Moreover the wordof the LORDcameuntome, saying, Now, thousonof man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judgethe bloodycity? yea, thou shalt showher allher abominations. Then saythou, Thussaiththe LordGOD, The citysheddethbloodin the midstof it, that her timemay come, and makethidolsagainstherself to defileherself. Thou art become guiltyin thy bloodthatthou hast shed; and hast defiledthyself in thine idolswhichthou hast made; and thou hast caused thy daysto draw near, and art come even untothy years: thereforehave I madethee a reproachunto the heathen, and a mockingto allcountries. Those that be near, and those that be farfromthee, shall mockthee, which art infamous and muchvexed. Behold, the princesof Israel, every onewerein thee to their powertoshedblood. In thee have they set lightby fatherand mother: in the midstof thee have they dealtby oppressionwith the stranger: in thee have they vexedthe fatherlessand the widow. Thou hast despisedmine holy things, and hast profanedmy sabbaths. In thee arementhat carry talestoshedblood: and in thee they eatuponthe mountains: in the midstof thee they commitlewdness. In thee have they discoveredtheir fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbledher that was set apartfor pollution. And onehath committedabominationwithhis neighbor's wife; and anotherhath lewdlydefiledhis daughter-in-law; and anotherin thee hath humbledhis sister, his father's daughter. In thee have they takengiftstoshedblood; thou hast takenusuryand increase, and thou hast greedily gainedof thy neighborsby extortion, and hast forgottenme, saiththe LordGOD. Behold, therefore I have smittenmine handatthy dishonest gainwhichthou hast made, and atthy bloodwhichhath beenin the midstof thee. Can thine heartendure, orcan thine handsbe strong, in the daysthatIshall dealwith thee? Ithe LORDhave spoken it , and will do it . And I will scatterthee among the heathen, and dispersethee in the countries, and will consumethy filthinessout ofthee. And thou shalt take thine inheritancein thyself in the sightof the heathen, and thou shalt knowthatI am the LORD. And the wordof the LORDcameuntome, saying, Sonof man, the houseof Israelis to me becomedross: allthey are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midstof the furnace; they are even the drossof silver. Thereforethussaiththe LordGOD; Becauseye are allbecomedross, behold, thereforeI will gatheryou intothe midstof Jerusalem. As they gathersilver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, intothe midstof the furnace, to blowthe fireuponit, to melt it ; sowill I gather you in mine angerand in my fury, and I will leave you there , and meltyou. Yea, I will gatheryou, and blowuponyou in the fireof my wrath, and ye shall be meltedin the midstthereof. As silveris meltedin the midstof the furnace, soshall ye be meltedin the midstthereof; and ye shall knowthatIthe LORDhave poured outmy furyuponyou. And the wordof the LORDcameuntome, saying, Sonof man, sayunto her, Thou art the landthatis notcleansed, norrained uponin the dayof indignation. There is a conspiracyof her prophetsin the midstthereof, like a roaringlionraveningthe prey; they have devouredsouls; they have takenthe treasureand precious things; they have made her manywidowsin the midstthereof. Her priestshave violatedmy law, and have profanedmine holy things: they have put no differencebetweenthe holyand profane, neitherhave they showed difference betweenthe uncleanand the clean, and have hidtheir eyesfrom my sabbaths, and I am profanedamongthem. Her princesin the midstthereof are like wolvesraveningthe prey, to shedblood, and to destroysouls, togetdishonest gain. And her prophetshave daubedthem with untempered mortar , seeingvanity, and diviningliesunto them, saying, Thussaiththe LordGOD, when the LORDhath notspoken. The peopleof the landhave usedoppression, and exercisedrobbery, and have vexedthe poorand needy: yea, they have oppressedthe strangerwrongfully. And I soughtfor a manamongthem, that should make upthe hedge, and standin the gapbeforeme forthe land, that I should notdestroyit: but I foundnone. Therefore have I poured outmine indignationuponthem; I have consumedthem with the fireof my wrath: their own wayhave I recompensedupon their heads, saiththe LordGOD.