therefore, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will deal with you according to your anger, and according to your envy, by which you acted spitefully against them. I will reveal myself to them when I judge you.

“I will display my majesty among the nations. All the nations will witness the judgment I have executed, and the power I have exhibited among them.

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.

Opposite the 35 feet that belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer court, gallery faced gallery in the three stories.

“‘But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for their sin.

Again he measured 1,750 feet and it was a river I could not cross, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed.

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath, as far as Hazer-hattikon, which is on the border of Hauran.

The cherubim rose up; these were the living beings I saw at the Kebar River.

They were haughty and practiced abominable deeds before me. Therefore when I saw it I removed them.

The sticks you write on will be in your hand in front of them.

Then he brought me to the gate that faced toward the east.

therefore, take note: I am about to gather all your lovers whom you enjoyed, both all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around, and I will expose your nakedness to them, and they will see all your nakedness.

“This is what you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword, those in the open field I will give to the wild beasts for food, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of disease.

It was like the vision I saw when he came to destroy the city, and the vision I saw by the Kebar River. I threw myself face down.

Every living creature which swarms where the river flows will live; there will be many fish, for these waters flow there. It will become fresh and everything will live where the river flows.

Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers which face the courtyard are holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings – the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, because the place is holy.

Then there was a voice from above the platform over their heads when they stood still.

The food you eat will be eight ounces a day by weight; you must eat it at fixed times.

“I will make you desolate and an object of scorn among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.

Then I perceived that the glory of the God of Israel was there, as in the vision I had seen earlier in the valley.