1 One|strong="H0376" day|strong="H2320" some|strong="H0376" of|strong="H0376" the|strong="H0853" elders|strong="H2205" of|strong="H0376" Israel|strong="H3478" came|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0935" me|strong="H6440" to|strong="H0935" ask|strong="H1875" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" for|strong="H3068" advice. This|strong="H3068" was|strong="H1961" on|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0853" tenth|strong="H6218" day|strong="H2320" of|strong="H0376" the|strong="H0853" fifth|strong="H2549" month|strong="H2320" of|strong="H0376" the|strong="H0853" seventh|strong="H7637" year|strong="H8141" of|strong="H0376" exile. The|strong="H0853" elders|strong="H2205" sat|strong="H3427" down|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" front|strong="H6440" of|strong="H0376" me|strong="H6440".
2 Then|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0559" word|strong="H1697" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" came|strong="H1961" to|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413". He|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559",
3 “Son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" man|strong="H0120", speak|strong="H1696" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" elders|strong="H2205" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478". Tell|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413" ‘This|strong="H3541" is|strong="H1121" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0853" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" says|strong="H0559": Have|strong="H1121" you|strong="H0859" come|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" ask|strong="H0559" me|strong="H0413" what|strong="H3541" you|strong="H0859" should|strong="H0518" do|strong="H0518"? I|strong="H0589", the|strong="H0853" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136", tell|strong="H0559" you|strong="H0859" that|strong="H0559", as|strong="H0935" surely|strong="H0518" as|strong="H0935" I|strong="H0589" live|strong="H2416", I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3478" not|strong="H0518" listen to|strong="H0413" you|strong="H0859".’
4 Should|strong="H0120" you|strong="H3045" judge|strong="H8199" them|strong="H0853"? Will|strong="H0120" you|strong="H3045" judge|strong="H8199" them|strong="H0853", son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" man|strong="H0120"? You|strong="H3045" must|strong="H0853" tell|strong="H3045" them|strong="H0853" about|strong="H3045" the|strong="H0853" terrible things|strong="H8441" their|strong="H3045" fathers|strong="H0001" have|strong="H0001" done.
5 You|strong="H3117" must|strong="H5375" tell|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413", ‘This|strong="H3541" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0559" Lord|strong="H3068" GOD|strong="H0430" says|strong="H0559": On|strong="H3117" the|strong="H0559" day|strong="H3117" I|strong="H0589" chose|strong="H0977" Israel|strong="H3478", I|strong="H0589" raised|strong="H5375" my|strong="H3068" hand|strong="H3027" to|strong="H0413" Jacob’s|strong="H3290" family|strong="H1004" and|strong="H3068" made|strong="H3045" a|strong="H5375" promise|strong="H3068" to|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413" in|strong="H0413" Egypt|strong="H4714". When|strong="H3117" I|strong="H0589" let them|strong="H0413" know|strong="H3045" who|strong="H3068" I|strong="H0589" was|strong="H3068", I|strong="H0589" raised|strong="H5375" my|strong="H3068" hand|strong="H3027" and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430".”
6 On|strong="H3117" that|strong="H0834" day|strong="H3117" I|strong="H0834" promised to|strong="H0413" take|strong="H5375" you|strong="H0834" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H0776" Egypt|strong="H4714" and|strong="H0776" lead|strong="H3318" you|strong="H0834" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H3605" land|strong="H0776" I|strong="H0834" was|strong="H0834" giving to|strong="H0413" you|strong="H0834". That|strong="H0834" was|strong="H0834" a|strong="H5375" good land|strong="H0776" filled with|strong="H0413" many good things|strong="H3605". It|strong="H1931" was|strong="H0834" the|strong="H3605" most beautiful|strong="H6643" of|strong="H0776" all|strong="H3605" countries|strong="H0776"!
