KJV ORIGINAL
Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Listen, the people still living in Jerusalem are talking about your family, your relatives, and basically all of Israel who were taken away. They're saying, 'Those people are far from God now — this land belongs to us.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The people left behind were claiming God had abandoned the exiles and given their land away.
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