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And the wind, lifting me up, took me to the east doorway of the Lord's house, looking to the east: and at the door I saw twenty-five men; and among them I saw Jaazaniah, the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, rulers of the people.
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Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:
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Who say, This is not the time for building houses: this town is the cooking-pot and we are the flesh.
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For this cause be a prophet against them, be a prophet, O son of man.
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And the spirit of the Lord came on me, and he said to me, Say, These are the words of the Lord: This is what you have said, O children of Israel; what comes into your mind is clear to me.
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You have made great the number of your dead in this town, you have made its streets full of dead men.
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For this reason the Lord has said: Your dead whom you have put down in its streets, they are the flesh, and this town is the cooking-pot: but I will make you come out from inside it.
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You have been fearing the sword, and I will send the sword on you, says the Lord.
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I will make you come out from inside the town and will give you up into the hands of men from other lands, and will be judge among you.