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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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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, tell the prince of Tyre, "This is what GOD, the Master, says: Your heart is proud, going around saying, "I'm a god. I sit on God's divine throne, ruling the sea"--You, a mere mortal, not even close to being a god, A mere mortal trying to be a god.

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"Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'In the pride of your heart you say, "I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas." But you are a man and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god.

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"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, "I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,' Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

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"Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD: In your great pride you claim, `I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.' But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are like a god.

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Look, you think you're smarter than Daniel. No enigmas can stump you.

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Are you wiser than Daniel? Is no secret hidden from you?

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(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that can be hidden from you!

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You regard yourself as wiser than Daniel and think no secret is hidden from you.

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Your sharp intelligence made you world-wealthy. You piled up gold and silver in your banks.

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By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.

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With your wisdom and your understanding You have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

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With your wisdom and understanding you have amassed great wealth--gold and silver for your treasuries.

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You used your head well, worked good deals, made a lot of money. But the money has gone to your head, swelled your head--what a big head!

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By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.

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By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),"

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Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, and your riches have made you very proud.

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Therefore, GOD, the Master, says: Because you're acting like a god, pretending to be a god,

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"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,

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"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,

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"Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you think you are as wise as a god,

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I'm giving fair warning: I'm bringing strangers down on you, the most vicious of all nations. They'll pull their swords and make hash of your reputation for knowing it all. They'll puncture the balloon of your god-pretensions.

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I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor.

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Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, And defile your splendor.

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I will bring against you an enemy army, the terror of the nations. They will suddenly draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom and defile your splendor!

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They'll bring you down from your self-made pedestal and bury you in the deep blue sea.

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They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

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They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.

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They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die there on your island home in the heart of the sea, pierced with many wounds.

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Will you protest to your assassins, "You can't do that! I'm a god"? To them you're a mere mortal. They're killing a man, not a god.

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Will you then say, "I am a god," in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a man, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you.

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"Will you still say before him who slays you, "I am a god'? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you.

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Will you then boast, `I am a god!' to those who kill you? To them you will be no god but merely a man!

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You'll die like a stray dog, killed by strangers--

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You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"

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You shall die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of aliens; For I have spoken," says the Lord GOD."'

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You will die like an outcast at the hands of foreigners. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!"

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Because I said so. Decree of GOD, the Master.'" 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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Then this further message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, raise a funeral song over the king of Tyre. Tell him, A Message from GOD, the Master: "You had everything going for you.

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"Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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"Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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"Son of man, weep for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: You were the perfection of wisdom and beauty.

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You were in Eden, God's garden. You were dressed in splendor, your robe studded with jewels: Carnelian, peridot, and moonstone, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald, all in settings of engraved gold. A robe was prepared for you the same day you were created.

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You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.

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You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

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You were in Eden, the garden of God. Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone--red carnelian, chrysolite, white moonstone, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald--all beautifully crafted for you and set in the finest gold. They were given to you on the day you were created.

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You were the anointed cherub. I placed you on the mountain of God. You strolled in magnificence among the stones of fire.

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You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

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"You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.

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I ordained and anointed you as the mighty angelic guardian. You had access to the holy mountain of God and walked among the stones of fire.

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From the day of your creation you were sheer perfection

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You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you.

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You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.

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"You were blameless in all you did from the day you were created until the day evil was found in you.

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In much buying and selling you turned violent, you sinned! I threw you, disgraced, off the mountain of God. I threw you out--you, the anointed angel-cherub. No more strolling among the gems of fire for you!

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Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

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"By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones.

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Your great wealth filled you with violence, and you sinned. So I banished you from the mountain of God. I expelled you, O mighty guardian, from your place among the stones of fire.

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Your beauty went to your head. You corrupted wisdom by using it to get worldly fame. I threw you to the ground, sent you sprawling before an audience of kings and let them gloat over your demise.

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Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.

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"Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you.

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Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty. You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.

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By sin after sin after sin, by your corrupt ways of doing business, you defiled your holy places of worship. So I set a fire around and within you. It burned you up. I reduced you to ashes. All anyone sees now when they look for you is ashes, a pitiful mound of ashes.

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By your many sins and dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out from you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching.

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"You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you.

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You defiled your sanctuaries with your many sins and your dishonest trade. So I brought fire from within you, and it consumed you. I let it burn you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching.

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All who once knew you now throw up their hands: "This can't have happened! This has happened!'" [JC]

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All the nations who knew you are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'"

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All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And shall be no more forever.""'

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All who knew you are appalled at your fate. You have come to a terrible end, and you are no more."

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

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Then another message came to me from the LORD:

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: "Son of man, confront Sidon. Preach against it.