7 “‘I|strong="H0589" told|strong="H0559" the|strong="H0559" family of|strong="H0376" Israel to|strong="H0413" throw|strong="H7993" away|strong="H7993" their|strong="H3068" horrible idols|strong="H1544". I|strong="H0589" told|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413" not|strong="H0408" to|strong="H0413" become|strong="H2930" filthy with|strong="H0413" those|strong="H0376" filthy statues from|strong="H0376" Egypt|strong="H4714". I|strong="H0589" said|strong="H0559", “I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430".”
8 But|strong="H3808" they|strong="H5921" turned|strong="H0413" against|strong="H5921" me|strong="H0413" and|strong="H0776" refused|strong="H0014" to|strong="H0413" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413". They|strong="H5921" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" throw|strong="H7993" away|strong="H7993" their|strong="H5921" horrible idols|strong="H1544". They|strong="H5921" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" leave|strong="H5800" their|strong="H5921" filthy statues in|strong="H5921" Egypt|strong="H4714". So|strong="H3808" I|strong="H0776" decided|strong="H3615" to|strong="H0413" destroy|strong="H3615" them|strong="H0413" in|strong="H5921" Egypt|strong="H4714"—to|strong="H0413" let|strong="H3808" them|strong="H0413" feel|strong="H5869" the|strong="H0853" full force of|strong="H0776" my|strong="H8085" anger|strong="H0639".
9 But|strong="H1992" I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H1115" destroy|strong="H6213" them|strong="H0413". I|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834" already told|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0834" Egyptians|strong="H4714" that|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" would|strong="H0834" bring|strong="H3318" my|strong="H3045" people|strong="H1471" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H0776" Egypt|strong="H4714". I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H1115" want to|strong="H0413" ruin my|strong="H3045" good name|strong="H8034", so|strong="H4616" I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H1115" destroy|strong="H6213" Israel in|strong="H0413" front of|strong="H0776" those|strong="H0834" other|strong="H1115" people|strong="H1471".
10 I|strong="H0776" brought|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0413" family of|strong="H0776" Israel out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H0776" Egypt|strong="H4714". I|strong="H0776" led|strong="H3318" them|strong="H0413" into|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0413" desert|strong="H4057".
11 Then|strong="H0853" I|strong="H0834" gave|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" my|strong="H5414" laws and|strong="H4941" told|strong="H6213" them|strong="H5414" all|strong="H3045" my|strong="H5414" rules|strong="H2708". All|strong="H3045" those|strong="H0834" who|strong="H0834" obey|strong="H6213" them|strong="H5414" will|strong="H0834" live.
12 I|strong="H0589" also|strong="H1571" told them|strong="H5414" about|strong="H1961" all|strong="H3045" the|strong="H0853" special days of|strong="H3068" rest|strong="H1961", which|strong="H0226" were|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" special sign|strong="H0226" between|strong="H0996" us|strong="H5414". They|strong="H3588" showed|strong="H5414" that|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" and|strong="H3068" that|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0589" was|strong="H1961" making|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" special to|strong="H1961" me|strong="H5414".
13 “‘But|strong="H3808" the|strong="H0853" family|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478" turned|strong="H1004" against|strong="H5921" me|strong="H5921" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" desert|strong="H4057". They|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" follow|strong="H1980" my|strong="H5921" laws. They|strong="H0834" refused|strong="H3808" to|strong="H0559" obey|strong="H6213" my|strong="H5921" rules|strong="H2708"—even|strong="H3808" though people|strong="H0120" who|strong="H0834" obey|strong="H6213" my|strong="H5921" laws live|strong="H1980" because|strong="H5921" of|strong="H1004" them|strong="H0853". They|strong="H0834" treated|strong="H6213" my|strong="H5921" special days of|strong="H1004" rest as|strong="H0834" if|strong="H0834" they|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" important. They|strong="H0834" worked|strong="H6213" on|strong="H5921" those|strong="H0834" days many times. I|strong="H0834" decided|strong="H3615" to|strong="H0559" destroy|strong="H3615" them|strong="H0853" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" desert|strong="H4057"—to|strong="H0559" let|strong="H1980" them|strong="H0853" feel the|strong="H0853" full force of|strong="H1004" my|strong="H5921" anger|strong="H2534".
