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.

The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her,<n id="1" /> including all kinds of men;<n id="2" /> even Sabeans<n id="3" /> were brought from the desert. The sisters<n id="4" /> put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Groan in silence for the dead,<n id="1" /> but do not perform mourning rites.<n id="2" /> Bind on your turban<n id="3" /> and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your lip<n id="4" /> and do not eat food brought by others.&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your wealth, products, and merchandise, your sailors and captains,p> <p class="poetry">your ship&#8217;s carpenters,<n id="1" /> your merchants,p> <p class="poetry">and all your fighting men within you,p> <p class="poetry">along with all your crew who are in you,p> <p class="poetry">will fall into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.p>

&#8220;Son of man, speak to your people,<n id="1" /> and say to them, &#8216;Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.

<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;

The man said to me, &#8220;Son of man, watch closely, listen carefully, and pay attention<n id="1" /> to everything I show you, for you have been brought here so that I can show it to you.<n id="2" /> Tell the house of Israel everything you see.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">I saw<n id="1" /> a wall all around the outside of the temple.<n id="2" /> In the man&#8217;s hand was a measuring stick 10½ feet<n id="3" /> long. He measured the thickness of the wall<n id="4" /> as 10½ feet,<n id="5" /> and its height as 10½ feet.

The <sc>Lordsc> said to me: &#8220;This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the <sc>Lordsc>, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled;<n id="1" /> however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.