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"Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her

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"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her,

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"Son of man, look toward the city of Sidon and prophesy against it.

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Say, "Message from GOD, the Master: Look! I'm against you, Sidon. I intend to be known for who I truly am among you.' They'll know that I am GOD when I set things right and reveal my holy presence.

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and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I am against you, O Sidon, and I will gain glory within you. They will know that I am the LORD, when I inflict punishment on her and show myself holy within her.

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and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your midst; And they shall know that I am the LORD, When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.

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Give the people of Sidon this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am your enemy, O Sidon, and I will reveal my glory by what happens to you. When I bring judgment against you and reveal my holiness among you, everyone watching will know that I am the LORD.

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I'll order an epidemic of disease there, along with murder and mayhem in the streets. People will drop dead right and left, as war presses in from every side. Then they'll realize that I mean business, that I am GOD.

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I will send a plague upon her and make blood flow in her streets. The slain will fall within her, with the sword against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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For I will send pestilence upon her, And blood in her streets; The wounded shall be judged in her midst By the sword against her on every side; Then they shall know that I am the LORD.

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I will send a plague against you, and blood will be spilled in your streets. The attack will come from every direction, and your people will lie slaughtered within your walls. Then everyone will know that I am the LORD.

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"No longer will Israel have to put up with their thistle-and-thorn neighbors Who have treated them so contemptuously. And they also will realize that I am GOD."

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"'No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.

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"And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all who are around them, who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord GOD."

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No longer will Israel's scornful neighbors prick and tear at her like thorns and briers. For then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.

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GOD, the Master, says, "When I gather Israel from the peoples among whom they've been scattered and put my holiness on display among them with all the nations looking on, then they'll live in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob.

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"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will show myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.

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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel will again live in their own land, the land I gave my servant Jacob. For I will gather them from the distant lands where I have scattered them. I will reveal to the nations of the world my holiness among my people.

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They'll live there in safety. They'll build houses. They'll plant vineyards, living in safety. Meanwhile, I'll bring judgment on all the neighbors who have treated them with such contempt. And they'll realize that I am GOD."

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They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.'"

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And they will dwell safely there, build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God.""'

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They will live safely in Israel and build their homes and plant their vineyards. And when I punish the neighboring nations that treated them with contempt, they will know that I am the LORD their God."

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In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day, GOD's Message came to me:

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

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In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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On January 7, during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, confront Pharaoh king of Egypt. Preach against him and all the Egyptians.

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"Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

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"Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt.

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"Son of man, turn toward Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt.

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Tell him, "GOD, the Master, says: Watch yourself, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I'm dead set against you, You lumbering old dragon, lolling and flaccid in the Nile, Saying, "It's my Nile. I made it. It's mine."

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Speak to him and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great monster lying among your streams. You say, "The Nile is mine; I made it for myself."

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Speak, and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies in the midst of his rivers, Who has said, "My River is my own; I have made it for myself.'

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Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt--you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile. For you have said, `The Nile River is mine; I made it for myself!'

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I'll set hooks in your jaw; I'll make the fish of the Nile stick to your scales. I'll pull you out of the Nile, with all the fish stuck to your scales.

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But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales.

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But I will put hooks in your jaws, And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales; I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers, And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales.

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I will put hooks in your jaws and drag you out on the land with fish sticking to your scales.

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Then I'll drag you out into the desert, you and all the Nile fish sticking to your scales. You'll lie there in the open, rotting in the sun, meat to the wild animals and carrion birds.

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I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.

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I will leave you in the wilderness, You and all the fish of your rivers; You shall fall on the open field; You shall not be picked up or gathered. I have given you as food To the beasts of the field And to the birds of the heavens.

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I will leave you and all your fish stranded in the desert to die. You will lie unburied on the open ground, for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds.

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Everybody living in Egypt will realize that I am GOD. Because you've been a flimsy reed crutch to Israel

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Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. "'You have been a staff of reed for the house of Israel.

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"Then all the inhabitants of Egypt Shall know that I am the LORD, Because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

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"All the people of Egypt will discover that I am the LORD, for you collapsed like a reed when Israel looked to you for help.

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so that when they gripped you, you splintered and cut their hand, and when they leaned on you, you broke and sent them sprawling

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When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.

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When they took hold of you with the hand, You broke and tore all their shoulders; When they leaned on you, You broke and made all their backs quiver."

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Israel leaned on you, but like a cracked staff, you splintered and stabbed her in the armpit. When she put her weight on you, you gave way, and her back was thrown out of joint.

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-Message of GOD, the Master--I'll bring war against you, do away with people and animals alike,

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"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring a sword against you and kill your men and their animals.

