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<pb/><t>Who<S>4310</S> among you will give<S>238</S> ear<S>238</S> to this<S>384</S>? Who will give<S>7181</S> heed<S>7181</S> and listen<S>8085</S> hereafter<S>268</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>Who<S>4310</S> gave<S>5414</S> Jacob<S>3290</S> up for spoil,<S>4933</S> and Israel<S>3478</S> to plunderers<S>962</S>? Was it not the Lord,<S>3068</S> against whom<S>2098</S> we have sinned,<S>2398</S> And in whose ways<S>1870</S> they were not willing<S>14</S> to walk,<S>1980</S> And whose law<S>8451</S> they did not obey<S>8085</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>So He poured<S>8210</S> out on him the heat<S>2534</S> of His anger<S>639</S> And the fierceness<S>5807</S> of battle;<S>4421</S> And it set<S>3857</S> him aflame<S>3857</S> all<S>4480</S> <S>5439</S> around,<S>5439</S> Yet he did not recognize<S>3045</S> [it;] And it burned<S>1197</S> him, but he paid<S>7760</S> no<S>3808</S> attention.<S>5921</S> <S>3820</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But now,<S>6258</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> your Creator,<S>1254</S> O Jacob,<S>3290</S> And He who formed<S>3335</S> you, O Israel,<S>3478</S> "Do not fear,<S>3372</S> for I have redeemed<S>1350</S> you; I have called<S>7121</S> you by name;<S>8034</S> you are Mine!</t>


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<pb/><t>"When<S>3588</S> you pass<S>5674</S> through the waters,<S>4325</S> I will be with you; And through the rivers,<S>5104</S> they will not overflow<S>7857</S> you. When<S>3588</S> you walk<S>1980</S> through<S>1119</S> the fire,<S>784</S> you will not be scorched,<S>3554</S> Nor<S>3808</S> will the flame<S>3852</S> burn<S>1197</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"For I am the Lord<S>3068</S> your God,<S>430</S> The Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> your Savior;<S>3467</S> I have given<S>5414</S> Egypt<S>4714</S> as your ransom,<S>3724</S> Cush<S>3568</S> and Seba<S>5434</S> in your place.<S>8478</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Since<S>4480</S> <S>834</S> you are precious<S>3365</S> in My sight,<S>5869</S> [Since] you are honored<S>3513</S> and I love<S>157</S> you, I will give<S>5414</S> [other] men<S>120</S> in your place<S>8478</S> and [other] peoples<S>3816</S> in exchange<S>8478</S> for your life.<S>5315</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Do not fear,<S>3372</S> for I am with you; I will bring<S>935</S> your offspring<S>2233</S> from the east,<S>4217</S> And gather<S>6908</S> you from the west.<S>4628</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I will say<S>559</S> to the north,<S>6828</S> 'Give<S>5414</S> [them] up!' And to the south,<S>8486</S> 'Do not hold<S>3607</S> [them] back.<S>3607</S>' Bring<S>935</S> My sons<S>1121</S> from afar,<S>7350</S> And My daughters<S>1323</S> from the ends<S>7097</S> of the earth,<S>776</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Everyone<S>3605</S> who is called<S>7121</S> by My name,<S>8034</S> And whom I have created<S>1254</S> for My glory,<S>9202</S> Whom I have formed,<S>3335</S> even<S>637</S> whom I have made.<S>6213</S> "</t>


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<t>Bring<S>3318</S> out the people<S>5971</S> who<S>5787</S> are blind,<S>5787</S> even though they have<S>3426</S> eyes,<S>5869</S> And the deaf,<S>2795</S> even though they have ears.<S>241</S></t>


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<pb/><t>All<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> have gathered<S>6908</S> together<S>9191</S> In order that the peoples<S>3816</S> may be assembled.<S>622</S> Who<S>4310</S> among them can declare<S>5046</S> this<S>384</S> And proclaim<S>8085</S> to us the former<S>7223</S> things<S>7223</S>? Let them present<S>5414</S> their witnesses<S>5707</S> that they may be justified,<S>6663</S> Or let them hear<S>8085</S> and say,<S>559</S> "It is true.<S>571</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>"You are My witnesses,<S>5707</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "And My servant<S>5650</S> whom<S>834</S> I have chosen,<S>977</S> In order<S>4616</S> that you may know<S>3045</S> and believe<S>539</S> Me, And understand<S>995</S> that I am He. Before<S>6440</S> Me there was no<S>3808</S> God<S>410</S> formed,<S>3335</S> And there will be none<S>3808</S> after<S>310</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"I, even I, am the Lord;<S>3068</S> And there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> savior<S>3467</S> besides<S>4480</S> <S>1107</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"It is I who have declared<S>5046</S> and saved<S>3467</S> and proclaimed,<S>8085</S> And there<S>369</S> was no<S>369</S> strange<S>2114</S> [god<S>410</S>] among you; So you are My witnesses,<S>5707</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "And I am God.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Even<S>1571</S> from eternity<S>3117</S> I am He; And there<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> who can deliver<S>5337</S> out of My hand;<S>3027</S> I act<S>6466</S> and who<S>4310</S> can reverse<S>7725</S> it?"</t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> your Redeemer,<S>1350</S> the Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "For your sake<S>4616</S> I have sent<S>7971</S> to Babylon,<S>894</S> And will bring<S>3381</S> them all<S>3605</S> down<S>3381</S> as fugitives,<S>1281</S> Even the Chaldeans,<S>3778</S> into the ships<S>591</S> in which they rejoice.<S>7440</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I am the Lord,<S>3068</S> your Holy<S>6918</S> One,<S>6918</S> The Creator<S>1254</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> your King.<S>4428</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> Who makes<S>5414</S> a way<S>1870</S> through the sea<S>3220</S> And a path<S>9350</S> through the mighty<S>5794</S> waters,<S>4325</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Who brings<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> the chariot<S>7393</S> and the horse,<S>5483</S> The army<S>2428</S> and the mighty<S>5808</S> man<S>5808</S> (They will lie<S>7901</S> down<S>7901</S> together<S>9191</S> [and] not rise<S>6965</S> again; They have been quenched<S>3518</S> [and] extinguished<S>3518</S> like a wick<S>6594</S>): </t>


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<pb/><t>"Do not call<S>2142</S> to mind<S>2142</S> the former<S>7223</S> things,<S>7223</S> Or ponder<S>995</S> things<S>6931</S> of the past.<S>6931</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> I will do<S>6213</S> something<S>2319</S> new,<S>2319</S> Now<S>6258</S> it will spring<S>6779</S> forth;<S>6779</S> Will you not be aware<S>3045</S> of it? I will even<S>637</S> make<S>7760</S> a roadway<S>1870</S> in the wilderness,<S>4057</S> Rivers<S>5104</S> in the desert.<S>3452</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The beasts<S>9130</S> of the field<S>7704</S> will glorify<S>3513</S> Me; The jackals<S>8565</S> and the ostriches;<S>3284</S> Because<S>3588</S> I have given<S>5414</S> waters<S>4325</S> in the wilderness<S>4057</S> And rivers<S>5104</S> in the desert,<S>3452</S> To give<S>8248</S> drink<S>8248</S> to My chosen<S>972</S> people.<S>5971</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The people<S>5971</S> whom<S>2098</S> I formed<S>3335</S> for Myself, Will declare<S>5608</S> My praise.<S>8416</S></t>


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<t>"Yet you have not called<S>7121</S> on Me, O Jacob;<S>3290</S> But you have become<S>3021</S> weary<S>3021</S> of Me, O Israel.<S>3478</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"You have not brought<S>935</S> to Me the sheep<S>7716</S> of your burnt<S>5930</S> offerings;<S>5930</S> Nor<S>3808</S> have you honored<S>3513</S> Me with your sacrifices.<S>2077</S> I have not burdened<S>5647</S> you with offerings,<S>4503</S> Nor<S>3808</S> wearied<S>3021</S> you with incense.<S>3828</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"You have bought<S>7069</S> Me no<S>3808</S> sweet<S>7070</S> cane<S>7070</S> with money,<S>3701</S> Neither<S>3808</S> have you filled<S>7301</S> Me with the fat<S>2459</S> of your sacrifices;<S>2077</S> Rather<S>389</S> you have burdened<S>5647</S> Me with your sins,<S>9128</S> You have wearied<S>3021</S> Me with your iniquities.<S>5771</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I, even I, am the one who wipes<S>4229</S> out your transgressions<S>6588</S> for My own sake;<S>4616</S> And I will not remember<S>2142</S> your sins.<S>9128</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Put<S>2142</S> Me in remembrance;<S>2142</S> let us argue<S>8199</S> our case<S>8199</S> together,<S>3162</S> State<S>5608</S> your [cause,] that you may be proved<S>6663</S> right.<S>6663</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Your first<S>7223</S> forefather sinned,<S>1</S> And your spokesmen<S>2398</S> have transgressed<S>9238</S> against Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"So I will pollute<S>2490</S> the princes<S>8269</S> of the sanctuary;<S>6944</S> And I will consign<S>5414</S> Jacob<S>3290</S> to the ban,<S>9172</S> and Israel<S>3478</S> to revilement.<S>1421</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"But now<S>6258</S> listen,<S>8085</S> O Jacob,<S>3290</S> My servant;<S>5650</S> And Israel,<S>3478</S> whom I have chosen: <S>977</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> who made<S>6213</S> you And formed<S>3335</S> you from the womb,<S>990</S> who will help<S>5826</S> you,' Do not fear,<S>3372</S> O Jacob<S>3290</S> My servant;<S>5650</S> And you Jeshurun<S>3484</S> whom I have chosen.<S>977</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'For I will pour<S>3332</S> out water<S>4325</S> on the thirsty<S>6771</S> [land] And streams<S>5140</S> on the dry<S>3004</S> ground;<S>3004</S> I will pour<S>3332</S> out My Spirit<S>7307</S> on your offspring,<S>6631</S> And My blessing<S>1293</S> on your descendants;<S>6631</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And they will spring<S>6779</S> up among<S>996</S> the grass<S>2682</S> Like poplars<S>6155</S> by streams<S>2988</S> of water.<S>4325</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"This<S>2088</S> one<S>2088</S> will say,<S>559</S> 'I am the Lord<S>3068</S>'s'; And that one<S>2088</S> will call<S>7121</S> on the name<S>8034</S> of Jacob;<S>3290</S> And another<S>2088</S> will write<S>3789</S> [on] his hand,<S>3027</S> 'Belonging to the Lord,' And will name<S>3655</S> Israel's name<S>8034</S> with honor.<S>3655</S></t>


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<t>"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> the King<S>4428</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> And his Redeemer,<S>1350</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts:<S>6635</S> 'I am the first<S>7223</S> and I am the last,<S>314</S> And there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> God<S>430</S> besides<S>4480</S> <S>1107</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>'And who<S>4310</S> is like<S>3644</S> Me? Let him proclaim<S>7121</S> and declare<S>5046</S> it; Yes, let him recount<S>6186</S> it to Me in order,<S>6186</S> From the time that I established<S>7760</S> the ancient<S>5769</S> nation.<S>5971</S> And let them declare<S>5046</S> to them the things<S>857</S> that are coming<S>857</S> And the events that are going to take<S>935</S> place.<S>935</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Do not tremble<S>6342</S> and do not be afraid;<S>9197</S> Have I not long<S>9241</S> since<S>9241</S> announced<S>8085</S> it to you and declared<S>5046</S> it? And you are My witnesses.<S>5707</S> Is there<S>3426</S> any<S>3426</S> God<S>433</S> besides<S>4480</S> <S>1107</S> Me, Or is there<S>369</S> any [other] Rock<S>6697</S>? I know<S>3045</S> of none.<S>1077</S>' "</t>


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<pb/><t>Those who fashion<S>3335</S> a graven<S>6459</S> image<S>6459</S> are all<S>3605</S> of them futile,<S>8414</S> and their precious<S>2530</S> things<S>2530</S> are of no<S>1077</S> profit;<S>3276</S> even their own witnesses<S>5707</S> fail<S>1077</S> to see<S>7200</S> or know,<S>3045</S> so<S>4616</S> that they will be put<S>954</S> to shame.<S>954</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Who<S>4310</S> has fashioned<S>3335</S> a god<S>410</S> or cast<S>5258</S> an idol<S>6459</S> to no<S>1115</S> profit<S>3276</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>Behold,<S>2005</S> all<S>3605</S> his companions<S>2270</S> will be put<S>954</S> to shame,<S>954</S> for the craftsmen<S>2796</S> themselves<S>1992</S> are mere<S>4480</S> men.<S>120</S> Let them all<S>3605</S> assemble<S>6908</S> themselves, let them stand<S>5975</S> up, let them tremble,<S>6342</S> let them together<S>3162</S> be put<S>954</S> to shame.<S>954</S></t>


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<pb/><t>The man shapes<S>2796</S> iron<S>1270</S> into a cutting<S>4621</S> tool,<S>4621</S> and does<S>6466</S> his work<S>6466</S> over the coals,<S>6352</S> fashioning<S>3335</S> it with hammers,<S>4717</S> and working<S>6466</S> it with his strong<S>3581</S> arm.<S>2220</S> He also<S>1571</S> gets<S>7456</S> hungry<S>7456</S> and his strength<S>3581</S> fails;<S>369</S> he drinks<S>8354</S> no<S>3808</S> water<S>4325</S> and becomes<S>3286</S> weary.<S>3286</S></t>


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<pb/><t>[Another] shapes<S>2796</S> wood,<S>6086</S> he extends<S>5186</S> a measuring<S>6957</S> line;<S>6957</S> he outlines<S>8388</S> it with red chalk.<S>8279</S> He works<S>6213</S> it with planes,<S>4741</S> and outlines<S>8388</S> it with a compass,<S>4230</S> and makes<S>6213</S> it like the form<S>8403</S> of a man,<S>376</S> like the beauty<S>8597</S> of man,<S>120</S> so that it may sit<S>3427</S> in a house.<S>1004</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Surely he cuts<S>3772</S> cedars<S>730</S> for himself, and takes<S>3947</S> a cypress<S>8645</S> or an oak,<S>437</S> and raises<S>553</S> [it] for himself among the trees<S>6086</S> of the forest.<S>9194</S> He plants<S>5193</S> a fir,<S>766</S> and the rain<S>1653</S> makes<S>1431</S> it grow.<S>1431</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Then it becomes<S>1961</S> [something] for a man<S>120</S> to burn,<S>1197</S> so he takes<S>3947</S> one of them and warms<S>2552</S> himself; he also<S>637</S> makes<S>9610</S> a fire<S>9610</S> to bake<S>644</S> bread.<S>3899</S> He also<S>637</S> makes<S>6466</S> a god<S>410</S> and worships<S>7812</S> it; he makes<S>6213</S> it a graven<S>6459</S> image,<S>6459</S> and falls<S>5456</S> down<S>5456</S> before it.</t>


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<pb/><t>Half<S>2677</S> of it he burns<S>8313</S> in the fire;<S>784</S> over<S>5921</S> [this] half<S>2677</S> he eats<S>398</S> meat<S>1320</S> as he roasts<S>6740</S> a roast,<S>6748</S> and is satisfied.<S>7646</S> He also<S>637</S> warms<S>2552</S> himself and says,<S>559</S> "Aha!<S>1889</S> I am warm,<S>2552</S> I have seen<S>7200</S> the fire.<S>217</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>But the rest<S>7611</S> of it he makes<S>6213</S> into a god,<S>410</S> his graven<S>6459</S> image.<S>6459</S> He falls<S>5456</S> down<S>5456</S> before it and worships;<S>7812</S> he also prays<S>6419</S> to it and says,<S>559</S> "Deliver<S>5337</S> me, for thou art my god.<S>410</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>They do not know,<S>3045</S> nor<S>3808</S> do they understand,<S>995</S> for He has smeared<S>9187</S> over<S>9187</S> their eyes<S>5869</S> so<S>4480</S> that they cannot<S>4480</S> see<S>7200</S> and their hearts<S>3820</S> so<S>4480</S> that they cannot<S>4480</S> comprehend.<S>7919</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And no<S>3808</S> one recalls<S>7725</S>,<S>413</S> <S>3820</S> nor<S>3808</S> is there knowledge<S>1847</S> or understanding<S>8394</S> to say,<S>559</S> "I have burned<S>8313</S> half<S>2677</S> of it in the fire,<S>784</S> and also<S>637</S> have baked<S>644</S> bread<S>3899</S> over<S>5921</S> its coals.<S>1513</S> I roast<S>6740</S> meat<S>1320</S> and eat<S>398</S> [it.] Then I make<S>6213</S> the rest<S>3499</S> of it into an abomination,<S>8441</S> I fall<S>5456</S> down<S>5456</S> before a block<S>944</S> of wood!<S>6086</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>He feeds<S>7462</S> on ashes;<S>665</S> a deceived<S>8524</S> heart<S>3820</S> has turned<S>5186</S> him aside.<S>5186</S> And he cannot<S>3808</S> deliver<S>5337</S> himself,<S>5315</S> nor<S>3808</S> say,<S>559</S> "Is there not a lie<S>8267</S> in my right<S>3225</S> hand<S>3225</S>?"</t>


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<pb/><t>"Remember<S>2142</S> these<S>428</S> things,<S>428</S> O Jacob,<S>3290</S> And Israel,<S>3478</S> for you are My servant;<S>5650</S> I have formed<S>3335</S> you, you are My servant,<S>5650</S> O Israel,<S>3478</S> you will not be forgotten<S>5382</S> by Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"I have wiped<S>4229</S> out your transgressions<S>6588</S> like a thick<S>5645</S> cloud,<S>5645</S> And your sins<S>9128</S> like a heavy<S>6051</S> mist.<S>6051</S> Return<S>7725</S> to Me, for I have redeemed<S>1350</S> you."</t>


