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1 People of Israel, listen to the LORD's message. It is against you. It is against the whole family he brought up out of Egypt. He says,
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1 Hear this word the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel--against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:
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2 "Out of all of the families on earth I have chosen only you. So I will punish you because you have committed so many sins."
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2 "You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins."
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3 Do two people walk together unless they've agreed to do so?
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3 Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?
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4 Does a lion roar in the bushes when it doesn't have any food? Does it growl in its den when it hasn't caught anything?
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4 Does a lion roar in the thicket when he has no prey? Does he growl in his den when he has caught nothing?
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5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no one has set a trap for it? Does a net spring up from the earth when there isn't anything for it to catch?
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5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no snare has been set? Does a trap spring up from the earth when there is nothing to catch?
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6 When someone blows a trumpet in a city, don't the people tremble with fear? When trouble comes to a city, hasn't the LORD caused it?
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6 When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
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7 The LORD and King never does anything without telling his servants the prophets about it.
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7 Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
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8 A lion has roared. Who isn't afraid? The LORD and King has spoken. Who can do anything but prophesy?
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8 The lion has roared-- who will not fear? The Sovereign LORD has spoken-- who can but prophesy?
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