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\h Ezekiel 
\toc1 Ezekiel 
\toc2 Ezekiel 
\mt1 Ezekiel 
\c 1  
\s1 Introduction 
\p
\v 1-3 I am the priest, Ezekiel son of Buzzi. I was in exile by the Kebar Canal in Babylonia when the skies opened up, and I saw visions of God. This was on the fifth day of the fourth month of the thirtieth year.\f + \fr 1:1-3  \fk fifth day … year \ft If the year refers to Ezekiel’s age, this is the same as the fifth year of exile, that is, July 31, 593 B.C.\f* (This was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile. The word of the LORD came to Ezekiel. The power of the LORD came over him at that place.) 
\s1 The Chariot of the Lord—God’s Throne 
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\v 4 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H6051"\w* \w watching|strong="H5869"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* big \w storm|strong="H5591"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w*. \w It|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H6051"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* big \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w* \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w strong|strong="H1419"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H6051"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w flashing|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w*. \w Light|strong="H5051"\w* \w was|strong="H6051"\w* shining \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w*. \w It|strong="H7200"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H7307"\w* hot \w metal|strong="H2830"\w*\f + \fr 1:4  \fk hot metal \ft The Hebrew word might mean “melted copper,” “an alloy of gold and silver,” or “amber.” Also in verse 27.\f* \w glowing|strong="H2830"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
\v 5 \w Inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* cloud, \w there|strong="H2088"\w* \w were|strong="H0702"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2088"\w* \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. 
\v 6 But \w each|strong="H0259"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w had|strong="H0259"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*. 
\v 7 \w Their|strong="H7272"\w* \w legs|strong="H7272"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w straight|strong="H3477"\w*. \w Their|strong="H7272"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w looked|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H7272"\w* calves’ \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w they|strong="H7272"\w* sparkled \w like|strong="H7272"\w* \w polished|strong="H7044"\w* \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Under|strong="H8478"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w human|strong="H0120"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w*. \w There|strong="H8478"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* living beings. \w Each|strong="H0702"\w* living being \w had|strong="H3027"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*. 
\v 9 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w touched|strong="H2266"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H5676"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w living|strong="H0376"\w* \w beings|strong="H0376"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H5437"\w* \w when|strong="H0376"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* moved. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w direction|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* looking. 
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\v 10 \w Each|strong="H0702"\w* living being \w had|strong="H0120"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w*. \w In|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w each|strong="H0702"\w* \w had|strong="H0120"\w* \w a|strong="H1823"\w* \w man’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. There \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H1823"\w* \w lion’s|strong="H0738"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w side|strong="H3225"\w* \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w a|strong="H1823"\w* bull’s \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w* \w side|strong="H3225"\w*. There \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w an|strong="H6440"\w* \w eagle’s|strong="H5404"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w back|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Their|strong="H6440"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w spread|strong="H3671"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w over|strong="H4605"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w With|strong="H0376"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w living|strong="H0376"\w* being reached \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* touch \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w it|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H8147"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w it|strong="H6440"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* body. 
\v 12 \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w living|strong="H0376"\w* \w being|strong="H1961"\w* \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w direction|strong="H6440"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w looking|strong="H1961"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w wherever|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 1:12  \fk spirit \ft Or “wind.” Also in verse 20.\f* \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H5437"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H5437"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w moved|strong="H7307"\w*. 
\v 13 \w That|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w what|strong="H4758"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w*. 
\p Inside \w the|strong="H4480"\w* area \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w*, there \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w something|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w burning|strong="H0784"\w* \w coals|strong="H1513"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* small \w torches|strong="H3940"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* kept \w moving|strong="H1980"\w* \w around|strong="H1980"\w* \w among|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w*. \w The|strong="H4480"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* glowed \w brightly|strong="H5051"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w lightning|strong="H1300"\w* \w flashed|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. 
\v 14 \w The|strong="H7725"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w* \w ran|strong="H7519"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* forth—as fast as \w lightning|strong="H0965"\w*.\f + \fr 1:14  \ft Or “And there was something like lighting shooting back and forth among the living beings.”\f* 
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\v 15-16 I was looking at the living beings when I noticed four wheels that touched the ground. There was one wheel by each living being. All the wheels looked the same. The wheels looked as if they were made from a clear, yellow jewel. They looked like there was a wheel inside a wheel. 
\v 17 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* could \w turn|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w move|strong="H5437"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w any|strong="H3808"\w* direction. \add \+w But|strong="H3808"\+w* \+w the|strong="H5921"\+w* living beings\add* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H5437"\w* \w when|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* moved.\f + \fr 1:17  \fk The wheels … moved \ft Or “The wheels could move in any four directions, but they did not turn when they moved.”\f* 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H5439"\w* \w rims|strong="H1354"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* wheels \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w tall|strong="H1363"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* frightening. \w There|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w over|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w rims|strong="H1354"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* wheels. 
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\v 19 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* always moved \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w*. If \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w* \w went|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* air, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w went|strong="H5375"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 20 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H1961"\w* \w wherever|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* wanted \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w went|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* power \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w moved|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w being|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w*. 
\v 21 \w So|strong="H5375"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w* \w moved|strong="H7307"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w moved|strong="H7307"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w went|strong="H5375"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w air|strong="H7307"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w* \w went|strong="H5375"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w*. 
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\v 22 There \w was|strong="H7218"\w* \w an|strong="H5921"\w* amazing thing \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H7218"\w* \w like|strong="H1823"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* bowl\f + \fr 1:22  \fk bowl \ft This Hebrew word is the same word used in Genesis 1:6-7 to describe the dome of the sky.\f* \w turned|strong="H5186"\w* \w upside|strong="H4605"\w* \w down|strong="H5186"\w*, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* bowl \w was|strong="H7218"\w* clear \w like|strong="H1823"\w* \w crystal|strong="H7140"\w*. 
\v 23 \w Under|strong="H8478"\w* \w this|strong="H0376"\w* bowl, \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w living|strong="H0376"\w* being \w had|strong="H0376"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* reaching \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H3680"\w*. \w Two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w spread|strong="H3671"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* way \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w spread|strong="H3671"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H8147"\w* way, \w covering|strong="H3680"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* body. 
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\v 24 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*. Every time \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w living|strong="H5975"\w* beings moved, \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w made|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* \w very|strong="H7227"\w* loud \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H7227"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* lot \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* rushing \w by|strong="H4325"\w*. \w They|strong="H8085"\w* \w were|strong="H4325"\w* loud \w like|strong="H7227"\w* \add \+w the|strong="H0853"\+w* Lord\add* All-Powerful. \w They|strong="H8085"\w* \w were|strong="H4325"\w* \w as|strong="H4325"\w* loud \w as|strong="H4325"\w* \w an|strong="H8085"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w or|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* crowd \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w people|strong="H8085"\w*. \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w living|strong="H5975"\w* beings \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w* moving, \w they|strong="H8085"\w* \w put|strong="H7503"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* down \w by|strong="H4325"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* side. 
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\v 25 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w living|strong="H5975"\w* beings \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w* moving \w and|strong="H7218"\w* lowered \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* another loud \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* bowl \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*. 
\v 26 \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w something|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* bowl. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* blue \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w sapphire|strong="H5601"\w*. \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0834"\w* \w something|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* sitting \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*. 
\v 27 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w* \w up|strong="H7200"\w*. \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* hot \w metal|strong="H2830"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*. \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w* \w down|strong="H4605"\w*. \w It|strong="H7200"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w glow|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* shining \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*. 
\v 28 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w light|strong="H5051"\w* shining \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w rainbow|strong="H7198"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*. \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w As|strong="H0834"\w* soon \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ground. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w bowed|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ground, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\c 2  
\s1 The Lord Speaks to Ezekiel 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* voice \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 2:1  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel, as one the Lord chose to be his prophet. It is used in this sense throughout this book.\f* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.” 
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\v 2 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*\f + \fr 2:2  \fk the Spirit came into me \ft Or “a wind came.”\f* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w lifted|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w one|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 3 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H0001"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w turned|strong="H0413"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* many \w times|strong="H3117"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* sinned \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* many \w times|strong="H3117"\w*—\w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* sinning \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\v 4 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w but|strong="H0559"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* very \w stubborn|strong="H7186"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* very hardheaded, \w but|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*.’ 
\v 5 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H8085"\w* \w who|strong="H5030"\w* \w refuse|strong="H2308"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H2308"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* don’t \w stop|strong="H2308"\w* sinning, \w at|strong="H1004"\w* least \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* living \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. 
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\v 6 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w or|strong="H0408"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* true: \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* turn \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* try \w to|strong="H0413"\w* hurt \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w Their|strong="H1992"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* sharp \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w thorns|strong="H5544"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* sting \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w scorpions|strong="H6137"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* refuse \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w obey|strong="H3372"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 7 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*, \w whether|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H2308"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H8085"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* usually \w refuse|strong="H2308"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*! 
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\v 8 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w telling|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w turn|strong="H5414"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* refuse \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w*. \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w open|strong="H6475"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w receive|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w words|strong="H6310"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w an|strong="H7200"\w* \w arm|strong="H3027"\w* \w reach|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w It|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* holding \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* words written \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H7200"\w*. 
\v 10 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* rolled \w the|strong="H0853"\w* scroll \w open|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. Words \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w back|strong="H0268"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* scroll. There \w were|strong="H6440"\w* all kinds \w of|strong="H6440"\w* sad songs, sad stories, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* warnings. 
\c 3  
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\v 1 \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 3:1  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 3, 4, 10, 17, 25.\f* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H0834"\w*. \w Eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w then|strong="H1696"\w* go \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.” 
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H0853"\w* I \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w my|strong="H0398"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w put|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w* into \w my|strong="H0398"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w*. Swallow \w it|strong="H5414"\w*! \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w body|strong="H0990"\w*.” 
\p \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w my|strong="H0935"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 5 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w some|strong="H5971"\w* foreigners \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* understand. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* learn \w another|strong="H3808"\w* \w language|strong="H3956"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 6 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* am \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* different countries \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w speak|strong="H1697"\w* \w languages|strong="H3956"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w*. \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w learn|strong="H8085"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w hard|strong="H3515"\w* \w languages|strong="H3956"\w*. 
\v 7 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am sending \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Only|strong="H3605"\w*, \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w hard|strong="H7186"\w* heads—\w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* very \w stubborn|strong="H7186"\w*! \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H0014"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 8 \w But|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w just|strong="H5980"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* stubborn \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w head|strong="H6440"\w* \w just|strong="H5980"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w hard|strong="H2389"\w*. 
\v 9 \w A|strong="H3588"\w* \w diamond|strong="H8068"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w harder|strong="H2389"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w flint|strong="H6864"\w* rock. \w In|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* stubborn \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w head|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w harder|strong="H2389"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w who|strong="H2389"\w* always \w turn|strong="H5414"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.” 
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* remember \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* all \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w exile|strong="H1473"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* ….’ \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H2308"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H2308"\w* \w stop|strong="H2308"\w* sinning, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w must|strong="H0518"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* message.” 
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\v 12 \w Then|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 3:12  \fk Spirit \ft Or “wind.” Also in verse 24.\f* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0310"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*. \w It|strong="H5375"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w loud|strong="H1419"\w*, \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w thunder|strong="H6963"\w*. \w It|strong="H5375"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w*, “\w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!” 
\v 13 \w Then|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w* began moving. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w made|strong="H0802"\w* \w a|strong="H0802"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w as|strong="H5980"\w* they touched \w each|strong="H0802"\w* \w other|strong="H0269"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* front \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* began making \w a|strong="H0802"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w as|strong="H5980"\w* \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w as|strong="H5980"\w* \w thunder|strong="H6963"\w*. 
\v 14 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w*. \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* very sad \w and|strong="H3068"\w* upset \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*, \w but|strong="H2388"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* felt \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 15 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Israel \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* forced \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* Tel Aviv\f + \fr 3:15  \fk Tel Aviv \ft This was a place outside of Israel. The name means “Spring Hill.”\f* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Kebar \w Canal|strong="H5104"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* silent. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* Watchman \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Israel 
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\v 16 \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 17 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am \w making|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w watchman|strong="H6822"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* tell \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* bad \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 18 \w If|strong="H1931"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w These|strong="H1931"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*!’ \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* change \w their|strong="H1245"\w* \w lives|strong="H2421"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w doing|strong="H1870"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w*. \w If|strong="H1931"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H0559"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* sinned. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* also \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w responsible|strong="H1818"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H1245"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w because|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* go \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* save \w their|strong="H1245"\w* \w lives|strong="H2421"\w*. 
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\v 19 “\w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* tell \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w doing|strong="H1870"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w refuse|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* listen, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* sinned. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w warned|strong="H2094"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w saved|strong="H5337"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*. 
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\v 20 “\w If|strong="H3588"\w* good \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* being good \w and|strong="H3027"\w* begin \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H5766"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* something \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w makes|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w stumble|strong="H4383"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2403"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w remind|strong="H2142"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* good \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w responsible|strong="H1818"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*. 
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\v 21 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* good \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H5315"\w* tell \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w sinning|strong="H2398"\w*, \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* listen \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* warning \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w sinning|strong="H2398"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* die. \w In|strong="H5315"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* way \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w saved|strong="H5337"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.” 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w valley|strong="H1237"\w*.\f + \fr 3:22  \fk the valley \ft Possibly, Jezreel Valley, a fertile area where many battles were fought. It is often called simply “The Valley.”\f* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w*.” 
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\v 23 \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w valley|strong="H1237"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*—\w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Kebar \w Canal|strong="H5104"\w*. \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w bowed|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ground. 
\v 24 \w But|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w lifted|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H0935"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* lock \w yourself|strong="H7272"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 25 \w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w tie|strong="H0631"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. 
\v 26 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w stick|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w roof|strong="H2441"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w mouth|strong="H2441"\w*—\w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* able \w to|strong="H0413"\w* talk. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* teach \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* doing wrong, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* always turning \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 27 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w talk|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w then|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* allow \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1004"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*.’ \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w person|strong="H0413"\w* wants \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*, fine. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w person|strong="H0413"\w* \w refuses|strong="H2310"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*, fine. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H8085"\w* always turn \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\c 4  
\s1 Warnings About  //  the Attack of Jerusalem 
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\v 1 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 4:1  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 16.\f* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w brick|strong="H3843"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* scratch \w a|strong="H3947"\w* picture \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. Draw \w a|strong="H3947"\w* picture \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*—\w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 2 \w And|strong="H4264"\w* \w then|strong="H5414"\w* pretend \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H4692"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city. \w Build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* dirt \w wall|strong="H1785"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city \w to|strong="H5921"\w* help \w you|strong="H5414"\w* attack \w it|strong="H7760"\w*. \w Build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* dirt road leading \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city \w wall|strong="H1785"\w*. \w Bring|strong="H5414"\w* battering \w rams|strong="H3733"\w*\f + \fr 4:2  \fk battering rams \ft Heavy logs that soldiers used to break holes into the gates or walls around a city.\f* \w and|strong="H4264"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w camps|strong="H4264"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city. 
\v 3 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w pan|strong="H4227"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* separating \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* surround \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* attack \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* example \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroy|strong="H5892"\w* Jerusalem. 
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\v 4 “\w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w left|strong="H8042"\w* \w side|strong="H6654"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* do \w this|strong="H0834"\w* thing \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w shows|strong="H5375"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w taking|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w yourself|strong="H0859"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w guilt|strong="H5771"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w many|strong="H4557"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w left|strong="H8042"\w* \w side|strong="H6654"\w*. 
\v 5 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w bear|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w guilt|strong="H5771"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* 390 \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 4:5  \fk 390 days \ft The ancient Greek version has “190 days.”\f* \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w this|strong="H3117"\w* way \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* telling \w you|strong="H5414"\w* how \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* punished; \w one|strong="H3967"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* equals \w one|strong="H3967"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*. 
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\v 6 “\w After|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*, \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* right \w side|strong="H6654"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* 40 \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w bear|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w guilt|strong="H5771"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* 40 \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w One|strong="H0428"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* equals \w one|strong="H0428"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am telling \w you|strong="H5414"\w* how \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* punished. 
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\v 7 “Now, roll \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* sleeve \w and|strong="H3389"\w* raise \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* brick. Act \w like|strong="H2220"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H4692"\w* attacking \w the|strong="H6440"\w* city \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. Do this \w to|strong="H0413"\w* show \w that|strong="H3559"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H4692"\w* speaking \w as|strong="H3389"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* messenger \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* people. 
\v 8 \w Now|strong="H2009"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am tying \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H0413"\w* roll \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w side|strong="H6654"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H6654"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* attack \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city\f + \fr 4:8  \fk your attack against the city \ft This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word can mean “famine,” “time of trouble,” or “attack against a city.”\f* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w*. 
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\v 9 “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H0259"\w* \w grain|strong="H2406"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*. \w Get|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H0259"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, \w beans|strong="H6321"\w*, \w lentils|strong="H5742"\w*, \w millet|strong="H1764"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w spelt|strong="H3698"\w*. Mix \w all|strong="H3117"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H7969"\w* \w together|strong="H0259"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* bowl \w and|strong="H3967"\w* grind \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* flour. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w use|strong="H3947"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* flour \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w only|strong="H0259"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* 390 \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w side|strong="H6654"\w*. 
\v 10 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* allowed \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w use|strong="H0398"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* 1 cup\f + \fr 4:10  \fk 1 cup \ft Literally, “20 shekels” (230 g).\f* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* flour \w each|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* make bread. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* bread \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\v 11 \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w can|strong="H8354"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* 3 cups\f + \fr 4:11  \fk 3 cups \ft Literally, “1/6 hin” (.5 l).\f* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* each \w day|strong="H6256"\w*. \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w can|strong="H8354"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w throughout|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w day|strong="H6256"\w*. 
\v 12 \w You|strong="H0398"\w* must make \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w bread|strong="H5692"\w* each day. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* must get dry \w human|strong="H0120"\w* \w dung|strong="H1561"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* burn \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0120"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* must cook \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w bread|strong="H5692"\w* \w over|strong="H5869"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* burning \w dung|strong="H1561"\w*. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* must \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w bread|strong="H5692"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* front \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*.” 
\v 13 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3602"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* show \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* family \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* foreign countries \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* forced \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* leave \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* go \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* countries!” 
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* \w any|strong="H0398"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2930"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w*. \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w an|strong="H0935"\w* \w animal|strong="H2966"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w died|strong="H5038"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* disease \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w an|strong="H0935"\w* \w animal|strong="H2966"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w was|strong="H5315"\w* killed \w by|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* wild \w animal|strong="H2966"\w*. \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2930"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w*—\w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w time|strong="H6258"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* little baby \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*. \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* bad \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w ever|strong="H1320"\w* \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H0935"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.” 
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\v 15 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “Very well, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* use dry cow \w dung|strong="H6832"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* cook \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* don’t \w have|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* use dry \w human|strong="H0120"\w* \w dung|strong="H6832"\w*.” 
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* destroying \w Jerusalem’s|strong="H3389"\w* \w supply|strong="H4294"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*. \w People|strong="H0120"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* only \w a|strong="H3389"\w* little \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* very worried \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w supply|strong="H4294"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* only \w a|strong="H3389"\w* little \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*. Every time \w they|strong="H0559"\w* take \w a|strong="H3389"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* feel more afraid. 
\v 17 \w That|strong="H4616"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w because|strong="H4616"\w* there \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H4325"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* enough \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w everyone|strong="H0376"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* terrified \w as|strong="H0376"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* watch \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H0251"\w* wasting \w away|strong="H4743"\w* \w because|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w their|strong="H8074"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\c 5  
\s1 People of Jerusalem Scattered 
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\v 1-2 “Son of man,\f + \fr 5:1-2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* after your famine\f + \fr 5:1-2  \fk your famine \ft Or “your attack on the city.” See Ezekiel 4:8.\f* you must do this: Take a sharp sword and use it like a barber’s razor. Shave off your hair and beard. Put the hair on a scale and weigh it. Separate it into three equal parts. Put a third of your hair on the brick that has the picture of the city on it. Burn that hair in that ‘city.’ Then use the sword and cut a third of your hair into small pieces all around the outside of the ‘city.’ Next, throw a third of your hair into the air and let the wind blow it away. This will show that I will pull out my sword and chase some of the people into faraway countries. 
\v 3 \w But|strong="H3947"\w* \w then|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w few|strong="H4592"\w* \w of|strong="H4557"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* hairs \w and|strong="H8033"\w* wrap \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w in|strong="H8033"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* robe. 
\v 4 \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* hairs \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w This|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* show \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* start \w there|strong="H1992"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 5:4  \fk house of Israel \ft This probably means the people of the northern ten tribes of Israel.\f*” 
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* brick \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* picture \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w her|strong="H5439"\w*. 
\v 6 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w against|strong="H4480"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* commands. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* worse \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*! \w They|strong="H0834"\w* broke \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* laws \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* listen \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* commands. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* laws.” 
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\v 7 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* laws \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w commands|strong="H0559"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* broke \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* laws \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* lived \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* know \w is|strong="H0834"\w* wrong!” 
\v 8 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w now|strong="H1571"\w*, \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w while|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w watch|strong="H5869"\w*. 
\v 9 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w before|strong="H5750"\w*. \w And|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*, \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* many terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 10 \w People|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* Jerusalem \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* hungry \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w parents|strong="H0001"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w parents|strong="H0001"\w*. \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* punish \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* many ways, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w left|strong="H7611"\w* alive, \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w to|strong="H0001"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w winds|strong="H7307"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “Jerusalem, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* promise \w by|strong="H1571"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0518"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* promise \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0518"\w*, \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H5869"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w Holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w Place|strong="H4720"\w*. \w You|strong="H0518"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w horrible|strong="H8441"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H2930"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* dirty. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0518"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H2347"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2550"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* \w sorry|strong="H2347"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w*. 
\v 12 \w A|strong="H4191"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H2219"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* city \w from|strong="H8432"\w* \w diseases|strong="H1698"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w*. \w Another|strong="H8432"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* battle \w outside|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* city. \w And|strong="H2719"\w* \w then|strong="H5307"\w* \w I|strong="H0310"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* pull \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* chase \w the|strong="H3605"\w* last \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H2219"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* faraway countries. 
\v 13 Only \w then|strong="H1696"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* stop being \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H1696"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w been|strong="H3615"\w* punished \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* bad things \w they|strong="H3588"\w* did \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H0589"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H5117"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* strong love\f + \fr 5:13  \fk strong love \ft The Hebrew word means strong feelings like love, hate, anger, zeal, or jealousy.\f* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H5117"\w*!” 
\p
\v 14 \w God|strong="H5414"\w* said, “Jerusalem, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*—\w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H1471"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3605"\w* \w but|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* pile \w of|strong="H5869"\w* rocks. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* fun \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* walks \w by|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* fun \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 15 \w People|strong="H1471"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* fun \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* lesson \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* punished \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* very \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w warned|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 16 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* told \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w terrible|strong="H7451"\w* times \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* told \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* told \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w supply|strong="H4294"\w* \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* times \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w*. 
\v 17 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* wild \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2719"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H7921"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* disease \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w death|strong="H1818"\w* everywhere \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* enemy soldiers \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* all \w these|strong="H1696"\w* things \w would|strong="H3068"\w* happen!” 
\c 6  
\s1 Prophecies Against Israel 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 6:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in 7:2.\f* \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* speak \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘\w Mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*! \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w ravines|strong="H0650"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w valleys|strong="H1516"\w*: \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* enemy \w to|strong="H0559"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. 
\v 4 \w Your|strong="H6440"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* \w be|strong="H7665"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w into|strong="H5307"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7665"\w*. \w Your|strong="H6440"\w* \w incense|strong="H2553"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* \w be|strong="H7665"\w* \w smashed|strong="H7665"\w*, \w and|strong="H4196"\w* \w I|strong="H7665"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* \w throw|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* bodies \w in|strong="H7665"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. 
\v 5 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w dead|strong="H6297"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*. 
\v 6 Bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* happen \w wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* people \w live|strong="H4186"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* \w become|strong="H0816"\w* piles \w of|strong="H4196"\w* rock. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H4229"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H4196"\w* worship \w will|strong="H4616"\w* never \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* again. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H4229"\w*. People \w will|strong="H4616"\w* never worship \w those|strong="H3605"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* again. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w incense|strong="H2553"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w smashed|strong="H7665"\w*. \w Everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H4229"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 7 \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H5307"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!’” 
\p
\v 8 God said, “\w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w let|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* few \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w escape|strong="H6412"\w*. \w They|strong="H2719"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* live \w in|strong="H0776"\w* other \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* short \w time|strong="H1961"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w force|strong="H1471"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* live \w in|strong="H0776"\w* other \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 9 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* survivors \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3820"\w* \w taken|strong="H5493"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* prisoners. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3820"\w* forced \w to|strong="H0413"\w* live \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* countries, \w but|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w spirit|strong="H3820"\w*.\f + \fr 6:9  \fk spirit \ft Literally, “heart.”\f* \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w hate|strong="H8441"\w* \w themselves|strong="H0310"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w past|strong="H5493"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w left|strong="H5493"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* chased \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* woman leaving \w her|strong="H3605"\w* husband \w and|strong="H5869"\w* running \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w another|strong="H7451"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* many \w terrible|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*, 
\v 10 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* something, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*! \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* caused \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* troubles \w that|strong="H3588"\w* happened \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w Then|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Clap|strong="H5221"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w stamp|strong="H7554"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. \w Speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w terrible|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H7451"\w*. Warn \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* disease \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w*. 
\v 12 People \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H5307"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w from|strong="H7350"\w* disease. People \w near|strong="H7138"\w* this place \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H4191"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*, \w and|strong="H2719"\w* those \w who|strong="H7350"\w* \w are|strong="H7350"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* city \w will|strong="H2719"\w* starve \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*. \w Only|strong="H5307"\w* \w then|strong="H5307"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w I|strong="H7350"\w* stop being \w angry|strong="H2534"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Only|strong="H3605"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H3045"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* bodies \w in|strong="H0413"\w* front \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*. \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* bodies \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w near|strong="H8033"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w places|strong="H4725"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* worship,\f + \fr 6:13  \fk places for worship \ft Or “high places.” See “high place” in the Word List.\f* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w oak|strong="H0424"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* leaves. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w offered|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* sacrifices \w everywhere|strong="H3605"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* sweet smell \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. 
\v 14 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w raise|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w arm|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w*, \w wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H4186"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*! \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* empty \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* south \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Riblah\f + \fr 6:14  \fk Riblah \ft Most Hebrew copies have “Diblah.”\f* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* north. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!” 
\c 7  
\s1 Disaster Is Coming to Jerusalem 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Now|strong="H0935"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w here|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* message \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*. \w This|strong="H3541"\w* message \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w*! 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* whole \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* destroyed. 
\q1
\v 3 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* coming \w now|strong="H6258"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w how|strong="H1870"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* evil \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* did. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* did. 
\q1
\v 4 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w any|strong="H1961"\w* \w mercy|strong="H3068"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* \w sorry|strong="H2347"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* punishing \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* evil \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w done|strong="H1961"\w* \w such|strong="H1961"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w*. 
\q2 \w Now|strong="H1961"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
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\v 5 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w after|strong="H2009"\w* \w another|strong="H0259"\w*! 
\v 6 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* quickly! 
\v 7 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* Israel, disaster \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*. \w It|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* punishment. Those \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w shouts|strong="H1906"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* joy \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. Those \w are|strong="H3117"\w* cries \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w panic|strong="H4103"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Very|strong="H6258"\w* \w soon|strong="H6258"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w how|strong="H1870"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* evil \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* did. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* did. 
\v 9 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w any|strong="H1961"\w* \w mercy|strong="H3068"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* \w sorry|strong="H2347"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* punishing \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* evil \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w done|strong="H1961"\w* \w such|strong="H1961"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w*. \w Now|strong="H1961"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
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\v 10 “\w That|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* punishment \w has|strong="H3117"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* plant sprouting, budding, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* flowering. God \w has|strong="H3117"\w* given \w the|strong="H0935"\w* signal, \w the|strong="H0935"\w* enemy \w is|strong="H3117"\w* prepared, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w their|strong="H0935"\w* proud king \w is|strong="H3117"\w* ready. 
\v 11 This \w violent|strong="H2555"\w* man \w is|strong="H1995"\w* ready \w to|strong="H6965"\w* punish \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w evil|strong="H7562"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w*. \w There|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w many|strong="H1995"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* \w in|strong="H6965"\w* Israel—\w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H1995"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H1995"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* person \w in|strong="H6965"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w crowd|strong="H1995"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H1995"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w some|strong="H1992"\w* important leader \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. 
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\v 12 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* punishment \w has|strong="H3117"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* here. \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w sell|strong="H4376"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* feel bad \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w selling|strong="H4376"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* terrible punishment \w will|strong="H3117"\w* happen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 13 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* property\f + \fr 7:13  \fk sold their property \ft In ancient Israel property did not belong to a person, it belonged to a family. People might sell their property, but at the time of Jubilee, their family would get the land back. Here, Ezekiel says the people will never get their property again.\f* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* escape \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* property, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w crowd|strong="H1995"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* escape \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* feel better. 
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\v 14 “\w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H8619"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* warn \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w get|strong="H1980"\w* \w ready|strong="H3559"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* show \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w crowd|strong="H1995"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* angry \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1980"\w*. 
\v 15 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* enemy \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. Disease \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w If|strong="H0834"\w* some \w people|strong="H0834"\w* go \w out|strong="H2351"\w* \w into|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, enemy soldiers \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w them|strong="H0398"\w*. \w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* stay \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* disease \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroy|strong="H4191"\w* \w them|strong="H0398"\w*. 
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\v 16 “\w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w escape|strong="H6412"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w survivors|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* run \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* happy. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* sad \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* cry \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w make|strong="H1993"\w* sad noises \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w doves|strong="H3123"\w*. 
\v 17 \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* too tired \w and|strong="H3027"\w* sad \w to|strong="H3027"\w* raise \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* legs \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* like \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\v 18 \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H6427"\w* wear \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* fear. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H6427"\w* see \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w shame|strong="H0955"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H6427"\w* shave \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* show \w their|strong="H3605"\w* sadness. 
\v 19 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* idols \w into|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w treat|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* statues \w like|strong="H1961"\w* dirty rags, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w save|strong="H5315"\w* \w them|strong="H7993"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* shows \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w anger|strong="H5678"\w*. \w Those|strong="H3588"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* trap \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w fall|strong="H1961"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H1961"\w* food \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* put food \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* bellies. 
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\v 20 “\w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* \w jewelry|strong="H5716"\w* \w and|strong="H3651"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w idol|strong="H8251"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w were|strong="H5921"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* statue. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* terrible statues. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* filthy \w things|strong="H8251"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w throw|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* away \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* dirty rag. 
\v 21 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w* \w take|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. Those \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* fun \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* kill \w some|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H2490"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w take|strong="H5414"\w* others away \w as|strong="H5414"\w* prisoners. 
\v 22 \w I|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w turn|strong="H5437"\w* \w my|strong="H0935"\w* \w head|strong="H6440"\w* \w away|strong="H5437"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*—\w I|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* not look \w at|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* strangers \w will|strong="H0935"\w* ruin \w my|strong="H0935"\w* Temple—\w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w secret|strong="H6845"\w* parts \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w that|strong="H6845"\w* holy building \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w make|strong="H5437"\w* \w it|strong="H5437"\w* unfit \w for|strong="H6440"\w* worship. 
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\v 23 “\w Make|strong="H6213"\w* \w chains|strong="H7569"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* prisoners, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* many \w people|strong="H1818"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* punished \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w killing|strong="H1818"\w* other \w people|strong="H1818"\w*. There \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w* every \w place|strong="H4941"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\v 24 \w I|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w get|strong="H0935"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Israel. \w I|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* stop all \w you|strong="H0935"\w* powerful \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* being \w so|strong="H0935"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w*. \w Those|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w get|strong="H0935"\w* all \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w places|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* worship. 
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\v 25 “\w You|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* shake \w with|strong="H0935"\w* fear. \w You|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H1245"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*, \w but|strong="H0369"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H0369"\w* \w none|strong="H0369"\w*. 
\v 26 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* hear \w one|strong="H1961"\w* sad story \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w another|strong="H8052"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* hear nothing \w but|strong="H1961"\w* bad \w news|strong="H8052"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* ask \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* nothing \w to|strong="H0413"\w* teach \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H1961"\w* good \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give|strong="H0006"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 27 \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* crying \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* died. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5387"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* sackcloth. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w very|strong="H3045"\w* afraid, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pay|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w back|strong="H3045"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w decide|strong="H8199"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w punishment|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\c 8  
\s1 Sinful Things Done at the Temple 
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\v 1 \w One|strong="H1961"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, Ezekiel, \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. This \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w fifth|strong="H2568"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sixth|strong="H8345"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sixth|strong="H8345"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* exile.\f + \fr 8:1  \fk sixth year of exile \ft This is the fall of 592 B.C.\f* Suddenly, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\v 2 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w something|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*, \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* man’s \w body|strong="H4975"\w*. \w From|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w* \w down|strong="H4605"\w*, \w he|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w From|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w* \w up|strong="H7200"\w*, \w he|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H4758"\w* bright \w and|strong="H5869"\w* shining \w like|strong="H4758"\w* hot \w metal|strong="H2830"\w*\f + \fr 8:2  \fk hot metal \ft The Hebrew word might mean “melted copper,” “an alloy of gold and silver,” or “amber.”\f* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* saw something \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w looked|strong="H6437"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w an|strong="H8033"\w* \w arm|strong="H3027"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w arm|strong="H3027"\w* \w reached|strong="H0935"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* grabbed \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w hair|strong="H7218"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 8:3  \fk Spirit \ft Or “wind.”\f* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w air|strong="H7307"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w vision|strong="H4759"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*—\w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w statue|strong="H5566"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* makes \w God|strong="H0430"\w* jealous \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\v 4 \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w valley|strong="H1237"\w* \add \+w by|strong="H3478"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0834"\+w* Kebar Canal\add*. 
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\v 5 \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 8:5  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 6, 7, 12, 15, 17.\f* \w look|strong="H2009"\w* \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w*.” \w So|strong="H5375"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w looked|strong="H5375"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w*, \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w entrance|strong="H0872"\w*, \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w statue|strong="H5566"\w* \w that|strong="H2088"\w* made \w God|strong="H0559"\w* jealous. 
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H0859"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w*? \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w thing|strong="H8441"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, right \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*! \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w if|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w even|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H1419"\w*!” 
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\v 7 \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w hole|strong="H2356"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*. 
\v 8 \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, make \w a|strong="H0259"\w* hole \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*.” \w So|strong="H4994"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* made \w a|strong="H0259"\w* hole \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H0259"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w terrible|strong="H7451"\w*, \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*.” 
\v 10 \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* statues \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w kinds|strong="H0929"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* reptiles\f + \fr 8:10  \fk reptiles \ft The Hebrew word can mean “lizards,” “snakes,” and “all kinds of bugs and insects.”\f* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* hate \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w think|strong="H7200"\w* \w about|strong="H5439"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* statues \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* worshiped. \w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* pictures \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w carved|strong="H2707"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*! 
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\v 11 \w Then|strong="H5975"\w* \w I|strong="H3478"\w* noticed \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jaazaniah|strong="H2970"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Shapham \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* 70 \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* worshiping \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w*. \w There|strong="H5927"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w*, right \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* leader \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w incense|strong="H7004"\w* dish \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w smoke|strong="H7004"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* burning \w incense|strong="H7004"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w rising|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* air. 
\v 12 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w*? \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* special \w room|strong="H2315"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* false \w god|strong="H3068"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* themselves, ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w cannot|strong="H0369"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*.’” 
\v 13 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w even|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H1419"\w*!” 
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w crying|strong="H1058"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* sad \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* false \w god|strong="H3068"\w* \w Tammuz|strong="H8542"\w*\f + \fr 8:14  \fk Tammuz \ft People thought this false god died and his wife Ishtar asked everyone to be sad and cry with her. Ishtar hoped this would bring him back to life. This ceremony was on the 2nd day of the fourth month (June/July). This month was named Tammuz because of this ceremony.\f*! 
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\v 15 \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, do \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H0428"\w*? \w Come|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w even|strong="H5750"\w* worse \w than|strong="H1419"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w*!” 
\v 16 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* area. \w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* 25 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w bowing|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w worshiping|strong="H7812"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*—\w but|strong="H0376"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w facing|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* wrong \w way|strong="H6440"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* \w backs|strong="H0268"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Holy \w Place|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w bowing|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*! 
