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24-JER/01.usfm

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-\v 13 The word of Yahweh came to me a second time and said, "What do you see?" I said, "I see a heated pot, whose surface is churning, tipping away from the north."
+\v 13 The word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying, "What do you see?" I said, "I see a heated pot, whose surface is churning, tipping away from the north."
 \v 14 Yahweh said to me, "Disaster will be opened up out of the north on all who live in this land.
 
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24-JER/10.usfm

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 \v 14 Every man has become ignorant, without knowledge. Every metalworker is put to shame by his idols.
-\q For his cast poured images are frauds; there is no life in them.
+\q For his cast images are frauds; there is no life in them.
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 \v 15 They are useless, the work of mockers; they will perish at the time of their punishment.
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-\v 23 The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said,
+\v 23 The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
 \v 24 "Have you not considered what this people has declared when they said, 'The two families that Yahweh chose, now he has rejected them'? In this way they despise my people, saying that they are no longer a nation in their sight.
 
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24-JER/34.usfm

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-\v 12 So the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said,
+\v 12 So the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
 \v 13 "Yahweh, God of Israel, says this, 'I myself made a covenant with your ancestors on the day that I brought them out from the land of Egypt, out from the house of slavery. That was when I said,
 \v 14 "At the end of every seven years, each man must send away his brother, his fellow Hebrew who had sold himself to you and served you for six years. Send him away in freedom." But your ancestors did not listen to me or incline their ears to me.
 

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-\v 12 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said,
+\v 12 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah saying,
 \v 13 "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "Will you not receive correction and listen to my words?
 —this is Yahweh's declaration.
 \v 14 The words of Jonadab son of Rechab that he gave to his sons as a command, not to drink any wine, have been observed to this very day. They have obeyed their ancestor's command. But as for me, I myself have been making persistent proclamations to you, but you do not listen to me.

24-JER/51.usfm

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-\v 17 Every man becomes like an animal without knowledge; every metalworker is put to shame by his idols.
-\q For his cast poured images are frauds; there is no life in them.
+\v 17 Every man has become ignorant, without knowledge. Every metalworker is put to shame by his idols.
+\q For his cast images are frauds, and there is no life in them.
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 \v 18 They are useless, the work of mockers; they will perish at the time of their punishment.
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26-EZK/01.usfm

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 \v 1 In the thirtieth year, the fourth month, and the fifth day of the month, it came about that I was living among the captives by the Chebar Canal. The heavens opened, and I saw visions of God.
 \v 2 On the fifth day of that month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
-\v 3 the word of Yahweh came with power to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal, the hand of Yahweh was upon him there.
+\v 3 the word of Yahweh came to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal, the hand of Yahweh was upon him there.
 
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-\v 16 Then it happened after seven days that the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 16 Then it happened after seven days that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel, so listen to the word from my mouth, and give them my warning.
 \v 18 When I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die' and you do not warn him or speak a warning to the wicked about his evil deeds so he might live—the wicked one will die for his sin, but I will require his blood from your hand. 
 \v 19 But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked deeds, then he will die for his sin, but you will have rescued your own life.

26-EZK/06.usfm

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-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them.
 \v 3 Say, 'Mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord Yahweh! The Lord Yahweh says this to the mountains and to the hills, to the streambeds, and to the valleys: Behold! I am bringing a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
 

26-EZK/07.usfm

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-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "You, son of man—the Lord Yahweh says this to the land of Israel."
 \q 'An end! An end has come to the four borders of the land.
 

26-EZK/11.usfm

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 \v 13 It came about that as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah, died. So I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, "Alas, Lord Yahweh, will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?"
 
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-\v 14 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 14 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 15 "Son of man, your brothers! Your brothers! The men of your clan and all the house of Israel! All of them are those of whom it is said by those living in Jerusalem, 'They are far away from Yahweh! This land was given to us as our possession.'
 
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26-EZK/12.usfm

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-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house, where they have eyes to see but they do not see; and where they have ears to hear but do not listen, because they are a rebellious house.
 
