1The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
2“Son of man, speak to the children of…
3if, when he sees the sword come on…
4then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet…
5He heard the sound of the trumpet and…
6But if the watchman sees the sword come…
7“So you, son of man, I have set…
8When I tell the wicked, ‘O wicked man,…
9Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his…
10“You, son of man, tell the house of…
11Tell them, ‘“As I live,” says the Lord…
12“You, son of man, tell the children of…
13When I tell the righteous that he will…
14Again, when I say to the wicked, “You…
15if the wicked restore the pledge, give again…
16None of his sins that he has committed…
17“‘Yet the children of your people say, “The…
18When the righteous turns from his righteousness and…
19When the wicked turns from his wickedness and…
20Yet you say, “The way of the Lord…
21In the twelfth year of our captivity, in…
22Now the LORD’s hand had been on me…
23The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
24“Son of man, those who inhabit the waste…
25Therefore tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “You…
26You stand on your sword, you work abomination,…
27“You shall tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says:…
28I will make the land a desolation and…
29Then they will know that I am the…
30“As for you, son of man, the children…
31They come to you as the people come,…
32Behold, you are to them as a very…
33“When this comes to pass—behold, it comes—then they…
