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Judgment on Wicked Counselors

Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the Lord’s house, which faces eastward; and there at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

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Judgment on Wicked Counselors

The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there were twenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

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And He said to me: “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked [a]counsel in this city,

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And he said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;

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who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the [b]caldron, and we are the meat.’

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who say, ‘The time is not neara to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’

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Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!”

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Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man.”

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Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me, “Speak! ‘Thus says the Lord: “Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

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And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me, “Say, Thus says the Lord: So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.

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You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.”

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You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain.

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Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it.

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Therefore thus says the Lord God: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the meat, and this city is the cauldron, but you shall be brought out of the midst of it.

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You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you,” says the Lord God.

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You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord God.

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“And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on you.

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And I will bring you out of the midst of it, and give you into the hands of foreigners, and execute judgments upon you.

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You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

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You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord.

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This city shall not be your [c]caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel.

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This city shall not be your cauldron, nor shall you be the meat in the midst of it. I will judge you at the border of Israel,

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And you shall know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you.” ’ ”

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and you shall know that I am the Lord. For you have not walked in my statutes, nor obeyed my rules, but have acted according to the rules of the nations that are around you.”

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Now it happened, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried with a loud voice, and said, “Ah, Lord God! Will You make a complete end of the remnant of Israel?”

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And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “Ah, Lord God! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”

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God Will Restore Israel

Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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Israel’s New Heart and Spirit

And the word of the Lord came to me:

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“Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Get far away from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession.’

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“Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, your kinsmen,b the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far from the Lord; to us this land is given for a possession.’

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Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little [d]sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.” ’

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Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a whilec in the countries where they have gone.’

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Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” ’

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Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.’

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And they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there.

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And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.

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Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within [e]them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh,

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And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

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that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

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that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

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But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God.

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But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I willd bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God.”

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So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them.

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Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

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And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.

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And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city.

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Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into [f]Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me.

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And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me.

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So I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the Lord had shown me.

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And I told the exiles all the things that the Lord had shown me.

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