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Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
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Then the Spirit picked me up and took me to the gate of the Temple that faces east. There were twenty-five men standing at the gate. I recognized the leaders, Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah.
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Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. There at the entrance to the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.
Ezek.11.1
Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the LORD's house, which faces eastward; and there at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
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Then the Spirit lifted me and brought me over to the east gateway of the LORD's Temple, where I saw twenty-five prominent men of the city. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders among the people.
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Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
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GOD said, "Son of man, these are the men who draw up blueprints for sin, who think up new programs for evil in this city.
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The LORD said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who are plotting evil and giving wicked advice in this city.
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And He said to me: "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city,
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Then the Spirit said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who are responsible for the wicked counsel being given in this city.
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Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
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They say, "We can make anything happen here. We're the best. We're the choice pieces of meat in the soup pot.'
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They say, 'Will it not soon be time to build houses? This city is a cooking pot, and we are the meat.'
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who say, "The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.'
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They say to the people, `Is it not a good time to build houses? Our city is like an iron pot. Inside it we will be like meat--safe from all harm. '
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Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
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"Oppose them, son of man. Preach against them."
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Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man."
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Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!"
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Therefore, son of man, prophesy against them loudly and clearly."
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And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
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Then the Spirit of GOD came upon me and told me what to say: "This is what GOD says: "That's a fine public speech, Israel, but I know what you are thinking.
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Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon me, and he told me to say: "This is what the LORD says: That is what you are saying, O house of Israel, but I know what is going through your mind.
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Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said to me, "Speak! "Thus says the LORD: "Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
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Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon me, and he told me to say, "This is what the LORD says to the people of Israel: Is that what you are saying? Yes, I know it is, for I know every thought that comes into your minds.
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Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
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You've murdered a lot of people in this city. The streets are piled high with corpses.'
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You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.
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You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain."
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You have murdered endlessly and filled your streets with the dead.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.
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"Therefore this is what GOD, the Master, says: "The corpses that you've piled in the streets are the meat and this city is the soup pot, and you're not even in the pot! I'm throwing you out!
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"Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The bodies you have thrown there are the meat and this city is the pot, but I will drive you out of it.
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Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it.
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"Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: This city is an iron pot, but the victims of your injustice are the pieces of meat. And you are not safe, for I will soon drag you from the city.
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Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
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You fear war, but war is what you're going to get. I'm bringing war against you.
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You fear the sword, and the sword is what I will bring against you, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord GOD.
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I will expose you to the war you so greatly fear, says the Sovereign LORD.
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And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
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I'm throwing you out of this city, giving you over to foreigners, and punishing you good.
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I will drive you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners and inflict punishment on you.
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"And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on you.
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I will drive you out of Jerusalem and hand you over to foreigners who will carry out my judgments against you.
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Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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You'll be killed in battle. I'll carry out judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you'll realize that I am GOD.
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You will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.
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You will be slaughtered all the way to the borders of Israel, and then you will know that I am the LORD.
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This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:
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This city will not be your soup pot and you won't be the choice pieces of meat in it either. Hardly. I will carry out judgment on you at the borders of Israel
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This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat in it; I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel.
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This city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel.
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No, this city will not be an iron pot for you, and you will not be the meat, safe inside. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel,
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And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.
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and you'll realize that I am GOD, for you haven't followed my statutes and ordinances. Instead of following my ways, you've sunk to the level of the laws of the nations around you.'"
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And you will know that I am the LORD, for you have not followed my decrees or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you."
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And you shall know that I am the LORD; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you.""'
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and you will know that I am the LORD. For you have refused to obey me; instead, you have copied the sins of the nations around you."
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And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
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Even while I was preaching, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. I fell down, face to the ground, and prayed loudly, "O Master, GOD! Will you completely wipe out what's left of Israel?"
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Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, "Ah, Sovereign LORD! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?"
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Now it happened, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried with a loud voice, and said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Will You make a complete end of the remnant of Israel?"
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While I was still speaking, Pelatiah son of Benaiah suddenly died. Then I fell face down in the dust and cried out, "O Sovereign LORD, are you going to kill everyone in Israel?"
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Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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The answer from GOD came back:
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The word of the LORD came to me:
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Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.
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"Son of man, your brothers--I mean the whole people of Israel who are in exile with you--are the people of whom the citizens of Jerusalem are saying, "They're in the far country, far from GOD. This land has been given to us to own.'
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"Son of man, your brothers-your brothers who are your blood relatives and the whole house of Israel-are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, 'They are far away from the LORD; this land was given to us as our possession.'
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"Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, "Get far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.'
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"Son of man, the people still left in Jerusalem are talking about their relatives in exile, saying, `They are far away from the LORD, so now he has given their land to us!'
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Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
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"Well, tell them this: "This is your Message from GOD, the Master. True, I sent you to the far country and scattered you through other lands. All the same, I've provided you a temporary sanctuary in the countries where you've gone.
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"Therefore say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.'
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Therefore say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone."'
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Therefore, give the exiles this message from the Sovereign LORD: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile.
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Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
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I will gather you back from those countries and lands where you've been scattered and give you back the land of Israel.
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"Therefore say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.'
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Therefore say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel."'
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I, the Sovereign LORD, will gather you back from the nations where you are scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel once again.
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And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
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You'll come back and clean house, throw out all the rotten images and obscene idols.
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"They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols.
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And they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there.
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"When the people return to their homeland, they will remove every trace of their detestable idol worship.
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And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
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I'll give you a new heart. I'll put a new spirit in you. I'll cut out your stone heart and replace it with a red-blooded, firm-muscled heart.
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I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
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Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh,
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And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their hearts of stone and give them tender hearts instead,
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That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
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Then you'll obey my statutes and be careful to obey my commands. You'll be my people! I'll be your God!
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Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
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that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
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so they will obey my laws and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God.
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But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.
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But not those who are self-willed and addicted to their rotten images and obscene idols! I'll see that they're paid in full for what they've done.' Decree of GOD, the Master."
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But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD."
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But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads," says the Lord GOD.
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But as for those who long for idols, I will repay them fully for their sins, says the Sovereign LORD."
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Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
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Then the cherubim spread their wings, with the wheels beside them and the Glory of the God of Israel hovering over them.
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Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
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So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them.
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Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
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And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
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The Glory of GOD ascended from within the city and rested on the mountain to the east of the city. [JC]
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The glory of the LORD went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain east of it.
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And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.
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Then the glory of the LORD went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east.
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Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.
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Then, still in the vision given me by the Spirit of God, the Spirit took me and carried me back to the exiles in Babylon. And then the vision left me.
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The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia in the vision given by the Spirit of God. Then the vision I had seen went up from me,
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Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me.
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Afterward the Spirit of God carried me back again to Babylonia, to the Judeans in exile there. And so ended the vision of my visit to Jerusalem.
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Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me.
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I told the exiles everything that GOD had shown me.
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and I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.
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So I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the LORD had shown me.
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And I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.