14 But|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H1115" destroy|strong="H6213" them|strong="H3318". The|strong="H0834" other|strong="H1115" nations|strong="H1471" saw me|strong="H3318" bring|strong="H3318" Israel out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H5869" Egypt. I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H1115" want to|strong="H4616" ruin my|strong="H0834" good name|strong="H8034", so|strong="H4616" I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H1115" destroy|strong="H6213" Israel in|strong="H8034" front of|strong="H5869" those|strong="H0834" other|strong="H1115" people|strong="H1471".
15 I|strong="H0589" made|strong="H5414" another|strong="H1571" promise to|strong="H0413" those|strong="H3605" people|strong="H0834" in|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3605" desert|strong="H4057". I|strong="H0589" promised|strong="H5414" that|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0589" would|strong="H0834" not|strong="H1115" bring|strong="H0935" them|strong="H0413" into|strong="H0413" the|strong="H3605" land|strong="H0776" I|strong="H0589" was|strong="H0834" giving|strong="H5414" them|strong="H0413". That|strong="H0834" was|strong="H0834" a|strong="H5414" good land|strong="H0776" filled with|strong="H0413" many good things|strong="H3605". It|strong="H5414" was|strong="H0834" the|strong="H3605" most beautiful|strong="H6643" of|strong="H0776" all|strong="H3605" countries|strong="H0776"!
16 “‘The|strong="H0853" people|strong="H3808" of|strong="H3820" Israel refused|strong="H3808" to|strong="H1980" obey|strong="H1980" my|strong="H3588" rules|strong="H2708" or|strong="H3808" to|strong="H1980" follow|strong="H0310" my|strong="H3588" laws. They|strong="H3588" treated my|strong="H3588" days of|strong="H3820" rest as|strong="H3588" if|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" were|strong="H4941" not|strong="H3808" important. They|strong="H3588" did|strong="H3808" all|strong="H0310" these things|strong="H3808" because|strong="H3588" their|strong="H3588" hearts|strong="H3820" belonged to|strong="H1980" their|strong="H3588" filthy idols|strong="H1544".
17 But|strong="H3808" I|strong="H3808" felt sorry|strong="H2347" for|strong="H5921" them|strong="H0853", so|strong="H6213" I|strong="H3808" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" destroy|strong="H7843" them|strong="H0853". I|strong="H3808" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" completely|strong="H3617" destroy|strong="H7843" them|strong="H0853" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" desert|strong="H4057".
18 I|strong="H0559" spoke|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" their|strong="H0413" children|strong="H1121" and|strong="H1121" told|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413", “Don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H0408" like|strong="H1121" your|strong="H8104" parents|strong="H0001". Don’t|strong="H0408" make|strong="H2930" yourselves|strong="H2930" filthy with|strong="H0413" their|strong="H0413" filthy idols|strong="H1544". Don’t|strong="H0408" follow their|strong="H0413" laws|strong="H2706" or|strong="H0408" obey|strong="H8104" their|strong="H0413" commands|strong="H0559".
19 I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068". I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430". Obey|strong="H6213" my|strong="H8104" laws and|strong="H3068" keep|strong="H8104" my|strong="H8104" commands. Do|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0853" things I|strong="H0589" tell you|strong="H6213".
20 Show|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" my|strong="H3068" days of|strong="H0430" rest|strong="H1961" are|strong="H3068" important to|strong="H1961" you|strong="H3588". Remember, they|strong="H3588" are|strong="H3068" a|strong="H1961" special sign|strong="H0226" between|strong="H0996" us|strong="H3045". I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068", and|strong="H3068" these days show|strong="H3045" you|strong="H3588" that|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430".”
