17 (A)I will bring distress on mankind,
    so that they shall walk (B)like the blind,
    because they have sinned against the Lord;
(C)their blood shall be poured out like dust,
    and their flesh (D)like dung.

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17 “I will bring such distress(A) on all people
    that they will grope about like those who are blind,(B)
    because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out(C) like dust
    and their entrails like dung.(D)

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13 But (A)the earth will be desolate
    because of its inhabitants,
    for the fruit of their deeds.

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13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants,
    as the result of their deeds.(A)

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10 who were destroyed at (A)En-dor,
    who became (B)dung for the ground.

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10 who perished at Endor(A)
    and became like dung(B) on the ground.

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17 (A)For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, (B)blind, and naked.

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17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’(A) But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.(B)

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11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and (A)walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister(A) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.(B) They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.(C)

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For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he (A)is blind, having forgotten that he was (B)cleansed from his former sins.

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But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,(A) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.(B)

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The Mystery of Israel's Salvation

25 (A)Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers:[a] (B)a partial hardening has come upon Israel, (C)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

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  1. Romans 11:25 Or brothers and sisters

All Israel Will Be Saved

25 I do not want you to be ignorant(A) of this mystery,(B) brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited:(C) Israel has experienced a hardening(D) in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,(E)

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What then? (A)Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest (B)were hardened,

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What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(B)

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40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, (A)“Are we also blind?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, (B)you would have no guilt;[a] but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.

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  1. John 9:41 Greek you would not have sin

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(A)

41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(B)

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14 Let them alone; (A)they are blind guides.[a] And (B)if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

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  1. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts add of the blind

14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[a](A) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(B)

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  1. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind

(A)Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
    and rulers of the house of Israel,
(B)who detest justice
    and make crooked all that is straight,
10 (C)who build Zion with blood
    and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11 (D)Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
    (E)its priests teach for a price;
    (F)its prophets practice divination for money;
(G)yet they lean on the Lord and (H)say,
    “Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
    (I)No disaster shall come upon us.”
12 Therefore because of you
    (J)Zion shall be plowed as a field;
Jerusalem (K)shall become a heap of ruins,
    and (L)the mountain of the house (M)a wooded height.

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Hear this, you leaders of Jacob,
    you rulers of Israel,
who despise justice
    and distort all that is right;(A)
10 who build(B) Zion with bloodshed,(C)
    and Jerusalem with wickedness.(D)
11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(E)
    her priests teach for a price,(F)
    and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(G)
Yet they look(H) for the Lord’s support and say,
    “Is not the Lord among us?
    No disaster will come upon us.”(I)
12 Therefore because of you,
    Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,(J)
    the temple(K) hill a mound overgrown with thickets.(L)

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10 “I sent among you a pestilence (A)after the manner of Egypt;
    I killed your young men with the sword,
and (B)carried away your horses,[a]
    and (C)I made the stench of your camp go up into your nostrils;
(D)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.

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  1. Amos 4:10 Hebrew along with the captivity of your horses

10 “I sent plagues(A) among you
    as I did to Egypt.(B)
I killed your young men(C) with the sword,
    along with your captured horses.
I filled your nostrils with the stench(D) of your camps,
    yet you have not returned to me,”(E)
declares the Lord.(F)

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(A)we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly (B)and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. (C)We have not listened to (D)your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to (E)our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. To you, (F)O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, (G)those who are near and (H)those who are far away, in (I)all the lands to which you have driven them, because of (J)the treachery that they have committed against you. To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because (K)we have sinned against you. (L)To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him 10 (M)and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by (N)his servants the prophets. 11 (O)All Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, (P)refusing to obey your voice. (Q)And the curse and oath (R)that are written in the Law of (S)Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because (T)we have sinned against him. 12 He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against (U)our rulers who ruled us,[a] by (V)bringing upon us a great calamity. (W)For under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem. 13 (X)As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord our God, (Y)turning from our iniquities and gaining insight by your truth. 14 (Z)Therefore the Lord has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, (AA)for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and (AB)we have not obeyed his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt (AC)with a mighty hand, and (AD)have made a name for yourself, as at this day, (AE)we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

16 “O Lord, (AF)according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, (AG)your holy hill, (AH)because for our sins, and for (AI)the iniquities of our fathers, (AJ)Jerusalem and your people have become (AK)a byword among all who are around us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord,[b] (AL)make your face to shine upon (AM)your sanctuary, which is desolate. 18 (AN)O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see (AO)our desolations, and (AP)the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. (AQ)Delay not, (AR)for your own sake, O my God, because (AS)your city and (AT)your people are called by your name.”

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  1. Daniel 9:12 Or our judges who judged us
  2. Daniel 9:17 Hebrew for the Lord's sake

we have sinned(A) and done wrong.(B) We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away(C) from your commands and laws.(D) We have not listened(E) to your servants the prophets,(F) who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors,(G) and to all the people of the land.

“Lord, you are righteous,(H) but this day we are covered with shame(I)—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered(J) us because of our unfaithfulness(K) to you.(L) We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you.(M) The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,(N) even though we have rebelled against him;(O) 10 we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets.(P) 11 All Israel has transgressed(Q) your law(R) and turned away, refusing to obey you.

“Therefore the curses(S) and sworn judgments(T) written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned(U) against you. 12 You have fulfilled(V) the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing on us great disaster.(W) Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like(X) what has been done to Jerusalem.(Y) 13 Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord(Z) our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth.(AA) 14 The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster(AB) on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does;(AC) yet we have not obeyed him.(AD)

15 “Now, Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand(AE) and who made for yourself a name(AF) that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts,(AG) turn away(AH) your anger and your wrath(AI) from Jerusalem,(AJ) your city, your holy hill.(AK) Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn(AL) to all those around us.

17 “Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor(AM) on your desolate sanctuary. 18 Give ear,(AN) our God, and hear;(AO) open your eyes and see(AP) the desolation of the city that bears your Name.(AQ) We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.(AR) 19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive!(AS) Lord, hear and act! For your sake,(AT) my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

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