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<pb/><t>Shout<S>7442</S> for joy,<S>7442</S> O heavens,<S>8064</S> for the Lord<S>3068</S> has done<S>6213</S> [it!] Shout<S>7321</S> joyfully,<S>7321</S> you lower<S>8482</S> parts<S>8482</S> of the earth;<S>776</S> Break<S>6476</S> forth<S>6476</S> into a shout<S>7440</S> of joy,<S>7440</S> you mountains,<S>2022</S> O forest,<S>9194</S> and every<S>3605</S> tree<S>6086</S> in it; For the Lord<S>3068</S> has redeemed<S>1350</S> Jacob<S>3290</S> And in Israel<S>3478</S> He shows<S>6286</S> forth His glory.<S>6286</S></t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> your Redeemer,<S>1350</S> and the one who formed<S>3335</S> you from the womb,<S>990</S> "I, the Lord,<S>3068</S> am the maker<S>6213</S> of all<S>3605</S> things,<S>3605</S> Stretching<S>5186</S> out the heavens<S>8064</S> by Myself,<S>905</S> And spreading<S>7554</S> out the earth<S>776</S> all<S>4480</S> <S>854</S> alone,<S>4480</S> <S>854</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Causing the omens<S>226</S> of boasters<S>907</S> to fail,<S>6565</S> Making<S>1984</S> fools<S>1984</S> out of diviners,<S>7080</S> Causing wise<S>2450</S> men<S>2450</S> to draw<S>7725</S> back,<S>268</S> And turning<S>7725</S> their knowledge<S>1847</S> into foolishness,<S>5528</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Confirming<S>6965</S> the word<S>1697</S> of His servant,<S>5650</S> And performing<S>9608</S> the purpose<S>6098</S> of His messengers.<S>4397</S> [It is I] who says<S>559</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> 'She shall be inhabited!<S>3427</S>' And of the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> 'They shall be built.<S>1129</S>' And I will raise<S>6965</S> up her ruins<S>2723</S> [again.]</t>


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<pb/><t>"[It is I] who says<S>559</S> to the depth<S>6683</S> of the sea,<S>6683</S> 'Be dried<S>9162</S> up!' And I will make<S>3001</S> your rivers<S>5104</S> dry.<S>3001</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"[It is I] who says<S>559</S> of Cyrus,<S>3566</S> '[He is] My shepherd!<S>7462</S> And he will perform<S>9608</S> all<S>3605</S> My desire.<S>2656</S>' And he declares<S>559</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> 'She will be built,<S>1129</S>' And of the temple,<S>1964</S> 'Your foundation<S>3245</S> will be laid.<S>3245</S>'"</t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> to Cyrus<S>3566</S> His anointed,<S>4899</S> Whom<S>834</S> I have taken<S>2388</S> by the right<S>3225</S> hand,<S>3225</S> To subdue<S>7286</S> nations<S>1471</S> before<S>6440</S> him, And to loose<S>6605</S> the loins<S>4975</S> of kings;<S>4428</S> To open<S>6605</S> doors<S>1817</S> before<S>6440</S> him so that gates<S>8179</S> will not be shut: <S>5462</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I will go<S>1980</S> before<S>6440</S> you and make<S>3474</S> the rough<S>1921</S> places<S>1921</S> smooth;<S>3474</S> I will shatter<S>7665</S> the doors<S>1817</S> of bronze,<S>5154</S> and cut<S>1438</S> through<S>1438</S> their iron<S>1270</S> bars.<S>1280</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And I will give<S>5414</S> you the treasures<S>214</S> of darkness,<S>2822</S> And hidden<S>4301</S> wealth<S>4301</S> of secret<S>4565</S> places,<S>4565</S> In order<S>4616</S> that you may know<S>3045</S> that it is I, The Lord,<S>3068</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> who calls<S>7121</S> you by your name.<S>8034</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For the sake<S>4616</S> of Jacob<S>3290</S> My servant,<S>5650</S> And Israel<S>3478</S> My chosen<S>972</S> [one,] I have also called<S>7121</S> you by your name;<S>8034</S> I have given<S>3655</S> you a title<S>3655</S> of honor<S>3655</S> Though you have not known<S>3045</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"I am the Lord,<S>3068</S> and there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> other;<S>5750</S> Besides<S>2108</S> Me there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> God.<S>430</S> I will gird<S>247</S> you, though you have not known<S>3045</S> Me;</t>


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<pb/><t>That men may know<S>3045</S> from the rising<S>4217</S> to the setting<S>4628</S> of the sun<S>8121</S> That there is no<S>657</S> one<S>657</S> besides<S>1107</S> Me. I am the Lord,<S>3068</S> and there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> other,<S>5750</S></t>


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<pb/><t>The One forming<S>3335</S> light<S>216</S> and creating<S>1254</S> darkness,<S>2822</S> Causing<S>6213</S> well-being and creating<S>1254</S> calamity;<S>9563</S> I am the Lord<S>3068</S> who does<S>6213</S> all<S>3605</S> these.<S>428</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Drip<S>7491</S> down,<S>7491</S> O heavens,<S>8064</S> from above,<S>4605</S> And let the clouds<S>7834</S> pour<S>5140</S> down<S>5140</S> righteousness;<S>6664</S> Let the earth<S>776</S> open<S>6605</S> up and salvation<S>3468</S> bear<S>6509</S> fruit,<S>6509</S> And righteousness<S>6666</S> spring<S>6779</S> up with it. I, the Lord,<S>3068</S> have created<S>1254</S> it.</t>


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<t>"Woe<S>1945</S> to [the one] who quarrels<S>7378</S> with his Maker<S>3335</S> – An earthenware<S>2789</S> vessel<S>2789</S> among<S>854</S> the vessels<S>2789</S> of earth!<S>127</S> Will the clay<S>2563</S> say<S>559</S> to the potter,<S>3335</S> 'What<S>4100</S> are you doing<S>6213</S>?' Or the thing<S>6467</S> you are making<S>6467</S> [say,] 'He has<S>369</S> no<S>369</S> hands<S>3027</S>'?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Woe<S>1945</S> to him who says<S>559</S> to a father, 'What<S>1</S> are you begetting<S>4100</S>?' Or to a woman,<S>3205</S> 'To what<S>802</S> are you giving<S>4100</S> birth<S>9123</S>?'"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> the Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> and his Maker:<S>3335</S> "Ask<S>7592</S> Me about<S>5921</S> the things<S>857</S> to come<S>857</S> concerning<S>5921</S> My sons,<S>1121</S> And you shall commit<S>6680</S> to Me the work<S>6467</S> of My hands.<S>3027</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"It is I who made<S>6213</S> the earth,<S>776</S> and created<S>1254</S> man<S>120</S> upon it. I stretched<S>5186</S> out the heavens<S>8064</S> with My hands,<S>3027</S> And I ordained<S>6680</S> all<S>3605</S> their host.<S>6635</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I have aroused<S>5782</S> him in righteousness,<S>6664</S> And I will make<S>3474</S> all<S>3605</S> his ways<S>1870</S> smooth;<S>3474</S> He will build<S>1129</S> My city,<S>5892</S> and will let<S>7971</S> My exiles<S>1546</S> go<S>7971</S> free,<S>7971</S> Without<S>3808</S> any payment<S>4242</S> or reward,<S>7810</S>" says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts.<S>6635</S></t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "The products<S>3018</S> of Egypt<S>4714</S> and the merchandise<S>5504</S> of Cush<S>3568</S> And the Sabeans,<S>5436</S> men<S>376</S> of stature,<S>4060</S> Will come<S>5674</S> over<S>5674</S> to you and will be yours; They will walk<S>1980</S> behind<S>310</S> you, they will come<S>5674</S> over<S>5674</S> in chains<S>9108</S> And will bow<S>7812</S> down<S>7812</S> to you; They will make<S>6419</S> supplication<S>6419</S> to you: 'Surely,<S>389</S> God<S>410</S> is with you, and there<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> else,<S>5750</S> No<S>657</S> other<S>657</S> God.<S>430</S>'"</t>


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<pb/><t>Truly,<S>403</S> Thou art a God<S>410</S> who hides<S>5641</S> Himself, O God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> Savior!<S>3467</S></t>


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<pb/><t>They will be put<S>954</S> to shame<S>954</S> and even<S>1571</S> humiliated,<S>3637</S> all<S>3605</S> of them; The manufacturers<S>2796</S> of idols<S>6736</S> will go<S>1980</S> away together<S>9191</S> in humiliation.<S>3639</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Israel<S>3478</S> has been saved<S>3467</S> by the Lord<S>3068</S> With an everlasting<S>5769</S> salvation;<S>8668</S> You will not be put<S>954</S> to shame<S>954</S> or humiliated<S>3637</S> To all<S>5703</S> eternity.<S>5769</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> who created<S>1254</S> the heavens<S>8064</S> (He is the God<S>430</S> who formed<S>3335</S> the earth<S>776</S> and made<S>6213</S> it, He established<S>3559</S> it and did not create<S>1254</S> it a waste<S>8414</S> place,<S>8414</S> [But] formed<S>3335</S> it to be inhabited<S>3427</S>), "I am the Lord,<S>3068</S> and there<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> else.<S>5750</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I have not spoken<S>1696</S> in secret,<S>5643</S> In some<S>4725</S> dark<S>2822</S> land;<S>776</S> I did not say<S>559</S> to the offspring<S>2233</S> of Jacob,<S>3290</S> 'Seek<S>1245</S> Me in a waste<S>8414</S> place<S>8414</S>'; I, the Lord,<S>3068</S> speak<S>1696</S> righteousness<S>6664</S> Declaring<S>5046</S> things<S>4339</S> that are upright.<S>4339</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Gather<S>6908</S> yourselves and come;<S>935</S> Draw<S>5066</S> near<S>5066</S> together,<S>9191</S> you fugitives<S>6412</S> of the nations;<S>1471</S> They have<S>3045</S> no<S>3808</S> knowledge,<S>3045</S> Who carry<S>5375</S> about their wooden<S>6086</S> idol,<S>6459</S> And pray<S>6419</S> to a god<S>410</S> who cannot<S>3808</S> save.<S>3467</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Declare<S>5046</S> and set<S>5066</S> forth<S>5066</S> [your case;] Indeed,<S>637</S> let them consult<S>3289</S> together.<S>9191</S> Who<S>4310</S> has announced<S>8085</S> this<S>384</S> from of old<S>6924</S>? Who has long<S>9241</S> since<S>9241</S> declared<S>5046</S> it? Is it not I, the Lord<S>3068</S>? And there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> other<S>5750</S> God<S>430</S> besides<S>4480</S> <S>1107</S> Me, A righteous<S>6662</S> God<S>410</S> and a Savior;<S>3467</S> There<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> except<S>2108</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Turn<S>6437</S> to Me, and be saved,<S>3467</S> all<S>3605</S> the ends<S>657</S> of the earth;<S>776</S> For I am God,<S>410</S> and there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> other.<S>5750</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I have sworn<S>7650</S> by Myself, The word<S>1697</S> has gone<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> from My mouth<S>6310</S> in righteousness<S>6666</S> And will not turn<S>7725</S> back,<S>7725</S> That to Me every<S>3605</S> knee<S>1290</S> will bow,<S>3766</S> every<S>3605</S> tongue<S>3956</S> will swear<S>7650</S> [allegiance.]</t>


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<pb/><t>"They will say<S>559</S> of Me, 'Only<S>389</S> in the Lord<S>3068</S> are righteousness<S>6666</S> and strength.<S>5797</S>' Men will come<S>935</S> to Him, And all<S>3605</S> who were angry<S>2734</S> at Him shall be put<S>954</S> to shame.<S>954</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"In the Lord<S>3068</S> all<S>3605</S> the offspring<S>2233</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> Will be justified,<S>6663</S> and will glory.<S>1984</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Bel<S>1078</S> has bowed<S>3766</S> down,<S>3766</S> Nebo<S>9309</S> stoops<S>7164</S> over;<S>7164</S> Their images<S>6091</S> are [consigned] to the beasts<S>9130</S> and the cattle.<S>929</S> The things<S>5385</S> that you carry<S>5385</S> are burdensome,<S>6006</S> A load<S>4853</S> for the weary<S>5889</S> [beast.]</t>


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<pb/><t>They stooped<S>7164</S> over,<S>7164</S> they have bowed<S>3766</S> down<S>3766</S> together;<S>9191</S> They could<S>3201</S> not rescue<S>4422</S> the burden,<S>4853</S> But have themselves<S>5315</S> gone<S>1980</S> into captivity.<S>7628</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Listen<S>8085</S> to Me, O house<S>1004</S> of Jacob,<S>3290</S> And all<S>3605</S> the remnant<S>7611</S> of the house<S>1004</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> You who have been borne<S>6006</S> by Me from birth,<S>990</S> And have been carried<S>5375</S> from the womb;<S>7358</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Even to your old<S>2209</S> age,<S>2209</S> I shall be the same,<S>1931</S> And even<S>5704</S> to your graying<S>7872</S> years<S>7872</S> I shall bear<S>5445</S> [you!] I have done<S>6213</S> [it,] and I shall carry<S>5375</S> [you;] And I shall bear<S>5445</S> [you,] and I shall deliver<S>4422</S> [you.]</t>


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<pb/><t>"To whom<S>4310</S> would you liken<S>1819</S> Me, And make<S>9586</S> Me equal<S>9586</S> and compare<S>4911</S> Me, That we should be alike<S>1819</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Those who lavish<S>2107</S> gold<S>2091</S> from the purse<S>3599</S> And weigh<S>8254</S> silver<S>3701</S> on the scale<S>7070</S> Hire<S>7936</S> a goldsmith,<S>6884</S> and he makes<S>6213</S> it [into] a god;<S>410</S> They bow<S>5456</S> down,<S>5456</S> indeed<S>637</S> they worship<S>7812</S> it.</t>


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<pb/><t>"They lift<S>5375</S> it upon the shoulder<S>3802</S> and carry<S>5445</S> it; They set<S>5117</S> it in its place<S>8478</S> and it stands<S>5975</S> [there.] It does not move<S>4185</S> from its place.<S>4725</S> Though<S>637</S> one may cry<S>6817</S> to it, it cannot<S>3808</S> answer;<S>6030</S> It cannot<S>3808</S> deliver<S>3467</S> him from his distress.<S>6869</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Remember<S>2142</S> this,<S>384</S> and be assured;<S>9039</S> Recall<S>7725</S> it to mind,<S>3820</S> you transgressors.<S>6586</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Remember<S>2142</S> the former<S>7223</S> things<S>7223</S> long<S>5769</S> past,<S>5769</S> For I am God,<S>410</S> and there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> other;<S>5750</S> [I am] God,<S>430</S> and there is no<S>657</S> one<S>657</S> like<S>3644</S> Me,</t>


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<pb/><t>Declaring<S>5046</S> the end<S>319</S> from the beginning<S>7225</S> And from ancient<S>6924</S> times<S>6924</S> things which<S>834</S> have not been done,<S>6213</S> Saying,<S>559</S> 'My purpose<S>6098</S> will be established,<S>6965</S> And I will accomplish<S>6213</S> all<S>3605</S> My good<S>2656</S> pleasure<S>2656</S>';</t>


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<pb/><t>Calling<S>7121</S> a bird<S>5861</S> of prey<S>5861</S> from the east,<S>4217</S> The man<S>376</S> of My purpose<S>6098</S> from a far<S>4801</S> country.<S>776</S> Truly<S>637</S> I have spoken;<S>1696</S> truly<S>637</S> I will bring<S>935</S> it to pass.<S>935</S> I have planned<S>3335</S> [it, surely] I will do<S>6213</S> it.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Listen<S>8085</S> to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far<S>7350</S> from righteousness.<S>6666</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I bring<S>7126</S> near<S>7126</S> My righteousness,<S>6666</S> it is not far<S>7368</S> off; And My salvation<S>8668</S> will not delay.<S>309</S> And I will grant<S>5414</S> salvation<S>8668</S> in Zion,<S>6726</S> [And] My glory<S>8597</S> for Israel.<S>3478</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Come<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> and sit<S>3427</S> in the dust,<S>6083</S> O virgin<S>1330</S> daughter<S>1323</S> of Babylon;<S>894</S> Sit<S>3427</S> on the ground<S>776</S> without<S>369</S> a throne,<S>3678</S> O daughter<S>1323</S> of the Chaldeans.<S>3778</S> For you shall no<S>3808</S> longer<S>3254</S> be called<S>7121</S> tender<S>7390</S> and delicate.<S>6028</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Take<S>3947</S> the millstones<S>7347</S> and grind<S>2912</S> meal.<S>7058</S> Remove<S>1540</S> your veil,<S>6777</S> strip<S>2834</S> off<S>2834</S> the skirt,<S>7640</S> Uncover<S>1540</S> the leg,<S>7785</S> cross<S>5674</S> the rivers.<S>5104</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Your nakedness<S>6172</S> will be uncovered,<S>1540</S> Your shame<S>2781</S> also<S>1571</S> will be exposed;<S>7200</S> I will take<S>3947</S> vengeance<S>5359</S> and will not spare<S>6293</S> a man.<S>120</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Our Redeemer,<S>1350</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts<S>6635</S> is His name,<S>8034</S> The Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel.<S>3478</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Sit<S>3427</S> silently,<S>1748</S> and go<S>935</S> into darkness,<S>2822</S> O daughter<S>1323</S> of the Chaldeans;<S>3778</S> For you will no<S>3808</S> more<S>3254</S> be called<S>7121</S> The queen<S>1404</S> of kingdoms.<S>4467</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I was angry<S>7107</S> with My people,<S>5971</S> I profaned<S>2490</S> My heritage,<S>5159</S> And gave<S>5414</S> them into your hand.<S>3027</S> You did not show<S>7760</S> mercy<S>7356</S> to them, On the aged<S>2205</S> you made<S>3513</S> your yoke<S>5923</S> very<S>3966</S> heavy.<S>3513</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Yet you said,<S>559</S> 'I shall be a queen<S>1404</S> forever.<S>5703</S> <S>5769</S>' These<S>428</S> things<S>428</S> you did not consider<S>7760</S>,<S>5921</S> <S>3820</S> Nor<S>3808</S> remember<S>2142</S> the outcome<S>319</S> of them.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Now,<S>6258</S> then, hear<S>8085</S> this,<S>384</S> you sensual<S>5719</S> one,<S>5719</S> Who dwells<S>3427</S> securely,<S>983</S> Who says<S>559</S> in your heart,<S>3824</S> 'I am, and there<S>657</S> is no<S>657</S> one<S>657</S> besides<S>5750</S> me. I shall not sit<S>3427</S> as a widow,<S>490</S> Nor<S>3808</S> shall I know<S>3045</S> loss<S>7908</S> of children.<S>7908</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"But these<S>428</S> two<S>8147</S> things<S>8147</S> shall come<S>935</S> on you suddenly<S>7281</S> in one<S>259</S> day:<S>3117</S> Loss<S>7908</S> of children<S>7908</S> and widowhood.<S>489</S> They shall come<S>935</S> on you in full<S>8537</S> measure<S>8537</S> In spite of your many<S>7230</S> sorceries,<S>3785</S> In spite of the great<S>3966</S> power<S>6109</S> of your spells.<S>2267</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And you felt<S>982</S> secure<S>982</S> in your wickedness<S>9567</S> and said,<S>559</S> 'No<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> sees<S>7200</S> me,' Your wisdom<S>2451</S> and your knowledge,<S>1847</S> they have deluded<S>7725</S> you; For you have said<S>559</S> in your heart,<S>3820</S> 'I am, and there<S>657</S> is no<S>657</S> one<S>657</S> besides<S>5750</S> me.'</t>


