Today is the third day of November.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I am Brian.

It's great to be here with you today

as we dive in and take the next step forward through the scriptures this year.

And this week we're reading from the Good News translation and so for our Old Testament reading Ezekiel chapter 7 verse 1 to 9 11 The Lord spoke to me.

Mortal man, he said,

This is what I, the Sovereign sovereign Lord am saying to the land of Israel.

This is the end for the whole land.

Israel, the end has come. You will feel my anger because I am judging you for what you have done.

I will pay you back for all your disgusting conduct. I will not spare you or show you

any mercy. I am going to punish you for the disgusting things you have done so that you will know that I am the Lord.

This is what the sovereign Lord is saying.

One disaster after another is coming on you.

It's all over.

This is the end.

You are finished. The end is coming for you people who live in the land.

The time is near when there will be no more celebrations at the mountain shrines.

Only confusion.

Very soon now you will feel all the force of my anger.

I am judging you for what you have done and I will pay you back for all your

disgusting conduct. I will not spare you or show you any mercy. I am going to punish you for the disgusting things you have

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