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The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 12, Verse 8

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And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought [it] forth in the twilight, [and] I bare [it] upon [my] shoulder in their sight.
King James Version
And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
American Standard Version
And in the morning came the word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
New English Translation
The LORD’s message came to me in the morning:
World English Bible
In the morning came the word of Yahweh to me, saying,
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Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
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Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden [concerneth] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that [are] among them.
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Say, I [am] your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove [and] go into captivity.
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And the prince that [is] among them shall bear upon [his] shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with [his] eyes.
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My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon [to] the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
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And I will scatter toward every wind all that [are] about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
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And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
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But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;