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14 And if even the three of these men were in the midst of it—Noah, Daniel, and Job—they, through their righteousness, would save only themselves!”[a] declares[b] the Lord Yahweh. 15 “If a fierce animal I should let cross through the land, and it should make it childless and it will be a desolation, so that there will not be one crossing over the land due to[c] the presence of the animal, 16 even if these three men were in the midst of it, as surely as I live,”[d] declares[e] the Lord Yahweh, “surely they will not save sons and daughters; they themselves alone,[f] they will be saved, but the land will be a desolation.

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  1. Ezekiel 14:14 Literally “their souls”
  2. Ezekiel 14:14 Literally “declaration of”
  3. Ezekiel 14:15 Literally “from the face of”
  4. Ezekiel 14:16 Literally “live I”
  5. Ezekiel 14:16 Literally “declaration of”
  6. Ezekiel 14:16 Literally “they to alone them”

14 even if these three men—Noah,(A) Daniel[a](B) and Job(C)—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness,(D) declares the Sovereign Lord.

15 “Or if I send wild beasts(E) through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts,(F) 16 as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be desolate.(G)

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  1. Ezekiel 14:14 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature; also in verse 20