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<pb/><t>"But evil<S>9567</S> will come<S>935</S> on you Which you will not know<S>3045</S> how to charm<S>7837</S> away;<S>7837</S> And disaster<S>1943</S> will fall<S>5307</S> on you For which you cannot<S>3201</S> <S>3808</S> atone,<S>3722</S> And destruction<S>9585</S> about which you do not know<S>3045</S> Will come<S>935</S> on you suddenly.<S>6597</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Stand<S>5975</S> [fast] now<S>4994</S> in your spells<S>2267</S> And in your many<S>7230</S> sorceries<S>3785</S> With which<S>834</S> you have labored<S>3021</S> from your youth;<S>5271</S> Perhaps<S>194</S> you will be able<S>3201</S> to profit,<S>3276</S> Perhaps<S>194</S> you may cause<S>6206</S> trembling.<S>6206</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"You are wearied<S>3811</S> with your many<S>7230</S> counsels;<S>6098</S> Let now<S>4994</S> the astrologers,<S>1895</S> <S>8064</S> Those who prophesy<S>2372</S> by the stars,<S>3556</S> Those who predict<S>3045</S> by the new<S>2320</S> moons,<S>2320</S> Stand<S>5975</S> up and save<S>3467</S> you from what<S>834</S> will come<S>935</S> upon you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> they have become<S>1961</S> like stubble,<S>7179</S> Fire<S>784</S> burns<S>8313</S> them; They cannot<S>3808</S> deliver<S>5337</S> themselves<S>5315</S> from the power<S>3027</S> of the flame;<S>3852</S> There<S>369</S> will be no<S>369</S> coal<S>1513</S> to warm<S>2552</S> by, [Nor] a fire<S>217</S> to sit<S>3427</S> before!<S>5048</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"So<S>3651</S> have those become<S>1961</S> to you with whom<S>834</S> you have labored,<S>3021</S> Who have trafficked<S>5503</S> with you from your youth;<S>5271</S> Each<S>376</S> has wandered<S>8582</S> in his own way.<S>5676</S> There<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> to save<S>3467</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Hear<S>8085</S> this,<S>384</S> O house<S>1004</S> of Jacob,<S>3290</S> who are named<S>7121</S> <S>8034</S> Israel<S>3478</S> And who came<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> from the loins<S>4325</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> Who swear<S>7650</S> by the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> And invoke<S>2142</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> [But] not in truth<S>571</S> nor<S>3808</S> in righteousness.<S>6666</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For they call<S>7121</S> themselves after<S>4480</S> the holy<S>6944</S> city,<S>5892</S> And lean<S>5564</S> on the God<S>430</S> of Israel;<S>3478</S> The Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts<S>6635</S> is His name.<S>8034</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I declared<S>5046</S> the former<S>7223</S> things<S>7223</S> long<S>9241</S> ago<S>9241</S> And they went<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> from My mouth,<S>6310</S> and I proclaimed<S>8085</S> them. Suddenly<S>6597</S> I acted,<S>6213</S> and they came<S>935</S> to pass.<S>935</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Because<S>4480</S> I know<S>3045</S> that you are obstinate,<S>7186</S> And your neck<S>6203</S> is an iron<S>1270</S> sinew,<S>1517</S> And your forehead<S>4696</S> bronze,<S>5154</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Therefore I declared<S>5046</S> [them] to you long<S>9241</S> ago,<S>9241</S> Before<S>2962</S> they took<S>935</S> place<S>935</S> I proclaimed<S>8085</S> [them] to you, Lest<S>6435</S> you should say,<S>559</S> 'My idol<S>9428</S> has done<S>6213</S> them, And my graven<S>6459</S> image<S>6459</S> and my molten<S>9333</S> image<S>9333</S> have commanded<S>6680</S> them.'</t>


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<pb/><t>"You have heard;<S>8085</S> look<S>2372</S> at all<S>3605</S> this. And you, will you not declare<S>5046</S> it? I proclaim<S>8085</S> to you new<S>2319</S> things<S>2319</S> from this<S>6258</S> time,<S>6258</S> Even hidden<S>5341</S> things<S>5341</S> which you have not known.<S>3045</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"They are created<S>1254</S> now<S>6258</S> and not long<S>9241</S> ago;<S>9241</S> And before<S>6440</S> today<S>3117</S> you have not heard<S>8085</S> them, Lest<S>6435</S> you should say,<S>559</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> I knew<S>3045</S> them.'</t>


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<pb/><t>"You have not heard,<S>8085</S> you have not known.<S>3045</S> Even<S>1571</S> from long<S>9241</S> ago<S>9241</S> your ear<S>241</S> has not been open,<S>6605</S> Because<S>3588</S> I knew<S>3045</S> that you would deal<S>898</S> very<S>898</S> treacherously;<S>898</S> And you have been called<S>7121</S> a rebel<S>6586</S> from birth.<S>990</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For the sake<S>4616</S> of My name<S>8034</S> I delay<S>748</S> My wrath,<S>639</S> And [for] My praise<S>8416</S> I restrain<S>2413</S> [it] for you, In order not to cut<S>3772</S> you off.<S>3772</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> I have refined<S>6884</S> you, but not as silver;<S>3701</S> I have tested<S>977</S> you in the furnace<S>3564</S> of affliction.<S>6040</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For My own sake,<S>4616</S> for My own sake,<S>4616</S> I will act;<S>6213</S> For how<S>349</S> can [My name] be profaned<S>2490</S>? And My glory<S>9202</S> I will not give<S>5414</S> to another.<S>312</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Listen<S>8085</S> to Me, O Jacob,<S>3290</S> even Israel<S>3478</S> whom I called;<S>7121</S> I am He, I am the first,<S>7223</S> I am also<S>637</S> the last.<S>314</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Surely<S>637</S> My hand<S>3027</S> founded<S>3245</S> the earth,<S>776</S> And My right<S>3225</S> hand<S>3225</S> spread<S>2946</S> out the heavens;<S>8064</S> When I call<S>7121</S> to them, they stand<S>5975</S> together.<S>9191</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Assemble,<S>6908</S> all<S>3605</S> of you, and listen!<S>8085</S> Who<S>4310</S> among them has declared<S>5046</S> these<S>428</S> things<S>428</S>? The Lord<S>3068</S> loves<S>157</S> him; he shall carry<S>6213</S> out His good<S>2656</S> pleasure<S>2656</S> on Babylon,<S>894</S> And His arm<S>2220</S> [shall be against] the Chaldeans.<S>3778</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I, even I, have spoken;<S>1696</S> indeed<S>637</S> I have called<S>7121</S> him, I have brought<S>935</S> him, and He will make<S>6743</S> his ways<S>1870</S> successful.<S>6743</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Come<S>7126</S> near<S>7126</S> to Me, listen<S>8085</S> to this:<S>384</S> From the first<S>7218</S> I have not spoken<S>1696</S> in secret,<S>5643</S> From the time<S>6256</S> it took<S>1961</S> place,<S>1961</S> I was there.<S>8033</S> And now<S>6258</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> has sent<S>7971</S> Me, and His Spirit.<S>7307</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> your Redeemer,<S>1350</S> the Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel;<S>3478</S> "I am the Lord<S>3068</S> your God,<S>430</S> who teaches<S>3925</S> you to profit,<S>3276</S> Who leads<S>1869</S> you in the way<S>1870</S> you should go.<S>1980</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"If<S>3863</S> only<S>3863</S> you had paid<S>7181</S> attention<S>7181</S> to My commandments!<S>4687</S> Then your well-being would have been<S>1961</S> like a river,<S>5104</S> And your righteousness<S>6666</S> like the waves<S>1530</S> of the sea.<S>3220</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Your descendants<S>2233</S> would have been<S>1961</S> like the sand,<S>2344</S> And your offspring<S>6631</S> <S>4578</S> like its grains;<S>4579</S> Their name<S>8034</S> would never<S>3808</S> be cut<S>3772</S> off<S>3772</S> or destroyed<S>8045</S> from My presence.<S>6440</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Go<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> from Babylon!<S>894</S> Flee<S>1272</S> from the Chaldeans!<S>3778</S> Declare<S>5046</S> with the sound<S>6963</S> of joyful<S>7440</S> shouting,<S>7440</S> proclaim<S>8085</S> this,<S>384</S> Send<S>3318</S> it out to the end<S>7097</S> of the earth;<S>776</S> Say,<S>559</S> "The Lord<S>3068</S> has redeemed<S>1350</S> His servant<S>5650</S> Jacob.<S>3290</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>And they did not thirst<S>6770</S> when He led<S>1980</S> them through the deserts.<S>2723</S> He made the water<S>4325</S> flow<S>5140</S> out of the rock<S>6697</S> for them; He split<S>1234</S> the rock,<S>6697</S> and the water<S>4325</S> gushed<S>2100</S> forth.</t>


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<pb/><t>"There<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> peace<S>7965</S> for the wicked,<S>7563</S>" says<S>559</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Listen<S>8085</S> to Me, O islands,<S>339</S> And pay<S>7181</S> attention,<S>7181</S> you peoples<S>3816</S> from afar.<S>7350</S> The Lord<S>3068</S> called<S>7121</S> Me from the womb;<S>990</S> From the body<S>4578</S> of My mother<S>517</S> He named<S>2142</S> <S>8034</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>And He has made<S>7760</S> My mouth<S>6310</S> like a sharp<S>2299</S> sword;<S>2719</S> In the shadow<S>6738</S> of His hand<S>3027</S> He has concealed<S>2244</S> Me, And He has also made<S>7760</S> Me a select<S>1305</S> arrow;<S>2671</S> He has hidden<S>5641</S> Me in His quiver.<S>827</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And He said<S>559</S> to Me, "You are My Servant,<S>5650</S> Israel,<S>3478</S> In Whom<S>834</S> I will show<S>6286</S> My glory.<S>6286</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>But I said,<S>559</S> "I have toiled<S>3021</S> in vain,<S>7385</S> I have spent<S>3615</S> My strength<S>3581</S> for nothing<S>8414</S> and vanity;<S>1892</S> Yet surely<S>403</S> the justice<S>4941</S> [due] to Me is with the Lord,<S>3068</S> And My reward<S>6468</S> with My God.<S>430</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>And now<S>6258</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> who formed<S>3335</S> Me from the womb<S>990</S> to be His Servant,<S>5650</S> To bring<S>7725</S> Jacob<S>3290</S> back<S>7725</S> to Him, in order that Israel<S>3478</S> might be gathered<S>622</S> to Him (For I am honored<S>3513</S> in the sight<S>5869</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> And My God<S>430</S> is My strength<S>5797</S>),</t>


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<pb/><t>He says,<S>559</S> "It is too<S>4480</S> small<S>7043</S> a thing<S>7043</S> that You should be My Servant<S>5650</S> To raise<S>6965</S> up the tribes<S>7626</S> of Jacob,<S>3290</S> and to restore<S>7725</S> the preserved<S>5336</S> ones of Israel;<S>3478</S> I will also make<S>5414</S> You a light<S>216</S> of the nations<S>1471</S> So that My salvation<S>3444</S> may reach<S>1961</S> to the end<S>7097</S> of the earth.<S>776</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> the Redeemer<S>1350</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> [and] its Holy<S>6918</S> One,<S>6918</S> To the despised<S>960</S> One, To the One abhorred<S>8581</S> by the nation,<S>1471</S> To the Servant<S>5650</S> of rulers,<S>4910</S> "Kings<S>4428</S> shall see<S>7200</S> and arise,<S>6965</S> Princes<S>8269</S> shall also bow<S>7812</S> down;<S>7812</S> Because<S>4616</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> who<S>834</S> is faithful,<S>539</S> the Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> who has chosen<S>977</S> You."</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "In a favorable<S>7522</S> time<S>6256</S> I have answered<S>6030</S> You, And in a day<S>3117</S> of salvation<S>3444</S> I have helped<S>5826</S> You; And I will keep<S>5341</S> You and give<S>5414</S> You for a covenant<S>1285</S> of the people,<S>5971</S> To restore<S>6965</S> the land,<S>776</S> to make [them] inherit<S>5157</S> the desolate<S>8074</S> heritages;<S>5159</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Saying<S>559</S> to those who are bound,<S>631</S> 'Go<S>3318</S> forth,<S>3318</S>' To those who<S>834</S> are in darkness,<S>2822</S> 'Show<S>1540</S> yourselves.' Along<S>5921</S> the roads<S>1870</S> they will feed,<S>7462</S> And their pasture<S>4830</S> will be on all<S>3605</S> bare<S>8205</S> heights.<S>8205</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"They will not hunger<S>7456</S> or thirst,<S>6770</S> Neither<S>3808</S> will the scorching<S>8273</S> heat<S>8273</S> or sun<S>8121</S> strike<S>5221</S> them down;<S>5221</S> For He who has<S>7355</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on them will lead<S>5090</S> them, And will guide<S>5095</S> them to springs<S>4002</S> of water.<S>4325</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And I will make<S>7760</S> all<S>3605</S> My mountains<S>2022</S> a road,<S>1870</S> And My highways<S>4546</S> will be raised<S>7311</S> up.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> these<S>428</S> shall come<S>935</S> from afar;<S>7350</S> And lo,<S>2009</S> these<S>428</S> [will come] from the north<S>6828</S> and from the west,<S>3220</S> And these<S>428</S> from the land<S>776</S> of Sinim.<S>5515</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Shout<S>7442</S> for joy,<S>7442</S> O heavens!<S>8064</S> And rejoice,<S>1523</S> O earth!<S>776</S> Break<S>6476</S> forth<S>6476</S> into joyful<S>7440</S> shouting,<S>7440</S> O mountains!<S>2022</S> For the Lord<S>3068</S> has comforted<S>5162</S> His people,<S>5971</S> And will have<S>7355</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on His afflicted.<S>6041</S></t>


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<t>But Zion<S>6726</S> said,<S>559</S> "The Lord<S>3068</S> has forsaken<S>5800</S> me, And the Lord<S>136</S> has forgotten<S>7911</S> me."</t>


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<pb/><t>"Can a woman<S>802</S> forget<S>7911</S> her nursing<S>5764</S> child,<S>5764</S> And have<S>7355</S> no<S>4480</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on the son<S>1121</S> of her womb<S>990</S>? Even<S>1571</S> these<S>428</S> may forget,<S>7911</S> but I will not forget<S>7911</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2005</S> I have inscribed<S>2710</S> you on the palms<S>3709</S> [of My hands;] Your walls<S>2346</S> are continually<S>8548</S> before<S>5048</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Your builders<S>1121</S> hurry;<S>4116</S> Your destroyers<S>2040</S> and devastators<S>2717</S> Will depart<S>3318</S> from you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Lift<S>5375</S> up your eyes<S>5869</S> and look<S>7200</S> around;<S>5439</S> All<S>3605</S> of them gather<S>6908</S> together, they come<S>935</S> to you. As I live,<S>2416</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "You shall surely<S>3588</S> put<S>3847</S> on all<S>3605</S> of them as jewels,<S>5716</S> and bind<S>7194</S> them on as a bride.<S>3618</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For your waste<S>2723</S> and desolate<S>8074</S> places, and your destroyed<S>2035</S> land<S>776</S> – Surely<S>3588</S> now<S>6258</S> you will be too<S>4480</S> cramped<S>9503</S> for the inhabitants,<S>3427</S> And those who swallowed<S>1104</S> you will be far<S>7368</S> away.</t>


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<pb/><t>"The children<S>1121</S> of whom you were bereaved<S>7923</S> will yet<S>5750</S> say<S>559</S> in your ears,<S>241</S> 'The place<S>4725</S> is too cramped<S>9495</S> for me; Make<S>5066</S> room<S>5066</S> for me that I may live<S>3427</S> [here].'</t>


