(SEE 5:25)
and I beg God to prove my innocence.
We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great. All of us together weigh less than a puff of air.
We may think we know what is right, but the LORD is the judge of our motives.
We may think we are doing the right thing, but the LORD always knows what is in our hearts.
but my people are too wicked to be made pure, and so I have rejected them.
Ezekiel, son of man, get a sharp sword and use it to cut off your hair and beard. Weigh the hair and divide it into three equal piles.
Assyria, this is what else the LORD says to you: "Your name will be forgotten. I will destroy every idol in your temple, and I will send you to the grave, because you are worthless."
(SEE 3:12)