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And it came[H935] to pass in the seventh[H7637]year[H8141], in the fifth[H2549]month[H2320], the tenth[H6218] day of the month[H2320], that certain[H582] of the elders[H2205] of Israel[H3478]came[H935] to enquire[H1875] of the LORD[H3068], and sat[H3427]before[H6440] me.
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Then came the word[H1697] of the LORD[H3068] unto me, saying[H559],
3Son[H1121] of man[H120], speak[H1696] unto the elders[H2205] of Israel[H3478], and say[H559] unto them, Thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069]; Are ye come[H935] to enquire[H1875] of me? As I live[H2416], saith[H5002] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069], I will not be enquired[H1875] of by you.
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Wilt thou judge[H8199] them, son[H1121] of man[H120], wilt thou judge[H8199] them? cause them to know[H3045] the abominations[H8441] of their fathers[H1]:
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And say[H559] unto them, Thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069]; In the day[H3117] when I chose[H977]Israel[H3478], and lifted[H5375]up[H5375] mine hand[H3027] unto the seed[H2233] of the house[H1004] of Jacob[H3290], and made myself known[H3045] unto them in the land[H776] of Egypt[H4714], when I lifted[H5375]up[H5375] mine hand[H3027] unto them, saying[H559], I am the LORD[H3068] your God[H430];
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In the day[H3117] that I lifted up[H5375] mine hand[H3027] unto them, to bring them forth[H3318] of the land[H776] of Egypt[H4714] into a land[H776] that I had espied[H8446] for them, flowing[H2100] with milk[H2461] and honey[H1706], which is the glory[H6643] of all lands[H776]:
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Then said[H559] I unto them, Cast ye away[H7993] every man[H376] the abominations[H8251] of his eyes[H5869], and defile[H2930] not yourselves with the idols[H1544] of Egypt[H4714]: I am the LORD[H3068] your God[H430].
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But they rebelled[H4784] against me, and would[H14] not hearken[H8085] unto me: they did not every man[H376] cast away[H7993] the abominations[H8251] of their eyes[H5869], neither did they forsake[H5800] the idols[H1544] of Egypt[H4714]: then I said[H559], I will pour out[H8210] my fury[H2534] upon them, to accomplish[H3615] my anger[H639] against them in the midst[H8432] of the land[H776] of Egypt[H4714].
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But I wrought[H6213] for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted[H2490]before[H5869] the heathen[H1471], among[H8432] whom they were, in whose sight[H5869] I made myself known[H3045] unto them, in bringing them forth[H3318] out of the land[H776] of Egypt[H4714].
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Wherefore I caused them to go forth[H3318] out of the land[H776] of Egypt[H4714], and brought[H935] them into the wilderness[H4057].
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And I gave[H5414] them my statutes[H2708], and shewed[H3045] them my judgments[H4941], which if a man[H120]do[H6213], he shall even live[H2425] in them.
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Moreover also I gave[H5414] them my sabbaths[H7676], to be a sign[H226] between me and them, that they might know[H3045] that I am the LORD[H3068] that sanctify[H6942] them.
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But the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478]rebelled[H4784] against me in the wilderness[H4057]: they walked[H1980] not in my statutes[H2708], and they despised[H3988] my judgments[H4941], which if a man[H120]do[H6213], he shall even live[H2425] in them; and my sabbaths[H7676] they greatly[H3966]polluted[H2490]: then I said[H559], I would pour out[H8210] my fury[H2534] upon them in the wilderness[H4057], to consume[H3615] them.
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But I wrought[H6213] for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted[H2490]before[H5869] the heathen[H1471], in whose sight[H5869] I brought them out[H3318].
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Yet also I lifted up[H5375] my hand[H3027] unto them in the wilderness[H4057], that I would not bring[H935] them into the land[H776] which I had given[H5414] them, flowing[H2100] with milk[H2461] and honey[H1706], which is the glory[H6643] of all lands[H776];
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Because they despised[H3988] my judgments[H4941], and walked[H1980] not in my statutes[H2708], but polluted[H2490] my sabbaths[H7676]: for their heart[H3820]went[H1980]after[H310] their idols[H1544].
