“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘I will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. I will pluck from the top one of its tender twigs; I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

Can wood be taken from it to make anything useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on?

and the sound of the living beings’ wings brushing against each other, and the sound of the wheels alongside them, a great rumbling sound.

“But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.

“‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

I also gave them my Sabbaths as a reminder of our relationship, so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them.

Treat my Sabbaths as holy and they will be a reminder of our relationship, and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”

As they wail they will lament over you, chanting: “Who was like Tyre, like a tower in the midst of the sea?”

Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord because they were a reed staff for the house of Israel;

In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

Then he brought me to the outer court. I saw chambers there, and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers faced the pavement.

You will present them before the Lord, and the priests will scatter salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.

Of this area a square 875 feet by 875 feet will be designated for the sanctuary, with 87½ feet set aside for its open space round about.

There was a row of masonry around each of the four courts, and places for boiling offerings were made under the rows all around.

“You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

“‘They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.

Violence has grown into a staff that supports wickedness. Not one of them will be left – not from their crowd, not from their wealth, not from their prominence.

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

They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.

On the west side the Great Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.