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w*? \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w think|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* unimportant \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*! \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* constantly \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w*. \w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* wearing rings \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w noses|strong="H0639"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* honor \w the|strong="H0853"\w* moon \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* false \w god|strong="H0559"\w*!\f + \fr 8:17  \fk Look … god \ft Or “Look at them putting that cut branch in their noses.”\f* 
\v 18 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w show|strong="H2347"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H2347"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w any|strong="H1571"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2550"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* \w sorry|strong="H2347"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*! \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*—\w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*!” 
\c 9  
\s1 God’s Messengers Punish Jerusalem 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H7126"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w shouted|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* leaders \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w charge|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* punishing \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* leader \w had|strong="H0376"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* destructive \w weapon|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.\f + \fr 9:1  \fk Each … hand \ft In Hebrew this is like Ezekiel 8:11.\f* 
\v 2 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* walking \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* deadly \w weapon|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w wore|strong="H3847"\w* \w linen|strong="H0906"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w*.\f + \fr 9:2  \fk linen clothes \ft Priests usually wore these clothes.\f* \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w wore|strong="H3847"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* scribe’s pen \w and|strong="H0935"\w* ink \w set|strong="H5975"\w*\f + \fr 9:2  \fk scribe’s pen and ink set \ft A scribe was a person who copied official documents and counted supplies and things. Scribes often carried a small board with dry ink in it and a pen. They could put water on the ink and then write with it. Also in verse 11.\f* \w at|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w*. \w Those|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Temple \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w rose|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* door \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* stopped \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w threshold|strong="H4670"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* wearing \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w linen|strong="H0906"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* scribe’s pen \w and|strong="H3478"\w* ink \w set|strong="H0834"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Put|strong="H8427"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* mark \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w forehead|strong="H4696"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* feels sad \w and|strong="H3068"\w* upset \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.” 
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\v 5-6 Then I heard God say to the other men, “I want you to follow the first man. You must kill all those who do not have the mark on their foreheads. It doesn’t matter if they are elders, young men or young women, children or mothers—you must use your weapon and kill everyone who does not have the mark on their forehead. Don’t show any mercy. Don’t feel sorry for anyone. Start here at my Temple.” So they started with the elders in front of the Temple. 
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\v 7 \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Make|strong="H2930"\w* this \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2930"\w*—\w fill|strong="H4390"\w* this \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* bodies! Now \w go|strong="H3318"\w*!” \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* people \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* stayed \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w went|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H2199"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w bowed|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* showing \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w killing|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w survivors|strong="H7611"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*?” 
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\v 9 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* committed \w many|strong="H1419"\w* terrible \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*! \w People|strong="H1818"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* being murdered everywhere \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w crime|strong="H1818"\w*. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5771"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w cannot|strong="H0369"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* doing.’ 
\v 10 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w any|strong="H1571"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2550"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* \w sorry|strong="H2347"\w* \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w brought|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w themselves|strong="H7218"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w only|strong="H1571"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* punishment \w they|strong="H3808"\w* deserve!” 
\p
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* wearing \w linen|strong="H0906"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3830"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* scribe’s pen \w and|strong="H7725"\w* ink \w set|strong="H6680"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* up. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*.” 
\c 10  
\s1 The Glory of the Lord  //  Leaves the Temple 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w up|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* bowl\f + \fr 10:1  \fk bowl \ft This Hebrew word is the same word used in Genesis 1:6-7 to describe the dome of the sky.\f* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* bowl \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* clear blue \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w sapphire|strong="H5601"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w something|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 2 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* sitting \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* throne \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w dressed|strong="H3847"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w linen|strong="H0906"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w*,\f + \fr 10:2  \fk linen clothes \ft Priests usually wore these clothes.\f* “Step \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* area \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wheels|strong="H1534"\w*\f + \fr 10:2  \fk area between the wheels \ft The Hebrew word can mean “chariot wheel,” “whirling (spinning) wheel,” or “tumbling weed.” See chapter 1 for Ezekiel’s full description. Also in verse 6.\f* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels. \w Take|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* handful \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w burning|strong="H0784"\w* \w coals|strong="H1513"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w throw|strong="H2236"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Jerusalem.” 
\p \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* walked past \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 3 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* area \w south|strong="H3225"\w*\f + \fr 10:3  \fk south \ft Literally, “right.”\f* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* walked \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 4 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w rose|strong="H7311"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w threshold|strong="H4670"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* door \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bright|strong="H5051"\w* \w light|strong="H5051"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* whole \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 5 \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels could \w be|strong="H6963"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w way|strong="H5704"\w* \w out|strong="H5704"\w* into \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w was|strong="H6963"\w* \w very|strong="H5704"\w* loud—\w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* thundering \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w when|strong="H8085"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* All-Powerful \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\p
\v 6 \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w dressed|strong="H3847"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w linen|strong="H0906"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* area \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w among|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* hot \w coals|strong="H0784"\w*. \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H0784"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wheel|strong="H0212"\w*. 
\v 7 \w One|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w reached|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* hot \w coals|strong="H0784"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* area \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* poured \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w coals|strong="H0784"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* man’s \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0784"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w*. 
\v 8 (\w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w had|strong="H3027"\w* what \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H8478"\w* \w human|strong="H0120"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*.) 
\p
\v 9 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w noticed|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w*. \w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w wheel|strong="H0212"\w* \w by|strong="H0681"\w* \w each|strong="H0259"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angel, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* clear yellow jewel. 
\v 10 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w*, \w and|strong="H0259"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H0259"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w same|strong="H0259"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w wheel|strong="H0212"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w wheel|strong="H0212"\w*. 
\v 11 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* could \w go|strong="H5437"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w any|strong="H3588"\w* \w direction|strong="H4725"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* moved, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \add \+w the|strong="H0834"\+w* Cherub angels\add* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* moved. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w direction|strong="H4725"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* looking. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* moved. 
\v 12 \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w bodies|strong="H1320"\w*. \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w backs|strong="H1354"\w*, \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w*, \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w*—\w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w*! 
\v 13 These \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w were|strong="H0212"\w* what \w I|strong="H7121"\w* heard \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w the|strong="H7121"\w* area between \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w*.” 
\p
\v 14-15 Each Cherub angel had four faces. The first was the face of a Cherub,\f + \fr 10:14-15  \fk face of a Cherub \ft This is the bull’s face mentioned in Ezekiel 1:10. See Ezekiel 10:22.\f* the second was the face of a man, the third was a lion’s face, and the fourth was an eagle’s face. (These Cherub angels were the living beings I saw in the vision by the Kebar Canal.\f + \fr 10:14-15  \fk vision by the Kebar Canal \ft See Ezekiel 1.\f*) 
\p Then the Cherub angels rose into the air, 
\v 16 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w rose|strong="H5375"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w When|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w raised|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* flew \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* air, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w turned|strong="H5437"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w*. 
\v 17 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* flew into \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w air|strong="H7307"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* wheels \w went|strong="H7311"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H5975"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w still|strong="H5975"\w*, \w so|strong="H5975"\w* did \w the|strong="H3588"\w* wheels, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 10:17  \fk spirit \ft Or “wind.”\f* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* being \w was|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H5975"\w* \w them|strong="H5975"\w*. 
\p
\v 18 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w rose|strong="H5975"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w threshold|strong="H4670"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w moved|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H5975"\w*. 
\v 19 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w raised|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w flew|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* air. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* saw \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w East|strong="H6931"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* air \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\p
\v 20 \w These|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w beings|strong="H2416"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Glory \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w vision|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Kebar \w Canal|strong="H5104"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w realized|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels. 
\v 21 \w Each|strong="H0259"\w* living being \w had|strong="H3027"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w*, \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w something|strong="H1823"\w* \w that|strong="H3027"\w* looked \w like|strong="H1823"\w* \w human|strong="H0120"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*. 
\v 22 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Cherub angels \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* four \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w living|strong="H0376"\w* \w beings|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Kebar \w Canal|strong="H5104"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w straight|strong="H5676"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w direction|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* going. 
\c 11  
\s1 Prophecies Against the Leaders 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 11:1  \fk Spirit \ft Or “wind.”\f* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w East|strong="H6921"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w faces|strong="H6437"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w*, \add \+w where|strong="H2009"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0853"\+w* sun \+w comes|strong="H0935"\+w* \+w up|strong="H5375"\+w*\add*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* 25 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w Some|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, including \w Jaazaniah|strong="H2970"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Azzur|strong="H5809"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pelatiah|strong="H6410"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*,\f + \fr 11:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 4, 15.\f* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w make|strong="H2803"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w plans|strong="H2803"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* always \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* do \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w*. 
\v 3 \w These|strong="H1931"\w* \w men|strong="H1320"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w our|strong="H0587"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* again very \w soon|strong="H7138"\w*. \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w as|strong="H1004"\w* safe \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w city|strong="H1931"\w* \w as|strong="H1004"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*!’ 
\v 4 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* speak \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*.” 
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H0413"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3651"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: \w House|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w planning|strong="H0559"\w* big \w things|strong="H3478"\w*. \w But|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w thinking|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\v 6 \w You|strong="H7235"\w* have \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* people \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w You|strong="H7235"\w* have \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* bodies. 
\v 7 \w Now|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*: ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* \w bodies|strong="H1320"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w*, \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*. \w But|strong="H1992"\w* someone \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* safe \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*. 
\v 8 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* are \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w but|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am \w bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*!’” \w This|strong="H0935"\w* \w is|strong="H2719"\w* \w what|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 9 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* said, “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* city \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 10 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H5307"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w here|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 11 Yes, \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* cooking \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* cooking \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0859"\w* here \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* law \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* broke. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* commands. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* decided \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w live|strong="H1980"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.” 
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\v 13 \w As|strong="H1961"\w* soon \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* finished \w speaking|strong="H0559"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H0136"\w*, \w Pelatiah|strong="H6410"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benaiah|strong="H1141"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*! \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ground. \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w bowed|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* touching \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ground \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w going|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy|strong="H4191"\w* \w all|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w survivors|strong="H7611"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*!” 
\s1 \w Prophecies|strong="H5012"\w* \w Against|strong="H5921"\w*  //  \w Survivors|strong="H7611"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Jerusalem 
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\v 14 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 15 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, remember \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* forced \w to|strong="H0559"\w* leave \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w but|strong="H0376"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w back|strong="H1004"\w*.\f + \fr 11:15  \fk They were … back \ft This is a wordplay. The word meaning “redeemed” sounds like the word meaning “exiled.”\f* \w But|strong="H0376"\w* \w now|strong="H5414"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w away|strong="H7368"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*—\w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* ours!’ 
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\v 16 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*: \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w true|strong="H3651"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* forced \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w away|strong="H7368"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w* \w among|strong="H8033"\w* many \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w temple|strong="H4720"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* short \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 17 \w But|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* back. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* many \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*, \w but|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* back \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* back \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 18 \w When|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* people \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w*, \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible, filthy \w idols|strong="H8251"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H8033"\w* \w here|strong="H8033"\w* \w now|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\v 19 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w together|strong="H0259"\w* \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w like|strong="H7130"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w person|strong="H3820"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 11:19  \fk Spirit \ft Or “wind.”\f* \w in|strong="H1320"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w take|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w*, \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* real \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w in|strong="H1320"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* laws \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* commands. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* tell \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.’” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Glory \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Lord Leaves \w Jerusalem|strong="H8104"\w* 
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w God|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w But|strong="H1870"\w* \w now|strong="H5414"\w*, \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w belong|strong="H0136"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H1980"\w* terrible, filthy \w idols|strong="H8251"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* must punish \w those|strong="H1980"\w* \w people|strong="H3820"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* bad \w things|strong="H8251"\w* \w they|strong="H3820"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* \w done|strong="H1980"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3820"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 22 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w raised|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* flew \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* air. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w* \w went|strong="H5375"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\v 23 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w rose|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* air \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3519"\w*.\f + \fr 11:23  \fk hill east of Jerusalem \ft This is the Mount of Olives.\f* 
\v 24 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 11:24  \fk spirit \ft Or “wind.”\f* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w air|strong="H7307"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* forced \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w leave|strong="H5927"\w* Israel. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H5927"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w one|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w* \w rose|strong="H5375"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w air|strong="H7307"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w left|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 25 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w exile|strong="H1473"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\c 12  
\s1 Ezekiel Leaves Like a Captive 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 12:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 3, 9, 18, 22, 27.\f* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* done \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H1992"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H0241"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w do|strong="H8085"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* commands, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H4805"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. 
\v 3 \w So|strong="H6213"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w pack|strong="H6213"\w* \w some|strong="H1992"\w* \w things|strong="H3627"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* leaving \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* trip. Pretend \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* prisoner \w being|strong="H1121"\w* \w taken|strong="H1540"\w* \w far|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w*. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w during|strong="H0120"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w everyone|strong="H0120"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* refuse \w to|strong="H0413"\w* listen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w maybe|strong="H0194"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* going \w away|strong="H1540"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w understand|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* been trying \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 4 “During \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w*, \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H3318"\w* \w bags|strong="H3627"\w* \w outside|strong="H3318"\w* \w so|strong="H3318"\w* \w that|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H1473"\w* \w can|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*, pretend \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w going|strong="H3318"\w* \w away|strong="H3318"\w*. Act \w as|strong="H3318"\w* if \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w a|strong="H3318"\w* prisoner \w going|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3318"\w* faraway country. 
\v 5 \w While|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w watching|strong="H5869"\w*, make \w a|strong="H3318"\w* hole \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H3318"\w* \w that|strong="H5869"\w* hole \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*. 
\v 6 \w At|strong="H5921"\w* night, \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* bag \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H3802"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w*. \w Cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w going|strong="H3318"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* these \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am using \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* example \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.” 
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\v 7 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*. During \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w bags|strong="H3627"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w if|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w going|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* faraway country. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* hole \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*. During \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w night|strong="H6153"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H3318"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w bag|strong="H3627"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H3802"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* all \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w could|strong="H5375"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 9 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*—\w those|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* always \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w*—\w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w*? 
\v 10 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. \w This|strong="H2088"\w* sad \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leader|strong="H5387"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* live \w there|strong="H2088"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w an|strong="H0559"\w* example \w for|strong="H3651"\w* all \w of|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w What|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* happen \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.’ \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* be forced \w to|strong="H0559"\w* go \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* faraway country \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w prisoners|strong="H7628"\w*. 
\v 12 \w And|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w leader|strong="H5387"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* hole \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* sneak \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* night. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* recognize \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w His|strong="H5375"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w going|strong="H3318"\w*. 
\v 13 \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* try \w to|strong="H0935"\w* escape, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* catch \w him|strong="H5921"\w*! \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w caught|strong="H8610"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* trap. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w*—\w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Chaldeans|strong="H3778"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* able \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w going|strong="H0935"\w*.\f + \fr 12:13  \fk But he … is going \ft The enemy will poke out his eyes and make him blind.\f* 
\v 14 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* force \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king’s \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H7307"\w* live \w in|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* foreign countries \w around|strong="H5439"\w* Israel, \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* army \w to|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w winds|strong="H7307"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* enemy soldiers \w will|strong="H0834"\w* chase \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w them|strong="H0310"\w*. 
\v 15 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w scattered|strong="H2219"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w among|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* forced \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* go \w to|strong="H3068"\w* other \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 16 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w let|strong="H3498"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w few|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* live. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w die|strong="H2719"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* disease, \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w let|strong="H3498"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* live \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w about|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w against|strong="H0376"\w* \w me|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\s1 Shake \w With|strong="H3068"\w* Fear 
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 18 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* act \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* very frightened. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* shake \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* act worried \w and|strong="H1121"\w* afraid \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\v 19 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w must|strong="H0776"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* parts \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* very worried \w while|strong="H3541"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* terrified \w while|strong="H3541"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w because|strong="H4616"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w*! \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* happen \w because|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w violent|strong="H2555"\w*. 
\v 20 Many \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2717"\w*. \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* whole \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2717"\w*! \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.’” 
\s1 Disaster \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Come|strong="H1961"\w* 
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 22 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* quote \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: 
\b
\q1 ‘\w Trouble|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* come soon; 
\q2 \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* seen \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w visions|strong="H2377"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* come’? 
\b
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\v 23 “\w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* end \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w quote|strong="H4911"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1 ‘\w Trouble|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H7126"\w* \w soon|strong="H7126"\w*; 
\q2 \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* seen \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w visions|strong="H2377"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*.’ 
\b
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\v 24 “\w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w false|strong="H7723"\w* \w visions|strong="H2377"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* magicians telling \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* true. 
\v 25 \w That’s|strong="H0834"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* wait \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w*. \w Those|strong="H0834"\w* troubles \w are|strong="H0834"\w* coming \w soon|strong="H3588"\w*—\w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* own \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*. Hear \w me|strong="H0589"\w*, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w always|strong="H3117"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w*! \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\p
\v 26 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 27 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w visions|strong="H2377"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* give \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w future|strong="H7350"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* talking \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* happen \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w years|strong="H3117"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w now|strong="H2009"\w*. 
\v 28 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*: ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* delay \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w*. \w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*, \w it|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*!’” \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\c 13  
\s1 Warnings Against False Prophets 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 13:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 17.\f* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* only \w saying|strong="H0559"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* want \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*. \w You|strong="H0413"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w*: ‘\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\v 3 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*. Bad \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* happen \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w foolish|strong="H5036"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w following|strong="H0310"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* own \w spirits|strong="H7307"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w telling|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* visions. 
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\v 4 “‘\w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* false \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*. \w They|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w jackals|strong="H7776"\w* hunting \w for|strong="H1961"\w* food \w among|strong="H7776"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w* \w of|strong="H5030"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* city. 
\v 5 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H5927"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* broken \w walls|strong="H1447"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* built \w walls|strong="H1447"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w protect|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w comes|strong="H5927"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* lose \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*! 
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\v 6 “‘\w Your|strong="H3068"\w* prophets \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w seen|strong="H2372"\w* \w visions|strong="H7723"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* magic \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w* \w next|strong="H7971"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* everything \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w lie|strong="H3577"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* claim \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*. \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*. 
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\v 7 “‘If \w you|strong="H3808"\w* prophets \w saw|strong="H2372"\w* \w visions|strong="H7723"\w*, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1696"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* all \w you|strong="H3808"\w* got \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* magic \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w*! \w So|strong="H3808"\w* how \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* those \w things|strong="H3808"\w*? \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*!’” 
\p
\v 8 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w now|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*. \w He|strong="H3651"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3282"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w*. \w You|strong="H3282"\w* \w saw|strong="H2372"\w* \w visions|strong="H7723"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w were|strong="H1696"\w* not \w true|strong="H3651"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w now|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3282"\w*!” \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\v 9 “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* punish \w those|strong="H7080"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* whose \w visions|strong="H7723"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w false|strong="H7723"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w lie|strong="H3577"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* future. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* remove \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3588"\w* names \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* list \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*! 
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\v 10 “Again \w and|strong="H0853"\w* again \w those|strong="H0853"\w* false prophets lied \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w my|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H0369"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*, \w but|strong="H0369"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* need \w to|strong="H0559"\w* fix \w the|strong="H0853"\w* walls \w and|strong="H0853"\w* prepare \w for|strong="H1129"\w* war. \w But|strong="H0369"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w only|strong="H7965"\w* slap \w a|strong="H1129"\w* thin \w coat|strong="H2902"\w* \w of|strong="H0559"\w* \w plaster|strong="H2902"\w*\f + \fr 13:10  \fk plaster \ft A type of mud or cement that people used to cover a wall and make it smooth. This is also a wordplay. The Hebrew word is like the word meaning “It will fall.” Also in verse 14.\f* \w over|strong="H2902"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* broken walls. 
\v 11 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* send hail \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* strong \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* blow hard, \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* tornado \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* wall \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w*. 
\v 12 \w When|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w falls|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* prophets, ‘\w What|strong="H0834"\w* happened \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w plaster|strong="H2902"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* put \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*?’” 
\v 13 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* send \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w storm|strong="H5591"\w* against \w you|strong="H3651"\w*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* send \w a|strong="H1961"\w* strong \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H1234"\w* hail \w fall|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* sky \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w completely|strong="H3617"\w* destroy \w you|strong="H3651"\w*! 
\v 14 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H3615"\w* \w plaster|strong="H2902"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3615"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* whole \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pull|strong="H2040"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 15 \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w finish|strong="H3615"\w* showing \w my|strong="H3615"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* against \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* \w who|strong="H0369"\w* \w put|strong="H3615"\w* \w plaster|strong="H2902"\w* \w on|strong="H2534"\w* \w it|strong="H2902"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w*, \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* workers \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w put|strong="H3615"\w* \w plaster|strong="H2902"\w* \w on|strong="H2534"\w* \w it|strong="H2902"\w*.’ 
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\v 16 “All these \w things|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* happen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* false \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H5030"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H0369"\w* speak \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* people \w of|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*, \w but|strong="H0369"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.” This \w is|strong="H0369"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w God|strong="H0413"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, look \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w women|strong="H1323"\w* prophets \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* say \w the|strong="H6440"\w* things \w they|strong="H5921"\w* want \w to|strong="H0413"\w* say, \w so|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* speak \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* say \w this|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*: 
\v 18 ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: Bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* happen \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* women. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w sew|strong="H8609"\w* cloth bracelets \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* wear \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* special scarves \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* wear \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*. \add \+w You|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w say|strong="H0559"\+w* \+w those|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w things|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w have|strong="H3605"\+w* magic powers\add* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w control|strong="H3027"\w* \w people’s|strong="H5971"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* trap \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5315"\w* \w alive|strong="H2421"\w*! 
\v 19 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* think \w I|strong="H0834"\w* am \w not|strong="H3808"\w* important. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* turn \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* few \w handfuls|strong="H8168"\w* \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* few scraps \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* love \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w should|strong="H0413"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*, \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w should|strong="H0413"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\v 20 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*: \w You|strong="H0859"\w* make \w those|strong="H0834"\w* cloth bracelets \w to|strong="H0413"\w* trap \w people|strong="H5315"\w*, \w but|strong="H0859"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w free|strong="H7971"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* bracelets \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* \w free|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* birds flying \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* trap. 
\v 21 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* scarves \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w escape|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* trap, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
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\v 22 “‘\w You|strong="H7725"\w* prophets tell \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*. \w Your|strong="H7725"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* hurt good \w people|strong="H3808"\w*—\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* want \w to|strong="H7725"\w* hurt \w them|strong="H7725"\w*! \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w support|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H0589"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w encourage|strong="H2388"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* tell \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* \w lives|strong="H2421"\w*. \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* try \w to|strong="H7725"\w* save \w their|strong="H7725"\w* \w lives|strong="H2421"\w*! 
\v 23 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* useless \w visions|strong="H7723"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H0589"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* magic. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.’” 
\c 14  
\s1 Warnings Against Idol Worship 
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\v 1 \w Some|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* talk \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 3 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*,\f + \fr 14:3  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 13.\f* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* talk \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w But|strong="H0376"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* still \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w kept|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w that|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* still worship \w those|strong="H0428"\w* statues, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* why do \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* advice? \w Should|strong="H0376"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* answer \w their|strong="H5414"\w* questions? 
\v 4 \w But|strong="H6030"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*: ‘\w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w any|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* advice, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w myself|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* questions. \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w even|strong="H3651"\w* \w if|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w even|strong="H3651"\w* \w if|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* kept \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w even|strong="H3651"\w* \w if|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w worship|strong="H3651"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* statues. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* spite \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. 
\v 5 \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* want \w to|strong="H5921"\w* touch \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* want \w to|strong="H5921"\w* show \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* love \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, \w even|strong="H0853"\w* though \w they|strong="H0834"\w* left \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*.’ 
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\v 6 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w Come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* leave \w your|strong="H3605"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w Turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* terrible, false gods. 
\v 7 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w any|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w or|strong="H1004"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H1481"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* advice, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* still \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* kept \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w worship|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* statues. \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*: 
\v 8 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w turn|strong="H5414"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3772"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* example \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w others|strong="H5971"\w*. \w People|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* laugh \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\v 9 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* foolish \w enough|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w give|strong="H5186"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* own \w answer|strong="H1697"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* show \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* foolish \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w use|strong="H1931"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* remove \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 10 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* both \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H5030"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5771"\w* advice \w and|strong="H5030"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w who|strong="H5030"\w* \w gave|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* answer \w will|strong="H1961"\w* get \w the|strong="H5375"\w* same \w punishment|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Why|strong="H3808"\w*? \w So|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* prophets \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w leading|strong="H8582"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w away|strong="H0310"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H0310"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w being|strong="H1961"\w* filthy \w with|strong="H1004"\w* sin. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* special \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.’” \w This|strong="H4616"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* what \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0430"\w* said. 
\s1 \w Jerusalem|strong="H4616"\w* \w Will|strong="H0430"\w* \w Be|strong="H1961"\w* Punished 
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\v 12 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 13 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* punish \w any|strong="H4480"\w* nation \w that|strong="H3588"\w* leaves \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* stop \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w supply|strong="H4294"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w might|strong="H1121"\w* cause \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w remove|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 14 \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w would|strong="H0376"\w* punish \w that|strong="H1961"\w* country \w even|strong="H1840"\w* \w if|strong="H0376"\w* \w Noah|strong="H5146"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w*\f + \fr 14:14  \fk Noah, Daniel, and Job \ft Three men from ancient times. They were famous for being very good and wise men. Here, Daniel might be the Danel in the writings from Ras Shamra. Also in verses 16, 18, 20.\f* \w lived|strong="H5315"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w save|strong="H5315"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* goodness, \add \+w but|strong="H1961"\+w* \+w they|strong="H1992"\+w* \+w could|strong="H0376"\+w* \+w not|strong="H1961"\+w* \+w save|strong="H5315"\+w* \+w the|strong="H5002"\+w* whole country\add*.” \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 15 “\w Or|strong="H7921"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w might|strong="H3863"\w* send \w wild|strong="H0776"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* kill all \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H1097"\w* \w one|strong="H1097"\w* \w would|strong="H3863"\w* \w travel|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wild|strong="H0776"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w*. 
\v 16 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* Noah, Daniel, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Job \w lived|strong="H2416"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w*, \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* promise \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*—\w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w even|strong="H0518"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*! \w That|strong="H1961"\w* evil \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w would|strong="H0376"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* destroyed.” \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 17 “\w Or|strong="H0176"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* might send \w an|strong="H4480"\w* enemy \w army|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* soldiers \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*—\w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w remove|strong="H5674"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 18 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* Noah, Daniel, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Job|strong="H3808"\w* \w lived|strong="H2416"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w*, \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* promise \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*—\w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*! \w That|strong="H3588"\w* evil country \w would|strong="H0376"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* destroyed.” \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 19 “\w Or|strong="H0176"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w might|strong="H1818"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* disease \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w remove|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 20 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w Noah|strong="H5146"\w*, \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Job|strong="H0347"\w* \w lived|strong="H5315"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w*, \w those|strong="H1992"\w* three \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w could|strong="H5337"\w* \w save|strong="H5315"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* because \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* good \w men|strong="H1121"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* promise \w by|strong="H0518"\w* \w my|strong="H5337"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w could|strong="H5337"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w save|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* other \w people|strong="H1121"\w*—\w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w even|strong="H0518"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*!” \w This|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w how|strong="H0637"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* punishments \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* city! \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* enemy soldiers, \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w*, disease, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* wild \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* city. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w remove|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* country. 
\v 22 \w Some|strong="H2009"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w escape|strong="H6413"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* country. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w help|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* really \w are|strong="H0834"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w feel|strong="H7200"\w* \w better|strong="H5921"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w troubles|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H5162"\w* \w bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 23 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* good \w reason|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* punishing \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\c 15  
\s1 Jerusalem, the Vine, Will Be Burned 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 15:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* pieces \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* grapevine\f + \fr 15:2  \fk grapevine \ft The prophets often compared Israel to a vineyard or grapevine. See verse 6.\f* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* better \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* little \w branches|strong="H2156"\w* cut \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*? 
\v 3 \w Can|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w use|strong="H4399"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* grapevine \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w*? \w Can|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w use|strong="H4399"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w pegs|strong="H3489"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w hang|strong="H8518"\w* dishes \w on|strong="H5921"\w*? 
\v 4 People throw \w that|strong="H0784"\w* wood \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w ends|strong="H7098"\w* \w burn|strong="H2787"\w*, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w scorched|strong="H2787"\w*. 
\v 5 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H4399"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* wood \w before|strong="H5750"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w burned|strong="H2787"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H4399"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* wood \w after|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w burned|strong="H2787"\w*! 
\v 6 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* throw \w the|strong="H0853"\w* pieces \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H0784"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* grapevine \w into|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H0784"\w* \w any|strong="H5414"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*. \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3541"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* throw \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w into|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*!” \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\v 7 “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w those|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* some \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sticks \w that|strong="H3588"\w* don’t burn completely. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* punished, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* completely. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* punished \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\v 8 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* destroy \w that|strong="H0776"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w* \w left|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \add \+w to|strong="H5414"\+w* worship false gods\add*.” This \w is|strong="H0776"\w* what \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\c 16  
\s1 God’s Love for Jerusalem 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w they|strong="H3389"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* done. 
\v 3 \w You|strong="H0776"\w* \w must|strong="H0776"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: Look \w at|strong="H3389"\w* \w your|strong="H0559"\w* history. \w You|strong="H0776"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w born|strong="H4138"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* Canaan. \w Your|strong="H0559"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w an|strong="H0559"\w* \w Amorite|strong="H0567"\w*. \w Your|strong="H0559"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H0776"\w* \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w*. 
\v 4 Jerusalem, \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w*, there \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w navel|strong="H8270"\w* \w cord|strong="H8270"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* put salt \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* clean. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w wrapped|strong="H2853"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H7364"\w* cloth. 
\v 5 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* felt \w sorry|strong="H2347"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w care|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w were|strong="H0428"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w*, \w your|strong="H5921"\w* parents \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* wanted \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 6 “‘\w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w*. \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* lying there, kicking \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H5921"\w* covered \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Please \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!” \w Yes|strong="H7200"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H5921"\w* covered \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Please \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!” 
\v 7 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* helped \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w grow|strong="H6779"\w* \w like|strong="H7233"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* plant \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w grew|strong="H1431"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w grew|strong="H1431"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w became|strong="H1431"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* young woman: \w your|strong="H5414"\w* periods \w began|strong="H0935"\w*, \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* \w grew|strong="H1431"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* \w began|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w grow|strong="H6779"\w*. \w But|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* were still \w bare|strong="H6181"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w naked|strong="H5903"\w*. 
\v 8 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* ready \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w love|strong="H1730"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* clothes \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*\f + \fr 16:8  \fk spread my clothes over you \ft This showed that he was agreeing to protect her and care for her. See Ruth 3:1-15.\f* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w nakedness|strong="H6172"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w marry|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w made|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*\f + \fr 16:8  \fk agreement \ft Here, this means the marriage agreement. But it also refers to the agreement God made with the people of Israel. See “agreement” in the Word List.\f* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* mine.’” \w This|strong="H0935"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\v 9 “‘\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w I|strong="H5921"\w* poured \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w wash|strong="H7364"\w* \w away|strong="H7857"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H8081"\w* then \w I|strong="H5921"\w* put \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* skin. 
\v 10  \f + \fr 16:10  \fk Verses 10-13 \ft All the materials in this list are the things used in building the Holy Tent. See Exodus 25-40.\f* I \w gave|strong="H3847"\w* \w you|strong="H3847"\w* \w a|strong="H3680"\w* nice \w dress|strong="H3847"\w* \w and|strong="H8336"\w* soft leather \w sandals|strong="H5274"\w*, \w a|strong="H3680"\w* \w linen|strong="H8336"\w* headband, \w and|strong="H8336"\w* \w a|strong="H3680"\w* \w silk|strong="H4897"\w* scarf. 
\v 11 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* also \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w some|strong="H3027"\w* \w jewelry|strong="H5716"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w bracelets|strong="H6781"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w necklace|strong="H7242"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w neck|strong="H1627"\w*. 
\v 12 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w nose|strong="H0639"\w* \w ring|strong="H5141"\w*, \w earrings|strong="H5141"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* wear. 
\v 13 \w You|strong="H0398"\w* were \w beautiful|strong="H3302"\w* \w in|strong="H3701"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* jewelry, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w linen|strong="H8336"\w*, \w silk|strong="H4897"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w embroidered|strong="H7553"\w* material. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* best foods. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* were \w very|strong="H3966"\w*, \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3302"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* became \w the|strong="H0398"\w* queen! 
\v 14 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w became|strong="H3318"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w*, \w all|strong="H3632"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w so|strong="H3318"\w* lovely!’” \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\s1 Jerusalem, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Unfaithful Bride 
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\v 15 “\w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* good \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w unfaithful|strong="H2181"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* acted \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w gave|strong="H1961"\w* \w yourself|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*! 
\v 16 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* beautiful \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* decorate \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* worship.\f + \fr 16:16  \fk places for worship \ft Or “high places.” See “high place” in the Word List. Also in verses 31, 39.\f* \w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w gave|strong="H3947"\w* \w yourself|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* every man \w who|strong="H1116"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w*! 
\v 17 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w jewelry|strong="H3627"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* statues \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w men|strong="H2145"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* sex \w with|strong="H3627"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* too! 
\v 18 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* beautiful \w cloth|strong="H0899"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* statues. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w perfume|strong="H7004"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w incense|strong="H7004"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* idols. 
\v 19 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* idols. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w offered|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* sweet smell \w to|strong="H1961"\w* please \w your|strong="H5414"\w* false gods. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* acted \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* prostitute \w with|strong="H0398"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* false gods!” \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 20 “\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* together, \w but|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w our|strong="H3947"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* killed \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* false gods! \w But|strong="H3947"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* only \w some|strong="H4592"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* evil \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* unfaithful \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w me|strong="H3947"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* went \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* false gods. 
\v 21 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w slaughtered|strong="H7819"\w*\f + \fr 16:21  \fk slaughter \ft This usually means to kill an animal and cut it into pieces for meat, but it often means to kill people as if they were animals.\f* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* fire \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w those|strong="H1121"\w* false gods. 
\v 22 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w remembered|strong="H2142"\w* what \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w naked|strong="H5903"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* kicking \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* found \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 23 “\w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*, … \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* very \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*!” \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 24 “After \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* mound \w for|strong="H3605"\w* worshiping \w that|strong="H3605"\w* false god. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H7413"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* worshiping false gods \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w street|strong="H7339"\w* corner. 
\v 25 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* mounds \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* degraded \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w it|strong="H1129"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* catch \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* walked \w by|strong="H0413"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* raised \w your|strong="H3605"\w* skirt \w so|strong="H5674"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* could see \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w legs|strong="H7272"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w acted|strong="H8581"\w* \w like|strong="H7272"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* prostitute \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w*. 
\v 26 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w your|strong="H0413"\w* \w neighbor|strong="H7934"\w* \w that|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H1320"\w* always ready \w for|strong="H0413"\w* sex. \w With|strong="H0413"\w* \w more|strong="H7235"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w more|strong="H7235"\w* sexual sin, \w you|strong="H0853"\w* made \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w*. 
\v 27 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* punished \w you|strong="H5414"\w*! \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w took|strong="H5186"\w* \w away|strong="H5186"\w* \w part|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* land. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w enemies|strong="H8130"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, \w do|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w Even|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H6430"\w* shocked \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w evil|strong="H2154"\w* things \w you|strong="H5414"\w* did. 
\v 28 \w Then|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* sex \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w could|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H7646"\w* \w enough|strong="H7646"\w*. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*. 
\v 29 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w turned|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w still|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*. 
\v 30 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w weak|strong="H3605"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* let \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* cause \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0802"\w* sin. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* like \w a|strong="H4100"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* wants \w to|strong="H0802"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H0802"\w* control.” \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 31 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* said, “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w exactly|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* mounds \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H7413"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* worship \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w street|strong="H1870"\w* \w corner|strong="H7218"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* sex \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* ask \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* pay \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 32 \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* guilty \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w adultery|strong="H5003"\w*. \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w would|strong="H0376"\w* rather \w have|strong="H0376"\w* sex \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w* than \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w*. 
\v 33 Most \w prostitutes|strong="H2181"\w* force \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* sex, \w but|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* money \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* many \w lovers|strong="H0157"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w paid|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* sex \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. 
\v 34 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H0802"\w* just \w the|strong="H5414"\w* opposite \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w most|strong="H4480"\w* \w prostitutes|strong="H2181"\w* \w who|strong="H0802"\w* force men \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* men \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* sex \w with|strong="H0802"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.” 
