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Ezekiel 13:1

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False Prophets Condemned

The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 13:2

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"Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: ‘Hear the word of the Lord !

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Ezekiel 13:3

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This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!

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Ezekiel 13:4

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Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins.

Ezekiel 13:5

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You have not gone up to the breaches in the wall to repair it for the people of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the Lord .

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Ezekiel 13:6

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Their visions are false and their divinations a lie. Even though the Lord has not sent them, they say, "The Lord declares," and expect him to fulfill their words.

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Ezekiel 13:7

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Have you not seen false visions and uttered lying divinations when you say, "The Lord declares," though I have not spoken?

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Ezekiel 13:8

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"‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you, declares the Sovereign Lord .

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Ezekiel 13:9

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My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord .

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Ezekiel 13:10

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"‘Because they lead my people astray, saying, "Peace," when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash,

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Ezekiel 13:11

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therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones hurtling down, and violent winds will burst forth.

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Ezekiel 13:12

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When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, "Where is the whitewash you covered it with?"

Ezekiel 13:13

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"‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: In my wrath I will unleash a violent wind, and in my anger hailstones and torrents of rain will fall with destructive fury.

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Ezekiel 13:14

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I will tear down the wall you have covered with whitewash and will level it to the ground so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you will be destroyed in it; and you will know that I am the Lord .

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Ezekiel 13:15

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So I will pour out my wrath against the wall and against those who covered it with whitewash. I will say to you, "The wall is gone and so are those who whitewashed it,

Ezekiel 13:16

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those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Sovereign Lord ."'

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Ezekiel 13:17

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"Now, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them

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Ezekiel 13:18

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and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?

Ezekiel 13:19

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You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.

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Ezekiel 13:20

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"‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds.

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Ezekiel 13:21

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I will tear off your veils and save my people from your hands, and they will no longer fall prey to your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

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Ezekiel 13:22

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Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies, when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,

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Ezekiel 13:23

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therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will save my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the Lord .'"

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Ezekiel 14:1

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Idolaters Condemned

Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.

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Ezekiel 14:2

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Then the word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 14:3

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"Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?

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Ezekiel 14:4

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Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry.

Ezekiel 14:5

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I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols.'

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Ezekiel 14:6

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"Therefore say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent! Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!

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Ezekiel 14:7

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"‘When any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing in Israel separate themselves from me and set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet to inquire of me, I the Lord will answer them myself.

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Ezekiel 14:8

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I will set my face against them and make them an example and a byword. I will remove them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

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Ezekiel 14:9

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"‘And if the prophet is enticed to utter a prophecy, I the Lord have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.

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Ezekiel 14:10

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They will bear their guilt—the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him.

Ezekiel 14:11

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Then the people of Israel will no longer stray from me, nor will they defile themselves anymore with all their sins. They will be my people, and I will be their God, declares the Sovereign Lord .'"

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Ezekiel 14:12

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The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 14:13

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"Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals,

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Ezekiel 14:14

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even if these three men—Noah, Daniel and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign Lord .

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Ezekiel 14:15

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"Or if I send wild beasts through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts,

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Ezekiel 14:16

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as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord , even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be desolate.

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Ezekiel 14:17

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"Or if I bring a sword against that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass throughout the land,' and I kill its people and their animals,

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Ezekiel 14:18

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as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord , even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved.

Ezekiel 14:19

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"Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath on it through bloodshed, killing its people and their animals,

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Ezekiel 14:20

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as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord , even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.

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Ezekiel 14:21

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"For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem my four dreadful judgments—sword and famine and wild beasts and plague—to kill its men and their animals!

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Ezekiel 14:22

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Yet there will be some survivors—sons and daughters who will be brought out of it. They will come to you, and when you see their conduct and their actions, you will be consoled regarding the disaster I have brought on Jerusalem—every disaster I have brought on it.

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Ezekiel 14:23

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You will be consoled when you see their conduct and their actions, for you will know that I have done nothing in it without cause, declares the Sovereign Lord ."

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Ezekiel 15:1

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Jerusalem as a Useless Vine

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Ezekiel 15:2

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"Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest?

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Ezekiel 15:3

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Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?

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Ezekiel 15:4

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And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?

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Ezekiel 15:5

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If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?

Ezekiel 15:6

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"Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 15:7

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I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of the fire, the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the Lord .

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Ezekiel 15:8

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I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign Lord ."

