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And when they say to you, “Why do you moan?” you shall say, “Because of the news that has come. Every heart will melt, and all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will turn to water. See, it comes and it will be fulfilled,” says the Lord God.

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And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?(A)’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear(B) and every hand go limp;(C) every spirit will become faint(D) and every leg will be wet with urine.’(E) It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

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17 All hands shall grow feeble,
    all knees turn to water.(A)

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17 Every hand will go limp;(A)
    every leg will be wet with urine.(B)

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10 Devastation, desolation, and destruction!
    Hearts faint and knees tremble;
all loins quake;
    all faces grow pale!(A)

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10 She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!
    Hearts melt,(A) knees give way,
    bodies tremble, every face grows pale.(B)

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26 Disaster comes upon disaster;
    rumor follows rumor;
they shall keep seeking a vision from the prophet;
    instruction shall perish from the priest
    and counsel from the elders.(A)

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26 Calamity upon calamity(A) will come,
    and rumor upon rumor.
They will go searching for a vision from the prophet,(B)
    priestly instruction in the law will cease,
    the counsel of the elders will come to an end.(C)

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43 The king of Babylon heard news of them,
    and his hands fell helpless;
anguish seized him,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.(A)

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43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about them,
    and his hands hang limp.(A)
Anguish has gripped him,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.(B)

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Therefore all hands will be feeble,
    and every human heart will melt,(A)

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Because of this, all hands will go limp,(A)
    every heart will melt with fear.(B)

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The end of all things is near;[a] therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.7 Or is at hand

The end of all things is near.(A) Therefore be alert and of sober mind(B) so that you may pray.

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12 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees(A)

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12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.(A)

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26 People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.(A)

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19 Then the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting this way?”

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19 Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things have to do with us?(A) Why are you acting like this?”

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49 Then I said, “Ah Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of allegories?’ ”(A)

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49 Then I said, “Sovereign Lord,(A) they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just telling parables?(B)’”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:49 In Hebrew texts 20:45-49 is numbered 21:1-5.

22 Mortal, what is this proverb of yours about the land of Israel that says, “The days are prolonged, and every vision comes to nothing”?(A) 23 Tell them therefore, “Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall use it no more as a proverb in Israel.” But say to them: “The days are near, and the fulfillment of every vision.(B) 24 For there shall no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.(C) 25 But I the Lord will speak the word that I speak, and it will be fulfilled. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and fulfill it, says the Lord God.”(D)

26 The word of the Lord came to me: 27 Mortal, the house of Israel is saying, “The vision that he sees is for many years ahead; he prophesies for distant times.”(E) 28 Therefore say to them, “Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be fulfilled, says the Lord God.”(F)

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22 “Son of man, what is this proverb(A) you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’?(B) 23 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to put an end to this proverb, and they will no longer quote it in Israel.’ Say to them, ‘The days are near(C) when every vision will be fulfilled.(D) 24 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations(E) among the people of Israel. 25 But I the Lord will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay.(F) For in your days, you rebellious people, I will fulfill(G) whatever I say, declares the Sovereign Lord.(H)’”

26 The word of the Lord came to me: 27 “Son of man, the Israelites are saying, ‘The vision he sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies about the distant future.’(I)

28 “Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

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Mortal, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, “What are you doing?”(A) 10 Say to them, “Thus says the Lord God: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem[a] and all the house of Israel in it.”[b](B) 11 Say, “I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 12.10 Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 12.10 Heb in them

“Son of man, did not the Israelites, that rebellious people, ask you, ‘What are you doing?’(A)

10 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This prophecy concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the Israelites who are there.’ 11 Say to them, ‘I am a sign(B) to you.’

“As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives.(C)

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