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Even if you escape alive,
you will end up in Egypt
    and be buried in Memphis.[a]
Your silver treasures
    will be lost among weeds;[b]
thorns will sprout in your tents.

(A) Israel, the time has come.
You will get what you deserve,
    and you will know it.
“Prophets are fools,” you say.
“And God's messengers
    are crazy.”
Your terrible guilt
    has filled you with hatred.

Israel, the Lord sent me
    to look after you.[c]
But you trap his prophets
and flood his temple
    with your hatred.

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Footnotes

  1. 9.6 Memphis: An Egyptian city with a famous cemetery.
  2. 9.6 Your silver … weeds: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  3. 9.8 Israel … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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