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.

Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat what thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.

He said furthermore to me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should withdraw from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

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

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

Son of man, what is that 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, or than a 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 hath come to Jerusalem, and hath taken its king, and its princes, and led them with 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 is thy mother: A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

Then I said to them, What is the high place to which ye go? and its name is called Bamah to this day.

Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemneth even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.

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

And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyre, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against 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 the LORD.

And when the children of thy people shall speak to 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 GOD.