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28 I know all about your battles;
    I know when you rested,
when you went out to war,
    and when you came home.
    I also know when you got upset at me.
29 Yes, you were upset at me.
    I heard your proud insults.
So I will put my hook in your nose
    and my bit in your mouth.
Then I will turn you around
    and lead you back the way you came.’”

The Lord’s Message for Hezekiah

30 Then the Lord said, “I will give you a sign to show you that these words are true. You will not be able to plant seeds this year, so next year you will eat grain that grew wild from the previous year’s crop. But in the third year, you will eat grain from seeds that you planted. You will harvest your crops, and you will have plenty to eat. You will plant vineyards and eat grapes from them.

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28 “But I know where you are
    and when you come and go(A)
    and how you rage(B) against me.
29 Because you rage against me
    and because your insolence(C) has reached my ears,
I will put my hook(D) in your nose(E)
    and my bit in your mouth,
and I will make you return
    by the way you came.(F)

30 “This will be the sign(G) for you, Hezekiah:

“This year(H) you will eat what grows by itself,
    and the second year what springs from that.
But in the third year(I) sow and reap,
    plant vineyards(J) and eat their fruit.(K)

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