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<pb/><t>"Then you will say<S>559</S> in your heart,<S>3824</S> 'Who<S>4310</S> has begotten<S>3205</S> these<S>428</S> for me, Since I have been<S>7921</S> bereaved<S>7909</S> of my children,<S>7909</S> And am barren,<S>1565</S> an exile<S>1540</S> and a wanderer<S>5493</S>? And who<S>4310</S> has reared<S>1431</S> these<S>428</S>? Behold,<S>2005</S> I was left<S>7604</S> alone;<S>905</S> From where<S>375</S> did these<S>428</S> come?'"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I will lift<S>5375</S> up My hand<S>3027</S> to the nations,<S>1471</S> And set<S>7311</S> up My standard<S>5251</S> to the peoples;<S>5971</S> And they will bring<S>935</S> your sons<S>1121</S> in [their] bosom,<S>2684</S> And your daughters<S>1323</S> will be carried<S>5375</S> on [their] shoulders.<S>3802</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And kings<S>4428</S> will be your guardians,<S>539</S> And their princesses<S>8282</S> your nurses.<S>3243</S> They will bow<S>7812</S> down<S>7812</S> to you with their faces<S>639</S> to the earth,<S>776</S> And lick<S>3897</S> the dust<S>6083</S> of your feet;<S>7272</S> And [you] will know<S>3045</S> that I am the Lord;<S>3068</S> Those who<S>834</S> hopefully<S>6960</S> wait<S>6960</S> for Me will not be put<S>954</S> to shame.<S>954</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Can the prey<S>4455</S> be taken<S>3947</S> from the mighty<S>1368</S> man,<S>1368</S> Or<S>518</S> the captives<S>7628</S> of a tyrant be rescued<S>4422</S>?"</t>


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<pb/><t>Surely,<S>3588</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Even<S>1571</S> the captives<S>7628</S> of the mighty<S>1368</S> man<S>1368</S> will be taken<S>3947</S> away, And the prey<S>4455</S> of the tyrant<S>6184</S> will be rescued;<S>4422</S> For I will contend<S>7378</S> with the one<S>3401</S> who<S>3401</S> contends<S>3401</S> with you, And I will save<S>3467</S> your sons.<S>1121</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And I will feed<S>398</S> your oppressors<S>3238</S> with their own flesh,<S>1320</S> And they will become<S>7937</S> drunk<S>7937</S> with their own blood<S>1818</S> as with sweet<S>6071</S> wine;<S>6071</S> And all<S>3605</S> flesh<S>1320</S> will know<S>3045</S> that I, the Lord,<S>3068</S> am your Savior,<S>3467</S> And your Redeemer,<S>1350</S> the Mighty<S>46</S> One<S>46</S> of Jacob.<S>3290</S>"</t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Where<S>335</S> is the certificate<S>5612</S> of divorce,<S>3748</S> By which<S>834</S> I have sent<S>7971</S> your mother<S>517</S> away<S>7971</S>? Or<S>176</S> to whom<S>4310</S> of My creditors<S>5383</S> did I sell<S>4376</S> you? Behold,<S>2005</S> you were sold<S>4376</S> for your iniquities,<S>5771</S> And for your transgressions<S>6588</S> your mother<S>517</S> was sent<S>7971</S> away.<S>7971</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Why<S>4069</S> was there<S>369</S> no<S>369</S> man<S>376</S> when I came<S>935</S>? When I called,<S>7121</S> [why] was there<S>369</S> none<S>369</S> to answer<S>6030</S>? Is My hand<S>3027</S> so<S>4480</S> short<S>9527</S> that it cannot<S>4480</S> ransom<S>6304</S>? Or<S>518</S> have<S>369</S> I no<S>369</S> power<S>3581</S> to deliver<S>5337</S>? Behold,<S>2005</S> I dry<S>9162</S> up the sea<S>3220</S> with My rebuke,<S>1606</S> I make<S>7760</S> the rivers<S>5104</S> a wilderness;<S>4057</S> Their fish<S>1710</S> stink<S>887</S> for lack<S>369</S> of water,<S>4325</S> And die<S>4191</S> of thirst.<S>6772</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I clothe<S>3847</S> the heavens<S>8064</S> with blackness,<S>6940</S> And I make<S>7760</S> sackcloth<S>8242</S> their covering.<S>3682</S>"</t>


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<t>The Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> has given<S>5414</S> Me the tongue<S>3956</S> of disciples,<S>3928</S> That I may know<S>3045</S> how to sustain<S>5790</S> the weary<S>3287</S> one<S>3287</S> with a word.<S>1697</S> He awakens<S>5782</S> [Me] morning<S>1242</S> by morning,<S>1242</S> He awakens<S>5782</S> My ear<S>241</S> to listen<S>8085</S> as a disciple.<S>3928</S></t>


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<pb/><t>The Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> has opened<S>6605</S> My ear;<S>241</S> And I was not disobedient,<S>4784</S> Nor<S>3808</S> did I turn<S>5472</S> back.<S>268</S></t>


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<pb/><t>I gave<S>5414</S> My back<S>1460</S> to those who strike<S>5221</S> [Me,] And My cheeks<S>3895</S> to those who pluck<S>4803</S> out the beard;<S>4803</S> I did not cover<S>5641</S> My face<S>6440</S> from humiliation<S>3639</S> and spitting.<S>7536</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For the Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> helps<S>5826</S> Me, Therefore,<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> I am not disgraced;<S>3637</S> Therefore,<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> I have set<S>7760</S> My face<S>6440</S> like flint,<S>2496</S> And I know<S>3045</S> that I shall not be ashamed.<S>954</S></t>


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<pb/><t>He who vindicates<S>6663</S> Me is near;<S>7138</S> Who<S>4310</S> will contend<S>7378</S> with Me? Let us stand<S>5975</S> up to each<S>3162</S> other;<S>3162</S> Who<S>4310</S> has a case<S>1167</S> <S>4941</S> against Me? Let him draw<S>5066</S> near<S>5066</S> to Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>Behold,<S>2005</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> helps<S>5826</S> Me; Who<S>4310</S> is he who condemns<S>7561</S> Me? Behold,<S>2005</S> they will all<S>3605</S> wear<S>1086</S> out like a garment;<S>899</S> The moth<S>6211</S> will eat<S>398</S> them.</t>


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<pb/><t>Who<S>4310</S> is among you that fears<S>3372</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> That obeys<S>8085</S> the voice<S>6963</S> of His servant,<S>5650</S> That walks<S>1980</S> in darkness<S>2825</S> and has<S>369</S> no<S>369</S> light<S>5051</S>? Let him trust<S>982</S> in the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> and rely<S>8172</S> on his God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Behold,<S>2005</S> all<S>3605</S> you who kindle<S>6919</S> a fire,<S>784</S> Who encircle<S>247</S> yourselves with firebrands,<S>2131</S> Walk<S>1980</S> in the light<S>217</S> of your fire<S>784</S> And among the brands<S>2131</S> you have set<S>1197</S> ablaze.<S>1197</S> This<S>384</S> you will have<S>1961</S> from My hand;<S>3027</S> And you will lie<S>7901</S> down<S>7901</S> in torment.<S>4620</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Listen<S>8085</S> to me, you who pursue<S>7291</S> righteousness,<S>6664</S> Who seek<S>1245</S> the Lord:<S>3068</S> Look<S>5027</S> to the rock<S>6697</S> from which you were hewn,<S>2672</S> And to the quarry<S>953</S> <S>4718</S> from which you were dug.<S>5365</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Look<S>5027</S> to Abraham<S>85</S> your father, And to Sarah<S>1</S> who gave<S>8283</S> birth<S>9123</S> to you in pain;<S>9123</S> When<S>9123</S> [he was] one<S>3588</S> I called<S>259</S> him, Then I blessed<S>7121</S> him and multiplied<S>1288</S> him."</t>


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<pb/><t>Indeed,<S>3588</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> will comfort<S>5162</S> Zion;<S>6726</S> He will comfort<S>5162</S> all<S>3605</S> her waste<S>2723</S> places.<S>2723</S> And her wilderness<S>4057</S> He will make<S>7760</S> like Eden,<S>5731</S> And her desert<S>6160</S> like the garden<S>1588</S> of the Lord;<S>3068</S> Joy<S>8342</S> and gladness<S>8057</S> will be found<S>4672</S> in her, Thanksgiving<S>8426</S> and sound<S>6963</S> of a melody.<S>2172</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Pay<S>7181</S> attention<S>7181</S> to Me, O My people;<S>5971</S> And give<S>238</S> ear<S>238</S> to Me, O My nation;<S>3816</S> For a law<S>8451</S> will go<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> from Me, And I will set<S>7280</S> My justice<S>4941</S> for a light<S>216</S> of the peoples.<S>5971</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"My righteousness<S>6664</S> is near,<S>7138</S> My salvation<S>3468</S> has gone<S>3318</S> forth,<S>3318</S> And My arms<S>2220</S> will judge<S>8199</S> the peoples;<S>5971</S> The coastlands<S>339</S> will wait<S>6960</S> for Me, And for My arm<S>2220</S> they will wait<S>3176</S> expectantly.<S>3176</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Lift<S>5375</S> up your eyes<S>5869</S> to the sky,<S>8064</S> Then look<S>5027</S> to the earth<S>776</S> beneath<S>4480</S>;<S>8478</S> For the sky<S>8064</S> will vanish<S>9263</S> like smoke,<S>6227</S> And the earth<S>776</S> will wear<S>1086</S> out like a garment,<S>899</S> And its inhabitants<S>3427</S> will die<S>4191</S> in like<S>3644</S> manner,<S>3654</S> But My salvation<S>3444</S> shall be forever,<S>5769</S> And My righteousness<S>6666</S> shall not wane.<S>2865</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Listen<S>8085</S> to Me, you who know<S>3045</S> righteousness,<S>6664</S> A people<S>5971</S> in whose heart<S>3820</S> is My law;<S>8451</S> Do not fear<S>3372</S> the reproach<S>2781</S> of man,<S>582</S> Neither<S>408</S> be dismayed<S>2865</S> at their revilings.<S>1421</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For the moth<S>6211</S> will eat<S>398</S> them like a garment,<S>899</S> And the grub<S>5580</S> will eat<S>398</S> them like wool.<S>6785</S> But My righteousness<S>6666</S> shall be forever,<S>5769</S> And My salvation<S>3444</S> to all<S>1755</S> generations.<S>1755</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Awake,<S>5782</S> awake,<S>5782</S> put<S>3847</S> on strength,<S>5797</S> O arm<S>2220</S> of the Lord;<S>3068</S> Awake<S>5782</S> as in the days<S>3117</S> of old,<S>6924</S> the generations<S>1755</S> of long<S>5769</S> ago.<S>5769</S> Was it not Thou who cut<S>2672</S> Rahab<S>7293</S> in pieces,<S>2672</S> Who pierced<S>9135</S> the dragon<S>8577</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>Was it not Thou who dried<S>9162</S> up the sea,<S>3220</S> The waters<S>4325</S> of the great<S>7227</S> deep;<S>8415</S> Who made<S>7760</S> the depths<S>4615</S> of the sea<S>3220</S> a pathway<S>1870</S> For the redeemed<S>1350</S> to cross<S>5674</S> over<S>5674</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>So the ransomed<S>6299</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> will return,<S>7725</S> And come<S>935</S> with joyful<S>7440</S> shouting<S>7440</S> to Zion;<S>6726</S> And everlasting<S>5769</S> joy<S>8057</S> [will be] on their heads.<S>7218</S> They will obtain<S>5381</S> gladness<S>8342</S> and joy,<S>8057</S> And sorrow<S>3015</S> and sighing<S>585</S> will flee<S>5127</S> away.</t>


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<pb/><t>"I, even I, am He who comforts<S>5162</S> you. Who<S>4310</S> are you that you are afraid<S>3372</S> of man<S>582</S> who dies,<S>4191</S> And of the son<S>1121</S> of man<S>120</S> who is made<S>5414</S> like grass;<S>2682</S></t>


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<pb/><t>That you have forgotten<S>7911</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> your Maker,<S>6213</S> Who stretched<S>5186</S> out the heavens,<S>8064</S> And laid<S>3245</S> the foundations<S>3245</S> of the earth;<S>776</S> That you fear<S>6342</S> continually<S>8548</S> all<S>3605</S> day<S>3117</S> long because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the fury<S>2534</S> of the oppressor,<S>6693</S> As he makes<S>3559</S> ready<S>3559</S> to destroy<S>7843</S>? But where<S>346</S> is the fury<S>2534</S> of the oppressor<S>6693</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"The exile<S>6808</S> will soon<S>4116</S> be set<S>6605</S> free,<S>6605</S> and will not die<S>4191</S> in the dungeon,<S>7845</S> nor<S>3808</S> will his bread<S>3899</S> be lacking.<S>2637</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For I am the Lord<S>3068</S> your God,<S>430</S> who stirs<S>9541</S> up the sea<S>3220</S> and its waves<S>1530</S> roar<S>1993</S> (the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts<S>6635</S> is His name<S>8034</S>).</t>


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<t>"And I have put<S>7760</S> My words<S>1697</S> in your mouth,<S>6310</S> and have covered<S>3680</S> you with the shadow<S>6738</S> of My hand,<S>3027</S> to establish<S>5193</S> the heavens,<S>8064</S> to found<S>3245</S> the earth,<S>776</S> and to say<S>559</S> to Zion,<S>6726</S> 'You are My people.<S>5971</S>'"</t>


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<pb/><t>Rouse<S>5782</S> yourself!<S>5782</S> Rouse<S>5782</S> yourself!<S>5782</S> Arise,<S>6965</S> O Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> You who<S>834</S> have drunk<S>8354</S> from the Lord's hand<S>3027</S> the cup<S>3563</S> of His anger;<S>2534</S> The chalice<S>3563</S> <S>6907</S> of reeling<S>8653</S> you have drained<S>4680</S> to the dregs.<S>6907</S></t>


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<pb/><t>There<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> to guide<S>5095</S> her among<S>4480</S> all<S>3605</S> the sons<S>1121</S> she has borne;<S>3205</S> Nor<S>369</S> is there<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> to take<S>2388</S> her by the hand<S>3027</S> among<S>4480</S> all<S>3605</S> the sons<S>1121</S> she has reared.<S>1431</S></t>


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<pb/><t>These<S>2007</S> two<S>8147</S> things<S>8147</S> have befallen<S>7122</S> you; Who<S>4310</S> will mourn<S>5110</S> for you? The devastation<S>7701</S> and destruction,<S>7667</S> famine<S>7458</S> and sword;<S>2719</S> How<S>4310</S> shall I comfort<S>5162</S> you?</t>


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<pb/><t>Your sons<S>1121</S> have fainted,<S>5968</S> They lie<S>7901</S> [helpless] at the head<S>7218</S> of every<S>3605</S> street,<S>2351</S> Like an antelope<S>8377</S> in a net,<S>9261</S> Full<S>4392</S> of the wrath<S>2534</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> The rebuke<S>1606</S> of your God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Therefore,<S>3651</S> please<S>4994</S> hear<S>8085</S> this,<S>384</S> you afflicted,<S>6041</S> Who are drunk,<S>7937</S> but not with wine: <S>3196</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> your Lord,<S>136</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> even your God<S>430</S> Who contends<S>7378</S> for His people,<S>5971</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I have taken<S>3947</S> out of your hand<S>3027</S> the cup<S>3563</S> of reeling;<S>8653</S> The chalice<S>3563</S> <S>6907</S> of My anger,<S>2534</S> You will never<S>3808</S> drink<S>8354</S> it again.<S>3254</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And I will put<S>7760</S> it into the hand<S>3027</S> of your tormentors,<S>3013</S> Who<S>834</S> have said<S>559</S> to you, 'Lie<S>7812</S> down<S>7812</S> that we may walk<S>5674</S> over<S>5674</S> you.' You have even made<S>7760</S> your back<S>1460</S> like the ground,<S>776</S> And like the street<S>2351</S> for those who walk<S>5674</S> over<S>5674</S> [it]."</t>


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<t>Awake,<S>5782</S> awake,<S>5782</S> Clothe<S>3847</S> yourself<S>3847</S> in your strength,<S>5797</S> O Zion;<S>6726</S> Clothe<S>3847</S> yourself<S>3847</S> in your beautiful<S>8597</S> garments,<S>899</S> O Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> the holy<S>6944</S> city.<S>5892</S> For the uncircumcised<S>6189</S> and the unclean<S>2931</S> Will no<S>3808</S> more<S>3254</S> <S>5750</S> come<S>935</S> into you.</t>


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<pb/><t>Shake<S>5287</S> yourself from the dust,<S>6083</S> rise<S>6965</S> up, O captive<S>7628</S> Jerusalem;<S>3389</S> Loose<S>6605</S> yourself from the chains<S>4147</S> around your neck,<S>6677</S> O captive<S>9577</S> daughter<S>1323</S> of Zion.<S>6726</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "You were sold<S>4376</S> for nothing<S>2600</S> and you will be redeemed<S>1350</S> without<S>3808</S> money.<S>3701</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God,<S>3068</S> "My people<S>5971</S> went<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> at the first<S>7223</S> into Egypt<S>4714</S> to reside<S>1481</S> there,<S>8033</S> then the Assyrian<S>804</S> oppressed<S>6231</S> them without<S>657</S> cause.<S>657</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Now<S>6258</S> therefore, what<S>4100</S> do I have here,<S>6311</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "seeing that My people<S>5971</S> have been taken<S>3947</S> away without<S>2600</S> cause<S>2600</S>?" [Again] the Lord<S>3068</S> declares,<S>5002</S> "Those who rule<S>4910</S> over them howl,<S>3213</S> and My name<S>8034</S> is continually<S>8548</S> blasphemed<S>5006</S> all<S>3605</S> day<S>3117</S> long.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Therefore<S>3651</S> My people<S>5971</S> shall know<S>3045</S> My name;<S>8034</S> therefore<S>3651</S> in that day<S>3117</S> I am the one who is speaking,<S>1696</S> 'Here<S>2009</S> I am.'"</t>


