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Ezekiel 14

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¹ Regarding the shattered horn and the[8] four others that arose in its place, four kingdoms will rise from his (Alexander's) nation, although not with his power and heritage.

² "At the latter period of their reign, When the transgressors have finished, A[9] king will arise Insolent and skilled in intrigue and cunning.

³ "His power will be mighty, but not by his own power; And he will corrupt and destroy in an astonishing manner And [he will] prosper and do exactly as he wills; He shall corrupt and destroy mighty men and the holy people.

⁴ "And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his hand (influence); He will magnify himself in his mind, He will corrupt and destroy many who enjoy a false sense of security. He will also stand up and oppose the Prince of princes, But he will be broken, and that by no human hand [but by the hand of God].

⁵ "The vision of the evenings and the mornings Which has been told [to you] is true. But keep the vision a secret, For it has to do with many days in the now distant future."

⁶ And I, Daniel, was exhausted and was sick for [several] days. Afterward I got up and continued with the king's business; but I was astounded at the vision, and there was no one who could explain it.

⁷ In the first year of Darius the son of[1] Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the realm of the[2] Chaldeans—

⁸ in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years.

⁹ So I directed my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

¹⁰ I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and extends lovingkindness toward those who love Him and keep His commandments,

¹¹ we have sinned and committed wrong, and have behaved wickedly and have rebelled, turning away from Your commandments and ordinances.

¹² Further, we have not listened to and heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

¹³ "Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us confusion and open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away, in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the [treacherous] acts of unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.

¹⁴ O LORD, to us belong confusion and open shame—to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers—because we have sinned against You.

¹⁵ To the Lord our God belong mercy and lovingkindness and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;

¹⁶ and we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God by walking in His laws which He set before us through His servants the prophets.

¹⁷ Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, even turning aside, not obeying Your voice; so the curse has been poured out on us and the oath which is written in the Law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him.

¹⁸ And He has carried out completely His [threatening] words which He had spoken against us and against our rulers [the kings, princes, and judges] who ruled us, to bring on us a great tragedy; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything [so dreadful] like that which [He commanded and] was done to Jerusalem.

¹⁹ Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this tragedy has come on us. Yet we have not wholeheartedly begged for forgiveness and sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our wickedness and paying attention to and placing value in Your truth.

²⁰ Therefore the LORD has kept the tragedy ready and has brought it on us, for the LORD our God is [uncompromisingly] righteous and openly just in all His works which He does—He keeps His word; and we have not obeyed His voice.

²¹ "And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for Yourself a name, as it is today—we have sinned, we have been wicked.

²² O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous and just acts, please let Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the wickedness of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn and a contemptuous byword to all who are around us.

²³ Now therefore, our God, listen to (heed) the prayer of Your servant[3](Daniel) and his supplications, and for Your own sake let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.

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1	Regarding the shattered horn and the[8] four others that arose in its place, four kingdoms will rise from his (Alexander's) nation, although not with his power and heritage.
2	"At the latter period of their reign, When the transgressors have finished, A[9] king will arise Insolent and skilled in intrigue and cunning.
3	"His power will be mighty, but not by his own power; And he will corrupt and destroy in an astonishing manner And [he will] prosper and do exactly as he wills; He shall corrupt and destroy mighty men and the holy people.
4	"And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his hand (influence); He will magnify himself in his mind, He will corrupt and destroy many who enjoy a false sense of security. He will also stand up and oppose the Prince of princes, But he will be broken, and that by no human hand [but by the hand of God].
5	"The vision of the evenings and the mornings Which has been told [to you] is true. But keep the vision a secret, For it has to do with many days in the now distant future."
6	And I, Daniel, was exhausted and was sick for [several] days. Afterward I got up and continued with the king's business; but I was astounded at the vision, and there was no one who could explain it.
7	In the first year of Darius the son of[1] Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the realm of the[2] Chaldeans—
8	in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years.
9	So I directed my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.
10	I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and extends lovingkindness toward those who love Him and keep His commandments,
11	we have sinned and committed wrong, and have behaved wickedly and have rebelled, turning away from Your commandments and ordinances.
12	Further, we have not listened to and heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
13	"Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us confusion and open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away, in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the [treacherous] acts of unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
14	O LORD, to us belong confusion and open shame—to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers—because we have sinned against You.
15	To the Lord our God belong mercy and lovingkindness and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;
16	and we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God by walking in His laws which He set before us through His servants the prophets.
17	Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, even turning aside, not obeying Your voice; so the curse has been poured out on us and the oath which is written in the Law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him.
18	And He has carried out completely His [threatening] words which He had spoken against us and against our rulers [the kings, princes, and judges] who ruled us, to bring on us a great tragedy; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything [so dreadful] like that which [He commanded and] was done to Jerusalem.
19	Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this tragedy has come on us. Yet we have not wholeheartedly begged for forgiveness and sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our wickedness and paying attention to and placing value in Your truth.
20	Therefore the LORD has kept the tragedy ready and has brought it on us, for the LORD our God is [uncompromisingly] righteous and openly just in all His works which He does—He keeps His word; and we have not obeyed His voice.
21	"And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for Yourself a name, as it is today—we have sinned, we have been wicked.
22	O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous and just acts, please let Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the wickedness of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn and a contemptuous byword to all who are around us.
23	Now therefore, our God, listen to (heed) the prayer of Your servant[3](Daniel) and his supplications, and for Your own sake let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.

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