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21 I did not send these prophets,
    yet they went forth in haste.
I did not speak to them,
    yet they prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my council,
    they would have then proclaimed my words to my people
and caused them to turn back from their evil ways
    and from the wickedness of their deeds.
23 The Lord asks:
    Am I a God only when I am near at hand,
    but not when I am far away?

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21 I did not send(A) these prophets,
    yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them,
    yet they have prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my council,(B)
    they would have proclaimed(C) my words to my people
and would have turned(D) them from their evil ways
    and from their evil deeds.(E)

23 “Am I only a God nearby,(F)
declares the Lord,
    “and not a God far away?

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