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GOD, the Master, spoke 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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This is another message that came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, preach. Give them the Message of GOD, the Master. Wail:

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"Son of man, prophesy and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Wail and say, "Alas for that day!"

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"Son of man, prophesy and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, "Woe to the day!'

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"Son of man, prophesy and give this message from the Sovereign LORD: Weep,

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Doomsday!' Time's up! GOD's big day of judgment is near. Thick clouds are rolling in. It's doomsday for the nations.

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For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

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For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.

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for the terrible day is almost here--the day of the LORD! It is a day of clouds and gloom, a day of despair for the nations!

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Death will rain down on Egypt. Terror will paralyze Ethiopia When they see the Egyptians killed, their wealth hauled off, their foundations demolished,

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A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush. When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down.

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The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down.

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A sword will come against Egypt, and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground. Their wealth will be carried away and their foundations destroyed. The land of Ethiopia will be ravished.

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And Ethiopia, Put, Lud, Arabia, Libya -all of Egypt's old allies--killed right along with them.

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Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, Libya and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.

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"Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword."

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Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, and Arabia, with all their other allies, will be destroyed in that war.

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GOD says: Egypt's allies will fall and her proud strength will collapse--From Migdol in the north to Syene in the south, a great slaughter in Egypt! Decree of GOD, the Master.

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"'This is what the LORD says: "'The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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"Thus says the LORD: "Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, And the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Syene Those within her shall fall by the sword," Says the Lord GOD.

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"For this is what the LORD says: All of Egypt's allies will fall, and the pride of their power will end. From Migdol to Aswan they will be slaughtered by the sword, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Egypt, most desolate of the desolate, her cities wasted beyond wasting,

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"'They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.

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"They shall be desolate in the midst of the desolate countries, And her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are laid waste.

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Egypt will be desolate, surrounded by desolate nations, and its cities will be in ruins, surrounded by other ruined cities.

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Will realize that I am GOD when I burn her down and her helpers are knocked flat.

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Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed.

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Then they will know that I am the LORD, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are destroyed.

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And the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD when I have set Egypt on fire and destroyed all their allies.

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When that happens, I'll send out messengers by ship to sound the alarm among the easygoing Ethiopians. They'll be terrorized. Egypt's doomed! Judgment's coming!

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"'On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt's doom, for it is sure to come.

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On that day messengers shall go forth from Me in ships To make the careless Ethiopians afraid, And great anguish shall come upon them, As on the day of Egypt; For indeed it is coming!"

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At that time I will send swift messengers in ships to terrify the complacent Ethiopians. Great panic will come upon them on that day of Egypt's certain destruction.

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GOD, the Master, says: I'll put a stop to Egypt's arrogance. I'll use Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to do it.

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"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will also make a multitude of Egypt to cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

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"For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Through King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, I will destroy the hordes of Egypt.

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He and his army, the most brutal of nations, shall be used to destroy the country. They'll brandish their swords and fill Egypt with corpses.

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He and his army-the most ruthless of nations- will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

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He and his people with him, the most terrible of the nations, Shall be brought to destroy the land; They shall draw their swords against Egypt, And fill the land with the slain.

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He and his armies--ruthless among the nations--have been sent to demolish the land. They will make war against Egypt until slaughtered Egyptians cover the ground.

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I'll dry up the Nile and sell off the land to a bunch of crooks. I'll hire outsiders to come in and waste the country, strip it clean. I, GOD, have said so.

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I will dry up the streams of the Nile and sell the land to evil men; by the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it. I the LORD have spoken.

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I will make the rivers dry, And sell the land into the hand of the wicked; I will make the land waste, and all that is in it, By the hand of aliens. I, the LORD, have spoken."

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I will dry up the Nile River and hand the land over to wicked men. I will destroy the land of Egypt and everything in it, using foreigners to do it. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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And now this is what GOD, the Master, says: I'll smash all the no-god idols; I'll topple all those huge statues in Memphis. The prince of Egypt will be gone for good, and in his place I'll put fear--fear throughout Egypt!

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"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land.

