For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering omens amidst the house of Israel.

“‘After all of your evil – “Woe! Woe to you!” declares the sovereign Lord –

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.

And everyone will see that I, the Lord, have burned it; it will not be extinguished.’”

“As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!

I will put an end to the obscene conduct in the land; all the women will learn a lesson from this and not engage in obscene conduct.

add the pieces of meat to it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.

“‘Tarshish was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.

Damascus was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods and of all your wealth: wine from Helbon, white wool from Zahar,

All the inhabitants of the coastlands are shocked at you, and their kings are horribly afraid – their faces are troubled.

All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you; you have become terrified and will be no more.’”

They will know that I am the Lord when I ignite a fire in Egypt and all her allies are defeated.

I made it beautiful with its many branches; all the trees of Eden, in the garden of God, envied it.

None of the sins he has committed will be counted against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will turn you into a desolation.

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

The desolate land will be plowed, instead of being desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.

All the people of the land will bury them, and it will be a memorial for them on the day I magnify myself, declares the sovereign Lord.

No priest may drink wine when he enters the inner court.

The priests will not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or was torn to pieces by a wild animal.