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10-2SA/07.usfm

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 \v 3 Then Nathan said to the king, "Go, do what is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you."
-\v 4 But that same night the word of Yahweh came to Nathan and said,
+\v 4 But that same night the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
 \v 5 "Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: Will you build me a house in which to live?
 
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18-JOB/09.usfm

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 \q If it is a matter of justice who can summon him?
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 \v 20 Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;
-\q and thought I am blameless, my words would prove me to be guilty.
+\q and though I am blameless, my words would prove me to be guilty.
 
 
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24-JER/45.usfm

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 \v 3 You have said, 'Woe is me, for Yahweh has added agony to my pain. My groaning has wearied me; I find no rest.'
 
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-\v 4 This is what you must say to him: 'Yahweh says this: See, what I built, I am now tearing down. What I planted, I am now pulling up. This is true over all the earth.
+\v 4 This is what you must say to him: 'Yahweh says this: See, what I built, I am now tearing down. What I planted, I am now pulling up—I will do this throughout all the earth.
 \v 5 But are you hoping for great things for yourself? Do not hope for that. For see, disaster is coming on all humanity—this is Yahweh's declaration—but I am giving you your life as your plunder everywhere you will go.'"
 
 

24-JER/46.usfm

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 \v 3 Get the small shields and the large shields ready, and go forward to fight.
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-\v 4 Harness the stallions and get on them, you riders. Take your places, with your helmets on your heads.
-\q Polish the spears and put on your armor.
+\v 4 Put the harness on the horses; mount up on the horses and take your stand with your helmets on;
+\q polish the spears and put on your armor.
 
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@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
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 \v 7 Who is this who rises like the Nile, whose waters toss up and down like the rivers?
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-\v 8 Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters toss up and down like the rivers.
-\q It says, 'I will go up; I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.
+\v 8 Egypt rises like the Nile, like rivers of water that rise and fall.
+\q Egypt says, 'I will go up and I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.
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 \v 9 Go up, horses. Be angry, you chariots. Let the soldiers go out,
 \q Cush and Put, men skillful with a shield, and Ludim, men skillful at bending their bows.'

26-EZK/17.usfm

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-\v 5 He also took some seed of the land, and planted it ground ready for sowing.
-\q He planted it beside a large body of water like a willow.
+\v 5 He also took some seed of the land and planted it in ground that is ready for sowing.
+\q He set it beside a large body of water like a willow.
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 \v 6 Then it sprouted and became a spreading vine low to the ground.
 \q Its branches turned toward him, and its roots grew under it.
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 \v 9 Say to the people, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Will it prosper?
-\q Will he not pull up its roots and pluck out its fruit so all of its growth of leaves will wither away?
-\q No strong arm or multitudes of people will sprout up from its roots.
+\q Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers, and all its fresh growth will wither?
+\q No strong arm or many people will be needed to pull it out by its roots.
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 \v 10 So behold! After it has been planted, will it grow? Will it not wither when the eastern wind touches it?
 \q It will completely wither away in its plot.'"

26-EZK/18.usfm

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 \v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me again and said,
 \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?'
+\q 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'?
 
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 \v 3 As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—there will certainly no longer be any occasion for you to use this proverb in Israel.
-\v 4 Behold! Every life belong to me—the life of the father as well as the life of the son belong to me! The soul who sins is the one who will die!
+\v 4 Behold! Every life belong to me—the life of the father as well as the life of the son, they belong to me! The soul who sins is the one who will die!
 
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-\v 5 Suppose that a man is righteous and carries out justice and righteousness.
-\v 6 Suppose that he has not eaten on the mountains, that he has not lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and that he has not defiled his neighbor's wife, nor approached a woman during her monthly period.
+\v 5 If there is a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness,
+\v 6 and if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, nor approached a woman during her monthly period, is he a righteous man?
 
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-\v 7 Suppose that he has not oppressed anyone but instead has returned a pledge to its debtor. Suppose that he has not taken what was stolen, but instead gives his food to the hungry, and that he covers the naked with clothes.
+\v 7 What about that man who has not oppressed anyone but has paid back a pledge to the one to whom it is owed, and then suppose that he has not taken what was stolen, but instead gives his food to the hungry, and that he covers the naked with clothes, is he a righteous man?
 
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-\v 8 Then suppose that he does not charge any interest for loans, nor gains too much profit. Suppose that he carries out justice and establishes faithfulness between people.
-\v 9 Suppose that he walks in my statutes and keeps my decrees to act faithfully. Then the promise for this righteous man is this: He will surely live!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
+\v 8 What can be said about a man who does not charge too much interest for the money he loans, and he does not take too much profit for what he sells? It is said of him that he carries out justice and establishes faithfulness between people.
+\v 9 If that man walks in my statutes and keeps my decrees to act faithfully, then the promise for this righteous man is this: He will surely live!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
 
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-\v 10 But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things to a brother,
+\v 10 But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does many of these things just listed here, 
 \f + \ft Some ancient copies and many modern versions leave out \fqa to a brother \fqa* . \f*
-\v 11 even though his father did not do any of these things. Suppose that he eats on the mountains and he defiles his neighbor's wife.
+\v 11 even though his father did not do any of these things, but he eats upon the mountains and he defiles his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?
 