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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will also destroy the idols, And cause the images to cease from Noph; There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt; I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will smash the idols of Egypt and the images at Memphis. There will be no rulers left in Egypt; anarchy will prevail throughout the land!

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I'll demolish Pathros, burn Zoan to the ground, and punish Thebes,

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I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes.

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I will make Pathros desolate, Set fire to Zoan, And execute judgments in No.

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I will destroy Pathros, Zoan, and Thebes, and they will lie in ruins, burned up by my anger.

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Pour my wrath on Pelusium, Egypt's fort, and knock Thebes off its proud pedestal.

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I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the hordes of Thebes.

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I will pour My fury on Sin, the strength of Egypt; I will cut off the multitude of No,

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I will pour out my fury on Pelusium, the strongest fortress of Egypt, and I will stamp out the people of Thebes.

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I'll set Egypt on fire: Pelusium will writhe in pain, Thebes blown away, Memphis raped.

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I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress.

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And set a fire in Egypt; Sin shall have great pain, No shall be split open, And Noph shall be in distress daily.

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Yes, I will set fire to all Egypt! Pelusium will be racked with pain; Thebes will be torn apart; Memphis will live in constant terror.

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The young warriors of On and Pi-beseth will be killed and the cities exiled.

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The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity.

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The young men of Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword, And these cities shall go into captivity.

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The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and the women will be taken away as slaves.

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A dark day for Tahpanhes when I shatter Egypt, When I break Egyptian power and put an end to her arrogant oppression! She'll disappear in a cloud of dust, her cities hauled off as exiles.

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Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity.

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At Tehaphnehes the day shall also be darkened, When I break the yokes of Egypt there. And her arrogant strength shall cease in her; As for her, a cloud shall cover her, And her daughters shall go into captivity.

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When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes, and its daughters will be led away as captives.

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That's how I'll punish Egypt, and that's how she'll realize that I am GOD.'" [JC]

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So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.'"

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Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt, Then they shall know that I am the LORD.""'

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And so I will greatly punish Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD."

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

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

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

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On April 29, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, I've broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And look! It hasn't been set. No splint has been put on it so the bones can knit and heal, so he can use a sword again.

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"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. It has not been bound up for healing or put in a splint so as to become strong enough to hold a sword.

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"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and see, it has not been bandaged for healing, nor a splint put on to bind it, to make it strong enough to hold a sword.

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"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. His arm has not been put in a cast so that it may heal. Neither has it been bound up with a splint to make it strong enough to hold a sword.

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"Therefore, GOD, the Master, says, I am dead set against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will go ahead and break his other arm--both arms broken! There's no way he'll ever swing a sword again.

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Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand.

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Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, both the strong one and the one that was broken; and I will make the sword fall out of his hand.

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Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am the enemy of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt! I will break both of his arms--the good arm along with the broken one--and I will make his sword clatter to the ground.

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I'll scatter Egyptians all over the world.

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I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.

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I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them throughout the countries.

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I will scatter the Egyptians to many lands throughout the world.

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I'll make the arms of the king of Babylon strong and put my sword in his hand, but I'll break the arms of Pharaoh and he'll groan like one who is mortally wounded.

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I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

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I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he will groan before him with the groanings of a mortally wounded man.

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I will strengthen the arms of Babylon's king and put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he will lie there mortally wounded, groaning in pain.

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I'll make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, but the arms of Pharaoh shall go limp. The Egyptians will realize that I am GOD when I place my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon. He'll wield it against Egypt

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I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt.

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Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; they shall know that I am the LORD, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.

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I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, while the arms of Pharaoh fall useless to his sides. And when I put my sword in the hand of Babylon's king and he brings it against the land of Egypt, Egypt will know that I am the LORD.

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and I'll scatter Egyptians all over the world. Then they'll realize that I am GOD."

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I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

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I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they shall know that I am the LORD."'

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I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

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In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, GOD's Message came to me:

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In the eleventh year, in the third month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me:

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Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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On June 21, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD:

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"Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt, that pompous old goat: Who do you, astride the world, think you really are?

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"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes: "'Who can be compared with you in majesty?

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"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: "Whom are you like in your greatness?

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"Son of man, give this message to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his people: To whom would you compare your greatness?

