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He has put a wall around me so that I cannot go out. He has put heavy chains on me.

You have covered Yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.

They walked as blind men through the streets. They were made unclean with blood so that no one could touch their clothing.

They kept following after our steps so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end came near. Our days were finished, for our end had come.

If I say to the sinful man, ‘You will die for sure,' and you do not tell him of the danger, and try to turn him from his sinful way so that he may live, that sinful man will die in his sin. But you will be guilty for his blood.

As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so that you cannot go out among the people.

And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot speak. You will not be able to speak sharp words to them, for they will not obey Me.

I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, until you have completed the days of your battle.

Load your things on your shoulder while they watch, and carry the load out in the dark. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you as something special for the people of Israel to see."

The leader among them will load his things on his shoulder in the dark and go out. A hole will be dug through the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.

Tell them, ‘The Lord God says, "I will make this saying come to an end, so that they will no longer use it as a saying in Israel.'" But tell them, ‘The days are near when all the special dreams from God will come true.

You have not gone up to the broken places to build the wall around the people of Israel so that it will stand in the battle on the day of the Lord.

I will break down the wall that you covered with whitewash. I will bring it down to the ground so that its base will be showing. And when it falls, you will be destroyed with it. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

You have made My good people sad because of your lies whom I did not want to hurt. But you have helped the sinful man, so that he does not turn from his sinful way and save his life.

This is so that the people of Israel may no longer turn away from Me, and no longer make themselves sinful with all their wrong-doing. They will be My people and I will be their God,"' says the Lord God."

"If I sent wild animals to pass through the land to kill its people and destroy it so that no one would go through it because of the wild animals,

Then I passed by you and saw that you were old enough for love. So I spread my clothing over you and covered your body. I gave you my promise and made an agreement with you so that you became Mine," says the Lord God.

I will gather all your lovers who pleased you. I will gather all those whom you loved and all those whom you hated. I will gather them against you from every side, and take off your covering so that they may see all your shame.

Tell them, ‘The Lord God says, "Will it live and grow? Will not its roots be pulled up and its fruit be cut off so that its leaves that started to grow dry up? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.

so that the nation would be under his power and not become strong again. It could only last by keeping his agreement.