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And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity because they acted unfaithfully against Me, and I hid My face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and all of them fell by the sword.

Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God because I made them go into exile among the nations, and then collected them again to their own land; and I will leave none of them there any longer.

The side chambers surrounding the house were wider at each successive story. Because the structure surrounding the house went upward by stages on all sides of the house, therefore the width of the house increased as it went higher; and thus one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the second story.

Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building.

Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn against them," declares Lord Yahweh, "that they shall bear the punishment for their iniquity.

And by the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows out from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing."

Listen to the word of Yahweh, O sons of Israel,For Yahweh has a contention against the inhabitants of the land,Because there is no truth or lovingkindnessOr knowledge of God in the land.

They will eat, but not be satisfied;They will play the harlot, but not break forth in number,Because they have forsaken Yahweh to keep harlotry.

The wind binds them up in its wings,And they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,Because he was determined to walk after man's command.

For behold, they will go because of destruction;Egypt will gather them up; Memphis will bury them.Weeds will possess their desirable items of silver;Thorns will be in their tents.

The days of punishment have come;The days of recompense have come;Let Israel know this!The prophet is an ignorant fool,The inspired man has madness,Because of the abundance of your iniquityAnd because your hostility has abounded.

All their evil is at Gilgal;Indeed, I came to hate them there!Because of the evil of their deedsI will drive them out of My house!I will love them no more;All their princes are rebels.

Thus it will be done to you at Bethel because of your evil of evils.At dawn the king of Israel will be completely ruined.

And the sword will whirl against their citiesAnd will consume their gate barsAnd devour them because of their counsels.

Be ashamed, O farmers,Wail, O vinedressers,For the wheat and the barley,Because the harvest of the field perishes.

Egypt will become a desolation,And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah,In whose land they have shed innocent blood.

"Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;Because I will do this to you,Prepare to meet your God, O Israel."

Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poorAnd take a tribute of grain from them,Though you have built houses of cut stone,Yet you will not live in them;You have planted desirable vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.

Because of this will not the land trembleAnd everyone who inhabits it mourn?Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile,And it will be tossed aboutAnd subside like the Nile of Egypt.