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"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I will bring a sword upon you and cut off from you man and beast.

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So now the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring an army against you, O Egypt, and destroy both people and animals.

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and turn the country into an empty desert so they'll realize that I am GOD. Because you said, "It's my Nile. I made it. It's all mine,"

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Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. "'Because you said, "The Nile is mine; I made it,"

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And the land of Egypt shall become desolate and waste; then they will know that I am the LORD, because he said, "The River is mine, and I have made it.'

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The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD. "Because you said, `The Nile River is mine; I made it,'

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therefore I am against you and your rivers. I'll reduce Egypt to an empty, desolate wasteland all the way from Migdol in the north to Syene and the border of Ethiopia in the south.

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therefore I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a desolate waste from Migdol to Aswan, as far as the border of Cush.

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Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.

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I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will utterly destroy the land of Egypt, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia.

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Not a human will be seen in it, nor will an animal move through it. It'll be just empty desert, empty for forty years.

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No foot of man or animal will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.

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Neither foot of man shall pass through it nor foot of beast pass through it, and it shall be uninhabited forty years.

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For forty years not a soul will pass that way, neither people nor animals. It will be completely uninhabited.

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I'll make Egypt the most desolate of all desolations. For forty years I'll make her cities the most wasted of all wasted cities. I'll scatter Egyptians to the four winds, send them off every which way into exile.

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I will make the land of Egypt desolate among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.

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I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries."

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I will make Egypt desolate, and it will be surrounded by other desolate nations. Its cities will be empty and desolate for forty years, surrounded by other desolate cities. I will scatter the Egyptians to distant lands.

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But,' says GOD, the Master, "that's not the end of it. After the forty years, I'll gather up the Egyptians from all the places where they've been scattered.

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"'Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered.

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"Yet, thus says the Lord GOD: "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.

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"But the Sovereign LORD also says: At the end of the forty years I will bring the Egyptians home again from the nations to which they have been scattered.

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I'll put things back together again for Egypt. I'll bring her back to Pathros where she got her start long ago. There she'll start over again from scratch.

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I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

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I will bring back the captives of Egypt and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.

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I will restore the prosperity of Egypt and bring its people back to the land of Pathros in southern Egypt from which they came. But Egypt will remain an unimportant, minor kingdom.

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She'll take her place at the bottom of the ladder and there she'll stay, never to climb that ladder again, never to be a world power again.

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It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations.

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It shall be the lowliest of kingdoms; it shall never again exalt itself above the nations, for I will diminish them so that they will not rule over the nations anymore.

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It will be the lowliest of all the nations, never again great enough to rise above its neighbors.

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Never again will Israel be tempted to rely on Egypt. All she'll be to Israel is a reminder of old sin. Then Egypt will realize that I am GOD, the Master.'" [JC]

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Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence for the people of Israel but will be a reminder of their sin in turning to her for help. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'"

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No longer shall it be the confidence of the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity when they turned to follow them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.""'

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"Then Israel will no longer be tempted to trust in Egypt for help. Egypt's shattered condition will remind Israel of how sinful she was to trust Egypt in earlier days. Then Israel will know that I alone am the Sovereign LORD."

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In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, GOD's Message came to me:

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In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me:

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And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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On April 26, during the twenty-seventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has worn out his army against Tyre. They've worked their fingers to the bone and have nothing to show for it.

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"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre.

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"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it.

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"Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors' heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders were raw and blistered. Yet Nebuchadnezzar and his army won no plunder to compensate them for all their work.

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"Therefore, GOD, the Master, says, "I'm giving Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He'll haul away its wealth, pick the place clean. He'll pay his army with Egyptian plunder.

Ezek.29.19

Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army.

Ezek.29.19

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army.

Ezek.29.19

Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He will carry off their wealth, plundering everything they have to pay his army.

Ezek.29.20

He's been working for me all these years without pay. This is his pay: Egypt. Decree of GOD, the Master.

Ezek.29.20

I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

Ezek.29.20

I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they worked for Me,' says the Lord GOD.

Ezek.29.20

Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign LORD, because he was working for me when he destroyed Tyre.

Ezek.29.21

And then I'll stir up fresh hope in Israel--the dawn of deliverance!-and I'll give you, Ezekiel, bold and confident words to speak. And they'll realize that I am GOD.'"

Ezek.29.21

"On that day I will make a horn grow for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Ezek.29.21

"In that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the LORD."'

Ezek.29.21

"And the day will come when I will cause the ancient glory of Israel to revive, and then at last your words will be respected. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Heb.12.14

Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you'll never get so much as a glimpse of God.

