“The word of Yahweh
Came to me.
‘Son of man!
When the house
Of Israel
Lived
On their own soil,
They defiled it
With their ways,
With their doings.
Their conduct was,
In my sight,
Like the uncleanness
Of a woman
In her menstrual period.
Thus,
I poured out my wrath
Upon them
For the blood
That they had shed
Upon the land.
I poured out my wrath
Upon them
For the idols
With which
They had defiled it.
I scattered them
Among the nations.
They were dispersed
Through the countries.
I judged them
In accordance
With their conduct.
I judged them
In accordance
With their deeds.’”
Once again, the word of Yahweh came to Ezekiel, the son of man, but without a specific date. Yahweh said that when the house of Israel lived on their own soil, they defiled it with how they acted. They were unclean, like the uncleanness of the menstrual female, who was considered to be unclean at the time of her period. They had shed blood throughout the land. They had worshipped idols, thus defiling the land. Yahweh then poured out his wrath and scattered them among the various nations. Thus, they were dispersed throughout the different countries. Yahweh judged them according to their conduct and their deeds.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 