1. A message came to me from the Lord. He said,
2. "Son of man, tell the people of Jerusalem the evil things they have done. I hate those things.
3. "Tell them, 'The Lord and King speaks to Jerusalem. He says, "Your history in the land of Canaan goes back a long way. Your father was an Amorite. Your mother was a Hittite.
4. On the day you were born your cord was not cut. You were not washed with water to clean you up. You were not rubbed with salt. And you were not wrapped in large strips of cloth.
5. No one took pity on you. No one was concerned enough to do any of those things for you. Instead, you were thrown out into an open field. You were hated on the day you were born.
6. " ' "I was passing by. I saw you kicking around in your blood. As you were lying there, I said to you, 'Live!'
7. I made you grow like a plant in a field. Soon you had grown up. You became the most beautiful jewel of all. Your breasts had formed. Your hair had grown. But you were naked and bare.
8. " ' "Later, I was passing by again. I looked at you. I saw that you were old enough for love. So I got married to you and took good care of you. I covered your naked body. I took an oath and made a firm promise to you. I entered into a covenant with you. And you became mine," announces the Lord and King.
9. " ' "I bathed you with water. I washed the blood off you. And I put lotions on you.
10. I put a beautiful dress on you. I gave you leather sandals. I dressed you in fine linen. I covered you with expensive clothes.
11. I decorated you with jewelry. I put bracelets on your arms. I gave you a necklace for your neck.
12. I put rings on your nose and ears. And I gave you a beautiful crown for your head.
13. " ' "So you were decorated with gold and silver. Your clothes were made out of fine linen. They were made of expensive and beautiful cloth. Your food was made out of fine flour, honey and olive oil. You became very beautiful. You became a queen.
14. You were so beautiful that your fame spread among the nations. The glory I had given you made your beauty perfect," announces the Lord and King.
15. " ' "But you trusted in your beauty. You used your fame to become a prostitute. You offered your body freely to anyone who passed by. In fact, you gave yourself to anyone who wanted you.
16. You used some of your clothes to make high places colorful. That is where people worshiped other gods. You were a prostitute there. Things like that should never happen. They should never take place.
17. " ' "I had given you fine jewelry. It was made out of gold and silver. You used it to make for yourself statues of male gods. You worshiped those gods. You were not faithful to me.
18. You put your beautiful clothes on them. You offered my oil and incense to them.
19. You also offered them the food that was made out of fine flour, olive oil and honey. I had given it to you to eat. You offered it as sweet-smelling incense to them. That is what you did," announces the Lord and King.