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Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
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"And now, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel. Say, "Mountains of Israel, listen to GOD's Message.
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"Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
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"And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, "O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD!
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"Son of man, prophesy to Israel's mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD!
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
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GOD, the Master, says, Because the enemy crowed over you, "Good! Those old hills are now ours!"
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The enemy said of you, "Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession."'
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Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because the enemy has said of you, "Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,""
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Your enemies have taunted you, saying, `Aha! Now the ancient heights belong to us!'
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Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
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now here is a prophecy in the name of GOD, the Master: Because nations came at you from all sides, ripping and plundering, hauling pieces of you off every which way, and you've become the butt of cheap gossip and jokes,
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Therefore prophesy and say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because they ravaged and hounded you from every side so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations and the object of people's malicious talk and slander,
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therefore prophesy, and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because they made you desolate and swallowed you up on every side, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you are taken up by the lips of talkers and slandered by the people"--
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Therefore, son of man, give the mountains of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: Your enemies have attacked you from all directions, and now you are possessed by many nations. You are the object of much mocking and slander.
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Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
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therefore, Mountains of Israel, listen to the Message of GOD, the Master. My Message to mountains and hills, to ditches and valleys, to the heaps of rubble and the emptied towns that are looted for plunder and turned into jokes by all the surrounding nations:
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therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD: This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the deserted towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the rest of the nations around you-
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therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, the valleys, the desolate wastes, and the cities that have been forsaken, which became plunder and mockery to the rest of the nations all around--
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Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD. He speaks to the hills and mountains, ravines and valleys, and to ruined wastes and long-deserted cities that have been destroyed and mocked by foreign nations everywhere.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
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Therefore, says GOD, the Master, now I'm speaking in a fiery rage against the rest of the nations, but especially against Edom, who in an orgy of violence and shameless insolence robbed me of my land, grabbed it for themselves.'
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this is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, for with glee and with malice in their hearts they made my land their own possession so that they might plunder its pastureland.'
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therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I have spoken in My burning jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave My land to themselves as a possession, with wholehearted joy and spiteful minds, in order to plunder its open country."'
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says: My jealous anger is on fire against these nations, especially Edom, because they have shown utter contempt for me by gleefully taking my land for themselves as plunder.
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Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
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"Therefore prophesy over the land of Israel, preach to the mountains and hills, to every ditch and valley: "The Message of GOD, the Master: Look! Listen! I'm angry--and I care. I'm speaking to you because you've been humiliated among the nations.
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Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I speak in my jealous wrath because you have suffered the scorn of the nations.
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"Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, and the valleys, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and My fury, because you have borne the shame of the nations."
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"Therefore, prophesy to the hills and mountains, the ravines and valleys of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am full of fury because you have suffered shame before the surrounding nations.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.
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Therefore I, GOD, the Master, am telling you that I've solemnly sworn that the nations around you are next. It's their turn to be humiliated.
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Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I swear with uplifted hand that the nations around you will also suffer scorn.
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Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "I have raised My hand in an oath that surely the nations that are around you shall bear their own shame.
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Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I have raised my hand and sworn an oath that those nations will soon have their turn at suffering shame.
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But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
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But you, Mountains of Israel, will burst with new growth, putting out branches and bearing fruit for my people Israel. My people are coming home!
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"'But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
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But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come.
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But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit to prepare for my people's return--and they will be coming home again soon!
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For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
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Do you see? I'm back again. I'm on your side. You'll be plowed and planted as before!
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I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown,
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For indeed I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.
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See, I am concerned for you, and I will come to help you. Your ground will be tilled and your crops planted.
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And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:
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I'll see to it that your population grows all over Israel, that the towns fill up with people, that the ruins are rebuilt.
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and I will multiply the number of people upon you, even the whole house of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
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I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
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I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people.
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And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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I'll make this place teem with life--human and animal. The country will burst into life, life, and more life, your towns and villages full of people just as in the old days. I'll treat you better than I ever have. And you'll realize that I am GOD.
