Ezekiel 33:23-33

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23 Then the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 24 “Son of man, they who ^ainhabit these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, ‘^bAbraham was only one, yet he possessed the land; so to ^cus who are many the land has been given as a possession.’ 25 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “You eat meat with the ^ablood in it and lift up your eyes to your idols as you shed blood. ^bShould you then possess the land? 26 You ^astand on account of your sword, you do abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?”’ 27 Thus you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “As I live, surely those who are in the waste places will ^afall by the sword, and whoever is in the ¹open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and in the ^bcaves will die of pestilence. 28 I will ^amake the land a desolation and a desecration, and the ^blofty pride of her strength will cease; and the mountains of Israel will be desolate so that no one will pass through. 29 Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I make the land a desolation and a desecration because of all their abominations which they have done.”’
30 “But as for you, son of man, the sons of your people who talk about you by the walls and in the doorways of the houses, speak to one another, each to his brother, saying, ‘^aCome now and hear what the word is which comes forth from Yahweh.’ 31 They come to you as people come and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their ^amouth, and their heart goes after their ^bgreedy gain. 32 Behold, you are to them like a lustful song by one who has a ^abeautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not do them. 33 So when it ^acomes to pass—behold, it is coming—then they will know that a prophet has been in their midst.”

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