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Look! Assyria was a Big Tree, huge as a Lebanon cedar, beautiful limbs offering cool shade, Skyscraper high, piercing the clouds.

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Consider Assyria, once a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest; it towered on high, its top above the thick foliage.

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Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, With fine branches that shaded the forest, And of high stature; And its top was among the thick boughs.

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You are as Assyria was--a great and mighty nation. Assyria, too, was once like a cedar of Lebanon, full of thick branches that cast deep forest shade with its top high among the clouds.

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The waters gave it drink, the primordial deep lifted it high, Gushing out rivers around the place where it was planted, And then branching out in streams to all the trees in the forest.

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The waters nourished it, deep springs made it grow tall; their streams flowed all around its base and sent their channels to all the trees of the field.

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The waters made it grow; Underground waters gave it height, With their rivers running around the place where it was planted, And sent out rivulets to all the trees of the field.

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Deep springs watered it and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant. The water was so abundant that there was enough for all the trees nearby.

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It was immense, dwarfing all the trees in the forest--Thick boughs, long limbs, roots delving deep into earth's waters.

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So it towered higher than all the trees of the field; its boughs increased and its branches grew long, spreading because of abundant waters.

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"Therefore its height was exalted above all the trees of the field; Its boughs were multiplied, And its branches became long because of the abundance of water, As it sent them out.

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This great tree towered above all the other trees around it. It prospered and grew long thick branches because of all the water at its roots.

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All the birds of the air nested in its boughs. All the wild animals gave birth under its branches. All the mighty nations lived in its shade.

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All the birds of the air nested in its boughs, all the beasts of the field gave birth under its branches; all the great nations lived in its shade.

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All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; Under its branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; And in its shadow all great nations made their home.

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The birds nested in its branches, and in its shade all the wild animals gave birth to their young. All the great nations of the world lived in its shadow.

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It was stunning in its majesty--the reach of its branches! the depth of its water-seeking roots!

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It was majestic in beauty, with its spreading boughs, for its roots went down to abundant waters.

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"Thus it was beautiful in greatness and in the length of its branches, Because its roots reached to abundant waters.

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It was strong and beautiful, for its roots went deep into abundant water.

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Not a cedar in God's garden came close to it. No pine tree was anything like it. Mighty oaks looked like bushes growing alongside it. Not a tree in God's garden was in the same class of beauty.

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The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor could the pine trees equal its boughs, nor could the plane trees compare with its branches- no tree in the garden of God could match its beauty.

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The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; The fir trees were not like its boughs, And the chestnut trees were not like its branches; No tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty.

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This tree became taller than any of the other cedars in the garden of God. No cypress had branches equal to it; no plane tree had boughs to compare. No tree in the garden of God came close to it in beauty.

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I made it beautiful, a work of art in limbs and leaves, The envy of every tree in Eden, every last tree in God's garden.'"

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I made it beautiful with abundant branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden in the garden of God.

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I made it beautiful with a multitude of branches, So that all the trees of Eden envied it, That were in the garden of God.'

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Because of the magnificence I gave this tree, it was the envy of all the other trees of Eden, the garden of God.

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Therefore, GOD, the Master, says, Because it skyscrapered upwards, piercing the clouds, swaggering and proud of its stature,

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"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because it towered on high, lifting its top above the thick foliage, and because it was proud of its height,

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"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you have increased in height, and it set its top among the thick boughs, and its heart was lifted up in its height,

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"Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because it became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, reaching to the clouds,

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I turned it over to a world-famous leader to call its evil to account. I'd had enough.

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I handed it over to the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside,

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therefore I will deliver it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, and he shall surely deal with it; I have driven it out for its wickedness.

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I handed it over to a mighty nation that destroyed it as its wickedness deserved. I myself discarded it.

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Outsiders, unbelievably brutal, felled it across the mountain ranges. Its branches were strewn through all the valleys, its leafy boughs clogging all the streams and rivers. Because its shade was gone, everybody walked off. No longer a tree--just a log.

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and the most ruthless of foreign nations cut it down and left it. Its boughs fell on the mountains and in all the valleys; its branches lay broken in all the ravines of the land. All the nations of the earth came out from under its shade and left it.

