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Summary

Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,

That whereupon they set their minds

Bible References

Their strength

Ezekiel 24:21
‘Say to the house of Israel: This is what the Lord God says: I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your heart. Also, the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.
Psalm 48:2
rising splendidly,
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion on the slopes of the north
is the city of the great King.
Psalm 50:2
From Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God appears in radiance.
Jeremiah 7:4
Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.

That whereupon they set their minds

Deuteronomy 28:32
Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes grow weary looking for them every day. But you will be powerless to do anything.
Jeremiah 11:22
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: “I am about to punish them. The young men will die by the sword; their sons and daughters will die by famine.
Jeremiah 52:10
At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes and also slaughtered the Judean commanders.

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