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29 Because of thy anger towards Me, And thy noise -- it came up into Mine ears, I have put My hook in thy nose, And My bridle in thy lips, And I have caused thee to turn back In the way in which thou camest.

30 -- And this to thee [is] the sign, Food of the year [is] self-sown grain, And in the second year the spontaneous growth, And in the third year, sow ye and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.

31 And it hath continued -- the escaped Of the house of Judah that hath been left -- To take root beneath, And it hath made fruit upward.

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29 Because you rage against me
    and because your insolence(A) has reached my ears,
I will put my hook(B) in your nose(C)
    and my bit in your mouth,
and I will make you return
    by the way you came.(D)

30 “This will be the sign(E) for you, Hezekiah:

“This year(F) you will eat what grows by itself,
    and the second year what springs from that.
But in the third year(G) sow and reap,
    plant vineyards(H) and eat their fruit.(I)
31 Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah
    will take root(J) below and bear fruit(K) above.

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