Ezek.20.45

GOD's Message came to me:

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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Furthermore the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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Then this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, face south. Let the Message roll out against the south. Prophesy against the wilderness forest of the south.

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"Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest of the southland.

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"Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest land, the South,

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"Son of man, look toward the south and speak out against it; prophesy against the fields of the Negev.

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"Tell the forest of the south, "Listen to the Message of GOD! GOD, the Master, says, I'll set a fire in you that will burn up every tree, dead trees and live trees alike. Nobody will put out the fire. The whole country from south to north will be blackened by it.

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Say to the southern forest: 'Hear the word of the LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to set fire to you, and it will consume all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from south to north will be scorched by it.

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and say to the forest of the South, "Hear the word of the LORD! Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be scorched by it.

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Give the southern wilderness this message from the Sovereign LORD: Hear the word of the LORD! I will set you on fire, O forest, and every tree will be burned--green and dry trees alike. The terrible flames will not be quenched; they will scorch everything from south to north.

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Everyone is going to see that I, GOD, started the fire and that it's not going to be put out.'"

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Everyone will see that I the LORD have kindled it; it will not be quenched.'"

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All flesh shall see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.""'

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And all the world will see that I, the LORD, have set this fire. It will not be put out."

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And I said, "O GOD, everyone is saying of me, "He just makes up stories.'"

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Then I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD! They are saying of me, 'Isn't he just telling parables?'"

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Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! They say of me, "Does he not speak parables?"'

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Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, they are saying of me, `He only talks in riddles!'"

Ezek.21.1

GOD's Message came to me:

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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Then this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, now face Jerusalem and let the Message roll out against the Sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel.

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"Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel

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"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel;

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"Son of man, look toward Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.

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Say, "GOD's Message: I'm against you. I'm pulling my sword from its sheath and killing both the wicked and the righteous.

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and say to her: 'This is what the LORD says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from its scabbard and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

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and say to the land of Israel, "Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from you.

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Give her this message from the LORD: I am your enemy, O Israel, and I am about to unsheath my sword to destroy your people--the righteous and the wicked alike.

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Because I'm treating everyone the same, good and bad, everyone from south to north is going to feel my sword!

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Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.

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Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north,

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Yes, I will not spare even the righteous! I will make a clean sweep throughout the land from south to north.

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Everyone will know that I mean business.'

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Then all people will know that I the LORD have drawn my sword from its scabbard; it will not return again.'

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that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore."'

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All the world will know that I am the LORD. My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.

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"So, son of man, groan! Double up in pain. Make a scene!

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"Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.

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Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.

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"Son of man, groan before the people! Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart.

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"When they ask you, "Why all this groaning, this carrying on?' say, "Because of the news that's coming. It'll knock the breath out of everyone. Hearts will stop cold, knees turn to rubber. Yes, it's coming. No stopping it. Decree of GOD, the Master.'" [JC]

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And when they ask you, 'Why are you groaning?' you shall say, 'Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt and every hand go limp; every spirit will become faint and every knee become as weak as water.' It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD."

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And it shall be when they say to you, "Why are you sighing?' that you shall answer, "Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,' says the Lord GOD."

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When they ask you why, tell them, `I groan because of the terrifying news I have heard. When it comes true, the boldest heart will melt with fear; all strength will disappear. Every spirit will faint; strong knees will tremble and become as weak as water. And the Sovereign LORD says: It is coming! It's on its way!'"

Ezek.21.8

GOD's Message to me:

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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

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Then the LORD said to me,

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"Son of man, prophesy. Tell them, "The Master says: A sword! A sword! razor-sharp and polished,

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"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord says: "'A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished-

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"Son of man, prophesy and say, "Thus says the LORD!' Say: "A sword, a sword is sharpened And also polished!

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"Son of man, give the people this message from the LORD: A sword is being sharpened and polished.

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Sharpened to kill, polished to flash like lightning! My child, you've despised the scepter of Judah by worshiping every tree-idol.

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sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! "'Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my son Judah? The sword despises every such stick.