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I will increase the number of men and animals upon you, and they will be fruitful and become numerous. I will settle people on you as in the past and will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bear young; I will make you inhabited as in former times, and do better for you than at your beginnings. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.
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Not only the people, but your flocks and herds will also greatly multiply. O mountains of Israel, I will bring people to live on you once again. I will make you even more prosperous than you were before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.
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I'll put people over you--my own people Israel! They'll take care of you and you'll be their inheritance. Never again will you be a harsh and unforgiving land to them.
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I will cause people, my people Israel, to walk upon you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance; you will never again deprive them of their children.
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Yes, I will cause men to walk on you, My people Israel; they shall take possession of you, and you shall be their inheritance; no more shall you bereave them of children."
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I will cause my people to walk on you once again, and you will be their inheritance. You will never again devour their children.
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;
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GOD, the Master, says: Because you have a reputation of being a land that eats people alive and makes women barren,
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"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because people say to you, "You devour men and deprive your nation of its children,"
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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because they say to you, "You devour men and bereave your nation of children,'
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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Now the other nations taunt you, saying, `Israel is a land that devours her own people!'
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Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.
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I'm now telling you that you'll never eat people alive again nor make women barren. Decree of GOD, the Master.
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therefore you will no longer devour men or make your nation childless, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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therefore you shall devour men no more, nor bereave your nation anymore," says the Lord GOD.
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But you will never again devour your people or bereave your nation, says the Sovereign LORD.
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Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
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And I'll never again let the taunts of outsiders be heard over you nor permit nations to look down on you. You'll no longer be a land that makes women barren. Decree of GOD, the Master.'"
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No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"
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Nor will I let you hear the taunts of the nations anymore, nor bear the reproach of the peoples anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to stumble anymore," says the Lord GOD."'
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I will not allow those foreign nations to sneer at you, and you will no longer be shamed by them or cause your nation to fall, says the Sovereign LORD."
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Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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GOD's Message came to me:
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Again 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, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
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"Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they polluted it by the way they lived. I poured out my anger on them because of the polluted blood they poured out on the ground.
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"Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by their conduct and their actions. Their conduct was like a woman's monthly uncleanness in my sight.
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"Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds; to Me their way was like the uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity.
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"Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by their evil deeds. To me their conduct was as filthy as a bloody rag.
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Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
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And so I got thoroughly angry with them polluting the country with their wanton murders and dirty gods.
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So I poured out my wrath on them because they had shed blood in the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.
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Therefore I poured out My fury on them for the blood they had shed on the land, and for their idols with which they had defiled it.
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They polluted the land with murder and by worshiping idols, so I poured out my fury on them.
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And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
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I kicked them out, exiled them to other countries. I sentenced them according to how they had lived.
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I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions.
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So I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them according to their ways and their deeds.
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I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived.
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And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
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Wherever they went, they gave me a bad name. People said, "These are GOD's people, but they got kicked off his land.'
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And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, 'These are the LORD 's people, and yet they had to leave his land.'
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When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they profaned My holy name--when they said of them, "These are the people of the LORD, and yet they have gone out of His land.'
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But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought dishonor to my holy name. For the nations said, `These are the people of the LORD, and he couldn't keep them safe in his own land!'
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But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
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I suffered much pain over my holy reputation, which the people of Israel blackened in every country they entered.
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I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.
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But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.
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Then I was concerned for my holy name, which had been dishonored by my people throughout the world.
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Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
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"Therefore, tell Israel, "Message of GOD, the Master: I'm not doing this for you, Israel. I'm doing it for me, to save my character, my holy name, which you've blackened in every country where you've gone.
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"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone.
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"Therefore say to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.
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"Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am bringing you back again but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, which you dishonored while you were scattered among the nations.
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And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
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I'm going to put my great and holy name on display, the name that has been ruined in so many countries, the name that you blackened wherever you went. Then the nations will realize who I really am, that I am GOD, when I show my holiness through you so that they can see it with their own eyes.
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I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.
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And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes.
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I will show how holy my great name is--the name you dishonored among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign LORD, then the nations will know that I am the LORD.
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For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
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For here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to take you out of these countries, gather you from all over, and bring you back to your own land.
