Ezekiel 14:12-23
“Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.”
King James Version
Even the three greatest righteous men could not save a thoroughly corrupt generation, only themselves.
Fulfillment References
2 Kings 21:10-15 Lamentations 5:7 Romans 3:10
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
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