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And you will know that I am the LORD, for you have not followed my decrees or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you.ā
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Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, āAlas, Sovereign LORD! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?ā
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The word of the LORD came to me:
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āSon of man, the people of Jerusalem have said of your fellow exiles and all the other Israelites, āThey are far away from the LORD; this land was given to us as our possession.ā
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āTherefore say: āThis is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.ā