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<pb/><t>How<S>4100</S> lovely<S>4998</S> on the mountains<S>2022</S> Are the feet<S>7272</S> of him who brings<S>1319</S> good news,<S>1319</S> Who announces<S>8085</S> peace<S>7965</S> And brings<S>1319</S> good news<S>1319</S> of happiness,<S>9185</S> Who announces<S>8085</S> salvation,<S>3444</S> [And] says<S>559</S> to Zion,<S>6726</S> "Your God<S>430</S> reigns!<S>4427</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Listen!<S>6963</S> Your watchmen<S>6822</S> lift<S>5375</S> up [their] voices,<S>6963</S> They shout<S>7442</S> joyfully<S>7442</S> together;<S>9191</S> For they will see<S>7200</S> with their own<S>5869</S> eyes<S>5869</S> When the Lord<S>3068</S> restores<S>7725</S> Zion.<S>6726</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Break<S>6476</S> forth,<S>6476</S> shout<S>7442</S> joyfully<S>7442</S> together,<S>9191</S> You waste<S>2723</S> places<S>2723</S> of Jerusalem;<S>3389</S> For the Lord<S>3068</S> has comforted<S>5162</S> His people,<S>5971</S> He has redeemed<S>1350</S> Jerusalem.<S>3389</S></t>


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<pb/><t>The Lord<S>3068</S> has bared<S>2834</S> His holy<S>6944</S> arm<S>2220</S> In the sight<S>5869</S> of all<S>3605</S> the nations,<S>1471</S> That all<S>3605</S> the ends<S>657</S> of the earth<S>776</S> may see<S>7200</S> The salvation<S>3444</S> of our God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Depart,<S>5493</S> depart,<S>5493</S> go<S>3318</S> out from there,<S>8033</S> Touch<S>5060</S> nothing<S>408</S> unclean;<S>2931</S> Go<S>3318</S> out of the midst<S>8432</S> of her, purify<S>1305</S> yourselves, You who carry<S>5375</S> the vessels<S>3627</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But you will not go<S>3318</S> out in haste,<S>2649</S> Nor<S>3808</S> will you go<S>1980</S> as fugitives;<S>4499</S> For the Lord<S>3068</S> will go<S>1980</S> before<S>6440</S> you, And the God<S>430</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> [will be] your rear<S>622</S> guard.<S>622</S></t>


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<t>Behold,<S>2009</S> My servant<S>5650</S> will prosper,<S>7919</S> He will be high<S>7311</S> and lifted<S>5375</S> up, and greatly<S>3966</S> exalted.<S>1361</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Just<S>9201</S> as many<S>7227</S> were astonished<S>8074</S> at you, [My people,] So<S>3651</S> His appearance<S>4758</S> was marred<S>4893</S> more<S>4480</S> than<S>4480</S> any<S>376</S> man,<S>376</S> And His form<S>8389</S> more<S>4480</S> than<S>4480</S> the sons<S>1121</S> of men.<S>120</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3651</S> He will sprinkle<S>5137</S> many<S>7227</S> nations,<S>1471</S> Kings<S>4428</S> will shut<S>7092</S> their mouths<S>6310</S> on account<S>5921</S> of Him; For what<S>834</S> had not been told<S>5608</S> them they will see,<S>7200</S> And what<S>834</S> they had not heard<S>8085</S> they will understand.<S>995</S></t>


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<t>Who<S>4310</S> has believed<S>539</S> our message<S>8052</S>? And to whom<S>4310</S> has the arm<S>2220</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> been revealed<S>1540</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>For He grew<S>5927</S> up before<S>6440</S> Him like a tender<S>3126</S> shoot,<S>3126</S> And like a root<S>8328</S> out of parched<S>6723</S> ground;<S>776</S> He has no<S>3808</S> [stately] form<S>8389</S> or majesty<S>1926</S> That we should look<S>7200</S> upon Him, Nor<S>3808</S> appearance<S>4758</S> that we should be attracted<S>2530</S> to Him.</t>


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<pb/><t>He was despised<S>959</S> and forsaken<S>2310</S> of men,<S>376</S> A man<S>376</S> of sorrows,<S>4341</S> and acquainted<S>3045</S> with grief;<S>2483</S> And like one from whom men hide<S>4564</S> their face,<S>6440</S> He was despised,<S>959</S> and we did not esteem<S>2803</S> Him.</t>


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<pb/><t>Surely<S>403</S> our griefs<S>2483</S> He Himself<S>1931</S> bore,<S>5375</S> And our sorrows<S>4341</S> He carried;<S>5445</S> Yet we ourselves<S>587</S> esteemed<S>2803</S> Him stricken,<S>5060</S> Smitten<S>5221</S> of God,<S>430</S> and afflicted.<S>6031</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But He was pierced<S>9135</S> through<S>9135</S> for our transgressions,<S>6588</S> He was crushed<S>1792</S> for our iniquities;<S>5771</S> The chastening<S>4148</S> for our well-being [fell] upon Him, And by His scourging<S>2250</S> we are healed.<S>7495</S></t>


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<pb/><t>All<S>3605</S> of us like sheep<S>6629</S> have gone<S>8582</S> astray,<S>8582</S> Each<S>376</S> of us has turned<S>6437</S> to his own way;<S>1870</S> But the Lord<S>3068</S> has caused the iniquity<S>5771</S> of us all<S>3605</S> To fall<S>6293</S> on Him.</t>


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<pb/><t>He was oppressed<S>5065</S> and He was afflicted,<S>6031</S> Yet He did not open<S>6605</S> His mouth;<S>6310</S> Like a lamb<S>7716</S> that is led<S>2986</S> to slaughter,<S>2874</S> And like a sheep<S>7353</S> that is silent<S>481</S> before<S>6440</S> its shearers,<S>1494</S> So He did not open<S>6605</S> His mouth.<S>6310</S></t>


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<pb/><t>By oppression<S>6115</S> and judgment<S>4941</S> He was taken<S>3947</S> away; And as for His generation,<S>1755</S> who<S>4310</S> considered<S>7878</S> That He was cut<S>1504</S> off<S>1504</S> out of the land<S>776</S> of the living,<S>2416</S> For the transgression<S>6588</S> of my people<S>5971</S> to whom the stroke<S>5061</S> [was due?]</t>


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<pb/><t>His grave<S>6913</S> was assigned<S>5414</S> with wicked<S>7563</S> men,<S>7563</S> Yet He was with a rich<S>6223</S> man<S>6223</S> in His death,<S>4194</S> Because<S>5921</S> He had done<S>6213</S> no<S>3808</S> violence,<S>2555</S> Nor<S>3808</S> was there any deceit<S>4820</S> in His mouth.<S>6310</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But the Lord<S>3068</S> was pleased<S>2654</S> To crush<S>1792</S> Him, putting<S>2470</S> [Him] to grief;<S>2470</S> If<S>518</S> He would render<S>7760</S> Himself<S>5315</S> [as] a guilt<S>817</S> offering,<S>817</S> He will see<S>7200</S> [His] offspring,<S>2233</S> He will prolong<S>748</S> [His] days,<S>3117</S> And the good<S>2656</S> pleasure<S>2656</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> will prosper<S>6743</S> in His hand.<S>3027</S></t>


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<pb/><t>As a result<S>4480</S> of the anguish<S>5999</S> of His soul,<S>5315</S> He will see<S>7200</S> [it] and be satisfied;<S>7646</S> By His knowledge<S>1847</S> the Righteous<S>6662</S> One,<S>6662</S> My Servant,<S>5650</S> will justify<S>6663</S> the many,<S>7227</S> As He will bear<S>5445</S> their iniquities.<S>5771</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Therefore,<S>3651</S> I will allot<S>2505</S> Him a portion<S>2505</S> with the great,<S>7227</S> And He will divide<S>2505</S> the booty<S>7998</S> with the strong;<S>6099</S> Because<S>8478</S> <S>834</S> He poured<S>6168</S> out Himself<S>5315</S> to death,<S>4194</S> And was numbered<S>4487</S> with the transgressors;<S>6586</S> Yet He Himself<S>1931</S> bore<S>5375</S> the sin<S>2399</S> of many,<S>7227</S> And interceded<S>6293</S> for the transgressors.<S>6586</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Shout<S>7442</S> for joy,<S>7442</S> O barren<S>6135</S> one,<S>6135</S> you who have borne<S>3205</S> no<S>3808</S> [child;] Break<S>6476</S> forth<S>6476</S> into joyful<S>7440</S> shouting<S>7440</S> and cry<S>6670</S> aloud,<S>6670</S> you who have not travailed;<S>9123</S> For the sons<S>1121</S> of the desolate<S>8074</S> one [will be] more<S>4480</S> numerous<S>7227</S> Than<S>4480</S> the sons<S>1121</S> of the married<S>1166</S> woman," says<S>559</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Enlarge<S>7337</S> the place<S>4725</S> of your tent;<S>168</S> Stretch<S>5186</S> out the curtains<S>3407</S> of your dwellings,<S>4908</S> spare<S>2820</S> not; Lengthen<S>748</S> your cords,<S>4340</S> And strengthen<S>2388</S> your pegs.<S>3489</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For you will spread<S>6555</S> abroad<S>6555</S> to the right<S>3225</S> and to the left.<S>8040</S> And your descendants<S>2233</S> will possess<S>3423</S> nations,<S>1471</S> And they will resettle<S>3427</S> the desolate<S>8074</S> cities.<S>5892</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Fear<S>3372</S> not, for you will not be put<S>954</S> to shame;<S>954</S> Neither<S>408</S> feel<S>3637</S> humiliated,<S>3637</S> for you will not be disgraced;<S>2659</S> But you will forget<S>7911</S> the shame<S>1322</S> of your youth,<S>5934</S> And the reproach<S>2781</S> of your widowhood<S>491</S> you will remember<S>2142</S> no<S>3808</S> more.<S>5750</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For your husband<S>1166</S> is your Maker,<S>6213</S> Whose name<S>8034</S> is the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts;<S>6635</S> And your Redeemer<S>1350</S> is the Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> Who is called<S>7121</S> the God<S>430</S> of all<S>3605</S> the earth.<S>776</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For the Lord<S>3068</S> has called<S>7121</S> you, Like a wife<S>802</S> forsaken<S>5800</S> and grieved<S>6087</S> in spirit,<S>7307</S> Even like a wife<S>802</S> of [one's] youth<S>5271</S> when<S>3588</S> she is rejected,<S>3988</S>" Says<S>559</S> your God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For a brief<S>9512</S> moment<S>7281</S> I forsook<S>5800</S> you, But with great<S>1419</S> compassion<S>7356</S> I will gather<S>6908</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"In an outburst<S>7858</S> of anger<S>7110</S> I hid<S>5641</S> My face<S>6440</S> from you for a moment;<S>7281</S> But with everlasting<S>5769</S> lovingkindness<S>2617</S> I will have<S>7355</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on you," Says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> your Redeemer.<S>1350</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For this<S>384</S> is like the days<S>3117</S> of Noah<S>5146</S> to Me; When<S>834</S> I swore<S>7650</S> that the waters<S>4325</S> of Noah<S>5146</S> Should not flood<S>5674</S> the earth<S>776</S> again,<S>5750</S> So<S>3651</S> I have sworn<S>7650</S> that I will not be angry<S>7107</S> with you, Nor<S>4480</S> will I rebuke<S>1605</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"For the mountains<S>2022</S> may be removed<S>4185</S> and the hills<S>1389</S> may shake,<S>4131</S> But My lovingkindness<S>2617</S> will not be removed<S>4185</S> from you, And My covenant<S>1285</S> of peace<S>7965</S> will not be shaken,<S>4131</S>" Says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> who has<S>7355</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"O afflicted<S>6041</S> one,<S>6041</S> storm-tossed, and not comforted,<S>5162</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> I will set<S>7257</S> your stones<S>68</S> in antimony,<S>6320</S> And your foundations<S>3245</S> I will lay<S>3245</S> in sapphires.<S>5601</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Moreover, I will make<S>7760</S> your battlements<S>8121</S> of rubies,<S>3539</S> And your gates<S>8179</S> of crystal,<S>688</S> And your entire<S>3605</S> wall<S>1366</S> of precious<S>2656</S> stones.<S>68</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And all<S>3605</S> your sons<S>1121</S> will be taught<S>3928</S> of the Lord;<S>3068</S> And the well-being of your sons<S>1121</S> will be great.<S>7227</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"In righteousness<S>6666</S> you will be established;<S>3559</S> You will be far<S>7368</S> from oppression,<S>6233</S> for you will not fear;<S>3372</S> And from terror,<S>4288</S> for it will not come<S>7126</S> near<S>7126</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"If<S>2005</S> anyone fiercely<S>9075</S> assails<S>9075</S> [you] it will not be from Me. Whoever<S>4310</S> assails<S>9075</S> you will fall<S>5307</S> because<S>5921</S> of you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2005</S> I Myself<S>595</S> have created<S>1254</S> the smith<S>2796</S> who blows<S>5301</S> the fire<S>784</S> of coals,<S>6352</S> And brings<S>3318</S> out a weapon<S>3627</S> for its work;<S>4639</S> And I have created<S>1254</S> the destroyer<S>7843</S> to ruin.<S>2254</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"No<S>3605</S> <S>3808</S> weapon<S>3627</S> that is formed<S>3335</S> against<S>5921</S> you shall prosper;<S>6743</S> And every<S>3605</S> tongue<S>3956</S> that accuses<S>6965</S> you in judgment<S>4941</S> you will condemn.<S>7561</S> This<S>384</S> is the heritage<S>5159</S> of the servants<S>5650</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> And their vindication<S>6666</S> is from Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Ho!<S>1945</S> Every<S>3605</S> one<S>3605</S> who thirsts,<S>6771</S> come<S>1980</S> to the waters;<S>4325</S> And you who<S>834</S> have<S>369</S> no<S>369</S> money<S>3701</S> come,<S>1980</S> buy<S>7666</S> and eat.<S>398</S> Come,<S>1980</S> buy<S>7666</S> wine<S>3196</S> and milk<S>2461</S> Without<S>3808</S> money<S>3701</S> and without<S>3808</S> cost.<S>4242</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Why<S>4100</S> do you spend<S>8254</S> money<S>3701</S> for what is not bread,<S>3899</S> And your wages<S>3018</S> for what<S>7654</S> does not satisfy<S>7654</S>? Listen<S>8085</S> carefully<S>8085</S> to Me, and eat<S>398</S> what<S>9185</S> is good,<S>9185</S> And delight<S>6026</S> yourself<S>5315</S> in abundance.<S>1880</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Incline<S>5186</S> your ear<S>241</S> and come<S>1980</S> to Me. Listen,<S>8085</S> that you may live;<S>2421</S> And I will make<S>3772</S> an everlasting<S>5769</S> covenant<S>1285</S> with you, [According to] the faithful<S>539</S> mercies<S>2617</S> shown to David.<S>1732</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2005</S> I have made<S>5414</S> him a witness<S>5707</S> to the peoples,<S>3816</S> A leader<S>5057</S> and commander<S>6680</S> for the peoples.<S>3816</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2005</S> you will call<S>7121</S> a nation<S>1471</S> you do not know,<S>3045</S> And a nation<S>1471</S> which knows<S>3045</S> you not will run<S>7323</S> to you, Because<S>4616</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> your God,<S>430</S> even the Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel;<S>3478</S> For He has glorified<S>6286</S> you."</t>


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<pb/><t>Seek<S>1875</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> while He may be found;<S>4672</S> Call<S>7121</S> upon Him while He is near.<S>7138</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Let the wicked<S>7563</S> forsake<S>5800</S> his way,<S>1870</S> And the unrighteous<S>205</S> man<S>376</S> his thoughts;<S>4284</S> And let him return<S>7725</S> to the Lord,<S>3068</S> And He will have<S>7355</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on him; And to our God,<S>430</S> For He will abundantly<S>7235</S> pardon.<S>5545</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For My thoughts<S>4284</S> are not your thoughts,<S>4284</S> Neither<S>3808</S> are your ways<S>1870</S> My ways,<S>1870</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For [as] the heavens<S>8064</S> are higher<S>1361</S> than<S>4480</S> the earth,<S>776</S> So<S>3651</S> are My ways<S>1870</S> higher<S>1361</S> than<S>4480</S> your ways, And My thoughts<S>4284</S> than<S>4480</S> your thoughts.<S>4284</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For as the rain<S>1653</S> and the snow<S>7950</S> come<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> from heaven,<S>8064</S> And do not return<S>7725</S> there<S>8033</S> without<S>3588</S> <S>518</S> watering<S>7301</S> the earth,<S>776</S> And making it bear<S>3205</S> and sprout,<S>6779</S> And furnishing<S>5414</S> seed<S>2233</S> to the sower<S>2232</S> and bread<S>3899</S> to the eater;<S>398</S></t>


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<pb/><t>So<S>3651</S> shall My word<S>1697</S> be which<S>834</S> goes<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> from My mouth;<S>6310</S> It shall not return<S>7725</S> to Me empty,<S>7387</S> Without<S>3588</S> <S>518</S> accomplishing<S>6213</S> what<S>834</S> I desire,<S>2654</S> And without succeeding<S>6743</S> [in the matter] for which<S>834</S> I sent<S>7971</S> it.</t>


