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I will show my greatness and holiness, making myself known in the sight of many nations; then they will know that I am Adonai .'

"So you, human being, prophesy against Gog; say that Adonai Elohim says: ‘I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshekh and Tuval.

"‘I will also send fire against Magog and against those living securely in the coastlands; then they will know that I am Adonai .

I will make my holy name known among my people Isra'el; I will not allow my holy name to be profaned any longer. Then the Goyim will know that I am Adonai , the Holy One in Isra'el.

"As for you, human, Adonai Elohim says that you are to speak to all kinds of birds and to every wild animal as follows: ‘Assemble yourselves and come, gather yourselves from all around for the sacrifice I am preparing for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Isra'el, where you can eat flesh and drink blood!

From that day on, the house of Isra'el will know that I am Adonai their God;

Then they will know that I am Adonai their God, since it was I who caused them to go into exile among the nations, and it was I who regathered them to their own land. I will leave none of them there any more,

The man said to me, "Human being, look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to all the things I am showing you; because the reason you were brought here is so that I could show them to you. Tell everything you see to the house of Isra'el."

Because they served them in the presence of their idols and became an occasion of sin for the house of Isra'el, I am raising my hand against them,' says Adonai Elohim , ‘and they will bear the consequences of their guilt.

"‘Their inheritance is to be this: I myself am their inheritance. You are not to grant them any possession in Isra'el — I myself am their possession.

Yet this secret has not been revealed to me because I am wiser than anyone living, but so that the meaning can be made known to your majesty, and then you can understand the thoughts of your own mind.

Then the king gave Shadrakh, Meishakh and ‘Aved-N'go higher rank in the province of Bavel. [The following letter was sent out:] "From: N'vukhadnetzar the king "To: All the peoples, nations and languages living throughout the earth: "Shalom rav! [Abundant peace!] "I am pleased to recount the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me. "How great are his signs! How powerful his wonders! His kingdom lasts forever, and he rules all generations.

and said, "I am going to explain to you what will happen at the end of the period of fury, because [the vision] has to do with the time at the end.

He said to me, "Dani'el, you are a greatly loved man. Now pay attention to the words I am saying to you, and stand upright; for it is to you that I have been sent now." After he had said this to me, I stood up, trembling.

Then someone who looked like a human being touched my lips, after which I could open my mouth and speak; I said to the one standing in front of me, "My lord, it is because of the vision that I am seized with such anguish; I don't have any strength.

What I am going to tell you now is true. "Three kings will arise in Persia, followed by a fourth, who will be far wealthier than all of them; and when he has grown strong by means of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

"But now I am going to woo her — I will bring her out to the desert and I will speak to her heart.

The rebels have deepened their slaughter, and I am rejected by all of them.

Efrayim will be laid waste when the day for punishment comes; I am announcing to the tribes of Isra'el what will surely happen.

Therefore I am like a moth to Efrayim and like rottenness to the house of Y'hudah.