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Then the word of the Lord came to me saying,

"Son of man, they who ^(ai)live in these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, ‘^(aj)Abraham was only one, yet he possessed the land; so to ^(ak)us who are many the land has been given as a possession.'

Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God , "You eat meat with the ^(al)blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols as you shed blood. ^(am)Should you then possess the land?

You ^[p](an)rely on your sword, you commit abominations and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife. Should you then possess the land?"'

Thus you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God , "As I live, surely those who are in the waste places will ^(ao)fall by the sword, and whoever is in the ^[q]open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and in the ^(ap)caves will die of pestilence.

I will ^(aq)make the land a desolation and a waste, and the ^(ar)pride of her power will cease; and the mountains of Israel will be desolate so that no one will pass through.

Then they will know that I am the Lord , when I make the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations which they have committed."'