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\v 35 \w Prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 36 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* spent \w your|strong="H3605"\w* money\f + \fr 16:36  \fk spent your money \ft Literally, “poured out your copper.” This might also mean “you have done the things that stain you with sin.”\f* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w lovers|strong="H0157"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* filthy gods \w see|strong="H0834"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* naked body \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* sex \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* killed \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w poured|strong="H8210"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*. \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w gift|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* false gods. 
\v 37 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* bringing \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w lovers|strong="H0157"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* bring \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w loved|strong="H0157"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w hated|strong="H8130"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* bring \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w let|strong="H3651"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* naked.\f + \fr 16:37  \fk let them see you naked \ft The Hebrew words are like the words meaning “to be carried away as a prisoner to a foreign country.”\f* \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* naked. 
\v 38 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* murderer \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* woman who \w committed|strong="H5003"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* sin \w of|strong="H1818"\w* \w adultery|strong="H5003"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* punished \w as|strong="H5414"\w* \w if|strong="H7068"\w* \w by|strong="H5414"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* jealous husband. 
\v 39 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* lovers \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w destroy|strong="H5422"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* mounds. \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* burn \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w places|strong="H2040"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* worship. \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w tear|strong="H2040"\w* \w off|strong="H6584"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w jewelry|strong="H3627"\w*. \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w leave|strong="H3240"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w bare|strong="H6181"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w naked|strong="H5903"\w* \add \+w as|strong="H5414"\+w* \+w you|strong="H5414"\+w* \+w were|strong="H3027"\+w* \+w when|strong="H3027"\+w* \+w I|strong="H5414"\+w* found \+w you|strong="H5414"\+w*\add*. 
\v 40 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w bring|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H5927"\w* \w crowd|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* people \w and|strong="H2719"\w* throw \w rocks|strong="H0068"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w kill|strong="H2719"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w cut|strong="H1333"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w pieces|strong="H1333"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. 
\v 41 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H5750"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H1571"\w* living \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H1571"\w* paying \w money|strong="H0868"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w lovers|strong="H0868"\w*. 
\v 42 \w Then|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* being \w angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w and|strong="H5750"\w* jealous. \w I|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w calm|strong="H8252"\w* \w down|strong="H5117"\w*. \w I|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 43 \w Why|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* happen? \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* happened \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* bad \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* angry. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* planned \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H0428"\w*.” \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 44 “\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w who|strong="H3605"\w* talk \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1323"\w* \w now|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H1323"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w more|strong="H5921"\w* \w thing|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1323"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Like|strong="H1323"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w like|strong="H1323"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*.’ 
\v 45 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* don’t care about \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w or|strong="H0001"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*. Both \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* hated \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*. \add \+w You|strong="H0859"\+w* \+w are|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w like|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w your|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w parents|strong="H0001"\+w*.\add* \w Your|strong="H0834"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w Hittite|strong="H2850"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w an|strong="H0376"\w* \w Amorite|strong="H0567"\w*. 
\v 46 \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w older|strong="H1419"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w north|strong="H8040"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w younger|strong="H6996"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*.\f + \fr 16:46  \fk Samaria … Sodom \ft Ezekiel is saying the people in Judah are just as evil as the people who lived in Samaria and Sodom—and those people were so evil that God completely destroyed those cities.\f* \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w south|strong="H3225"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. 
\v 47 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w much|strong="H3605"\w* worse! 
\v 48 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*. \w As|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and|strong="H1323"\w* \w her|strong="H0518"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w never|strong="H0518"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* many bad \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H1323"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. 
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\v 49 “\w Your|strong="H1961"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w her|strong="H1961"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w* \w much|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* eat \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w* \w much|strong="H3027"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w help|strong="H1323"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*, helpless \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\v 50 Sodom \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w her|strong="H5493"\w* daughters \w became|strong="H7200"\w* too \w proud|strong="H1361"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* began \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* punished \w them|strong="H0853"\w*! 
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\v 51 “\w And|strong="H8111"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w only|strong="H7235"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w terrible|strong="H7235"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*! \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w terrible|strong="H7235"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w sisters|strong="H0269"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. Sodom \w and|strong="H8111"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* seem good compared \w to|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 52 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H1571"\w* \w bear|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w shame|strong="H0954"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6663"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w sisters|strong="H0269"\w* \w look|strong="H5375"\w* good compared \w to|strong="H0954"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* done terrible \w things|strong="H0834"\w*, \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* should \w be|strong="H1571"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w*. 
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\v 53 “\w I|strong="H8111"\w* destroyed \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* \w around|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H8111"\w* destroyed \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* \w around|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w*. \w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H8111"\w* \w will|strong="H1323"\w* destroy \w you|strong="H7725"\w* too, Jerusalem. \w But|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H8111"\w* \w will|strong="H1323"\w* build \w those|strong="H0853"\w* cities \w again|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H8111"\w* \w will|strong="H1323"\w* rebuild \w you|strong="H7725"\w* too. 
\v 54 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* remember \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H5375"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w*. 
\v 55 \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w sisters|strong="H0269"\w* \w will|strong="H1323"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* rebuilt. \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* \w around|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w*, \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* \w around|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w towns|strong="H1323"\w* \w around|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1323"\w* all \w be|strong="H7725"\w* rebuilt. 
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\v 56 “\w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* past, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* fun \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* do \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\v 57 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* did \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w before|strong="H2962"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H6430"\w* punished, \w before|strong="H2962"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* neighbors started \w making|strong="H3605"\w* fun \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0758"\w*\f + \fr 16:57  \fk Edom \ft Or “Aram.”\f* \w and|strong="H6430"\w* Philistia \w are|strong="H6430"\w* \w making|strong="H3605"\w* fun \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w now|strong="H6256"\w*. 
\v 58 \w Now|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w suffer|strong="H5375"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* did.” \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
\s1 \w God|strong="H3068"\w* Remains Faithful 
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\v 59 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w treat|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w treated|strong="H0854"\w* \w me|strong="H0834"\w*! \w You|strong="H0834"\w* broke \w your|strong="H0834"\w* marriage \w promise|strong="H1285"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* respect \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*. 
\v 60 \w But|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w we|strong="H3117"\w* made \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* made \w an|strong="H6965"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H0589"\w* \w continue|strong="H6965"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*! 
\v 61 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w sisters|strong="H0269"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. \w That|strong="H4480"\w* \w was|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H1419"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w*. 
\v 62 \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 63 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* evil \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* able \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* pure, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*!” \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H6310"\w*. 
\c 17  
\s1 The Eagle and the Vine 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 17:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3478"\w* story \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3478"\w* hidden meaning \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “‘\w A|strong="H3947"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* big \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w feathers|strong="H5133"\w* covered \w with|strong="H0413"\w* spots. 
\q1
\v 4 \w He|strong="H0853"\w* broke \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0776"\w* big cedar tree \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* branch \w down|strong="H6998"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w merchants|strong="H7402"\w*. 
\q1
\v 5 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* eagle \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seeds|strong="H2233"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Canaan. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w planted|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* good \w soil|strong="H7704"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* good \w river|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* seeds grew \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* grapevine. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* good \w vine|strong="H1612"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w tall|strong="H6967"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w spread|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* cover \w a|strong="H1961"\w* large area. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* grew stems, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* smaller \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* grew \w very|strong="H6967"\w* \w long|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\q1
\v 7 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w another|strong="H0259"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* big \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* grapevine. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w feathers|strong="H5133"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* grapevine wanted \w this|strong="H2063"\w* new \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w care|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w stretched|strong="H7971"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w* \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w*. 
\q1 \w Its|strong="H0853"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w* \w stretched|strong="H7971"\w* \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w* grew \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* field \w where|strong="H2009"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w planted|strong="H4302"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* grapevine wanted \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w water|strong="H8248"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q1
\v 8 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* grapevine \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w planted|strong="H8362"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* near \w plenty|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w could|strong="H5375"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w grown|strong="H1961"\w* \w branches|strong="H6057"\w* \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w could|strong="H5375"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w very|strong="H7227"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* grapevine.’” 
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\q1
\v 9 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 “\w Do|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* plant \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w*? 
\q2 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* new eagle \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w pull|strong="H5423"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* plant \w from|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground, 
\q1 \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bird \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w break|strong="H5423"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* plant’s \w roots|strong="H8328"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5375"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* eat \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* grapes. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* new \w leaves|strong="H2964"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* wilt. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* plant \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w weak|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H5375"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w strong|strong="H1419"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* powerful \w nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w pull|strong="H5423"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* plant \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w by|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w*. 
\q1
\v 10 \w Will|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w plant|strong="H8362"\w* grow \w where|strong="H2009"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w planted|strong="H8362"\w*? 
\q2 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* hot \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* blow, \w and|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w plant|strong="H8362"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w become|strong="H3001"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w and|strong="H7307"\w* die. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* die \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w where|strong="H2009"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H7307"\w* \w planted|strong="H8362"\w*.” 
\s1 \w King|strong="H5921"\w* Zedekiah Punished 
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\v 11 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 12 “\w Explain|strong="H3045"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* story \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Israel \w who|strong="H0428"\w* always turn \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w*: \w The|strong="H0853"\w* first eagle \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* Nebuchadnezzar \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w an|strong="H0935"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* man \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* king’s \w family|strong="H2233"\w*. Nebuchadnezzar forced \w that|strong="H0776"\w* man \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w promise|strong="H1285"\w*. \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* man promised \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* loyal \w to|strong="H0935"\w* Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* man \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4410"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Judah. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* powerful \w men|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* Judah. 
\v 14 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* Judah \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* weak \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w could|strong="H5375"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w turn|strong="H1961"\w* \w against|strong="H8104"\w* King Nebuchadnezzar. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* people \w were|strong="H1961"\w* forced \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* Nebuchadnezzar \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new king \w of|strong="H1285"\w* Judah. 
\v 15 \w But|strong="H7227"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* new king tried \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w rebel|strong="H4775"\w* \w against|strong="H4714"\w* Nebuchadnezzar anyway! \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* ask \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w*. \w The|strong="H5414"\w* new king \w asked|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Now|strong="H7227"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* think \w the|strong="H5414"\w* new king \w of|strong="H4397"\w* Judah \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w*? \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* think \w the|strong="H5414"\w* new king \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* \w enough|strong="H7227"\w* power \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w break|strong="H6565"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w* punishment?” 
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\v 16 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w By|strong="H4191"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w*! Nebuchadnezzar \w made|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w man|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Judah, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* broke \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w promise|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* Nebuchadnezzar. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* ignored \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*. 
\v 17 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* king \w of|strong="H6951"\w* Egypt \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w able|strong="H2428"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w save|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* king \w of|strong="H6951"\w* Judah. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w might|strong="H2428"\w* send \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* Egypt’s \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w power|strong="H2428"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H5315"\w* Judah. Nebuchadnezzar’s \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* dirt roads \w and|strong="H1419"\w* dirt \w walls|strong="H1785"\w* \w to|strong="H5315"\w* capture \w the|strong="H0853"\w* city. \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* die. 
\v 18 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king \w of|strong="H3027"\w* Judah \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*, \w because|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* ignored \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* broke \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w promise|strong="H1285"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* Nebuchadnezzar.” 
\v 19 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w makes|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w promise|strong="H1285"\w*: “\w By|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* punish \w the|strong="H0559"\w* king \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Judah, \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* ignored \w my|strong="H5414"\w* warnings \w and|strong="H7218"\w* broke \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*. 
\v 20 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w set|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* trap, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H8610"\w* \w caught|strong="H8610"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* punish \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* punish \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* turned \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\v 21 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* army. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* best soldiers \w and|strong="H3068"\w* scatter \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*.” 
\p
\v 22 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* branch \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w tall|strong="H7311"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* tree. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* small branch \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* tree, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w myself|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w plant|strong="H8362"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w very|strong="H1364"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*. 
\q1
\v 23 \w I|strong="H8478"\w* myself \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w plant|strong="H8362"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w branch|strong="H6057"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* grow \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* tree. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* grow \w branches|strong="H1808"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* beautiful \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* tree. 
\q1 Many \w birds|strong="H6833"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* sit \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w shadows|strong="H6738"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w*. 
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\q1
\v 24 “\w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w make|strong="H6213"\w* tall \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* fall \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H7704"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* small \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w* tall. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w green|strong="H3892"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w become|strong="H3001"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w become|strong="H3001"\w* \w green|strong="H3892"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\q2 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* something, \w then|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!” 
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\c  18  
\s1 True Justice 
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w proverb|strong="H4912"\w*: 
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\q1 ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w parents|strong="H0001"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sour|strong="H1155"\w* \w grapes|strong="H1155"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* got \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sour|strong="H1155"\w* taste’\f + \fr 18:2  \fk The parents … sour taste \ft This means the children were suffering for things their parents did.\f*?” 
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\v 3 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w By|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H0518"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* think \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w proverb|strong="H4912"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* true \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*! 
\v 4 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* treat \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w*, \w child|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* parent, \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H1931"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*! 
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\v 5 “\w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* good \w will|strong="H1961"\w* live! \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* fair \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*. 
\v 6 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w share|strong="H0398"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* \w offered|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w pray|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* commit adultery \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* during \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w period|strong="H5079"\w*. 
\v 7 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H7725"\w* advantage \w of|strong="H0376"\w* others. \w If|strong="H0376"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* borrows money \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* might \w take|strong="H7725"\w* \w something|strong="H3899"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* value \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* money. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w pays|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w returns|strong="H7725"\w* \w what|strong="H1500"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H7725"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w need|strong="H0376"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 8 \w If|strong="H0376"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* wants \w to|strong="H7725"\w* borrow money \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w lends|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* money \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w charge|strong="H3027"\w* \w interest|strong="H5392"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w loan|strong="H3027"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* refuses \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* crooked. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* always fair \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w everyone|strong="H0376"\w*. \w People|strong="H0376"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* trust \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 9 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w obeys|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* laws \w and|strong="H1980"\w* studies \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w so|strong="H1980"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* learn \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* fair \w and|strong="H1980"\w* dependable. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* good, \w so|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*.” \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 10 “\w But|strong="H3205"\w* \w someone|strong="H0259"\w* \w like|strong="H1818"\w* \w that|strong="H1121"\w* \w might|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w any|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* good \w things|strong="H0428"\w*. \w The|strong="H3205"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* steals \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* kills \w people|strong="H1121"\w*. 
\v 11 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* goes \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w eats|strong="H0398"\w* \w foods|strong="H1571"\w* offered \w to|strong="H0413"\w* false gods. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w commits|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sin \w of|strong="H2022"\w* adultery \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*. 
\v 12 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* mistreats \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*, helpless \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w takes|strong="H5375"\w* advantage \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w When|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* debt \w is|strong="H5869"\w* \w paid|strong="H7725"\w*,\f + \fr 18:12  \fk When a debt is paid \ft See Deuteronomy 24:12-13 for the rules about making loans to the poor.\f* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w what|strong="H1500"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* prays \w to|strong="H0413"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* other terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w*. 
\v 13 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w lends|strong="H5414"\w* money \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* need \w it|strong="H5414"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* forces \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w interest|strong="H5392"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* loan. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* evil son \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w allowed|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w such|strong="H0428"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H0428"\w*, \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w responsible|strong="H1818"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*. 
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\v 14 “\w Now|strong="H2009"\w*, \w that|strong="H0834"\w* evil \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w might|strong="H1121"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* refuses \w to|strong="H3205"\w* live \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* treats \w people|strong="H1121"\w* fairly. 
\v 15 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* go \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* foods offered \w to|strong="H0413"\w* false gods. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pray|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* commit \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sin \w of|strong="H1004"\w* adultery \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*. 
\v 16 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H5414"\w* advantage \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*. \w If|strong="H0376"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* borrows money \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* good son \w takes|strong="H5414"\w* \w something|strong="H3899"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* value \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w then|strong="H5414"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w other|strong="H0376"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* money. \w When|strong="H0376"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* pays \w him|strong="H5414"\w* back, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* good son \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* back \w what|strong="H1500"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w took|strong="H5414"\w*. \w The|strong="H5414"\w* good son \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*, \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w those|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w need|strong="H0376"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 17 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* helps \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*. \w If|strong="H1931"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* want \w to|strong="H1980"\w* borrow money, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* good son lends \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* money, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w charge|strong="H3027"\w* \w interest|strong="H5392"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w loan|strong="H3027"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w obeys|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* laws \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w follows|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*. \w The|strong="H3947"\w* good son \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. 
\v 18 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* hurts \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H0001"\w* steals \w things|strong="H0834"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H3808"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*! \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H0001"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* own \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*. 
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\v 19 “\w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w might|strong="H1121"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* punished \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*?’ \w The|strong="H3605"\w* reason \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* fair \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* good \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* very \w carefully|strong="H6213"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* laws, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. 
\v 20 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*. \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* punished \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* punished \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w son’s|strong="H1121"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w*. \w A|strong="H1961"\w* good \w man’s|strong="H5315"\w* goodness \w belongs|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w alone|strong="H1931"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* bad \w man’s|strong="H5315"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w belongs|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w alone|strong="H1931"\w*. 
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\v 21 “\w Now|strong="H3588"\w*, \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w lives|strong="H2421"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w might|strong="H0834"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* begin \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w carefully|strong="H6213"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* laws. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w might|strong="H0834"\w* \w become|strong="H7725"\w* fair \w and|strong="H7725"\w* good. 
\v 22 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* goodness, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!” 
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\v 23 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w die|strong="H4194"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* \w lives|strong="H4194"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*! 
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\v 24 “Now, maybe good \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w might|strong="H0834"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* being good. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w might|strong="H0834"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* lives \w and|strong="H7725"\w* begin \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* past. (\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* changed, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* live.) \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w if|strong="H0834"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* good \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w become|strong="H7725"\w* bad, \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* good \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* began \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. 
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\v 25 “\w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w might|strong="H3478"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w isn’t|strong="H3808"\w* fair!’ \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H0559"\w* am fair. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* ones \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fair! 
\v 26 \w If|strong="H0834"\w* good \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w become|strong="H7725"\w* \w evil|strong="H5766"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* bad \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 27 \w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w if|strong="H0834"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w become|strong="H7725"\w* good \w and|strong="H7725"\w* fair, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w save|strong="H5315"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*! 
\v 28 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* wicked \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w came|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w stopped|strong="H7725"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* evil \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* past. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*! \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*!” 
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\v 29 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “That’s \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fair! \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w isn’t|strong="H3808"\w* fair!” 
\p “\w I|strong="H0559"\w* am fair! \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* ones \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fair! 
\v 30 \w Why|strong="H3651"\w*? \w Because|strong="H3651"\w*, \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w*!” \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*. “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*! \w Stop|strong="H3808"\w* committing \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w cause|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*! 
\v 31 \w Throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible idols \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w*! Change \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*. \w People|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* cost \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H4191"\w*? 
\v 32 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*! Please \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\c 19  
\s1 A Sad Song About Israel 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* Lord \w said|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* \w sing|strong="H5375"\w* this sad song \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5387"\w* \w of|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: 
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\q1
\v 2 “‘\w Your|strong="H0559"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w like|strong="H0738"\w* \w a|strong="H0996"\w* female \w lion|strong="H0738"\w*, 
\q2 \w lying|strong="H7257"\w* \w there|strong="H8432"\w* \w with|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* male \w lions|strong="H0738"\w*. 
\q1 \w She|strong="H0517"\w* went \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w lie|strong="H7257"\w* \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w with|strong="H8432"\w* 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* male \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w and|strong="H0559"\w* \w had|strong="H4100"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* babies. 
\q1
\v 3 \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H0259"\w* \w her|strong="H0398"\w* \w cubs|strong="H1482"\w* gets \w up|strong="H5927"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0259"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w grown|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* strong \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H0259"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w learned|strong="H3925"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* catch \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0259"\w* killed \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*. 
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\q1
\v 4 “‘\w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* roar, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w caught|strong="H8610"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* trap. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w hooks|strong="H2397"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* mouth 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w carried|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* young lion \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
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\q1
\v 5 “‘\w The|strong="H3588"\w* mother \w lion|strong="H3715"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w hoped|strong="H3176"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w cub|strong="H1482"\w* would \w become|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* leader, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w lost|strong="H0006"\w* \w all|strong="H0259"\w* \w hope|strong="H3176"\w*. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w another|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H0259"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w cubs|strong="H1482"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* trained \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H7200"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 \w He|strong="H1980"\w* hunted \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* adult \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* strong \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H1980"\w* \w learned|strong="H3925"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* catch \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H1980"\w* killed \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*. 
\q1
\v 7 \w He|strong="H3045"\w* attacked \w the|strong="H3045"\w* palaces \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2717"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\q2 Everyone \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* too afraid \w to|strong="H0776"\w* speak \w when|strong="H0776"\w* hearing \w his|strong="H3045"\w* growl. 
\q1
\v 8 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w who|strong="H4082"\w* lived \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* trap \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w caught|strong="H8610"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* trap. 
\q1
\v 9 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w hooks|strong="H2397"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* locked \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* trap, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. 
\q1 \w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w now|strong="H5414"\w*, \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* roar 
\q2 \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
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\q1
\v 10 “‘\w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* grapevine 
\q2 \w planted|strong="H8362"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\q1 \w She|strong="H0517"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w she|strong="H0517"\w* grew \w many|strong="H7227"\w* strong \w vines|strong="H1612"\w*. 
\q1
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* she grew \w large|strong="H7230"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* walking stick. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* king’s \w scepter|strong="H7626"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* vine grew \w taller|strong="H6967"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w taller|strong="H6967"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w reached|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5688"\w*. 
\q1
\v 12 \w But|strong="H5428"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* vine \w was|strong="H0776"\w* pulled \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w by|strong="H0784"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* roots, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w down|strong="H7993"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0398"\w* \w hot|strong="H2534"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* blew \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w its|strong="H0398"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0398"\w* \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w branches|strong="H4294"\w* broke, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w they|strong="H0776"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w into|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 13 “‘\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w that|strong="H0776"\w* grapevine \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w planted|strong="H8362"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6258"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. 
\q2 It \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H0776"\w* \w very|strong="H6258"\w* \w dry|strong="H6723"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6772"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1
\v 14 \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w started|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* large \w branch|strong="H4294"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w spread|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* destroy \w all|strong="H0398"\w* \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w its|strong="H0398"\w* vines \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* walking stick. 
\q2 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* king’s \w scepter|strong="H7626"\w*.’ 
\b
\m \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* sad song \w about|strong="H1961"\w* death, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* sung \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* sad song \w about|strong="H1961"\w* death.” 
\c 20  
\s1 Israel Turned Away From God 
\p
\v 1 \w One|strong="H0376"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* advice. \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6218"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* exile.\f + \fr 20:1  \fk seventh year of exile \ft This was the summer of 591 B.C.\f* \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 3 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 20:3  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 4, 27, 46.\f* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w Have|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w should|strong="H0518"\w* \w do|strong="H0518"\w*? \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*, \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w*, \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w surely|strong="H0518"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* listen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.’ 
\v 4 \w Should|strong="H0120"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*? \w Will|strong="H0120"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*? \w You|strong="H3045"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w their|strong="H3045"\w* \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w have|strong="H0001"\w* done. 
\v 5 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0430"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w chose|strong="H0977"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w raised|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jacob’s|strong="H3290"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* \w promise|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* let \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w raised|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.” 
\v 6 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* promised \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w lead|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* giving \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* good \w land|strong="H0776"\w* filled \w with|strong="H0413"\w* many good \w things|strong="H3605"\w*.\f + \fr 20:6  \fk land … things \ft Literally, “land flowing with milk and honey.” Also in verse 15.\f* \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* most \w beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*! 
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\v 7 “‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* family \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Israel \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* horrible \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w become|strong="H2930"\w* filthy \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H0376"\w* filthy statues \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.” 
\v 8 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w turned|strong="H0413"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w refused|strong="H0014"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* horrible \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* filthy statues \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w decided|strong="H3615"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3615"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*—\w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* full force \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*. 
\v 9 \w But|strong="H1992"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* already \w told|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* want \w to|strong="H0413"\w* ruin \w my|strong="H3045"\w* good \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6213"\w* Israel \w in|strong="H0413"\w* front \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H1115"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\v 10 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* family \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Israel \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* laws \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w told|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w*. \w All|strong="H3045"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* live. 
\v 12 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* told \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* special days \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w rest|strong="H1961"\w*, \w which|strong="H0226"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* special \w sign|strong="H0226"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w showed|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w making|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* special \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. 
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\v 13 “‘\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w turned|strong="H1004"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* laws. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w*—\w even|strong="H3808"\w* though \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* laws \w live|strong="H1980"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w treated|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* special days \w of|strong="H1004"\w* rest \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w if|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* important. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w worked|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* days many times. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w decided|strong="H3615"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3615"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*—\w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w let|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* feel \w the|strong="H0853"\w* full force \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*. 
\v 14 \w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w*. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H1115"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* saw \w me|strong="H3318"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* Israel \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* Egypt. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* want \w to|strong="H4616"\w* ruin \w my|strong="H0834"\w* good \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6213"\w* Israel \w in|strong="H8034"\w* front \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H1115"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\v 15 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w another|strong="H1571"\w* promise \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w promised|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* good \w land|strong="H0776"\w* filled \w with|strong="H0413"\w* many good \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* most \w beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*! 
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\v 16 “‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3820"\w* Israel \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w obey|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* laws. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* treated \w my|strong="H3588"\w* days \w of|strong="H3820"\w* rest \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H4941"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* important. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H0310"\w* these \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. 
\v 17 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* felt \w sorry|strong="H2347"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. 
\v 18 \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H0413"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w parents|strong="H0001"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w make|strong="H2930"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H2930"\w* filthy \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H0413"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* follow \w their|strong="H0413"\w* \w laws|strong="H2706"\w* \w or|strong="H0408"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w their|strong="H0413"\w* \w commands|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\v 19 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* laws \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* commands. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* things \w I|strong="H0589"\w* tell \w you|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Show|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* days \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w rest|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* important \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. Remember, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* special \w sign|strong="H0226"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* these days \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.” 
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\v 21 “‘\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* turned \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* laws. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w commands|strong="H0559"\w*—\w even|strong="H3808"\w* though \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* laws \w live|strong="H1980"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w treated|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* special days \w of|strong="H1121"\w* rest \w as|strong="H0834"\w* though \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* important. \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w decided|strong="H3615"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3615"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w completely|strong="H3615"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*—\w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w let|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* feel \w the|strong="H0853"\w* full force \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*. 
\v 22 \w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w stopped|strong="H7725"\w* myself. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H1115"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* saw \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* Israel \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* Egypt. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* want \w to|strong="H7725"\w* ruin \w my|strong="H7725"\w* good \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6213"\w* Israel \w in|strong="H8034"\w* front \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H1115"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\v 23 \w So|strong="H1571"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w made|strong="H1571"\w* \w another|strong="H1571"\w* promise \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* promised \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w among|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w to|strong="H3027"\w* send \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* many different \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 24 “‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* Israel \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* commands. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* laws. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w treated|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* special days \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w rest|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* though \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* important, \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w their|strong="H0310"\w* \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*. 
\v 25 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w laws|strong="H2706"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* commands \w that|strong="H3808"\w* would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w*. 
\v 26 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* let \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* themselves filthy \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4979"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w even|strong="H0853"\w* began \w to|strong="H3068"\w* sacrifice \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w firstborn|strong="H6363"\w* children. \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.’ 
\v 27 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w now|strong="H3541"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3478"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H1696"\w* evil plans \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 28 \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* still \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w promised|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* green \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* worship. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w anger|strong="H5375"\w* \w offerings|strong="H2077"\w*\f + \fr 20:28  \fk anger offerings \ft The people called these meals “fellowship offerings,” but Ezekiel is making fun of them and saying that those meals only made God angry.\f* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* sweet smell, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* drink \w offerings|strong="H2077"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 29 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Israel \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w going|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. \w But|strong="H0859"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w place|strong="H1116"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.\f + \fr 20:29  \fk But that … today \ft Literally, “And its name is still called Bamah (high place) to this day.”\f*’ 
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\v 30 “\w Since|strong="H0310"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H3651"\w* \w those|strong="H0310"\w* \w things|strong="H8251"\w*, \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w You|strong="H0859"\w* people \w have|strong="H0001"\w* \w made|strong="H2930"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H0859"\w* filthy \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w doing|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w things|strong="H8251"\w* \w your|strong="H0413"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H3651"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0001"\w* acted \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3478"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0001"\w* left \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* horrible gods \w your|strong="H0413"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H0310"\w*. 
\v 31 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* giving \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same kind \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4979"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w putting|strong="H5674"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w gift|strong="H4979"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* false gods. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* \w making|strong="H3605"\w* \w yourself|strong="H0859"\w* filthy \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*! \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* really think \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w should|strong="H0518"\w* let \w you|strong="H0859"\w* come \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H0589"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w me|strong="H0589"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* advice? \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*. \w By|strong="H0784"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* answer \w your|strong="H3605"\w* questions \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w give|strong="H4979"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* advice! 
\v 32 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* keep \w saying|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* want \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* live \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* pieces \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* idols!’” 
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\v 33 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w By|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w rule|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w as|strong="H0589"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w raise|strong="H8210"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w powerful|strong="H2389"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0518"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* show \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w*! 
\v 34 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w these|strong="H5971"\w* other \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w these|strong="H5971"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*, \w but|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w back|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w these|strong="H5971"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. \w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w raise|strong="H8210"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w powerful|strong="H2389"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* show \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w against|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*! 
\v 35 \w I|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w lead|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H8033"\w* did \w before|strong="H6440"\w*, \w but|strong="H0935"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* be \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w place|strong="H0935"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* other \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* live. \w We|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w stand|strong="H0935"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\v 36 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w near|strong="H0854"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*. 
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\v 37 “\w I|strong="H8478"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* judge \w you|strong="H0935"\w* guilty \w and|strong="H0935"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0935"\w* according \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*. 
\v 38 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H3318"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w turned|strong="H0413"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* sinned \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* homeland. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* again \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
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\v 39 \w Now|strong="H8085"\w*, \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “Whoever wants \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H2490"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w later|strong="H0310"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* get \w any|strong="H0376"\w* advice \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* ruin \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*—\w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w continue|strong="H5750"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4979"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*!” 
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\v 40 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w People|strong="H0776"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* come \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*—\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*—\w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w*! \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*; \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* come \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* advice, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* come \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* bring \w me|strong="H1875"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* bring \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w first|strong="H7225"\w* part \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* crops \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* bring \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w gifts|strong="H6944"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w*. 
\v 41 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w pleased|strong="H7521"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sweet smell \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* sacrifices. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* happen \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w back|strong="H3318"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* many \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w but|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H7521"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* special \w people|strong="H5971"\w* again. \w And|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w it|strong="H6942"\w*. 
\v 42 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w promised|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. 
\v 43 \w In|strong="H1870"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* country \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* filthy, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* ashamed. 
\v 44 \w Family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* many \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H0854"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* protect \w my|strong="H3068"\w* good \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* give \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* punishment \w you|strong="H3588"\w* really deserve. \w Then|strong="H4616"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
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\v 45 Then the word of the LORD came to me. He said, 
\v 46 “Son of man, look toward the Negev, the southern part of Judah. Speak against the Negev Forest.\f + \fr 20:46  \fk Negev Forest \ft God is probably making fun of the people. The Negev is a desert area. There are no forests in the Negev.\f* 
\v 47 Say to the Negev Forest, ‘Listen to the word of the LORD. This is what the Lord GOD said: Look, I am ready to start a fire in your forest. The fire will destroy every green tree and every dry tree. The flame that burns will not be put out. All the land from south to north will be burned by the fire. 
\v 48 Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have started the fire. The fire will not be put out!’” 
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\v 49 Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD! If I say this, the people will say that I am only telling them stories.” 
\c 21  
\s1 Babylon, the Sword 
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\v 1 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 21:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 6, 9, 12, 14, 19, 28.\f* look \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* Jerusalem \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w speak|strong="H5197"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* holy places. \w Speak|strong="H5197"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Israel, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*! \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* pull \w my|strong="H3605"\w* sword \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* sheath. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*—\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2005"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* evil. 
\v 4 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* cut off \w both|strong="H3605"\w* good \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* evil \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* pull \w my|strong="H3605"\w* sword \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* sheath \w and|strong="H3068"\w* use \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w against|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* south \w to|strong="H3068"\w* north. 
\v 5 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* everyone \w will|strong="H0136"\w* know \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* am \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H0136"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* know \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* pulled \w my|strong="H0559"\w* sword \w from|strong="H3808"\w* \w its|strong="H3808"\w* sheath. \w My|strong="H0559"\w* sword \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* go back into \w its|strong="H3808"\w* sheath again until \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* finished.’ 
\p
\v 6 “Son \w of|strong="H3068"\w* man, make sad sounds \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* sad \w person|strong="H0413"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* broken heart. Make these sad sounds \w in|strong="H0413"\w* front \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* people. 
\v 7 \w Then|strong="H7760"\w* \w they|strong="H3389"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* ask \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, ‘Why \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* making \w these|strong="H7760"\w* sad sounds?’ \w Then|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w*, ‘\w Because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* sad news \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* coming. Every heart \w will|strong="H3478"\w* melt \w with|strong="H0413"\w* fear. All hands \w will|strong="H3478"\w* become weak. Every spirit \w will|strong="H3478"\w* become weak. All knees \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* water.’ Look, \w that|strong="H3478"\w* bad news \w is|strong="H3478"\w* coming. \w These|strong="H7760"\w* \w things|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* happen!” This \w is|strong="H3478"\w* what \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Lord \w GOD|strong="H0413"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* Sword \w Is|strong="H3478"\w* Ready 
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\v 8 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H0559"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 9 “Son \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w man|strong="H7563"\w*, speak \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. Say \w this|strong="H3651"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H6662"\w* \w says|strong="H3282"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “‘Look, \w a|strong="H3772"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w a|strong="H3772"\w* sharp \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w it|strong="H3651"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w been|strong="H0834"\w* polished. 
\q1
\v 10 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* sharp \w for|strong="H3588"\w* killing. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* polished \w to|strong="H7725"\w* flash \w like|strong="H3318"\w* lightning. 
\q1 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* son, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* ran \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stick \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* punish \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* punished \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* wooden stick. 
\q1
\v 11 \w So|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H5869"\w* sword \w has|strong="H5869"\w* been polished. 
\q2 \w Now|strong="H0120"\w* \w it|strong="H1121"\w* \w can|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* used. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H5869"\w* sword \w was|strong="H1121"\w* sharpened \w and|strong="H1121"\w* polished. 
\q2 \w Now|strong="H0120"\w* \w it|strong="H1121"\w* \w can|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* put \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5869"\w* hand \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5869"\w* killer. 
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\v 12 “‘Son \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w*, shout \w out|strong="H4100"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* scream \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sword \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3820"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rulers \w of|strong="H3027"\w* Israel. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* wanted war—\w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3820"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sword \w comes|strong="H0935"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* slap \w your|strong="H3605"\w* thigh \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w show|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* sadness, 
\v 13 \w because|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* test. \w You|strong="H0413"\w* refused \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* punished \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* wooden stick, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* else \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w use|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0413"\w*? \add \+w A|strong="H1961"\+w* sword?\add*’” \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 14 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, clap \w your|strong="H0559"\w* hands \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w show|strong="H2300"\w* \w your|strong="H0559"\w* sadness, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w for|strong="H1571"\w* \w me|strong="H1121"\w*. 
\q1 Let \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* come down twice, no, three times! 
\q2 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w for|strong="H1571"\w* killing \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. 
\q1 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w for|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* great killing. 
\q2 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* cut \w into|strong="H2719"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w*. 
\q1
\v 15 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* hearts \w will|strong="H1961"\w* melt \w with|strong="H3605"\w* fear, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* many \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w fall|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* sword \w will|strong="H1961"\w* kill many \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* city gates. 
\q2 Yes, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sword \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w flash|strong="H1300"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w lightning|strong="H1300"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w polished|strong="H4803"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* kill \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*! 
\q1
\v 16 \w Sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w sharp|strong="H2300"\w*! 
\q2 Cut \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* right \w side|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\q2 Cut straight ahead. 
\q2 Cut \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w left|strong="H5414"\w* \w side|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\q1 Go wherever \w your|strong="H5414"\w* edge \w was|strong="H1931"\w* chosen \w to|strong="H5414"\w* go. 
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\q1
\v 17 “\w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, too, \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w clap|strong="H5606"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* hands 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* stop showing \w my|strong="H3605"\w* anger. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* LORD, \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w spoken|strong="H0413"\w*!” 
