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If I send wild animals through the land to ravage it, so that it is made desolate, and no one may pass through because of the animals;

therefore, I will gather all your lovers, with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated; I will gather them against you from all around, and will uncover your nakedness to them, so that they may see all your nakedness.

There was another great eagle, with great wings and much plumage. And see! This vine stretched out its roots toward him; it shot out its branches toward him, so that he might water it. From the bed where it was planted

it was transplanted to good soil by abundant waters, so that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine.

so that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

With hooks they put him in a cage, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into custody, so that his voice should be heard no more on the mountains of Israel.

And fire has gone out from its stem, has consumed its branches and fruit, so that there remains in it no strong stem, no scepter for ruling. This is a lamentation, and it is used as a lamentation.

Moreover I gave them my sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, so that they might know that I the Lord sanctify them.

But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, so that you may know that I the Lord am your God.

But I withheld my hand, and acted for the sake of my name, so that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

I defiled them through their very gifts, in their offering up all their firstborn, in order that I might horrify them, so that they might know that I am the Lord .

Therefore thus says the Lord God : Because you have brought your guilt to remembrance, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your deeds your sins appear—because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand.

Its priests have done violence to my teaching and have profaned my holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.

Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, so that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done.

To rouse my wrath, to take vengeance, I have placed the blood she shed on a bare rock, so that it may not be covered.

Stand it empty upon the coals, so that it may become hot, its copper glow, its filth melt in it, its rust be consumed.

then I will thrust you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of long ago, and I will make you live in the world below, among primeval ruins, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or have a place in the land of the living.

Mortal, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; it has not been bound up for healing or wrapped with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword.