- Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
- Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
- Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
- Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:
- Though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
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- as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be desolate.
- "Or if I bring a sword against that country and say, 'Let the sword pass throughout the land,' and I kill its men and their animals,
- as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved.
- "Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it through bloodshed, killing its men and their animals,
- as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.
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