Verse 16
Ezekiel 11:16
New Living Translation
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“Therefore, tell the exiles, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ/כֵ֣ן אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִה֒ כִּ֤י הִרְחַקְתִּי/ם֙ בַּ/גּוֹיִ֔ם וְ/כִ֥י הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖י/ם בָּ/אֲרָצ֑וֹת וָ/אֱהִ֤י לָ/הֶם֙ לְ/מִקְדָּ֣שׁ מְעַ֔ט בָּ/אֲרָצ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר בָּ֥אוּ שָֽׁם
English Translation
Therefore, say: Thus says my Lord YHWH: Because I have scattered them among the nations and because I have dispersed them in the countries, and I will be to them as a small sanctuary in the countries where they have come.
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