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Therefore here is what Adonai Elohim says to them: ‘I will judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep.

therefore I will save my flock; they will no longer be prey; and I will judge between sheep and other sheep.

Therefore, as I live,' Adonai Elohim swears, ‘I will prepare you for blood. Blood will pursue you. You intensely hate your own blood [relatives]; therefore blood will pursue you.

therefore, as I live,' swears Adonai Elohim , ‘I will deal with you as your anger and envy arising from your hatred deserve; and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.

Therefore prophesy, and say that Adonai Elohim says, ‘Because they desolated you and swallowed you up from every side, so that the other nations could take possession of you; and now people are gossiping about you and slandering you;

therefore, mountains of Isra'el, hear the message of Adonai Elohim — this is what Adonai Elohim says to the mountains and hills, the streams and valleys, the desolate wastes and the abandoned cities, now preyed on and derided by the other surrounding nations —

therefore this is what Adonai Elohim says: "In the heat of my jealousy I speak against the other nations and all of Edom, since, rejoicing with all their heart, they have arrogated my land to themselves as a possession and, with utter contempt, seized it as prey."'

"Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Isra'el, and say to the mountains, the hills, the streams and the valleys that Adonai Elohim says this: ‘I speak in my jealousy and fury, because you have endured being shamed by the nations.

Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim : "I have raised my hand and sworn that the nations surrounding you will bear their shame.

therefore you will no longer devour people, and you will not make your nations childless any more," says Adonai Elohim .

Therefore I poured out my fury on them, because of the blood they had shed in the land and because they defiled it with their idols.

"Therefore tell the house of Isra'el that Adonai Elohim says this: ‘I am not going to do this for your sake, house of Isra'el, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have been profaning among the nations where you went.

Therefore prophesy; say to them that Adonai Elohim says, ‘My people! I will open your graves and make you get up out of your graves, and I will bring you into the land of Isra'el.

"Therefore, human being, prophesy! Tell Gog that Adonai Elohim says this: ‘Won't you be aware of it when my people Isra'el are living in security?

"Therefore Adonai Elohim says this: ‘Now I will restore the fortunes of Ya‘akov and have compassion on the entire house of Isra'el, and I will be jealous for my holy name.

For the rooms were on three floors, and they didn't have columns like those in the courtyards; therefore space was taken away from the [rooms on the] lower and middle [floors], in comparison with the ground.

Adonai said to me, "This gate will remain shut; it will not be opened, and no one will go through it; because Adonai , the God of Isra'el, has gone through it. Therefore, it is to be kept shut.

Therefore, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, zither, lute and the rest of the musical instruments, all the peoples, nations and languages fell down and worshipped the gold statue that N'vukhadnetzar the king had set up.

Therefore I herewith decree that anyone, no matter from which people, nation or language, who says anything to insult the God of Shadrakh, Meishakh and ‘Aved-N'go is to be torn limb from limb, and his house is to be reduced to rubble; because there is no other god who can save like this."

Therefore, your majesty, please take my advice: break with your sins by replacing them with acts of charity, and break with your crimes by showing mercy to the poor; this may extend the time of your prosperity.'