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Ua yaam ntxwv txug qhov kws poob tebchaws

¹Yawmsaub has lug tuaj rua kuv tas, ²“Tuabneeg tug tub, koj nyob huv plawv cov tuabneeg kws pheej faav xeeb. Puab muaj qhov muag los saib tsw pum, muaj qhov ntsej los tsw nov lug, ³vem puab yog cov tuabneeg kws pheej faav xeeb. Yog le nuav, tuabneeg tug tub, koj ca le fwbxwm nraa ib yaam le tug kws yuav poob tebchaws, hab ca le tswv ua tuabneeg poob tebchaws nruab nub quas lug taab meeg puab. Koj yuav tswv ib yaam le tug kws poob tebchaws, tawm ntawm koj lub chaw moog rua ib qho taab meeg puab. Tej zag puab yuav nkaag sab, txawm yog puab yog cov tuabneeg kws pheej faav xeeb. ⁴Koj ca le rws koj lub nraa tawm moog nruab nub quas lug taab meeg puab yaam le tej nraa kws raug poob tebchaws. Mas thaus tsaus ntuj koj yuav tawm moog taab meeg puab, ib yaam le tug kws raug poob tebchaws. ⁵Ca le tho qhov tsev taab meeg puab pum hab coj lub nraa tawm lub qhov tsev ntawd moog. ⁶Ca le tsaws koj lub nraa rua sau xub pwg taab meeg puab, hab ca le kwv tawm moog thaus tsaus ntuj nti. Koj yuav npug ntsej muag, sub txhad tsw pum lub tebchaws. Kuv muab koj ua yaam ntxwv rua cov Yixayee.”
⁷Kuv kuj ua lawv le kws Yawmsaub has. Kuv rws kuv lub nraa tawm nruab nub quas lug ib yaam le tej nraa kws raug poob tebchaws. Thaus tsaus ntuj kuv txawm xuas kuv txhais teg tho qhov tsev. Kuv kwv kuv lub nraa tawm moog thaus tsaus ntuj nti, kuv kwv sau xub pwg taab meeg puab.
⁸Taagkig thaus kaaj ntug Yawmsaub has lug tuaj rua kuv tas, ⁹“Tuabneeg tug tub, haiv tuabneeg Yixayee kws pheej faav xeeb, puas tau has rua koj tas, ‘Koj ua daabtsw?’ los tsw has? ¹⁰Koj ca le has rua puab tas, ‘Vaajtswv Yawmsaub has le nuav tas, Tej lug nuav ntswg txug tug thawj⚓ huv Yeluxalee hab cov Yixayee suavdawg kws nyob hov ntawd.’ ¹¹Koj ca le has tas, ‘Kuv ua yaam ntxwv rua mej.’ Qhov kws kuv ua le nuav, tub yog puab yuav raug ib yaam le ntawd. Puab yuav raug poob tebchaws, puab yuav raug nteg kuav moog. ¹²Tug thawj kws nyob huv plawv puab yuav tsaws nwg lub nraa rua sau xub pwg tawm tswv tsaus ntuj nti moog. Nwg yuav tho qhov tsev hab tawm moog. Nwg yuav npug ntsej muag sub nwg lub qhov muag txhad tsw pum lub tebchaws. ¹³Kuv yuav nthuav vaag cuab nwg mas nwg yuav maag kuv lub vaag. Kuv yuav coj nwg moog rua Npanpiloo huv cov Kheentia lub tebchaws, tassws nwg yuav tsw pum lub tebchaws. Nwg yuav tuag rua hov ntawd. ¹⁴Kuv yuav ua kuas cov kws nyob ib ncig nwg txhua tug, taag nrho nwg cov tub teg tub taw hab nwg cov tub rog huvsw, rw quas sua moog lawv cua rua txhua faab. Hab kuv yuav rhu ntaaj lawv tua puab moog. ¹⁵Thaus kuv lawv puab moog nyob rua huv ib tsoom tebchaws hab ua rua puab tswv rw quas sua moog rua huv luas tej tebchaws, mas puab yuav paub tas kuv yog Yawmsaub. ¹⁶Tassws kuv yuav pub qee leej dim nav ntaaj hab kev tshaib kev nqhes hab mob kis, sub puab txhad pav puab tej kev qas vuab tsuab huvsw rua huv ib tsoom tebchaws kws puab tswv moog nyob hov paub, hab puab yuav paub tas kuv yog Yawmsaub.”
¹⁷Yawmsaub has dua lug tuaj rua kuv tas, ¹⁸“Tuabneeg tug tub, ca le noj mov ua tshee quas nyo, hab haus dej ua ntshai quas nrhw. ¹⁹Hab has rua cov tuabneeg huv lub tebchaws nuav tas, ‘Vaajtswv Yawmsaub has le nuav txug cov tuabneeg huv Yeluxalee huv Yixayee tebchaws tas, Puab yuav noj mov ua ntshai quas nrhw, hab yuav haus dej ua sab poob quas nthaav, vem txhua yaam huv lub tebchaws yuav raug muab lws du quas lug moog, yog tim cov tuabneeg suavdawg nyob huv kws ua nruj ua tswv. ²⁰Hab tej moos kws muaj tuabneeg nyob yuav raug muab tso tseg pam taag hab lub tebchaws yuav nyob do cuas. Mas mej yuav paub tas kuv yog Yawmsaub.’ ”
²¹Yawmsaub has lug tuaj rua kuv tas, ²²“Tuabneeg tug tub, lu paaj lug kws koj muaj has txug Yixayee tebchaws tas, ‘Ib nub dhau ib nub los txhua zaaj yug quas toog tub tsw tav,’ yog le caag maj? ²³Ca le has rua puab tas, ‘Vaajtswv Yawmsaub has le nuav tas, Kuv yuav ua kuas lu paaj lug nuav pluj taag moog, puab yuav tsw swv lu paaj lug nuav huv Yixayee dua le lawm.’ Ca le has rua puab tas, ‘Nub ntawd tub lug txug teg lawm, txhua zaaj yug quas toog kuj yuav tav. ²⁴Tsua qhov yuav tsw muaj ib zaaj yug quas toog cuav hab yuav tsw muaj tej lug has txug tom hauv ntej kws daag ntxag rua huv cov Yixayee le lawm. ²⁵Tassws kuv kws yog Yawmsaub yuav has tej lug kws kuv has xwb, hab yuav muaj lawv le tej lug hov, tsw tog ntev lawm. Mej cov tuabneeg kws pheej faav xeeb 'e, huv mej tam nuav ntaag kuv yuav has hab ua kuas tav. Vaajtswv Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.’ ”
²⁶Yawmsaub has lug dua tuaj rua kuv tas, ²⁷“Tuabneeg tug tub, saib maj, cov tuabneeg Yixayee has tas, ‘Tej yug quas toog kws nwg pum yog tej kws tseed nyob yaav tom hauv ntej u ntev nub, hab nwg cev Vaajtswv tej lug txug tej swjhawm kws tseed nyob deb.’ ²⁸Vem le nuav ca le has rua puab tas, ‘Vaajtswv Yawmsaub has le nuav tas, Kuv cov lug tsw muaj ib lus kws yuav tog ntev le lawm, tassws tej lug kws kuv has yeej yuav ua kuas tav. Vaajtswv Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.’ ”

