Ezekiel 33Ezekiel 34Revelation 2.18->Revelation 3.1-6Ezekiel 33
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Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
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If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people
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Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
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He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
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But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned if the sword come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
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So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
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When I say unto the wicked, O wicked [man], thou shalt surely die if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity but his blood will I require at thine hand.
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Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity but thou hast delivered thy soul.
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Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins [be] upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
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Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
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Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness neither shall the righteous be able to live for his [righteousness] in the day that he sinneth.
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When I shall say to the righteous, [that] he shall surely live if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
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Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right
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[If] the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right he shall surely live.
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Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
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When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
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But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
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Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
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And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [that] one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
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Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
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Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we [are] many the land is given us for inheritance.
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Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
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Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?
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Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD [As] I live, surely they that [are] in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that [is] in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that [be] in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
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For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
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Then shall they know that I [am] the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
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Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.
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And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.
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And, lo, thou [art] unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
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And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
Ezekiel 34
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds Woe [be] to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
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Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: [but] ye feed not the flock.
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The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up [that which was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
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And they were scattered, because [there is] no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
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My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek [after them].
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Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD
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[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because [there was] no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock
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Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD
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Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold, I [am] against the shepherds and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
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For thus saith the Lord GOD Behold, I, [even] I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
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As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
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And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
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I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
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I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
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I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong I will feed them with judgment.
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And [as for] you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.
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[Seemeth it] a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
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And [as for] my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them Behold, I, [even] I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
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Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad
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Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey and I will judge between cattle and cattle.
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And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, [even] my servant David he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
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And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them I the LORD have spoken [it].
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And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
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And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing and I will cause the shower to come down in his season there shall be showers of blessing.
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And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
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And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make [them] afraid.
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And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
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Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God [am] with them, and [that] they, [even] the house of Israel, [are] my people, saith the Lord GOD.
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And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, [are] men, [and] I [am] your God, saith the Lord GOD.
Revelation 2
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And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet [are] like fine brass
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I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works and the last [to be] more than the first.
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Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
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And I gave her space to repent of her fornication and she repented not.
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Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
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And I will kill her children with death and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
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But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak I will put upon you none other burden.
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But that which ye have [already] hold fast till I come.
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And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
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And he shall rule them with a rod of iron as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
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And I will give him the morning star.
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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 3
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And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
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Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
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Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
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Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
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He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
