17:4a “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says:

“Go and speak to my servant David. Tell him, ‘This is what Yahweh says:
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“Go and tell David my servant what I, Yahweh, am saying to him.

17:4b You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

You are not the person who will build a house for me to stay in.
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⌊Tell him that⌋ he will not be the one who will build a temple for me to live in.

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