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The Message of GOD came to me in the ninth year, the tenth month, and the tenth day of the month:

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In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the LORD came to me:

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Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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On January 15, during the ninth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, write down this date. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.

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"Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.

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"Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day--the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day.

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"Son of man, write down today's date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem.

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Tell this company of rebels a story: Put on the soup pot. Fill it with water.

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Tell this rebellious house a parable and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Put on the cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it.

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And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it.

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Then show these rebels an illustration; give them a message from the Sovereign LORD. Put a pot of water on the fire to boil.

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Put chunks of meat into it, all the choice pieces--loin and brisket. Pick out the best soup bones

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Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces-the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones;

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Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts;

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Fill it with choice meat--the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.

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from the best of the sheep in the flock. Pile wood beneath the pot. Bring it to a boil and cook the soup.

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take the pick of the flock. Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.

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Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it."

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Use only the best sheep from the flock and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, and cook the bones along with the meat.

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GOD, the Master, says: Doom to the city of murder, to the pot thick with scum, thick with a filth that can't be scoured. Empty the pot piece by piece; don't bother who gets what.

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"'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now encrusted, whose deposit will not go away! Empty it piece by piece without casting lots for them.

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"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen.

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"Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Destruction is certain for Jerusalem, the city of murderers! She is a pot filled with corruption. So take the meat out chunk by chunk in whatever order it comes,

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The blood from murders has stained the whole city; Blood runs bold on the street stones, with no one bothering to wash it off--

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"'For the blood she shed is in her midst: She poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground, where the dust would cover it.

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For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust.

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for her wickedness is evident to all. She murders boldly, leaving blood on the rocks for all to see. She doesn't even try to cover it!

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Blood out in the open to public view to provoke my wrath, to trigger my vengeance.

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To stir up wrath and take revenge I put her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.

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That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered."

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So I will splash her blood on a rock as an open expression of my anger and vengeance against her.

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Therefore, this is what GOD, the Master, says: Doom to the city of murder! I, too, will pile on the wood.

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"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the wood high.

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"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city! I too will make the pyre great.

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Destruction is certain for Jerusalem, the city of murderers! I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her.

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Stack the wood high, light the match, Cook the meat, spice it well, pour out the broth, and then burn the bones.

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So heap on the wood and kindle the fire. Cook the meat well, mixing in the spices; and let the bones be charred.

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Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up.

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Yes, heap on the wood! Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. Cook the meat well with many spices. Then empty the pot and burn the bones.

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Then I'll set the empty pot on the coals and heat it red-hot so the bronze glows, So the germs are killed and the corruption is burned off.

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Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows so its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away.

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"Then set the pot empty on the coals, That it may become hot and its bronze may burn, That its filthiness may be melted in it, That its scum may be consumed.

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Now set the empty pot on the coals to scorch away the filth and corruption.

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But it's hopeless. It's too far gone. The filth is too thick.

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It has frustrated all efforts; its heavy deposit has not been removed, not even by fire.

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She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. Let her scum be in the fire!

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But it's hopeless; the corruption remains. So throw it into the fire!

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Your encrusted filth is your filthy sex. I wanted to clean you up, but you wouldn't let me. I'll make no more attempts at cleaning you up until my anger quiets down.

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"'Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.

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In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.

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It is the filth and corruption of your lewdness and idolatry. And now, because I tried to cleanse you but you refused, you will remain filthy until my fury against you has been satisfied.

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I, GOD, have said it, and I'll do it. I'm not holding back. I've run out of compassion. I'm not changing my mind. You're getting exactly what's coming to you. Decree of GOD, the Master.'"

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"'I the LORD have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"

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I, the LORD, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you," Says the Lord GOD."'

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I, the LORD, have spoken! The time has come and I won't hold back; I will not change my mind. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign LORD."

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GOD's Message came to me:

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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Also 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, I'm about to take from you the delight of your life--a real blow, I know. But, please, no tears.

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"Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.

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"Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.

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"Son of man, I am going to take away your dearest treasure. Suddenly she will die. Yet you must not show any sorrow. Do not weep; let there be no tears.

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Keep your grief to yourself. No public mourning. Get dressed as usual and go about your work--none of the usual funeral rituals."

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Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners."

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Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow."

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You may sigh but only quietly. Let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends."

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I preached to the people in the morning. That evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I'd been told.

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So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.

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So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded.

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So I proclaimed this to the people the next morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did everything I had been told to do.

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The people came to me, saying, "Tell us why you're acting like this. What does it mean, anyway?"

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Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these things have to do with us?"

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And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?"

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Then the people asked, "What does all this mean? What are you trying to tell us?"