\s1 Jerusalem Punished 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* word \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H0136"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* said, 
\v 19 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, draw \w two|strong="H5221"\w* roads \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* king \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Babylon \w can|strong="H0120"\w* \w use|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* come \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Israel. \w Both|strong="H0120"\w* roads \w will|strong="H2719"\w* come \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w same|strong="H1931"\w* country. \w Then|strong="H0859"\w* draw \w a|strong="H5221"\w* sign \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* head \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* road \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w city|strong="H1931"\w*. 
\v 20 Use \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sign \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w which|strong="H2719"\w* road \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* use. \w One|strong="H3605"\w* road leads \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Ammonite \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* Rabbah. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* road leads \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Judah, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* protected \w city|strong="H8179"\w*, \w Jerusalem|strong="H4616"\w*. 
\v 21 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* king \w of|strong="H6440"\w* Babylon has come \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w where|strong="H0575"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* two roads separate. \w He|strong="H6440"\w* uses magic \w to|strong="H6440"\w* learn which \w way|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w go|strong="H8041"\w*: \w He|strong="H6440"\w* shakes \w his|strong="H7760"\w* arrows, \w he|strong="H6440"\w* asks \w his|strong="H7760"\w* family idols, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H6440"\w* looks at \w the|strong="H6440"\w* liver\f + \fr 21:21  \fk arrows, idols, liver \ft People who believed in false gods used these things to try to learn the future.\f* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* animal \w he|strong="H6440"\w* has killed. 
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\v 22 “\w The|strong="H0413"\w* signs \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w take|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* road \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H1571"\w*, \w the|strong="H0413"\w* road leading \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Jerusalem, \w where|strong="H0413"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* use battering rams.\f + \fr 21:22  \fk battering rams \ft Heavy logs that soldiers used to break holes into the gates or walls around a city.\f* \w The|strong="H0413"\w* signs \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give|strong="H5117"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* command \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="H0413"\w* begin \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w killing|strong="H5221"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* shout \w the|strong="H0413"\w* battle cry \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w set|strong="H5117"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* battering rams \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gates. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* build \w a|strong="H1696"\w* wall \w of|strong="H3068"\w* dirt around \w the|strong="H0413"\w* city \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H1696"\w* dirt road leading \w up|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* walls. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* build wooden towers \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* city. 
\v 23 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* people \w in|strong="H0413"\w* Jerusalem \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* big mistake. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* believe \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w could|strong="H1697"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*, \w because|strong="H0413"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* peace \w agreement|strong="H1697"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* Babylon’s king. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* king \w will|strong="H3068"\w* remind \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* guilty \w of|strong="H3068"\w* breaking \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1697"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* captive.” 
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\v 24 \w This|strong="H0935"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* Lord \w GOD|strong="H3027"\w* says: “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w done|strong="H3027"\w* many evil \w things|strong="H8147"\w*. \w Your|strong="H7760"\w* sins \w are|strong="H3027"\w* very \w clear|strong="H3318"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* forced \w me|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* remember \w that|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* guilty, \w so|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* enemy \w will|strong="H0776"\w* catch \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\v 25 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w*, evil leader \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel, \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H2719"\w*. \w Your|strong="H7760"\w* time \w of|strong="H1121"\w* punishment \w has|strong="H3063"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*! \w The|strong="H0853"\w* end \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w here|strong="H7760"\w*!” 
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\v 26 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Lord \w GOD|strong="H0413"\w* says: “\w Take|strong="H7200"\w* \w off|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* turban! \w Take|strong="H7200"\w* \w off|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* crown! \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H7218"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* come \w to|strong="H0413"\w* change. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* important \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H0517"\w* \w brought|strong="H7043"\w* low, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w those|strong="H7080"\w* \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w are|strong="H1870"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* important \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w become|strong="H7200"\w* important \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w*. 
\v 27 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* completely destroy \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w*! \w But|strong="H1961"\w* this \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w until|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w becomes|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* new \w king|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w let|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* this \w city|strong="H8179"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* Ammonites Punished 
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\v 28 “Son \w of|strong="H5869"\w* man, speak \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5869"\w* \w for|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. Say \w this|strong="H1931"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* what \w the|strong="H1961"\w* Lord GOD says \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* Ammon \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* shameful god: 
\b
\q1 “‘\w Look|strong="H5869"\w*, \w a|strong="H1961"\w* sword! 
\q2 \w The|strong="H1961"\w* sword \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w out|strong="H5771"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w its|strong="H1961"\w* sheath. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* polished. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H1961"\w* sword \w is|strong="H1931"\w* ready \w to|strong="H1961"\w* kill. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* polished \w to|strong="H1961"\w* flash \w like|strong="H1961"\w* lightning! 
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\q1
\v 29 “‘\w Your|strong="H3605"\w* visions \w are|strong="H6588"\w* useless. 
\q2 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* magic \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w not|strong="H2142"\w* help \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* bunch \w of|strong="H3605"\w* lies. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* sword \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w now|strong="H3541"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* throats \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H5771"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* soon \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* dead bodies. 
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* time \w has|strong="H0136"\w* \w come|strong="H2142"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* time \w has|strong="H0136"\w* \w come|strong="H2142"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H5771"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* end. 
\s1 Prophecy \w Against|strong="H3605"\w* Babylon 
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\v 30 “‘\w Put|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* sword \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w its|strong="H0935"\w* sheath. Babylon, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* judge \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H0935"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* created, \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* land \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w born|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\v 31 \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* pour out \w my|strong="H5493"\w* anger against \w you|strong="H3808"\w*. \w My|strong="H5493"\w* anger \w will|strong="H3808"\w* burn \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* hot wind. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* hand \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w over|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* cruel \w men|strong="H0559"\w*.\f + \fr 21:31  \fk cruel men \ft This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word is like the word meaning “to burn.”\f* \w Those|strong="H2063"\w* \w men|strong="H0559"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* skilled \w at|strong="H3808"\w* killing \w people|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\v 32 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* fuel \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* fire. \w Your|strong="H5414"\w* blood \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w flow|strong="H0935"\w* deep \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* earth—\w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* remember \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* LORD, \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w spoken|strong="H0935"\w*!’” 
\c 22  
\s1 Ezekiel Speaks Against Jerusalem 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 22:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 18, 24.\f* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* murderers? \w Will|strong="H0120"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* she \w has|strong="H0120"\w* \w done|strong="H3605"\w*? 
\v 3 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H1818"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* full \w of|strong="H5921"\w* murderers, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* punishment \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*. \w She|strong="H6256"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w herself|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* filthy! 
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\v 4 “‘\w People|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Jerusalem, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* killed many \w people|strong="H1471"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w guilty|strong="H0816"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* end \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* fun \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* laugh \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 5 People \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w and|strong="H8034"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w* \w will|strong="H8034"\w* \w make|strong="H8034"\w* fun \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w*. \w You|strong="H4480"\w* \w have|strong="H7138"\w* ruined \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \w You|strong="H4480"\w* \w are|strong="H7350"\w* filled \w with|strong="H4480"\w* \w confusion|strong="H4103"\w*. 
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\v 6 “‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w all|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5387"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* using \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w strength|strong="H2220"\w* just \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w kill|strong="H8210"\w* \w other|strong="H0376"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*. 
\v 7 \w And|strong="H0001"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* people \w in|strong="H8432"\w* Jerusalem don’t respect \w their|strong="H8432"\w* \w parents|strong="H0001"\w*. \w There|strong="H8432"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* city, \w they|strong="H6213"\w* abuse \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w*. \w They|strong="H6213"\w* cheat \w orphans|strong="H3490"\w* \w and|strong="H0001"\w* \w widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w that|strong="H0001"\w* place. 
\v 8 \w You|strong="H0853"\w* hate all \w that|strong="H6944"\w* I consider \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w You|strong="H0853"\w* treat \w my|strong="H0959"\w* special days \w of|strong="H7676"\w* rest as if \w they|strong="H7676"\w* are not important. 
\v 9 \w In|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H4616"\w*, \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w lies|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w order|strong="H4616"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w kill|strong="H8210"\w* innocent \w people|strong="H0376"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* worship false gods \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w back|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H4616"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* fellowship meals. 
\p “‘\w In|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H4616"\w*, \w people|strong="H0376"\w* commit many sexual sins. 
\v 10 There men commit sexual sins \w with|strong="H0001"\w* \w their|strong="H1540"\w* \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* wife. There \w the|strong="H1540"\w* men rape women—even during \w their|strong="H1540"\w* monthly \w time|strong="H5079"\w* \w of|strong="H0001"\w* bleeding. 
\v 11 \w One|strong="H0376"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w commits|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H0376"\w* terrible sin \w against|strong="H0854"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*. \w Another|strong="H7453"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w has|strong="H0376"\w* sex \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w daughter-in-law|strong="H3618"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w her|strong="H0802"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2930"\w*. \w Another|strong="H7453"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* rapes \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*—\w his|strong="H0376"\w* very \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*. 
\v 12 There \w men|strong="H3947"\w* \w accept|strong="H3947"\w* \w bribes|strong="H7810"\w* \w to|strong="H4616"\w* \w kill|strong="H8210"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w*. \w You|strong="H0853"\w* lend money \w and|strong="H1818"\w* charge \w interest|strong="H5392"\w* \w on|strong="H5392"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* loans. \w You|strong="H0853"\w* cheat \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w neighbors|strong="H7453"\w* just \w to|strong="H4616"\w* \w make|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* little money. \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w have|strong="H7453"\w* \w even|strong="H0853"\w* \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w me|strong="H3947"\w*.’ \w This|strong="H4616"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* what \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 13 “‘\w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* slam \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w and|strong="H1818"\w* stop \w you|strong="H0834"\w*! \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* cheating \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w killing|strong="H5221"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3820"\w* brave \w then|strong="H1696"\w*? \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3820"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* come \w to|strong="H1696"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0834"\w*? \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*! 
\v 15 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w force|strong="H1471"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* go \w to|strong="H0776"\w* many \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w completely|strong="H8552"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0853"\w* filthy things \w in|strong="H0776"\w* this city. 
\v 16 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* Jerusalem, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* become unclean. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w* these things happen. \w Then|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.’” 
\s1 Israel \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w Like|strong="H3068"\w* Worthless Waste 
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 18 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*, \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \w lead|strong="H5777"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w tin|strong="H0913"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* important metals, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* worker melts \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* make \w it|strong="H1961"\w* pure, \w those|strong="H3605"\w* metals \w are|strong="H3478"\w* poured off \w as|strong="H1961"\w* waste. \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* waste \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\v 19 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* worthless waste. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 20 Workers \w put|strong="H3240"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*, \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \w lead|strong="H5777"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w tin|strong="H0913"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w blow|strong="H5301"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* make \w it|strong="H5921"\w* hotter. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* metals begin \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w melt|strong="H5413"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w put|strong="H3240"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w melt|strong="H5413"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \w That|strong="H3651"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hot|strong="H2534"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*. 
\v 21 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* put \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H5678"\w* \w and|strong="H0784"\w* \w blow|strong="H5301"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H0784"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* begin \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w melt|strong="H5413"\w*. 
\v 22 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* city, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* melting \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* fire. \w Then|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w poured|strong="H8210"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.’” 
\s1 Ezekiel Speaks \w Against|strong="H5921"\w* Jerusalem 
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\v 23 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 24 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Israel. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w her|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w*.\f + \fr 22:24  \fk not pure \ft This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word also means “not rained on.”\f* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* am angry \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w has|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* received \w its|strong="H3808"\w* \w rain|strong="H1656"\w*. 
\v 25 \w The|strong="H3947"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* Jerusalem \w are|strong="H5030"\w* making evil plans. \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H5030"\w* \w like|strong="H7580"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w*—\w it|strong="H0398"\w* \w roars|strong="H7580"\w* \w when|strong="H7235"\w* \w it|strong="H0398"\w* begins \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* animal \w it|strong="H0398"\w* \w caught|strong="H3947"\w*. \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w have|strong="H5030"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*. \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w have|strong="H5030"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H3366"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w made|strong="H3947"\w* \w widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w women|strong="H0398"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* Jerusalem. 
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\v 26 “\w The|strong="H0996"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* really hurt \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w teachings|strong="H8451"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* treat \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w right|strong="H5869"\w*—\w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* important. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* treat \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* same as \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* treat \w clean|strong="H2889"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w teach|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* these \w things|strong="H6944"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5869"\w* respect \w my|strong="H3045"\w* special days \w of|strong="H5869"\w* rest. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* treat \w me|strong="H3808"\w* as though \w I|strong="H3045"\w* am \w not|strong="H3808"\w* important. 
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\v 27 “\w The|strong="H0006"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H4616"\w* \w are|strong="H8269"\w* \w like|strong="H1818"\w* a \w wolf|strong="H2061"\w* eating \w the|strong="H0006"\w* animal \w it|strong="H7130"\w* \w has|strong="H5315"\w* caught. \w They|strong="H5315"\w* attack \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w kill|strong="H8210"\w* \w them|strong="H4616"\w* just \w to|strong="H4616"\w* \w get|strong="H1214"\w* rich. 
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\v 28 “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* warn \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*—\w they|strong="H3808"\w* cover \w up|strong="H5030"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* truth. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5030"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* workers \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* repair \w a|strong="H1696"\w* wall—\w they|strong="H3808"\w* only put \w plaster|strong="H2902"\w* \w over|strong="H2902"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* holes. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* only see \w lies|strong="H3577"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* do \w their|strong="H3068"\w* magic \w to|strong="H0559"\w* learn \w the|strong="H0559"\w* future, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* only \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5030"\w* only \w lying|strong="H3577"\w*—\w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0559"\w*! 
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\v 29 “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w take|strong="H1497"\w* advantage \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w each|strong="H5971"\w* other. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* cheat \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w steal|strong="H1497"\w* \w from|strong="H0776"\w* \w each|strong="H5971"\w* other. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* get rich \w by|strong="H0776"\w* taking advantage \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*, helpless beggars, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* really cheat \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fair \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* all! 
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\v 30 “\w I|strong="H0776"\w* asked \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \add change \+w their|strong="H1992"\+w* lives \+w and|strong="H0776"\+w*\add* protect \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* asked \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* fix \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w walls|strong="H1447"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w wanted|strong="H1245"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H6440"\w* \w those|strong="H0376"\w* holes \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wall|strong="H1447"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* fight \w to|strong="H0376"\w* protect \w their|strong="H1992"\w* city. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w came|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* help! 
\v 31 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w anger|strong="H5678"\w*—\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w completely|strong="H3615"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3615"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* punish \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* evil \w things|strong="H7218"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* done. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w all|strong="H3615"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* fault.” This \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\c 23  
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 23:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 36.\f* listen \w to|strong="H1961"\w* this story \w about|strong="H1961"\w* Samaria \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Jerusalem. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* sisters, \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w same|strong="H0259"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*. 
\v 3 \w They|strong="H8033"\w* became \w prostitutes|strong="H2181"\w* \w in|strong="H8033"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* while \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H4714"\w* still young girls. That’s \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* first let \w men|strong="H6213"\w* touch \w and|strong="H4714"\w* handle \w their|strong="H8033"\w* young \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*. 
\v 4 \w The|strong="H3205"\w* \w older|strong="H1419"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Oholah|strong="H0170"\w*,\f + \fr 23:4  \fk Oholah \ft This name means “Tent.” It probably refers to the Holy Tent where the people of Israel went to worship God.\f* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w her|strong="H1961"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Oholibah|strong="H0172"\w*.\f + \fr 23:4  \fk Oholibah \ft This name means “My Tent is in her \+add country\+add*.” Also in verses 18, 21.\f* \w They|strong="H3389"\w* \w became|strong="H3205"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* wives, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* we \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*. \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* using \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w Oholah|strong="H0170"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* mean \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w Oholibah|strong="H0172"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* mean \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
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\v 5 “\w Then|strong="H0413"\w* \w Oholah|strong="H0170"\w* became \w unfaithful|strong="H2181"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*—she began \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w live|strong="H7138"\w* \w like|strong="H8478"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*. She began \w to|strong="H0413"\w* want \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w lovers|strong="H0157"\w*. She saw \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Assyrian soldiers 
\v 6 \w in|strong="H3847"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w blue|strong="H8504"\w* uniforms. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* were \w all|strong="H3605"\w* handsome \w young|strong="H0970"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w riding|strong="H7392"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* were \w leaders|strong="H5461"\w* \w and|strong="H8504"\w* officers, 
\v 7 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Oholah \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w herself|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* handpicked soldiers \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Assyrian army, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w she|strong="H0834"\w* wanted \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*! \w She|strong="H0834"\w* \w became|strong="H2930"\w* filthy \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Besides|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w*, \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* stopped \w her|strong="H5921"\w* love affair \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* love \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H4714"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* young girl. \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w was|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* first lover \w to|strong="H5921"\w* touch \w her|strong="H5921"\w* young \w breasts|strong="H1717"\w*. \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w poured|strong="H8210"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* untrue love \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 9 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w lovers|strong="H0157"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w*. \w She|strong="H0834"\w* wanted \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*! 
\v 10 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* raped\f + \fr 23:10  \fk raped \ft Literally, “revealed her nakedness.” The Hebrew word meaning “revealed” is like the word meaning “carried away as a prisoner to a faraway country.”\f* \w her|strong="H1540"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H1540"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w her|strong="H1540"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* punished \w her|strong="H1540"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* still talk \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w her|strong="H1540"\w*. 
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\v 11 “\w Her|strong="H7200"\w* younger \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Oholibah|strong="H0172"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* these things happen. \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w Oholibah|strong="H0172"\w* sinned \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* did! She \w was|strong="H0269"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* unfaithful \w than|strong="H4480"\w* Oholah. 
\v 12 She wanted \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Assyrian \w leaders|strong="H5461"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* officers. She wanted \w those|strong="H3605"\w* soldiers \w in|strong="H0413"\w* blue uniforms \w riding|strong="H7392"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* handsome \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w*. 
\v 13 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* women \w were|strong="H8147"\w* going \w to|strong="H1870"\w* ruin \w their|strong="H3588"\w* lives \w with|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w same|strong="H0259"\w* mistakes. 
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\v 14 “Oholibah \w continued|strong="H3254"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* unfaithful \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* Babylon, she \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* pictures \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w carved|strong="H2707"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w*. These \w were|strong="H0376"\w* pictures \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Chaldean \w men|strong="H0376"\w* wearing \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w red|strong="H8350"\w* uniforms. 
\v 15 \w They|strong="H3605"\w* wore \w belts|strong="H0232"\w* around \w their|strong="H3605"\w* waists \w and|strong="H1121"\w* long \w turbans|strong="H2871"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* chariot \w officers|strong="H7991"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* native-born \w Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*, 
\v 16 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* Oholibah wanted \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 17 \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Babylonian \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* sex \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* used \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H2930"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w so|strong="H0935"\w* filthy \w that|strong="H5315"\w* she \w became|strong="H3363"\w* \w disgusted|strong="H3363"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 18 “Oholibah \w let|strong="H1540"\w* everyone \w see|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w she|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* unfaithful. \w She|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H1540"\w* \w so|strong="H0834"\w* many men enjoy \w her|strong="H1540"\w* naked \w body|strong="H5315"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w became|strong="H3363"\w* \w disgusted|strong="H3363"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H1540"\w*—\w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w become|strong="H5361"\w* \w disgusted|strong="H3363"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H1540"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*. 
\v 19 \w But|strong="H3117"\w* Oholibah \w thought|strong="H2142"\w* \w about|strong="H3117"\w* \w her|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w she|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w she|strong="H0834"\w* turned \w to|strong="H4714"\w* \w even|strong="H0853"\w* \w more|strong="H7235"\w* prostitution. 
\v 20 \w She|strong="H0834"\w* remembered \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w lovers|strong="H5689"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* excited \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w there|strong="H0834"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* animals \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* sexual desires \w and|strong="H1320"\w* abilities. 
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\v 21 “Oholibah, \w you|strong="H6213"\w* dreamed \w of|strong="H4616"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* times \w when|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w were|strong="H4714"\w* young, \w when|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H6485"\w* lovers touched \w and|strong="H4714"\w* handled \w your|strong="H6485"\w* young \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*. 
\v 22 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w Oholibah|strong="H0172"\w*, \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w You|strong="H0834"\w* became \w disgusted|strong="H5361"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w lovers|strong="H0157"\w*, \w but|strong="H1992"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w here|strong="H3541"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 23 \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w bring|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, especially \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Chaldeans|strong="H3778"\w*. \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w bring|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pekod|strong="H6489"\w*, \w Shoa|strong="H7772"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Koa|strong="H6970"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w bring|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5461"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w officers|strong="H7991"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w desirable|strong="H2531"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w*, \w chariot|strong="H7392"\w* \w officers|strong="H7991"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* handpicked soldiers \w riding|strong="H7392"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. 
\v 24 \w That|strong="H5414"\w* \w crowd|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w large|strong="H4043"\w* groups, riding \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w horses|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* spears, \w shields|strong="H4043"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* helmets. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* gather \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* tell \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* done \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w own|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H4941"\w*. 
\v 25 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w how|strong="H6213"\w* jealous \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* become \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* hurt \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w cut|strong="H5493"\w* \w off|strong="H5493"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w nose|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H2719"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* burn whatever \w is|strong="H0639"\w* \w left|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 26 They will \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* nice \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w jewelry|strong="H3627"\w*. 
\v 27 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H2142"\w* dreams \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H2142"\w* love affair \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w look|strong="H5869"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*!’” 
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\v 28 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* became \w disgusted|strong="H5361"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\v 29 \w And|strong="H3947"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3605"\w* \w show|strong="H6213"\w* \w how|strong="H6213"\w* \w much|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w hate|strong="H8135"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*! \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3605"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w worked|strong="H3018"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w*, \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3605"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w bare|strong="H1540"\w* \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w naked|strong="H5903"\w*! \w People|strong="H5800"\w* \w will|strong="H3605"\w* clearly see \w your|strong="H3605"\w* sins. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3605"\w* see \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* like \w a|strong="H3947"\w* prostitute \w and|strong="H3947"\w* dreamed \w wicked|strong="H2154"\w* dreams. 
\v 30 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* bad \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* left \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* chase \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* bad \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* began \w to|strong="H5921"\w* worship \w their|strong="H5921"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. 
\v 31 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* lived \w as|strong="H1980"\w* \w she|strong="H1980"\w* \w did|strong="H1980"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w*, \w yourself|strong="H5414"\w*, \w took|strong="H1980"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* poison \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w held|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.\f + \fr 23:31  \fk You, yourself … your hands \ft Or “I put her cup in your hands.”\f*” 
\v 32 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “\w You|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w sister’s|strong="H0269"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H0269"\w* poison. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* tall, \w wide|strong="H7342"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H0269"\w* poison. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* holds \w much|strong="H4767"\w* poison. 
\q2 People \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w laugh|strong="H3932"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H8354"\w* make fun \w of|strong="H0269"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w*. 
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\v 33 You \w will|strong="H8111"\w* stagger \w like|strong="H8111"\w* \w a|strong="H8111"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7943"\w*. 
\q2 You \w will|strong="H8111"\w* \w become|strong="H4390"\w* very dizzy. 
\q1 That \w is|strong="H8047"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w destruction|strong="H8047"\w* \w and|strong="H8111"\w* \w devastation|strong="H8047"\w*. 
\q2 It \w is|strong="H8047"\w* \w like|strong="H8111"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H4390"\w* punishment that \w your|strong="H4390"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* drank. 
\q1
\v 34 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* poison \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* cup. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* last drop. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* throw \w down|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* glass \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w break|strong="H5423"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* pieces. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w tear|strong="H5423"\w* at \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* \w from|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* pain. 
\q1 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* happen \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
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\v 35 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘Jerusalem, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w forgot|strong="H7911"\w* \w me|strong="H0310"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w me|strong="H0310"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w left|strong="H7993"\w* \w me|strong="H0310"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w now|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w suffer|strong="H5375"\w* \w for|strong="H3651"\w* leaving \w me|strong="H0310"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* living \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* prostitute. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w suffer|strong="H5375"\w* \w for|strong="H3651"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w wicked|strong="H2154"\w* dreams.’” 
\s1 Judgment \w Against|strong="H1571"\w*  //  Oholah \w and|strong="H0853"\w* Oholibah 
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\v 36 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w Oholah|strong="H0170"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Oholibah|strong="H0172"\w*? \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* done. 
\v 37 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w committed|strong="H5003"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sin \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w adultery|strong="H5003"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* guilty \w of|strong="H1121"\w* murder. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* acted \w like|strong="H0834"\w* prostitutes—\w they|strong="H0834"\w* left \w me|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* forced \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* fire. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w food|strong="H0402"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. 
\v 38 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w treated|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H2930"\w* special \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* rest \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H2930"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H4720"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w though|strong="H1931"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H5750"\w* important. 
\v 39 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* \w their|strong="H0935"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H0935"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w then|strong="H2009"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H0935"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* filthy too! \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w my|strong="H0935"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*! 
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\v 40 “\w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* faraway \w places|strong="H4801"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w see|strong="H2009"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w bathed|strong="H7364"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w painted|strong="H3583"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w jewelry|strong="H5716"\w*. 
\v 41 \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* fine \w bed|strong="H4296"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*. \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w incense|strong="H7004"\w*\f + \fr 23:41  \fk my incense \ft A special blend of spices that were burned as a gift to God. This special incense was to be burned only in the Temple. See Exodus 30:34-38.\f* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*\f + \fr 23:41  \fk my oil \ft The special oil that was used for anointing priests and things in the Temple to make them holy (special). See Exodus 30:22-33.\f* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* this \w table|strong="H7979"\w*. 
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\v 42 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Jerusalem sounded \w like|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w crowd|strong="H1995"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* having \w a|strong="H5414"\w* party.\f + \fr 23:42  \fk party \ft The Hebrew word is like the word for a fellowship offering, a time when people came to share a meal and enjoy themselves together with the Lord. Here, it seems this time of worship turned into a wild party. See Deuteronomy 14:22-29; 26:1-15.\f* \w Many|strong="H7230"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* party. \w People|strong="H0120"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* already drinking \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w bracelets|strong="H6781"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w crowns|strong="H5850"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* women. 
\v 43 \w Then|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w of|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* women \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w worn|strong="H1087"\w* out from \w her|strong="H0559"\w* sexual sins. \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w her|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Will|strong="H1931"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* continue \w to|strong="H0559"\w* do sexual sins \w with|strong="H0559"\w* \w her|strong="H0559"\w*, \w and|strong="H6258"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w with|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0559"\w*?’ 
\v 44 \w But|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* kept \w going|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* would \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*. \w Yes|strong="H3651"\w*, \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* again \w and|strong="H0935"\w* again \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Oholah|strong="H0170"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w Oholibah|strong="H0172"\w*, those \w wicked|strong="H2154"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w*. 
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\v 45 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* good \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* guilty \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w adultery|strong="H5003"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* murder, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* Oholah \w and|strong="H3027"\w* Oholibah \w committed|strong="H5003"\w* \w adultery|strong="H5003"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* covered \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*!” 
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\v 46 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: “Gather \w the|strong="H0853"\w* people \w together|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* punish \w and|strong="H0853"\w* terrorize Oholah \w and|strong="H0853"\w* Oholibah. 
\v 47 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* throw \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* these \w women|strong="H1323"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* cut \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w women|strong="H1323"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* pieces \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 48 \w In|strong="H0776"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w remove|strong="H7673"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* shame \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w warned|strong="H3256"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* shameful \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 49 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* punish \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H2154"\w* things \w you|strong="H3588"\w* did. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* punished \w for|strong="H3588"\w* worshiping \w your|strong="H5414"\w* filthy \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*.” 
\c 24  
\s1 The Pot and the Meat 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w ninth|strong="H8671"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* exile.\f + \fr 24:1  \fk ninth year of exile \ft This was Jan. 15, 588 B.C., the date that Nebuchadnezzar began his attack on Jerusalem.\f* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 24:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 16, 25.\f* \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w today’s|strong="H3117"\w* date \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* note: ‘\w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* date \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w army|strong="H3389"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* surrounded \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.’ 
\v 3 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* people \w there|strong="H3541"\w* refuse \w to|strong="H0413"\w* obey \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w a|strong="H1571"\w* story \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H1571"\w* message \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1 “‘\w Put|strong="H8239"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* fire. 
\q2 \w Put|strong="H8239"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w pour|strong="H3332"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\q1
\v 4 \w Put|strong="H0622"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pieces|strong="H5409"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* meat. 
\q2 \w Put|strong="H0622"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w piece|strong="H5409"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w thighs|strong="H3409"\w* \w and|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w shoulders|strong="H3802"\w*. 
\q1 \w Fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* pot \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w best|strong="H2896"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Use|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* best animals \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*. 
\q1 \w Pile|strong="H1754"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w wood|strong="H6106"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* pot, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w boil|strong="H1310"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* pieces \w of|strong="H8478"\w* meat. 
\q2 \w Boil|strong="H1310"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* soup until \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w are|strong="H6106"\w* cooked. 
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\q1
\v 6 “‘\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* bad \w for|strong="H5921"\w* Jerusalem. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* bad \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* murderers. 
\q1 Jerusalem \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w rust|strong="H2457"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* spots \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w rust|strong="H2457"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w removed|strong="H3318"\w*! 
\q1 \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* clean, \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w rust|strong="H2457"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w removed|strong="H3318"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* meat \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* thrown \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* divided \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w priests|strong="H3808"\w*. 
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\v 7 Jerusalem \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* pot \w with|strong="H5921"\w* rust \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*. 
\q2 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* murders \w is|strong="H0776"\w* still \w there|strong="H1961"\w*! 
\q1 \w She|strong="H3588"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bare|strong="H6706"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*. 
\q2 \w She|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*.\f + \fr 24:7  \fk blood … dirt \ft The Law of Moses teaches that whoever killed an animal for food must pour the blood on the ground and cover it with dirt. This showed that they were giving the life of that animal back to God. See Leviticus 17:1-16 and Deuteronomy 12:1-25. If the blood was not covered with dirt, it was a witness against the killer. See Genesis 4:10, Job 15:18, and Isaiah 26:21.\f* 
\q1
\v 8 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bare|strong="H6706"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w* 
\q2 \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H5927"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* would \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* did \w this|strong="H1115"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H5927"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w* would become \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1818"\w* punish \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w killing|strong="H1818"\w* innocent \w people|strong="H1818"\w*. 
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\q1
\v 9 “‘\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 \w It|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* bad \w for|strong="H3651"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1818"\w* murderers! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w pile|strong="H4071"\w* \w up|strong="H1431"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H1818"\w* wood \w for|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* fire. 
\q1
\v 10 Put plenty \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* under \w the|strong="H1814"\w* pot. 
\q2 Light \w the|strong="H1814"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
\q1 \w Cook|strong="H8552"\w* \w the|strong="H1814"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* until \w it|strong="H0784"\w* \w is|strong="H1320"\w* \w well|strong="H8552"\w* done. 
\q2 \w Mix|strong="H7543"\w* \w in|strong="H1320"\w* \w the|strong="H1814"\w* \w spices|strong="H7543"\w*,\f + \fr 24:10  \fk Mix in the spices \ft The meaning of this sentence is uncertain.\f* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6086"\w* let \w the|strong="H1814"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w be|strong="H6086"\w* \w burned|strong="H2787"\w* up. 
\q1
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H4616"\w* let \w the|strong="H5921"\w* pot \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w empty|strong="H7386"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w coals|strong="H1513"\w*. 
\q2 Let \w it|strong="H5921"\w* become \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w hot|strong="H1513"\w* \w that|strong="H4616"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* stains\f + \fr 24:11  \fk stains \ft Or “bronze.”\f* begin \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w glow|strong="H2787"\w*. 
\q1 \w Those|strong="H5921"\w* stains \w will|strong="H4616"\w* be \w melted|strong="H5413"\w* away. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w rust|strong="H2457"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* be \w destroyed|strong="H8552"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 12 “‘Jerusalem might work hard 
\q2 \w to|strong="H3318"\w* scrub \w away|strong="H4480"\w* \w her|strong="H4480"\w* stains. 
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* ‘rust’ \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w*! 
\q2 Only \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* punishment \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w remove|strong="H3318"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 13 “‘\w You|strong="H5704"\w* sinned against \w me|strong="H5117"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0853"\w* became stained \w with|strong="H2534"\w* sin. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H5704"\w* wash \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* make \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w clean|strong="H2891"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* stains would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* come \w out|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* try washing \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* 
\q2 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w my|strong="H5117"\w* \w hot|strong="H2534"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w is|strong="H2534"\w* finished \w with|strong="H2534"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*! 
\b
\p
\v 14 “‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* punishment \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* happen. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* hold \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* punishment \w or|strong="H3808"\w* feel \w sorry|strong="H5162"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* evil \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*.’” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* Death \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Ezekiel’s \w Wife|strong="H1696"\w* 
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\v 15 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 16 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w you|strong="H0935"\w* love \w your|strong="H3947"\w* wife very much, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w going|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Your|strong="H3947"\w* wife \w will|strong="H5869"\w* die suddenly, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* show \w your|strong="H3947"\w* sadness. \w You|strong="H0935"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* cry loudly. \w You|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* cry \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w tears|strong="H1832"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w fall|strong="H0935"\w*, 
\v 17 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w mourn|strong="H0060"\w* quietly. Dress \w as|strong="H0376"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* normally \w do|strong="H6213"\w*; wear \w your|strong="H5921"\w* turban \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w*; \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w cover|strong="H5844"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w mustache|strong="H8222"\w*, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* normally \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w when|strong="H6213"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w dies|strong="H4191"\w*.” 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w God|strong="H0413"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*, \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w God|strong="H0413"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*. 
\v 19 \w Then|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w*? \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* mean?” 
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\v 20 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* 
\v 21 \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w proud|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* sing songs \w of|strong="H1121"\w* praise \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* love \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w it|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* love \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w*. \w But|strong="H5800"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w it|strong="H0834"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* behind \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H2490"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* battle. 
\v 22 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* same \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* dead wife. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cover|strong="H5844"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w mustache|strong="H8222"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* normally \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* dies. 
\v 23 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w wear|strong="H4743"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w turbans|strong="H6287"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* show \w your|strong="H5921"\w* sadness publicly \w or|strong="H3808"\w* cry publicly, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w waste|strong="H4743"\w* \w away|strong="H4743"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w guilt|strong="H5771"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* talk \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H0251"\w* quietly \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* grief. 
\v 24 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w Ezekiel|strong="H3168"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* example \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* punishment \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*.’” 
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\v 25-26 The Lord said, “Son of man, I will take away the place that makes the people feel safe—Jerusalem, that beautiful city that makes them so happy. They really love that place. They love to look at it. But I will take it away from them, and I will also take their children. On that day one of the survivors will come to you with the bad news about Jerusalem. 
\v 27 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w same|strong="H1931"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* able \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w talk|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* messenger. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w silent|strong="H0481"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w sign|strong="H4159"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\c 25  
\s1 Prophecy Against Ammon 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 25:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* look \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* speak \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*: ‘\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*! \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* happy \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* destroyed. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* polluted. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w carried|strong="H1980"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* prisoners. 
\v 4 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* get \w your|strong="H5414"\w* land. \w Their|strong="H5414"\w* armies \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w camps|strong="H2918"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* country \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*. 
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\v 5 “‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* city \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* pasture \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* country \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* pen. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 6 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* Jerusalem \w was|strong="H3478"\w* destroyed. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w clapped|strong="H4222"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w stamped|strong="H7554"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* fun insulting \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, 
\v 7 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* valuable things \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w take|strong="H3045"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* war. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* lose \w your|strong="H3068"\w* inheritance \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H0006"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* faraway \w lands|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*! \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.’” 
\s1 Prophecy \w Against|strong="H5921"\w* Moab \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Seir 
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\v 8 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*\f + \fr 25:8  \fk Seir \ft Or “Edom.”\f* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*.’ 
\v 9 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* cut \w into|strong="H0776"\w* \w Moab’s|strong="H4124"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H3802"\w*—\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* take away \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* borders—\w the|strong="H0853"\w* glory \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w Kiriathaim|strong="H7156"\w*. 
\v 10 \w Then|strong="H4616"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* these cities \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* get \w your|strong="H5414"\w* land. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* also \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w those|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* forget \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* ever \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\v 11 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\s1 Prophecy Against Edom 
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\v 12 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1004"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* people \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w turned|strong="H1004"\w* against \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* tried \w to|strong="H0559"\w* get \w even|strong="H6213"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* people \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w guilty|strong="H0816"\w*.” 
\v 13 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* punish \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* whole country \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*, \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w way|strong="H3541"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Teman|strong="H8487"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Dedan|strong="H1719"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Edomites|strong="H0123"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w killed|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* battle. 
