<p class="bodytext">And he said to me, &#8220;Son of man, take all my words that I speak to you to heart and listen carefully.

Therefore I will act with fury! My eye will not pity them nor will I spare<n id="1" /> them. When they have shouted in my ears, I will not listen to them.&#8221;p>

&#8220;Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to the prophets who prophesy from their imagination:<n id="1" /> &#8216;Hear the word of the <sc>Lordsc>!

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Yet you say, &#8216;The Lord&#8217;s conduct<n id="1" /> is unjust!&#8217; Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

<p class="poetry">They put him in a collar with hooks;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they brought him to the king of Babylon;p> <p class="poetry">they brought him to prison<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">so that his voice would not be heardp> <p class="poetry">any longer on the mountains of Israel.p>

He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, so he is responsible for himself.<n id="1" /> If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman<n id="1" /> for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.

Realize<n id="1" /> that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician.<n id="2" /> They hear your words, but they do not obey them.<n id="3" />

Then you will know that I, the <sc>Lordsc>, have heard all the insults you spoke against the mountains of Israel, saying, &#8220;They are desolate, they have been given to us for food.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: &#8216;O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the <sc>Lordsc>!

Then he said to me, &#8220;Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: &#8216;Dry bones, hear the word of the <sc>Lordsc>.

like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain.<n id="1" /> This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the <sc>Lordsc>. When I saw<n id="2" /> it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.p>

As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.&#8221;p>

Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen,<n id="1" /> and speak to them &#8211; say to them, &#8216;This is what the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> says,&#8217; whether they pay attention or not.&#8221;p>

Say, &#8216;Mountains of Israel,<n id="1" /> Hear the word of the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>!<n id="2" /> This is what the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> says to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I am bringing<n id="3" /> a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.<n id="4" />

You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people<n id="1" /> who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!p>

But they rebelled against me, and refused to listen to me; no one got rid of their detestable idols,<n id="1" /> nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. Then I decided to pour out<n id="2" /> my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;As for you, O house of Israel, this is what the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> says: Each of you go and serve your idols,<n id="1" /> if you will not listen to me.<n id="2" /> But my holy name will not be profaned<n id="3" /> again by your sacrifices<n id="4" /> and your idols.

Say to the Ammonites, &#8216;Hear the word of the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>: This is what the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> says: You said &#8220;Aha!&#8221; about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;But as for you, son of man, your people<n id="1" /> (who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another,<n id="2" /> &#8216;Come hear the word that comes<n id="3" /> from the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;