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1 耶和华的临到我说:

2 人子啊,你要面向耶路撒冷和圣所滴下预言,攻击以色列地。

3 以色列耶和华如此:我与你为敌,并要拔刀出鞘,从你中间将人和恶人一并剪除。

4 我既要从你中间剪除人和恶人,所以我的刀要出鞘,自攻击一切有血气的;

5 一切有血气的就知道我─耶和华已经拔刀出鞘,必不再入鞘。

6 人子啊,你要叹息,在他们眼前弯着腰,苦苦地叹息。

7 他们问你:为何叹息呢?你就:因为有风声、灾祸要。人都必消化,都发软,精神衰败,膝弱如。看哪,这灾祸临近,必然成就。这是耶和华的。

8 耶和华的临到我说:

9 人子啊,你要预言。耶和华吩咐我如此:有刀、有刀,是磨快擦亮的;

10 磨快为要行杀戮,擦亮为要像闪电。我们岂可快乐麽?罚我子的杖藐视各

11 这刀已经交人擦亮,为要应使用。这刀已经磨快擦亮,好交在行杀戮的人中。

12 人子啊,你要呼喊哀号,因为这刀临到我的百姓和以色列一切的首领。他们和我的百姓都交在刀下,所以你要拍叹息。

13 有试验的事;若那藐视的杖归於无有,怎麽样呢?这是耶和华的。

14 人子啊,你要拍掌预言。我─耶和华要使这刀,就是致伤的刀,一连三次加倍刺人,进入他们的内屋,使人受伤的就是这刀。

15 我设立这恐吓人的刀,攻击他们的一切城,使他们的消化,加增他们跌倒的事。哎!这刀造得像闪电,磨得尖利,要行杀戮。

16 刀啊,你归在右边,摆在左边;你面向哪方,就向那方杀戮。

17 我也要拍掌,并要使我的忿怒止息。这是我─耶和华的。

18 耶和华的又临到我说:

19 人子啊,你要定出两条,好使巴比伦王的刀。这两条必从分出,又要在通城的口上画出

20 你要定出一条,使刀到亚扪人的拉巴;又要定出一条,使刀犹大的坚固城耶路撒冷

21 因为巴比伦王站在岔那里,在两条口上要占卜。他摇签(原文是)求问神像,察牺牲的

22 在右手中拿着为耶路撒冷占卜的签,使他安设撞城锤,张叫杀,扬声吶喊,筑垒造台,以撞城锤,攻打城

23 据那些曾起誓的犹大人看来,这是虚假的占卜;但巴比伦王要使他们想起罪孽,以致将他们捉住。

24 耶和华如此:因你们的过犯显露,使你们的孽被记念,以致你们的罪恶在行为上都彰显出来;又因你们被记念,就被捉住。

25 你这受伤行恶的以色列王啊,罪孽的尽头到了,受报的日子已到。

26 耶和华如此:当除掉冠,摘下冕,景况必不再像先前;要使卑者升为,使者降为卑。

27 我要将这国倾覆,倾覆,而又倾覆;这国也必不再有,直等到那应得的人到,我就赐他。

28 人子啊,要发预言耶和华论到亚扪人和他们的凌辱,吩咐我如此:有刀,有拔出来的刀,已经擦亮,为行杀戮,使他像闪电以行吞灭。

29 人为你见虚假的异象,行谎诈的占卜,使你倒在受伤之恶人的颈项上。他们罪孽到了尽头,受报的日子已到。

30 你将刀收入鞘罢!在你受造之处、生长之,我必刑罚你。

31 我必将我的恼恨倒在你身上,将我烈怒的喷在你身上;又将你交在善於杀灭的畜类人中。

32 你必当柴被焚烧,你的血必流在国中,你必不再被记念,因为这是我─耶和华的。

   

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People around a village gate, by Adrianus Eversen

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