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And aliens, the most terrible of the nations, have cut it down and left it; its branches have fallen on the mountains and in all the valleys; its boughs lie broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the peoples of the earth have gone from under its shadow and left it.

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A foreign army--the terror of the nations--cut it down and left it fallen on the ground. Its branches were scattered across the mountains and valleys and ravines of the land. All those who lived beneath its shadow went away and left it lying there.

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On that dead log birds perch. Wild animals burrow under it.

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All the birds of the air settled on the fallen tree, and all the beasts of the field were among its branches.

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"On its ruin will remain all the birds of the heavens, And all the beasts of the field will come to its branches--

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The birds roosted on its fallen trunk, and the wild animals lay among its branches.

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That marks the end of the "big tree" nations. No more trees nourished from the great deep, no more cloud-piercing trees, no more earth- born trees taking over. They're all slated for death--back to earth, right along with men and women, for whom it's "dust to dust."

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Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined for death, for the earth below, among mortal men, with those who go down to the pit.

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"So that no trees by the waters may ever again exalt themselves for their height, nor set their tops among the thick boughs, that no tree which drinks water may ever be high enough to reach up to them. "For they have all been delivered to death, To the depths of the earth, Among the children of men who go down to the Pit.'

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Let no other nation proudly exult in its own prosperity, though it be higher than the clouds, for all are doomed. They will land in the pit along with all the proud people of the world.

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The Message of GOD, the Master: On the day of the funeral of the Big Tree, I threw the great deep into mourning. I stopped the flow of its rivers, held back great seas, and wrapped the Lebanon mountains in black. All the trees of the forest fainted and fell.

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"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On the day it was brought down to the grave I covered the deep springs with mourning for it; I held back its streams, and its abundant waters were restrained. Because of it I clothed Lebanon with gloom, and all the trees of the field withered away.

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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "In the day when it went down to hell, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it. I restrained its rivers, and the great waters were held back. I caused Lebanon to mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it.

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When Assyria went down into the grave, I made the deep places mourn, and I restrained the mighty waters. I clothed Lebanon in black and caused the trees of the field to wilt.

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I made the whole world quake when it crashed, and threw it into the underworld to take its place with all else that gets buried. All the trees of Eden and the finest and best trees of Lebanon, well-watered, were relieved

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I made the nations tremble at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to the grave with those who go down to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the trees that were well-watered, were consoled in the earth below.

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I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell together with those who descend into the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the depths of the earth.

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I made the nations shake with fear at the sound of its fall, for I sent it down to the grave with all the others like it. And all the other proud trees of Eden, the most beautiful and the best of Lebanon, the ones whose roots went deep into the water, were relieved to find it there with them in the pit.

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-they had descended to the underworld with it--along with everyone who had lived in its shade and all who had been killed.

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Those who lived in its shade, its allies among the nations, had also gone down to the grave with it, joining those killed by the sword.

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They also went down to hell with it, with those slain by the sword; and those who were its strong arm dwelt in its shadows among the nations.

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Its allies, too, were all destroyed and had passed away. They had gone down to the grave--all those nations that had lived in its shade.

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Which of the trees of Eden came anywhere close to you in splendor and size? But you're slated to be cut down to take your place in the underworld with the trees of Eden, to be a dead log stacked with all the other dead logs, among the other uncircumcised who are dead and buried. This means Pharaoh, the pompous old goat. Decree of GOD, the Master.'"

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"'Which of the trees of Eden can be compared with you in splendor and majesty? Yet you, too, will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth below; you will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword. "'This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"

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"To which of the trees in Eden will you then be likened in glory and greatness? Yet you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the depths of the earth; you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,' says the Lord GOD."

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"O Egypt, to which of the trees of Eden will you compare your strength and glory? You, too, will be brought down to the pit with all these other nations. You will lie there among the outcasts who have died by the sword. This will be the fate of Pharaoh and all his teeming hordes. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!"

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Stay on good terms with each other, held together by love.

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Keep on loving each other as brothers.

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Let brotherly love continue.

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Continue to love each other with true Christian love.

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Be ready with a meal or a bed when it's needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it!

