EZEKIEL BEARING THE INIQUITY OF ISRAEL 14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. * 15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. 16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem. and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: 17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity. *No doubt "The House of Israel" used cow's dung for cooking when they were in Southern Russia, between the Caspian sea, the Black sea, and the Don river. In America, buffalo chips were used for cooking while crossing the plains to the Pacific Coast. 'S. XLIX:1-20 I Hear this, all ye people; give ar, all ye inhabitants of the world: ΜΑΝ 12 NEVERTHELESS 13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3 MY MOUTH SHALL 14 Like sheep they are laid in SPEAK OF WISDOM: AND the grave; death shall feed on THE MEDITATION OF MY them; and the upright shall have HEART SHALL BE OF UN- dominion over them in the mornDERSTANDING. ing; and their beauty shall con 4I will incline mine ear to a sume in the grave from their parable: I will open my dark say-dwelling. ing upon the harp. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for shall receive me. Selah. he 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multi- his tude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that is 16 Be not thou afraid when one made rich, when the glory of house is increased; 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul, (and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,) 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. PS. XCII:1-15 their houses shall continue for 1 It is a good thing to give ever, and their dwelling places to thanks unto the LORD, and to sing all generations: they call their praises unto thy name, O most lands after their own names. High: 2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 15 To shew that the LORD is upright, he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. EZEK. XVIII:1-32—B. C. 594 1 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. 4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. this proverb concerning the land 2 What mean ye, that ye use 50 LORD, how great are thy of Israel, saying, The fathers have works; and thy thoughts are very eaten sour grapes, and the childeep. dren's teeth are set on edge? 6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. 7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: 8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 11 Mine eyes also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; the soul of the father, so also the 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. that which is lawful and right, 5¶ But if à man be just, and do 6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 7 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath exe cuted true judgment between ma and man, |