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Ezekiel 26:19

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KJV ORIGINAL

For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This is what the Lord God says: I'm going to turn you into a ghost town, just like those abandoned cities where nobody lives anymore. I'll bring the ocean depths up over you until the waters completely swallow you up.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's judgment can be so complete that thriving places become forgotten ruins under the waves.

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