“Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,

Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she engaged in prostitution in the land of Egypt.

The young men of On and of Pi-beseth will die by the sword; and the cities will go into captivity.

He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

There were narrow windows and decorative palm trees on either side of the side walls of the porch; this is what the side chambers of the temple and the canopies were like.

I will bring the most wicked of the nations and they will take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.

Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed women sitting there weeping for Tammuz.

“Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, ‘The days pass slowly, and every vision fails’?

The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month:

In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

Then he measured the wall of the temple as 10½ feet, and the width of the side chambers as 7 feet, all around the temple.

Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, all of its service and all that will be done in it.

“For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note that I am about to bring King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north, with horses, chariots, and horsemen, an army and hordes of people.

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.

“Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward as 10½ feet.

A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.

As I watched, I saw on the platform above the top of the cherubim something like a sapphire, resembling the shape of a throne, appearing above them.

When your products went out from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with the abundance of your wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth.

I will multiply your people – the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities will be populated and the ruins rebuilt.