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-\v 12 Suppose that he oppresses the poor and needy, and that he seizes and robs and does not return a pledge. Suppose that he lifts up his eyes to the idols or commits disgusting actions.
-\v 13 Suppose that he lends charging interest or gains too much profit. Should he live? He will not live! He has done all these disgusting actions. He will surely die, and his blood will be on him.
+\v 12 This man oppresses the poor and needy, and he seizes and robs, and he does not return a pledge, and he lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits disgusting actions,
+\v 13 and he lend out money at too high interest and he makes too much profit on what he sells, should that man live? Surely he will not! He will certainly die and his blood will be on him because he has done all these detestable things.
 
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-\v 14 But behold! Suppose that he bears a son who sees all the sins that his father has committed. Suppose that he himself fears God and does not do such things.
-\v 15 Suppose that he does not eat on the mountains. Suppose that he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor does he defile his neighbor's wife.
+\v 14 But behold! Suppose there is a man who bears a son, and his son sees all the sins that his father has committed, and though he sees them, he does not do those things. 
+\v 15 That son does not eat upon the mountains, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?
 
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-\v 16 Suppose that he does not oppress anyone, seize a pledge, or take stolen things, but instead gives his food to the hungry and covers the naked with clothes.
-\v 17 Suppose that he draws his hand back from the poor and does not take interest or gains too much profit. Suppose that he carries out my decrees and walks according to my statutes. Then he will not die for his father's sin; he will surely live!
+\v 16 That son does not oppress anyone, or seize a pledge, or take stolen things, but instead gives his food to the hungry and covers up the naked with clothes.
+\v 17 That son does not oppress anyone or take interest that is too high or make too much profit for a loan, but he carries out my decrees and walks according to my statutes; that son will not die for his father's sin: He will surely live!
 \f + \ft Instead of \fqa the poor \fqa* , some ancient and many modern versions have \fqa from sin \fqa* . \f*
 
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 \v 19 But you say, 'Why does the son not bear the iniquity of his father?' Because the son carries out justice and righteousness and keeps all my statutes; he does them. He will surely live!
-\v 20 The one who sins, he will die. A son will not bear his father's iniquity, and a father will not bear his son's iniquity. The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on himself.
+\v 20 The one who sins, he is the one who will die. A son will not bear his father's iniquity, and a father will not bear his son's iniquity. The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be on himself.
 
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 \v 23 Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?
 
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-\v 24 But if the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and practices abominations like all the abominations that the wicked person does, then will he live? All the righteousness that he had done will not be called to mind when he betrays me in his treason. So he will die in the sins that he commits.
+\v 24 But if the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and practices abominations like all the abominations that the wicked person does, then will he live? All the righteousness that he had done will not be called to mind when he betrays me in his treason. So he will die in the sins that he committed.
 
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 \v 27 But when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has done and performs justice and righteousness, then he will preserve his life.
-\v 28 For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He will live life; he will not die.
+\v 28 For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He  will surely live, and he will not die.
 
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-\v 29 But the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' How is my way not fair, house of Israel? How is your way not unfair?
+\v 29 But the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' How is my way not fair, house of Israel? It is not your ways that are not fair?
 \v 30 Therefore I will judge each man among you according to his ways, house of Israel!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions so that they will not be stumbling blocks of iniquity against you.
 
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-\v 31 Throw away from off yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed; make a new heart and a new spirit for yourselves. For why should you die, house of Israel?
-\v 32 For I do not rejoice in the death of the one who dies—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—so repent and live!"
+\v 31 Throw away from yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed; make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
+\v 32 For I have no delight in the death of the one who dies—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—so repent and live!"
 
 

26-EZK/43.usfm

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-\v 13 These will be the measurements of the altar in in length cubits—each in length cubit being a regular cubit and a handbreadth in length. So the gutter around the altar will be a cubit deep, and its width will also be a cubit. The border around its surrounding edge will be one span. This will be the base of the altar.
+\v 13 These will be the measurements of the altar in cubits—that cubit being a regular cubit and a handbreadth in length. So the gutter around the altar will be a cubit deep, and its width will also be a cubit. The border around its surrounding edge will be one span. This will be the base of the altar.
 \v 14 From the gutter at the ground level up to the lower ledge of the altar is two cubits, and that ledge itself is one cubit in width. Then from the small ledge up to the large edge of the altar, it is four cubits, and the large edge is a cubit in width.
 
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