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Nevertheless mine eye[H5869]spared[H2347] them from destroying[H7843] them, neither did I make[H6213] an end[H3617] of them in the wilderness[H4057].
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But I said[H559] unto their children[H1121] in the wilderness[H4057], Walk[H3212] ye not in the statutes[H2706] of your fathers[H1], neither observe[H8104] their judgments[H4941], nor defile[H2930] yourselves with their idols[H1544]:
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I am the LORD[H3068] your God[H430]; walk[H3212] in my statutes[H2708], and keep[H8104] my judgments[H4941], and do[H6213] them;
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And hallow[H6942] my sabbaths[H7676]; and they shall be a sign[H226] between me and you, that ye may know[H3045] that I am the LORD[H3068] your God[H430].
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Notwithstanding the children[H1121]rebelled[H4784] against me: they walked[H1980] not in my statutes[H2708], neither kept[H8104] my judgments[H4941] to do[H6213] them, which if a man[H120]do[H6213], he shall even live[H2425] in them; they polluted[H2490] my sabbaths[H7676]: then I said[H559], I would pour out[H8210] my fury[H2534] upon them, to accomplish[H3615] my anger[H639] against them in the wilderness[H4057].
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Nevertheless I withdrew[H7725] mine hand[H3027], and wrought[H6213] for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted[H2490] in the sight[H5869] of the heathen[H1471], in whose sight[H5869] I brought them forth[H3318].
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I lifted up[H5375] mine hand[H3027] unto them also in the wilderness[H4057], that I would scatter[H6327] them among the heathen[H1471], and disperse[H2219] them through the countries[H776];
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Because they had not executed[H6213] my judgments[H4941], but had despised[H3988] my statutes[H2708], and had polluted[H2490] my sabbaths[H7676], and their eyes[H5869] were after[H310] their fathers[H1]' idols[H1544].
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Wherefore I gave[H5414] them also statutes[H2706] that were not good[H2896], and judgments[H4941] whereby they should not live[H2421];
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And I polluted[H2930] them in their own gifts[H4979], in that they caused to pass through[H5674] the fire all that openeth[H6363] the womb[H7356], that I might make them desolate[H8074], to the end that they might know[H3045] that I am the LORD[H3068].
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Therefore, son[H1121] of man[H120], speak[H1696] unto the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], and say[H559] unto them, Thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069]; Yet in this your fathers[H1] have blasphemed[H1442] me, in that they have committed[H4603] a trespass[H4604] against me.
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For when I had brought[H935] them into the land[H776], for the which I lifted up[H5375] mine hand[H3027] to give[H5414] it to them, then they saw[H7200] every high[H7311]hill[H1389], and all the thick[H5687]trees[H6086], and they offered[H2076] there their sacrifices[H2077], and there they presented[H5414] the provocation[H3708] of their offering[H7133]: there also they made[H7760] their sweet[H5207]savour[H7381], and poured out[H5258] there their drink offerings[H5262].
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Then I said[H559] unto them, What is the high place[H1116] whereunto ye go?[H935] And the name[H8034] thereof is called[H7121]Bamah[H1117] unto this day[H3117].
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Wherefore say[H559] unto the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], Thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069]; Are ye polluted[H2930]after[H310] the manner[H1870] of your fathers?[H1] and commit ye whoredom[H2181]after[H310] their abominations?[H8251]
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For when ye offer[H5375] your gifts[H4979], when ye make your sons[H1121] to pass through[H5674] the fire[H784], ye pollute[H2930] yourselves with all your idols[H1544], even unto this day[H3117]: and shall I be enquired[H1875] of by you, O house[H1004] of Israel?[H3478] As I live[H2416], saith[H5002] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069], I will not be enquired[H1875] of by you.
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And that which cometh[H5927] into your mind[H7307] shall not be[H1961] at all, that ye say[H559], We will be[H1961] as the heathen[H1471], as the families[H4940] of the countries[H776], to serve[H8334]wood[H6086] and stone[H68].
