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24 And there will not be any longer[a] a painful thorn and a sharp thornbush for[b] the house of Israel from anywhere around them[c] from those who are despising them,[d] and they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”’”

25 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples to which they were scattered about in them, and I show myself holy in[e] them before the eyes of the nations, then they will live on their soil, which I gave to my servant Jacob. 26 And they will live on it in safety, and they will build houses, and they will plant vineyards, and they will live in safety when I execute my judgments on all those who despise them from all around them,[f] and then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:24 Literally “and not it will be again”
  2. Ezekiel 28:24 Or “against”
  3. Ezekiel 28:24 Literally “from all of all around them”
  4. Ezekiel 28:24 Literally “the ones despising them”
  5. Ezekiel 28:25 Or “among”
  6. Ezekiel 28:26 Literally “the ones despising them”

24 “‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns.(A) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.

25 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather(B) the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered,(C) I will be proved holy(D) through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.(E) 26 They will live there in safety(F) and will build houses and plant(G) vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment(H) on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.(I)’”

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