When the Land Sinnes Against Me, and I Stretch Out My Hand Against It and Break Its Supply of Bread and Break Man and Beast and Cut Off From It, Man and Beast

chapter 14 contains further oracles addressed to the house of israel and its leaders. The first oracle is occasioned by a delegation of elders of the exilic community coming to inquire of is chiel, much as they did in chapter eight,. They are presumably seeking some word from the lord to address the situation of the community. And as in chapter eight, the lord gives a word to esechiel in response to their visit. However, the response of the lord is one of deep displeasure. In verse three, the lord's initial respons is to eseqhiel himself, before he delivers the word of the lord to the elders in the community. Esechiel reflects upon