From: "Eternal September"
Bible Reading for September 16
CHAPTER 19
Ezekiel 19:1
1 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, Ezekiel 19:2
2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she
nourished her whelps among young lions. Ezekiel 19:3
3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned
to catch the prey; it devoured men. Ezekiel 19:4
4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought
him with chains unto the land of Egypt. Ezekiel 19:5
5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took
another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. Ezekiel 19:6
6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned
to catch the prey, and devoured men. Ezekiel 19:7
7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the
land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
Ezekiel 19:8
8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and
spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit. Ezekiel 19:9
9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon:
they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the
mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 19:10
10 Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was
fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. Ezekiel 19:11
11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her
stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height
with the multitude of her branches. Ezekiel 19:12
12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the
east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the
fire consumed them.
Ezekiel 19:13
13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
Ezekiel 19:14
14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her
fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a
lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. CHAPTER 20
Ezekiel 20:1
1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day
of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the
LORD, and sat before me.
Ezekiel 20:2
2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, Ezekiel 20:3
3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I
will not be enquired of by you.
Ezekiel 20:4
4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know
the abominations of their fathers:
Ezekiel 20:5
5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel,
and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself
known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto
them, saying, I am the LORD your God; Ezekiel 20:6
6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the
land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and
honey, which is the glory of all lands: Ezekiel 20:7
7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes,
and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Ezekiel 20:8
8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not
every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake
the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to
accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:9
9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the
heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them,
in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. Ezekiel 20:10
10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought
them into the wilderness.
Ezekiel 20:11
11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man
do, he shall even live in them.
Ezekiel 20:12
12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them,
that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. Ezekiel 20:13
13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked
not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he
shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said,
I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
Ezekiel 20:14
14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the
heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. Ezekiel 20:15
15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not
bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey,
which is the glory of all lands; Ezekiel 20:16
16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but
polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. Ezekiel 20:17
17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make
an end of them in the wilderness. Ezekiel 20:18
18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the
statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile
yourselves with their idols:
Ezekiel 20:19
19 I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do
them;
Ezekiel 20:20
20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that
ye may know that I am the LORD your God. Ezekiel 20:21
21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my
statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall
even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out
my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
Ezekiel 20:22
22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it
should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought
them forth.
Ezekiel 20:23
23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would
scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
Ezekiel 20:24
24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes,
and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
Ezekiel 20:25
25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments
whereby they should not live;
Ezekiel 20:26
26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through
the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the
end that they might know that I am the LORD. Ezekiel 20:27
27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them,
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that
they have committed a trespass against me. Ezekiel 20:28
28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine
hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick
trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the
provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour,
and poured out there their drink offerings. Ezekiel 20:29
29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name
thereof is called Bamah unto this day. Ezekiel 20:30
30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye
polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their
abominations?
Ezekiel 20:31
31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the
fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall
I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I
will not be enquired of by you. Ezekiel 20:32
32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We
will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and
stone.
Ezekiel 20:33
33 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a
stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: Ezekiel
20:34
34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the
countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched
out arm, and with fury poured out.
Ezekiel 20:35
35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I
plead with you face to face.
Ezekiel 20:36
36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt,
so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 20:37
37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the
bond of the covenant:
Ezekiel 20:38
38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress
against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and
they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the
LORD.
Ezekiel 20:39
39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye
every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but
pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
Ezekiel 20:40
40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith
the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land,
serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your
offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
Ezekiel 20:41
41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the
people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered;
and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. Ezekiel 20:42
42 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land
of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to
your fathers.
Ezekiel 20:43
43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have
been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your
evils that ye have committed.
Ezekiel 20:44
44 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my
name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt
doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 20:45
45 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Ezekiel 20:46
46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the
south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; Ezekiel 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith
the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every
green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be
quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned
therein.
Ezekiel 20:48
48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be
quenched.
Ezekiel 20:49
49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
CHAPTER 21
Ezekiel 21:1
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Ezekiel 21:2
2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy
places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, Ezekiel 21:3
3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against
thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from
thee the righteous and the wicked.
Ezekiel 21:4
4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked,
therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the
south to the north:
Ezekiel 21:5
5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his
sheath: it shall not return any more. Ezekiel 21:6
6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with
bitterness sigh before their eyes.
Ezekiel 21:7
7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou
shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt,
and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees
shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass,
saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 21:8
8 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Ezekiel 21:9
9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is
sharpened, and also furbished:
Ezekiel 21:10
10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may
glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every
tree.
Ezekiel 21:11
11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is
sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
Ezekiel 21:12
12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon
all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my
people: smite therefore upon thy thigh. Ezekiel 21:13
13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall
be no more, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 21:14
14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and
let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the
sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy
chambers.
Ezekiel 21:15
15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart
may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped
up for the slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:16
16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left,
whithersoever thy face is set.
Ezekiel 21:17
17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I
the LORD have said it.
Ezekiel 21:18
18 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, Ezekiel 21:19
19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of
Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose
thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city. Ezekiel 21:20
20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to
Judah in Jerusalem the defenced. Ezekiel 21:21
21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the
two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with
images, he looked in the liver. Ezekiel 21:22
22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to
open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to
appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a
fort.
Ezekiel 21:23
23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them
that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they
may be taken.
Ezekiel 21:24
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be
remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your
doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance,
ye shall be taken with the hand. Ezekiel 21:25
25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity
shall have an end,
Ezekiel 21:26
26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this
shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
Ezekiel 21:27
27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he
come whose right it is; and I will give it him. Ezekiel 21:28
28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning
the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the
sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of
the glittering:
Ezekiel 21:29
29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to
bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is
come, when their iniquity shall have an end. Ezekiel 21:30
30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place
where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. Ezekiel 21:31
31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in
the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and
skilful to destroy.
Ezekiel 21:32
32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the
land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken it.
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