KJV ORIGINAL
And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Tell everyone in the land what God says about the people in Jerusalem and Israel: They're going to eat their food with anxiety and drink their water in shock, because their land is going to be stripped bare of everything. This is happening because of all the violence from the people living there.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Actions have consequences — the violence they chose is coming back to devastate their home.
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