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 \v 7 So I did this, just as I was commanded. I brought out my things of exile in the daytime, and in the evening I dug a hole through the wall by hand. I brought my things out in the dark, and lifted them up on my shoulder in their sight.
 
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-\v 8 Then at dawn the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 8 Then the word of Yahweh came to me in the morning, saying,
 \v 9 "Son of man, is the house of Israel, that rebellious house, not asking, 'What are you doing?'
 \v 10 Say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: this prophetic action concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel in whose midst they are.'
 
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-\v 17 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 17 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 18 "Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with shaking and worry.
 
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-\v 21 Again the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 21 Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 22 "Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel that says, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails'?
 \v 23 Therefore, say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: I will put an end to this proverb, and the people of Israel will no longer use it.' Say to them, 'The days have drawn near when every vision will be fulfilled.
 
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-\v 26 Again the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 26 Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 27 "Son of man! Behold, the house of Israel has said, 'The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of far off times.'
 \v 28 Therefore say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: My words will not be delayed any longer, but the word that I have spoken will be done—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'"
 

26-EZK/13.usfm

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-\v 1 Again, the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Again, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the prophets who are prophesying in Israel, and say to those who are prophesying out of their own imaginations, 'Listen to the word of Yahweh.
 \v 3 The Lord Yahweh says this: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, but who have seen nothing!
 \v 4 Israel, your prophets have been like jackals in the wastelands.

26-EZK/14.usfm

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 \v 1 Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
-\v 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 3 "Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts and have put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their own faces. Should I be inquired of at all by them?
 
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-\v 12 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 12 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 13 "Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a sin so that I reach out with my hand against it and break the staff of its bread, and send out over it a famine and cut off both man and beast from the land;
 \v 14 then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in the land's midst, they could only rescue their own lives by their righteousness—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
 

26-EZK/15.usfm

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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, how is a vine better than any tree with branches that is among the trees in a forest?
 \v 3 Do people take wood from a vine to make anything? Or do they make a peg from it to hang anything on it?
 \v 4 See! If it is thrown into a fire as fuel, and if the fire has burned both of its ends and also the middle, is it good for anything?

26-EZK/16.usfm

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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, inform Jerusalem about her abominations,
 \v 3 and declare, 'The Lord Yahweh says this to Jerusalem: Your beginning and your birth took place in the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite.
 

26-EZK/17.usfm

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-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, present a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.
 \v 3 Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this:
 \q A large eagle with large wings and long pinions, full of feathers,
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-\v 11 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 11 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 12 "Speak to the rebellious house, 'Do you not know what these things mean? Behold! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took her king and her princes and brought them to him in Babylon.
 
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26-EZK/18.usfm

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-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me again and said,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
 \v 2 "What do you mean, you who use this proverb concerning the land of Israel and say,
 \q 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'?
 

26-EZK/20.usfm

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 \v 1 It came about in the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, that elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh and sat before me.
 
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-\v 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 3 "Son of man, declare to the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Have you come to inquire of me? As I live, I will not be inquired of by you!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'
 
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-\v 45 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 45 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 46 "Son of man, set your face toward the southern lands, and speak against the south; prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
 \v 47 Say to the forest of the Negev, 'Hear the declaration of Yahweh! The Lord Yahweh says this: See, I will set a fire among you. It will devour every fresh tree and every dried tree among you. The fiery flame will not be quenched; every face from the south to the north will be burned.
 

26-EZK/21.usfm

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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and speak against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel.
 \v 3 Say to the land of Israel, 'Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you! I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous person and the wicked person from you!
 
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-\v 8 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 8 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 9 "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'The Lord says this:
 \q Say: A sword! A sword! It will be sharpened and polished!
 
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-\v 18 The word of Yahweh came to me again and said,
+\v 18 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
 \v 19 "Now you, son of man, assign two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to come. The two roads will start in the same land, and a signpost will mark one of them as leading to a city.
 \v 20 Mark one road for the Babylonian army to come to Rabbah, the city of the Ammonites. Mark the other to lead the army to Judah and the city of Jerusalem, which is fortified.
 

