Thusthe LORDsaidto me, "Goand buyyourself a linenwaistbandand putit aroundyour waist,but do not putit in water."
And the LORDsaid,"Evenas My servantIsaiahhas gonenakedand barefootthreeyearsas a signand tokenagainstEgyptand Cush,
For as the waistbandclingsto the waistof a man,soI made the wholehouseholdof Israeland the wholehouseholdof Judahclingto Me,' declaresthe LORD,'that they might be for Me a people,for renown,for praiseand for glory;but they did not listen.'
"Ariseand godownto the potter'shouse,and thereI will announceMy wordsto you."
Thussaysthe LORD,"Goand buya potter'searthenwarejar,and [take] someof the eldersof the peopleand someof the seniorpriests.
thussaysthe LORDto me-- "Makefor yourself bondsand yokesand putthem on your neck,
"Take[some] largestonesin your handsand hidethem in the mortarin the brick[terrace] whichis at the entranceof Pharaoh'spalacein Tahpanhes,in the sightof some[of the] Jews;
And comingto us, he tookPaul'sbeltand boundhis ownfeetand hands,and said,"This is whatthe HolySpiritsays:'In this waythe Jewsat Jerusalemwill bindthe manwhoownsthisbeltand deliverhim into the handsof the Gentiles.'"
God,after He spokelong agoto the fathersin the prophetsin many portionsand in many ways,