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Ezekiel 16:1

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Jerusalem as an Adulterous Wife

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Ezekiel 16:2

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"Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices

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Ezekiel 16:3

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and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry and birth were in the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

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Ezekiel 16:4

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On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.

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Ezekiel 16:5

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No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown out into the open field, for on the day you were born you were despised.

Ezekiel 16:6

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"‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, "Live!"

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Ezekiel 16:7

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I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew and developed and entered puberty. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, yet you were stark naked.

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Ezekiel 16:8

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"‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord , and you became mine.

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Ezekiel 16:9

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"‘I bathed you with water and washed the blood from you and put ointments on you.

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Ezekiel 16:10

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I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments.

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Ezekiel 16:11

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I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck,

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Ezekiel 16:12

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and I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

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Ezekiel 16:13

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So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.

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Ezekiel 16:14

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And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord .

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Ezekiel 16:15

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"‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by and your beauty became his.

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Ezekiel 16:16

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You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places, where you carried on your prostitution. You went to him, and he possessed your beauty.

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Ezekiel 16:17

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You also took the fine jewelry I gave you, the jewelry made of my gold and silver, and you made for yourself male idols and engaged in prostitution with them.

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Ezekiel 16:18

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And you took your embroidered clothes to put on them, and you offered my oil and incense before them.

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Ezekiel 16:19

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Also the food I provided for you—the flour, olive oil and honey I gave you to eat—you offered as fragrant incense before them. That is what happened, declares the Sovereign Lord .

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Ezekiel 16:20

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"‘And you took your sons and daughters whom you bore to me and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough?

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Ezekiel 16:21

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You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols.

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Ezekiel 16:22

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In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, kicking about in your blood.

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Ezekiel 16:23

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"‘Woe! Woe to you, declares the Sovereign Lord . In addition to all your other wickedness,

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Ezekiel 16:24

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you built a mound for yourself and made a lofty shrine in every public square.

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Ezekiel 16:25

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At every street corner you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty, spreading your legs with increasing promiscuity to anyone who passed by.

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Ezekiel 16:26

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You engaged in prostitution with the Egyptians, your neighbors with large genitals, and aroused my anger with your increasing promiscuity.

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Ezekiel 16:27

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So I stretched out my hand against you and reduced your territory; I gave you over to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were shocked by your lewd conduct.

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Ezekiel 16:28

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You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians too, because you were insatiable; and even after that, you still were not satisfied.

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Ezekiel 16:29

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Then you increased your promiscuity to include Babylonia, a land of merchants, but even with this you were not satisfied.

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Ezekiel 16:30

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"‘I am filled with fury against you, declares the Sovereign Lord , when you do all these things, acting like a brazen prostitute!

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Ezekiel 16:31

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When you built your mounds at every street corner and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were unlike a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

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Ezekiel 16:32

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"‘You adulterous wife! You prefer strangers to your own husband!

Ezekiel 16:33

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All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.

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Ezekiel 16:34

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So in your prostitution you are the opposite of others; no one runs after you for your favors. You are the very opposite, for you give payment and none is given to you.

Ezekiel 16:35

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"‘Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the Lord !

Ezekiel 16:36

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This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you poured out your lust and exposed your naked body in your promiscuity with your lovers, and because of all your detestable idols, and because you gave them your children's blood,

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Ezekiel 16:37

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therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip you in front of them, and they will see you stark naked.

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Ezekiel 16:38

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I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and who shed blood; I will bring on you the blood vengeance of my wrath and jealous anger.

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Ezekiel 16:39

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Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will tear down your mounds and destroy your lofty shrines. They will strip you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry and leave you stark naked.

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Ezekiel 16:40

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They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and hack you to pieces with their swords.

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Ezekiel 16:41

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They will burn down your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women. I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers.

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Ezekiel 16:42

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Then my wrath against you will subside and my jealous anger will turn away from you; I will be calm and no longer angry.

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Ezekiel 16:43

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"‘Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will surely bring down on your head what you have done, declares the Sovereign Lord . Did you not add lewdness to all your other detestable practices?

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Ezekiel 16:44

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"‘Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: "Like mother, like daughter."

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Ezekiel 16:45

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You are a true daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and her children; and you are a true sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

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Ezekiel 16:46

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Your older sister was Samaria, who lived to the north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you with her daughters, was Sodom.

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Ezekiel 16:47

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You not only followed their ways and copied their detestable practices, but in all your ways you soon became more depraved than they.

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Ezekiel 16:48

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As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord , your sister Sodom and her daughters never did what you and your daughters have done.