\v 14 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* use \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* get \w even|strong="H0853"\w* \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w In|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H3045"\w* way \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* punished \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\s1 Prophecy \w Against|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Philistines 
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\v 15 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* tried \w to|strong="H0559"\w* get \w even|strong="H6213"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w were|strong="H6430"\w* very cruel. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w let|strong="H5315"\w* \w their|strong="H0559"\w* anger burn inside \w them|strong="H6213"\w* too \w long|strong="H5769"\w*.” 
\v 16 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* punish \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*. \w Yes|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* people \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Crete. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w completely|strong="H3772"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* people \w who|strong="H0559"\w* live \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* seacoast. 
\v 17 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w them|strong="H5414"\w*—\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* get \w even|strong="H3588"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w teach|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* lesson. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!” 
\c 26  
\s1 The Sad Message About Tyre 
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* exile,\f + \fr 26:1  \fk eleventh year of exile \ft This was probably the summer of 587 B.C. See 2 Kings 25:3.\f* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w first|strong="H0259"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 26:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* bad \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: ‘Hurray! \w The|strong="H0559"\w* city gate \w protecting|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2717"\w*! \w The|strong="H0559"\w* city gate \w is|strong="H0834"\w* open \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* city \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2717"\w*, \w so|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* get plenty \w of|strong="H1121"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!’” 
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\v 3 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*! \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w bring|strong="H5927"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* again \w and|strong="H1471"\w* again, \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w waves|strong="H1530"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* beach. 
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\v 4 “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* enemy soldiers \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w pull|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H2040"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w scrape|strong="H5500"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* topsoil \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* land. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w bare|strong="H6706"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*. 
\v 5 Tyre \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* spreading fishing \w nets|strong="H2764"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*!” \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “Tyre \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H1961"\w* soldiers \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* war. 
\v 6 \w Her|strong="H3588"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w mainland|strong="H7704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* battle. \w Then|strong="H3045"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\s1 Nebuchadnezzar \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* Attack Tyre 
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\v 7 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w an|strong="H0935"\w* enemy \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* enemy \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*! \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w very|strong="H7227"\w* \w large|strong="H7227"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*. \w There|strong="H0894"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* different \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\v 8 Nebuchadnezzar \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mainland|strong="H7704"\w*. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w build|strong="H6965"\w* \w towers|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w attack|strong="H6965"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* city. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w build|strong="H6965"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* dirt road \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* city \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* dirt road leading \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w walls|strong="H1785"\w*. 
\v 9 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* logs \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w break|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* use picks \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w break|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*. 
\v 10 There \w will|strong="H6963"\w* \w be|strong="H6963"\w* \w so|strong="H0935"\w* many \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w that|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w dust|strong="H0080"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H6963"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Your|strong="H0935"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w will|strong="H6963"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w at|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* soldiers, \w wagons|strong="H1534"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* king \w of|strong="H6963"\w* Babylon \w enters|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*. Yes, \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H6963"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* because \w its|strong="H0935"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w will|strong="H6963"\w* \w be|strong="H6963"\w* pulled down. 
\v 11 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* king \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Babylon \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* riding \w through|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* city. \w His|strong="H3605"\w* horses’ \w hoofs|strong="H6541"\w*\f + \fr 26:11  \fk hoofs \ft The hard part of a horse’s foot.\f* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* pounding \w over|strong="H0853"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* columns \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* city \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w fall|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 12 Nebuchadnezzar’s men \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* away \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w riches|strong="H2428"\w*. \w They|strong="H7997"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* things \w you|strong="H7760"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H1004"\w* sell. \w They|strong="H7997"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w break|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w destroy|strong="H5422"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w pleasant|strong="H2532"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H7997"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w throw|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* sea \w like|strong="H1004"\w* garbage. 
\v 13 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* happy \w songs|strong="H7892"\w*. \w People|strong="H1995"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w harps|strong="H3658"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 14 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w bare|strong="H6706"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* sea \w for|strong="H3588"\w* spreading fishing \w nets|strong="H2764"\w*! \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*!” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\s1 \w Other|strong="H5750"\w* Nations \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* Cry \w for|strong="H3588"\w* Tyre 
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\v 15 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*: “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* countries \w along|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Mediterranean \w coast|strong="H0339"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w fall|strong="H4658"\w*. \w That|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* happen \w when|strong="H6963"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* hurt \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w*. 
\v 16 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5387"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* step \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w thrones|strong="H3678"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* show \w their|strong="H3605"\w* sadness. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w take|strong="H5493"\w* \w off|strong="H6584"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* special \w robes|strong="H4598"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* beautiful \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w put|strong="H3847"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* ‘\w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* shaking.’ \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* shake \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w fear|strong="H2729"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* how quickly \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* destroyed. 
\v 17 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w sing|strong="H5375"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* sad song \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*: 
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\q1 “‘Tyre, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* famous \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.\f + \fr 26:17  \fk you were a famous city \ft This can also mean “People have cried for you.”\f* 
\q2 \w People|strong="H3427"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w across|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.\f + \fr 26:17  \fk People … you \ft This can also mean “People have lived in you for a long time.”\f* 
\q1 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* famous, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w gone|strong="H1961"\w*! 
\q1 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w strong|strong="H2389"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* mainland 
\q2 afraid \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q1
\v 18 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w fall|strong="H4658"\w*, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0834"\w* countries along \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w coast|strong="H0339"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* shake \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w fear|strong="H2729"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w started|strong="H3318"\w* many colonies along \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w coast|strong="H0339"\w*. 
\q2 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w afraid|strong="H2729"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w*!’” 
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\v 19 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “Tyre, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* become \w an|strong="H5414"\w* old, empty \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w cause|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sea \w to|strong="H0559"\w* flow \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* sea \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 20 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H4616"\w* deep hole—\w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* death. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w join|strong="H3381"\w* those \w who|strong="H3427"\w* died \w long|strong="H5769"\w* \w ago|strong="H5769"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w below|strong="H3381"\w*, \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H5769"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* other \w old|strong="H5769"\w*, empty cities. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w all|strong="H5769"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w others|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* grave. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w then|strong="H4616"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* again \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w*! 
\v 21 \w Other|strong="H5750"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* afraid \w about|strong="H1245"\w* what \w happened|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* finished. \w People|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.” \w That|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*. 
\c 27  
\s1 Tyre, the Door to the Seas 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 27:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* \w sing|strong="H5375"\w* this sad song \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Say|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*: ‘\w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* door \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w seas|strong="H3220"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w merchant|strong="H7402"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* travel \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* countries \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w coast|strong="H0339"\w*. \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1 “\w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0859"\w* \w so|strong="H3541"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3308"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0859"\w* \w perfectly|strong="H3632"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3308"\w*! 
\q1
\v 4 \w The|strong="H1129"\w* Mediterranean \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* around \w your|strong="H1129"\w* city. 
\q2 \w Your|strong="H1129"\w* \w builders|strong="H1129"\w* \w made|strong="H1129"\w* \w you|strong="H3820"\w* perfectly \w beautiful|strong="H3308"\w*, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* ships \w that|strong="H3820"\w* sail \w from|strong="H3820"\w* \w you|strong="H3820"\w*. 
\q1
\v 5 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w builders|strong="H1129"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w cypress|strong="H1265"\w* \w trees|strong="H1265"\w* 
\q2 \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* mountains \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Senir|strong="H8149"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w planks|strong="H3871"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* \w trees|strong="H1265"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w mast|strong="H8650"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 \w They|strong="H6213"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w oak|strong="H0437"\w* trees \w from|strong="H0437"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H1323"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* your oars. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H6213"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* pine trees \w from|strong="H0437"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="H3794"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H1323"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* cabin on your deck.\f + \fr 27:6  \fk deck \ft The floor of a ship.\f* 
\q2 \w They|strong="H6213"\w* decorated that shelter \w with|strong="H8127"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w*. 
\q1
\v 7 \w For|strong="H4714"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w sail|strong="H5251"\w*, they \w used|strong="H1961"\w* colorful \w linen|strong="H8336"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H1961"\w* \w sail|strong="H5251"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* flag. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H1961"\w* coverings over \w your|strong="H1961"\w* cabin \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w blue|strong="H8504"\w* \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w purple|strong="H0713"\w*. 
\q2 They \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w coast|strong="H0339"\w* \w of|strong="H0339"\w* Cyprus.\f + \fr 27:7  \fk Cyprus \ft Literally, “Elishah.” This might be the area near Enkomi, Cyprus, or it might be the Greek islands.\f* 
\q1
\v 8 \w Men|strong="H2450"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w Arvad|strong="H0719"\w* rowed \w your|strong="H1961"\w* boats \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w you|strong="H3427"\w*. 
\q2 \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w pilots|strong="H2259"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* ships. 
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\v 9 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* Byblos\f + \fr 27:9  \fk Byblos \ft Literally, “Gebal.”\f* 
\q2 \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* board \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w help|strong="H6148"\w* \w put|strong="H2388"\w* caulking\f + \fr 27:9  \fk caulking \ft Often a mixture of tar and rope that was put between the boards to make a ship watertight so that it would not leak. Also in verse 27.\f* between \w the|strong="H3605"\w* boards \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w ship|strong="H0591"\w*. 
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ships|strong="H0591"\w* \w of|strong="H2205"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w sailors|strong="H4419"\w* 
\q2 \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* trade \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* business \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 10 “‘\w Men|strong="H0376"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*, \w Lud|strong="H3865"\w*, \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w Put|strong="H5414"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w hung|strong="H8518"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w helmets|strong="H3553"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* walls. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w brought|strong="H5414"\w* \w honor|strong="H1926"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* glory \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* city. 
\v 11 \w Men|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Arvad|strong="H0719"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Cilicia \w were|strong="H1961"\w* guards standing \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* city. \w Men|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Gammad \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w hung|strong="H8518"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w shields|strong="H7982"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* city \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w* complete. 
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\v 12 “‘\w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w* \w was|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* best \w customers|strong="H5503"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w traded|strong="H5414"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \w tin|strong="H0913"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w lead|strong="H5777"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wonderful \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* sold. 
\v 13 \w People|strong="H0120"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w Greece|strong="H3120"\w*, Turkey, \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* area around \w the|strong="H5414"\w* Black Sea \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* \w with|strong="H3627"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* \w slaves|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w things|strong="H3627"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* sold. 
\v 14 People \w from|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w nation|strong="H1004"\w*\f + \fr 27:14  \fk nation \ft Literally, “house.” This might mean the royal family of that country.\f* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Togarmah|strong="H8425"\w* \w traded|strong="H5414"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, war \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w mules|strong="H6505"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* things \w you|strong="H5414"\w* sold. 
\v 15 \w The|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Rhodes\f + \fr 27:15  \fk Rhodes \ft Or “Dedan.” See verse 20.\f* \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*. \w You|strong="H7725"\w* sold \w your|strong="H7725"\w* things \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* places. \w People|strong="H1121"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w* \w tusks|strong="H7161"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ebony|strong="H1894"\w* wood \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w pay|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\v 16 \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w traded|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H4639"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w because|strong="H7230"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w had|strong="H0758"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* good \w things|strong="H4639"\w*. They \w traded|strong="H5414"\w* \w emeralds|strong="H5306"\w*, \w purple|strong="H0713"\w* \w cloth|strong="H7553"\w*, \w fine|strong="H0948"\w* needlework, \w fine|strong="H0948"\w* \w linen|strong="H0948"\w*, \w coral|strong="H7215"\w*, \w and|strong="H0713"\w* \w rubies|strong="H3539"\w* \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w things|strong="H4639"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* sold. 
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\v 17 “‘\w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w paid|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w things|strong="H1992"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* sold \w with|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, olives, early figs, \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*, \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w balm|strong="H6875"\w*.\f + \fr 27:17  \fk balm \ft An ointment from some kinds of trees and plants. It is used as medicine.\f* 
\v 18 \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w was|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3605"\w* good \w customer|strong="H5503"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* traded \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* wonderful \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H3196"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* traded \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w from|strong="H3605"\w* \w Helbon|strong="H2463"\w* \w and|strong="H3196"\w* \w white|strong="H6713"\w* \w wool|strong="H6785"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 19 Damascus \w traded|strong="H5414"\w* wine \w from|strong="H1961"\w* Uzal \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w sold|strong="H1961"\w*. They \w paid|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H1961"\w* \w wrought|strong="H6219"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \w cassia|strong="H6916"\w*, \w and|strong="H1270"\w* sugar \w cane|strong="H7070"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Dedan|strong="H1719"\w* provided good business \w and|strong="H7402"\w* \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* with you for saddle blankets \w and|strong="H7402"\w* \w riding|strong="H7396"\w* horses. 
\v 21 \w Arabia|strong="H6152"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5387"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w* traded \w lambs|strong="H3733"\w*, \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w goats|strong="H6260"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* goods. 
\v 22 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w merchants|strong="H7402"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w Raamah|strong="H7484"\w* \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w best|strong="H7218"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* kind \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* goods. 
\v 23 \w Haran|strong="H2771"\w*, \w Canneh|strong="H3656"\w*, \w Eden|strong="H5729"\w*, the \w merchants|strong="H7402"\w* \w of|strong="H7402"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w*, \w Asshur|strong="H0804"\w*, \w and|strong="H7614"\w* Kilmad \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* with you. 
\v 24 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* paid with \w the|strong="H2280"\w* finest clothing, \w blue|strong="H8504"\w* \w cloth|strong="H7553"\w*, \w cloth|strong="H7553"\w* with fine needlework, rugs \w of|strong="H7402"\w* \w many|strong="H7553"\w* \w colors|strong="H7553"\w*, \w and|strong="H8504"\w* \w the|strong="H2280"\w* strongest \w ropes|strong="H2256"\w*. \w These|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H2280"\w* \w things|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w traded|strong="H7402"\w* with you. 
\v 25  \add \+w The|strong="H4390"\+w* \+w ships|strong="H0591"\+w* \+w from|strong="H3820"\+w* \+w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\+w* carried \+w the|strong="H4390"\+w* \+w things|strong="H3513"\+w* \+w you|strong="H3513"\+w* sold.\add* 
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\q1 “‘Tyre, \w you|strong="H3513"\w* \w are|strong="H4390"\w* \w like|strong="H3820"\w* one \w of|strong="H4390"\w* those cargo \w ships|strong="H0591"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3513"\w* \w are|strong="H4390"\w* \w on|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, loaded \w with|strong="H4390"\w* many riches. 
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\v 26 \w Your|strong="H0935"\w* oarsmen rowed \w you|strong="H0935"\w* far \w out|strong="H4325"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* powerful \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7665"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* ship \w at|strong="H0935"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w wealth|strong="H1952"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* spill \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q2 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w wealth|strong="H1952"\w*—\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* buy \w and|strong="H3117"\w* sell—\w will|strong="H0834"\w* spill \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* crew—\w sailors|strong="H4419"\w*, \w pilots|strong="H2259"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H2388"\w* caulking \w between|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* boards \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* ship— 
\q2 \w will|strong="H0834"\w* spill \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* merchants \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* city 
\q2 \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* sink \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q1 \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* happen \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* 
\q2 \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* destroyed! 
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\v 28 “‘\w You|strong="H6963"\w* send your merchants \w to|strong="H6963"\w* faraway places. 
\q2 Those places \w will|strong="H6963"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* with fear \w when|strong="H6963"\w* they \w hear|strong="H6963"\w* your pilots’ \w cry|strong="H2201"\w*! 
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\v 29 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* crew \w will|strong="H0776"\w* jump \w ship|strong="H0591"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w sailors|strong="H4419"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w pilots|strong="H2259"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* jump \w ship|strong="H0591"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* swim \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* shore. 
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\v 30 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H8085"\w* \w be|strong="H6963"\w* very sad \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H8085"\w* \w cry|strong="H2199"\w*, throw \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w roll|strong="H6428"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w ashes|strong="H0665"\w*. 
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\v 31 \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w shave|strong="H7139"\w* \w their|strong="H0413"\w* heads \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w put|strong="H2296"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* cry \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w like|strong="H5315"\w* \w someone|strong="H5315"\w* \w crying|strong="H1058"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w someone|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* died. 
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\v 32 “‘\w And|strong="H3220"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* loud crying \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w sing|strong="H5375"\w* this sad song \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*: 
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\q1 “‘\w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H5375"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*! 
\q2 \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* destroyed, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*! 
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\v 33 \w Your|strong="H3318"\w* merchants sailed across \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w seas|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0776"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H7646"\w* \w your|strong="H3318"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w wealth|strong="H1952"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* things \w you|strong="H0776"\w* \w sold|strong="H3318"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0776"\w* \w made|strong="H6238"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w rich|strong="H6238"\w*! 
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\v 34 \w But|strong="H4325"\w* \w now|strong="H6256"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* are \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w by|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w seas|strong="H3220"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w by|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w deep|strong="H4615"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* sell 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* people \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*. 
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\v 35 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w coast|strong="H0339"\w* 
\q2 \w are|strong="H8074"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w are|strong="H8074"\w* terrified. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* show \w their|strong="H3605"\w* shock. 
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\v 36 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w merchants|strong="H5503"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H0369"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w whistle|strong="H8319"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q1 \w What|strong="H5921"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* frighten \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0369"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* \w gone|strong="H0369"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.’” 
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\s1 Tyre Thinks It Is Like a God 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 28:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 12, 21.\f* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0430"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1 “‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* very \w proud|strong="H1361"\w*! 
\q2 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w*! 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w seat|strong="H4186"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* 
\q2 \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w middle|strong="H3820"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w seas|strong="H3220"\w*.” 
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\q1 “‘\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*! 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* only \w think|strong="H3820"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* think \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H2450"\w* \w wiser|strong="H2450"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w Daniel|strong="H1840"\w*\f + \fr 28:3  \fk Daniel \ft A wise man from ancient times. This might be Daniel from the Bible, or the Danel mentioned in the writings from Ras Shamra.\f* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2450"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w secret|strong="H5640"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w hidden|strong="H5640"\w* \w from|strong="H2450"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. 
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\v 4 Through \w your|strong="H3701"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* 
\q2 \w you|strong="H6213"\w* have gotten \w riches|strong="H2428"\w* \w for|strong="H2428"\w* yourself. 
\q1 \w And|strong="H3701"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* put \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* 
\q2 \w in|strong="H3701"\w* \w your|strong="H3701"\w* \w treasuries|strong="H0214"\w*. 
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\v 5 Through your \w great|strong="H7230"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w and|strong="H2451"\w* \w trade|strong="H7404"\w*, 
\q2 \w you|strong="H3824"\w* have made your \w riches|strong="H2428"\w* grow. 
\q1 \w And|strong="H2451"\w* now \w you|strong="H3824"\w* \w are|strong="H3824"\w* \w proud|strong="H1361"\w* 
\q2 \w because|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H7230"\w* those \w riches|strong="H2428"\w*. 
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\v 6 “‘\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0430"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 Tyre, \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w were|strong="H0430"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w most|strong="H6184"\w* terrible \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*! 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* pull \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w use|strong="H7324"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3308"\w* things \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* ruin \w your|strong="H5921"\w* glory. 
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\v 8 \w They|strong="H3820"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w bring|strong="H3381"\w* \w you|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* grave. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3381"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w like|strong="H3381"\w* \w a|strong="H4191"\w* sailor who \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w at|strong="H4191"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w That|strong="H0559"\w* \w person|strong="H0120"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. 
\q2 \w Will|strong="H0430"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w*”? 
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*! 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* see \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*! 
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\v 10 \w Strangers|strong="H2114"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* treat \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w like|strong="H4191"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w foreigner|strong="H2114"\w*\f + \fr 28:10  \fk foreigner \ft Literally, “uncircumcised.” This means a person who did not share in the agreement God made with Israel. See “circumcise, circumcision” in the Word List.\f* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* gave \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w command|strong="H3027"\w*!’” 
\q1 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 12 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w sing|strong="H5375"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* sad song \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*. \w Say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1 “‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w perfect|strong="H3632"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*— 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3541"\w* \w full|strong="H4392"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w perfectly|strong="H3632"\w* handsome. 
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\v 13 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w*— 
\q2 rubies, \w topaz|strong="H6357"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* diamonds, 
\q2 beryls, \w onyx|strong="H7718"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w jasper|strong="H3471"\w*, 
\q2 \w sapphires|strong="H5601"\w*, \w turquoise|strong="H5306"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w emeralds|strong="H5306"\w*. 
\q1 \w And|strong="H0430"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w set|strong="H3559"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* given \w this|strong="H3117"\w* beauty \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w*. 
\q2 \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* strong. 
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\v 14 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* chosen \w Cherubs|strong="H3742"\w* 
\q2 \w who|strong="H0430"\w* \w spread|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* wings \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* throne. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w jewels|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* sparkled \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* good \w and|strong="H3117"\w* honest \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H0859"\w* \w then|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* became \w evil|strong="H5766"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w Your|strong="H4390"\w* business brought \w you|strong="H8432"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* riches. 
\q2 But \w they|strong="H0430"\w* \w also|strong="H0430"\w* put cruelty \w inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w you|strong="H8432"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w you|strong="H8432"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H7230"\w* I treated \w you|strong="H8432"\w* \w like|strong="H0068"\w* something unclean 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0430"\w* threw \w you|strong="H8432"\w* off \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H8432"\w* \w were|strong="H2022"\w* one \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* chosen \w Cherubs|strong="H3742"\w* 
\q2 \w who|strong="H0430"\w* spread \w your|strong="H4390"\w* wings \w over|strong="H8432"\w* \w my|strong="H8432"\w* throne. 
\q1 But I forced \w you|strong="H8432"\w* \w to|strong="H0430"\w* leave \w the|strong="H8432"\w* jewels 
\q2 \w that|strong="H0784"\w* sparkled \w like|strong="H0068"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w Your|strong="H5414"\w* \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w proud|strong="H1361"\w*. 
\q2 \w Your|strong="H5414"\w* glory \w ruined|strong="H7843"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H7993"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w now|strong="H5414"\w* other \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w stare|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* did \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5766"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* very crooked merchant. 
\q2 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w places|strong="H4720"\w* unclean. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5414"\w* burned \w you|strong="H5414"\w*! 
\q1 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* burned \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w ashes|strong="H0665"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w Now|strong="H5414"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* shame. 
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\v 19 “‘\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* 
\q2 \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q1 \w What|strong="H5921"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w very|strong="H5704"\w* afraid. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* finished!’” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Message \w Against|strong="H5921"\w* Sidon 
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 21 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, look \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* speak \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H1121"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w*. 
\v 22 \w Say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1 “‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w*! 
\q2 \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w respect|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w treat|strong="H6942"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H3541"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* disease \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w death|strong="H1818"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Sidon, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* many \w people|strong="H1818"\w* \w inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H5307"\w*. 
\q1 Soldiers \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2719"\w* many \w people|strong="H1818"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\s1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* Nations \w Will|strong="H3068"\w*  //  Stop Laughing \w at|strong="H5921"\w* Israel 
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\v 24 “‘\w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* nations \w that|strong="H3588"\w* hate \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* stinging nettles\f + \fr 28:24  \fk nettles \ft Plants covered with stinging hairs.\f* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w painful|strong="H3510"\w* \w thorns|strong="H6975"\w*. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*.’” 
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\v 25 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w but|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w* again. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* know \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* am \w holy|strong="H6942"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w treat|strong="H6942"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w way|strong="H3541"\w*. \w At|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w*—\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. 
\v 26 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w safely|strong="H0983"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w the|strong="H3605"\w* nations \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* hated \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Israel \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w safety|strong="H0983"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.” 
\c 29  
\s1 The Message Against Egypt 
\p
\v 1 \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* twelfth \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* exile,\f + \fr 29:1  \fk tenth year of exile \ft This was the winter of 587 B.C.\f* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 29:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 18.\f* look \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. Speak \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1 “‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w monster|strong="H8577"\w*\f + \fr 29:3  \fk great monster \ft There were ancient stories about a sea monster that fought against God. The prophets called Egypt that sea monster many times. But here, this might mean the crocodiles that rest on the banks of the Nile River.\f* \w lying|strong="H7257"\w* \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* \w River|strong="H2975"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*!” 
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\q1
\v 4-5 “‘But I will put hooks in your jaws. 
\q2 The fish in the Nile River will stick to your scales. 
\q1 I will pull you and your fish up 
\q2 out of your rivers and onto the dry land. 
\q1 You will fall on the ground, 
\q2 and no one will pick you up or bury you. 
\q1 I will give you to the wild animals and birds. 
\q2 You will be their food. 
\q1
\v 6 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* 
\q2 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
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\q1 “‘\w Why|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w do|strong="H0589"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*? 
\q1 \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* leaned \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* support, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w weak|strong="H3605"\w* blade \w of|strong="H1004"\w* grass. 
\q1
\v 7 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3709"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* Israel \w leaned|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Egypt \w for|strong="H5921"\w* support, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H5921"\w* Egypt \w only|strong="H3605"\w* pierced \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w and|strong="H4975"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H3802"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w leaned|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* support, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w and|strong="H4975"\w* twisted \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w back|strong="H4975"\w*.’” 
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\q1
\v 8 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w*. 
\q1
\v 9 \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* empty \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2723"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
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\p \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* these \w things|strong="H1961"\w*? \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*.’ 
\v 10 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* many branches \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* \w River|strong="H2975"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* destroy \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* completely. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* cities \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* empty \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w Migdol|strong="H4024"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Aswan \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w*. 
\v 11 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w person|strong="H0120"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w animal|strong="H0929"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* Egypt. \w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w settle|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* 40 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 12 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroy|strong="H5892"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w ruins|strong="H8074"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* 40 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*! \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* strangers\f + \fr 29:12  \fk I will … strangers \ft Or “I will scatter them ….”\f* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* foreign \w lands|strong="H0776"\w*.” 
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\v 13 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* many \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w at|strong="H6908"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* 40 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w* again. 
\v 14 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Egyptian|strong="H4714"\w* captives. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Pathros|strong="H6624"\w*, \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* born. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* important. 
\v 15 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w least|strong="H4591"\w* important \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w lift|strong="H5375"\w* itself \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w small|strong="H4591"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rule|strong="H7287"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\v 16 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w depend|strong="H2142"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* Egypt. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*—\w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Egypt \w for|strong="H3588"\w* help \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w God|strong="H0136"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*.” 
\s1 Babylon \w Will|strong="H1961"\w* Get Egypt 
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\v 17 \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* twenty-seventh \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* exile,\f + \fr 29:17  \fk twenty-seventh year of exile \ft This was in the spring of 571 B.C.\f* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 18 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* fight \w hard|strong="H1419"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* shaved \w every|strong="H3605"\w* soldier’s \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H3802"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w rubbed|strong="H4803"\w* \w bare|strong="H4803"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* carrying \w heavy|strong="H1419"\w* loads. \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w worked|strong="H5647"\w* \w hard|strong="H1419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* defeat \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* got \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w hard|strong="H1419"\w* \w work|strong="H5656"\w*.” 
\v 19 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w*. \w He|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w many|strong="H1995"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w army|strong="H2426"\w*. 
\v 20 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* Nebuchadnezzar \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w reward|strong="H6468"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* hard \w work|strong="H5647"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.” \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said! 
\p
\v 21 “\w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w strong|strong="H7161"\w*. \w So|strong="H5414"\w* Ezekiel, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w speak|strong="H6310"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\c 30  
\s1 The Army of Babylon Will Attack Egypt 
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 30:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 21.\f* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H1121"\w*. \w Say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “‘Cry \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 “\w A|strong="H3117"\w* terrible \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* coming.” 
\q1
\v 3 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w*! 
\q2 \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* judging \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w*. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w cloudy|strong="H6051"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* judging \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\q1
\v 4 \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w against|strong="H4714"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*! 
\q2 \w People|strong="H1995"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* shake \w with|strong="H0935"\w* fear, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w falls|strong="H5307"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0935"\w* \w army|strong="H1995"\w* \w of|strong="H1995"\w* Babylon \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* prisoners. 
\q2 \w Egypt’s|strong="H4714"\w* \w foundations|strong="H3247"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w torn|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w*. 
\b
\p
\v 5 “‘Many \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* peace agreements \w with|strong="H0854"\w* Egypt. \w But|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w*, \w Put|strong="H6316"\w*, \w Lud|strong="H3865"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* Arabia, Libya, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel\f + \fr 30:5  \fk people of Israel \ft Literally, “sons of the agreement.” This might mean “all the people who made peace agreements with Egypt,” or it might mean “Israel, the people who made the agreement with God.”\f* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* destroyed! 
\b
\q1
\v 6 “‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 Those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w support|strong="H5564"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*! 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w pride|strong="H1347"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H3381"\w* \w power|strong="H5797"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* end. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* people \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w killed|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* battle, 
\q2 all \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w way|strong="H3541"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w Migdol|strong="H4024"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Aswan. 
\q2 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*! 
\q1
\v 7 Egypt \w will|strong="H1961"\w* join \w the|strong="H8432"\w* other \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2717"\w*. 
\q2 \w Its|strong="H1961"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w ruins|strong="H8074"\w*. 
\q1
\v 8 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* start \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w helpers|strong="H5826"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* destroyed. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\b
\p
\v 9 “‘\w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w send|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w ships|strong="H6716"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w carry|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* bad news \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w*. \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* feels safe, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* shake \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w fear|strong="H2729"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* punished. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*!’” 
\b
\q1
\v 10 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* use \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* use \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\q1
\v 11 Nebuchadnezzar \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* 
\q2 \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w most|strong="H6184"\w* terrible \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* pull \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* bodies. 
\q1
\v 12 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* \w River|strong="H2975"\w* \w become|strong="H8074"\w* \w dry|strong="H2724"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sell|strong="H4376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w dry|strong="H2724"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* use \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* empty. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*!” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Idols \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Egypt \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Be|strong="H3027"\w* Destroyed 
\q1
\v 13 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w also|strong="H3541"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* statues \w away|strong="H5750"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w Memphis|strong="H5297"\w*. 
\q1 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w leader|strong="H5387"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w instead|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\q1
\v 14 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w Pathros|strong="H6624"\w* empty. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* start \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w Zoan|strong="H6814"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* punish \w Thebes|strong="H4996"\w*. 
\q1
\v 15 \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pelusium|strong="H5512"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4581"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Thebes|strong="H4996"\w*. 
\q1
\v 16 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* start \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w in|strong="H0784"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*; 
\q2 \w the|strong="H5414"\w* city \w of|strong="H0784"\w* \w Pelusium|strong="H5512"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* ache \w with|strong="H4714"\w* fear. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H5414"\w* soldiers \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w break|strong="H1234"\w* \w into|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* city \w of|strong="H0784"\w* \w Thebes|strong="H4996"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w Memphis|strong="H5297"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* new troubles every \w day|strong="H3119"\w*. 
\q1
\v 17 \w The|strong="H5307"\w* \w young|strong="H0970"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w of|strong="H2719"\w* Heliopolis \w and|strong="H2719"\w* Bubastis\f + \fr 30:17  \fk Heliopolis and Bubastis \ft Hebrew, “On and Pi Beseth,” cities in Egypt.\f* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w die|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H5307"\w* battle, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H5307"\w* women \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H2719"\w* taken \w away|strong="H5307"\w* as \w prisoners|strong="H7628"\w*. 
\q1
\v 18 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H8033"\w* \w dark|strong="H2821"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w Tahpanhes|strong="H8471"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w* \w Egypt’s|strong="H4714"\w* control.\f + \fr 30:18  \fk control \ft Literally, “yoke.”\f* 
\q2 \w Her|strong="H3680"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w* \w power|strong="H5797"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* finished! 
\q1 \w A|strong="H8033"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w her|strong="H3680"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* taken away \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w prisoners|strong="H7628"\w*. 
\q1
\v 19 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!” 
\s1 \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* Become Weak Forever 
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\v 20 \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7651"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* exile,\f + \fr 30:20  \fk eleventh year of exile \ft This was the summer of 587 B.C. Also in 31:1.\f* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 21 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0120"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* wrap \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w with|strong="H4714"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w bandage|strong="H2848"\w*. \w It|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* heal, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* enough \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.” 
\p
\v 22 \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w* both \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w strong|strong="H2389"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* already \w broken|strong="H7665"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\v 23 \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w among|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\v 24 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w but|strong="H2388"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* cry \w out|strong="H2388"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* pain, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* kind \w of|strong="H4428"\w* cry \w that|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* dying man \w makes|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 25 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\p “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w stretch|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w out|strong="H2388"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\v 26 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w among|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!” 
\c 31  
\s1 Assyria Is Like a Cedar Tree 
\p
\v 1 \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w first|strong="H0259"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* exile, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 31:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* this \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0413"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “‘\w You|strong="H0413"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* so \w great|strong="H1995"\w*! 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w compare|strong="H1819"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w*? 
\q1
\v 3 \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* tree \w in|strong="H3303"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w with|strong="H1961"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* \w branches|strong="H6057"\w*, 
\q2 \w with|strong="H1961"\w* \w forest|strong="H2793"\w* \w shade|strong="H6751"\w*, \w and|strong="H0730"\w* \w very|strong="H6967"\w* \w tall|strong="H6967"\w*. 
\q2 \w Its|strong="H1961"\w* \w top|strong="H6788"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w among|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5688"\w*! 
\q1
\v 4 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w grow|strong="H1431"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w deep|strong="H8415"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w tall|strong="H7311"\w*. 
\q1 \w Rivers|strong="H5104"\w* \w flowed|strong="H1980"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H4302"\w* 
\q2 \w where|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w planted|strong="H4302"\w*. 
\q1 \w Only|strong="H3605"\w* small \w streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w flowed|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. 
\q1
\v 5 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w taller|strong="H6967"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w grew|strong="H7235"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w branches|strong="H6288"\w*. 
\q1 \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w branches|strong="H6288"\w* \w spread|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w nests|strong="H7077"\w* 
\q2 \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w branches|strong="H6288"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* tree, 
\q1 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* 
\q2 \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w branches|strong="H6288"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* tree. 
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* 
\q2 \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w shade|strong="H6738"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* tree. 
\q1
\v 7 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* tree \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w very|strong="H7227"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3302"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w large|strong="H7227"\w*! 
\q2 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w such|strong="H1961"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w*. 
\q2 \w Its|strong="H1961"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. 
\q1
\v 8 \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* 
\q2 \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* big \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*. 
\q1 \w Cypress|strong="H1265"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* many \w branches|strong="H6288"\w*. 
\q2 \w Plane|strong="H6196"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w such|strong="H3605"\w* \w branches|strong="H6288"\w*. 
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* 
\q2 \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3308"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*. 
\q1
\v 9 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w*. 
\q1 \w And|strong="H0430"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*, \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, 
\q2 \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w jealous|strong="H7065"\w*!’” 
\b
\p
\v 10 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w That|strong="H0834"\w* tree grew \w tall|strong="H7311"\w*. \w Its|strong="H5414"\w* \w top|strong="H6788"\w* reached \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5688"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* grew \w so|strong="H3651"\w* big \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w became|strong="H7311"\w* \w proud|strong="H7311"\w*! 
\v 11 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* powerful king \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* tree. \w That|strong="H1471"\w* ruler punished \w the|strong="H5414"\w* tree \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* bad things \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w took|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* tree \w out|strong="H1644"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* garden. 
\v 12 \w Strangers|strong="H2114"\w*—\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w most|strong="H6184"\w* terrible \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w*—\w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w it|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* scattered \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w branches|strong="H1808"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w valleys|strong="H1516"\w*. \w Its|strong="H3605"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* limbs drifted \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rivers \w flowing|strong="H3381"\w* \w through|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w There|strong="H2022"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* more \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* under \w that|strong="H3605"\w* tree, \w so|strong="H3381"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w left|strong="H5203"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w fallen|strong="H1961"\w* tree. \w Wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* walk \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w fallen|strong="H1961"\w* \w branches|strong="H6288"\w*. 
\p
\v 14 “\w Now|strong="H3588"\w*, \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w proud|strong="H1361"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* try \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w reach|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5688"\w*. \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* strong \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* brag \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w being|strong="H1121"\w* \w tall|strong="H6967"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w die|strong="H4194"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w below|strong="H3381"\w*, \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Sheol, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w join|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w died|strong="H4194"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w deep|strong="H6967"\w* hole.” 
\p
\v 15 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people cry \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w deep|strong="H8415"\w* \w ocean|strong="H8415"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w stopped|strong="H3607"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w stopped|strong="H3607"\w* \w flowing|strong="H3381"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w mourn|strong="H0056"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* became sick \w with|strong="H5921"\w* sadness \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* big \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*. 