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So I told them, "GOD's Word came to me, saying,

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So I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me:

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Then I answered them, "The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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So I said to them, "A message came to me from the LORD,

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"Tell the family of Israel, This is what GOD, the Master, says: I will desecrate my Sanctuary, your proud impregnable fort, the delight of your life, your heart's desire. The children you left behind will be killed.

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Say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary-the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.

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"Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.

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and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will desecrate my Temple, the source of your security and pride. Your sons and daughters in Judea will be slaughtered by the sword.

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Then you'll do exactly as I've done. You'll perform none of the usual funeral rituals.

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And you will do as I have done. You will not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners.

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And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man's bread of sorrow.

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Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought to you by sympathetic friends.

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You'll get dressed as usual and go about your work. No tears. But your sins will eat away at you from within and you'll groan among yourselves.

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You will keep your turbans on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep but will waste away because of your sins and groan among yourselves.

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Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another.

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Your heads must remain covered, and your sandals must not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will mourn privately for all the evil you have done.

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Ezekiel will be your example. The way he did it is the way you'll do it. When this happens you'll recognize that I am GOD, the Master.'

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Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'

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Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD."'

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Ezekiel is an example for you to follow; you will do as he has done. And when that time comes, you will know that I am the LORD."

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"And you, son of man: The day I take away the people's refuge, their great joy, the delight of their life, what they've most longed for, along with all their children

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"And you, son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes, their heart's desire, and their sons and daughters as well-

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"And you, son of man--will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters:

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Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold--their joy and glory, their heart's desire, their dearest treasure--I will also take away their sons and daughters.

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-on that very day a survivor will arrive and tell you what happened to the city.

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on that day a fugitive will come to tell you the news.

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on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears;

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And on that day a refugee from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened.

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You'll break your silence and start talking again, talking to the survivor. Again, you'll be an example for them. And they'll recognize that I am GOD."

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At that time your mouth will be opened; you will speak with him and will no longer be silent. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD."

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on that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD."'

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And when he arrives, your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Ezek.25.1

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, saying,

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Then this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, face Ammon and preach against the people:

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"Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

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"Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them.

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"Son of man, look toward the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people.

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Listen to the Message of GOD, the Master. This is what GOD has to say: Because you cheered when my Sanctuary was desecrated and the land of Judah was devastated and the people of Israel were taken into exile,

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Say to them, 'Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said "Aha!" over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile,

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Say to the Ammonites, "Hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you said, "Aha!' against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity,

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Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign LORD: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! Because you scoffed when my Temple was desecrated, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile,

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I'm giving you over to the people of the east. They'll move in and make themselves at home, eating the food right off your tables and drinking your milk.

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therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

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indeed, therefore, I will deliver you as a possession to the men of the East, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.

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I will allow nomads from the eastern deserts to overrun your country. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents on your land. They will harvest all your fruit and steal your livestock.

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I'll turn your capital, Rabbah, into pasture for camels and all your villages into corrals for flocks. Then you'll realize that I am GOD.

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I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the LORD."

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And I will turn the city of Rabbah into a pasture for camels, and all the land of the Ammonites into an enclosure for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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"GOD, the Master, says, Because you clapped and cheered, venting all your malicious contempt against the land of Israel,

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For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,

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"For thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your disdain for the land of Israel,

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"And the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped and stamped and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people,

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I'll step in and hand you out as loot--first come, first served. I'll cross you off the roster of nations. There'll be nothing left of you. And you'll realize that I am GOD." [JC] 7

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therefore I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.'"

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indeed, therefore, I will stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations; I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish from the countries; I will destroy you, and you shall know that I am the LORD."

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I will lift up my fist against you. I will give you as plunder to many nations. I will cut you off from being a nation and destroy you completely. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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"GOD, the Master, says: Because Moab said, "Look, Judah's nothing special,'

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because Moab and Seir said, "Look, the house of Judah has become like all the other nations,"

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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because Moab and Seir say, "Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,'

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"And the Sovereign LORD says: Because the people of Moab have said that Judah is just like all the other nations,

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I'll lay wide open the flank of Moab by exposing its lovely frontier villages to attack: Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim.

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therefore I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning at its frontier towns-Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon and Kiriathaim-the glory of that land.

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therefore, behold, I will clear the territory of Moab of cities, of the cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kirjathaim.

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I will open up their eastern flank and wipe out their glorious frontier cities--Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim.

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I'll lump Moab in with Ammon and give them to the people of the east for the taking. Ammon won't be heard from again.

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I will give Moab along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered among the nations;

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To the men of the East I will give it as a possession, together with the Ammonites, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.

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And I will hand Moab over to nomads from the eastern deserts, just as I handed over Ammon. Yes, the Ammonites will no longer be counted among the nations.

