- though these three men were in its midst, as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "they could not deliver either their sons or their daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the country would be desolate.
- "Or if I should bring a sword on that country and say, 'Let the sword pass through the country and cut off man and beast from it,'
- even though these three men were in its midst, as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "they could not deliver either their sons or their daughters, but they alone would be delivered.
- "Or if I should send a plague against that country and pour out My wrath in blood on it to cut off man and beast from it,
- even though Noah, Daniel and Job were in its midst, as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "they could not deliver either their son or their daughter. They would deliver only themselves 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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