\v 16 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w fall|strong="H4658"\w*—\w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w shook|strong="H7493"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* fear \w at|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* falling \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* sent \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w death|strong="H7585"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w join|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H0853"\w* \w gone|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* deep hole. \w In|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* past, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w best|strong="H2896"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w were|strong="H4325"\w* \w comforted|strong="H5162"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w below|strong="H3381"\w*. 
\v 17 \w Yes|strong="H1571"\w*, \w those|strong="H1992"\w* trees \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* big tree \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* place \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w death|strong="H7585"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w joined|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* battle. \w That|strong="H1471"\w* big tree \w made|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* other trees strong. \w Those|strong="H1992"\w* trees \w had|strong="H1471"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w under|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* big tree’s \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. 
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\v 18 “Egypt, \w there|strong="H8432"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w many|strong="H1995"\w* big \w and|strong="H0776"\w* powerful \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*. \w Which|strong="H1931"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w should|strong="H0413"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w compare|strong="H1819"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w*? \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w below|strong="H3381"\w*! \w And|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, too, \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w join|strong="H3381"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* foreigners\f + \fr 31:18  \fk foreigners \ft Literally, “uncircumcised.” This means people who did not share in the agreement God made with Israel. See “circumcise, circumcision” in the Word List.\f* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* death. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w there|strong="H8432"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* battle. 
\p “Yes, \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* happen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w crowds|strong="H1995"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*!” \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\c 32  
\s1 Pharaoh: a Lion or a Dragon? 
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\v 1 \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w first|strong="H0259"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* twelfth \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* twelfth \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* exile,\f + \fr 32:1  \fk twelfth year of exile \ft This was early spring, 585 B.C. Also in verse 17.\f* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 32:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 18.\f* \w sing|strong="H5375"\w* this sad song \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*: 
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\q1 “‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* powerful \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w* walking \w proud|strong="H5375"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\q2 \w But|strong="H0859"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* dragon\f + \fr 32:2  \fk dragon \ft This might be a crocodile or a giant sea creature. The giant sea creature represented the power of the sea, and the Nile River made Egypt a powerful nation.\f* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* lakes. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* push \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w way|strong="H5921"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w make|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w muddy|strong="H1804"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* stir \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.’” 
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\v 3 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\q1 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6951"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w together|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w Now|strong="H7227"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* throw \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w net|strong="H7568"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* pull \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q1
\v 4 \w Then|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* drop \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dry \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w throw|strong="H2904"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w down|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* let \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* come \w and|strong="H0776"\w* eat \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* let \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w* come \w and|strong="H0776"\w* eat \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w until|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w full|strong="H7646"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* scatter \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w valleys|strong="H1516"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* dead \w body|strong="H1320"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* pour \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* it \w will|strong="H0776"\w* soak down \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* rivers \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w make|strong="H0215"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* disappear. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w make|strong="H0215"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w dark|strong="H6937"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w with|strong="H3680"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w shine|strong="H0215"\w*. 
\q1
\v 8 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w darken|strong="H6937"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w lights|strong="H3974"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w*.” 
\q1 \w This|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 9 “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* sad \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w upset|strong="H3707"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w an|strong="H0935"\w* enemy \w to|strong="H0935"\w* destroy \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w Nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w upset|strong="H3707"\w*. 
\v 10 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w make|strong="H8074"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w terrified|strong="H2729"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* swing \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* shake \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w fear|strong="H2729"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w fall|strong="H4658"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w afraid|strong="H2729"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* happen \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* fight \w against|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\v 12 \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* use \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w to|strong="H4714"\w* \w kill|strong="H2719"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H5307"\w* battle. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w come|strong="H5307"\w* \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w most|strong="H6184"\w* terrible \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H1471"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w*. 
\v 13 \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H0120"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rivers \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Egypt. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w*. \w People|strong="H0120"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w muddy|strong="H1804"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w hoofs|strong="H6541"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w cattle|strong="H0929"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w muddy|strong="H1804"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 14 \w So|strong="H0227"\w* \w I|strong="H0227"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* make \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H0227"\w* Egypt \w calm|strong="H8257"\w*. \w I|strong="H0227"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* cause \w their|strong="H0227"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* \w to|strong="H4325"\w* run slowly—\w they|strong="H0227"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* slick like \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*.” This \w is|strong="H4325"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\v 15 “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* empty. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* lose \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
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\v 16 “\w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* sad song \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* sing \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* sing \w this|strong="H1931"\w* sad song. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* sing \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w as|strong="H1323"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* sad song \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*.” \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\s1 \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Be|strong="H1471"\w* Destroyed 
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\v 17 \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* fifteenth \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* twelfth \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* exile, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 18 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, cry \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Lead|strong="H0413"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w powerful|strong="H0117"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* grave. \w Lead|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w below|strong="H3381"\w* \w where|strong="H0413"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* other \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* deep hole. 
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\v 19 “Egypt, \w you|strong="H3381"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w no|strong="H4310"\w* better than anyone else! \w Go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H0854"\w* place \w of|strong="H6189"\w* death. \w Go|strong="H3381"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* those foreigners.\f + \fr 32:19  \fk foreigners \ft Literally, “uncircumcised.” This means people who did not share in the agreement God made with Israel. See “circumcise, circumcision” in the Word List.\f* 
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\v 20 “Egypt \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w go|strong="H4900"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H5307"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* battle. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* enemy \w has|strong="H2719"\w* \w pulled|strong="H4900"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* \w away|strong="H5307"\w*. 
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\v 21 “\w Strong|strong="H1368"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w powerful|strong="H1368"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w were|strong="H1696"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* battle. Those foreigners \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* place \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w death|strong="H7585"\w*. \w And|strong="H2719"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w that|strong="H8432"\w* place, those \w who|strong="H0410"\w* \w were|strong="H1696"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* Egypt \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w his|strong="H8432"\w* \w helpers|strong="H5826"\w*. 
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\v 22-23 “Assyria and all its army are there in the place of death. Their graves are deep down in that deep hole. All the Assyrian soldiers were killed in battle, and their graves are all around his grave. When they were alive, they made people afraid, but they were all killed in battle. 
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\v 24 “\w Elam|strong="H5867"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H1995"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w grave|strong="H6900"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* battle. \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* foreigners \w went|strong="H3381"\w* deep \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*. \w When|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* afraid. \w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w shame|strong="H3639"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* deep hole. 
\v 25 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* Elam \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* soldiers \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* battle. Elam’s \w army|strong="H1995"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* foreigners \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* battle. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* scared \w people|strong="H1995"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w shame|strong="H3639"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* deep hole. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w*. 
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\v 26 “\w Meshech|strong="H4902"\w*, \w Tubal|strong="H8422"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* armies \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w graves|strong="H6913"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* foreigners \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w killed|strong="H2490"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* battle. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1995"\w* afraid. 
\v 27 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w lying|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w powerful|strong="H1368"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w died|strong="H5307"\w* long, long ago! \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* buried \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*. \w Their|strong="H5414"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w laid|strong="H7901"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* scared \w people|strong="H0834"\w*. 
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\v 28 “Egypt, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* also \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H7665"\w* destroyed, \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w by|strong="H0854"\w* those foreigners. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* other soldiers who \w were|strong="H2719"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* battle. 
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\v 29 “\w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w*. \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5387"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* powerful soldiers, \w but|strong="H1992"\w* \w now|strong="H5414"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* battle. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w lying|strong="H7901"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* foreigners. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* deep hole. 
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\v 30 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* rulers \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H3381"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* soldiers \w from|strong="H3381"\w* Sidon. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w strength|strong="H1369"\w* scared \w people|strong="H0834"\w*, \w but|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w embarrassed|strong="H0954"\w*. \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* foreigners \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H6189"\w* battle. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w shame|strong="H0954"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* deep hole. 
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\v 31 “\w Yes|strong="H7200"\w*, \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* battle. \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w comforted|strong="H5162"\w* \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w many|strong="H1995"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* others \w who|strong="H3605"\w* went \w down|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* death.” \w This|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 32 “\w People|strong="H1995"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* afraid \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* next \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* foreigners. \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H1995"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* soldiers \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* battle.” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\c 33  
\s1 God Chooses Ezekiel to Be a Watchman 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*,\f + \fr 33:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 7, 10, 12, 24, 30.\f* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w Whenever|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* enemy \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w choose|strong="H3947"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w watchman|strong="H6822"\w*. 
\v 3 \w If|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* guard \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* enemy \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*, \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w blows|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* warns \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\v 4 \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* warning \w but|strong="H3808"\w* ignore \w it|strong="H1961"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* enemy \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w capture|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* prisoners. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w responsible|strong="H1818"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w death|strong="H1818"\w*. 
\v 5 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* ignored \w the|strong="H0853"\w* warning. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w responsible|strong="H1818"\w* \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* deaths. \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w paid|strong="H8085"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* warning, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* could \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w saved|strong="H4422"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*. 
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\v 6 “‘\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* guard \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* enemy \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*? \w Since|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* enemy \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w capture|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* prisoners. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* sinned, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* guard \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w responsible|strong="H1818"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* deaths.’ 
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\v 7 “\w Now|strong="H5414"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am choosing \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w watchman|strong="H6822"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 8 \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w might|strong="H1818"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, ‘\w These|strong="H1931"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.’ \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* go \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w*. \w If|strong="H1931"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* change \w their|strong="H1245"\w* lives, \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H0559"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* sinned. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w responsible|strong="H1818"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H1245"\w* deaths. 
\v 9 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w* \w warn|strong="H2094"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* sinning, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w refuse|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* sinned. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w saved|strong="H5337"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\s1 \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w Does|strong="H3808"\w* \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Want|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w Destroy|strong="H4191"\w* \w People|strong="H5315"\w* 
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\v 10 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w might|strong="H1121"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2403"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* broken \w the|strong="H0559"\w* law. \w Our|strong="H5921"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w too|strong="H5921"\w* heavy \w to|strong="H0413"\w* bear. \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w rot|strong="H4743"\w* \w away|strong="H4743"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w What|strong="H0349"\w* \w can|strong="H0349"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* do \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*?’ 
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\v 11 “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w By|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w swear|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* don’t enjoy \w seeing|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*—\w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* don’t \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w* \w so|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*! Stop \w doing|strong="H1870"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3478"\w*! \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*?’ 
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\v 12 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: ‘\w The|strong="H0559"\w* good \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* past \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w become|strong="H7725"\w* bad \w and|strong="H1121"\w* begin \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. \w In|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* same \w way|strong="H3201"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* past \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* destroy \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* remember, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* good \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* past \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* begin \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*.’ 
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\v 13 “Maybe \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* good \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* maybe \w those|strong="H3605"\w* good \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* begin \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* good \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* past \w will|strong="H0834"\w* save \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w might|strong="H0834"\w* begin \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* good \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* past! \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* begin \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. 
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\v 14 “\w Or|strong="H4191"\w* maybe \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* some \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. \w But|strong="H7563"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* might \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* lives, stop \w sinning|strong="H2403"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* begin \w to|strong="H0559"\w* live \w right|strong="H4941"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* might \w become|strong="H7725"\w* good \w and|strong="H7725"\w* fair. 
\v 15 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* might \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H7725"\w* \w when|strong="H2421"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* loaned money. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* might \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w for|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* stole. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* might begin \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* laws \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w surely|strong="H4191"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\v 16 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* past, \w because|strong="H0834"\w* now \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* fair. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*! 
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\v 17 “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘That’s \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fair! \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w*!’ 
\p “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fair! \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* change! 
\v 18 If good people stop \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* good \w and|strong="H7725"\w* begin \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w sin|strong="H5766"\w*, \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* because \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* sins. 
\v 19 \w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w if|strong="H1931"\w* \w evil|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w* stop \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* wrong \w and|strong="H7725"\w* start living \w right|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* being fair, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. 
\v 20 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* am \w not|strong="H3808"\w* fair, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* am \w telling|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* truth. \w Family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w everyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w what|strong="H1870"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w*!” 
\s1 Jerusalem \w Has|strong="H3478"\w* \w Been|strong="H3808"\w* Taken 
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\v 21 \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w fifth|strong="H2568"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* twelfth \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w exile|strong="H1546"\w*,\f + \fr 33:21  \fk twelfth year of exile \ft This was the winter of 586 B.C.\f* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w person|strong="H0935"\w* \w who|strong="H3389"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* escaped \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* battle \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H5221"\w*!” 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w person|strong="H3027"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w person|strong="H3027"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* could \w speak|strong="H6310"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 23 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 24 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2723"\w* cities \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w only|strong="H0259"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H0259"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w Now|strong="H1961"\w*, \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w surely|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w belongs|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*! \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*!’ 
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\v 25 “\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* meat \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w look|strong="H5869"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* help. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* murder \w people|strong="H1818"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H3651"\w* \w should|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w give|strong="H0398"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*? 
\v 26 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* depend \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H8441"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w commits|strong="H6213"\w* sexual sins \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* cannot \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*!’ 
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\v 27 “‘\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w By|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w promise|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2723"\w* cities \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*! \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w any|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w country|strong="H7704"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* hiding \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* fortresses \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w caves|strong="H4631"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* disease. 
\v 28 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* empty \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w waste|strong="H4923"\w*. \w That|strong="H3478"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* lose all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H3478"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w proud|strong="H1347"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w become|strong="H8074"\w* empty. \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 29 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* many terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* empty \w wasteland|strong="H8077"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
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\v 30 “‘\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w now|strong="H4994"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* lean \w against|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w stand|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w doorways|strong="H6607"\w* \w talking|strong="H1696"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H0259"\w*, “\w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w*, \w let’s|strong="H4994"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*.” 
\v 31 \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* only want \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* feels good. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* only want \w to|strong="H0413"\w* cheat \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* money. 
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\v 32 “‘\w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w nothing|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* these \w people|strong="H8085"\w* \w but|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* singer \w singing|strong="H7892"\w* love \w songs|strong="H7892"\w*. \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* \w good|strong="H2895"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*. \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w play|strong="H5059"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* instrument \w well|strong="H2895"\w*. \w They|strong="H0369"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, \w but|strong="H0369"\w* \w they|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w say|strong="H6963"\w*. 
\v 33 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* sing \w about|strong="H1961"\w* really \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* living \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w*.’” 
\c 34  
\s1 Israel Is Like a Flock of Sheep 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 34:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* only \w been|strong="H1961"\w* feeding \w yourselves|strong="H5921"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* very bad \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*! \w Why|strong="H0834"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*? 
\v 3 \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w use|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* \w wool|strong="H6785"\w* \w to|strong="H2076"\w* make \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H3847"\w*. \w You|strong="H0853"\w* kill \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w feed|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*. 
\v 4 \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w weak|strong="H3808"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*. \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* cared \w for|strong="H1245"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* sheep. \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H7725"\w* bandages \w on|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sheep \w that|strong="H3808"\w* were \w hurt|strong="H7665"\w*. Some \w of|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sheep wandered \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*. \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H1245"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w lost|strong="H0006"\w* sheep. \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w you|strong="H7725"\w* were cruel \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w severe|strong="H2388"\w*—that’s \w the|strong="H0853"\w* way \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w tried|strong="H1245"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* lead \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sheep! 
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\v 5 “‘\w And|strong="H7704"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sheep \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w because|strong="H1097"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H1097"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H0402"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animal|strong="H2416"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w*. 
\v 6 \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w* \w wandered|strong="H7686"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w*. \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w search|strong="H1245"\w* \w or|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.’” 
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\v 7 \w So|strong="H3651"\w*, \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 8 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* catch \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H0402"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* real \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w*. \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* look \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*. \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* killed \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* fed themselves!” 
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\v 9 \w So|strong="H3651"\w*, \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\v 10 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w demand|strong="H1875"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* fire \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w able|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* themselves, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H0402"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w myself|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* Shepherd. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w search|strong="H1875"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* take \w care|strong="H1239"\w* \w of|strong="H6629"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\v 12 \w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* begin \w to|strong="H1961"\w* wander \w away|strong="H5337"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w* searching \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w search|strong="H7462"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* back \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w dark|strong="H6205"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w cloudy|strong="H6051"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\v 13 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w streams|strong="H0650"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H4186"\w* \w where|strong="H4186"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H4186"\w*. 
\v 14 \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w lead|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* grassy fields. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w lie|strong="H7257"\w* \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* ground \w and|strong="H3478"\w* eat \w the|strong="H0853"\w* grass. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* eat \w in|strong="H0413"\w* rich grassland \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 15 Yes, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* \w my|strong="H0136"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*, \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w lead|strong="H7257"\w* \w them|strong="H7462"\w* \w to|strong="H0136"\w* a place \w of|strong="H6629"\w* \w rest|strong="H7257"\w*.” This \w is|strong="H0136"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 16 “\w I|strong="H7665"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w search|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w lost|strong="H0006"\w* sheep. \w I|strong="H7665"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sheep \w that|strong="H7725"\w* \w were|strong="H4941"\w* \w scattered|strong="H5080"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w put|strong="H7725"\w* bandages \w on|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sheep \w that|strong="H7725"\w* \w were|strong="H4941"\w* \w hurt|strong="H7665"\w*. \w I|strong="H7665"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* weak sheep \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*, \w but|strong="H2388"\w* \w I|strong="H7665"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* fat \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w powerful|strong="H2388"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w*. \w I|strong="H7665"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* punishment \w they|strong="H5080"\w* \w deserve|strong="H4941"\w*.” 
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\v 17 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w And|strong="H6629"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w my|strong="H0996"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w one|strong="H0996"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w another|strong="H7716"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w male|strong="H6260"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w male|strong="H6260"\w* \w goats|strong="H6260"\w*. 
\v 18 \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w can|strong="H8354"\w* eat \w the|strong="H0853"\w* grass growing \w on|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* land. \w So|strong="H4480"\w* why do \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* crush \w the|strong="H0853"\w* grass \w that|strong="H4480"\w* other sheep want \w to|strong="H4325"\w* eat? \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w can|strong="H8354"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w clear|strong="H4950"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w So|strong="H4480"\w* why do \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* stir \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* other sheep want \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*? 
\v 19 \w My|strong="H7272"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w* must eat \w the|strong="H8354"\w* grass \w you|strong="H4823"\w* crushed \w with|strong="H6629"\w* \w your|strong="H8354"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w they|strong="H7272"\w* must \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H8354"\w* water \w you|strong="H4823"\w* stir \w with|strong="H6629"\w* \w your|strong="H8354"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*!” 
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\v 20 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*: “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w myself|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* fat \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w* \w and|strong="H7716"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* thin \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w*! 
\v 21 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w push|strong="H5055"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H3802"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* knock \w down|strong="H1920"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w weak|strong="H3605"\w* \w sheep|strong="H5055"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w push|strong="H5055"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* forced \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H3605"\w*, 
\v 22 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* caught \w by|strong="H1961"\w* wild \w animals|strong="H1961"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w another|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 23 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* put \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0589"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0589"\w* ruler living \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0589"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*. 
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\v 25 “\w And|strong="H0776"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* sheep. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w take|strong="H3427"\w* \w harmful|strong="H7451"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. Then \w the|strong="H4480"\w* sheep can \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w sleep|strong="H3462"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w woods|strong="H3293"\w*. 
\v 26 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* bless \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sheep \w and|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w places|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w hill|strong="H1389"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w cause|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w rains|strong="H1653"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w fall|strong="H1961"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* right \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w and|strong="H3381"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w shower|strong="H1653"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3381"\w* \w blessings|strong="H1293"\w*. 
\v 27 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* growing \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* harvest, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sheep \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* safe \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w yokes|strong="H4133"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5647"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 28 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* caught \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w animal|strong="H2416"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w Those|strong="H1961"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H0398"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w safely|strong="H0983"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H2729"\w* \w them|strong="H0398"\w* \w afraid|strong="H2729"\w*. 
\v 29 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* some \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H6965"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w good|strong="H6965"\w* garden. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w suffer|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w suffer|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w insults|strong="H3639"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 30 \w Then|strong="H3045"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0430"\w* said! 
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\v 31 “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0430"\w* \w my|strong="H0136"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w my|strong="H0136"\w* grassland. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0430"\w* only \w human|strong="H0120"\w* beings, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w your|strong="H0859"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.” This \w is|strong="H0430"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0430"\w* said. 
\c 35  
\s1 The Message Against Edom 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 35:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* look \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* speak \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “‘\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*! 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* punish \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* empty \w wasteland|strong="H8077"\w*. 
\q1
\v 4 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H5892"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* empty. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\b
\p
\v 5 “‘Why? \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w always|strong="H5769"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* trouble, \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* final \w punishment|strong="H5771"\w*.’” 
\v 6 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w promise|strong="H6213"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* own \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w death|strong="H1818"\w* \w have|strong="H0589"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w Death|strong="H1818"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w chase|strong="H7291"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w killing|strong="H1818"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w death|strong="H1818"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w chase|strong="H7291"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\v 7 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* empty \w ruin|strong="H8077"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w kill|strong="H3772"\w* everyone who enters \w or|strong="H4480"\w* leaves \w that|strong="H4480"\w* city. 
\v 8 I \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w cover|strong="H4390"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H4390"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w*. \w There|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w* bodies \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w over|strong="H5307"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*, \w in|strong="H5307"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w valleys|strong="H1516"\w*, \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H5307"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w ravines|strong="H0650"\w*. 
\v 9 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* empty \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\p
\v 10 \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “These \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*, Israel \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Judah, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* mine. \w We|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w*.” 
\p \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*! 
\v 11 \w And|strong="H0639"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* jealous \w of|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H0639"\w* hateful \w to|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w by|strong="H8199"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* hurt \w them|strong="H6213"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* punish \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H0639"\w* \w let|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 12 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w too|strong="H5921"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\p “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w making|strong="H5414"\w* fun \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel’s|strong="H3478"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruins|strong="H8074"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* waiting \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* swallow \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w*.’ 
\v 13 \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* proud \w boasting|strong="H6310"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* really \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. Time \w after|strong="H5921"\w* time \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H0589"\w* insulted \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have|strong="H0589"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w every|strong="H1697"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w*.” 
\p
\v 14 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w when|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 15 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w happy|strong="H8057"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* destroyed. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w treat|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w*. \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* destroyed. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\c 36  
\s1 The Land of Israel Will Be Rebuilt 
\p
\v 1 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 36:1  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 17.\f* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\v 2 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* bad \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Hurray! \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* mountains\f + \fr 36:2  \fk mountains \ft Literally, “high places,” usually a reference to places of worship. See “high place” in the Word List.\f* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* ours!’ 
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\v 3 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* mountains \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* enemy destroyed \w your|strong="H5921"\w* cities \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H5439"\w* \w direction|strong="H5439"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w did|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* talked \w and|strong="H1471"\w* whispered \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.’” 
\p
\v 4 \w So|strong="H3651"\w*, \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*! \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*, \w streams|strong="H0650"\w*, \w valleys|strong="H1516"\w*, empty \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* looted \w and|strong="H3478"\w* laughed \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w by|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* swear, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* strong \w feelings|strong="H5315"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*! \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w feel|strong="H3824"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H7068"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5315"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* good time \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w showed|strong="H5414"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w much|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* hated \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5315"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* could \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.” 
\p
\v 6 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w things|strong="H3478"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*, \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w streams|strong="H0650"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w valleys|strong="H1516"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w let|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w strong|strong="H0650"\w* feelings \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w suffer|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w insults|strong="H3639"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.’” 
\p
\v 7 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* making \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w promise|strong="H0559"\w*! \w I|strong="H0589"\w* swear \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w suffer|strong="H5375"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w insults|strong="H3639"\w*. 
\p
\v 8 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* grow new trees \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w My|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w soon|strong="H7126"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\v 9 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H6437"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5647"\w* help \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. People \w will|strong="H5647"\w* \w till|strong="H5647"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* soil \w and|strong="H6437"\w* \w plant|strong="H2232"\w* seeds \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\v 10 \w There|strong="H3427"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*—\w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*—\w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2723"\w* \w places|strong="H2723"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w*. 
\v 11 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* give \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* grow \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* children. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* past. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w better|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 12 Yes, \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* lead many \w people|strong="H5971"\w*—\w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*—\w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w property|strong="H5159"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w away|strong="H5750"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H7921"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.” 
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\v 13 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “Land \w of|strong="H0559"\w* Israel, \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* bad \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w children|strong="H7921"\w* \w away|strong="H0398"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. 
\v 14 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* destroy \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* take \w away|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* children \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*. 
\v 15 “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w those|strong="H3782"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w insult|strong="H2781"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* hurt \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* children \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.” This \w is|strong="H0136"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w Will|strong="H1471"\w* Protect \w His|strong="H5375"\w* Name 
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 17 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w country|strong="H0127"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* filthy \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* bad \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* did. \w To|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w woman|strong="H1004"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w becomes|strong="H1961"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2930"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* monthly \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* bleeding. 
\v 18 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w spilled|strong="H8210"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* murdered \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H2930"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* filthy \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w so|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* showed \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 19 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w scattered|strong="H2219"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w among|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w spread|strong="H2219"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w through|strong="H0776"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w lands|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* gave \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* punishment \w they|strong="H1471"\w* deserved \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* bad things \w they|strong="H1471"\w* did. 
\v 20 \w But|strong="H0935"\w* \w even|strong="H0853"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* ruined \w my|strong="H3068"\w* good \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. \w How|strong="H0834"\w*? \w Those|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w but|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.’ 
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\v 21 “\w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* ruined \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w wherever|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* felt sorry \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. 
\v 22 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w Family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* ruined \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w places|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w going|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* something \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. 
\v 23 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* really \w is|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* ruined \w my|strong="H3068"\w* good \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*! \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* respect \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.’” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w* said. 
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\v 24 “\w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* own \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 25 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w sprinkle|strong="H2236"\w* \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H4325"\w* make \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w pure|strong="H2889"\w*. \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* wash \w away|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* filth, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* filth \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* nasty \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* make \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w pure|strong="H2889"\w*. 
\v 26 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H1320"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* change \w your|strong="H5414"\w* way \w of|strong="H7307"\w* thinking. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w take|strong="H5493"\w* \w out|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* tender, human \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*. 
\v 27 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w inside|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*\f + \fr 36:27  \fk I will put my Spirit inside you \ft Or “I will make my Spirit live among you.”\f* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* change \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w laws|strong="H2706"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w carefully|strong="H6213"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* commands. 
\v 28 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 29 \w Also|strong="H0853"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* keep \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* becoming \w unclean|strong="H2932"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w command|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* grow. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 30 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w give|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* large crops \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* harvest \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* feel \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w shame|strong="H2781"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* being hungry \w in|strong="H5750"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* foreign \w country|strong="H7704"\w*. 
\v 31 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w hate|strong="H8441"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5921"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w terrible|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w*.” 
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\v 32 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* want \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H0954"\w* remember \w this|strong="H4616"\w*: \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* these \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* good! \add \+w I|strong="H0589"\+w* \+w am|strong="H0589"\+w* \+w doing|strong="H6213"\+w* \+w them|strong="H6213"\+w* \+w for|strong="H4616"\+w* \+w my|strong="H3045"\+w* good name.\add* \w Family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w should|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w embarrassed|strong="H3637"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* lived!” 
\p
\v 33 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* wash \w away|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* bring \w people|strong="H3427"\w* back \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2723"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w*. 
\v 34 \w People|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* begin \w again|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w work|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w ruins|strong="H8074"\w* anymore. 
\v 35 \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* past, this \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2040"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2040"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2040"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* empty, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* protected, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.’ 
\p
\v 36 “\w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H1471"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w places|strong="H2040"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w planted|strong="H5193"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* land \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* empty. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H5439"\w* happen!” 
\p
\v 37 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w also|strong="H3541"\w* let \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* come \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w things|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* grow \w and|strong="H3478"\w* become \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*. 
\v 38 \w During|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* special \w festivals|strong="H4150"\w*, \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w filled|strong="H4392"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* goats \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* ruined \w places|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w filled|strong="H4392"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\c 37  
\s1 The Vision of the Dry Bones 
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 37:1  \fk Spirit \ft Or “wind.”\f* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5117"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H5117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w valley|strong="H1237"\w*.\f + \fr 37:1  \fk the valley \ft Possibly, Jezreel Valley, a fertile area where many battles were fought. It is often called simply “The Valley.”\f* \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w valley|strong="H1237"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w full|strong="H4392"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* dead men’s \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*. 
\v 2 \w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* bones lying \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ground \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w valley|strong="H1237"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* Lord made \w me|strong="H6440"\w* walk \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* bones. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* bones \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w dry|strong="H3002"\w*. 
\p
\v 3 \w Then|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 37:3  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 9, 11, 16.\f* \w can|strong="H3045"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* come \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w*?” 
\p \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w*, only \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w answer|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* question.” 
\p
\v 4 \w Then|strong="H8085"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w Dry|strong="H3002"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\v 5 \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w*: \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* cause \w breath|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 37:5  \fk breath \ft Or “wind” or “a spirit.”\f* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w*! 
\v 6 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w sinew|strong="H1517"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w muscles|strong="H1517"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w cover|strong="H7159"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w skin|strong="H5785"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w back|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w*! \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.’” 
\p
\v 7 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* LORD, \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* still speaking, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* loud \w noise|strong="H6963"\w*. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* rattle, \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w bone|strong="H6106"\w* \w joined|strong="H7126"\w* \w together|strong="H7126"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w bone|strong="H6106"\w*! 
\v 8 \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* eyes, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w sinew|strong="H1517"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w muscles|strong="H1517"\w* begin \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w cover|strong="H7159"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* bones. \w Skin|strong="H5785"\w* began \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w cover|strong="H7159"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\p
\v 9 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 37:9  \fk wind \ft Or “breath” or “spirit.” Also in verse 10.\f* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w Wind|strong="H7307"\w*, \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* every direction \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w breathe|strong="H5301"\w* \w air|strong="H7307"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* dead bodies! \w Breathe|strong="H5301"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H0120"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w* again!’” 
\p
\v 10 \w So|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* spoke \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* LORD, \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* said, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* dead bodies. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w*. \w There|strong="H5975"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w many|strong="H1419"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w*—\w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*! 
\p
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Our|strong="H3605"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*;\f + \fr 37:11  \fk bones … dried up \ft This is a way of saying, “We have lost our strength.”\f* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* gone. \w We|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*!’ 
\v 12 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w My|strong="H0935"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w graves|strong="H6913"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w of|strong="H0127"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*! \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w of|strong="H0127"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 13 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w graves|strong="H6913"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w graves|strong="H6913"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 14 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 37:14  \fk Spirit \ft Or “spirit” or “wind.”\f* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* come \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w* \w again|strong="H1696"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* lead \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w back|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* own \w land|strong="H0127"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* happen.’” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\s1 Judah \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Israel \w to|strong="H1696"\w* Become \w One|strong="H3588"\w* \w Again|strong="H1696"\w* 
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 16 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* message \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*: ‘\w This|strong="H3605"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* friends,\f + \fr 37:16  \fk friends \ft This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word is like the word meaning “joined together.”\f* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’ \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w another|strong="H0259"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3605"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* friends, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’ 
\v 17 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w join|strong="H7126"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* two \w sticks|strong="H6086"\w* \w together|strong="H0259"\w*. \w In|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w they|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w*. 
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\v 18 “\w Your|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w explain|strong="H5046"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* means. 
\v 19 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* friends, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w*!’ 
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\v 20 “\w Take|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w sticks|strong="H6086"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* hold \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* front \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 21 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w among|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* own \w land|strong="H0127"\w*. 
\v 22 \w I|strong="H0259"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w among|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H0853"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* split \w into|strong="H0776"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\v 23 \w And|strong="H0430"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H2930"\w* \w themselves|strong="H2891"\w* filthy \w with|strong="H0430"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* horrible statues \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H0430"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* \w crimes|strong="H6588"\w*. \w Instead|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H4186"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* wash \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w make|strong="H2930"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
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\v 24 “‘\w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w only|strong="H0259"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* live \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* laws. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\v 25 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. \w Your|strong="H5414"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w grandchildren|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \w My|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w leader|strong="H5387"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. 
\v 26 \w And|strong="H5769"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. This \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* agree \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* land. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* agree \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w numerous|strong="H7235"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. 
\v 27 \w My|strong="H5921"\w* Holy Tent \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. Yes, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\v 28 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* special \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* putting \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.’” 
\c 38  
\s1 The Message Against Gog 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 38:2  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 14.\f* look \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gog|strong="H1463"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Magog|strong="H4031"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* most important \w leader|strong="H5387"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Meshech|strong="H4902"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tubal|strong="H8422"\w*. Speak \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gog|strong="H1463"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w Gog|strong="H1463"\w*, \w you|strong="H0413"\w* are \w the|strong="H0559"\w* most important \w leader|strong="H5387"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* nations \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w Meshech|strong="H4902"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w Tubal|strong="H8422"\w*, \w but|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 4 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w capture|strong="H8610"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3847"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w hooks|strong="H2397"\w* \w in|strong="H3847"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* mouths, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* wearing \w their|strong="H3605"\w* uniforms \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. 
\v 5 Soldiers \w from|strong="H0854"\w* \w Persia|strong="H6539"\w*, \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w*, \w and|strong="H4043"\w* \w Put|strong="H6316"\w* \w will|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H0854"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* wearing \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w and|strong="H4043"\w* \w helmets|strong="H3553"\w*. 
\v 6 \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w Gomer|strong="H1586"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* groups \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Togarmah|strong="H8425"\w*\f + \fr 38:6  \fk nation of Togarmah \ft Or “Beth Togarmah.”\f* \w from|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w far|strong="H3411"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* groups \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w*. \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* parade \w of|strong="H1004"\w* prisoners. 
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\v 7 “‘\w Be|strong="H1961"\w* \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w*. Yes, \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w yourself|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* armies \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* joined \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* must \w watch|strong="H4929"\w* \w and|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w ready|strong="H3559"\w*. 
\v 8 \w After|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* called \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w duty|strong="H5921"\w*. \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w later|strong="H1961"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* healed \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* past, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2723"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w these|strong="H1931"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w safety|strong="H0983"\w*. 
\v 9 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* storm. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* thundercloud \w covering|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* groups \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w*.’” 
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\v 10 \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w idea|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* begin \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w make|strong="H2803"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w plan|strong="H2803"\w*. 
\v 11 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H0369"\w* towns \w without|strong="H0369"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w peace|strong="H8252"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* safe. \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* protect \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* locks \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w gates|strong="H1817"\w*—\w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w even|strong="H0776"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w gates|strong="H1817"\w*! 
\v 12 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* defeat \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w take|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H0622"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* valuable things \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w places|strong="H2723"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2723"\w* \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w now|strong="H3027"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w Now|strong="H3027"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w cattle|strong="H4735"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w property|strong="H7075"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* crossroads \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w*.\f + \fr 38:12  \fk They live … the world \ft The powerful countries must travel through there to get to all the other powerful countries.\f*’ 
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\v 13 “\w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w*, \w Dedan|strong="H1719"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w merchants|strong="H5503"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w trade|strong="H5503"\w* \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H6951"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, ‘Did \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w capture|strong="H3947"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H3605"\w*? Did \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* groups \w of|strong="H3605"\w* soldiers \w together|strong="H6950"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* grab \w the|strong="H3605"\w* good \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w cattle|strong="H4735"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w property|strong="H7075"\w*? Did \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H3605"\w*?’ 
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\v 14 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Gog|strong="H1463"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* come \w to|strong="H0559"\w* attack \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w while|strong="H1931"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* peace \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w safety|strong="H0983"\w*. 
\v 15 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H6828"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w far|strong="H1419"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H6828"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H6828"\w* \w ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w on|strong="H7392"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H6828"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w powerful|strong="H2428"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*. 
\v 16 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* thundercloud \w covering|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w*, \w Gog|strong="H1463"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* powerful \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w*! \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w respect|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w do|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*!’” 
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\v 17 \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* remember \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w past|strong="H6931"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* remember \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* used \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* remember \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w past|strong="H6931"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.” 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said, “\w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w Gog|strong="H1463"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w show|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*. 
\v 19 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H5678"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w strong|strong="H1419"\w* emotions, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* make \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w promise|strong="H1696"\w*: \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w promise|strong="H1696"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w strong|strong="H1419"\w* \w earthquake|strong="H7494"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 20 \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* time \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* fear. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w fish|strong="H1709"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* air, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* little \w creatures|strong="H0834"\w* crawling \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* fear. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* cliffs \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w break|strong="H2040"\w* apart. \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*!” 
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Israel, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* kind \w of|strong="H0376"\w* terror \w against|strong="H5921"\w*\f + \fr 38:21  \fk every kind of terror against \ft This is from the ancient Greek version. The standard Hebrew text has “a sword against.”\f* Gog. \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H7121"\w* afraid \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* attack \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H0251"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w kill|strong="H2719"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H0251"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. 
\v 22 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* punish Gog \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w diseases|strong="H1698"\w* \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w death|strong="H0068"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* cause \w hailstones|strong="H0068"\w*, \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*, \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w sulfur|strong="H1614"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w down|strong="H4305"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Gog \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* groups \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\v 23 \w Then|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w great|strong="H1431"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w prove|strong="H6942"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w*. \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H0589"\w* \w do|strong="H0589"\w* these \w things|strong="H1431"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3045"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\c 39  
\s1 The Death of Gog and His Army 
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\v 1 “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 39:1  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 17.\f* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gog|strong="H1463"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w Gog|strong="H1463"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* most important \w leader|strong="H5387"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* countries \w Meshech|strong="H4902"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tubal|strong="H8422"\w*, \w but|strong="H0859"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. 
\v 2 \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* capture \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*. \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w far|strong="H5921"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w*. \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 3 \w But|strong="H5221"\w* \w I|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* knock \w your|strong="H5221"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H5221"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H5221"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H5221"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\v 4 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w killed|strong="H5307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w*, \w your|strong="H3605"\w* groups \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w killed|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* battle. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w food|strong="H0402"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w kind|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w bird|strong="H6833"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* eats meat \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w*. 
\v 5 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* enter \w the|strong="H6440"\w* city. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0136"\w* \w be|strong="H0136"\w* \w killed|strong="H5307"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w open|strong="H6440"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have|strong="H0589"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*!’” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
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\v 6 “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w against|strong="H3427"\w* \w Magog|strong="H4031"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w along|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w coast|strong="H0339"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* think \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* safe, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 7 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* ruin \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 8 \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*! \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*!” \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. “\w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w talking|strong="H1696"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w*. 
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\v 9 “\w At|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w time|strong="H8141"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* fields. \w They|strong="H8141"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* collect \w the|strong="H3318"\w* enemy’s \w weapons|strong="H5402"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w*. \w They|strong="H8141"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* all \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w*, \w bows|strong="H7198"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w*, \w clubs|strong="H4731"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w spears|strong="H7420"\w*. \w They|strong="H8141"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* use \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w weapons|strong="H5402"\w* \w as|strong="H3427"\w* \w firewood|strong="H1197"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 10 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w gather|strong="H2404"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* chop \w firewood|strong="H2404"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w forests|strong="H6086"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w use|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w weapons|strong="H5402"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w firewood|strong="H2404"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* soldiers \w who|strong="H2404"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H4480"\w* steal \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* good \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* soldiers \w who|strong="H2404"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* good \w things|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0136"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 11 “\w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* choose \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w Gog|strong="H1463"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Travelers|strong="H5674"\w*,\f + \fr 39:11  \fk Valley of the Travelers \ft This is a wordplay on the name Arabah Valley.\f* \w east|strong="H6926"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Dead \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w block|strong="H2629"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* road \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w travelers|strong="H5674"\w*, \w because|strong="H3117"\w* \w Gog|strong="H1463"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H1995"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*. \w People|strong="H1995"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Gog’s \w Army|strong="H1995"\w*.’ 
\v 12 \w It|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* take \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H2320"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* do \w this|strong="H4616"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* make \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w*. 
\v 13 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* enemy \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* myself.” \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 14 “Workers \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* given \w a|strong="H5921"\w* full-time job \w burying|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* dead \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H0914"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* workers \w will|strong="H0776"\w* work \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w go|strong="H5674"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* looking \w for|strong="H5921"\w* dead bodies. 
\v 15 \w They|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w go|strong="H5674"\w* around \w looking|strong="H7200"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w if|strong="H7200"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0120"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* \w bone|strong="H6106"\w*, \w a|strong="H1129"\w* \w marker|strong="H6725"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* put \w up|strong="H7200"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* sign \w will|strong="H0776"\w* stay \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* gravediggers come \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bone|strong="H6106"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Gog’s \w Army|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 16 \w The|strong="H1571"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* dead \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Hamonah|strong="H1997"\w*.\f + \fr 39:16  \fk Hamonah \ft This Hebrew word means “crowd.”\f* \w In|strong="H0776"\w* this way \w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H1571"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w*.” 
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\v 17 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w birds|strong="H6833"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, ‘\w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w here|strong="H3541"\w*! \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w here|strong="H3541"\w*! \w Gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w*. \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* preparing \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w There|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* big \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Come|strong="H0935"\w*, \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*. 
\v 18 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w from|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w bodies|strong="H1320"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w powerful|strong="H1368"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w from|strong="H0776"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w leaders|strong="H5387"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, \w lambs|strong="H3733"\w*, \w goats|strong="H6260"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w fat|strong="H1320"\w* \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w* \w from|strong="H0776"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*. 
\v 19 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w all|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* want \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* until \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* full. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from|strong="H0398"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* kill \w for|strong="H0398"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 20 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7646"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* meat \w to|strong="H5921"\w* eat \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*. \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* drivers, \w powerful|strong="H1368"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w*, \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* fighting \w men|strong="H0376"\w*.’” \w This|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 21 “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* begin \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w respect|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*! \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* enemy. 
\v 22 \w Then|strong="H3045"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 23 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w why|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w carried|strong="H1540"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* prisoners \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* countries. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w learn|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w turned|strong="H5414"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w turned|strong="H5414"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* enemies \w defeat|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w killed|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* battle. 
\v 24 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* sinned \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w themselves|strong="H1992"\w* filthy, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H6588"\w* punished \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H5641"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w I|strong="H6588"\w* turned away \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* refused \w to|strong="H6440"\w* help \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.” 
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\v 25 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H8034"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w captivity|strong="H7622"\w*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w show|strong="H7355"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* strong feelings \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. 
\v 26 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w forget|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w shame|strong="H3639"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* times \w they|strong="H0834"\w* turned \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w safety|strong="H0983"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w land|strong="H0127"\w*. \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w make|strong="H2729"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w afraid|strong="H2729"\w*. 
\v 27 \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* other \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w lands|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w how|strong="H0341"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* am. 
\v 28 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w leave|strong="H3498"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* homes \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H1540"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* prisoners \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* countries. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w together|strong="H5921"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* brought \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H5750"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* own \w land|strong="H0127"\w*. 
\v 29 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* turn \w away|strong="H5750"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.” \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\c 40  
\s1 The New Temple 
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* twenty-fifth \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w we|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w taken|strong="H5221"\w* \w away|strong="H0310"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* captivity, \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6218"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*,\f + \fr 40:1  \fk tenth day of the month \ft This was the Day of Atonement, 573 B.C. See Leviticus 23:26; 25:9.\f* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w fourteen|strong="H6240"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Babylonians \w took|strong="H0853"\w* Jerusalem. \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* vision. 
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\v 2 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w vision|strong="H4759"\w*, \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w carried|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w down|strong="H5117"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*. \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* front \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* building \w that|strong="H3478"\w* looked \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.\f + \fr 40:2  \fk On the mountain … city \ft Or “On the mountain, there was a building that looked like a city with a city south of it.”\f* 
\v 3 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w me|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* polished \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* cloth tape measure \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w measuring|strong="H7070"\w* \w rod|strong="H7070"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\v 4 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*,\f + \fr 40:4  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* use \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*. \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Pay|strong="H7760"\w* \w attention|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w been|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w here|strong="H2008"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*.” 
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\v 5 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H0259"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w that|strong="H3027"\w* \w went|strong="H0376"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* way \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w In|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H0259"\w* ruler \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w measuring|strong="H7070"\w* \w things|strong="H0259"\w*. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H0376"\w* 6 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:5  \fk 6 cubits \ft 10' 2 7/16” (3.11 m). Also in verse 12.\f* \w long|strong="H2948"\w* using \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w long|strong="H2948"\w* \w measurement|strong="H4060"\w*,\f + \fr 40:5  \fk long measurement \ft Literally, “a cubit and a handbreadth.” This cubit equals 20 5/8” (51.83 cm).\f* \w so|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w thickness|strong="H7341"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H0376"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* ruler\f + \fr 40:5  \fk one ruler \ft That is, 6 cubits (10' 2 7/16” or 3.11 m). Also in verses 6, 7.\f* \w thick|strong="H7341"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w height|strong="H6967"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H0376"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* ruler \w tall|strong="H6967"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0259"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* walked \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* opening \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* ruler \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 7 \w The|strong="H0996"\w* \w guardrooms|strong="H8372"\w* \w were|strong="H7070"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* ruler \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* ruler \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w The|strong="H0996"\w* walls \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w were|strong="H7070"\w* 5 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:7  \fk 5 cubits \ft 8' 6” (2.6 m). Also in verses 30, 48.\f* \w thick|strong="H7341"\w*. \w The|strong="H0996"\w* opening \w by|strong="H0681"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* end \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H1004"\w* \w faced|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* also \w one|strong="H0259"\w* ruler \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*. 
\v 9 \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 8 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:9  \fk 8 cubits \ft 13' 7 1/4” (4.2 m).\f* long. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* walls \w on|strong="H1004"\w* either side \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w Each|strong="H4058"\w* side wall \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 2 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:9  \fk 2 cubits \ft 3' 4 13/16” (104 cm).\f* wide. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* end \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H1004"\w* \w faced|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 10 \w There|strong="H4060"\w* \w were|strong="H7969"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* little \w guardrooms|strong="H8372"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w each|strong="H0259"\w* \w side|strong="H6311"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w*. \w All|strong="H0259"\w* these rooms \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w their|strong="H1870"\w* \w side|strong="H6311"\w* walls measured \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w same|strong="H0259"\w*. 
\v 11 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w*. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 10 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:11  \fk 10 cubits \ft 17' 1/16” (5.18 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 13 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:11  \fk 13 cubits \ft 22' 1 1/4” (6.74 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. 
\v 12 There \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w a|strong="H0259"\w* low \w wall|strong="H1366"\w* \w in|strong="H0520"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w each|strong="H0259"\w* \w room|strong="H8372"\w*. That \w wall|strong="H1366"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* 1 \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:12  \fk 1 cubit \ft 20 3/8” (51.83 cm). Also in verse 42.\f* tall \w and|strong="H6440"\w* 1 \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w* thick. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* rooms \w were|strong="H6440"\w* square. \w Each|strong="H0259"\w* \w wall|strong="H1366"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* 6 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w* \w from|strong="H0520"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* outside edge \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w roof|strong="H1406"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w one|strong="H7341"\w* \w room|strong="H8372"\w* \w to|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* outside edge \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w roof|strong="H1406"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w room|strong="H8372"\w*. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H8179"\w* 25 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 40:13  \fk 25 cubits \ft 42' 6 1/8” (12.96 m). Also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33, 36.\f* \w Each|strong="H4058"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w* \w was|strong="H8179"\w* \w directly|strong="H5048"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H5048"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w*. 
\v 14  \f + \fr 40:14  \ft The meaning of this verse in the Hebrew text is uncertain.\f* \w He|strong="H6213"\w* measured \w the|strong="H0853"\w* faces \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* walls, including \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* walls \w on|strong="H0413"\w* either \w side|strong="H5439"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* porch \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* total \w was|strong="H8179"\w* 60 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 40:14  \fk 60 cubits \ft 102' 3/8” (31.1 m).\f* 
\v 15 \w From|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inside|strong="H6442"\w* \w edge|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w outer|strong="H6440"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w far|strong="H5921"\w* end \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w was|strong="H6440"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 40:15  \fk 50 cubits \ft 85' 5/16” (25.92 m). Also in verses 21, 25, 29. 33, 36.\f* 
\v 16 There \w were|strong="H8179"\w* small \w windows|strong="H2474"\w*\f + \fr 40:16  \fk small windows \ft These let the soldiers defending the city shoot arrows out at the enemy. The narrow part of the window was on the enemy’s side of the wall to give the smallest target.\f* \w above|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w guardrooms|strong="H8372"\w*, \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* walls, \w and|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* wide \w part|strong="H6441"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w faced|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w*. There \w were|strong="H8179"\w* carvings \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* walls \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w were|strong="H8179"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* either \w side|strong="H5439"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* Outer Courtyard 
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* man \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w pavement|strong="H7531"\w* \w that|strong="H2009"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* way \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w were|strong="H2009"\w* \w along|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* wall \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w faced|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w pavement|strong="H7531"\w*. 
\v 18 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w pavement|strong="H7531"\w* \w was|strong="H0753"\w* \w as|strong="H5980"\w* wide \w as|strong="H5980"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w were|strong="H8179"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w pavement|strong="H7531"\w* reached \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* inside end \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w*. This \w was|strong="H0753"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w lower|strong="H8481"\w* \w pavement|strong="H7531"\w*. 
\v 19 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* distance \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inside|strong="H6442"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w lower|strong="H8481"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \add \+w inner|strong="H6442"\+w*\add* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H6440"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:19  \fk 100 cubits \ft 170' 5/8” (51.83 m). Also in verse 23, 27, 47.\f* \w on|strong="H0520"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w* \w as|strong="H8179"\w* well \w as|strong="H8179"\w* \w on|strong="H0520"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w Then|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w length|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w width|strong="H7341"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* wall surrounding \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 21 This \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w*, \w its|strong="H1961"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* rooms \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w each|strong="H6311"\w* \w side|strong="H6311"\w*, \w and|strong="H0753"\w* \w its|strong="H1961"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* all measured \w the|strong="H1961"\w* same \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w The|strong="H1961"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 25 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 22 \w Its|strong="H5927"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w*, \w its|strong="H5927"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w*, \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w its|strong="H5927"\w* carvings \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* measured \w the|strong="H6440"\w* same \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \add \+w On|strong="H1870"\+w* \+w the|strong="H6440"\+w* outside,\add* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* \w leading|strong="H6440"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w Its|strong="H5927"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w at|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inside|strong="H6440"\w* end \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\v 23 Across \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, there \w was|strong="H8179"\w* \w a|strong="H4058"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H8179"\w* \w like|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \add \+w on|strong="H0413"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0413"\+w* \+w inner|strong="H6442"\+w* wall\add* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \add \+w on|strong="H0413"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0413"\+w* outer wall\add*. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H8179"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* led me \w to|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w* wall. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H4058"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w* wall. \w He|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w its|strong="H4058"\w* side walls \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w its|strong="H4058"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w*. \w They|strong="H0428"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w same|strong="H0428"\w* \w as|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\v 25 \w The|strong="H5439"\w* gateway \w and|strong="H0753"\w* \w its|strong="H5439"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* \w had|strong="H0361"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w like|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* gates. \w The|strong="H5439"\w* gateway \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 25 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 26 There \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* going \w up|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* this gate. \w Its|strong="H6440"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inside|strong="H6440"\w* end \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* gateway. \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w had|strong="H0361"\w* carvings \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* walls \w that|strong="H0413"\w* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* either \w side|strong="H6311"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* gateway. 
\v 27 \w A|strong="H4058"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w was|strong="H8179"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w* side \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \add \+w on|strong="H0413"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0413"\+w* \+w inner|strong="H6442"\+w* wall\add* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \add \+w on|strong="H0413"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0413"\+w* outer wall\add*. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H8179"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w Inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w Courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* 
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\v 28 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0428"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 29 \w Its|strong="H5439"\w* \w rooms|strong="H5439"\w*, \w side|strong="H5439"\w* walls, \w and|strong="H0753"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* also measured \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w same|strong="H0428"\w* as \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* gates. \w There|strong="H4060"\w* \w were|strong="H0428"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* gateway \w and|strong="H0753"\w* \w its|strong="H5439"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w*. \w The|strong="H5439"\w* gateway \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 25 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 30 \w The|strong="H5439"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 25 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 5 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. 
\v 31 \w And|strong="H0413"\w* its \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* \w was|strong="H8561"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* end \w of|strong="H4608"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gateway \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. Carvings \w of|strong="H4608"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* \w were|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* walls \add \+w on|strong="H0413"\+w* either side \+w of|strong="H4608"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0413"\+w* gateway\add*. There \w were|strong="H8561"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* leading \w up|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gate. 
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\v 32 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H6921"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0428"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\v 33 \w Its|strong="H5439"\w* \w rooms|strong="H5439"\w*, \w side|strong="H5439"\w* walls, \w and|strong="H0753"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* also measured \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w same|strong="H0428"\w* as \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* gates. \w There|strong="H4060"\w* \w were|strong="H0428"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* gateway \w and|strong="H0753"\w* \w its|strong="H5439"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w*. \w The|strong="H5439"\w* gateway \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 25 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 34 \w And|strong="H0413"\w* its \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* \w was|strong="H8561"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* end \w of|strong="H4608"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gateway \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. Carvings \w of|strong="H4608"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* \w were|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* walls \w on|strong="H0413"\w* either \w side|strong="H6311"\w* \w of|strong="H4608"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gateway. There \w were|strong="H8561"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* leading \w up|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gate. 
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\v 35 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w He|strong="H0935"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w it|strong="H4058"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w same|strong="H0428"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w other|strong="H0428"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\v 36 \w Its|strong="H5439"\w* \w rooms|strong="H5439"\w*, \w side|strong="H5439"\w* walls, \w and|strong="H0753"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w* also measured \w the|strong="H5439"\w* same as \w the|strong="H5439"\w* other gates. There \w were|strong="H2474"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* gateway \w and|strong="H0753"\w* \w its|strong="H5439"\w* \w porch|strong="H0361"\w*. \w The|strong="H5439"\w* gateway \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 25 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 37 \w And|strong="H0413"\w* its porch\f + \fr 40:37  \fk porch \ft The Hebrew text has “side walls.”\f* \w was|strong="H8561"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* end \w of|strong="H4608"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gateway \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. Carvings \w of|strong="H4608"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* \w were|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* walls \w on|strong="H0413"\w* either \w side|strong="H6311"\w* \w of|strong="H4608"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gateway. There \w were|strong="H8561"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* leading \w up|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* gate. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* Rooms \w for|strong="H0413"\w* Preparing Sacrifices 
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\v 38 \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H8179"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w a|strong="H8033"\w* \w doorway|strong="H6607"\w* \w in|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* side walls \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*. \w That|strong="H8033"\w* \w doorway|strong="H6607"\w* led into \w a|strong="H8033"\w* \w room|strong="H3957"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* priests \w washed|strong="H1740"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* sacrifices. 
\v 39 There \w were|strong="H8179"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H6311"\w* \w side|strong="H6311"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* door \w of|strong="H8179"\w* this \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* animals \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, \w and|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w guilt|strong="H0817"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w were|strong="H8179"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* these \w tables|strong="H7979"\w*. 
\v 40 \w There|strong="H5927"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0834"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H8179"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* wall \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*. 
\v 41 So there \w were|strong="H0702"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* inside wall \w and|strong="H8179"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w outside|strong="H0413"\w* wall—\w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* \w that|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* priests used when \w they|strong="H8179"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* animals \w for|strong="H0413"\w* sacrifices. 
\v 42 \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* \w made|strong="H0834"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w cut|strong="H1496"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*. \w These|strong="H0834"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* 1 1/2 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:42  \fk 1 1/2 cubits \ft 30 5/8” (77.75 cm).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*, 1 1/2 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, \w and|strong="H0068"\w* 1 \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w* \w high|strong="H1363"\w*. \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* priests \w put|strong="H3240"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* tools \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w used|strong="H3627"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w kill|strong="H7819"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* animals \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w and|strong="H0068"\w* \w other|strong="H0259"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*. 
\v 43 There \w were|strong="H1004"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* hooks three inches \w long|strong="H2948"\w*\f + \fr 40:43  \fk meat hooks … long \ft Or “Double shelves three inches wide ….”\f* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* walls \w in|strong="H0413"\w* this \w area|strong="H5439"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* offerings \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w put|strong="H3559"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* Priests’ \w Rooms|strong="H1004"\w* 
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\v 44 \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* two \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w*\f + \fr 40:44  \fk two rooms \ft Or “rooms for the singers.”\f* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w facing|strong="H6440"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w other|strong="H0259"\w* \w room|strong="H3957"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w*\f + \fr 40:44  \fk south \ft This is from the ancient Greek version. The Hebrew text has “east.”\f* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w facing|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w*. 
\v 45 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* man \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* looks \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w duty|strong="H4931"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* serving \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* area. 
\v 46 \w But|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w room|strong="H3957"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* looks \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w duty|strong="H4931"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w serving|strong="H8334"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*. \w But|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* second group \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* only \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* carry \w the|strong="H6440"\w* sacrifices \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.\f + \fr 40:46  \fk carry the sacrifices … the LORD \ft Literally, “approach the LORD to serve him.”\f*” 
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\v 47 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* man \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \add \+w inner|strong="H1004"\+w*\add* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H4058"\w* perfect \w square|strong="H7251"\w*. \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Porch \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* 
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\v 48 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* walls \w on|strong="H0413"\w* either \w side|strong="H6311"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*. \w Each|strong="H6311"\w* \w side|strong="H6311"\w* wall \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 5 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w thick|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* 3 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:48  \fk 3 cubits \ft 5' 1 3/16” (1.55 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* opening between \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 14 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 40:48  \fk 14 cubits \ft 23' 9 11/16” (7.26 m).\f* 
\v 49 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* 20 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:49  \fk 20 cubits \ft 34' 1/8” (10.37 m). Also in 41:2, 4.\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 12 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 40:49  \fk 12 cubits \ft 20' 4 7/8” (6.22 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*.\f + \fr 40:49  \fk 20 … long \ft Literally, “20 cubits long … 12 cubits wide.”\f* Ten \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*. \w There|strong="H5927"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* two \w columns|strong="H5982"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* walls \w on|strong="H0413"\w* either \w side|strong="H6311"\w* \w of|strong="H5982"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*—\w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H0259"\w* wall. 
\c 41  
\s1 The Holy Place of the Temple 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* man \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Holy \w Place|strong="H0935"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* walls \w on|strong="H0413"\w* either \w side|strong="H6311"\w* \w of|strong="H0168"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* room. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w side|strong="H6311"\w* walls \w were|strong="H1964"\w* 6 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:1  \fk 6 cubits \ft 10' 2 7/16” (3.11 m). Also in verses 3, 5.\f* \w thick|strong="H7341"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H6311"\w* \w side|strong="H6311"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="H4058"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w* \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 10 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:2  \fk 10 cubits \ft 17' 1/16” (5.18 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w The|strong="H4058"\w* \w sides|strong="H3802"\w* \w of|strong="H0753"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w doorway|strong="H6607"\w* were 5 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:2  \fk 5 cubits \ft 8' 6” (2.6 m). Also in verses 9, 12.\f* \w on|strong="H0520"\w* \w each|strong="H6311"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w*. \w He|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* that room. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 40 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:2  \fk 40 cubits \ft 68' 1/4” (20.73 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 20 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H4058"\w* Most Holy Place \w in|strong="H0520"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* Temple 
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* man \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* last room. \w He|strong="H0935"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* walls \w on|strong="H0935"\w* either side \w of|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w doorway|strong="H6607"\w*. \w Each|strong="H4058"\w* side wall \w was|strong="H0935"\w* 2 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:3  \fk 2 cubits \ft 3' 4 13/16” (104 cm). Also in verse 22.\f* \w thick|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* 7 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:3  \fk 7 cubits \ft 11' 10 13/16” (3.63 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w The|strong="H0935"\w* \w doorway|strong="H6607"\w* \w was|strong="H0935"\w* 6 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 4 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w length|strong="H0753"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* room. \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H2088"\w* 20 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* 20 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Most|strong="H6944"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Place|strong="H6944"\w*.” 
\s1 \w Other|strong="H2088"\w* Rooms \w Around|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1964"\w* 
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\v 5 Then \w the|strong="H5439"\w* man \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 6 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w thick|strong="H7341"\w*. There \w were|strong="H0702"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. They \w were|strong="H0702"\w* 4 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:5  \fk 4 cubits \ft 6' 9 5/8” (2.1 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 6 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* different floors, \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w above|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H6471"\w*. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* 30 \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H5439"\w* floor. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* built \w with|strong="H0413"\w* ledges. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w rested|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* ledges \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w connected|strong="H5439"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* itself. 
\v 7 \w Each|strong="H5439"\w* \w floor|strong="H8484"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w wider|strong="H7337"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w floor|strong="H8484"\w* below. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w walls|strong="H6763"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* became narrower \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w higher|strong="H4605"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H4605"\w* floors \w were|strong="H4605"\w* \w wider|strong="H7337"\w*. \w A|strong="H3588"\w* stairway \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w lowest|strong="H8481"\w* \w floor|strong="H8484"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* highest \w floor|strong="H8484"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w middle|strong="H8484"\w* \w floor|strong="H8484"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* also \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* had \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w raised|strong="H1363"\w* base \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* way \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w*. \w It|strong="H4393"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* foundation \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w full|strong="H4393"\w* ruler\f + \fr 41:8  \fk full ruler \ft That is, 6 cubits (10' 2 7/16” or 3.11 m).\f* \w high|strong="H1363"\w*. 
\v 9 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w outer|strong="H2351"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* 5 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w thick|strong="H7341"\w*. \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* an \w open|strong="H2351"\w* area between \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* 
\v 10 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* priests’ \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w*. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 20 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:10  \fk 20 cubits \ft 34' 1/8” (10.37 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w went|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* way \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 11 \w The|strong="H5439"\w* \w doors|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w rooms|strong="H5439"\w* opened onto \w the|strong="H5439"\w* raised base. There \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w* \w side|strong="H6763"\w*. \w The|strong="H5439"\w* raised base \w was|strong="H0259"\w* 5 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w building|strong="H1146"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* restricted \w area|strong="H1508"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Temple. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w building|strong="H1146"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* 70 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:12  \fk 70 cubits \ft 119' 7/16” (36.28 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* 90 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:12  \fk 90 cubits \ft 153' 9/16” (46.65 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w building|strong="H1146"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* 5 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w thick|strong="H7341"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* man \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:13  \fk 100 cubits \ft 170' 5/8” (51.83 m). Also in verse 15.\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* restricted \w area|strong="H1508"\w*, including \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w building|strong="H1140"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w*, \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. 
\v 14 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* restricted \w area|strong="H1508"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H6921"\w*, \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w was|strong="H1004"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* man \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w length|strong="H0753"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w building|strong="H1146"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* restricted \w area|strong="H1508"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rear|strong="H0310"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1964"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H0834"\w* wall \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w other|strong="H6311"\w* wall. 
\p \w The|strong="H6440"\w* Most Holy Place, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Holy Place, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* 
\v 16 \w had|strong="H0776"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* paneling \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* walls. \w All|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* doors \w had|strong="H0776"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* trim \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w them|strong="H5439"\w*. \w By|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* doorway, \w the|strong="H5704"\w* Temple \w had|strong="H0776"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* paneling \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w floor|strong="H0776"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* part \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* wall 
\v 17 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w doorway|strong="H6607"\w*. 
\p \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w were|strong="H1004"\w* carvings 
\v 18 \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w*. \w A|strong="H0996"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w tree|strong="H8561"\w* \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w each|strong="H8147"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angel. Every \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angel \w had|strong="H6213"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\v 19 \w One|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3605"\w* \w man’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* looking \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w tree|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3605"\w* \w lion’s|strong="H3715"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* looking \w toward|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w tree|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H0120"\w* \w carved|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 20 \w From|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w floor|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w area|strong="H0776"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w*, \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* \w were|strong="H3742"\w* \w carved|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Holy \w Place|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* walls \w on|strong="H6440"\w* either side \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Place|strong="H6944"\w* \w were|strong="H1964"\w* \w square|strong="H7251"\w*. \w In|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Most|strong="H6944"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Place|strong="H6944"\w*, there \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w something|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H6944"\w* \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* 
\v 22 \w an|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w made|strong="H1696"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*. \w It|strong="H1696"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* 3 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 41:22  \fk 3 cubits \ft 5' 1 3/16” (1.55 m).\f* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* 2 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. \w Its|strong="H6440"\w* \w corners|strong="H4740"\w*, \w its|strong="H6440"\w* \w base|strong="H0753"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w its|strong="H6440"\w* \w sides|strong="H7023"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* man \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
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\v 23 \w Both|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H8147"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Place|strong="H6944"\w* \w and|strong="H1817"\w* \w the|strong="H8147"\w* \w Most|strong="H6944"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Place|strong="H6944"\w* \w had|strong="H1817"\w* a \w double|strong="H8147"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Each|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H0259"\w* \w the|strong="H8147"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* made from \w two|strong="H8147"\w* smaller \w doors|strong="H1817"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0259"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* really \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w swinging|strong="H4142"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w*. 
\v 25 \w Also|strong="H6213"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w carved|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Holy Place. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w carved|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w walls|strong="H7023"\w*. \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* roof \w over|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*. 
\v 26 There \w were|strong="H1004"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* frames around \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w palm|strong="H8561"\w* \w trees|strong="H8561"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w walls|strong="H6763"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* both \w sides|strong="H6763"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*, \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* roof \w over|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w rooms|strong="H1004"\w* around \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\c 42  
\s1 The Priests’ Room 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* man \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* gate \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w building|strong="H1146"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* many \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* west \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* restricted \w area|strong="H1508"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w building|strong="H1146"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. 
\v 2 This building \w was|strong="H6440"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 42:2  \fk 100 cubits \ft 170' 5/8” (51.83 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 42:2  \fk 50 cubits \ft 85' 5/16” (25.92 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. People \w entered|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* courtyard \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. 
\v 3 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* building \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w three|strong="H7992"\w* stories tall \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* balconies. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* 20-cubit\f + \fr 42:3  \fk 20-cubit \ft 34' 1/8” (10.37 m).\f* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* between \w the|strong="H6440"\w* building \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Temple. \w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w other|strong="H5048"\w* \w side|strong="H5048"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* rooms \w faced|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w pavement|strong="H7531"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 4 There \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w a|strong="H0259"\w* \w path|strong="H1870"\w* 10 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 42:4  \fk 10 cubits \ft 17' 1/16” (5.18 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H6440"\w* running \w along|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* south \w side|strong="H6828"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* building, even though \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. 
\v 5-6 Since this building was three stories tall and did not have columns like those columns of the outer courtyards, the top rooms were farther back than the rooms on the middle and bottom floors. The top floor was narrower than the middle floor, which was narrower than the bottom floor because the balconies used this space. 
\v 7 \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w wall|strong="H1447"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w parallel|strong="H5980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* ran \w along|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w It|strong="H6440"\w* ran \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*. 
\v 8 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* row \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* ran \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*, \w although|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* total \w length|strong="H0753"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* building, \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1964"\w* side, \w was|strong="H0834"\w* 100 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. 
\v 9 \w The|strong="H0935"\w* \w entrance|strong="H3996"\w* \w was|strong="H0935"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w at|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* end \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* building \w so|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H0935"\w* people could \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 10 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* entrance \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w start|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wall|strong="H1444"\w* \w beside|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\p There \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* south \w side|strong="H6921"\w*, \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* restricted \w area|strong="H1508"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* other \w building|strong="H1146"\w*. These \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* had \w a|strong="H7341"\w* 
\v 11 \w path|strong="H1870"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w length|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w width|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w kind|strong="H4941"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w doors|strong="H6607"\w*. 
\v 12 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* lower \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w at|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* end \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* building \w so|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* could \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w open|strong="H6440"\w* end \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w path|strong="H1870"\w* \w by|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wall|strong="H1448"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* man \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w across|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* restricted \w area|strong="H1508"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w These|strong="H2007"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* offer \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6944"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H3240"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* grain \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w guilt|strong="H0817"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*. 
\v 14 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* area \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w serving|strong="H8334"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w* \w before|strong="H0413"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w these|strong="H2007"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* wants \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* part \w of|strong="H3548"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Temple \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* rooms \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w put|strong="H3847"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w Courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* 
\p
\v 15 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w measuring|strong="H4060"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w area|strong="H5439"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w area|strong="H5439"\w*. 
\v 16 \w He|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* \w with|strong="H7070"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* ruler. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H7307"\w* 500 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 42:16  \fk 500 cubits \ft 850' 3 1/16” (259.16 m).\f* long. 
\v 17 \w He|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H5439"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w*. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H7307"\w* 500 cubits long. 
\v 18 \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w south|strong="H1864"\w* \w side|strong="H7307"\w*. \w It|strong="H4058"\w* \w was|strong="H7307"\w* 500 cubits long. 
\v 19 \w He|strong="H4058"\w* \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* \w side|strong="H7307"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w it|strong="H5437"\w*. \w It|strong="H5437"\w* \w was|strong="H7307"\w* 500 cubits \w long|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 20 \w He|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w that|strong="H7307"\w* went \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* way \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* Temple. \w The|strong="H0996"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w was|strong="H7307"\w* 500 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 500 cubits \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w separated|strong="H0914"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w area|strong="H5439"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w area|strong="H5439"\w* \w that|strong="H7307"\w* \w is|strong="H7307"\w* not \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. 
\c 43  
\s1 The Lord Will Live Among His People 
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* led \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
\v 2 \w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w*. \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* loud \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* sea. \w The|strong="H0935"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w bright|strong="H0215"\w* \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w light|strong="H0215"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 3 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w vision|strong="H4758"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Kebar \w Canal|strong="H5104"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w bowed|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ground. 
\v 4 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*\f + \fr 43:5  \fk Spirit \ft Or “spirit” or “wind.”\f* \w picked|strong="H5375"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 6 \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w still|strong="H5975"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w beside|strong="H0681"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 7 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* voice \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 43:7  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 10, 18.\f* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* footstool. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* ruin \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* bring shame \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* committing sexual sins\f + \fr 43:7  \fk sexual sins \ft This might also mean “turning away from God and being unfaithful to him.”\f* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* burying \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w dead|strong="H6297"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*. 
\v 8 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H0398"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* shame \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w by|strong="H8034"\w* \w putting|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* threshold next \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* threshold, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w doorposts|strong="H4201"\w* next \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w doorposts|strong="H4201"\w*. \w In|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* past, only \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* separated \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H0854"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H5414"\w* shame \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* every time \w they|strong="H0834"\w* sinned \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H6944"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w why|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w became|strong="H2930"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 9 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w let|strong="H6258"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* take \w their|strong="H8432"\w* sexual sins \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w dead|strong="H6297"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H8432"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*. \w Then|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. 
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\v 10 “\w Now|strong="H0120"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w*, \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* learn \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* plans \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5046"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\v 11 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bad \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. Let \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w design|strong="H6699"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. Let \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w should|strong="H0518"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w*, \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entrances|strong="H4126"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w exits|strong="H4161"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w designs|strong="H6699"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w*. \w Teach|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w*. \w Write|strong="H3789"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H8104"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 12 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*: \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* \w surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Altar 
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\v 13 “\w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* measurements \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* using \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w long|strong="H2948"\w* \w measurement|strong="H4060"\w*\f + \fr 43:13  \fk long measurement \ft Literally, “a cubit and a handbreadth.” This cubit equals 20 5/8” (51.83 cm).\f*: \w There|strong="H2088"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w a|strong="H2088"\w* gutter \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w way|strong="H2088"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w base|strong="H2436"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w It|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* 1 \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 43:13  \fk 1 cubit \ft 20 3/8” (51.83 cm).\f* deep, \w and|strong="H4196"\w* \w each|strong="H0259"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* 1 \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w There|strong="H2088"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w a|strong="H2088"\w* \w rim|strong="H8193"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w edge|strong="H8193"\w* 1 \w span|strong="H2239"\w*\f + \fr 43:13  \fk 1 span \ft The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, about 9” (23 cm).\f* \w high|strong="H7341"\w*. \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* how \w tall|strong="H4060"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w*: 
\v 14 \w From|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w lower|strong="H8481"\w* \w ledge|strong="H5835"\w*, \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w base|strong="H2436"\w* measured 2 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 43:14  \fk 2 cubits \ft 3' 4 13/16” (104 cm). Also in verse 17.\f* \w It|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* 1 \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w It|strong="H5704"\w* measured 4 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 43:14  \fk 4 cubits \ft 6' 9 5/8” (2.1 m).\f* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* smaller \w ledge|strong="H5835"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w larger|strong="H1419"\w* \w ledge|strong="H5835"\w*. \w It|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* 2 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 15 \w The|strong="H0520"\w* place for \w the|strong="H0520"\w* fire \w on|strong="H0520"\w* \w the|strong="H0520"\w* \w altar|strong="H0741"\w* \w was|strong="H7161"\w* 4 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w high|strong="H4605"\w*. \w The|strong="H0520"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* corners \w were|strong="H0702"\w* shaped \w like|strong="H7161"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w*. 
