Ezekiel is an example for you; you will do just as he has done. And when that time comes, you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.”

以西结必这样为你们作预兆；凡他所行的，你们也必照样行。那事来到，你们就知道我是主耶和华。’

以西结必这样成为你们的预兆；凡他所做的，你们也必照样做。那事来到，你们就知道我是主耶和华。’”

以西结必这样成为你们的预兆；凡他所做的，你们也必照样做。那事来到，你们就知道我是主耶和华。’”

以西结做的事都是你们的预兆，你们也将做他做的。当这事发生时，你们就知道我是主耶和华了。’

以西结必成为你们的一个兆头；凡他所行的，将来你们也要照样行。这事来到，你们就知道我是主耶和华。’

以西結必這樣為你們作預兆；凡他所行的，你們也必照樣行。那事來到，你們就知道我是主耶和華。』

以西結必這樣成為你們的預兆；凡他所做的，你們也必照樣做。那事來到，你們就知道我是主耶和華。』」

以西結必這樣成為你們的預兆；凡他所做的，你們也必照樣做。那事來到，你們就知道我是主耶和華。』」

以西結做的事都是你們的預兆，你們也將做他做的。當這事發生時，你們就知道我是主耶和華了。』

以西結必成為你們的一個兆頭；凡他所行的，將來你們也要照樣行。這事來到，你們就知道我是主耶和華。’

以西結對你們必這樣成了一個兆頭：他怎樣行，你們也要怎樣行：那事來到，你們就知道我乃是主永恆主。」

以西結為爾兆、爾必依其所為而為之、斯事既至、爾則知我乃主耶和華也、○

以西結於爾為徵、視其所為、爾必為之、斯事既成、爾必知我乃主耶和華。

以西結必為爾作先兆、凡其所為、爾必為之、斯事既成、爾則知我乃主天主、

Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.’

What Ezekiel has done will show you what is going to happen to you. You will do just as he has done. Then you will know that I am the Lord and King.’ ” ’

Thus shall Ezekiel be to you a sign; according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’

Now Ezekiel will be a sign for you. You will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

So Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’ ”

Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord God.’”

Thus shall Ezekiel be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do: when this cometh, then shall ye know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

Now Ezekiel will be a sign for you. You will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.

Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I[ am] the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel will be an object lesson for you; you will do all that he has done. When it happens, then you will know that I am the sovereign LORD.’

Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.’”’”

Then take an iron griddle and place it between you and the city. Turn toward the city and demonstrate how harsh the siege will be against Jerusalem. This will be a warning to the people of Israel.

Then the Lord said,“ My servant Isaiah has been walking around naked and barefoot for the last three years. This is a sign— a symbol of the terrible troubles I will bring upon Egypt and Ethiopia.

As the crowd pressed in on Jesus, he said,“ This evil generation keeps asking me to show them a miraculous sign. But the only sign I will give them is the sign of Jonah.What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.

Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives.

The place will be littered with corpses, and you will know that I alone am the Lord.

But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.

Yes, I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn’t tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.

As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel.”

I tell you this beforehand, so that when it happens you will believe that I Am the Messiah.

I and the children the Lord has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion.

I have told you these things before they happen so that when they do happen, you will believe.

I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the Lord.”

The king and the prince will stand helpless, weeping in despair, and the people’s hands will tremble with fear. I will bring on them the evil they have done to others, and they will receive the punishment they so richly deserve. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

When you leave me today, you will see two men beside Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah, on the border of Benjamin. They will tell you that the donkeys have been found and that your father has stopped worrying about them and is now worried about you. He is asking,‘ Have you seen my son?’“ When you get to the oak of Tabor, you will see three men coming toward you who are on their way to worship God at Bethel. One will be bringing three young goats, another will have three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine.They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept.“ When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying.At that time the Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you.

I will accomplish this by the hand of my people of Israel. They will carry out my vengeance with anger, and Edom will know that this vengeance is from me. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!

And I will turn the city of Rabbah into a pasture for camels, and all the land of the Ammonites into a resting place for sheep and goats. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

People scoff at me and say,“ What is this‘ message from the Lord’ you talk about? Why don’t your predictions come true?”

When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him,“ Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the Lord and worshiping other gods.”So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son.And the Lord said,“ Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu’s dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel. In fact, I will bring an end to Israel’s independence.I will break its military power in the Jezreel Valley.”Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to Hosea,“ Name your daughter Lo ruhamah—‘ Not loved’— for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies— not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the Lord their God.”After Gomer had weaned Lo ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son.And the Lord said,“ Name him Lo ammi—‘ Not my people’— for Israel is not my people, and I am not their God.

I will raise my fist of judgment against you. I will give you as plunder to many nations. I will cut you off from being a nation and destroy you completely. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

And all the trees will know that it is I, the Lord, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said!”

I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. I will repay you for all your detestable sins. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking the blow.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.”So I bought her back for fifteen pieces of silver and five bushels of barley and a measure of wine.Then I said to her,“ You must live in my house for many days and stop your prostitution. During this time, you will not have sexual relations with anyone, not even with me.”This shows that Israel will go a long time without a king or prince, and without sacrifices, sacred pillars, priests, or even idols!

In the same way, I will bring my judgment down on the Moabites. Then they will know that I am the Lord.