Heb.13.2

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Heb.13.2

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Heb.13.2

Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!

Heb.13.3

Regard prisoners as if you were in prison with them. Look on victims of abuse as if what happened to them had happened to you.

Heb.13.3

Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

Heb.13.3

Remember the prisoners as if chained with them--those who are mistreated--since you yourselves are in the body also.

Heb.13.3

Don't forget about those in prison. Suffer with them as though you were there yourself. Share the sorrow of those being mistreated, as though you feel their pain in your own bodies.

Heb.13.4

Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex.

Heb.13.4

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

Heb.13.4

Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Heb.13.4

Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

Heb.13.5

Don't be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, "I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,"

Heb.13.5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."

Heb.13.5

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."

Heb.13.5

Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never fail you. I will never forsake you."

Heb.13.6

we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I'm fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?

Heb.13.6

So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Heb.13.6

So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

Heb.13.6

That is why we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, so I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?"

Heb.13.7

Appreciate your pastoral leaders who gave you the Word of God. Take a good look at the way they live, and let their faithfulness instruct you, as well as their truthfulness. There should be a consistency that runs through us all.

Heb.13.7

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Heb.13.7

Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.

Heb.13.7

Remember your leaders who first taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and trust the Lord as they do.

Heb.13.8

For Jesus doesn't change--yesterday, today, tomorrow, he's always totally himself.

Heb.13.8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Heb.13.8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Heb.13.8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Heb.13.9

Don't be lured away from him by the latest speculations about him. The grace of Christ is the only good ground for life. Products named after Christ don't seem to do much for those who buy them.

Heb.13.9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.

Heb.13.9

Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.

Heb.13.9

So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God's special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don't help those who follow them.

Heb.13.10

The altar from which God gives us the gift of himself is not for exploitation by insiders who grab and loot.

Heb.13.10

We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

Heb.13.10

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

Heb.13.10

We have an altar from which the priests in the Temple on earth have no right to eat.

Heb.13.11

In the old system, the animals are killed and the bodies disposed of outside the camp. The blood is then brought inside to the altar as a sacrifice for sin.

Heb.13.11

The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp.

Heb.13.11

For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.

Heb.13.11

Under the system of Jewish laws, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, but the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp.

Heb.13.12

It's the same with Jesus. He was crucified outside the city gates--that is where he poured out the sacrificial blood that was brought to God's altar to cleanse his people.

Heb.13.12

And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.

Heb.13.12

Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.

Heb.13.12

So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates in order to make his people holy by shedding his own blood.

Heb.13.13

So let's go outside, where Jesus is, where the action is--not trying to be privileged insiders, but taking our share in the abuse of Jesus.

Heb.13.13

Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.

Heb.13.13

Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

Heb.13.13

So let us go out to him outside the camp and bear the disgrace he bore.

Heb.13.14

This "insider world" is not our home. We have our eyes peeled for the City about to come.

Heb.13.14

For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

Heb.13.14

For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.

Heb.13.14

For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our city in heaven, which is yet to come.

Heb.13.15

Let's take our place outside with Jesus, no longer pouring out the sacrificial blood of animals but pouring out sacrificial praises from our lips to God in Jesus' name. [JC]

Heb.13.15

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that confess his name.

Heb.13.15

Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

Heb.13.15

With Jesus' help, let us continually offer our sacrifice of praise to God by proclaiming the glory of his name.

Heb.13.16

Make sure you don't take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship--a different kind of "sacrifice"--that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.

Heb.13.16

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Heb.13.16

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Heb.13.16

Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God.

Heb.13.17

Be responsive to your pastoral leaders. Listen to their counsel. They are alert to the condition of your lives and work under the strict supervision of God. Contribute to the joy of their leadership, not its drudgery. Why would you want to make things harder for them?

Heb.13.17

Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Heb.13.17

Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Heb.13.17

Obey your spiritual leaders and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they know they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this joyfully and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.

Heb.13.18

Pray for us. We have no doubts about what we're doing or why, but it's hard going and we need your prayers. All we care about is living well before God.

Heb.13.18

Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

Heb.13.18

Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.

Heb.13.18

Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do.

