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Jeremiah 25

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¹ Utterly slay old men, young men, maidens, little children, and women; but do not touch or go near anyone on whom is the mark. Begin at My sanctuary." So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple [who did not have the Lord's mark on their foreheads].

² And He said to the executioners, "Defile the temple and fill its courtyards with the dead. Go out!" So they went out and struck down the people in the city.

³ As they were executing them and I alone was left, I fell face downward and cried out, "Alas, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all that is left of Israel [the whole remnant] by pouring out Your wrath and indignation on Jerusalem?"

⁴ Then He said to me, "The wickedness (guilt) of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of blood and the city is full of perversion and injustice; for they say, 'The LORD has abandoned the land; the LORD does not see [what we are doing].'

⁵ But as for Me, My eye will have no pity, nor will I spare, but I will bring their [wicked] conduct upon their [own] heads."

⁶ Then behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the scribe's writing case at his side, reported, "I have done just as You have commanded me."

⁷ Then I looked, and behold, in the expanse (firmament) that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared something [glorious and brilliant] above them looking like a [huge] sapphire stone, formed to resemble a throne.

⁸ And the LORD spoke to the man (seventh angel) clothed in linen and said, "Go between the whirling wheels under the cherubim; fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city." And he entered as I watched.

⁹ Now the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered; and a cloud [the Shekinah glory of God] filled the inner courtyard.

¹⁰ Then the glory and brilliance of the LORD moved upward from the cherubim to [rest over] the threshold of the temple; and the temple was filled with the cloud and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory.

¹¹ And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] as far as the outer courtyard, like the voice of[1] God Almighty when He speaks.

¹² It came about when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," the man entered and stood beside a wheel.

¹³ Then a cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between [the four of] them, and took some [of it] and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and departed.

¹⁴ Beneath their wings the cherubim seemed to have [something in] the form of a man's hand.

¹⁵ Then I looked and behold, [there were] four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub and another wheel beside each other cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like a sparkling Tarshish stone (beryl).

¹⁶ As for their appearance, all four looked alike, as if one wheel were within another wheel.

¹⁷ When they moved, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went; but they followed in the direction which they faced, without turning as they went.

¹⁸ Their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, even the wheels belonging to all four of them.

¹⁹ Regarding the wheels [attached to them], I heard them called, "the whirling (rolling, revolving) wheels."

²⁰ And each one had four faces: the first face was the face of the[2] cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

²¹ Then the cherubim rose upward. They are the [same four] living beings [regarded as one] that I saw by the River Chebar [in Babylonia].

²² Now when the cherubim moved, the wheels would go beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the earth, the wheels would remain beside them.

²³ When the cherubim stood still, the wheels would stand still; and when they rose upward, the wheels would rise with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in these [wheels].

²⁴ Then the [Shekinah] glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple and rested over the cherubim.

²⁵ As I looked at them, the cherubim lifted up their wings and rose up from the earth, they departed with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, and the glory and brilliance of the God of Israel hovered over them.

²⁶ These are the living beings that I saw beneath the God of Israel by the River Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

²⁷ Each one had four faces and each one had four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.

²⁸ As for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the River Chebar. Each one went straight forward.

²⁹ Moreover, the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the Lord's house, which faced eastward. And behold, at the entrance of the gate there were twenty-five men; and I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

³⁰ Then the Spirit said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise evil and give wicked advice in this city,

³¹ who say, 'Is not the time near to build houses? This city is [secure just like] the pot and we are the meat [in it].'

³² Therefore, prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man!"

³³ Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and He said to me, "Say, 'Thus says the LORD, "This is what you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.

³⁴ You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the corpses [of righteous men]."

³⁵ Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Your dead whom you have laid in the midst of your city are the meat and this city is the pot; but I shall force you out of [the security of] it.

³⁶ You have feared the sword; so I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord GOD.

³⁷ And I will bring you out of the midst of the city and hand you over to strangers and execute judgment against you.