21 “‘But|strong="H3808" the|strong="H0853" children|strong="H1121" turned against|strong="H5921" me|strong="H5921" and|strong="H1980" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" obey|strong="H6213" my|strong="H8104" laws. They|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" keep|strong="H8104" my|strong="H8104" commands|strong="H0559"—even|strong="H3808" though people|strong="H0120" who|strong="H0834" obey|strong="H6213" my|strong="H8104" laws live|strong="H1980" because|strong="H5921" of|strong="H1121" them|strong="H0853". They|strong="H0834" treated|strong="H6213" my|strong="H8104" special days of|strong="H1121" rest as|strong="H0834" though they|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" important. So|strong="H1980" I|strong="H0834" decided|strong="H3615" to|strong="H0559" destroy|strong="H3615" them|strong="H0853" completely|strong="H3615" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" desert|strong="H4057"—to|strong="H0559" let|strong="H1980" them|strong="H0853" feel the|strong="H0853" full force of|strong="H1121" my|strong="H8104" anger|strong="H0639".
22 But|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" stopped|strong="H7725" myself. The|strong="H0853" other|strong="H1115" nations|strong="H1471" saw me|strong="H7725" bring|strong="H3318" Israel out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H3027" Egypt. I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H1115" want to|strong="H7725" ruin my|strong="H7725" good name|strong="H8034", so|strong="H4616" I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H1115" destroy|strong="H6213" Israel in|strong="H8034" front of|strong="H3027" those|strong="H0834" other|strong="H1115" people|strong="H1471".
23 So|strong="H1571" I|strong="H0589" made|strong="H1571" another|strong="H1571" promise to|strong="H3027" those|strong="H0853" people|strong="H1471" in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0853" desert|strong="H4057". I|strong="H0589" promised to|strong="H3027" scatter|strong="H2219" them|strong="H0853" among|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0853" nations|strong="H1471", to|strong="H3027" send them|strong="H0853" to|strong="H3027" many different countries|strong="H0776".
24 “‘The|strong="H0853" people|strong="H3808" of|strong="H5869" Israel did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" obey|strong="H6213" my|strong="H1961" commands. They|strong="H3808" refused|strong="H3808" to|strong="H1961" obey|strong="H6213" my|strong="H1961" laws. They|strong="H3808" treated|strong="H6213" my|strong="H1961" special days of|strong="H5869" rest|strong="H1961" as|strong="H1961" though they|strong="H3808" were|strong="H1961" not|strong="H3808" important, and|strong="H4941" they|strong="H3808" worshiped|strong="H0310" the|strong="H0853" filthy idols|strong="H1544" of|strong="H5869" their|strong="H0310" fathers|strong="H0001".
25 So|strong="H5414" I|strong="H0589" gave|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" laws|strong="H2706" that|strong="H3808" were|strong="H1571" not|strong="H3808" good|strong="H2896". I|strong="H0589" gave|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" commands that|strong="H3808" would not|strong="H3808" bring|strong="H5414" life|strong="H2421".
26 I|strong="H0589" let them|strong="H0853" make|strong="H3045" themselves filthy with|strong="H3068" their|strong="H3605" gifts|strong="H4979". They|strong="H0834" even|strong="H0853" began to|strong="H3068" sacrifice their|strong="H3605" own firstborn|strong="H6363" children. In|strong="H3068" this|strong="H0834" way|strong="H3605" I|strong="H0589" would|strong="H3068" destroy|strong="H3605" them|strong="H0853". Then|strong="H0853" they|strong="H0834" would|strong="H3068" know|strong="H3045" that|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068".’
27 So|strong="H3651" now|strong="H3541", son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" man|strong="H0120", speak|strong="H1696" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" family|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478". Tell|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413", ‘This|strong="H2063" is|strong="H3651" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0853" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" says|strong="H0559": The|strong="H0853" people|strong="H0120" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478" said|strong="H0559" bad things|strong="H3478" about|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413" and|strong="H1121" made|strong="H1696" evil plans against|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413".
