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Speak in the ears of my people the words of the prophecy that I will put in your mouth, says the Lord,
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and cause them to be written on paper; for they are trustworthy and true.
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Do not fear the plots against you, and do not be troubled by the unbelief of those who oppose you.
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For all unbelievers shall die in their unbelief.
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Beware, says the Lord, I am bringing evils upon the world, the sword and famine, death and destruction,
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because iniquity has spread throughout every land, and their harmful doings have reached their limit.
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Therefore, says the Lord,
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I will be silent no longer concerning their ungodly acts that they impiously commit, neither will I tolerate their wicked practices. Innocent and righteous blood cries out to me, and the souls of the righteous cry out continually.
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I will surely avenge them, says the Lord, and will receive to myself all the innocent blood from among them.
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See, my people are being led like a flock to the slaughter; I will not allow them to live any longer in the land of Egypt,
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but I will bring them out with a mighty hand and with an uplifted arm, and will strike Egypt with plagues, as before, and will destroy all its land.