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"'For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.
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For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.
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For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.
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Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
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I'll pour pure water over you and scrub you clean.
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I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
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Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
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"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.
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A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
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I'll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I'll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that's God-willed, not self-willed.
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I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
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I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
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And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart.
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And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
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I'll put my Spirit in you and make it possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands.
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And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
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I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
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And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command.
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And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
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You'll once again live in the land I gave your ancestors. You'll be my people! I'll be your God!
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You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
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Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
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"And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
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I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.
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I'll pull you out of that stinking pollution. I'll give personal orders to the wheat fields, telling them to grow bumper crops. I'll send no more famines.
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I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famine upon you.
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I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. I will call for the grain and multiply it, and bring no famine upon you.
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I will cleanse you of your filthy behavior. I will give you good crops, and I will abolish famine in the land.
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And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.
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I'll make sure your fruit trees and field crops flourish. Other nations won't be able to hold you in contempt again because of famine.
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I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because of famine.
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And I will multiply the fruit of your trees and the increase of your fields, so that you need never again bear the reproach of famine among the nations.
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I will give you great harvests from your fruit trees and fields, and never again will the surrounding nations be able to scoff at your land for its famines.
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Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.
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And then you'll think back over your terrible lives--the evil, the shame--and be thoroughly disgusted with yourselves, realizing how badly you've lived--all those obscenities you've carried out.
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Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.
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Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good; and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight, for your iniquities and your abominations.
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Then you will remember your past sins and hate yourselves for all the evil things you did.
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Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
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I'm not doing this for you. Get this through your thick heads! Shame on you. What a mess you made of things, Israel!
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I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign LORD. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, O house of Israel!
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Not for your sake do I do this," says the Lord GOD, "let it be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel!"
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But remember, says the Sovereign LORD, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done!
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
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Message of GOD, the Master: On the day I scrub you clean from all your filthy living, I'll also make your cities livable. The ruins will be rebuilt.
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"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
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"Thus says the Lord GOD: "On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will also enable you to dwell in the cities, and the ruins shall be rebuilt.
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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I cleanse you from your sins, I will bring people to live in your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
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And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
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The neglected land will be worked again, no longer overgrown with weeds and thistles, worthless in the eyes of passersby.
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The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it.
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The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by.
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The fields that used to lie empty and desolate--a shock to all who passed by--will again be farmed.
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And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
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People will exclaim, "Why, this weed patch has been turned into a Garden of Eden! And the ruined cities, smashed into oblivion, are now thriving!"
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They will say, "This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited."
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So they will say, "This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.'
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And when I bring you back, people will say, `This godforsaken land is now like Eden's garden! The ruined cities now have strong walls, and they are filled with people!'
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Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.
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The nations around you that are still in existence will realize that I, GOD, rebuild ruins and replant empty waste places. I, GOD, said so, and I'll do it.
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Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.'
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Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken it, and I will do it."
Ezek.36.36
Then the nations all around--all those still left--will know that I, the LORD, rebuilt the ruins and planted lush crops in the wilderness. For I, the LORD, have promised this, and I will do it.
Ezek.36.37
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
Ezek.36.37
Message of GOD, the Master: Yet again I'm going to do what Israel asks. I'll increase their population as with a flock of sheep.
Ezek.36.37
"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Once again I will yield to the plea of the house of Israel and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep,
Ezek.36.37
"Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will increase their men like a flock.
Ezek.36.37
"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am ready to hear Israel's prayers for these blessings, and I am ready to grant them their requests.
Ezek.36.38
As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezek.36.38
Like the milling flocks of sheep brought for sacrifices in Jerusalem during the appointed feasts, the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. And they'll realize that I am GOD.'"
Ezek.36.38
as numerous as the flocks for offerings at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
Ezek.36.38
Like a flock offered as holy sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem on its feast days, so shall the ruined cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.""'
Ezek.36.38
I will multiply them like the sacred flocks that fill Jerusalem's streets at the time of her festivals. The ruined cities will be crowded with people once more, and everyone will know that I am the LORD."