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Ezekiel 16:49

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"‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.

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Ezekiel 16:50

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They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.

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Ezekiel 16:51

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Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done.

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Ezekiel 16:52

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Bear your disgrace, for you have furnished some justification for your sisters. Because your sins were more vile than theirs, they appear more righteous than you. So then, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.

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Ezekiel 16:53

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"‘However, I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and of Samaria and her daughters, and your fortunes along with them,

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Ezekiel 16:54

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so that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you have done in giving them comfort.

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Ezekiel 16:55

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And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to what they were before; and you and your daughters will return to what you were before.

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Ezekiel 16:56

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You would not even mention your sister Sodom in the day of your pride,

Ezekiel 16:57

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before your wickedness was uncovered. Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all her neighbors and the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.

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Ezekiel 16:58

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You will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your detestable practices, declares the Lord .

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Ezekiel 16:59

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"‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you as you deserve, because you have despised my oath by breaking the covenant.

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Ezekiel 16:60

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Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.

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Ezekiel 16:61

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Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your sisters, both those who are older than you and those who are younger. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on the basis of my covenant with you.

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Ezekiel 16:62

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So I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the Lord .

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Ezekiel 16:63

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Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord .'"

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Ezekiel 17:1

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Two Eagles and a Vine

The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 17:2

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"Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.

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Ezekiel 17:3

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Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,

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Ezekiel 17:4

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he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.

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Ezekiel 17:5

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"‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,

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Ezekiel 17:6

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and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.

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Ezekiel 17:7

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"‘But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.

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Ezekiel 17:8

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It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a splendid vine.'

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Ezekiel 17:9

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"Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.

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Ezekiel 17:10

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It has been planted, but will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it—wither away in the plot where it grew?'"

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Ezekiel 17:11

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Then the word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 17:12

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"Say to this rebellious people, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?' Say to them: ‘The king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and carried off her king and her nobles, bringing them back with him to Babylon.

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Ezekiel 17:13

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Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,

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Ezekiel 17:14

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so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.

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Ezekiel 17:15

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But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?

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Ezekiel 17:16

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"‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord , he shall die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.

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Ezekiel 17:17

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Pharaoh with his mighty army and great horde will be of no help to him in war, when ramps are built and siege works erected to destroy many lives.

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Ezekiel 17:18

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He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.

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Ezekiel 17:19

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"‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant.

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Ezekiel 17:20

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I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there because he was unfaithful to me.

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Ezekiel 17:21

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All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to the winds. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken.

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Ezekiel 17:22

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"‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

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Ezekiel 17:23

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On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches.

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Ezekiel 17:24

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All the trees of the forest will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. "‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.'"

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Ezekiel 18:1

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The One Who Sins Will Die

The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 18:2

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"What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: "‘The parents eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'?

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Ezekiel 18:3

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"As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord , you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

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Ezekiel 18:4

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For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.

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Ezekiel 18:5

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"Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.

Ezekiel 18:6

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He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor's wife or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.

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Ezekiel 18:7

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He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.

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Ezekiel 18:8

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He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties.

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Ezekiel 18:9

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He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord .

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Ezekiel 18:10

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"Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things

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Ezekiel 18:11

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(though the father has done none of them): "He eats at the mountain shrines. He defiles his neighbor's wife.

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Ezekiel 18:12

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He oppresses the poor and needy. He commits robbery. He does not return what he took in pledge. He looks to the idols. He does detestable things.

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Ezekiel 18:13

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He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.

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Ezekiel 18:14

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"But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:

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Ezekiel 18:15

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"He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor's wife.

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Ezekiel 18:16

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He does not oppress anyone or require a pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.

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Ezekiel 18:17

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He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor and takes no interest or profit from them. He keeps my laws and follows my decrees. He will not die for his father's sin; he will surely live.

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Ezekiel 18:18

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But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.

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"Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?' Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.

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Ezekiel 18:20

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The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

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Ezekiel 18:21

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"But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.

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Ezekiel 18:22

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None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live.

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Ezekiel 18:23

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Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord . Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

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Ezekiel 18:24

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"But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.

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Ezekiel 18:25

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"Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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Ezekiel 18:26

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If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die.

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But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.

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Ezekiel 18:28

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Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.

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Ezekiel 18:29

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Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.' Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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"Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord . Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.

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Ezekiel 18:31

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Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel?

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Ezekiel 18:32

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For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord . Repent and live!

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Jerusalem as a Useless Vine

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Two Eagles and a Vine

The One Who Sins Will Die