The Message Bible MSG
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17 God's Message came to me:
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The word of the LORD came to me:
18 "Son of man, eat your meals shaking in your boots, drink your water trembling with fear.
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“Son of man, tremble as you eat your food, and shudder in fear as you drink your water.
19 Tell the people of this land, everyone living in Jerusalem and Israel, God's Message: 'You'll eat your meals shaking in your boots and drink your water in terror because your land is going to be stripped bare as punishment for the brutality rampant in it.
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Say to the people of the land: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there.
20 All the cities and villages will be emptied out and the fields destroyed. Then you'll realize that I am God.'"
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The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ”
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