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108 lines
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# Chapter 7
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1 Then this message came to me from the Lord:
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2 “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to Israel:
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“The end is here!
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Wherever you look—
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east, west, north, or south—
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your land is finished.
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3 No hope remains,
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for I will unleash my anger against you.
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I will call you to account
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for all your detestable sins.
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4 I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
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I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
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Then you will know that I am the Lord.
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5 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
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Disaster after disaster
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is coming your way!
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6 The end has come.
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It has finally arrived.
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Your final doom is waiting!
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7 O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning.
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The time has come; the day of trouble is near.
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Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains,
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not shouts of joy.
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8 Soon I will pour out my fury on you
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and unleash my anger against you.
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I will call you to account
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for all your detestable sins.
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9 I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
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I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
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Then you will know that it is I, the Lord,
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who is striking the blow.
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10 “The day of judgment is here;
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your destruction awaits!
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The people’s wickedness and pride
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have blossomed to full flower.
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11 Their violence has grown into a rod
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that will beat them for their wickedness.
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None of these proud and wicked people will survive.
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All their wealth and prestige will be swept away.
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12 Yes, the time has come;
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the day is here!
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Buyers should not rejoice over bargains,
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nor sellers grieve over losses,
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for all of them will fall
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under my terrible anger.
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13 Even if the merchants survive,
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they will never return to their business.
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For what God has said applies to everyone—
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it will not be changed!
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Not one person whose life is twisted by sin
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will ever recover.
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14 “The trumpet calls Israel’s army to mobilize,
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but no one listens,
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for my fury is against them all.
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15 There is war outside the city
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and disease and famine within.
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Those outside the city walls
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will be killed by enemy swords.
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Those inside the city
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will die of famine and disease.
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16 The survivors who escape to the mountains
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will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.
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17 Their hands will hang limp,
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their knees will be weak as water.
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18 They will dress themselves in burlap;
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horror and shame will cover them.
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They will shave their heads
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in sorrow and remorse.
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19 “They will throw their money in the streets,
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tossing it out like worthless trash.
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Their silver and gold won’t save them
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on that day of the Lord’s anger.
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It will neither satisfy nor feed them,
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for their greed can only trip them up.
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20 They were proud of their beautiful jewelry
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and used it to make detestable idols and vile images.
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Therefore, I will make all their wealth
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disgusting to them.
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21 I will give it as plunder to foreigners,
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to the most wicked of nations,
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and they will defile it.
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22 I will turn my eyes from them
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as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land.
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23 “Prepare chains for my people,
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for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes.
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Jerusalem is filled with violence.
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24 I will bring the most ruthless of nations
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to occupy their homes.
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I will break down their proud fortresses
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and defile their sanctuaries.
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25 Terror and trembling will overcome my people.
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They will look for peace but not find it.
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26 Calamity will follow calamity;
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rumor will follow rumor.
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They will look in vain
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for a vision from the prophets.
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They will receive no teaching from the priests
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and no counsel from the leaders.
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27 The king and the prince will stand helpless,
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weeping in despair,
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and the people’s hands
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will tremble with fear.
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I will bring on them
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the evil they have done to others,
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and they will receive the punishment
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they so richly deserve.
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Then they will know that I am the Lord.” |