Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, termaster. 60 And Jeremiah wrote in one book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon. un-6And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: 'When And though she should fortify the And great destruction from the And their waves roar like many The noise of their voice is uttered; And her mighty men are taken, For the LORD is a God of recom- He will surely requite. And I will make drunk her princes Her governors and her deputies, 58Thus saith the LORD of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, And her high gates shall be burned with fire; thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words, 62and say: O LORD, Thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell therein, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever. 63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates; and thou shalt say: Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again because of the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary.' Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. 52 For Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. through the anger of the LORD did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until He had cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all 59The word which Jeremiah the his army, against Jerusalem, and enprophet commanded Seraiah the son camped against it; and they built of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when forts against it round about. So the he went with Zedekiah the king of city was besieged unto the eleventh Judah to Babylon in the fourth year year of king Zedekiah. In the fourth of his reign. Now Seraiah was quar-month, in the ninth day of the month, And the peoples shall labour for And the nations for the fire; the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. "Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden-now the Chaldeans were against the city round about-and they went by the way of the Arabah. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him. 1oAnd the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. "And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. 12Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem; and he burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great man's house, burned he with fire. 14And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. 15Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest sort of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude. 16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. 17 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 18The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the pans, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And the cups, and the fire-pans, and the basins, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the pans, and the bowlsthat which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silverthe captain of the guard took away. 20The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of the LORD the brass of all these vessels was without weight. And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers; it was hollow. "And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass; and the second pillar also had like unto these, and pomegranates. 23And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the outside; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about. 24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door; 25and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. 26And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land. This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty; 29in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar, from Jerusalem, eight hundred thirty and two persons; 30in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons; all the persons were four thousand and six hundred. 31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison. 32And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon. 33And he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life. And for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life. יחזקאל EZEKIEL 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth | the left side; they four had also the year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, 3the word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. face of an eagle. "Thus were their faces; and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. 12And they went every one straight forward; whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went. 13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like coals of fire, burning like the appearance of torches; it flashed up and down among the living creatures; and there was brightness to the fire, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. "And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire flashing up, so that a brightness was round about it; and out of the midst thereof as the colour of electrum, out of the midst of 15Now as I beheld the living creathe fire. And out of the midst thereof tures, behold one wheel at the bottom came the likeness of four living crea- hard by the living creatures, at the tures. And this was their appearance: four faces thereof. 16The appearance they had the likeness of a man. And of the wheels and their work was like every one had four faces, and every unto the colour of a beryl; and they one of them had four wings. And four had one likeness; and their aptheir feet were straight feet; and the pearance and their work was as it sole of their feet was like the sole of a were a wheel within a wheel. 17When calf's foot; and they sparkled like the they went, they went toward their colour of burnished brass. And they four sides; they turned not when they had the hands of a man under their went. 18As for their rings, they were wings on their four sides; and as for the high and they were dreadful; and they faces and wings of them four, their four had their rings full of eyes round wings were joined one to another; about. 19And when the living creathey turned not when they went; they tures went, the wheels went hard by went every one straight forward. 10As them; and when the living creatures for the likeness of their faces, they had were lifted up from the bottom, the the face of a man; and they four had wheels were lifted up. 20Whithersothe face of a lion on the right side; ever the spirit was to go, as the spirit and they four had the face of an ox on was to go thither, so they went; and 2 And He said unto me: 'Son of man, the wheels were lifted up beside them; it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a for the spirit of the living creature voice of one that spoke. was in the wheels. "When those went, these went, and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 22And over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of a firmament, like the colour of the terrible ice, stretched forth over their heads above. 23And under the firmament were their wings conformable the one to the other; this one of them had two which covered, and that one of them had two which covered, their bodies. And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host; when they stood, they let down their wings. For, when there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads, as they stood, they let down their wings. 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above. And I saw as the colour of electrum, as the appearance of fire round about enclosing it, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him. 28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.' And spirit entered into me when He spoke unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard Him that spoke unto me. 3And He said unto me: 'Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to rebellious nations, that have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, even unto this very day; and the children are brazen-faced and stiffhearted, I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them: Thus saith the Lord God. "And they; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear-for they are a rebellious house-yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. "And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though defiers and despisers be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions; be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. And thou shalt speak My words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious. And thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee: be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house; open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.' "And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 10and He spread it before me, and it was written within and without; and there was written therein lamentations, and moaning, and woe. 3 And He said unto me: 'Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.' So I opened |