But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.

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

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.

Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

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

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 thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon:

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children'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 unto them, What meaneth the high place whereunto ye go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that contemneth shall be no more? saith the Lord Jehovah.

And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from Jehovah.

And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?

And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord Jehovah.