Moff EZE Chapter 14

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14 When some sheikhs of Israel came and sat down in front of me, 2 this word from the Eternal came to me: 3 “Son of man, these men have taken their idols to their very hearts, they are bent upon the sin that trips them up; am I to answer their inquiries? 4 Give them this message from the Lord the Eternal: ‘Any man of Israel who takes his idols to his very heart and is bent upon the sin that trips him up, and who consults a prophet, he shall get an answer from myself as heavy as all his idols; 5 for I would ruin Israel with their heart’s desire, since they have abandoned me for all their idols.’ 6 So give Israel this message from the Lord the Eternal: ‘Turn away, turn away from your idols, turn your face from all your detestable impieties! 7 For anyone belonging to Israel or any alien resident in Israel who abandons me, taking his idols to his very heart and bent upon the sin that trips him up, any such man who consults a prophet in order that the prophet may consult me on his behalf, shall get his answer from myself; 8 I will set my face against that man, I will make an example of him, I will make him a byword and exterminate him from my people--to let you know that I am the Eternal.’

9 When a prophet is beguiled into some prophetic utterance, it is I, the Eternal, who have beguiled him; I will strike at that prophet and destroy him out of my people Israel. 10 They shall both suffer punishment; the punishment of the prophet shall be like the punishment of the man who consults him-- 11 so that Israel may no longer go astray from me, nor pollute themselves any longer with all their transgressions; they are to be my own people, and I am to be their God. The Lord the Eternal has said it.”

12 This word from the Eternal 13 came to me: “Son of man,

when a land sins against me by unfaithfulness,

and I strike a blow at it,

when I send famine on it, to cut off man and beast,

then, even were these three men within it, Noah, Daniel, and Eyob,

they would save only themselves by their goodness--

the Lord the Eternal declares.

Were I to send wild beasts over the land, man-eaters,

till the land lay waste and empty, after the beasts,

then, even were these three men within it--

by my life! declares the Lord the Eternal--

they would not save their sons and daughters,

they alone would be saved, and the land lie waste.

Were I to send a sword upon that land,

saying, ‘Sword, sweep through the land!’

and were I to cut off man and beast,

then, even were these three men within it--

by my life! declares the Lord the Eternal--

they would not save their sons and daughters,

they alone would be saved.

Were I to send pestilence upon that land,

venting my deadly rage upon it, cutting off man and beast,

even were Noah, Daniel, and Eyob within it--

by my life! declares the Lord the Eternal--

they would not save their sons and daughters,

they would save only themselves by their goodness.

And how much more, says the Lord the Eternal,

when I send my four fatal judgments,

sword, famine, evil beasts, and pestilence,

to cut off man and beast from Jerusalem?

Should any survive and escape, any sons and daughters,

and make their way to you in Babylon,

you will be consoled for the evil

I have brought on Jerusalem,

consoled for all I have inflicted, when you see their life and ways!--

yes, it will console you to see their life and ways,

you will see I had good cause for all I did,

says the Lord the Eternal.”

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