He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.

They had sex with her as one does with a prostitute. In this way they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, promiscuous women.

So I said to them: “The word of the Lord came to me:

For indeed, I am on your side; I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted.

“Son of man, turn toward Jerusalem and speak out against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and his hordes: “‘Who are you like in your greatness?

a human face toward the palm tree on one side and a lion’s face toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around;

On the doors of the outer sanctuary were carved cherubim and palm trees, like those carved on the walls, and there was a canopy of wood on the front of the outside porch.

Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north.

He said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and flow down into the Arabah; when they enter the Dead Sea, where the sea is stagnant, the waters become fresh.

“Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:

The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.

they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth, and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning.

Its porches faced the outer court, and decorative palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

At the beginning of the wall of the court toward the south, facing the courtyard and the building, were chambers

They will enter my sanctuary, and approach my table to minister to me; they will keep my charge.

Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, and speak to them – say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”

The word of the Lord came to me:

The word of the Lord came to me: