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1. Some of the older leaders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
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1. Then came H935 certain H376 of the elders H4480 H2205 of Israel H3478 unto H413 me , and sat H3427 before H6440 me.
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2. Then the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
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2. And the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 me, saying H559 ,
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3. "Human, these men want to worship idols. They put up evil things that cause people to sin. Should I allow them to ask me for help?
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3. Son H1121 of man H120 , these H428 men H376 have set up H5927 their idols H1544 in H5921 their heart H3820 , and put H5414 the stumblingblock H4383 of their iniquity H5771 before H5227 their face H6440 : should I be inquired of at all H1875 H1875 by them?
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4. So speak to them and tell them, 'This is what the Lord God says: When any of the people of Israel want to worship idols and put up evil things that cause people to sin and then come to the prophet, I, the Lord, will answer them myself for worshiping idols.
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4. Therefore H3651 speak H1696 unto them , and say H559 unto H413 them, Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; Every man H376 H376 of the house H4480 H1004 of Israel H3478 that H834 setteth up H5927 H853 his idols H1544 in H413 his heart H3820 , and putteth H7760 the stumblingblock H4383 of his iniquity H5771 before H5227 his face H6440 , and cometh H935 to H413 the prophet H5030 ; I H589 the LORD H3068 will answer H6030 him that cometh H935 according to the multitude H7230 of his idols H1544 ;
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5. Then I will win back my people Israel, who have left me because of all their idols.'
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5. That H4616 I may take H8610 H853 the house H1004 of Israel H3478 in their own heart H3820 , because H834 they are all H3605 estranged H2114 from H4480 H5921 me through their idols H1544 .
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6. "So say to the people of Israel, 'This is what the Lord God says: Change your hearts and lives, and stop worshiping idols. Stop doing all the things I hate.
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6. Therefore H3651 say H559 unto H413 the house H1004 of Israel H3478 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; Repent H7725 , and turn H7725 yourselves from H4480 H5921 your idols H1544 ; and turn away H7725 your faces H6440 from H4480 H5921 all H3605 your abominations H8441 .
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7. Any of the Israelites or foreigners in Israel can separate themselves from me by wanting to worship idols or by putting up the things that cause people to sin. Then if they come to the prophet to ask me questions, I, the Lord, will answer them myself.
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7. For H3588 every one H376 H376 of the house H4480 H1004 of Israel H3478 , or of the stranger H4480 H1616 that H834 sojourneth H1481 in Israel H3478 , which separateth himself H5144 from H4480 H310 me , and setteth up H5927 his idols H1544 in H413 his heart H3820 , and putteth H7760 the stumblingblock H4383 of his iniquity H5771 before H5227 his face H6440 , and cometh H935 to H413 a prophet H5030 to inquire H1875 of him concerning me; I H589 the LORD H3068 will answer H6030 him by myself:
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8. I will reject them. I will make them a sign and an example, and I will separate them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
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8. And I will set H5414 my face H6440 against that H1931 man H376 , and will make H7760 him a sign H226 and a proverb H4912 , and I will cut him off H3772 from the midst H4480 H8432 of my people H5971 ; and ye shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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9. "'But if the prophet is tricked into giving a prophecy, it is because I, the Lord, have tricked that prophet to speak. Then I will use my power against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.
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9. And if H3588 the prophet H5030 be deceived H6601 when he hath spoken H1696 a thing H1697 , I H589 the LORD H3068 have deceived H6601 H853 that H1931 prophet H5030 , and I will stretch out H5186 H853 my hand H3027 upon H5921 him , and will destroy H8045 him from the midst H4480 H8432 of my people H5971 Israel H3478 .
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10. The prophet will be as guilty as the one who asks him for help; both will be responsible for their guilt.
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10. And they shall bear H5375 the punishment of their iniquity H5771 : the punishment H5771 of the prophet H5030 shall be H1961 even as the punishment H5771 of him that seeketh H1875 unto him ;
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11. Then the nation of Israel will not leave me anymore or make themselves unclean anymore with all their sins. They will be my people, and I will be their God, says the Lord God.'"
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11. That H4616 the house H1004 of Israel H3478 may go no H3808 more H5750 astray H8582 from H4480 H310 me, neither H3808 be polluted H2930 any more H5750 with all H3605 their transgressions H6588 ; but that they may be H1961 my people H5971 , and I H589 may be H1961 their God H430 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 .
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12. The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
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12. The word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 again to H413 me, saying H559 ,
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13. "Human, if the people of a country sin against me by not being loyal, I will use my power against them. I will cut off their supply of food and send a time of hunger, destroying both people and animals.
