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14 Because of that, the Lord God Almighty said to me,

‘That is what the people are saying.
    So I will give you a strong message to speak to them.
It will be like fire that comes out of your mouth.
    And the people will burn like wood in that fire.’

15 The Lord says this:

‘Listen to me, you people of Israel.
    I will bring an army to attack you.
They will come from a nation that is far away.
    It is a strong nation that started long ago.
You do not know their language.
    You cannot understand what they say.
16 They are all brave soldiers.
    They shoot arrows that will kill you.

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14 Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says:

“Because the people have spoken these words,
    I will make my words in your mouth(A) a fire(B)
    and these people the wood it consumes.(C)
15 People of Israel,” declares the Lord,
    “I am bringing a distant nation(D) against you—
an ancient and enduring nation,
    a people whose language(E) you do not know,
    whose speech you do not understand.
16 Their quivers(F) are like an open grave;
    all of them are mighty warriors.

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