ezekiel 25

Read Ezekiel 25 A Prophecy Against Ammon 25 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face againstthe Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3 Say 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 was desecrated …

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Ezekiel 24

Read Ezekiel 24 Jerusalem as a Cooking Pot 24 In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3 Tell this rebellious people a …

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Ezekiel 23

Read Ezekiel 23 Two Adulterous Sisters 23 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother. 3 They became prostitutes in Egypt,engaging in prostitution from their youth. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed. 4 The older was named Oholah, and her …

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Ezekiel 22

Read Ezekiel 22 22 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed?Then confront her with all her detestable practices 3 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood in her midst and …

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Ezekiel 21

Read Ezekiel 21 Babylon as God’s Sword of Judgment 21 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face againstJerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel 3 and say to her: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from …

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Ezekiel 20

Read Ezekiel 20 Rebellious Israel Purged 20 In 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. 2 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of …

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Ezekiel 19

Read Ezekiel 19 A Lament Over Israel’s Princes 19 “Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel 2 and say: “‘What a lioness was your mother    among the lions!She lay down among them    and reared her cubs.3 She brought up one of her cubs,    and he became a strong lion.He learned to tear the prey    and he became a man-eater.4 The nations …

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