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Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.

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It is being prepared for terrible slaughter; it will flash like lightning! Now will you laugh? Those far stronger than you have fallen beneath its power!

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The sword is made to glisten, to be held and brandished. It's sharpened and polished, ready to be brandished by the killer.'

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"'The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped with the hand; it is sharpened and polished, made ready for the hand of the slayer.

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And He has given it to be polished, That it may be handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To be given into the hand of the slayer.'

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Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished; it is being prepared for the executioner!

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"Yell out and wail, son of man. The sword is against my people! The princes of Israel and my people--abandoned to the sword! Wring your hands! Tear out your hair!

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Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword along with my people. Therefore beat your breast.

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"Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike your thigh.

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"Son of man, cry out and wail; pound your thighs in anguish, for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders--everyone will die!

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Testing comes. Why have you despised discipline? You can't get around it. Decree of GOD, the Master.'

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"'Testing will surely come. And what if the scepter of Judah, which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign LORD.'

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"Because it is a testing, And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no more," says the Lord GOD.

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It will put them all to the test! So now the Sovereign LORD asks: What chance do they have?

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"So, prophesy, son of man! Clap your hands. Get their attention. Tell them that the sword's coming down once, twice, three times. It's a sword to kill, a sword for a massacre, A sword relentless, a sword inescapable--

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"So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike twice, even three times. It is a sword for slaughter- a sword for great slaughter, closing in on them from every side.

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"You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike your hands together. The third time let the sword do double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that slays the great men, That enters their private chambers.

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"Son of man, prophesy to them and clap your hands vigorously. Then take the sword and brandish it twice, even three times, to symbolize the great massacre they will face!

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People collapsing right and left, going down like dominoes. I've stationed a murderous sword at every gate in the city, Flashing like lightning, brandished murderously.

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So that hearts may melt and the fallen be many, I have stationed the sword for slaughter at all their gates. Oh! It is made to flash like lightning, it is grasped for slaughter.

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I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble. Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:

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Let their hearts melt with terror, for the sword glitters at every gate. It flashes like lightning; it is polished for slaughter!

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Cut to the right, thrust to the left, murderous, sharp-edged sword!

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O sword, slash to the right, then to the left, wherever your blade is turned.

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"Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade! Thrust left-- Wherever your edge is ordered!

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O sword, slash to the right, and slash to the left, wherever you will, wherever you want.

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Then I'll clap my hands, a signal that my anger is spent. I, GOD, have spoken." [JC]

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I too will strike my hands together, and my wrath will subside. I the LORD have spoken."

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"I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause My fury to rest; I, the LORD, have spoken."

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I, too, will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Ezek.21.18

GOD's Message came to me:

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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The word of the LORD came to me again, saying:

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Then this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, lay out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take. Start them from the same place. Place a signpost at the beginning of each road.

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"Son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same country. Make a signpost where the road branches off to the city.

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"And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to go; both of them shall go from the same land. Make a sign; put it at the head of the road to the city.

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"Son of man, make a map and trace two routes on it for the sword of Babylon's king to follow. Put a signpost on the road that comes out of Babylon where the road forks into two--

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Post one sign to mark the road of the sword to Rabbah of the Ammonites. Post the other to mark the road to Judah and Fort Jerusalem.

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Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem.

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Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.

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one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem.

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The king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road and he decides by divination which of the two roads to take. He draws straws, he throws god-dice, he examines a goat liver.

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For the king of Babylon will stop at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He will cast lots with arrows, he will consult his idols, he will examine the liver.

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For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at the liver.

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The king of Babylon now stands at the fork, uncertain whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah. He will call his magicians to use divination. They will cast lots by shaking arrows from the quiver. They will inspect the livers of their animal sacrifices.

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He opens his right hand: The omen says, "Head for Jerusalem!' So he's on his way with battering rams, roused to kill, sounding the battle cry, pounding down city gates, building siege works.