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I'll punish Moab severely. And they'll realize that I am GOD." [JC]

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and I will inflict punishment on Moab. Then they will know that I am the LORD.'"

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And I will execute judgments upon Moab, and they shall know that I am the LORD."

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And in the same way, I will bring my judgment down on the Moabites. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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"GOD, the Master, says: Because Edom reacted against the people of Judah in spiteful revenge and was so criminally vengeful against them,

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because Edom took revenge on the house of Judah and became very guilty by doing so,

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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them,"

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"And the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah.

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therefore I, GOD, the Master, will oppose Edom and kill the lot of them, people and animals both. I'll waste it--corpses stretched from Teman to Dedan.

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therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill its men and their animals. I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.

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therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword.

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Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out their people, cattle, and flocks with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan.

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I'll use my people Israel to bring my vengeance down on Edom. My wrath will fuel their action. And they'll realize it's my vengeance. Decree of GOD the Master." [JC]

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I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"

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I will lay My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, that they may do in Edom according to My anger and according to My fury; and they shall know My vengeance," says the Lord GOD.

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By the hand of my people of Israel, I will accomplish this. They will carry out my furious vengeance, and Edom will know it is from me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

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"GOD, the Master, says: Because the Philistines were so spitefully vengeful--all those centuries of stored-up malice!-and did their best to destroy Judah,

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah,

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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred,"

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"And the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of revenge and long-standing contempt.

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therefore I, GOD, the Master, will oppose the Philistines and cut down the Cretans and anybody else left along the seacoast.

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therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast.

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therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast.

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Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against the land of the Philistines. I will wipe out the Kerethites and utterly destroy the people who live by the sea.

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Huge acts of vengeance, massive punishments! When I bring vengeance, they'll realize that I am GOD."

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I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them.'"

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I will execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.""'

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I will execute terrible vengeance against them to rebuke them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, then they will know that I am the LORD."

Heb.11.17

By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was as ready to return the promised son, his only son, as he had been to receive him--

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By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,

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By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

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It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God's promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac,

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and this after he had already been told, "Your descendants shall come from Isaac."

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even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."

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of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called,"

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though God had promised him, "Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted."

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Abraham figured that if God wanted to, he could raise the dead. In a sense, that's what happened when he received Isaac back, alive from off the altar.

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Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.

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concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

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Abraham assumed that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.

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By an act of faith, Isaac reached into the future as he blessed Jacob and Esau.

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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.

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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

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It was by faith that Isaac blessed his two sons, Jacob and Esau. He had confidence in what God was going to do in the future.

Heb.11.21

By an act of faith, Jacob on his deathbed blessed each of Joseph's sons in turn, blessing them with God's blessing, not his own--as he bowed worshipfully upon his staff.

Heb.11.21

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

Heb.11.21

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

Heb.11.21

It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff.

Heb.11.22

By an act of faith, Joseph, while dying, prophesied the exodus of Israel, and made arrangements for his own burial.

Heb.11.22

By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.

Heb.11.22

By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.

Heb.11.22

And it was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, confidently spoke of God's bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt. He was so sure of it that he commanded them to carry his bones with them when they left!

Heb.11.23

By an act of faith, Moses' parents hid him away for three months after his birth. They saw the child's beauty, and they braved the king's decree.

Heb.11.23

By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

Heb.11.23

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command.

Heb.11.23

It was by faith that Moses' parents hid him for three months. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid of what the king might do.

Heb.11.24

By faith, Moses, when grown, refused the privileges of the Egyptian royal house.

Heb.11.24

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter.

Heb.11.24

By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

Heb.11.24

It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be treated as the son of Pharaoh's daughter.

Heb.11.25

He chose a hard life with God's people rather than an opportunistic soft life of sin with the oppressors.

Heb.11.25

He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time.

Heb.11.25

choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,

Heb.11.25

He chose to share the oppression of God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.

Heb.11.26

He valued suffering in the Messiah's camp far greater than Egyptian wealth because he was looking ahead, anticipating the payoff.

Heb.11.26

He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.

Heb.11.26

esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

Heb.11.26

He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of the Messiah than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the great reward that God would give him.

Heb.11.27

By an act of faith, he turned his heel on Egypt, indifferent to the king's blind rage. He had his eye on the One no eye can see, and kept right on going.

Heb.11.27

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.

Heb.11.27

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

Heb.11.27

It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt. He was not afraid of the king. Moses kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.

Heb.11.28

By an act of faith, he kept the Passover Feast and sprinkled Passover blood on each house so that the destroyer of the firstborn wouldn't touch them.

Heb.11.28

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.

Heb.11.28

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

Heb.11.28

It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons.