\v 16 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* place \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* fire \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w altar|strong="H0741"\w* \w was|strong="H0753"\w* 12 cubits\f + \fr 43:16  \fk 12 cubits \ft 20' 4 7/8” (6.22 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* 12 cubits \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. It \w was|strong="H0753"\w* perfectly \w square|strong="H7251"\w*. 
\v 17 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w ledge|strong="H5835"\w* \w was|strong="H1366"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* square, 14 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 43:17  \fk 14 cubits \ft 23' 9 11/16” (7.26 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* 14 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H5439"\w* \w was|strong="H1366"\w* 1/2 \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 43:17  \fk 1/2 cubit \ft 10 3/16” (25.92 cm).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. (\w The|strong="H0853"\w* gutter \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w base|strong="H2436"\w* \w was|strong="H1366"\w* 1 \w cubit|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*.) \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* going \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* altar \w were|strong="H0702"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w*.” 
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\v 18 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*: \w At|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* build \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, use \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w sprinkle|strong="H2236"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 19 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offering|strong="H3548"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zadok’s|strong="H6659"\w* \w family|strong="H2233"\w*. \w These|strong="H1992"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w bringing|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* offerings \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.’” \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 20 “\w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* some \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* bull’s \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* altar’s \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w*, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w corners|strong="H6438"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ledge|strong="H5835"\w*, \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* rim \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* this \w way|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* altar pure. 
\v 21 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* offering \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* proper \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* area, \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* building. 
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\v 22 “\w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* \w a|strong="H7126"\w* \w male|strong="H8163"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* nothing \w wrong|strong="H2398"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w*. \w It|strong="H7126"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H7126"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w* \w offering|strong="H7126"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* priests \w will|strong="H0834"\w* make \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* pure \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* way \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H7126"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w* pure \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w*. 
\v 23 \w When|strong="H3615"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* making \w the|strong="H4480"\w* altar pure, \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w has|strong="H1121"\w* nothing \w wrong|strong="H2398"\w* \w with|strong="H6629"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w ram|strong="H0352"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w* \w that|strong="H4480"\w* \w has|strong="H1121"\w* nothing \w wrong|strong="H2398"\w* \w with|strong="H6629"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* sprinkle \w salt|strong="H4417"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* bull \w and|strong="H3068"\w* ram \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H7126"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 25 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w prepare|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w goat|strong="H8163"\w* \w every|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offering|strong="H4480"\w*. \w Also|strong="H3117"\w*, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w prepare|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w ram|strong="H0352"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*. These animals \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H4480"\w*. 
\v 26 \w For|strong="H3027"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* priests \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* ready \w for|strong="H3027"\w* use \w in|strong="H3117"\w* worshiping \w God|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\v 27 \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w eighth|strong="H8066"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w every|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* fellowship \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w accept|strong="H7521"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
\c 44  
\s1 The Outer Gate 
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w* area. \w We|strong="H7725"\w* \w were|strong="H8179"\w* \w outside|strong="H2435"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* stay \w shut|strong="H5462"\w*. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* stay \w shut|strong="H5462"\w*. 
\v 3 Only \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ruler|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w eats|strong="H0398"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w meal|strong="H3899"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gateway|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H1931"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Holiness \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Temple 
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w filling|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w bowed|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* touching \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ground. 
\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 44:5  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* very \w carefully|strong="H8085"\w*! Use \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*. \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* very \w carefully|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w carefully|strong="H8085"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* entrances \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w exits|strong="H4161"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w*. 
\v 6 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* give \w this|strong="H3541"\w* message \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* refused \w to|strong="H0413"\w* obey \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: \w Family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w enough|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w done|strong="H3605"\w*! 
\v 7 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H5236"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* circumcised \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* given themselves \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.\f + \fr 44:7  \fk not circumcised … to me \ft Literally, “not circumcised in their heart or in their body.” See “circumcise, circumcision” in the Word List. Also in verse 9.\f* \w In|strong="H0935"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* unclean. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* broke \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* did terrible \w things|strong="H3605"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w gave|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* offerings \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* unclean. 
\v 8 \w You|strong="H7760"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H8104"\w* \w care|strong="H4931"\w* \w of|strong="H6944"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H8104"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w responsibility|strong="H4931"\w* \w of|strong="H6944"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w*!’” 
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\v 9 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w A|strong="H0935"\w* \w foreigner|strong="H5236"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* truly circumcised \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w*—\w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w foreigner|strong="H5236"\w* \w living|strong="H1320"\w* permanently \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* circumcised, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H0935"\w* \w himself|strong="H3820"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w before|strong="H0413"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w*. 
\v 10 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* past, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* left \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* turned \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* left \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* punished \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*. 
\v 11 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Levites \w were|strong="H1961"\w* chosen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* guarded \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w served|strong="H8334"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w animals|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* chosen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 12 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Levites \w helped|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*! \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w helped|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w worship|strong="H3651"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*! \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* making \w this|strong="H3651"\w* promise \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*: ‘\w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* punished \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*.’” \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*. 
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\v 13 “\w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Levites \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H5066"\w* offerings \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3547"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H5066"\w* \w near|strong="H5066"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w most|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w shame|strong="H3639"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* terrible \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 14 \w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w take|strong="H8104"\w* \w care|strong="H4931"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w work|strong="H5656"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. 
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\v 15 “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* all \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*. \w But|strong="H1992"\w* only \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Zadok’s|strong="H6659"\w* family \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w care|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H4720"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w turned|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H8582"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w So|strong="H0834"\w* only \w Zadok’s|strong="H6659"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H7126"\w* \w offerings|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* animals \w they|strong="H1992"\w* sacrifice.” \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*! 
\v 16 “\w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w holy|strong="H4720"\w* \w place|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w near|strong="H7126"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H8104"\w* \w care|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H1992"\w* \w I|strong="H0935"\w* \w gave|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 17 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w linen|strong="H6593"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w wool|strong="H6785"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 18 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w wear|strong="H1961"\w* \w linen|strong="H6593"\w* \w turbans|strong="H6287"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w wear|strong="H1961"\w* \w linen|strong="H6593"\w* underwear. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wear|strong="H1961"\w* \w anything|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* makes \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w sweat|strong="H3154"\w*. 
\v 19 \w Before|strong="H0413"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w off|strong="H6584"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w while|strong="H0834"\w* \w serving|strong="H8334"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H3847"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w away|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H3847"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*. \w In|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* way \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* touch \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*. 
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\v 20 “These \w priests|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w shave|strong="H1548"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* \w hair|strong="H7218"\w* \w grow|strong="H7971"\w* \w long|strong="H7971"\w*.\f + \fr 44:20  \fk These priests … grow long \ft This would show that they are sad, and the priests must be happy about serving the Lord.\f* \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3808"\w* \w may|strong="H3808"\w* \w only|strong="H3697"\w* \w trim|strong="H3697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w hair|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*. 
\v 21 \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w may|strong="H3548"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 22 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w must|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w marry|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w widow|strong="H0490"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w divorced|strong="H1644"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0518"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w marry|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* dead husband \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*. 
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\v 23 “\w Also|strong="H0853"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* priests \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* difference \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3045"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H2889"\w* \w clean|strong="H2889"\w* \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H2889"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w*. 
\v 24 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* priests \w will|strong="H8451"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w court|strong="H4941"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H8451"\w* follow \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w when|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* people. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H8451"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* special \w feasts|strong="H4150"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H8451"\w* \w respect|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* special days \w of|strong="H5921"\w* rest \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w*. 
\v 25 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w near|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H2930"\w* themselves \w unclean|strong="H2930"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H2930"\w* themselves \w unclean|strong="H2930"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w married|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 26 \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0310"\w* priest \w has|strong="H3117"\w* been made \w clean|strong="H2893"\w*, \w he|strong="H0310"\w* must wait \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\v 27 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w can|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w*. \w But|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w goes|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w*, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* must \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offering|strong="H7126"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w himself|strong="H3117"\w*.” \w This|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 28 “\w About|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* Levites: \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w property|strong="H0272"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* Levites \w any|strong="H1961"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w share|strong="H5159"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 29 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* right \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w grain|strong="H3605"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w guilt|strong="H0817"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*. \w Also|strong="H3478"\w*, \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* special \w gift|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* God\f + \fr 44:29  \fk special gift to God \ft Anything offered to God that could not be bought back. See Leviticus 27:28-29.\f* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. 
\v 30 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w first|strong="H7225"\w* part \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* harvest \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w kind|strong="H8641"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* crop \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* also \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w first|strong="H7225"\w* part \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* flour. \w This|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w blessings|strong="H1293"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 31 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w bird|strong="H5775"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w animal|strong="H0929"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w died|strong="H5038"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w natural|strong="H5038"\w* \w death|strong="H5038"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w torn|strong="H2966"\w* \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w pieces|strong="H2966"\w* \w by|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* wild \w animal|strong="H0929"\w*. 
\c 45  
\s1 The Division of the Land for Holy Use 
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\v 1 “\w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w divide|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israelite tribes \w by|strong="H3068"\w* throwing lots. \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* time \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* separate \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w part|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w part|strong="H4480"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* 25,000 cubits\f + \fr 45:1  \fk 25,000 cubits \ft 8.05 miles (12.96 km). Also in verses 4, 6.\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* 20,000 cubits\f + \fr 45:1  \fk 20,000 cubits \ft 6.44 miles (10.37 km).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*.\f + \fr 45:1  \fk 20,000 cubits wide \ft This is from the ancient Greek version. The standard Hebrew text has 10,000 cubits (3.22 miles or 5.18 km) wide.\f* \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*. 
\v 2 \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w square|strong="H7251"\w* \w area|strong="H5439"\w* \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* 500 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 45:2  \fk 500 cubits \ft 850' 3 1/16” (259.16 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0413"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H5439"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* Temple. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w open|strong="H4054"\w* \w space|strong="H4054"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* Temple \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* 50 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*\f + \fr 45:2  \fk 50 cubits \ft 85' 5/16” (25.92 m).\f* wide. 
\v 3 \w In|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* area \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w measure|strong="H4058"\w* 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 10,000 cubits\f + \fr 45:3  \fk 10,000 cubits \ft 3.22 miles (5.18 km). Also in verse 5.\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w The|strong="H4480"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* area. \w The|strong="H4480"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w* area \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Most|strong="H6944"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Place|strong="H6944"\w*. 
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\v 4 “\w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w part|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w servants|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* approach \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests’|strong="H3548"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 5 Another area, 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* 10,000 cubits \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*, \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H3881"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. This land \w will|strong="H1961"\w* also \w become|strong="H1961"\w* cities \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*. 
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\v 6 “\w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* area \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* 5000 cubits\f + \fr 45:6  \fk 5000 cubits \ft 1.61 miles (2.6 km).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w along|strong="H5980"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w side|strong="H5980"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* area. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 7 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w have|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* both \w sides|strong="H6285"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w* belonging \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* belonging \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w same|strong="H0259"\w* width \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w* \w that|strong="H2088"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H2088"\w* tribe. \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* go \w all|strong="H0259"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H2088"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w*. 
\v 8 This \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ruler’s \w property|strong="H0272"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* need \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w life|strong="H5750"\w* \w hard|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H4941"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w Enough|strong="H7227"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* rulers \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*! \w Stop|strong="H5493"\w* being cruel \w and|strong="H3478"\w* stealing \w things|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*! \w Be|strong="H3478"\w* fair \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H4941"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*! \w Stop|strong="H5493"\w* forcing \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* homes!” \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H4941"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
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\v 10 “Stop cheating people. \w Use|strong="H1961"\w* \w accurate|strong="H6664"\w* \w scales|strong="H3976"\w* \w and|strong="H6664"\w* \w measures|strong="H0374"\w*! 
\v 11 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w and|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w bath|strong="H1324"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w same|strong="H0259"\w* size: \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w bath|strong="H1324"\w* \w and|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* both equal 1/10 homer.\f + \fr 45:11  \fk homer \ft A measure equal to about 7 bushels or about 60 gallons (220 l). Also in verse 13.\f* \w Those|strong="H1961"\w* \w measures|strong="H0374"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* based \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* homer. 
\v 12 \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w shekel|strong="H8255"\w*\f + \fr 45:12  \fk shekel \ft A weight equal to 2/5 of an ounce or 11.5 grams. This also became an amount of money.\f* must equal 20 \w gerahs|strong="H1626"\w*. \w A|strong="H1961"\w* mina must equal 60 \w shekels|strong="H8255"\w*. \w It|strong="H1961"\w* must \w be|strong="H1961"\w* equal \w to|strong="H1961"\w* 20 \w shekels|strong="H8255"\w* plus 25 \w shekels|strong="H8255"\w* plus 15 \w shekels|strong="H8255"\w*. 
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\v 13 “\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* special \w offering|strong="H8641"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* must give: 
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\li1 1/6 \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w*\f + \fr 45:13  \fk 1/6 ephah \ft 14 cups (3.67 l).\f* \w of|strong="H0374"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w* \w for|strong="H0834"\w* every homer \w of|strong="H0374"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*; 
\li1 1/6 \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H0374"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w for|strong="H0834"\w* every homer \w of|strong="H0374"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*; 
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\v 14 1/10 \w bath|strong="H1324"\w*\f + \fr 45:14  \fk 1/10 bath \ft 1/2 gallon (2.2 l).\f* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w every|strong="H4643"\w* \tl cor\tl*\f + \fr 45:14  \fk cor \ft 55 gallons (220 l).\f* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*; 
\li1 (Remember: \w Ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w baths|strong="H1324"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* homer, \w and|strong="H8081"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w baths|strong="H1324"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \tl cor\tl*.) 
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\v 15 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H0259"\w* 200 \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* 
\li1 \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w every|strong="H0259"\w* watering hole \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
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\p “\w Those|strong="H4480"\w* special \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* grain \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* fellowship \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*. These \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* remove \w the|strong="H5002"\w* sins \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* people.” This \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said. 
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\v 16 “\w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w offering|strong="H8641"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ruler \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 17 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ruler \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w give|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* needed \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* special holy days. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* ruler \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w provide|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w grain|strong="H3605"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* drink \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* days, \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w New|strong="H2320"\w* \w Moon|strong="H2320"\w*, \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sabbaths|strong="H7676"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* special \w meeting|strong="H4150"\w* days \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w give|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w grain|strong="H3605"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* fellowship \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* pure.” 
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\v 18 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w In|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w on|strong="H0259"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w has|strong="H0136"\w* nothing \w wrong|strong="H2398"\w* \w with|strong="H2398"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w*. \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w use|strong="H3947"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w make|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w* pure. 
\v 19 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* some \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offering|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w doorposts|strong="H4201"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w corners|strong="H6438"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ledge|strong="H5835"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w posts|strong="H4201"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 20 \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w thing|strong="H3651"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7651"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w has|strong="H0376"\w* sinned \w by|strong="H0376"\w* \w mistake|strong="H7686"\w* \w or|strong="H1004"\w* without knowing \w it|strong="H3651"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* pure. 
\s1 Offerings During \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Passover 
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\v 21 “\w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* 14th \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w must|strong="H2282"\w* \w celebrate|strong="H2282"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Passover|strong="H6453"\w*. \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \w Festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Unleavened|strong="H4682"\w* \w Bread|strong="H4682"\w* begins \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*. \w It|strong="H0398"\w* continues \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w seven|strong="H7620"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\v 22 \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H0776"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w a|strong="H0776"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* offering. 
\v 23 \w During|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w rams|strong="H0352"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H3117"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w The|strong="H3068"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H7651"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w every|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w male|strong="H8163"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w every|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offering|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 24 \w The|strong="H6213"\w* ruler will give \w an|strong="H4503"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w*\f + \fr 45:24  \fk ephah \ft A dry measure (3/5 bushel or 22 l). Also in 46:5, 7, 11.\f* \w of|strong="H1969"\w* barley \w as|strong="H6499"\w* \w a|strong="H0374"\w* grain \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H6499"\w* each \w bull|strong="H6499"\w*, \w and|strong="H8081"\w* \w an|strong="H4503"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H1969"\w* barley \w with|strong="H6499"\w* each \w ram|strong="H0352"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* must give \w a|strong="H0374"\w* \w hin|strong="H1969"\w*\f + \fr 45:24  \fk hin \ft A liquid measure (1 gallon or 3.2 l). Also in 46:5, 7, 11.\f* \w of|strong="H1969"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w for|strong="H8081"\w* each \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H1969"\w* grain. 
\v 25 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w must|strong="H2282"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w same|strong="H0428"\w* thing \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Festival|strong="H2282"\w* \add \+w of|strong="H3117"\+w* Shelters\add*. \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w* begins \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* 15th \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7651"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*. \w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* grain \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*.” 
\c 46  
\s1 The Ruler and the Festivals 
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\v 1 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w inner|strong="H6442"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w closed|strong="H5462"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w working|strong="H4639"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w New|strong="H2320"\w* \w Moon|strong="H2320"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* gatepost. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ruler’s \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H8002"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* fellowship \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* opening \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w then|strong="H3318"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*. 
\v 3 \w On|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w New|strong="H2320"\w* \w Moon|strong="H2320"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 4 “\w The|strong="H0834"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* must provide \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H7126"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H7126"\w* \w ram|strong="H0352"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w*. 
\v 5 \w He|strong="H3027"\w* must \w give|strong="H4991"\w* \w an|strong="H4503"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grain \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w ram|strong="H0352"\w*. \w As|strong="H3532"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* grain \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w*, \w the|strong="H3027"\w* ruler can \w give|strong="H4991"\w* \w as|strong="H3532"\w* \w much|strong="H3027"\w* \w as|strong="H3532"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* wants. But \w he|strong="H3027"\w* must \w give|strong="H4991"\w* 1 \w hin|strong="H1969"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H3532"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grain. 
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\v 6 “\w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w New|strong="H2320"\w* \w Moon|strong="H2320"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* offer \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w*. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w also|strong="H3117"\w* offer \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w ram|strong="H0352"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\v 7 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* ruler must give \w an|strong="H4503"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grain \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w an|strong="H4503"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w an|strong="H4503"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grain \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w an|strong="H4503"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w ram|strong="H0352"\w*. \w As|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* grain \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* give \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w much|strong="H3027"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* wants. \w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* must give 1 \w hin|strong="H1969"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H3532"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grain. 
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\v 8 “\w When|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* ruler \w goes|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w*, \w he|strong="H0935"\w* must \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w at|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* east \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*—\w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H0935"\w* must \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w that|strong="H0935"\w* same \w way|strong="H1870"\w*. 
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\v 9 “\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* special \w festivals|strong="H4150"\w*, \w whoever|strong="H0834"\w* \w enters|strong="H0935"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w whoever|strong="H0834"\w* \w enters|strong="H0935"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w People|strong="H5971"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* same \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w entered|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Each|strong="H5971"\w* \w person|strong="H0935"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w straight|strong="H3318"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\v 10 \w The|strong="H0935"\w* ruler should be \w there|strong="H8432"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* people. \w When|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* people \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w*, \w the|strong="H0935"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, \w the|strong="H0935"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H0935"\w* too. 
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\v 11 “\w At|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w festivals|strong="H4150"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* other special meetings, \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grain \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w must|strong="H2282"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* offered \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H3532"\w* \w young|strong="H6499"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grain \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w must|strong="H2282"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* offered \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H3532"\w* \w ram|strong="H0352"\w*. \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* grain \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w*, \w the|strong="H1961"\w* ruler can \w give|strong="H4991"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w much|strong="H3027"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* wants. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w must|strong="H2282"\w* \w give|strong="H4991"\w* 1 \w hin|strong="H1969"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w each|strong="H3532"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* grain. 
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\v 12 “\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ruler gives \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w freewill|strong="H5071"\w* \w offering|strong="H5071"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*—\w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5071"\w*, \w a|strong="H3588"\w* fellowship \w offering|strong="H5071"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w freewill|strong="H5071"\w* \w offering|strong="H5071"\w*—\w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5071"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* fellowship \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w leaves|strong="H3318"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Daily|strong="H3117"\w* \w Offering|strong="H5071"\w* 
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\v 13 “\w Every|strong="H1242"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w provide|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* year-old \w lamb|strong="H3532"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*. \w It|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w provide|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Also|strong="H3068"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w grain|strong="H8548"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* lamb \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* give 1/6 \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w*\f + \fr 46:14  \fk 1/6 ephah \ft 14 cups (3.67 l).\f* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w flour|strong="H5560"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* 1/3 \w hin|strong="H1969"\w*\f + \fr 46:14  \fk 1/3 hin \ft A liquid measure (1/3 gallon or 1 l).\f* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fine|strong="H5560"\w* \w flour|strong="H5560"\w* moist. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w daily|strong="H8548"\w* \w grain|strong="H8548"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 15 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3532"\w* give \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w lamb|strong="H3532"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w grain|strong="H8548"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*, \w and|strong="H1242"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w for|strong="H8081"\w* \w a|strong="H3532"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* forever.” 
\s1 Laws \w of|strong="H4503"\w* Inheritance \w for|strong="H8081"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Ruler 
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\v 16 \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* ruler \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w gift|strong="H4979"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w part|strong="H1931"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w any|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w property|strong="H0272"\w*. 
\v 17 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ruler \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w gift|strong="H4979"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* part \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w gift|strong="H4979"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w slave|strong="H5650"\w* \w only|strong="H0389"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* freedom.\f + \fr 46:17  \fk year of freedom \ft Or “Jubilee.” See “Jubilee” in the Word List.\f* \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w gift|strong="H4979"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ruler. \w Only|strong="H0389"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ruler’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* keep \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w gift|strong="H4979"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* ruler. 
\v 18 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ruler \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w any|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people’s|strong="H5971"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* force \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w leave|strong="H4616"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w give|strong="H5157"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. \w In|strong="H0376"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* way \w my|strong="H3947"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* forced \w to|strong="H0376"\w* lose \w their|strong="H3947"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Special Kitchens 
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\v 19 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w entrance|strong="H3996"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* end \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* path. 
\v 20 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* man \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w boil|strong="H1310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w guilt|strong="H0817"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w bake|strong="H0644"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* grain \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*. \w Why|strong="H0834"\w*? \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* need \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* common \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w*.” 
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* man \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w outer|strong="H2435"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w He|strong="H3318"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w corners|strong="H4740"\w* \w of|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* smaller \w courtyards|strong="H2691"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H0702"\w* \w corner|strong="H4740"\w* \w of|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* large \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. 
\v 22 \w There|strong="H4060"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w a|strong="H0259"\w* small, \w enclosed|strong="H7000"\w* area \w in|strong="H0753"\w* \w each|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H0259"\w* the \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w corners|strong="H4740"\w* \w of|strong="H0259"\w* the \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0259"\w* small \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* 40 cubits\f + \fr 46:22  \fk 40 cubits \ft 68' 1/4” (20.73 m).\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H0753"\w* 30 cubits\f + \fr 46:22  \fk 30 cubits \ft 51' 3/16” (15.55 m).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. The \w four|strong="H0702"\w* areas measured the \w same|strong="H0259"\w*. 
\v 23 \w There|strong="H8478"\w* was \w a|strong="H8478"\w* brick wall \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w each|strong="H0702"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* small courtyards, \w and|strong="H5439"\w* \w there|strong="H8478"\w* \w were|strong="H5439"\w* \w places|strong="H5439"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w* into \w the|strong="H8478"\w* brick walls \w for|strong="H8478"\w* cooking. 
\v 24 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* man \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* kitchens \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w cook|strong="H1310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.” 
\c 47  
\s1 The Water Flowing From the Temple 
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* man \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w gate|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. (\w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w*.) \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flowed|strong="H3318"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w end|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* ran \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w man|strong="H8179"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w then|strong="H3318"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w outer|strong="H2351"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w flowing|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w south|strong="H3233"\w* \w side|strong="H3802"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w The|strong="H3318"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* walked \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H3318"\w* tape \w measure|strong="H4058"\w* \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w He|strong="H0376"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* 1000 \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 47:3  \fk 1000 cubits \ft 1/3 mile (518.32 m).\f* \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H0376"\w* told \w me|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* walk \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w at|strong="H0376"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w*. \w The|strong="H3318"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w was|strong="H0376"\w* \w only|strong="H0657"\w* ankle deep. 
\v 4 \w He|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* another 1000 cubits. \w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w he|strong="H4058"\w* told me \w to|strong="H4325"\w* walk \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w at|strong="H4325"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* place. There \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* came up \w to|strong="H4325"\w* my \w knees|strong="H1290"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w he|strong="H4058"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* another 1000 cubits \w and|strong="H4325"\w* told me \w to|strong="H4325"\w* walk \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w at|strong="H4325"\w* \w that|strong="H4325"\w* place. There \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w* deep. 
\v 5 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* 1000 cubits, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w* deep \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w*. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* become \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w*. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* deep enough \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w swim|strong="H7813"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w*. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w* deep \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w*. 
\v 6 \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w*,\f + \fr 47:6  \fk Son of man \ft This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel.\f* did \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w pay|strong="H7725"\w* close \w attention|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* things \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w*?” 
\p \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* led \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w along|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* side \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w*. 
\v 7 \w As|strong="H0413"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* walked \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w along|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w side|strong="H2088"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* both \w sides|strong="H2088"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* water. 
\v 8 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flows|strong="H3318"\w* east, \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Arabah|strong="H6160"\w* Valley. 
\v 9 \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flows|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Dead|strong="H5315"\w* Sea \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* sea \w becomes|strong="H1961"\w* \w fresh|strong="H7495"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* clean. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w fish|strong="H1710"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w kinds|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w* \w goes|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\v 10 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w can|strong="H5975"\w* see \w fishermen|strong="H1728"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w river|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w way|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* En Gedi \w to|strong="H5704"\w* En Eglaim. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w can|strong="H5975"\w* see \w them|strong="H5921"\w* throwing \w their|strong="H5921"\w* fishing \w nets|strong="H2764"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* catching \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w kinds|strong="H4327"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w fish|strong="H1710"\w*. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H1419"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w kinds|strong="H4327"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w fish|strong="H1710"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Dead \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H1419"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Mediterranean \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\v 11 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w swamps|strong="H1207"\w* \w and|strong="H3808"\w* small \w marshes|strong="H1207"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w become|strong="H7495"\w* \w fresh|strong="H7495"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w salt|strong="H4417"\w*. 
\v 12 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w kinds|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w grow|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w both|strong="H4480"\w* \w sides|strong="H2088"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaves|strong="H5929"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* dry \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w fall|strong="H1961"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w growing|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w comes|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaves|strong="H5929"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w healing|strong="H8644"\w*.” 
\s1 Division \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Land \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Tribes 
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\v 13 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w These|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w borders|strong="H1366"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w dividing|strong="H5157"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w among|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w twelve|strong="H6240"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* parts. 
\v 14 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w divide|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* equally. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w promised|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* am \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
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\v 15 “\w These|strong="H2088"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w borders|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*: \w On|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w*, \w it|strong="H1366"\w* \w goes|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* Mediterranean \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w by|strong="H0935"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Hethlon|strong="H2855"\w* \w where|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* turns \w toward|strong="H1870"\w* Hamath \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Zedad|strong="H6657"\w*, 
\v 16 \w Berothah|strong="H1268"\w*, \w Sibraim|strong="H5453"\w* (\w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w and|strong="H2574"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*) \w and|strong="H2574"\w* Hazer Hatticon, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w Hauran|strong="H2362"\w*. 
\v 17 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Hazar Enan \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w northern|strong="H6828"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*. This \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w*. 
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\v 18 “\w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* go \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Hazar Enan \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w Hauran|strong="H2362"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* continue \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w River|strong="H0776"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w eastern|strong="H6931"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w way|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Tamar. This \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w eastern|strong="H6931"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w*. 
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\v 19 “\w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w border|strong="H6285"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* go \w from|strong="H6285"\w* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w way|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* oasis \w at|strong="H0413"\w* Meribah-kadesh. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* go \w along|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Brook|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* Egypt \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Mediterranean \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*. This \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w be|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w southern|strong="H5045"\w* \w border|strong="H6285"\w*. 
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\v 20 “\w On|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w*, \w the|strong="H0935"\w* Mediterranean \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w way|strong="H2063"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w front|strong="H5227"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* Lebo \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*. \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w western|strong="H3220"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w*. 
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\v 21 “\w So|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w divide|strong="H2505"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w among|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 22 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w divide|strong="H5307"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w property|strong="H5159"\w* \w for|strong="H0854"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H8432"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H1481"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w These|strong="H0834"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* residents—\w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* natural \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w divide|strong="H5307"\w* some \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w for|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 23 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* resident \w lives|strong="H1481"\w* must \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w some|strong="H8033"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w*.” \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said! 
\c 48  
\s1 The Land for the Tribes of Israel 
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\v 1-7 “The northern border goes east from the Mediterranean Sea to Hethlon to Hamath Pass and then all the way to Hazar Enan. This is on the border between Damascus and Hamath. The land for the tribes in this group will go from the east of these borders to the west. From north to south, the tribes in this area are Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben, and Judah. 
\s1 The Special Section of Land 
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\v 8 “\w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* special \w use|strong="H1961"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w south|strong="H3220"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w Judah’s|strong="H3063"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* 25,000 cubits\f + \fr 48:8  \fk 25,000 cubits \ft 8.05 miles (12.96 km). Also in verses 9, 13, 15, 20, 21-22.\f* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* north \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w south|strong="H3220"\w*. \w From|strong="H5921"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w*, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w belongs|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H0259"\w* tribes. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* section \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w*. 
\v 9 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* dedicate \w this|strong="H0834"\w* land \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w It|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* 20,000 cubits\f + \fr 48:9  \fk 20,000 cubits \ft 6.44 miles (10.37 km). Most Greek copies have 25,000 cubits, and the standard Hebrew text has 10,000 cubits, but see Ezekiel 45:1. Also in verse 13.\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 10 \w This|strong="H0428"\w* special area \w of|strong="H3068"\w* land \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* divided \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Levites. 
\p “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w get|strong="H8432"\w* \w one|strong="H0428"\w* \w part|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* area. \w The|strong="H3068"\w* land \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*, 10,000 cubits\f + \fr 48:10  \fk 10,000 cubits \ft 3.22 miles (5.18 km). Also in verses 13, 18.\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*, 10,000 cubits \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w side|strong="H6828"\w*. \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H4720"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* area \w of|strong="H3068"\w* land. 
\v 11 \w This|strong="H0834"\w* land \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w Zadok’s|strong="H6659"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w*. \w These|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* chosen \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* continued \w to|strong="H3478"\w* serve \w me|strong="H8104"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* other \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* left \w me|strong="H8104"\w*. \w Zadok’s|strong="H6659"\w* family \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* leave \w me|strong="H8104"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* other \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* tribe \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w*. 
\v 12 \w This|strong="H6944"\w* share \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H6944"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* part \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* especially \w for|strong="H0413"\w* these priests. \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w next|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*. 
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\v 13 “Next \w to|strong="H3881"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w will|strong="H3881"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H7341"\w* share \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w*. \w It|strong="H1366"\w* \w will|strong="H3881"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* 10,000 cubits \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. \w They|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3881"\w* get \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w full|strong="H3605"\w* \w length|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w width|strong="H7341"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w*—25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* 20,000 cubits \w wide|strong="H7341"\w*. 
\v 14 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* Levites \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sell|strong="H4376"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* trade \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w sell|strong="H4376"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* cut \w up|strong="H4480"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w part|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w belongs|strong="H4480"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*—\w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* very special. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* best \w part|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* Shares \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* City Property 
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\v 15 “\w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* area \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* 5000 cubits\f + \fr 48:15  \fk 5000 cubits \ft 1.61 miles (2.6 km).\f* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H6440"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* given \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* priests \w and|strong="H6440"\w* Levites. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* can \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w for|strong="H5921"\w* grasslands \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w animals|strong="H1961"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* building houses. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w common|strong="H2455"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w use|strong="H1931"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. 
\v 16 \w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w the|strong="H0428"\w* city’s measurements: \w The|strong="H0428"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w* \w will|strong="H5045"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* 4500 cubits.\f + \fr 48:16  \fk 4500 cubits \ft 1.45 miles (2.33 km). Also in verses 30, 32-34.\f* \w The|strong="H0428"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w* \w will|strong="H5045"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* 4500 cubits. \w The|strong="H0428"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w* \w will|strong="H5045"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* 4500 cubits. \w The|strong="H0428"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w* \w will|strong="H5045"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* 4500 cubits. 
\v 17 \w The|strong="H1961"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* grasslands. These grasslands \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* 250 cubits\f + \fr 48:17  \fk 250 cubits \ft 425' 1 1/2” (129.58 m).\f* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 250 cubits \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w*. They \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* 250 cubits \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 250 cubits \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\v 18 What \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w of|strong="H0505"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w length|strong="H0753"\w* \w along|strong="H5980"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w side|strong="H3220"\w* \w of|strong="H0505"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* area \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* 10,000 cubits \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* 10,000 cubits \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w*. \w This|strong="H6944"\w* land \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w along|strong="H5980"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w side|strong="H3220"\w* \w of|strong="H0505"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* area. \w This|strong="H6944"\w* land \w will|strong="H1961"\w* grow \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w for|strong="H3899"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w workers|strong="H5647"\w*. 
\v 19 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w workers|strong="H5647"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* farm \w this|strong="H3605"\w* land. 
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\v 20 “\w This|strong="H3605"\w* special area \w of|strong="H3605"\w* land \w will|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H7311"\w* \w square|strong="H7243"\w*. \w It|strong="H7311"\w* \w will|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H7311"\w* 25,000 cubits \w long|strong="H0413"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* 25,000 cubits wide. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w set|strong="H7311"\w* \w apart|strong="H7311"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* area \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* special purposes. \w One|strong="H3605"\w* part \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* priests, \w one|strong="H3605"\w* part \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Levites, \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* part \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
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\v 21-22 “Part of that special land will be for the ruler of the country. That special area of land is square. It is 25,000 cubits long by 25,000 cubits wide. Part of this special land is for the priests, part of it is for the Levites, and part of it is for the Temple. The Temple is in the middle of this area of land. The rest of the land belongs to the ruler of the country. The ruler will get the area between the land of Benjamin and the land of Judah. 
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\v 23-27 “South of this special area will be the land for the tribes that lived east of the Jordan River. Each tribe will get a section of land that goes from the eastern border to the Mediterranean Sea. From north to south, these tribes are Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad. 
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\v 28 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w southern|strong="H5045"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* Gad’s \w land|strong="H1366"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* oasis \w at|strong="H0413"\w* Meribah-kadesh, \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Brook|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* Egypt \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Mediterranean \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\v 29 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w divide|strong="H5307"\w* \w among|strong="H5159"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* each group \w will|strong="H0776"\w* get.” \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w GOD|strong="H0136"\w* said! 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* Gates \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* City 
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\v 30 “\w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w the|strong="H0428"\w* gates \w of|strong="H0505"\w* \w the|strong="H0428"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w The|strong="H0428"\w* gates \w will|strong="H6828"\w* be named \w for|strong="H6828"\w* \w the|strong="H0428"\w* tribes \w of|strong="H0505"\w* Israel. 
\p “\w The|strong="H0428"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w* \w of|strong="H0505"\w* \w the|strong="H0428"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H6828"\w* be 4500 cubits long. 
\v 31 There \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H8034"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*: Reuben’s \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w Judah’s|strong="H3063"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Levi’s|strong="H3878"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 32 “\w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H0259"\w* \w be|strong="H0259"\w* 4500 cubits \w long|strong="H0413"\w*. There \w will|strong="H0259"\w* \w be|strong="H0259"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*: \w Joseph’s|strong="H3130"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w Benjamin’s|strong="H1144"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* Dan’s \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 33 “\w The|strong="H8179"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H8179"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H5045"\w* \w be|strong="H0259"\w* 4500 cubits long. \w There|strong="H4060"\w* \w will|strong="H5045"\w* \w be|strong="H0259"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*: \w Simeon’s|strong="H8095"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w Issachar’s|strong="H3485"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* Zebulun’s \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 34 “\w The|strong="H8179"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w* \w side|strong="H6285"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H8179"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H3220"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* 4500 cubits long. There \w will|strong="H3220"\w* \w be|strong="H3220"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*: Gad’s \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w Asher’s|strong="H0836"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* Naphtali’s \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 35 “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* distance \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H8034"\w* 18,000 cubits.\f + \fr 48:35  \fk 18,000 cubits \ft 5.8 miles (9.33 km).\f* \w From|strong="H3117"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H8034"\w* \sc \+w the|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w lord|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w is|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w there|strong="H8033"\+w*\sc*.\f + \fr 48:35  \fk The LORD Is There \ft In Hebrew this name sounds like Jerusalem.\f*” 