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Standing in front of these carvings and idols were seventy of the elders of Israel and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan. Each man had his pan for burning incense in his hand, and a sweet-smelling cloud of incense was rising.

Then he said to me, "Human, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Have you seen each man in the room of his own idol? They say, ‘The Lord doesn't see us. The Lord has left the land.'"

Then six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his powerful weapon in his hand. Among them was a man dressed in linen with a writing case at his side. The men went in and stood by the bronze altar.

Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the creatures with wings, where it had been, to the place in the Temple where the door opened. He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing case at his side.

Then the man dressed in linen with the writing case at his side reported, "I have done just as you commanded me."

One living creature put out his hand to the fire that was among them, took some of the fire, and put it in the hands of the man dressed in linen. Then the man took the fire and went out.

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying,

Again the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Then in the morning the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The king among them will put his things on his shoulder in the dark and will leave. The people will dig a hole through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the ground.

All who are around the king—his helpers and all his army—I will scatter in every direction, and I will chase them with a sword.

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Then the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying: