Everycookingpotin Jerusalemand in Judahwill be holyto the LORDof hosts;and allwho sacrificewill comeand takeof them and boilin them. And there will nolongerbe a Canaanitein the houseof the LORDof hostsin that day.
Then he saidto them, "Go,eatof the fat,drinkof the sweet,and sendportionsto him who has nothingprepared;for this dayis holyto our Lord.Do not be grieved,for the joyof the LORDis your strength."
A highwaywill be there,a roadway,And it will be calledthe Highwayof Holiness.The uncleanwill not travelon it, But it [will] be for him who walks[that] way,And foolswill not wander[on it].
It will comeabout that he who is leftin Zionand remainsin Jerusalemwill be calledholy--everyonewho is recordedfor lifein Jerusalem.
Awake,awake,Clotheyourselfin your strength,O Zion;Clotheyourselfin your beautifulgarments,O Jerusalem,the holycity;For the uncircumcisedand the uncleanWill nolongercomeinto you.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Noforeigneruncircumcisedin heartand uncircumcisedin flesh,of allthe foreignerswhoare amongthe sonsof Israel,shall enterMy sanctuary.
"And when you divideby lotthe landfor inheritance,you shall offeran allotmentto the LORD,a holyportionof the land;the lengthshall be the lengthof 25,000[cubits], and the widthshall be 20,000It shall be holywithin allits boundaryroundabout.
A merchant,in whose handsare false balances,He lovesto oppress.
Then you will knowthat I am the LORDyour God,Dwellingin Zion,My holymountain.So Jerusalemwill be holy,And strangerswill passthrough it nomore.
"Wail,O inhabitantsof the Mortar,For allthe peopleof Canaanwill be silenced;Allwho weighout silverwill be cutoff.
In that daythere will [be inscribed] on the bellsof the horses,"HOLYTO THE LORD."And the cookingpotsin the LORD'Shousewill be like the bowlsbeforethe altar.
Whenyou eatand drink,do you not eatfor yourselves and do you not drinkfor yourselves?
Whether,then,you eatordrinkorwhateveryou do,doallto the gloryof God.
"And you shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour God,you and your sonsand daughters,your maleand femaleservants,and the Levitewhois within your gates,sincehe hasnoportionor inheritancewith you.
"Therealso you and your householdsshall eatbeforethe LORDyour God,and rejoicein allyour undertakingsin whichthe LORDyour Godhas blessedyou.
but in caseI am delayed,[I write] sothat you will knowhowone oughtto conducthimself in the householdof God,whichis the churchof the livingGod,the pillarand supportof the truth.
but Christ[was faithful] as a SonoverHis house--whosehousewe are, ifwe hold fastour confidenceand the boastof our hopefirmuntilthe end.
For [it is] timefor judgmentto beginwith the householdof God;and if[it] [begins] with us first,what[will be] the outcomefor thosewho do not obeythe gospelof God?
and nothingunclean,and noone who practicesabominationand lying,shall evercomeinto it, but onlythosewhose names are writtenin the Lamb'sbookof life.
Outsideare the dogsand the sorcerersand the immoral personsand the murderersand the idolaters,and everyonewho lovesand practiceslying.
