28 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hand of (A)those you hate, into the hand of those (B)from whom you alienated yourself.

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28 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to deliver you into the hands(A) of those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust.

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Judgment on Jerusalem

22 “Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord God:

(A)‘Behold, I will stir up your lovers against you,
From whom you have alienated yourself,
And I will bring them against you from every side:

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22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stir up your lovers(A) against you, those you turned away from in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side(B)

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17 “Then the [a]Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love,
And they defiled her with their immorality;
So she was defiled by them, (A)and alienated herself from them.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:17 Lit. sons of Babel

17 Then the Babylonians(A) came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.(B)

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37 surely, therefore, (A)I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.

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37 therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip(A) you in front of them, and they will see you stark naked.(B)

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20 I will (A)give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their (B)dead bodies shall be for meat for the birds of the heaven and the beasts of the earth.

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20 I will deliver(A) into the hands of their enemies who want to kill them.(B) Their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.(C)

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And afterward,” says the Lord, (A)“I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. (B)He shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy.” ’

“Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, (C)I set before you the way of life and the way of death. He who (D)remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and [a]defects to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall (E)live, and his life shall be as a prize to him. 10 For I have (F)set My face against this city for adversity and not for good,” says the Lord. (G)“It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall (H)burn it with fire.” ’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:9 Lit. falls away to

After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah(A) king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague,(B) sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(C) and to their enemies(D) who want to kill them.(E) He will put them to the sword;(F) he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’(G)

“Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life(H) and the way of death. Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague.(I) But whoever goes out and surrenders(J) to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.(K) 10 I have determined to do this city harm(L) and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands(M) of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’(N)

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‘And as the bad (A)figs which cannot be eaten, they are so bad’—surely thus says the Lord—‘so will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes, the (B)residue of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and (C)those who dwell in the land of Egypt.

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“‘But like the bad(A) figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the Lord, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah(B) king of Judah, his officials(C) and the survivors(D) from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt.(E)

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