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"Take some largestones in your hands and hide them in the mortar in the brick terrace which is at the entrance of Pharaoh'spalace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of some of the Jews;
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and say to them, 'Thussays the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Behold, I am going to send and getNebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and I am going to set his throne right overthesestones that I have hidden; and he will spread his canopyover them.
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"He will also come and strike the land of Egypt; those who are meant for death will be given over to death, and those for captivity to captivity, and those for the sword to the sword.
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"And I shall setfire to the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. So he will wraphimself with the land of Egypt as a shepherdwrapshimself with his garment, and he will depart from theresafely.