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Ezekiel 29

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¹ Woe (judgment is coming) to you who desire the day of the LORD [expecting rescue from the Gentiles]! Why would you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness (judgment) and not light [and rescue and prosperity];

² It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger] And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway], Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall And a snake bites him.

³ Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, instead of light, Even very dark with no brightness in it?

⁴ "I hate, I despise and reject your [sacred] feasts, And I do not take delight in your solemn assemblies.

⁵ "Even though you offer Me your burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fattened animals.

⁶ "Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]! I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.

⁷ "But let justice run down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream [flowing abundantly].

⁸ "Did you bring Me sacrifices and grain offerings during those forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? [Certainly not!]

⁹ You carried along your king Sikkuth and Kayyun [your man-made gods of Saturn], your images of your star-god which you made for yourselves [but you brought Me none of the appointed sacrifices].

¹⁰ Therefore, I will send you to go into exile far beyond Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.

¹¹ Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are at ease and carefree in Zion (Judah) And to those on the mountain of Samaria who feel secure, The distinguished men of the foremost of nations, To whom the house of Israel comes.

¹² Go over to Calneh [in Babylonia] and look, And from there go [north of Damascus] to the great city of Hamath; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms [of yours], Or is their territory greater than yours?

¹³ Do you put off the day of punishment, Yet cause the seat of violence to come near?

¹⁴ Those who lie on [luxurious] beds of ivory And lounge around out on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,

¹⁵ Who improvise to the sound of the harp— Like David they have composed songs for themselves—

¹⁶ Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls And anoint themselves with the finest oils [reflecting their unrestrained celebration]; Yet they are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph (Israel).

¹⁷ Therefore, they will now go into exile with the first of the captives, And the cultic revelry and banqueting of those who lounge around [on their luxurious couches] will pass away.

¹⁸ The Lord[1] GOD has sworn [an oath] by Himself—the LORD God of hosts, says: "I loathe and reject the [self-centered] arrogance of Jacob (Israel), And I hate his palaces and citadels; Therefore, I shall hand over the [idolatrous] city [of Samaria] with all that it contains [to the Assyrian invaders]."

¹⁹ And it shall come to pass that if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die [by the pestilence that comes with war].

²⁰ Then one's uncle, or his undertaker, shall come to bring the [disease-infected] body out of the house, [to cremate it], and he will say to another in the farthest part of the house, "Is there anyone else with you?" And that one will say, "No one." Then he will respond, "Hush! Keep quiet! For the name of the LORD is not to be mentioned [even casually, for fear that we might invoke even more punishment]."

²¹ For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

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1	Woe (judgment is coming) to you who desire the day of the LORD [expecting rescue from the Gentiles]! Why would you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness (judgment) and not light [and rescue and prosperity];
2	It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger] And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway], Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall And a snake bites him.
3	Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, instead of light, Even very dark with no brightness in it?
4	"I hate, I despise and reject your [sacred] feasts, And I do not take delight in your solemn assemblies.
5	"Even though you offer Me your burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fattened animals.
6	"Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]! I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.
7	"But let justice run down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream [flowing abundantly].
8	"Did you bring Me sacrifices and grain offerings during those forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? [Certainly not!]
9	You carried along your king Sikkuth and Kayyun [your man-made gods of Saturn], your images of your star-god which you made for yourselves [but you brought Me none of the appointed sacrifices].
10	Therefore, I will send you to go into exile far beyond Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.
11	Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are at ease and carefree in Zion (Judah) And to those on the mountain of Samaria who feel secure, The distinguished men of the foremost of nations, To whom the house of Israel comes.
12	Go over to Calneh [in Babylonia] and look, And from there go [north of Damascus] to the great city of Hamath; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms [of yours], Or is their territory greater than yours?
13	Do you put off the day of punishment, Yet cause the seat of violence to come near?
14	Those who lie on [luxurious] beds of ivory And lounge around out on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,
15	Who improvise to the sound of the harp— Like David they have composed songs for themselves—
16	Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls And anoint themselves with the finest oils [reflecting their unrestrained celebration]; Yet they are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph (Israel).
17	Therefore, they will now go into exile with the first of the captives, And the cultic revelry and banqueting of those who lounge around [on their luxurious couches] will pass away.
18	The Lord[1] GOD has sworn [an oath] by Himself—the LORD God of hosts, says: "I loathe and reject the [self-centered] arrogance of Jacob (Israel), And I hate his palaces and citadels; Therefore, I shall hand over the [idolatrous] city [of Samaria] with all that it contains [to the Assyrian invaders]."
19	And it shall come to pass that if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die [by the pestilence that comes with war].
20	Then one's uncle, or his undertaker, shall come to bring the [disease-infected] body out of the house, [to cremate it], and he will say to another in the farthest part of the house, "Is there anyone else with you?" And that one will say, "No one." Then he will respond, "Hush! Keep quiet! For the name of the LORD is not to be mentioned [even casually, for fear that we might invoke even more punishment]."
21	For behold, the LORD is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

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