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And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and (A)shame. (B)The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, (C)and its gates are destroyed by fire.”

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They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.(A)

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13 You have made us (A)the taunt of our neighbours,
    the derision and (B)scorn of those around us.

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13 You have made us a reproach(A) to our neighbors,(B)
    the scorn(C) and derision(D) of those around us.

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We have become (A)a taunt to our neighbours,
    (B)mocked and derided by those around us.

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We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
    of scorn(A) and derision to those around us.(B)

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I will make them (A)a horror[a] to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be (B)a reproach, (C)a byword, (D)a taunt, and (E)a curse in all the places where I shall drive them.

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  1. Jeremiah 24:9 Compare Septuagint; Hebrew horror for evil

I will make them abhorrent(A) and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword,(B) a curse[a](C) and an object of ridicule, wherever I banish(D) them.

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  1. Jeremiah 24:9 That is, their names will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that they are cursed.

14 Moreover, I will make you (A)a desolation and (B)an object of reproach among (C)the nations all around you and in the sight of all who pass by. 15 You shall be[a] a reproach and a taunt, a warning (D)and a horror, to (E)the nations all around you, (F)when I execute judgements on you in anger and fury, and (G)with furious rebukes—I am the Lord; I have spoken—

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  1. Ezekiel 5:15 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Masoretic Text And it shall be

14 “I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.(A) 15 You will be a reproach(B) and a taunt, a warning(C) and an object of horror to the nations around you when I inflict punishment on you in anger and in wrath and with stinging rebuke.(D) I the Lord have spoken.(E)

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You have become guilty (A)by the blood that you have shed, and defiled by the idols that you have made, and you have brought (B)your days near, the appointed time of[a] your years has come. (C)Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all the countries.

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  1. Ezekiel 22:4 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; most Hebrew manuscripts until

you have become guilty because of the blood you have shed(A) and have become defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close, and the end of your years has come.(B) Therefore I will make you an object of scorn(C) to the nations and a laughingstock to all the countries.(D)

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