Moreover the spiritlifted me up, and brought me unto the eastgate of the LORD’Shouse, whichlooketheastward: and behold at the door of the gatefive and twenty men; amongwhom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
And the Spirit of the LORDfellupon me, and saidunto me, Speak; Thussaith the LORD; Thushave ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the thingsthatcomeintoyourmind, every one of them.
Thereforethussaith the Lord GOD; Yourslainwhom ye havelaid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and thiscity is the caldron: but I willbring you forth out of the midst of it.
And ye shallknowthat I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neitherexecuted my judgments, but havedoneafter the manners of the heathenthat are roundabout you.
And it came to pass, when I prophesied, thatPelatiah the son of Benaiahdied. Thenfell I downupon my face, and criedwith a loudvoice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wiltthoumake a full end of the remnant of Israel?
Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israelwholly, are theyuntowhom the inhabitants of Jerusalemhavesaid, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is thislandgiven in possession.
Therefore say, Thussaith the Lord GOD; Although I havecastthem far off among the heathen, and although I havescatteredthemamong the countries, yet will I be to them as a littlesanctuary in the countrieswheretheyshallcome.
Therefore say, Thussaith the Lord GOD; I willevengather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countrieswhere ye havebeenscattered, and I willgive you the land of Israel.
And I willgivethem one heart, and I will put a new spiritwithin you; and I willtake the stonyheart out of theirflesh, and willgivethem an heart of flesh:
But as for themwhoseheartwalkethafter the heart of theirdetestablethings and theirabominations, I willrecompensetheir way upontheir own heads, saith the Lord GOD.
Afterwards the spirittook me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God intoChaldea, to them of the captivity. So the visionthat I had seenwent up from me.