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even though these three men were in its midst, as I live," declares the Lord God , "they could not deliver either their sons or their daughters, but they alone would be delivered.

Or if I should send a ^(ad)plague against that country and pour out My wrath in blood on it to cut off man and beast from it,

even though Noah, Daniel and Job were in its midst, as I live," declares the Lord God , "they could not deliver either their son or their daughter. They would deliver only themselves by their righteousness."

For thus says the Lord God , "How much more when ^(ae)I send My four ^[j]severe judgments against Jerusalem: sword, famine, wild beasts and plague to cut off man and beast from it!

Yet, behold, ^[k]survivors will be left in it who will be brought out, both sons and daughters. Behold, they are going to come forth to you and you will ^(af)see their conduct and actions; then you will be ^(ag)comforted for the calamity which I have brought against Jerusalem for everything which I have brought upon it.

Then they will comfort you when you see their conduct and actions, for you will know that I have not done ^(ah)in vain whatever I did ^[l]to it," declares the Lord God .