Quotes About Prophecy

“Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations

and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ëA great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Now say to this rebellious house: ëDo you not know what these things mean?í Tell them, ëBehold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

ëAs surely as I live,í declares the Lord GOD, ëhe will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.í

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.

Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.

Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ëA sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

ëSo then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!

I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.í I, the LORD, have spoken.”

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.

In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.

And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.í