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13 “Son of man,[a] when a land sins against me by acting very unfaithfully,[b] then I will stretch out my hand against it, and I will break for it the supply of food,[c] and I will send against it famine, and I will cut it off, both human and animal. 14 And if even the three of these men were in the midst of it—Noah, Daniel, and Job—they, through their righteousness, would save only themselves!”[d] declares[e] the Lord Yahweh. 15 “If a fierce animal I should let cross through the land, and it should make it childless and it will be a desolation, so that there will not be one crossing over the land due to[f] the presence of the animal,

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  1. Ezekiel 14:13 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. Ezekiel 14:13 Literally “acting unfaithfully doing infidelity”
  3. Ezekiel 14:13 Literally “staff of bread”
  4. Ezekiel 14:14 Literally “their souls”
  5. Ezekiel 14:14 Literally “declaration of”
  6. Ezekiel 14:15 Literally “from the face of”

13 “Son of man, if a country sins(A) against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply(B) and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals,(C) 14 even if these three men—Noah,(D) Daniel[a](E) and Job(F)—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness,(G) declares the Sovereign Lord.

15 “Or if I send wild beasts(H) through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts,(I)

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  1. Ezekiel 14:14 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature; also in verse 20