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Into his right hand will come the lot for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to give the command to slaughter, to sound the battle cry, to set battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp and to erect siege works.

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In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall.

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Then they will decide to turn toward Jerusalem! With battering rams they will go against the gates, shouting for the kill. They will put up siege towers and build ramps against the walls to reach the top.

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"To the Judah leaders, who themselves have sworn oaths, it will seem like a false divination, but he will remind them of their guilt, and so they'll be captured.

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It will seem like a false omen to those who have sworn allegiance to him, but he will remind them of their guilt and take them captive.

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And it will be to them like a false divination in the eyes of those who have sworn oaths with them; but he will bring their iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken.

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The people of Jerusalem will think it is a mistake, because of their treaty with the Babylonians. But the king of Babylon will remind the people of their rebellion. Then he will attack and capture them.

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"So this is what GOD, the Master, says: "Because your sin is now out in the open so everyone can see what you've been doing, you'll be taken captive.

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"Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because you people have brought to mind your guilt by your open rebellion, revealing your sins in all that you do-because you have done this, you will be taken captive.

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"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings your sins appear--because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand.

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"Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Again and again your guilt cries out against you, for you are not ashamed of your sin. You don't even try to hide it! Wherever you go, whatever you do, all your actions are filled with sin. So now the time of your punishment has come!

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O Zedekiah, blasphemous and evil prince of Israel: Time's up. It's "punishment payday."

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"'O profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose time of punishment has reached its climax,

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"Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end,

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"O you corrupt and wicked prince of Israel, your final day of reckoning is here!

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GOD says, Take your royal crown off your head. No more "business as usual." The underdog will be promoted and the top dog will be demoted.

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this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Take off the turban, remove the crown. It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.

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thus says the Lord GOD: "Remove the turban, and take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.

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Take off your jeweled crown, says the Sovereign LORD. The old order changes--now the lowly are exalted, and the mighty are brought low.

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Ruins, ruins, ruins! I'll turn the whole place into ruins. And ruins it will remain until the one comes who has a right to it. Then I'll give it to him.'

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A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! It will not be restored until he comes to whom it rightfully belongs; to him I will give it.'

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Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown! It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is, And I will give it to Him."'

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Destruction! Destruction! I will surely destroy the kingdom. And it will not be restored until the one appears who has the right to judge it. Then I will hand it over to him.

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"But, son of man, your job is to prophesy. Tell them, "This is the Message from GOD, the Master, against the Ammonites and against their cruel taunts: A sword! A sword! Bared to kill, Sharp as a razor, flashing like lightning.

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"And you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says about the Ammonites and their insults: "'A sword, a sword, drawn for the slaughter, polished to consume and to flash like lightning!

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"And you, son of man, prophesy and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach,' and say: "A sword, a sword is drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for flashing--

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"And now, son of man, prophesy concerning the Ammonites and their mockery. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: My sword is drawn for your slaughter; it is sharpened to destroy, flashing like lightning!

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Despite false sword propaganda circulated in Ammon, The sword will sever Ammonite necks, for whom it's punishment payday.

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Despite false visions concerning you and lying divinations about you, it will be laid on the necks of the wicked who are to be slain, whose day has come, whose time of punishment has reached its climax.

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While they see false visions for you, While they divine a lie to you, To bring you on the necks of the wicked, the slain Whose day has come, Whose iniquity shall end.

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Your magicians and false prophets have given false visions and told lies about the sword. And now it will fall with even greater force on the wicked for whom the day of final reckoning has come.

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Return the sword to the sheath! I'll judge you in your home country, in the land where you grew up.

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Return the sword to its scabbard. In the place where you were created, in the land of your ancestry, I will judge you.

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"Return it to its sheath. I will judge you In the place where you were created, In the land of your nativity.

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Should I return my sword to its sheath before I deal with you? No, I will destroy you in your own country, the land of your birth.

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I'll empty out my wrath on you, breathe hot anger down your neck. I'll give you to vicious men skilled in torture.