28 But|strong="H7200" I|strong="H0834" still brought|strong="H0935" them|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H3605" land|strong="H0776" I|strong="H0834" promised|strong="H5414" to|strong="H0413" give|strong="H5414" them|strong="H0413". They|strong="H0834" saw|strong="H7200" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" hills|strong="H1389" and|strong="H0935" green trees|strong="H6086", so|strong="H5414" they|strong="H0834" went|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" all|strong="H3605" those|strong="H3605" places|strong="H3605" to|strong="H0413" worship. They|strong="H0834" took|strong="H5375" their|strong="H3605" sacrifices|strong="H2077" and|strong="H0935" anger|strong="H5375" offerings|strong="H2077" to|strong="H0413" all|strong="H3605" those|strong="H3605" places|strong="H3605". They|strong="H0834" offered|strong="H2076" their|strong="H3605" sacrifices|strong="H2077" that|strong="H0834" made|strong="H5414" a|strong="H5414" sweet smell, and|strong="H0935" they|strong="H0834" offered|strong="H2076" their|strong="H3605" drink offerings|strong="H2077" at|strong="H0413" those|strong="H3605" places|strong="H3605".
29 I|strong="H0834" asked|strong="H0559" the|strong="H0559" people|strong="H0834" of|strong="H3117" Israel why|strong="H4100" they|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" going|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" high|strong="H1116" places|strong="H1116". But|strong="H0859" that|strong="H0834" high|strong="H1116" place|strong="H1116" is|strong="H0834" still|strong="H5704" there|strong="H8033" today|strong="H3117".’
30 “Since|strong="H0310" Israel|strong="H3478" did|strong="H3651" those|strong="H0310" things|strong="H8251", speak|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413" and|strong="H3478" tell|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413", ‘This|strong="H3651" is|strong="H3651" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0559" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" says|strong="H0559": You|strong="H0859" people have|strong="H0001" made|strong="H2930" yourselves|strong="H0859" filthy by|strong="H0413" doing|strong="H1870" the|strong="H0559" things|strong="H8251" your|strong="H0413" ancestors|strong="H0001" did|strong="H3651". You|strong="H0859" have|strong="H0001" acted like|strong="H3651" a|strong="H3478" prostitute|strong="H2181". You|strong="H0859" have|strong="H0001" left me|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" be|strong="H3478" with|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" horrible gods your|strong="H0413" ancestors|strong="H0001" worshiped|strong="H0310".
31 You|strong="H0859" are|strong="H3117" giving the|strong="H3605" same kind of|strong="H1121" gifts|strong="H4979". You|strong="H0859" are|strong="H3117" putting|strong="H5674" your|strong="H3605" children|strong="H1121" in|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3605" fire|strong="H0784" as|strong="H5704" a|strong="H0518" gift|strong="H4979" to|strong="H5704" your|strong="H3605" false gods. You|strong="H0859" are|strong="H3117" still|strong="H5704" making|strong="H3605" yourself|strong="H0859" filthy with|strong="H1004" these|strong="H3605" filthy idols|strong="H1544" today|strong="H3117"! Do|strong="H0518" you|strong="H0859" really think that|strong="H3605" I|strong="H0589" should|strong="H0518" let you|strong="H0859" come to|strong="H5704" me|strong="H0589" and|strong="H1121" ask|strong="H1875" me|strong="H0589" for|strong="H1004" advice? I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H3605" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136". By|strong="H0784" my|strong="H3605" life|strong="H3117", I|strong="H0589" swear that|strong="H3605" I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3478" not|strong="H0518" answer your|strong="H3605" questions or|strong="H0518" give|strong="H4979" you|strong="H0859" advice!
32 You|strong="H0859" keep saying|strong="H0559" you|strong="H0859" want to|strong="H0559" be|strong="H1961" like|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0559" other nations|strong="H1471". You|strong="H0859" live like|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0559" people|strong="H1471" in|strong="H5921" other nations|strong="H1471". You|strong="H0859" serve|strong="H8334" pieces of|strong="H0776" wood|strong="H6086" and|strong="H0776" stone|strong="H0068" idols!’”
