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16 The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
    to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.(A)

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16 but the face of the Lord is against(A) those who do evil,(B)
    to blot out their name(C) from the earth.

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11 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I am determined to bring disaster on you, to bring all Judah to an end.(A)

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11 “Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty,(A) the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster(B) on you and to destroy all Judah.

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The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.(A)

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The name of the righteous(A) is used in blessings,[a]
    but the name of the wicked(B) will rot.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

Eating Blood Prohibited

10 “If anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut that person off from the people.(A)

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10 “‘I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood,(A) and I will cut them off from the people.

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17 Their memory perishes from the earth,
    and they have no name in the street.(A)

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17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(A)
    he has no name(B) in the land.(C)

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And though they go into captivity in front of their enemies,
    there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them;
and I will fix my eyes on them
    for harm and not for good.(A)

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Though they are driven into exile by their enemies,
    there I will command the sword(A) to slay them.

“I will keep my eye on them
    for harm(B) and not for good.(C)(D)

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For any of those of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside in Israel who separate themselves from me, taking their idols into their hearts and placing their iniquity as a stumbling block before them and yet come to a prophet to inquire of me by him, I the Lord will answer them myself.(A) I will set my face against them; I will make them a sign and a byword and cut them off from the midst of my people, and you shall know that I am the Lord.(B)

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“‘When any of the Israelites or any foreigner(A) residing in Israel separate themselves from me and set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block(B) before their faces and then go to a prophet to inquire(C) of me, I the Lord will answer them myself. I will set my face against(D) them and make them an example(E) and a byword.(F) I will remove them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(G)

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13 O hope of Israel! O Lord!
    All who forsake you shall be put to shame;
those who turn away from you[a] shall be recorded in the underworld,[b]
    for they have forsaken the fountain of living water, the Lord.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 17.13 Heb me
  2. 17.13 Or in the earth

13 Lord, you are the hope(A) of Israel;
    all who forsake(B) you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust(C)
    because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.(D)

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God’s Ways Are Inscrutable

10 Then I saw the wicked approaching to sacrifice;[a] they go in and out of the holy place, and they boast[b] in the city that they have done such things. This also is vanity.

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Footnotes

  1. 8.10 Cn: Heb buried
  2. 8.10 Gk: Heb they were forgotten

10 Then too, I saw the wicked buried(A)—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise[a] in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 8:10 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (Aquila); most Hebrew manuscripts and are forgotten

16 The Lord is king forever and ever;
    the nations shall perish from his land.(A)

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16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;(A)
    the nations(B) will perish from his land.

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17 I will set my face against you, and you shall be struck down by your enemies; your foes shall rule over you, and you shall flee though no one pursues you.(A)

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17 I will set my face(A) against you so that you will be defeated(B) by your enemies;(C) those who hate you will rule over you,(D) and you will flee even when no one is pursuing you.(E)

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