26-EZK/22.usfm

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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Now you, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the city of blood? Make her know all her abominations.
 \v 3 You must say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: This is a city that pours out blood in her midst so that her time may come; a city that makes idols to make herself unclean.
 
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-\v 17 Next the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 17 Next the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 18 "Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are the leftovers of bronze and tin, and iron and lead in your midst. They will be like the dross of silver in your furnace.
 \v 19 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Because all of you have become like dross, therefore, behold! I am about to gather you into the center of Jerusalem.
 
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-\v 23 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 23 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 24 "Son of man, say to her, 'You are a land that has not been cleansed. There is no rain on the day of wrath!
 \v 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing apart a victim. They consume life and take precious wealth; they make many widows within her!
 \f + \ft Instead of \fqa There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her \fqa* , some ancient copies have \fqa whose princes \fqa* . \f*

26-EZK/23.usfm

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-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.
 \v 3 They acted as prostitutes in Egypt in the time of their youth. They acted as prostitutes there. Their breasts were squeezed and their virgin nipples were fondled there.
 \v 4 Their names were Oholah—the older sister—and Oholibah—her younger sister. Then they became mine and bore sons and daughters. Their names mean this: Oholah means Samaria, and Oholibah means Jerusalem.

26-EZK/24.usfm

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-\v 1  The word of Yahweh came to me in the ninth year, on the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month:
+\v 1  The word of Yahweh came to me in the ninth year, on the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, write for yourself the name of this day, this exact day, for this exact day the king of Babylon has besieged Jerusalem.
 
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-\v 15 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 15 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 16 "Son of man! Behold, I am taking the desire of your eyes from you with a plague, but you must not mourn nor weep, and your tears must not flow.
 \v 17 You must groan silently. Do not conduct a funeral for the dead. Tie your turban on you and place your sandals on your feet, but do not veil your facial hair or eat the bread of men who mourn for having lost their wives."
 
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 \v 19 The people asked me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean, the things that you are doing?"
-\v 20 So I said to them, "The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 20 So I said to them, "The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 21 'Say to the house of Israel, the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I will desecrate my sanctuary—the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword.
 
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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, set your face against the people of Ammon and prophesy against them.
 
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-\v 1 So it was in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 So it was in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, 'Aha! The gates of the people are broken! She has turned to me; I will be filled up because she is ruined.'
 
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-\v 1 Again the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Now you, son of man, begin a lamentation concerning Tyre,
 \v 3 and say to Tyre, who lives within the gates of the sea, merchants of peoples to many islands, the Lord Yahweh says this to you:
 \q Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'

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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Your heart is arrogant! You have said, "I am a god! I will sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!" Even though you are a man and not a god, you make your heart like the heart of a god;
 \v 3 you think that you are wiser than Daniel, and that no secret amazes you!
 
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-\v 11 The word of Yahweh came again to me and said,
+\v 11 The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
 \v 12 "Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
 \v 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you:  ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
 
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-\v 20 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 20 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 21 "Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
 \v 22 Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Sidon! For I will be glorified in your midst so your people will know that I am Yahweh when I execute justice within you. I will be shown to be holy in you.
 

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-\v 1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt; prophesy against him and against all of Egypt.
 \v 3 Declare and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this:
 \q Behold! I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
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-\v 17 Then it came about in the twenty-seventh year on the first of the first month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 17 Then it came about in the twenty-seventh year on the first of the first month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 18 "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon stationed his army to do hard work against Tyre. Every head was rubbed until it was made bald, and every shoulder was made raw. Yet he and his army received no payment from Tyre for the hard work that he carried out against it.
 
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-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this:
 \q Wail, "Woe is the coming day."
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-\v 20 Then it came about in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 20 Then it came about in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 
 \v 21 "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Behold! It has not been bound up, or set to heal with a bandage, so that it will become strong enough to grasp a sword.
 