Heb.12.14

Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.

Heb.12.14

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

Heb.12.14

Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

Heb.12.15

Make sure no one gets left out of God's generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time.

Heb.12.15

See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

Heb.12.15

looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;

Heb.12.15

Look after each other so that none of you will miss out on the special favor of God. Watch out that no bitter root of unbelief rises up among you, for whenever it springs up, many are corrupted by its poison.

Heb.12.16

Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite.

Heb.12.16

See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.

Heb.12.16

lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.

Heb.12.16

Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau. He traded his birthright as the oldest son for a single meal.

Heb.12.17

You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing--but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.

Heb.12.17

Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. He could bring about no change of mind, though he sought the blessing with tears.

Heb.12.17

For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.

Heb.12.17

And afterward, when he wanted his father's blessing, he was rejected. It was too late for repentance, even though he wept bitter tears.

Heb.12.18

Unlike your ancestors, you didn't come to Mount Sinai--all that volcanic blaze and earthshaking rumble--

Heb.12.18

You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;

Heb.12.18

For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,

Heb.12.18

You have not come to a physical mountain, to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai when God gave them his laws.

Heb.12.19

to hear God speak. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop.

Heb.12.19

to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,

Heb.12.19

and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.

Heb.12.19

For they heard an awesome trumpet blast and a voice with a message so terrible that they begged God to stop speaking.

Heb.12.20

When they heard the words--"If an animal touches the Mountain, it's as good as dead"--they were afraid to move.

Heb.12.20

because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned."

Heb.12.20

(For they could not endure what was commanded: "And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow."

Heb.12.20

They staggered back under God's command: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."

Heb.12.21

Even Moses was terrified.

Heb.12.21

The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."

Heb.12.21

And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.")

Heb.12.21

Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, "I am terrified and trembling."

Heb.12.22

No, that's not your experience at all. You've come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels

Heb.12.22

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,

Heb.12.22

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,

Heb.12.22

No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to thousands of angels in joyful assembly.

Heb.12.23

and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just.

Heb.12.23

to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,

Heb.12.23

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Heb.12.23

You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of the redeemed in heaven who have now been made perfect.

Heb.12.24

You've come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel's--a homicide that cried out for vengeance--became a proclamation of grace.

Heb.12.24

to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Heb.12.24

to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

Heb.12.24

You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which graciously forgives instead of crying out for vengeance as the blood of Abel did.

Heb.12.25

So don't turn a deaf ear to these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn't get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings?

Heb.12.25

See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?

Heb.12.25

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,

Heb.12.25

See to it that you obey God, the one who is speaking to you. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, how terrible our danger if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!

Heb.12.26

His voice that time shook the earth to its foundations; this time--he's told us this quite plainly--he'll also rock the heavens: "One last shaking, from top to bottom, stem to stern."

Heb.12.26

At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."

Heb.12.26

whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven."

Heb.12.26

When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: "Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also."

Heb.12.27

The phrase "one last shaking" means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.

Heb.12.27

The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken--that is, created things--so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

Heb.12.27

Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.

Heb.12.27

This means that the things on earth will be shaken, so that only eternal things will be left.

Heb.12.28

Do you see what we've got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander.

Heb.12.28

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,

Heb.12.28

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

Heb.12.28

Since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be destroyed, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

Heb.12.29

He's actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won't quit until it's all cleansed. God himself is Fire!

Heb.12.29

for our "God is a consuming fire."

Heb.12.29

For our God is a consuming fire.

Heb.12.29

For our God is a consuming fire.

Ps.126.1

It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when GOD returned Zion's exiles.

Ps.126.1

When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed.

Ps.126.1

When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream.

Ps.126.1

When the LORD restored his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!

Ps.126.2

We laughed, we sang, we couldn't believe our good fortune. We were the talk of the nations--"GOD was wonderful to them!"

Ps.126.2

Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."

Ps.126.2

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."

Ps.126.2

We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, "What amazing things the LORD has done for them."

Ps.126.3

GOD was wonderful to us; we are one happy people.

Ps.126.3

The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.

Ps.126.3

The LORD has done great things for us, And we are glad.

Ps.126.3

Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! What joy!

Ps.126.4

And now, GOD, do it again--bring rains to our drought-stricken lives

Ps.126.4

Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.

Ps.126.4

Bring back our captivity, O LORD, As the streams in the South.

Ps.126.4

Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert.

Ps.126.5

So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest,

Ps.126.5

Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.

Ps.126.5

Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.

Ps.126.5

Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.

Ps.126.6

So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.

Ps.126.6

He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.

Ps.126.6

He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.

Ps.126.6

They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.