16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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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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The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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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.

11 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.

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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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13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

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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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17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

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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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10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

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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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And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

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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 every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself:

And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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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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10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

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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 for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

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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 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

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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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