13. Jerusalem is so full of sin and evil that I can't get it clean, even though I have tried. It will stay filthy until I let loose my fierce anger against it.
14. That time will certainly come! And when it does, I won't show the people of Jerusalem any pity or change my mind. They must be punished for the evil they have done. I, the Lord God, have spoken.
15. The Lord said,
16. “Ezekiel, son of man, I will suddenly take the life of the person you love most. But I don't want you to complain or cry.