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17 Moreover, the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 18 “Son of man, (A)you shall eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety. 19 Then you will say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel, “They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with desolation because [a]their very soil will be (B)made desolate of its fullness on account of the violence of all who inhabit it. 20 The inhabited (C)cities will be laid waste, and the (D)land will be a desolation. So you will know that I am Yahweh.”’”

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  1. Ezekiel 12:19 Lit her

17 Then this message came to me from the Lord: 18 “Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water. 19 Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says concerning those living in Israel and Jerusalem: They will eat their food with trembling and sip their water in despair, for their land will be stripped bare because of their violence. 20 The cities will be destroyed and the farmland made desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

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