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He said, "Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to sinful people who have turned against Me. They and their fathers have sinned against Me to this very day.

I am sending you to these strong-willed children who show no respect. And you must say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.'

"As for you, son of man, listen to what I am telling you. Do not be sinful like these sinful people. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you."

And He said to me, "Son of man, I am going to take away the bread that is needed in Jerusalem. They will weigh the bread they eat and they will drink water from small cups, and be afraid

the Lord God says, ‘I Myself am against you, and I will punish you in the eyes of the nations.

Say, ‘Mountains of Israel, listen to the Word of the Lord God! This is what the Lord God says to the mountains, the hills, the deep and wide valleys: "I Myself am going to bring a sword against you. And I will destroy your high places.

Your people will fall dead among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.

Then they will know that I am the Lord. I have not spoken with empty words that I would bring this trouble upon them."'

Then you will know that I am the Lord, when their dead lie among their false gods around their altars. They will lie on every high hill, on all the mountain tops, under every green tree, and under every oak tree with many leaves. Their dead will be in all the places where they burned special perfume to all their false gods.

I will put out My hand against them in every place they live. I will make the land more of a waste than the desert toward Diblah. Then they will know that I am the Lord."'"

My eye will have no pity on you. And I will not let you go without punishment. I will punish you for your ways, and for the hated sins that are among you. Then you will know that I am the Lord!'

The king will be full of sorrow. The king's son will be covered with fear. And the hands of the people of the land will shake in fear. I will punish them for their ways. I will give them the punishment they have earned. And they will know that I am the Lord.'"

You will be killed by the sword all the way to the land of Israel, so you will know that I am the Lord.

And you will know that I am the Lord. For you have not walked in my Laws or obeyed them, but have followed the ways of the nations around you."'"

Tell them, ‘I am something special for you to see. As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will be taken to another land and held there.'

Then they will know that I am the Lord when I divide them among the nations, and spread them among the countries.

But I will let a few of them get away from the sword, hunger and disease. They will tell about all their sinful ways to the nations where they go. And they will know that I am the Lord."

The cities where people live will be laid waste, and the land will be destroyed. Then you will know that I am the Lord."'"

So the Lord God says: "Because you have spoken false words and seen a lie, I am against you," says the Lord God.

"My hand will be against those who see false dreams and speak false words. They will have no place in the gathering of My wise people. Their names will not be written down with the people of Israel. And they will not go into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.