³⁸ You will fall by the sword; I will judge and punish you [in front of your neighbors] at the border of [the land of] Israel; and you will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD.

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1	Utterly slay old men, young men, maidens, little children, and women; but do not touch or go near anyone on whom is the mark. Begin at My sanctuary." So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple [who did not have the Lord's mark on their foreheads].
2	And He said to the executioners, "Defile the temple and fill its courtyards with the dead. Go out!" So they went out and struck down the people in the city.
3	As they were executing them and I alone was left, I fell face downward and cried out, "Alas, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all that is left of Israel [the whole remnant] by pouring out Your wrath and indignation on Jerusalem?"
4	Then He said to me, "The wickedness (guilt) of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of blood and the city is full of perversion and injustice; for they say, 'The LORD has abandoned the land; the LORD does not see [what we are doing].'
5	But as for Me, My eye will have no pity, nor will I spare, but I will bring their [wicked] conduct upon their [own] heads."
6	Then behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the scribe's writing case at his side, reported, "I have done just as You have commanded me."
7	Then I looked, and behold, in the expanse (firmament) that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared something [glorious and brilliant] above them looking like a [huge] sapphire stone, formed to resemble a throne.
8	And the LORD spoke to the man (seventh angel) clothed in linen and said, "Go between the whirling wheels under the cherubim; fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city." And he entered as I watched.
9	Now the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered; and a cloud [the Shekinah glory of God] filled the inner courtyard.
10	Then the glory and brilliance of the LORD moved upward from the cherubim to [rest over] the threshold of the temple; and the temple was filled with the cloud and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory.
11	And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] as far as the outer courtyard, like the voice of[1] God Almighty when He speaks.
12	It came about when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," the man entered and stood beside a wheel.
13	Then a cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between [the four of] them, and took some [of it] and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and departed.
14	Beneath their wings the cherubim seemed to have [something in] the form of a man's hand.
15	Then I looked and behold, [there were] four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub and another wheel beside each other cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like a sparkling Tarshish stone (beryl).
16	As for their appearance, all four looked alike, as if one wheel were within another wheel.
17	When they moved, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went; but they followed in the direction which they faced, without turning as they went.
18	Their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, even the wheels belonging to all four of them.
19	Regarding the wheels [attached to them], I heard them called, "the whirling (rolling, revolving) wheels."
20	And each one had four faces: the first face was the face of the[2] cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
21	Then the cherubim rose upward. They are the [same four] living beings [regarded as one] that I saw by the River Chebar [in Babylonia].
22	Now when the cherubim moved, the wheels would go beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the earth, the wheels would remain beside them.
23	When the cherubim stood still, the wheels would stand still; and when they rose upward, the wheels would rise with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in these [wheels].
24	Then the [Shekinah] glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple and rested over the cherubim.
25	As I looked at them, the cherubim lifted up their wings and rose up from the earth, they departed with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, and the glory and brilliance of the God of Israel hovered over them.
26	These are the living beings that I saw beneath the God of Israel by the River Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
27	Each one had four faces and each one had four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.
28	As for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the River Chebar. Each one went straight forward.
29	Moreover, the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the Lord's house, which faced eastward. And behold, at the entrance of the gate there were twenty-five men; and I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
30	Then the Spirit said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise evil and give wicked advice in this city,
31	who say, 'Is not the time near to build houses? This city is [secure just like] the pot and we are the meat [in it].'
32	Therefore, prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man!"
33	Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and He said to me, "Say, 'Thus says the LORD, "This is what you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.
34	You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the corpses [of righteous men]."
35	Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Your dead whom you have laid in the midst of your city are the meat and this city is the pot; but I shall force you out of [the security of] it.
36	You have feared the sword; so I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord GOD.
37	And I will bring you out of the midst of the city and hand you over to strangers and execute judgment against you.
38	You will fall by the sword; I will judge and punish you [in front of your neighbors] at the border of [the land of] Israel; and you will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD.

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