Heb.13.19

Pray that we may be together soon.

Heb.13.19

I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.

Heb.13.19

But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Heb.13.19

I especially need your prayers right now so that I can come back to you soon.

Heb.13.20

May God, who puts all things together, makes all things whole, Who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus, the sacrifice of blood that sealed the eternal covenant, Who led Jesus, our Great Shepherd, up and alive from the dead,

Heb.13.20

May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

Heb.13.20

Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Heb.13.20

And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Heb.13.21

Now put you together, provide you with everything you need to please him, Make us into what gives him most pleasure, by means of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Messiah. All glory to Jesus forever and always! Oh, yes, yes, yes.

Heb.13.21

equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Heb.13.21

make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Heb.13.21

I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, please listen carefully to what I have said in this brief letter.

Heb.13.22

Friends, please take what I've written most seriously. I've kept this as brief as possible; I haven't piled on a lot of extras.

Heb.13.22

Brothers, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written you only a short letter.

Heb.13.22

And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.

Heb.13.22

I want you to know that our brother Timothy is now out of jail. If he comes here soon, I will bring him with me to see you.

Heb.13.23

You'll be glad to know that Timothy has been let out of prison. If he leaves soon, I'll come with him and get to see you myself.

Heb.13.23

I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.

Heb.13.23

Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes shortly.

Heb.13.23

Give my greetings to all your leaders and to the other believers there. The Christians from Italy send you their greetings.

Heb.13.24

Say hello to your pastoral leaders and all the congregations. Everyone here in Italy wants to be remembered to you.

Heb.13.24

Greet all your leaders and all God's people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.

Heb.13.24

Greet all those who rule over you, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.

Heb.13.24

May God's grace be with you all.

Heb.13.25

Grace be with you, every one.

Heb.13.25

Grace be with you all.

Heb.13.25

Grace be with you all. Amen.

Heb.13.25

Prov.27.23

Know your sheep by name; carefully attend to your flocks;

Prov.27.23

Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;

Prov.27.23

Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;

Prov.27.23

Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,

Prov.27.24

(Don't take them for granted; possessions don't last forever, you know.)

Prov.27.24

for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.

Prov.27.24

For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

Prov.27.24

for riches don't last forever, and the crown might not be secure for the next generation.

Prov.27.25

And then, when the crops are in and the harvest is stored in the barns,

Prov.27.25

When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

Prov.27.25

When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

Prov.27.25

After the hay is harvested, the new crop appears, and the mountain grasses are gathered in,

Prov.27.26

You can knit sweaters from lambs' wool, and sell your goats for a profit;

Prov.27.26

the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

Prov.27.26

The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field;

Prov.27.26

your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will be sold for the price of a field.

Prov.27.27

There will be plenty of milk and meat to last your family through the winter.

Prov.27.27

You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed you and your family and to nourish your servant girls.

Prov.27.27

You shall have enough goats' milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.

Prov.27.27

And you will have enough goats' milk for you, your family, and your servants.

Prov.28.1

The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.

Prov.28.1

The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Prov.28.1

The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Prov.28.1

The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.

Prov.28.2

When the country is in chaos, everybody has a plan to fix it--But it takes a leader of real understanding to straighten things out.

Prov.28.2

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

Prov.28.2

Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged.

Prov.28.2

When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But with wise and knowledgeable leaders, there is stability.

Prov.28.3

The wicked who oppress the poor are like a hailstorm that beats down the harvest.

Prov.28.3

A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

Prov.28.3

A poor man who oppresses the poor Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

Prov.28.3

A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

Prov.28.4

If you desert God's law, you're free to embrace depravity; if you love God's law, you fight for it tooth and nail.

Prov.28.4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Prov.28.4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But such as keep the law contend with them.

Prov.28.4

To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them.

Prov.28.5

Justice makes no sense to the evilminded; those who seek GOD know it inside and out.

Prov.28.5

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

Prov.28.5

Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all.

Prov.28.5

Evil people don't understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand completely.

Prov.28.6

It's better to be poor and direct than rich and crooked.

Prov.28.6

Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

Prov.28.6

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Prov.28.6

It is better to be poor and honest than rich and crooked.