KJV Easy Read Bible Judah’s Captivity Portrayed1The word of the Lord also came to me, saying, 2Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 3Therefore, you son of man, prepare you stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and you shall remove from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house. baggage for exile; move 4Then shall you bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and you shall go forth at evening in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. 5Dig you through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 6In their sight shall you bear it upon your shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: you shall cover your face, that you see not the ground: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel. 7And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bore it upon my shoulder in their sight. 8And in the morning came the word of the Lord to me, saying, 9Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What do you? 10Say you to them, Thus says the Lord God; This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. Adonaip.f. Jehovahs.f.; message 11Say, I am yourp sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall remove and go into captivity. 12And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 13My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in My snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. trap 14And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. troops 15And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. 16But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen where they come; and they shall know that I am the Lord. disease; vile, detestable things Judgment Not Postponed17Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 18Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with carefulness; anxiety 19And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. horror; empty, barren 20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and youp shall know that I am the Lord. desolate, barren 21And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 22Son of man, what is that proverb that youp have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails? 23Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say to them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. fulfillment 24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. predictions 25For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in yourp days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, says the Lord God. delayed 26Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of the times that are far off. 28Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God; There shall none of My words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, says the Lord God. The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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