| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 17 Famine conditions. People will look at one another, see nothing but skin and bones, and shake their heads. This is what sin does." | 17 for food and water will be scarce. They will be appalled at the sight of each other and will waste away because of their sin. |
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