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As I live[H2416], saith[H5002] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069], surely with a mighty[H2389]hand[H3027], and with a stretched out[H5186]arm[H2220], and with fury[H2534] poured out[H8210], will I rule[H4427] over you:
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And I will bring you out[H3318] from the people[H5971], and will gather[H6908] you out[H5186] of the countries[H776] wherein ye are scattered[H6327], with a mighty[H2389]hand[H3027], and with a stretched out[H8210]arm[H2220], and with fury[H2534] poured out[H8210].
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And I will bring[H935] you into the wilderness[H4057] of the people[H5971], and there will I plead[H8199] with you face[H6440] to face[H6440].
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Like as I pleaded[H8199] with your fathers[H1] in the wilderness[H4057] of the land[H776] of Egypt[H4714], so will I plead[H8199] with you, saith[H5002] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069].
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And I will cause you to pass[H5674] under the rod[H7626], and I will bring[H935] you into the bond[H4562] of the covenant[H1285]:
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And I will purge out[H1305] from among you the rebels[H4775], and them that transgress[H6586] against me: I will bring them forth[H3318]out[H1305] of the country[H776] where they sojourn[H4033], and they shall not enter[H935] into the land[H127] of Israel[H3478]: and ye shall know[H3045] that I am the LORD[H3068].
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As for you, O house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069]; Go[H3212] ye, serve[H5647] ye every one[H376] his idols[H1544], and hereafter[H310] also, if ye will not hearken[H8085] unto me: but pollute[H2490] ye my holy[H6944]name[H8034] no more with your gifts[H4979], and with your idols[H1544].
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For in mine holy[H6944]mountain[H2022], in the mountain[H2022] of the height[H4791] of Israel[H3478], saith[H5002] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069], there shall all the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], all of them in the land[H776], serve[H5647] me: there will I accept[H7521] them, and there will I require[H1875] your offerings[H8641], and the firstfruits[H7225] of your oblations[H4864], with all your holy[H6944]things[H6944].
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I will accept[H7521] you with your sweet[H5207]savour[H7381], when I bring you out[H3318] from the people[H5971], and gather[H6908] you out[H3318] of the countries[H776] wherein ye have been scattered[H6327]; and I will be sanctified[H6942] in you before[H5869] the heathen[H1471].
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And ye shall know[H3045] that I am the LORD[H3068], when I shall bring[H935] you into the land[H127] of Israel[H3478], into the country[H776] for the which I lifted up[H5375] mine hand[H3027] to give[H5414] it to your fathers[H1].
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And there shall ye remember[H2142] your ways[H1870], and all your doings[H5949], wherein ye have been defiled[H2930]; and ye shall lothe[H6962] yourselves in your own sight[H6440] for all your evils[H7451] that ye have committed[H6213].
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And ye shall know[H3045] that I am the LORD[H3068], when I have wrought[H6213] with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked[H7451]ways[H1870], nor according to your corrupt[H7843]doings[H5949], O ye house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], saith[H5002] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069].
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Moreover the word[H1697] of the LORD[H3068] came unto me, saying[H559],
46Son[H1121] of man[H120], set[H7760] thy face[H6440]toward[H1870] the south[H8486], and drop[H5197] thy word toward[H1870] the south[H1864], and prophesy[H5012] against the forest[H3293] of the south[H5045]field[H7704];
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And say[H559] to the forest[H3293] of the south[H5045], Hear[H8085] the word[H1697] of the LORD[H3068]; Thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069]; Behold, I will kindle[H3341] a fire[H784] in thee, and it shall devour[H398] every green[H3892]tree[H6086] in thee, and every dry[H3002]tree[H6086]: the flaming[H3852]flame[H7957] shall not be quenched[H3518], and all faces[H6440] from the south[H5045] to the north[H6828] shall be burned[H6866] therein.
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And all flesh[H1320] shall see[H7200] that I the LORD[H3068] have kindled[H1197] it: it shall not be quenched[H3518].
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Then said[H559] I, Ah[H162]Lord[H136]GOD[H3069]! they say[H559] of me, Doth he not speak[H4911]parables?[H4912]