“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
“Son of man, set your face toward the southland; preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.
And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city.
“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her
“Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.”
If a man should go about and utter wind and lies, saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be the preacher for this people!
“Do not preach”—thus they preach— “one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
Now therefore hear the word of the Lord. “You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
“Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him
“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.
“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt;
“Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.
Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.” Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard.
May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb.
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