Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it; it had the same dimensions as the others –

He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see even greater abominations than these!”

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note – he gave his promise and did all these things – he will not escape!

“Suppose such a man has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things mentioned previously

I will do these things to you because you engaged in prostitution with the nations, polluting yourself with their idols.

Then the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”

He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”

This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath into you and you will live.

When your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what these things mean?’

Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.

Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. He measured the gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.

Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters from the outer court.

This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the sovereign Lord.

“These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half miles by measure,

While I listened, he said to the others, “Go through the city after him and strike people down; do no let your eye pity nor spare anyone!

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.

“Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek me?

Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign Lord.

Even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, they could not save their own sons or daughters – they would save only their own lives.

“‘How sick is your heart, declares the sovereign Lord, when you perform all of these acts, the deeds of a bold prostitute.