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The word of the LORD came to me :
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Son of man ,
you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house ,
who have eyes to see ,
but see not ,
who have ears to hear ,
but hear not ;
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for they are a rebellious house .
Therefore ,
son of man ,
prepare for yourself an exile '
s baggage ,
and go into exile by day in their sight ;
you shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight .
Perhaps they will understand ,
though they are a rebellious house .
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You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight ,
as baggage for exile ;
and you shall go forth yourself at evening in their sight ,
as men do who must go into exile .
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Dig through the wall in their sight ,
and go out through it .
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In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder ,
and carry it out in the dark ;
you shall cover your face ,
that you may not see the land ;
for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel ."
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And I did as I was commanded .
I brought out my baggage by day ,
as baggage for exile ,
and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands ;
I went forth in the dark ,
carrying my outfit upon my shoulder in their sight .
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In the morning the word of the LORD came to me :
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Son of man ,
has not the house of Israel ,
the rebellious house ,
said to you , `
What are you doing ?'
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Say to them , `
Thus says the Lord GOD :
This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it .'
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Say , `
I am a sign for you :
as I have done ,
so shall it be done to them ;
they shall go into exile ,
into captivity .'
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And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder in the dark ,
and shall go forth ;
he shall dig through the wall and go out through it ;
he shall cover his face ,
that he may not see the land with his eyes .
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And I will spread my net over him ,
and he shall be taken in my snare ;
and I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chalde '
ans ,
yet he shall not see it ;
and he shall die there .
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And I will scatter toward every wind all who are round about him ,
his helpers and all his troops ;
and I will unsheathe the sword after them .
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And they shall know that I am the LORD ,
when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries .
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But I will let a few of them escape from the sword ,
from famine and pestilence ,
that they may confess all their abominations among the nations where they go ,
and may know that I am the LORD ."
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me :
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Son of man ,
eat your bread with quaking ,
and drink water with trembling and with fearfulness ;
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and say of the people of the land ,
Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel :
They shall eat their bread with fearfulness ,
and drink water in dismay ,
because their land will be stripped of all it contains ,
on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it .
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And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste ,
and the land shall become a desolation ;
and you shall know that I am the LORD ."
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And the word of the LORD came to me :
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Son of man ,
what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel ,
saying , `
The days grow long ,
and every vision comes to nought '?
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Tell them therefore , `
Thus says the Lord GOD :
I will put an end to this proverb ,
and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel .'
But say to them ,
The days are at hand ,
and the fulfilment of every vision .
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For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel .
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But I the LORD will speak the word which I will speak ,
and it will be performed .
It will no longer be delayed ,
but in your days ,
O rebellious house ,
I will speak the word and perform it ,
says the Lord GOD ."
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Again the word of the LORD came to me :
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Son of man ,
behold ,
they of the house of Israel say , `
The vision that he sees is for many days hence ,
and he prophesies of times far off .'
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Therefore say to them ,
Thus says the Lord GOD :
None of my words will be delayed any longer ,
but the word which I speak will be performed ,
says the Lord GOD ."