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13. Son H1121 of man H120 , when H3588 the land H776 sinneth H2398 against me by trespassing H4603 grievously H4604 , then will I stretch out H5186 mine hand H3027 upon H5921 it , and will break H7665 the staff H4294 of the bread H3899 thereof , and will send H7971 famine H7458 upon it , and will cut off H3772 man H120 and beast H929 from H4480 it:
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14. Even if three great men like Noah, Daniel, and Job were in that country, their goodness could save only themselves, says the Lord God.
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14. Though these H428 three H7969 men H376 , Noah H5146 , Daniel H1840 , and Job H347 , were H1961 in H8432 it, they H1992 should deliver H5337 but their own souls H5315 by their righteousness H6666 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 .
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15. "Or I might send wild animals into that land, leaving the land empty and without children. Then no one would pass through it because of the animals.
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15. If H3863 I cause noisome H7451 beasts H2416 to pass H5674 through the land H776 , and they spoil H7921 it , so that it be H1961 desolate H8077 , that no man H4480 H1097 may pass through H5674 because H4480 H6440 of the beasts H2416 :
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16. As surely as I live, says the Lord God, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in the land, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They could save only themselves, but that country would become empty.
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16. Though these H428 three H7969 men H376 were in H8432 it, as I H589 live H2416 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 , they H1992 shall deliver H5337 neither H518 sons H1121 nor H518 daughters H1323 ; they only H905 shall be delivered H5337 , but the land H776 shall be H1961 desolate H8077 .
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17. "Or I might bring a war against that country. I might say, 'Let a war be fought in that land,' in this way destroying its people and its animals.
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17. Or H176 if I bring H935 a sword H2719 upon H5921 that H1931 land H776 , and say H559 , Sword H2719 , go H5674 through the land H776 ; so that I cut off H3772 man H120 and beast H929 from H4480 it:
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18. As surely as I live, says the Lord God, even if those three men were in the land, they could not save their sons or daughters. They could save only themselves.
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18. Though these H428 three H7969 men H376 were in H8432 it, as I H589 live H2416 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 , they shall deliver H5337 neither H3808 sons H1121 nor daughters H1323 , but H3588 they H1992 only H905 shall be delivered themselves H5337 .
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19. "Or I might cause a disease to spread in that country. I might pour out my anger against it, destroying and killing people and animals.
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19. Or H176 if I send H7971 a pestilence H1698 into H413 that H1931 land H776 , and pour out H8210 my fury H2534 upon H5921 it in blood H1818 , to cut off H3772 from H4480 it man H120 and beast H929 :
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20. As surely as I live, says the Lord God, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in the land, they could not save their son or daughter. They could save only themselves because they did what was right.
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20. Though Noah H5146 , Daniel H1840 , and Job H347 , were in H8432 it, as I H589 live H2416 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 , they H1992 shall deliver H5337 neither H518 son H1121 nor H518 daughter H1323 ; they shall but deliver H5337 their own souls H5315 by their righteousness H6666 .
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21. "This is what the Lord God says: My plans for Jerusalem are much worse! I will send my four terrible punishments against it -- war, hunger, wild animals, and disease -- to destroy its people and animals.
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21. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; How much more H637 when H3588 I send H7971 my four H702 sore H7451 judgments H8201 upon H413 Jerusalem H3389 , the sword H2719 , and the famine H7458 , and the noisome H7451 beast H2416 , and the pestilence H1698 , to cut off H3772 from H4480 it man H120 and beast H929 ?
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22. But some people will escape; some sons and daughters will be led out. They will come out to you, and you will see what happens to people who live as they did. Then you will be comforted after the disasters I have brought against Jerusalem, after all the things I have brought against it.
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22. Yet, behold H2009 , therein shall be left H3498 a remnant H6413 that shall be brought forth H3318 , both sons H1121 and daughters H1323 : behold H2009 , they shall come forth H3318 unto H413 you , and ye shall see H7200 H853 their way H1870 and their doings H5949 : and ye shall be comforted H5162 concerning H5921 the evil H7451 that H834 I have brought H935 upon H5921 Jerusalem H3389 , even concerning H854 all H3605 that H834 I have brought H935 upon H5921 it.
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23. You will be comforted when you see what happens to them for living as they did, because you will know there was a good reason for what I did to Jerusalem, says the Lord God."
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23. And they shall comfort H5162 you, when H3588 ye see H7200 H853 their ways H1870 and their doings H5949 : and ye shall know H3045 that H3588 I have not H3808 done H6213 without cause H2600 H853 all H3605 that H834 I have done H6213 in it, saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 .
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