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I will show no pity, and I will not hold back punishment. I will pay you back for the way you have lived and the things you have done that I hate. Then you will know that I am the Lord who punishes.

The king will cry greatly, the prince will give up hope, and the hands of the people who own land will shake with fear. I will punish them for the way they have lived. The way they have judged others is the way I will judge them. Then they will know that I am the Lord ."

You will die by the sword. I will punish you at the border of Israel so you will know that I am the Lord .

Then you will know that I am the Lord . You did not live by my rules or obey my laws. Instead, you did the same things as the nations around you."

Say, ‘I am a sign to you.' "The same things I have done will be done to the people in Jerusalem. They will be taken away from their country as captives.

"They will know that I am the Lord when I scatter them among the nations and spread them among the countries.

But I will save a few of them from the sword and from hunger and disease. Then they can tell about their hateful actions among the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am the Lord ."

The cities where people live will become ruins, and the land will become empty. Then you will know that I am the Lord .'"

"‘So this is what the Lord God says: Because you prophets spoke things that are false and saw visions that do not come true, I am against you, says the Lord God .

I will punish the prophets who see false visions and prophesy lies. They will have no place among my people. Their names will not be written on the list of the people of Israel, and they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord God .

I will tear down the wall on which you put whitewash. I will level it to the ground so that people will see the wall's foundation. And when the wall falls, you will be destroyed under it. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

"‘So this is what the Lord God says: I am against your magic charms, by which you trap people as if they were birds. I will tear those charms off your arms, and I will free those people you have trapped like birds.

I will also tear off your veils and save my people from your hands. They will no longer be trapped by your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

So you will not see false visions or prophesy anymore, and I will save my people from your power so you will know that I am the Lord .'"

I will reject them. I will make them a sign and an example, and I will separate them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

and will turn against them. Although they came through one fire, fire will still destroy them. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the Lord .

I will punish you as women guilty of adultery or as murderers are punished. I will put you to death because I am angry and jealous.

I will set up my agreement with you, and you will know that I am the Lord .

Then all the trees in the countryside will know that I am the Lord . I bring down the high tree and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree grow. I am the Lord . I have spoken, and I will do it.'"

"But you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't fair.' Listen, people of Israel. I am fair. It is what you do that is not fair!