Ezekiel 33:23-33

23Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 24“Son of man, they who 1live in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘2Abraham was only one, yet he possessed the land; so to 3us who are many the land has been given as a possession.’ 25Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “You eat meat with the 4blood in it, raise your eyes to your idols as you shed blood. 5Should you then possess the land? 26You 67rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?”’ 27You shall say this to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: “As I live, those who are in the places of ruins certainly will 8fall by the sword, and whoever is in the 9open field I will give to the animals to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and in the 10caves will die of plague. 28And I will 11make the land a desolation and a waste, and the 12pride of her power will be brought to an end; and the mountains of Israel will be deserted so that no one will pass through. 29Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I make the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations which they have committed.”’

30“But as for you, son of man, 13your fellow citizens who talk with one another about you by the walls and in the doorways of the houses, speak one with another, each with his brother, saying, ‘14Come now and hear what the 15message is that comes from the Lord.’ 31And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them; for they do the lustful desires expressed by their 16mouth, and their heart follows their unlawful 17gain. 32And behold, you are to them like a love song by one who has a 18beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them. 33So when it 19comes--20as it certainly will--then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”