The completion of the riddle involving King Tzidkiyahu.

Yechezkel 1st prophecy begins.

`In order that you remember and be ashamed, and you will no longer have an excuse by reason of your humiliation, when I forgive you for all that you have done," says God.

God says that although He remembers

what the Jews did, in the future He will bring them back to Israel. The Jews should be embarrassed for what they did.

For the first time Yechezkel talks about the time of the Moshiach. He also continues the comparison between the Jews of Yehuda and those of the Northern Kingdom and the People of Sodom and Gomorrah

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A discussion of the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah

and why they were destroyed as compared to the Jews of Yehuda who in many ways were worse but were only exiled.

The parato ble continues comparing the Israelites to the Edomites and the Hittites and Sodom and Gemorrah!

Continuing the allegory with the Jews not remembering all God had done for them.

God now tells Yechezkel what the punishments will be.

God states that the Nation has stooped so low that they have to pay tp serve as a "harlot" (Avodah Zorah)