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1 Then the LORD said to Moses, |You and the people you brought out of Egypt must leave this place. Go to the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with an oath, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.' 2 I will send a Messenger ahead of you, and I will force out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 3 Go to that land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not be with you, because you are impossible to deal with, and I would destroy you on the way.| 4 When the people heard this bad news, they acted as if someone had died. No one wore any jewelry. 5 The LORD had said to Moses, |Tell the Israelites, 'You are impossible to deal with. If I were with you, I might destroy you at any time. Now take off your jewelry, and I'll decide what to do with you.'| 6 After they left Mount Horeb, the Israelites no longer wore their jewelry. Exodus 33:1-6, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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