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Judah’s Captivity Portrayed

¹Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying: ²“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of ⚓a rebellious house, which ⚓has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; ⚓for they are a rebellious house.
³“Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. ⁴By day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity. ⁵Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it. ⁶In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, ⚓for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”
⁷So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.
⁸And in the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ⁹“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, ⚓the rebellious house, said to you, ⚓‘What are you doing?’ ¹⁰Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “This ⚓burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them.” ’ ¹¹Say, ⚓‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; ⚓they shall be carried away into captivity.’ ¹²And ⚓the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes. ¹³I will also spread My ⚓net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. ⚓I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. ¹⁴⚓I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and ⚓I will draw out the sword after them.
¹⁵⚓“Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. ¹⁶⚓But I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.”

Judgment Not Postponed

¹⁷Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ¹⁸“Son of man, ⚓eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety. ¹⁹And say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the land of Israel: “They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with dread, so that her land may ⚓be emptied of all who are in it, ⚓because of the violence of all those who dwell in it. ²⁰Then the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall become desolate; and you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
²¹And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ²²“Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, ⚓‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’? ²³Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will lay this proverb to rest, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.” ’ But say to them, ‘ ⚓“The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. ²⁴For ⚓no more shall there be any ⚓false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. ²⁵For I am the Lord. I speak, and ⚓the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and ⚓perform it,” says the Lord God.’ ”
²⁶Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ²⁷⚓“Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is⚓for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ ²⁸⚓Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak ⚓will be done,” says the Lord God.’ ”