KJV ORIGINAL
Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Listen, when a whole country turns its back on me and keeps doing wrong, I'm going to take action. I'll reach out and cut off their food supply, bring famine on them, and both people and animals will suffer the consequences.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When entire nations consistently choose wrong, God doesn't just watch — there are real consequences that affect everyone.
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