10. “Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: This is the divine revelation about the prince from Jerusalem and about all the people of Israel who live there.’
11. “Tell them, ‘I am your warning sign. What I have done will happen to you. You will go into exile and into captivity.
12. The prince who is among you will put his bags on his shoulders in the dark and leave. People will dig holes in the wall to go through. The prince will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.
13. I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my net. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, but he will not see it. And that’s where he’ll die.
14. I will scatter in every direction all those who are around him—his staff and all his troops. I will pursue them with my sword.
15. Then they will know that I am the Lord, because I will scatter them among the nations and force them into other countries.
16. However, I will spare a few of them from wars, famines, and plagues. Wherever they go among the nations, they will realize that everything they did was disgusting. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
17. The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
18. “Son of man, shake as you eat your food. Tremble and be worried as you drink your water.
19. “Tell the people of this land, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says about the people who live in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will be worried as they eat their food and terrified as they drink their water. Their country will be stripped of everything because everyone who lives there is violent.
20. The cities where people live will be destroyed, and the country will become a wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
21. The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
22. “Son of man, what is this proverb you have in Israel: ‘Days go by, and every vision comes to nothing’?
23. “Tell the people, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will put a stop to the use of this proverb. You will no longer quote it in Israel.’ Instead, tell them, ‘The time is near when every vision will come true.
24. There will no longer be any false visions or flattering fortunetelling to the people.