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Ezekiel 14:13-15
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel 14:13-15
Contemporary English Version
13 Ezekiel, son of man, suppose an entire nation sins against me, and I punish it by destroying the crops and letting its people and livestock starve to death. 14 (A) Even if Noah, Daniel,[a] and Job were living in that nation, their faithfulness would not save anyone but themselves.
15 Or suppose I punish a nation by sending wild animals to eat people and scare away every passerby, so that the land becomes a barren desert.
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- 14.14 Daniel: Or “Danel,” possibly a well-known hero or wise man.
Ezekiel 14:13-15
New International Version
Ezekiel 14:13-15
New International Version
13 “Son of man, if a country sins(A) against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply(B) and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals,(C) 14 even if these three men—Noah,(D) Daniel[a](E) and Job(F)—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness,(G) declares the Sovereign Lord.
15 “Or if I send wild beasts(H) through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts,(I)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 14:14 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature; also in verse 20
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