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"And when they say to you, 'Why are you groaning?' you shall say, 'Because of the news, for it is coming; and every heart will melt, all hands will go limp, every spirit will be disheartened, and all knees will drip with water. Behold, it is coming and it will happen,' declares the Lord GOD."

"For there is a testing; and what if even the rod which despises will cease to be?" declares the Lord GOD.

"Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Because you have made your guilt known, in that your offenses are uncovered, so that in all your deeds your sins are seen—because you have come to mind, you will be seized by the hand.

this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that which is low, and humble that which is high.

"And you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says concerning the sons of Ammon and their taunting,' and say: 'A sword, a sword is drawn, sharpened for the slaughter, to make it consume, so that it may be like lightning—

"And you shall say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "A city shedding blood in her midst, so that her time is coming; and a city that makes idols, contrary to her own good, for defilement!

"Among you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest, you have injured your neighbors by oppression, and you have forgotten Me," declares the Lord GOD.

"Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Because all of you have become waste metal, therefore, behold, I am going to gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

"And her prophets have coated with whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' when the LORD has not spoken.

"So I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; I have brought their way upon their heads," declares the Lord GOD.

"Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold I am going to incite your lovers against you, from whom you turned away in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side:

"For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am going to hand you over to those whom you hate, to those from whom you turned away in disgust.

"This is what the Lord GOD says: 'You will drink your sister's cup, Which is deep and wide. You will be laughed at and held in derision; Because it contains much.

'And you will drink it and drain it. Then you will gnaw on its fragments And tear your breasts; for I have spoken,' declares the Lord GOD.

"Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Because you have forgotten Me and discarded Me behind your back, suffer on your own part the punishment for your outrageous sin and your obscene practices.'"

"For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Bring up a contingent against them and turn them over to terror and plunder.

'Your outrageous conduct will be repaid to you, and you will bear the guilt for your idols; so you will know that I am the Lord GOD.'"

"Present a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water into it;

'Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot in which there is rust And whose rust has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, Without making a choice.

'Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: "Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the wood pile great.