For each time I speak, I cry aloud;
I (A)proclaim violence and destruction,
Because for me the (B)word of the Lord has [a]resulted
In taunting and derision all day long.

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  1. Jeremiah 20:8 Lit become

Whenever I speak, I cry out
    proclaiming violence and destruction.(A)
So the word of the Lord has brought me
    insult and reproach(B) all day long.

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11 Violence [a]has grown into a rod of (A)wickedness. None of them shall remain, none of their [b]people, none of their (B)wealth, nor anything eminent among them.

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  1. Ezekiel 7:11 Lit has risen
  2. Ezekiel 7:11 Or procession

11 Violence(A) has arisen,[a]
    a rod to punish the wicked.
None of the people will be left,
    none of that crowd—
none of their wealth,
    nothing of value.(B)

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  1. Ezekiel 7:11 Or The violent one has become

23 (A)Make the [a]chain, for the land is full of [b](B)bloody crimes, and the city is (C)full of violence.

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  1. Ezekiel 7:23 I.e., used for imprisonment
  2. Ezekiel 7:23 Lit judgment of blood

23 “‘Prepare chains!
    For the land is full of bloodshed,(A)
    and the city is full of violence.(B)

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