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I will pour out my wrath upon you and breathe out my fiery anger against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, men skilled in destruction.

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I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.

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I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction.

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You'll end up as stove-wood. Corpses will litter your land. Not so much as a memory will be left of you. I, GOD, have said so.'"

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You will be fuel for the fire, your blood will be shed in your land, you will be remembered no more; for I the LORD have spoken.'"

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You shall be fuel for the fire; Your blood shall be in the midst of the land. You shall not be remembered, For I the LORD have spoken."'

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You are fuel for the fire, and your blood will be spilled in your own land. You will be utterly wiped out, your memory lost to history. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Ezek.22.1

GOD's Message came to me:

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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Now this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, are you going to judge this bloody city or not? Come now, are you going to judge her? Do it! Face her with all her outrageous obscenities.

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"Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices

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"Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations!

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"Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Denounce her terrible deeds in public,

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Tell her, "This is what GOD, the Master, says: You're a city murderous at the core, just asking for punishment. You're a city obsessed with no-god idols, making yourself filthy.

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and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood in her midst and defiles herself by making idols,

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Then say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "The city sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may come; and she makes idols within herself to defile herself.

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and give her this message from the Sovereign LORD: O city of murderers, doomed and damned--city of idols, filthy and foul--

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In all your killing, you've piled up guilt. In all your idol-making, you've become filthy. You've forced a premature end to your existence. I'll put you on exhibit as the scarecrow of the nations, the world's worst joke.

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you have become guilty because of the blood you have shed and have become defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close, and the end of your years has come. Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the nations and a laughingstock to all the countries.

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You have become guilty by the blood which you have shed, and have defiled yourself with the idols which you have made. You have caused your days to draw near, and have come to the end of your years; therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all countries.

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you are guilty of both murder and idolatry. Your day of destruction has come! You have reached the end of your years. I will make you an object of mockery throughout the world.

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From far and near they'll deride you as infamous in filth, notorious for chaos.

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Those who are near and those who are far away will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.

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Those near and those far from you will mock you as infamous and full of tumult.

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O infamous city, filled with confusion, you will be mocked by people both far and near.

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Your leaders, the princes of Israel among you, compete in crime.

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"'See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.

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"Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.

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"Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.

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You're a community that's insolent to parents, abusive to outsiders, oppressive against orphans and widows.

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In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.

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In you they have made light of father and mother; in your midst they have oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the fatherless and the widow.

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Fathers and mothers are contemptuously ignored. Resident foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed.

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You treat my holy things with contempt and desecrate my Sabbaths.

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You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths.

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You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths.

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Inside your walls you despise my holy things and violate my Sabbath days of rest.

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You have people spreading lies and spilling blood, flocking to the hills to the sex shrines and fornicating unrestrained.

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In you are slanderous men bent on shedding blood; in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines and commit lewd acts.

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In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.

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People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who take part in lewd activities.

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Incest is common. Men force themselves on women regardless of whether they're ready or willing.

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In you are those who dishonor their fathers' bed; in you are those who violate women during their period, when they are ceremonially unclean.

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In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they violate women who are set apart during their impurity.

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Men sleep with their fathers' wives and have intercourse with women who are menstruating.

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Sex is now anarchy. Anyone is fair game: neighbor, daughter-in-law, sister.

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In you one man commits a detestable offense with his neighbor's wife, another shamefully defiles his daughter-in-law, and another violates his sister, his own father's daughter.

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One commits abomination with his neighbor's wife; another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; and another in you violates his sister, his father's daughter.

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Within your walls live men who commit adultery with their neighbors' wives, who defile their daughters-in-law or who rape their own sisters.

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Murder is for hire, usury is rampant, extortion is commonplace. And you've forgotten me. Decree of GOD, the Master.

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In you men accept bribes to shed blood; you take usury and excessive interest and make unjust gain from your neighbors by extortion. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD.

Ezek.22.12

There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere! They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.