33 The|strong="H5002" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" says|strong="H5002", “By|strong="H5921" my|strong="H5921" life|strong="H2416", I|strong="H0589" swear that|strong="H3808" I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3027" rule|strong="H3027" over|strong="H5921" you|strong="H0518" as|strong="H0589" king|strong="H4427". But|strong="H0518" I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3027" raise|strong="H8210" my|strong="H5921" powerful|strong="H2389" arm|strong="H2220" and|strong="H3027" punish you|strong="H0518". I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3027" show my|strong="H5921" anger|strong="H2534" against|strong="H5921" you|strong="H0518"!
34 I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" bring|strong="H3318" you|strong="H0834" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H0776" these|strong="H5971" other nations|strong="H5971". I|strong="H0834" scattered|strong="H6327" you|strong="H0834" among|strong="H4480" these|strong="H5971" nations|strong="H5971", but|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" gather|strong="H6908" you|strong="H0834" together|strong="H6908" and|strong="H0776" bring|strong="H3318" you|strong="H0834" back|strong="H3318" from|strong="H4480" these|strong="H5971" countries|strong="H0776". But|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" raise|strong="H8210" my|strong="H0834" powerful|strong="H2389" arm|strong="H2220" and|strong="H0776" punish you|strong="H0834". I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" show my|strong="H0834" anger|strong="H2534" against|strong="H4480" you|strong="H0834"!
35 I|strong="H8033" will|strong="H0935" lead|strong="H0413" you|strong="H6440" into|strong="H0413" a|strong="H0935" desert|strong="H4057" as|strong="H0935" I|strong="H8033" did before|strong="H6440", but|strong="H0935" this|strong="H0935" will|strong="H0935" be a|strong="H0935" place|strong="H0935" where|strong="H8033" other nations|strong="H5971" live. We|strong="H8033" will|strong="H0935" stand|strong="H0935" face|strong="H6440" to|strong="H0413" face|strong="H6440", and|strong="H0935" I|strong="H8033" will|strong="H0935" judge|strong="H8199" you|strong="H6440".
36 I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" judge|strong="H8199" you|strong="H0834" as|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" judged|strong="H8199" your|strong="H0834" ancestors|strong="H0001" in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0834" desert|strong="H4057" near|strong="H0854" Egypt|strong="H4714".” This|strong="H3651" is|strong="H0834" what|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0834" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" said|strong="H3651".
37 “I|strong="H8478" will|strong="H0935" judge you|strong="H0935" guilty and|strong="H0935" punish you|strong="H0935" according to|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0853" agreement|strong="H1285".
38 I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3068" remove|strong="H3318" all|strong="H3045" those|strong="H4480" who|strong="H3068" turned|strong="H0413" against|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413" and|strong="H0935" sinned against|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413". I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3068" remove|strong="H3318" them|strong="H0413" from|strong="H4480" your|strong="H3068" homeland. They|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" never|strong="H3808" again come|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" land|strong="H0776" of|strong="H0776" Israel|strong="H3478". Then|strong="H3318" you|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" know|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068".”
39 Now|strong="H8085", family|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478", this|strong="H3541" is|strong="H0369" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0853" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" says|strong="H0559": “Whoever wants to|strong="H0413" worship|strong="H5647" their|strong="H8085" filthy idols|strong="H1544", let|strong="H3808" them|strong="H0413" go|strong="H2490" and|strong="H3478" worship|strong="H5647" them|strong="H0413". But|strong="H0518" later|strong="H0310", don’t|strong="H3808" think|strong="H0559" you|strong="H0859" will|strong="H3478" get any|strong="H0376" advice from|strong="H0376" me|strong="H0413". You|strong="H0859" will|strong="H3478" not|strong="H3808" ruin my|strong="H8085" name|strong="H8034" anymore|strong="H5750"—not|strong="H3808" when|strong="H8085" you|strong="H0859" continue|strong="H5750" to|strong="H0413" give|strong="H8085" your|strong="H8085" gifts|strong="H4979" to|strong="H0413" your|strong="H8085" filthy idols|strong="H1544"!”
