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"Very soon now you will feel all the force of my anger. I am judging you for what you have done, and I will pay you back for all your disgusting conduct.

I will not spare you or show you any mercy. I am going to punish you for the disgusting things you have done, so that you will know that I am the Lord and that I am the one who punishes you."

The king will mourn, the prince will give up hope, and the people will shake with fear. I will punish you for all you have done, and will judge you in the same way as you have judged others. This will show you that I am the Lord ."

"So this is what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying to you. This city is a cooking pot all right, but what is the meat? The corpses of those you have killed! You will not be here—I will throw you out of the city!

and you will be killed in battle in your own country. Then everyone will know that I am the Lord .

You will know that I am the Lord and that while you were keeping the laws of the neighboring nations, you were breaking my laws and disobeying my commands."

"Now tell your fellow exiles what I am saying. I am the one who sent them to live in far-off nations and scattered them in other countries. Yet, for the time being I will be present with them in the lands where they have gone.

"So tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying. I will gather them out of the countries where I scattered them, and will give the land of Israel back to them.

tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying to them. This message is for the prince ruling in Jerusalem and for all the people who live there.

"When I scatter them among the other nations and in foreign countries, they will know that I am the Lord .

I will let a few of them survive the war, the famine, and the diseases, so that there among the nations they will realize how disgusting their actions have been and will acknowledge that I am the Lord ."

Cities that are now full of people will be destroyed, and the country will be made a wilderness. Then they will know that I am the Lord ."

So tell them that I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: There will be no more delay. What I have said will be done. I, the Sovereign Lord , have spoken!"

So the Sovereign Lord says to them, "Your words are false, and your visions are lies. I am against you.

I am about to punish you prophets who have false visions and make misleading predictions. You will not be there when my people gather to make decisions; your names will not be included in the list of the citizens of Israel; you will never return to your land. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord .

I intend to break down the wall they whitewashed, to shatter it, and to leave the foundation stones bare. It will collapse and kill you all. Then everyone will know that I am the Lord .

I will rip off your scarves and let my people escape from your power once and for all. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

So now your false visions and misleading predictions are over. I am rescuing my people from your power, so that you will know that I am the Lord ."

"Now speak to them and tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying to them: Each of you Israelites who have given your heart to idols and let them lead you into sin and who then come to consult a prophet, will get an answer from me—the answer that your many idols deserve!

"Now then, tell the Israelites what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: Turn back and leave your disgusting idols.