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<pb/><t>"For you will go<S>3318</S> out with joy,<S>8057</S> And be led<S>2986</S> forth<S>2986</S> with peace;<S>7965</S> The mountains<S>2022</S> and the hills<S>1389</S> will break<S>6476</S> forth<S>6476</S> into shouts<S>7440</S> of joy<S>7440</S> before<S>6440</S> you, And all<S>3605</S> the trees<S>6086</S> of the field<S>7704</S> will clap<S>4222</S> [their] hands.<S>3709</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Instead<S>8478</S> of the thorn<S>5285</S> bush<S>5285</S> the cypress<S>1265</S> will come<S>5927</S> up; And instead<S>8478</S> of the nettle<S>5636</S> the myrtle<S>1918</S> will come<S>5927</S> up; And it will be a memorial<S>8034</S> to the Lord,<S>3068</S> For an everlasting<S>5769</S> sign<S>226</S> which will not be cut<S>3772</S> off.<S>3772</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Preserve<S>8104</S> justice,<S>4941</S> and do<S>6213</S> righteousness,<S>6666</S> For My salvation<S>3444</S> is about<S>7138</S> to come<S>935</S> And My righteousness<S>6666</S> to be revealed.<S>1540</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"How blessed<S>835</S> is the man<S>582</S> who does<S>6213</S> this,<S>384</S> And the son<S>1121</S> of man<S>120</S> who takes<S>2388</S> hold<S>2388</S> of it; Who keeps<S>8104</S> from profaning<S>2490</S> the sabbath,<S>7676</S> And keeps<S>8104</S> his hand<S>3027</S> from doing<S>6213</S> any<S>3605</S> evil.<S>7451</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Let not the foreigner<S>1121</S> <S>5236</S> who has joined<S>3867</S> himself to the Lord<S>3068</S> say,<S>559</S> "The Lord<S>3068</S> will surely<S>914</S> separate<S>914</S> me from His people.<S>5971</S>" Neither<S>408</S> let the eunuch<S>5631</S> say,<S>559</S> "Behold,<S>2005</S> I am a dry<S>3002</S> tree.<S>6086</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "To the eunuchs<S>5631</S> who<S>834</S> keep<S>8104</S> My sabbaths,<S>7676</S> And choose<S>977</S> what<S>834</S> pleases<S>2654</S> Me, And hold<S>2388</S> fast<S>2388</S> My covenant,<S>1285</S></t>


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<pb/><t>To them I will give<S>5414</S> in My house<S>1004</S> and within My walls<S>2346</S> a memorial,<S>3027</S> And a name<S>8034</S> better<S>2896</S> than<S>4480</S> that of sons<S>1121</S> and daughters;<S>1323</S> I will give<S>5414</S> them an everlasting<S>5769</S> name<S>8034</S> which<S>834</S> will not be cut<S>3772</S> off.<S>3772</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Also the foreigners<S>1121</S> <S>5236</S> who join<S>3867</S> themselves to the Lord,<S>3068</S> To minister<S>8334</S> to Him, and to love<S>157</S> the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> To be His servants,<S>5650</S> every<S>3605</S> one<S>3605</S> who keeps<S>8104</S> from profaning<S>2490</S> the sabbath,<S>7676</S> And holds<S>2388</S> fast<S>2388</S> My covenant;<S>1285</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Even those I will bring<S>935</S> to My holy<S>6944</S> mountain,<S>2022</S> And make<S>8055</S> them joyful<S>8055</S> in My house<S>1004</S> of prayer.<S>8605</S> Their burnt<S>5930</S> offerings<S>5930</S> and their sacrifices<S>2077</S> will be acceptable<S>7522</S> on My altar;<S>4196</S> For My house<S>1004</S> will be called<S>7121</S> a house<S>1004</S> of prayer<S>8605</S> for all<S>3605</S> the peoples.<S>5971</S> "</t>


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<pb/><t>The Lord<S>136</S> God,<S>3068</S> who gathers<S>6908</S> the dispersed<S>5080</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> declares,<S>5002</S> "Yet<S>5750</S> [others] I will gather<S>6908</S> to them, to those [already] gathered.<S>6908</S>"</t>


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<t>All<S>3605</S> you beasts<S>9130</S> of the field,<S>9583</S> All<S>3605</S> you beasts<S>9130</S> in the forest,<S>9194</S> Come<S>857</S> to eat.<S>398</S></t>


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<pb/><t>His watchmen<S>6822</S> are blind,<S>5787</S> All<S>3605</S> of them know<S>3045</S> nothing.<S>3808</S> All<S>3605</S> of them are dumb<S>483</S> dogs<S>3611</S> unable<S>3808</S> <S>3201</S> to bark,<S>5024</S> Dreamers<S>1957</S> lying<S>7901</S> down,<S>7901</S> who love<S>157</S> to slumber;<S>5123</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And the dogs<S>3611</S> are greedy,<S>5315</S> <S>5794</S> they are not satisfied.<S>3045</S> <S>7654</S> And they are shepherds<S>7462</S> who have<S>3045</S> no<S>3808</S> understanding;<S>995</S> They have all<S>3605</S> turned<S>6437</S> to their own way,<S>1870</S> Each<S>376</S> one<S>376</S> to his unjust<S>1215</S> gain,<S>1215</S> to the last<S>7097</S> one.<S>7097</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Come,<S>857</S>" [they say,] "let us get<S>3947</S> wine,<S>3196</S> and let us drink<S>7941</S> heavily<S>9352</S> of strong<S>7941</S> drink;<S>9352</S> And tomorrow<S>4279</S> will be like today,<S>2088</S> <S>3117</S> only more<S>1419</S> <S>3499</S> <S>3966</S> so."</t>


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<t>The righteous<S>6662</S> man<S>6662</S> perishes, and no<S>6</S> man<S>369</S> takes<S>376</S> it to heart;<S>7760</S> And devout<S>3820</S> men<S>2617</S> are taken<S>376</S> away,<S>622</S> while no<S>622</S> one<S>369</S> understands.<S>369</S> For the righteous<S>995</S> man<S>6662</S> is taken<S>6662</S> away<S>622</S> from evil,<S>622</S></t>


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<pb/><t>He enters<S>935</S> into peace;<S>7965</S> They rest<S>5117</S> in their beds,<S>4904</S> [Each one] who walked<S>1980</S> in his upright<S>5228</S> way.<S>5228</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"But come<S>7126</S> here,<S>2008</S> you sons<S>1121</S> of a sorceress,<S>6049</S> Offspring<S>2233</S> of an adulterer<S>5003</S> and a prostitute.<S>2181</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Against<S>5921</S> whom<S>4310</S> do you jest<S>6026</S>? Against<S>5921</S> whom<S>4310</S> do you open<S>7337</S> wide<S>7337</S> your mouth<S>6310</S> And stick<S>748</S> out your tongue<S>3956</S>? Are you not children<S>3206</S> of rebellion,<S>6588</S> Offspring<S>2233</S> of deceit,<S>8267</S></t>


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<pb/><t>[Who] inflame<S>2552</S> yourselves among the oaks,<S>9013</S> Under<S>8478</S> every<S>3605</S> luxuriant<S>7488</S> tree,<S>6086</S> Who slaughter<S>7819</S> the children<S>3206</S> in the ravines,<S>5158</S> Under<S>8478</S> the clefts<S>5585</S> of the crags<S>5553</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Among the smooth<S>2509</S> [stones] of the ravine<S>5158</S> Is your portion,<S>2506</S> they are your lot;<S>1486</S> Even<S>1571</S> to them you have poured<S>8210</S> out a libation,<S>5262</S> You have made<S>5927</S> a grain offering.<S>4503</S> Shall I relent<S>5162</S> concerning<S>5921</S> these<S>428</S> things<S>428</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Upon a high<S>1364</S> and lofty<S>5375</S> mountain<S>2022</S> You have made<S>7760</S> your bed.<S>4904</S> You also<S>1571</S> went<S>5927</S> up there<S>8033</S> to offer<S>2076</S> sacrifice.<S>2077</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And behind<S>310</S> the door<S>1817</S> and the doorpost<S>4201</S> You have set<S>7760</S> up your sign;<S>2146</S> Indeed,<S>3588</S> far removed<S>4480</S> from Me, you have uncovered<S>1540</S> yourself; And have gone<S>5927</S> up and made<S>7337</S> your bed<S>4904</S> wide.<S>7337</S> And you have made<S>3772</S> an agreement for yourself with them, You have loved<S>157</S> their bed,<S>4904</S> You have looked<S>2372</S> on [their] manhood.<S>3027</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And you have journeyed<S>7788</S> to the king<S>4428</S> with oil<S>8081</S> And increased<S>7235</S> your perfumes;<S>7547</S> You have sent<S>7971</S> your envoys<S>6735</S> a great distance,<S>7350</S> And made [them] go<S>8213</S> down<S>8213</S> to Sheol.<S>7585</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"You were tired<S>3021</S> out by the length<S>7230</S> of your road,<S>1870</S> [Yet] you did not say,<S>559</S> 'It is hopeless.<S>2976</S>' You found<S>4672</S> renewed<S>2416</S> strength,<S>3027</S> Therefore<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> you did not faint.<S>2470</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Of whom<S>4310</S> were you worried<S>1672</S> and fearful,<S>3372</S> When<S>3588</S> you lied,<S>3576</S> and did not remember<S>2142</S> Me, Nor<S>3808</S> give<S>7760</S> [Me] a thought<S>3820</S>? Was I not silent<S>2814</S> even for a long<S>5769</S> time<S>5769</S> So you do not fear<S>3372</S> Me?</t>


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<pb/><t>"I will declare<S>5046</S> your righteousness<S>6666</S> and your deeds,<S>4639</S> But they will not profit<S>3276</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"When you cry<S>2199</S> out, let your collection<S>6899</S> [of idols] deliver<S>5337</S> you. But the wind<S>7307</S> will carry<S>5375</S> all<S>3605</S> of them up, And a breath<S>1892</S> will take<S>3947</S> [them away.] But he who takes<S>2620</S> refuge<S>2620</S> in Me shall inherit<S>5157</S> the land,<S>776</S> And shall possess<S>3423</S> My holy<S>6944</S> mountain.<S>2022</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>And it shall be said,<S>559</S> "Build<S>5549</S> up, build<S>5549</S> up, prepare<S>6437</S> the way,<S>1870</S> Remove<S>7311</S> [every] obstacle<S>4383</S> out of the way<S>1870</S> of My people.<S>5971</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the high<S>7311</S> and exalted<S>5375</S> One Who lives<S>7931</S> forever,<S>5703</S> whose name<S>8034</S> is Holy,<S>6918</S> "I dwell<S>7931</S> [on] a high<S>4791</S> and holy<S>6918</S> place, And [also] with the contrite<S>1793</S> and lowly<S>8217</S> of spirit<S>7307</S> In order to revive<S>2421</S> the spirit<S>7307</S> of the lowly<S>8217</S> And to revive<S>2421</S> the heart<S>3820</S> of the contrite.<S>1792</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For I will not contend<S>7378</S> forever,<S>5769</S> Neither<S>3808</S> will I always<S>5331</S> be angry;<S>7107</S> For the spirit<S>7307</S> would grow<S>5848</S> faint<S>5848</S> before<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> Me, And the breath<S>5397</S> [of those whom] I have made.<S>6213</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Because of the iniquity<S>5771</S> of his unjust<S>1215</S> gain<S>1215</S> I was angry<S>7107</S> and struck<S>5221</S> him; I hid<S>5641</S> [My face] and was angry,<S>7107</S> And he went<S>1980</S> on turning<S>7726</S> away,<S>7726</S> in the way<S>1870</S> of his heart.<S>3820</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I have seen<S>7200</S> his ways,<S>1870</S> but I will heal<S>7495</S> him; I will lead<S>5148</S> him and restore<S>9608</S> comfort<S>5150</S> to him and to his mourners,<S>57</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Creating<S>1254</S> the praise<S>5108</S> of the lips.<S>8193</S> Peace,<S>7965</S> peace<S>7965</S> to him who is far<S>7350</S> and to him who is near,<S>7138</S> "Says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S>" and I will heal<S>7495</S> him. "</t>


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<pb/><t>But the wicked<S>7563</S> are like the tossing<S>1644</S> sea,<S>3220</S> For it cannot<S>3201</S> <S>3808</S> be quiet,<S>8252</S> And its waters<S>4325</S> toss<S>1644</S> up refuse<S>7516</S> and mud.<S>2916</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"There<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> peace,<S>7965</S>" says<S>559</S> my God,<S>430</S> "for the wicked.<S>7563</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>"Cry<S>7121</S> loudly,<S>1627</S> do not hold<S>2820</S> back;<S>2820</S> Raise<S>7311</S> your voice<S>6963</S> like a trumpet,<S>7782</S> And declare<S>5046</S> to My people<S>5971</S> their transgression,<S>6588</S> And to the house<S>1004</S> of Jacob<S>3290</S> their sins.<S>9128</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Yet they seek<S>1875</S> Me day<S>3117</S> by day,<S>3117</S> and delight<S>2654</S> to know<S>1847</S> My ways,<S>1870</S> As a nation<S>1471</S> that has done<S>6213</S> righteousness,<S>6666</S> And has not forsaken<S>5800</S> the ordinance<S>4941</S> of their God.<S>430</S> They ask<S>7592</S> Me [for] just<S>6664</S> decisions,<S>4941</S> They delight<S>2654</S> in the nearness<S>7132</S> of God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Why<S>4100</S> have we fasted<S>6684</S> and Thou dost not see<S>7200</S>? [Why] have we humbled<S>6031</S> ourselves<S>5315</S> and Thou dost not notice<S>3045</S>?' Behold,<S>2005</S> on the day<S>3117</S> of your fast<S>6685</S> you find<S>4672</S> [your] desire,<S>2656</S> And drive<S>5065</S> hard<S>5065</S> all<S>3605</S> your workers.<S>6092</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2005</S> you fast<S>6684</S> for contention<S>7379</S> and strife<S>4683</S> and to strike<S>5221</S> with a wicked<S>7562</S> fist.<S>106</S> You do not fast<S>6684</S> like [you do] today<S>3117</S> to make<S>8085</S> your voice<S>6963</S> heard<S>8085</S> on high.<S>4791</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Is it a fast<S>6685</S> like this<S>2088</S> which I choose,<S>977</S> a day<S>3117</S> for a man<S>120</S> to humble<S>6031</S> himself<S>5315</S>? Is it for bowing<S>3721</S> one's head<S>7218</S> like a reed,<S>100</S> And for spreading<S>3331</S> out sackcloth<S>8242</S> and ashes<S>665</S> as a bed? Will you call<S>7121</S> this<S>2088</S> a fast,<S>6685</S> even an acceptable<S>7522</S> day<S>3117</S> to the Lord<S>3068</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Is this<S>2088</S> not the fast<S>6685</S> which I choose,<S>977</S> To loosen<S>6605</S> the bonds<S>2784</S> of wickedness,<S>7562</S> To undo<S>5425</S> the bands<S>92</S> of the yoke,<S>4133</S> And to let<S>7971</S> the oppressed<S>7533</S> go<S>7971</S> free,<S>2670</S> And break<S>5423</S> every<S>3605</S> yoke<S>4133</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Is it not to divide<S>6536</S> your bread<S>3899</S> with the hungry,<S>7457</S> And bring<S>935</S> the homeless<S>4788</S> poor<S>6041</S> into the house;<S>1004</S> When<S>3588</S> you see<S>7200</S> the naked,<S>6174</S> to cover<S>3680</S> him; And not to hide<S>5956</S> yourself from your own flesh<S>1320</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Then<S>227</S> your light<S>216</S> will break<S>1234</S> out like the dawn,<S>7837</S> And your recovery<S>724</S> will speedily<S>4120</S> spring<S>6779</S> forth;<S>6779</S> And your righteousness<S>6664</S> will go<S>1980</S> before<S>6440</S> you; The glory<S>9202</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> will be your rear<S>622</S> guard.<S>622</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Then<S>227</S> you will call,<S>7121</S> and the Lord<S>3068</S> will answer;<S>6030</S> You will cry,<S>7768</S> and He will say,<S>559</S> 'Here<S>2009</S> I am.' If<S>518</S> you remove<S>5493</S> the yoke<S>4133</S> from your midst,<S>8432</S> The pointing<S>7971</S> of the finger,<S>676</S> and speaking<S>1696</S> wickedness,<S>205</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And if you give<S>6329</S> yourself<S>5315</S> to the hungry,<S>7457</S> And satisfy<S>7646</S> the desire<S>5315</S> of the afflicted,<S>6031</S> Then your light<S>216</S> will rise<S>2224</S> in darkness,<S>2822</S> And your gloom<S>653</S> [will become] like midday.<S>6672</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And the Lord<S>3068</S> will continually<S>8548</S> guide<S>5148</S> you, And satisfy<S>7646</S> your desire<S>5315</S> in scorched<S>6710</S> places,<S>6710</S> And give<S>9139</S> strength<S>9139</S> to your bones;<S>6106</S> And you will be like a watered<S>7302</S> garden,<S>1588</S> And like a spring<S>4161</S> of water<S>4325</S> whose<S>834</S> waters<S>4325</S> do not fail.<S>3576</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And those from among you will rebuild<S>1129</S> the ancient<S>5769</S> ruins;<S>2723</S> You will raise<S>6965</S> up the age-old foundations;<S>4144</S> And you will be called<S>7121</S> the repairer<S>1443</S> of the breach,<S>6556</S> The restorer<S>7725</S> of the streets<S>9350</S> in which to dwell.<S>3427</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"If<S>518</S> because<S>4480</S> of the sabbath,<S>7676</S> you turn<S>7725</S> your foot<S>7272</S> From doing<S>6213</S> your [own] pleasure<S>2656</S> on My holy<S>6944</S> day,<S>3117</S> And call<S>7121</S> the sabbath<S>7676</S> a delight,<S>6027</S> the holy<S>6918</S> [day] of the Lord<S>3068</S> honorable,<S>3513</S> And shall honor<S>3513</S> it, desisting<S>6213</S> from your [own] ways,<S>1870</S> From seeking<S>4672</S> your [own] pleasure,<S>2656</S> And speaking<S>1696</S> [your own] word,<S>1697</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Then<S>227</S> you will take<S>6026</S> delight<S>6026</S> in the Lord,<S>3068</S> And I will make you ride<S>7392</S> on the heights<S>1116</S> of the earth;<S>776</S> And I will feed<S>398</S> you [with] the heritage<S>5159</S> of Jacob<S>3290</S> your father, For the mouth<S>1</S> of the Lord<S>6310</S> has spoken.<S>3068</S> "</t>