40 The|strong="H3605" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" says|strong="H5002", “People|strong="H0776" must|strong="H0853" come to|strong="H3478" my|strong="H3605" holy|strong="H6944" mountain|strong="H2022"—the|strong="H3605" high|strong="H4791" mountain|strong="H2022" in|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478"—to|strong="H3478" serve|strong="H5647" me|strong="H1875"! The|strong="H3605" whole|strong="H3605" family|strong="H1004" of|strong="H0776" Israel|strong="H3478" will|strong="H0776" be|strong="H3478" on|strong="H0776" their|strong="H3605" land|strong="H0776"; they|strong="H3588" will|strong="H0776" be|strong="H3478" there|strong="H8033" in|strong="H1004" their|strong="H3605" country|strong="H2022". There|strong="H8033" you|strong="H3588" can|strong="H1004" come to|strong="H3478" ask|strong="H1875" me|strong="H1875" for|strong="H3588" advice, and|strong="H3478" you|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" come there|strong="H8033" to|strong="H3478" bring me|strong="H1875" your|strong="H3605" offerings|strong="H8641". You|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" bring the|strong="H3605" first|strong="H7225" part of|strong="H0776" your|strong="H3605" crops to|strong="H3478" me|strong="H1875" there|strong="H8033". You|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" bring all|strong="H3605" your|strong="H3605" holy|strong="H6944" gifts|strong="H6944" to|strong="H3478" me|strong="H1875" in|strong="H1004" that|strong="H3588" place|strong="H6944".
41 Then|strong="H3318" I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" be|strong="H0776" pleased|strong="H7521" with|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0853" sweet smell of|strong="H0776" your|strong="H0834" sacrifices. That|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" happen when|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" bring|strong="H3318" you|strong="H0834" back|strong="H3318". I|strong="H0834" scattered|strong="H6327" you|strong="H0834" among|strong="H4480" many nations|strong="H1471", but|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" gather|strong="H6908" you|strong="H0834" together|strong="H6908" and|strong="H0776" make|strong="H7521" you|strong="H0834" my|strong="H0834" special people|strong="H5971" again. And|strong="H0776" all|strong="H4480" the|strong="H0853" nations|strong="H1471" will|strong="H0776" see|strong="H5869" it|strong="H6942".
42 Then|strong="H0853" you|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" know|strong="H3045" that|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068". You|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" know|strong="H3045" this|strong="H3588" when|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0589" bring|strong="H0935" you|strong="H0834" back|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" land|strong="H0776" of|strong="H0776" Israel|strong="H3478", the|strong="H0853" land|strong="H0776" I|strong="H0589" promised|strong="H5414" to|strong="H0413" give|strong="H5414" to|strong="H0413" your|strong="H3068" ancestors|strong="H0001".
43 In|strong="H1870" that|strong="H0834" country you|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" remember|strong="H2142" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" evil|strong="H7451" things|strong="H3605" you|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" that|strong="H0834" made|strong="H6213" you|strong="H0834" filthy, and|strong="H6440" you|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" be|strong="H3605" ashamed.
44 Family|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478", you|strong="H3588" did|strong="H6213" many evil|strong="H7451" things|strong="H3808", and|strong="H3068" you|strong="H3588" should|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3808" destroyed|strong="H7843" because|strong="H3588" of|strong="H1004" them|strong="H0854". But|strong="H3588" to|strong="H3068" protect my|strong="H3068" good name|strong="H8034", I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" give you|strong="H3588" the|strong="H5002" punishment you|strong="H3588" really deserve. Then|strong="H4616" you|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" know|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H5002" LORD|strong="H3068".” This|strong="H3588" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3045" the|strong="H5002" Lord|strong="H3068" GOD|strong="H3068" said.
45 Then the word of the LORD came to me. He said,
46 “Son of man, look toward the Negev, the southern part of Judah. Speak against the Negev Forest.
47 Say to the Negev Forest, ‘Listen to the word of the LORD. This is what the Lord GOD said: Look, I am ready to start a fire in your forest. The fire will destroy every green tree and every dry tree. The flame that burns will not be put out. All the land from south to north will be burned by the fire.
48 Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have started the fire. The fire will not be put out!’”
49 Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD! If I say this, the people will say that I am only telling them stories.”