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Prophecies Against Survivors in Jerusalem

14 But then the word of the Lord came to me. He said, 15 “Son of man, remember your brothers, the family of Israel. They were forced to leave their country, but I will bring them back.[a] But now, the people living in Jerusalem are saying, ‘Stay far away from the Lord. This land was given to us—it is ours!’

16 “So tell them this: The Lord God says, ‘It is true, I forced my people to go far away to other nations. I did scatter them among many countries. But I will be their temple for a short time while they are in those other countries.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 11:15 They were … back This is a wordplay. The word meaning “redeemed” sounds like the word meaning “exiled.”

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