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<pb/><t>Behold,<S>2005</S> the Lord's hand<S>3027</S> is not so<S>4480</S> short<S>9527</S> That it cannot<S>4480</S> save;<S>3467</S> Neither<S>3808</S> is His ear<S>241</S> so<S>4480</S> dull<S>3513</S> That it cannot<S>4480</S> hear.<S>8085</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But your iniquities<S>5771</S> have made<S>914</S> a separation<S>914</S> between<S>996</S> you and your God,<S>430</S> And your sins<S>9128</S> have hidden<S>5641</S> [His] face<S>6440</S> from you, so<S>4480</S> that He does not hear.<S>8085</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For your hands<S>3709</S> are defiled<S>1351</S> with blood,<S>1818</S> And your fingers<S>676</S> with iniquity;<S>5771</S> Your lips<S>8193</S> have spoken<S>1696</S> falsehood,<S>8267</S> Your tongue<S>3956</S> mutters<S>1897</S> wickedness.<S>9390</S></t>


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<pb/><t>No<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> sues<S>7121</S> righteously<S>6664</S> and no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> pleads<S>8199</S> honestly.<S>530</S> They trust<S>982</S> in confusion,<S>8414</S> and speak<S>1696</S> lies;<S>7723</S> They conceive<S>2029</S> mischief,<S>5999</S> and bring<S>3205</S> forth<S>3205</S> iniquity.<S>205</S></t>


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<pb/><t>They hatch<S>1234</S> adders' eggs<S>1000</S> and weave<S>707</S> the spider's web;<S>6980</S> He who eats<S>398</S> of their eggs<S>1000</S> dies,<S>4191</S> And [from] that which is crushed<S>2115</S> a snake<S>660</S> breaks<S>1234</S> forth.<S>1234</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Their webs<S>6980</S> will not become<S>1961</S> clothing,<S>899</S> Nor<S>3808</S> will they cover<S>3680</S> themselves with their works;<S>4639</S> Their works<S>4639</S> are works<S>4639</S> of iniquity,<S>205</S> And an act<S>6467</S> of violence<S>2555</S> is in their hands.<S>3709</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Their feet<S>7272</S> run<S>7323</S> to evil,<S>9563</S> And they hasten<S>4116</S> to shed<S>8210</S> innocent<S>9345</S> blood;<S>1818</S> Their thoughts<S>4284</S> are thoughts<S>4284</S> of iniquity;<S>205</S> Devastation<S>7701</S> and destruction<S>7667</S> are in their highways.<S>4546</S></t>


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<pb/><t>They do not know<S>3045</S> the way<S>1870</S> of peace,<S>7965</S> And there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> justice<S>4941</S> in their tracks;<S>4570</S> They have made<S>6140</S> their paths<S>9350</S> crooked;<S>6140</S> Whoever<S>3605</S> treads<S>1869</S> on them does not know<S>3045</S> peace.<S>7965</S></t>


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<t>Therefore,<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> justice<S>4941</S> is far<S>7368</S> from us, And righteousness<S>6666</S> does not overtake<S>5381</S> us; We hope<S>6960</S> for light,<S>216</S> but behold,<S>2009</S> darkness;<S>2822</S> For brightness,<S>5054</S> but we walk<S>1980</S> in gloom.<S>653</S></t>


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<pb/><t>We grope<S>1659</S> along the wall<S>7023</S> like blind<S>5787</S> men,<S>5787</S> We grope<S>1659</S> like those who have<S>369</S> no<S>369</S> eyes;<S>5869</S> We stumble<S>3782</S> at midday<S>6672</S> as in the twilight,<S>5399</S> Among those who<S>820</S> are vigorous<S>820</S> we are like dead<S>4191</S> men.</t>


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<pb/><t>All<S>3605</S> of us growl<S>1993</S> like bears,<S>1677</S> And moan<S>1897</S> sadly<S>1897</S> like doves;<S>3123</S> We hope<S>6960</S> for justice,<S>4941</S> but there<S>369</S> is none,<S>369</S> For salvation,<S>3444</S> [but] it is far<S>7368</S> from us.</t>


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<pb/><t>For our transgressions<S>6588</S> are multiplied<S>7231</S> before<S>5048</S> Thee, And our sins<S>9128</S> testify<S>6030</S> against us; For our transgressions<S>6588</S> are with us, And we know<S>3045</S> our iniquities: <S>5771</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Transgressing<S>6586</S> and denying<S>3584</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> And turning<S>5472</S> away<S>5472</S> from our God,<S>430</S> Speaking<S>1696</S> oppression<S>6233</S> and revolt,<S>5627</S> Conceiving<S>2029</S> [in] and uttering<S>1897</S> from the heart<S>3820</S> lying<S>8267</S> words.<S>1697</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And justice<S>4941</S> is turned<S>5472</S> back,<S>268</S> And righteousness<S>6666</S> stands<S>5975</S> far<S>7350</S> away;<S>4480</S> For truth<S>571</S> has stumbled<S>3782</S> in the street,<S>7339</S> And uprightness<S>5228</S> cannot<S>3201</S> <S>3808</S> enter.<S>935</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Yes, truth<S>571</S> is lacking;<S>5737</S> And he who turns<S>5493</S> aside<S>5493</S> from evil<S>9563</S> makes<S>7997</S> himself a prey.<S>7997</S> Now the Lord<S>3068</S> saw,<S>7200</S> And it was displeasing<S>7489</S> in His sight<S>5869</S> that there<S>369</S> was no<S>369</S> justice.<S>4941</S></t>


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<t>And He saw<S>7200</S> that there<S>369</S> was no<S>369</S> man,<S>376</S> And was astonished<S>8074</S> that there<S>369</S> was no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> to intercede;<S>6293</S> Then His own arm<S>2220</S> brought<S>3467</S> salvation<S>3467</S> to Him; And His righteousness<S>6666</S> upheld<S>5564</S> Him.</t>


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<pb/><t>And He put<S>3847</S> on righteousness<S>6666</S> like a breastplate,<S>8302</S> And a helmet<S>3553</S> of salvation<S>3444</S> on His head;<S>7218</S> And He put<S>3847</S> on garments<S>899</S> of vengeance<S>5359</S> for clothing,<S>8516</S> And wrapped<S>5844</S> Himself with zeal<S>7068</S> as a mantle.<S>4598</S></t>


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<pb/><t>According<S>5921</S> to [their] deeds,<S>1578</S> so<S>5921</S> He will repay,<S>9608</S> Wrath<S>2534</S> to His adversaries,<S>6862</S> recompense<S>1576</S> to His enemies;<S>340</S> To the coastlands<S>339</S> He will make<S>9608</S> recompense.<S>1576</S></t>


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<pb/><t>So they will fear<S>3372</S> the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> from the west<S>4628</S> And His glory<S>9202</S> from the rising<S>4217</S> of the sun,<S>8121</S> For He will come<S>935</S> like a rushing<S>9495</S> stream,<S>5104</S> Which the wind<S>7307</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> drives.<S>5127</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And a Redeemer<S>1350</S> will come<S>935</S> to Zion,<S>6726</S> And to those who turn<S>7725</S> from transgression<S>6588</S> in Jacob,<S>3290</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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"And as for Me, this<S>384</S> is My covenant<S>1285</S> with them," says<S>559</S> the Lord:<S>3068</S> "My Spirit<S>7307</S> which<S>834</S> is upon you, and My words<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> I have put<S>7760</S> in your mouth,<S>6310</S> shall not depart<S>4185</S> from your mouth,<S>6310</S> nor<S>3808</S> from the mouth<S>6310</S> of your offspring,<S>2233</S> nor<S>3808</S> from the mouth<S>6310</S> of your offspring<S>2233</S>'s offspring," says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "from now<S>6258</S> and forever.<S>5704</S> <S>5769</S>"


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<pb/><t>"Arise,<S>6965</S> shine;<S>215</S> for your light<S>216</S> has come,<S>935</S> And the glory<S>9202</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> has risen<S>2224</S> upon you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"For behold,<S>2009</S> darkness<S>2822</S> will cover<S>3680</S> the earth,<S>776</S> And deep<S>6205</S> darkness<S>6205</S> the peoples;<S>3816</S> But the Lord<S>3068</S> will rise<S>2224</S> upon you, And His glory<S>9202</S> will appear<S>7200</S> upon you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"And nations<S>1471</S> will come<S>1980</S> to your light,<S>216</S> And kings<S>4428</S> to the brightness<S>5051</S> of your rising.<S>2225</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Lift<S>5375</S> up your eyes<S>5869</S> round<S>5439</S> about,<S>5439</S> and see;<S>7200</S> They all<S>3605</S> gather<S>6908</S> together, they come<S>935</S> to you. Your sons<S>1121</S> will come<S>935</S> from afar,<S>7350</S> And your daughters<S>1323</S> will be carried<S>539</S> in the arms.<S>6654</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Then<S>227</S> you will see<S>7200</S> and be radiant,<S>9315</S> And your heart<S>3824</S> will thrill<S>6342</S> and rejoice;<S>7337</S> Because<S>3588</S> the abundance<S>1995</S> of the sea<S>3220</S> will be turned<S>2015</S> to you, The wealth<S>2428</S> of the nations<S>1471</S> will come<S>935</S> to you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"A multitude<S>8229</S> of camels<S>1581</S> will cover<S>3680</S> you, The young<S>1072</S> camels<S>1072</S> of Midian<S>4080</S> and Ephah;<S>5891</S> All<S>3605</S> those from Sheba<S>7614</S> will come;<S>935</S> They will bring<S>5375</S> gold<S>2091</S> and frankincense,<S>3828</S> And will bear<S>1319</S> good news<S>1319</S> of the praises<S>8416</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"All<S>3605</S> the flocks<S>6629</S> of Kedar<S>6938</S> will be gathered<S>6908</S> together to you, The rams<S>352</S> of Nebaioth<S>5032</S> will minister<S>8334</S> to you; They will go<S>5927</S> up with acceptance<S>7522</S> on My altar,<S>4196</S> And I shall glorify<S>6286</S> My glorious<S>8597</S> house.<S>1004</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Who<S>4310</S> are these<S>428</S> who fly<S>5774</S> like a cloud,<S>5645</S> And like the doves<S>3123</S> to their lattices<S>699</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Surely<S>3588</S> the coastlands<S>339</S> will wait<S>6960</S> for Me; And the ships<S>591</S> of Tarshish<S>8659</S> [will come] first,<S>7223</S> To bring<S>935</S> your sons<S>1121</S> from afar,<S>7350</S> Their silver<S>3701</S> and their gold<S>2091</S> with them, For the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> your God,<S>430</S> And for the Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> because<S>3588</S> He has glorified<S>6286</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"And foreigners<S>1121</S> <S>5236</S> will build<S>1129</S> up your walls,<S>2346</S> And their kings<S>4428</S> will minister<S>8334</S> to you; For in My wrath<S>7110</S> I struck<S>5221</S> you, And in My favor<S>7522</S> I have had<S>7355</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on you.</t>


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<pb/><t>"And your gates<S>8179</S> will be open<S>6605</S> continually;<S>8548</S> They will not be closed<S>5462</S> day<S>3119</S> or night,<S>3915</S> So that [men] may bring<S>935</S> to you the wealth<S>2428</S> of the nations,<S>1471</S> With their kings<S>4428</S> led<S>5090</S> in procession.<S>5090</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For the nation<S>1471</S> and the kingdom<S>4467</S> which<S>834</S> will not serve<S>5647</S> you will perish, And the nations<S>6</S> will be utterly<S>1471</S> ruined.<S>2717</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The glory<S>9202</S> of Lebanon<S>3844</S> will come<S>935</S> to you, The juniper,<S>1265</S> the box<S>8410</S> tree,<S>8410</S> and the cypress<S>8391</S> together,<S>9191</S> To beautify<S>6286</S> the place<S>4725</S> of My sanctuary;<S>4720</S> And I shall make<S>3513</S> the place<S>4725</S> of My feet<S>7272</S> glorious.<S>3513</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And the sons<S>1121</S> of those who afflicted<S>6031</S> you will come<S>1980</S> bowing<S>7817</S> to you, And all<S>3605</S> those who despised<S>5006</S> you will bow<S>7812</S> themselves at the soles<S>3709</S> of your feet;<S>7272</S> And they will call<S>7121</S> you the city<S>5892</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> The Zion<S>6726</S> of the Holy<S>6918</S> One<S>6918</S> of Israel.<S>3478</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Whereas<S>8478</S> you have been<S>1961</S> forsaken<S>5800</S> and hated<S>8130</S> With no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> passing<S>5674</S> through,<S>5674</S> I will make<S>7760</S> you an everlasting<S>5769</S> pride,<S>1347</S> A joy<S>4885</S> from generation<S>1755</S> to generation.<S>1755</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"You will also suck<S>3243</S> the milk<S>2461</S> of nations,<S>1471</S> And will suck<S>3243</S> the breast<S>9582</S> of kings;<S>4428</S> Then you will know<S>3045</S> that I, the Lord,<S>3068</S> am your Savior,<S>3467</S> And your Redeemer,<S>1350</S> the Mighty<S>46</S> One<S>46</S> of Jacob.<S>3290</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Instead<S>8478</S> of bronze<S>5178</S> I will bring<S>935</S> gold,<S>2091</S> And instead<S>8478</S> of iron<S>1270</S> I will bring<S>935</S> silver,<S>3701</S> And instead<S>8478</S> of wood,<S>6086</S> bronze,<S>5178</S> And instead<S>8478</S> of stones,<S>68</S> iron.<S>1270</S> And I will make<S>7760</S> peace<S>7965</S> your administrators,<S>6486</S> And righteousness<S>6666</S> your overseers.<S>5065</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Violence<S>2555</S> will not be heard<S>8085</S> again<S>5750</S> in your land,<S>776</S> Nor<S>3808</S> devastation<S>7701</S> or destruction<S>7667</S> within your borders;<S>1366</S> But you will call<S>7121</S> your walls<S>2346</S> salvation,<S>3444</S> and your gates<S>8179</S> praise.<S>8416</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"No<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> will you have<S>1961</S> the sun<S>8121</S> for light<S>216</S> by day,<S>3119</S> Nor<S>3808</S> for brightness<S>5051</S> will the moon<S>3394</S> give<S>215</S> you light;<S>215</S> But you will have<S>1961</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> for an everlasting<S>5769</S> light,<S>216</S> And your God<S>430</S> for your glory.<S>8597</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Your sun<S>8121</S> will set<S>935</S> no<S>3808</S> more,<S>5750</S> Neither<S>3808</S> will your moon<S>3394</S> wane;<S>622</S> For you will have<S>1961</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> for an everlasting<S>5769</S> light,<S>216</S> And the days<S>3117</S> of your mourning<S>60</S> will be finished.<S>9608</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Then all<S>3605</S> your people<S>5971</S> [will be] righteous;<S>6662</S> They will possess<S>3423</S> the land<S>776</S> forever,<S>5769</S> The branch<S>5342</S> of My planting,<S>4302</S> The work<S>4639</S> of My hands,<S>3027</S> That I may be glorified.<S>6286</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The smallest<S>9512</S> one<S>9512</S> will become<S>1961</S> a clan,<S>505</S> And the least<S>6810</S> one<S>6810</S> a mighty<S>6099</S> nation.<S>1471</S> I, the Lord,<S>3068</S> will hasten<S>2363</S> it in its time.<S>6256</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>The Spirit<S>7307</S> of the Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> is upon me, Because<S>3282</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has anointed<S>4886</S> me To bring<S>1319</S> good news<S>1319</S> to the afflicted;<S>6035</S> He has sent<S>7971</S> me to bind<S>2280</S> up the brokenhearted,<S>7665</S> <S>3820</S> To proclaim<S>7121</S> liberty<S>1865</S> to captives,<S>7617</S> And freedom<S>6495</S> to prisoners;<S>631</S></t>


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<pb/><t>To proclaim<S>7121</S> the favorable<S>7522</S> year<S>8141</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> And the day<S>3117</S> of vengeance<S>5359</S> of our God;<S>430</S> To comfort<S>5162</S> all<S>3605</S> who mourn,<S>57</S></t>