Ezek.22.13

Now look! I've clapped my hands, calling everyone's attention to your rapacious greed and your bloody brutalities.

Ezek.22.13

"'I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.

Ezek.22.13

"Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which has been in your midst.

Ezek.22.13

"But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.

Ezek.22.14

Can you stick with it? Will you be able to keep at this once I start dealing with you? I, GOD, have spoken. I'll put an end to this.

Ezek.22.14

Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.

Ezek.22.14

Can your heart endure, or can your hands remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it.

Ezek.22.14

How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the LORD, have spoken! I will do what I have said.

Ezek.22.15

I'll throw you to the four winds. I'll scatter you all over the world. I'll put a full stop to your filthy living.

Ezek.22.15

I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you through the countries; and I will put an end to your uncleanness.

Ezek.22.15

I will scatter you among the nations, disperse you throughout the countries, and remove your filthiness completely from you.

Ezek.22.15

I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness.

Ezek.22.16

You will be defiled, spattered with your own mud in the eyes of the nations. And you'll recognize that I am GOD.'"

Ezek.22.16

When you have been defiled in the eyes of the nations, you will know that I am the LORD.'"

Ezek.22.16

You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall know that I am the LORD.""'

Ezek.22.16

And when you have been dishonored among the nations, you will know that I am the LORD."

Ezek.22.17

GOD's Message came to me:

Ezek.22.17

Then the word of the LORD came to me:

Ezek.22.17

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezek.22.17

Then this message came to me from the LORD:

Ezek.22.18

"Son of man, the people of Israel are slag to me, the useless byproduct of refined copper, tin, iron, and lead left at the smelter--a worthless slag heap.

Ezek.22.18

"Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace. They are but the dross of silver.

Ezek.22.18

"Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver.

Ezek.22.18

"Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They are the dross that is left over--a useless mixture of copper, tin, iron, and lead.

Ezek.22.19

So tell them, "GOD, the Master, has spoken: Because you've all become worthless slag, you're on notice: I'll assemble you in Jerusalem.

Ezek.22.19

Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because you have all become dross, I will gather you into Jerusalem.

Ezek.22.19

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you have all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

Ezek.22.19

So give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: Because you are all worthless slag, I will bring you to my crucible in Jerusalem.

Ezek.22.20

As men gather silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into a furnace and blow fire on it to melt it down, so in my wrath I'll gather you and melt you down.

Ezek.22.20

As men gather silver, copper, iron, lead and tin into a furnace to melt it with a fiery blast, so will I gather you in my anger and my wrath and put you inside the city and melt you.

Ezek.22.20

As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it, to melt it; so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you.

Ezek.22.20

I will melt you down in the heat of my fury, just as copper, tin, iron, and lead are melted down in a furnace.

Ezek.22.21

I'll blow on you with the fire of my wrath to melt you down in the furnace.

Ezek.22.21

I will gather you and I will blow on you with my fiery wrath, and you will be melted inside her.

Ezek.22.21

Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst.

Ezek.22.21

I will gather you together and blow the fire of my anger upon you,

Ezek.22.22

As silver is melted down, you'll be melted down. That should get through to you. Then you'll recognize that I, GOD, have let my wrath loose on you.'"

Ezek.22.22

As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted inside her, and you will know that I the LORD have poured out my wrath upon you.'"

Ezek.22.22

As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured out My fury on you."'

Ezek.22.22

and you will melt like silver in fierce heat. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my fury on you."

Heb.10.19

So, friends, we can now--without hesitation--walk right up to God, into "the Holy Place." Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The "curtain" into God's presence is his body.

Heb.10.19

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Heb.10.19

Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Heb.10.19

And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.

Heb.10.20

So let's do it--full of belief, confident that we're presentable inside and out.

Heb.10.20

by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,

Heb.10.20

by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,

Heb.10.20

This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of his death for us.

Heb.10.21

Let's keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word.