Heb.11.29

By an act of faith, Israel walked through the Red Sea on dry ground. The Egyptians tried it and drowned.

Heb.11.29

By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.

Heb.11.29

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.

Heb.11.29

It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians followed, they were all drowned.

Heb.11.30

By faith, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the walls fell flat.

Heb.11.30

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

Heb.11.30

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.

Heb.11.30

It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho seven days, and the walls came crashing down.

Heb.11.31

By an act of faith, Rahab, the Jericho harlot, welcomed the spies and escaped the destruction that came on those who refused to trust God. [JC]

Heb.11.31

By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.

Heb.11.31

By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

Heb.11.31

It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute did not die with all the others in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.

Heb.11.32

I could go on and on, but I've run out of time. There are so many more--Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, the prophets....

Heb.11.32

And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets,

Heb.11.32

And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:

Heb.11.32

Well, how much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets.

Heb.11.33

Through acts of faith, they toppled kingdoms, made justice work, took the promises for themselves. They were protected from lions,

Heb.11.33

who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

Heb.11.33

who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Heb.11.33

By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions,

Heb.11.34

fires, and sword thrusts, turned disadvantage to advantage, won battles, routed alien armies.

Heb.11.34

quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.

Heb.11.34

quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Heb.11.34

quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.

Heb.11.35

Women received their loved ones back from the dead. There were those who, under torture, refused to give in and go free, preferring something better: resurrection.

Heb.11.35

Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

Heb.11.35

Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

Heb.11.35

Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others trusted God and were tortured, preferring to die rather than turn from God and be free. They placed their hope in the resurrection to a better life.

Heb.11.36

Others braved abuse and whips, and, yes, chains and dungeons.

Heb.11.36

Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison.

Heb.11.36

Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment.

Heb.11.36

Some were mocked, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in dungeons.

Heb.11.37

We have stories of those who were stoned, sawed in two, murdered in cold blood; stories of vagrants wandering the earth in animal skins, homeless, friendless, powerless--

Heb.11.37

They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated--

Heb.11.37

They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented--

Heb.11.37

Some died by stoning, and some were sawed in half; others were killed with the sword. Some went about in skins of sheep and goats, hungry and oppressed and mistreated.

Heb.11.38

the world didn't deserve them!-making their way as best they could on the cruel edges of the world.

Heb.11.38

the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.

Heb.11.38

of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

Heb.11.38

They were too good for this world. They wandered over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

Heb.11.39

Not one of these people, even though their lives of faith were exemplary, got their hands on what was promised.

Heb.11.39

These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.

Heb.11.39

And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,

Heb.11.39

All of these people we have mentioned received God's approval because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised.

Heb.11.40

God had a better plan for us: that their faith and our faith would come together to make one completed whole, their lives of faith not complete apart from ours.

Heb.11.40

God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

Heb.11.40

God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

Heb.11.40

For God had far better things in mind for us that would also benefit them, for they can't receive the prize at the end of the race until we finish the race.

Ps.124.1

If GOD hadn't been for us -all together now, Israel, sing out!-

Ps.124.1

If the LORD had not been on our side- let Israel say-

Ps.124.1

"If it had not been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say--

Ps.124.1

If the LORD had not been on our side--let Israel now say--

Ps.124.2

If GOD hadn't been for us when everyone went against us,

Ps.124.2

if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

Ps.124.2

"If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, When men rose up against us,

Ps.124.2

if the LORD had not been on our side when people rose up against us,

Ps.124.3

We would have been swallowed alive by their violent anger,

Ps.124.3

when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive;

Ps.124.3

Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;

Ps.124.3

they would have swallowed us alive because of their burning anger against us.

Ps.124.4

Swept away by the flood of rage, drowned in the torrent;

Ps.124.4

the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,

Ps.124.4

Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;

Ps.124.4

The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

Ps.124.5

We would have lost our lives in the wild, raging water.

Ps.124.5

the raging waters would have swept us away.

Ps.124.5

Then the swollen waters Would have gone over our soul."

Ps.124.5

Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.

Ps.124.6

Oh, blessed be GOD! He didn't go off and leave us. He didn't abandon us defenseless, helpless as a rabbit in a pack of snarling dogs.

Ps.124.6

Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

Ps.124.6

Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

Ps.124.6

Blessed be the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

Ps.124.7

We've flown free from their fangs, free of their traps, free as a bird. Their grip is broken; we're free as a bird in flight.

Ps.124.7

We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

Ps.124.7

Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

Ps.124.7

We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!

Ps.124.8

GOD's strong name is our help, the same GOD who made heaven and earth.

Ps.124.8

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Ps.124.8

Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

Ps.124.8

Our help is from the LORD, who made the heavens and the earth.