Ezekiel 14:16-18
New King James Version
16 even (A)though these three men were [a]in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; only they would be delivered, and the land would be (B)desolate.
17 “Or if (C)I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I (D)cut off man and beast from it, 18 even (E)though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they themselves would be delivered.
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- Ezekiel 14:16 Lit. in the midst of it
Ezekiel 14:16-18
New International Version
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.(A)
17 “Or if I bring a sword(B) against that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass throughout the land,’ and I kill its people and their animals,(C) 18 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.
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