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Those killed by the sword are better off
    than those who die of hunger.
Starving, they waste away
    for lack of food from the fields.

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Those killed by the sword are better off
    than those who die of famine;(A)
racked with hunger, they waste away
    for lack of food from the field.(B)

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23 Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will groan among yourselves for all the evil you have done.

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23 You will keep your turbans(A) on your heads and your sandals(B) on your feet. You will not mourn(C) or weep but will waste away(D) because of[a] your sins and groan among yourselves.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:23 Or away in

39 Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies’ lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.

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39 Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their ancestors’(A) sins they will waste away.(B)

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The Watchman’s Message

10 “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: You are saying, ‘Our sins are heavy upon us; we are wasting away! How can we survive?’

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10 “Son of man, say to the Israelites, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away(A) because of[a] them. How then can we live?(B)”’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:10 Or away in

They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.”

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“They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried(A) but will be like dung lying on the ground.(B) They will perish by sword and famine,(C) and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”(D)

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