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And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]? (24:19) Then I answered them, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, (24:20) Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword (24:21) And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men (24:22) And your tires [shall be] upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another (24:23) Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD (24:24) Also, thou son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, (24:25) [That] he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause [thee] to hear [it] with [thine] ears? (24:26) In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] the Lord
(24:27)
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