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‘Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I will bring upon you a sword, and I will cut off from you man and beast.

therefore, behold, I am against you and against your canals of the Nile, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and even to the border of Ethiopia.

Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her abundance and capture her spoil and seize her plunder; and it will be wages for his military force.

Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.

Therefore its height was loftier than all the trees of the field,And its boughs became many and its branches longBecause of many waters as it spread them out.

‘Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, "Because it is lofty in height and has put its top among the clouds, and its heart is high up in its loftiness,

therefore I will give it into the hand of a dominant one of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. According to its wickedness I have driven it away.

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

Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh:

therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh:

Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh to them, "Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

therefore, I will save My flock, and they will no longer be plunder; and I will judge between one sheep and another.

therefore as I live," declares Lord Yahweh, "I will prepare you for bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you; you surely have not hated bloodshed, so bloodshed will pursue you.

therefore as I live," declares Lord Yahweh, "I will deal with you according to your anger and according to your jealousy which you dealt with them because of your hatred against them; so I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.

therefore prophesy and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, "For good reason they have made you desolate and bruised you from every side, that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations, and you have been taken up in the speech of their tongue and the rumors of the people."'"

Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of Lord Yahweh. Thus says Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the forsaken cities which have become plunder and objects of scoffing to the rest of the nations which are round about,

therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, "Surely in the fire of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave My land to themselves as a possession with wholehearted gladness and with scorn of soul, to drive it out for plunder."

Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, "Thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and in My wrath because you have borne the dishonor of the nations.'

Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘I have sworn that surely the nations which are around you will themselves bear their dishonor.

therefore you will no longer devour men and no longer bereave your nation of children,' declares Lord Yahweh.