But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee. Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house. Open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.

And he said to me, Son of man, see thou what they do, even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But thou shall again see yet other great abominations.

Then he said to me, Son of man, have thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, each man in his chambers of imagery? For they say, LORD does not see us. LORD has forsaken the land.

Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to thee, What are thou doing?

Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? Tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king of it, and the rulers of it, and brought them to him to Babylon.

What do ye mean, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the son's teeth are set on edge?

and say, What was thy mother? A lioness. She couched among lions. In the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.

Then I said to them, What does the high place to which ye go mean? So the name of it is called Bamah to this day.

For there is a trial, and what if even the rod that scorns shall be no more? says lord LORD.

And the people said to me, Will thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou do so?

And as for thee, son of man, the sons of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, each one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth f

And when the sons of thy people shall speak to thee, saying, Will thou not show us what thou mean by these?

And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourns, there ye shall give him his inheritance, says lord LORD.