Heb.10.21

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Heb.10.21

and having a High Priest over the house of God,

Heb.10.21

And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's people,

Heb.10.22

Let's see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out,

Heb.10.22

let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

Heb.10.22

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Heb.10.22

let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Heb.10.23

not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.

Heb.10.23

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Heb.10.23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Heb.10.23

Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

Heb.10.24

If we give up and turn our backs on all we've learned, all we've been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ's sacrifice

Heb.10.24

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.

Heb.10.24

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,

Heb.10.24

Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.

Heb.10.25

and are left on our own to face the Judgment--and a mighty fierce judgment it will be!

Heb.10.25

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Heb.10.25

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Heb.10.25

And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.

Heb.10.26

If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death,

Heb.10.26

If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,

Heb.10.26

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Heb.10.26

Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received a full knowledge of the truth, there is no other sacrifice that will cover these sins.

Heb.10.27

what do you think will happen if you turn on God's Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit?

Heb.10.27

but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.

Heb.10.27

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

Heb.10.27

There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God's judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.

Heb.10.28

This is no light matter. God has warned us that he'll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: "Vengeance is mine, and I won't overlook a thing," and, "God will judge his people."

Heb.10.28

Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Heb.10.28

Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Heb.10.28

Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Heb.10.29

Nobody's getting by with anything, believe me.

Heb.10.29

How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?

Heb.10.29

Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Heb.10.29

Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.

Heb.10.30

Remember those early days after you first saw the light? Those were the hard times!

Heb.10.30

For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."

Heb.10.30

For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. And again, "The LORD will judge His people."

Heb.10.30

For we know the one who said, "I will take vengeance. I will repay those who deserve it." He also said, "The Lord will judge his own people."

Heb.10.31

Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse--some days it was you, other days your friends.

Heb.10.31

It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Heb.10.31

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Heb.10.31

It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Heb.10.32

If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them. If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn't touch your real treasure. Nothing they did bothered you, nothing set you back.

Heb.10.32

Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering.

Heb.10.32

But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:

Heb.10.32

Don't ever forget those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.

Heb.10.33

So don't throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It's still a sure thing!

Heb.10.33

Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.

Heb.10.33

partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated;

Heb.10.33

Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things.

Heb.10.34

But you need to stick it out, staying with God's plan so you'll be there for the promised completion.

Heb.10.34

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.

Heb.10.34

for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven.

Heb.10.34

You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail. When all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew you had better things waiting for you in eternity.

Heb.10.35

It won't be long now, he's on the way; he'll show up most any minute.

Heb.10.35

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

Heb.10.35

Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.

Heb.10.35

Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you!

Heb.10.36

But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust; if he cuts and runs, I won't be very happy.

Heb.10.36

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

Heb.10.36

For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:

Heb.10.36

Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

Heb.10.37

But we're not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We'll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.

Heb.10.37

For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay.

Heb.10.37

"For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.

Heb.10.37

"For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.

Heb.10.38

But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."

Heb.10.38

But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."

Heb.10.38

Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him."

Heb.10.38

And a righteous person will live by faith. But I will have no pleasure in anyone who turns away."

Heb.10.39

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

Heb.10.39

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

Heb.10.39

But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

Heb.10.39

But we are not like those who turn their backs on God and seal their fate. We have faith that assures our salvation.

Ps.123.1

I look to you, heaven-dwelling God, look up to you for help.

Ps.123.1

I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.

Ps.123.1

Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens.

Ps.123.1

I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven.

Ps.123.2

Like servants, alert to their master's commands, like a maiden attending her lady, We're watching and waiting, holding our breath, awaiting your word of mercy.

Ps.123.2

As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.

Ps.123.2

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He has mercy on us.

Ps.123.2

We look to the LORD our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

Ps.123.3

Mercy, GOD, mercy! We've been kicked around long enough,

Ps.123.3

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

Ps.123.3

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Ps.123.3

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.

Ps.123.4

Kicked in the teeth by complacent rich men, kicked when we're down by arrogant brutes.

Ps.123.4

We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.

Ps.123.4

Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.

Ps.123.4

We have had our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.