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-\v 1 Then it came about in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then it came about in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, say to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his multitudes around him,
 \q 'In your greatness, who are you like?
 

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-\v 1 Then it happened in the twelfth month of the twelfth year, on the first of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then it happened in the twelfth month of the twelfth year, on the first of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, lift up a lament concerning Pharaoh the king of Egypt; say to him, 'You are like a young lion among the nations,
 \q but you are like a monster in the seas; you churn up the water,
 \q you stir up the waters with your feet and muddy their waters.
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-\v 17 Then it happened in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 17 Then it happened in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
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 \v 18 "Son of man, weep for the multitudes of Egypt and bring them down—
 \q her and the daughters of majestic nations—to the lowest earth with those who have gone down to the pit.

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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, declare this to your people; say to them, 'When I bring a sword against any land, then the people of that land take one man from among themselves and make him a watchman for them.
 \v 3 He looks for the sword as it comes on the land, and he blows his horn to warn the people!
 \v 4 If the people hear the sound of the horn but do not pay attention, and if the sword comes and kills them, then each one's blood is on his own head.

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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who are shepherding themselves. Should not shepherds guard the flock?
 \v 3 You eat the fatty portions and you dress in wool. You slaughter the fatlings of the flock. You do not shepherd at all.
 

26-EZK/35.usfm

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-\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.
 \v 3 Say to it, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will strike you with my hand and make you a desolation and a horror.
 

26-EZK/36.usfm

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-\v 16 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 16 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 17 "Son of man, when the house of Israel inhabited their land, they defiled it with their ways and their deeds. Their ways were like the unclean menstruation of a woman before me.
 \v 18 So I poured out my fury against them for the blood that they poured out on the land and for their pollution of it by their idols.
 

26-EZK/37.usfm

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-\v 15 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 15 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 16 "So now you, son of man, take one stick for yourself and write on it, 'For Judah and for the people of Israel, his companions.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim, and for all the people of Israel, their companions.'
 \v 17 Bring both of them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand.
 

26-EZK/38.usfm

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-\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; and prophesy against him.
 \v 3 Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
 

37-HAG/01.usfm

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-\v 1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and said,
+\v 1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, saying,
 \v 2 "Yahweh of hosts says this: These people say, 'It is not time for us to come or to build Yahweh's house.'"
 
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-\v 3 Then the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet and said,
+\v 3 Then the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying,
 \q
 \v 4 "Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your finished houses,
 \q while this house lies ruined?

37-HAG/02.usfm

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-\v 1 In the seventh month on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, and said,
+\v 1 In the seventh month on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying,
 \v 2 "Speak to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and to the remnant of the people. Say,
 
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-\v 10 In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came by Haggai the prophet and said,
+\v 10 In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
 \v 11 "Yahweh of hosts says this: Ask the priests concerning the law, and say,
 \v 12 'If a man carries meat that is set apart to Yahweh in the folds of his garment, and if he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any other food with his fold, does that food become holy?'" The priests answered and said, "No."
 

38-ZEC/01.usfm

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-\v 1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius' reign, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah son of Berechiah son
-of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
+\v 1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius' reign, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
 \v 2 "Yahweh was exceedingly angry with your fathers!
 \v 3 Say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts says this:
 \q Turn to me!—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—

38-ZEC/04.usfm

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-\v 8 The word of Yahweh came to me,
+\v 8 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 9 "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house and his hands will bring it to completion.
 \q Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.
 \v 10 Who has despised the day of small things?

38-ZEC/06.usfm

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-\v 9 So the word of Yahweh came to me and said,
+\v 9 So the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
 \v 10 "Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah—and go this same day and take it into the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah, who has come from Babylon.
 \v 11 Then take the silver and gold, make a crown and set it upon the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
 

38-ZEC/07.usfm

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-\v 8 The word of Yahweh came to Zechariah and said,
+\v 8 The word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,
 \q
 \v 9 "Yahweh of hosts says this, 'Judge with true justice, covenant faithfulness,
 \q and mercy. Let each man do this for his brother.