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<pb/><t>To grant<S>7760</S> those who mourn<S>57</S> [in] Zion,<S>6726</S> Giving<S>5414</S> them a garland<S>6287</S> instead<S>8478</S> of ashes,<S>665</S> The oil<S>8081</S> of gladness<S>8342</S> instead<S>8478</S> of mourning,<S>60</S> The mantle<S>4594</S> of praise<S>8416</S> instead<S>8478</S> of a spirit<S>7307</S> of fainting.<S>3544</S> So they will be called<S>7121</S> oaks<S>9013</S> of righteousness,<S>6664</S> The planting<S>4302</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> that He may be glorified.<S>6286</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Then they will rebuild<S>1129</S> the ancient<S>5769</S> ruins,<S>2723</S> They will raise<S>6965</S> up the former<S>7223</S> devastations,<S>8074</S> And they will repair<S>2318</S> the ruined<S>9165</S> cities,<S>5892</S> The desolations<S>8074</S> of many<S>1755</S> generations.<S>1755</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And strangers<S>2114</S> will stand<S>5975</S> and pasture<S>7462</S> your flocks,<S>6629</S> And foreigners<S>1121</S> <S>5236</S> will be your farmers<S>406</S> and your vinedressers.<S>3755</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But you will be called<S>7121</S> the priests<S>3548</S> of the Lord;<S>3068</S> You will be spoken<S>7121</S> of [as] ministers<S>8334</S> of our God.<S>430</S> You will eat<S>398</S> the wealth<S>2428</S> of nations,<S>1471</S> And in their riches<S>9202</S> you will boast.<S>3235</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Instead<S>8478</S> of your shame<S>1322</S> [you will have a] double<S>4932</S> [portion,<S>2506</S>] And [instead of] humiliation<S>3639</S> they will shout<S>7442</S> for joy<S>7442</S> over their portion. Therefore<S>3651</S> they will possess<S>3423</S> a double<S>4932</S> [portion] in their land,<S>776</S> Everlasting<S>5769</S> joy<S>8057</S> will be theirs.<S>1992</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For I, the Lord,<S>3068</S> love<S>157</S> justice,<S>4941</S> I hate<S>8130</S> robbery<S>1498</S> in the burnt<S>5930</S> offering;<S>5930</S> And I will faithfully<S>571</S> give<S>5414</S> them their recompense,<S>6468</S> And I will make<S>3772</S> an everlasting<S>5769</S> covenant<S>1285</S> with them.</t>


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<pb/><t>Then their offspring<S>2233</S> will be known<S>3045</S> among the nations,<S>1471</S> And their descendants<S>6631</S> in the midst<S>8432</S> of the peoples.<S>5971</S> All<S>3605</S> who see<S>7200</S> them will recognize<S>5234</S> them Because<S>3588</S> they are the offspring<S>2233</S> [whom] the Lord<S>3068</S> has blessed.<S>1288</S></t>


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<pb/><t>I will rejoice<S>7797</S> greatly<S>7797</S> in the Lord,<S>3068</S> My soul<S>5315</S> will exult<S>1523</S> in my God;<S>430</S> For He has clothed<S>3847</S> me with garments<S>899</S> of salvation,<S>3468</S> He has wrapped<S>5844</S> me with a robe<S>4598</S> of righteousness,<S>6666</S> As a bridegroom<S>2860</S> decks<S>3547</S> himself with a garland,<S>6287</S> And as a bride<S>3618</S> adorns<S>5710</S> herself with her jewels.<S>3627</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For as the earth<S>776</S> brings<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> its sprouts,<S>6780</S> And as a garden<S>1593</S> causes the things<S>2221</S> sown<S>2221</S> in it to spring<S>6779</S> up, So<S>3651</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> will cause righteousness<S>6666</S> and praise<S>8416</S> To spring<S>6779</S> up before<S>5048</S> all<S>3605</S> the nations.<S>1471</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For Zion's sake<S>4616</S> I will not keep<S>2814</S> silent,<S>2814</S> And for Jerusalem's sake<S>4616</S> I will not keep<S>8252</S> quiet,<S>8252</S> Until<S>5704</S> her righteousness<S>6664</S> goes<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> like brightness,<S>5051</S> And her salvation<S>3444</S> like a torch<S>3940</S> that is burning.<S>1197</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And the nations<S>1471</S> will see<S>7200</S> your righteousness,<S>6664</S> And all<S>3605</S> kings<S>4428</S> your glory;<S>9202</S> And you will be called<S>7121</S> by a new<S>2319</S> name,<S>8034</S> Which<S>834</S> the mouth<S>6310</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> will designate.<S>9344</S></t>


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<pb/><t>You will also be a crown<S>5850</S> of beauty<S>8597</S> in the hand<S>3027</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> And a royal<S>4410</S> diadem<S>6797</S> in the hand<S>3709</S> of your God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>It will no<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> be said<S>559</S> to you, "Forsaken,<S>5800</S>" Nor<S>3808</S> to your land<S>776</S> will it any<S>5750</S> longer<S>5750</S> be said,<S>559</S> "Desolate<S>8077</S>"; But you will be called,<S>7121</S> "My delight<S>2656</S> is in her," And your land,<S>776</S> "Married<S>1166</S>"; For the Lord<S>3068</S> delights<S>2654</S> in you, And [to Him] your land<S>776</S> will be married.<S>1166</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For [as] a young<S>970</S> man<S>970</S> marries<S>1166</S> a virgin,<S>1330</S> [So] your sons<S>1121</S> will marry<S>1166</S> you; And [as] the bridegroom<S>2860</S> rejoices<S>4885</S> over<S>5921</S> the bride,<S>3618</S> [So] your God<S>430</S> will rejoice<S>7797</S> over<S>5921</S> you.</t>


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<pb/><t>On your walls,<S>2346</S> O Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> I have appointed<S>6485</S> watchmen;<S>8104</S> All<S>3605</S> day<S>3117</S> and all<S>3605</S> night<S>3915</S> they will never<S>3808</S> keep<S>2814</S> silent.<S>2814</S> You who remind<S>2142</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> take no<S>408</S> rest<S>1824</S> for yourselves;</t>


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<pb/><t>And give<S>5414</S> Him no<S>408</S> rest<S>1824</S> until<S>5704</S> He establishes<S>3559</S> And makes<S>7760</S> Jerusalem<S>3389</S> a praise<S>8416</S> in the earth.<S>776</S></t>


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<pb/><t>The Lord<S>3068</S> has sworn<S>7650</S> by His right<S>3225</S> hand<S>3225</S> and by His strong<S>5797</S> arm,<S>2220</S> "I will never<S>518</S> again<S>5750</S> give<S>5414</S> your grain<S>1715</S> [as] food<S>3978</S> for your enemies;<S>340</S> Nor<S>518</S> will foreigners<S>1121</S> <S>5236</S> drink<S>8354</S> your new<S>8492</S> wine,<S>8492</S> for which<S>834</S> you have labored.<S>3021</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>But those who garner<S>622</S> it will eat<S>398</S> it, and praise<S>1984</S> the Lord;<S>3068</S> And those who gather<S>6908</S> it will drink<S>8354</S> it in the courts<S>2691</S> of My sanctuary.<S>6944</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Go<S>5674</S> through,<S>5674</S> go<S>5674</S> through<S>5674</S> the gates;<S>8179</S> Clear<S>6437</S> the way<S>1870</S> for the people;<S>5971</S> Build<S>5549</S> up, build<S>5549</S> up the highway;<S>4546</S> Remove<S>5619</S> the stones,<S>68</S> lift<S>7311</S> up a standard<S>5251</S> over<S>5921</S> the peoples.<S>5971</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Behold,<S>2009</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has proclaimed<S>8085</S> to the end<S>7097</S> of the earth,<S>776</S> Say<S>559</S> to the daughter<S>1323</S> of Zion,<S>6726</S> "Lo,<S>2009</S> your salvation<S>3468</S> comes;<S>935</S> Behold<S>2009</S> His reward<S>7939</S> is with Him, and His recompense<S>6468</S> before<S>6440</S> Him."</t>


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<pb/><t>And they will call<S>7121</S> them, "The holy<S>6944</S> people,<S>5971</S> The redeemed<S>1350</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S>"; And you will be called,<S>7121</S> "Sought<S>1875</S> out, a city<S>5892</S> not forsaken.<S>5800</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Who<S>4310</S> is this<S>2088</S> who comes<S>935</S> from Edom,<S>9000</S> With garments<S>899</S> of glowing<S>9144</S> colors<S>9144</S> from Bozrah,<S>1224</S> This<S>2088</S> One<S>2088</S> who is majestic<S>1921</S> in His apparel,<S>3830</S> Marching<S>6808</S> in the greatness<S>7230</S> of His strength<S>3581</S>? "It is I who speak<S>1696</S> in righteousness,<S>6666</S> mighty<S>7227</S> to save.<S>3467</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Why<S>4069</S> is Your apparel<S>3830</S> red,<S>122</S> And Your garments<S>899</S> like the one who treads<S>1869</S> in the wine<S>1660</S> press<S>1660</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"I have trodden<S>1869</S> the wine<S>6333</S> trough<S>6333</S> alone,<S>905</S> And from the peoples<S>5971</S> there<S>369</S> was no<S>369</S> man<S>376</S> with Me. I also trod<S>1869</S> them in My anger,<S>639</S> And trampled<S>7429</S> them in My wrath;<S>2534</S> And their lifeblood<S>5332</S> is sprinkled<S>5137</S> on My garments,<S>899</S> And I stained<S>1351</S> all<S>3605</S> My raiment.<S>4403</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For the day<S>3117</S> of vengeance<S>5359</S> was in My heart,<S>3820</S> And My year<S>8141</S> of redemption<S>9067</S> has come.<S>935</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And I looked,<S>5027</S> and there<S>369</S> was no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> to help,<S>5826</S> And I was astonished<S>8074</S> and there<S>369</S> was no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> to uphold;<S>5564</S> So My own arm<S>2220</S> brought<S>3467</S> salvation<S>3467</S> to Me; And My wrath<S>2534</S> upheld<S>5564</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"And I trod<S>947</S> down<S>947</S> the peoples<S>5971</S> in My anger,<S>639</S> And made them drunk<S>7937</S> in My wrath,<S>2534</S> And I poured<S>3381</S> out their lifeblood<S>5332</S> on the earth.<S>776</S>"</t>


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<t>I shall make<S>2142</S> mention<S>2142</S> of the lovingkindnesses<S>2617</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> the praises<S>8416</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> According<S>5921</S> to all<S>3605</S> that the Lord<S>3068</S> has granted<S>1580</S> us, And the great<S>7227</S> goodness<S>2898</S> toward the house<S>1004</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> Which<S>834</S> He has granted<S>1580</S> them according to His compassion,<S>7356</S> And according to the multitude<S>7230</S> of His lovingkindnesses.<S>2617</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For He said,<S>559</S> "Surely,<S>389</S> they are My people,<S>5971</S> Sons<S>1121</S> who will not deal<S>8266</S> falsely.<S>8266</S>" So He became<S>1961</S> their Savior.<S>3467</S></t>


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<pb/><t>In all<S>3605</S> their affliction<S>6869</S> He was afflicted,<S>9496</S> And the angel<S>4397</S> of His presence<S>6440</S> saved<S>3467</S> them; In His love<S>160</S> and in His mercy<S>2551</S> He redeemed<S>1350</S> them; And He lifted<S>5190</S> them and carried<S>5375</S> them all<S>3605</S> the days<S>3117</S> of old.<S>5769</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But they rebelled<S>4784</S> And grieved<S>6087</S> His Holy<S>6944</S> Spirit;<S>7307</S> Therefore, He turned<S>2015</S> Himself to become their enemy,<S>340</S> He fought<S>3898</S> against them.</t>


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<pb/><t>Then His people<S>5971</S> remembered<S>2142</S> the days<S>3117</S> of old,<S>5769</S> of Moses.<S>4872</S> Where<S>346</S> is He who brought<S>5927</S> them up out of the sea<S>3220</S> with the shepherds<S>7462</S> of His flock<S>6629</S>? Where<S>346</S> is He who put<S>7760</S> His Holy<S>6944</S> Spirit<S>7307</S> in the midst<S>7130</S> of them,</t>


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<pb/><t>Who caused His glorious<S>8597</S> arm<S>2220</S> to go<S>1980</S> at the right<S>3225</S> hand<S>3225</S> of Moses,<S>4872</S> Who divided<S>1234</S> the waters<S>4325</S> before<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> them to make<S>6213</S> for Himself an everlasting<S>5769</S> name,<S>8034</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Who led<S>1980</S> them through the depths<S>8415</S>? Like the horse<S>5483</S> in the wilderness,<S>4057</S> they did not stumble;<S>3782</S></t>


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<pb/><t>As the cattle<S>929</S> which go<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> into the valley,<S>1237</S> The Spirit<S>7307</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> gave<S>5117</S> them rest.<S>5117</S> So<S>3651</S> didst Thou lead<S>5090</S> Thy people,<S>5971</S> To make<S>6213</S> for Thyself a glorious<S>8597</S> name.<S>8034</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Look<S>5027</S> down<S>5027</S> from heaven,<S>8064</S> and see<S>7200</S> from Thy holy<S>6944</S> and glorious<S>8597</S> habitation;<S>2073</S> Where<S>346</S> are Thy zeal<S>7068</S> and Thy mighty<S>1369</S> deeds<S>1369</S>? The stirrings<S>1995</S> of Thy heart<S>4578</S> and Thy compassion<S>7356</S> are restrained<S>662</S> toward<S>413</S> me.</t>


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<pb/><t>For Thou art our Father, though<S>1</S> Abraham<S>3588</S> does not know<S>85</S> us, And Israel<S>3045</S> does not recognize<S>3478</S> us. Thou, O Lord,<S>5234</S> art our Father, Our Redeemer<S>3068</S> from of old<S>1</S> is Thy name.<S>1350</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Why,<S>4100</S> O Lord,<S>3068</S> dost Thou cause us to stray<S>8582</S> from Thy ways,<S>1870</S> And harden<S>7188</S> our heart<S>3820</S> from fearing<S>3374</S> Thee? Return<S>7725</S> for the sake<S>4616</S> of Thy servants,<S>5650</S> the tribes<S>7626</S> of Thy heritage.<S>5159</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Thy holy<S>6944</S> people<S>5971</S> possessed<S>3423</S> Thy sanctuary<S>4720</S> for a little<S>4705</S> while,<S>4705</S> Our adversaries<S>6862</S> have trodden<S>947</S> [it] down.<S>947</S></t>


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<pb/><t>We have become<S>1961</S> [like] those over whom Thou hast never<S>3808</S> <S>4480</S> <S>5769</S> ruled,<S>4910</S> [Like] those who were not called<S>7121</S> by Thy name.<S>8034</S></t>


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<t>Oh,<S>3863</S> that Thou wouldst rend<S>7167</S> the heavens<S>8064</S> [and] come<S>3381</S> down,<S>3381</S> That the mountains<S>2022</S> might quake<S>2151</S> at Thy presence<S>6440</S> –</t>


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<pb/><t>As fire<S>784</S> kindles<S>6919</S> the brushwood,<S>2003</S> [as] fire<S>784</S> causes water<S>4325</S> to boil<S>1158</S> – To make<S>3045</S> Thy name<S>8034</S> known<S>3045</S> to Thine adversaries,<S>6862</S> [That] the nations<S>1471</S> may tremble<S>7264</S> at Thy presence!<S>6440</S></t>


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<pb/><t>When Thou didst<S>6213</S> awesome<S>3372</S> things<S>3372</S> which we did not expect,<S>6960</S> Thou didst come<S>3381</S> down,<S>3381</S> the mountains<S>2022</S> quaked<S>2151</S> at Thy presence.<S>6440</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For from of old<S>5769</S> they have not heard<S>8085</S> nor<S>3808</S> perceived<S>238</S> by ear,<S>238</S> Neither<S>3808</S> has the eye<S>5869</S> seen<S>7200</S> a God<S>430</S> besides<S>2108</S> Thee, Who acts<S>6213</S> in behalf of the one who waits<S>2442</S> for Him.</t>


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<pb/><t>Thou dost meet<S>6293</S> him who rejoices<S>7797</S> in doing<S>6213</S> righteousness,<S>6664</S> Who remembers<S>2142</S> Thee in Thy ways.<S>1870</S> Behold,<S>2005</S> Thou wast<S>7107</S> angry,<S>7107</S> for we sinned,<S>2398</S> [We continued] in them a long<S>5769</S> time;<S>5769</S> And shall we be saved<S>3467</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>For all<S>3605</S> of us have become<S>1961</S> like one who is unclean,<S>2931</S> And all<S>3605</S> our righteous<S>6666</S> deeds<S>6666</S> are like a filthy<S>9382</S> garment;<S>899</S> And all<S>3605</S> of us wither<S>5034</S> like a leaf,<S>5929</S> And our iniquities,<S>5771</S> like the wind,<S>7307</S> take<S>5375</S> us away.</t>


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<pb/><t>And there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> who calls<S>7121</S> on Thy name,<S>8034</S> Who arouses<S>5782</S> himself to take<S>2388</S> hold<S>2388</S> of Thee; For Thou hast hidden<S>5641</S> Thy face<S>6440</S> from us, And hast delivered<S>4042</S> us into the power<S>3027</S> of our iniquities.<S>5771</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But now,<S>6258</S> O Lord,<S>3068</S> Thou art our Father, We are the clay,<S>1</S> and Thou our potter;<S>2563</S> And all<S>3335</S> of us are the work<S>3605</S> of Thy hand.<S>4639</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Do not be angry<S>7107</S> beyond<S>5704</S> measure,<S>3966</S> O Lord,<S>3068</S> Neither<S>408</S> remember<S>2142</S> iniquity<S>5771</S> forever;<S>5703</S> Behold,<S>2005</S> look<S>5027</S> now,<S>4994</S> all<S>3605</S> of us are Thy people.<S>5971</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Thy holy<S>6944</S> cities<S>5892</S> have become<S>1961</S> a wilderness,<S>4057</S> Zion<S>6726</S> has become<S>1961</S> a wilderness,<S>4057</S> Jerusalem<S>3389</S> a desolation.<S>8077</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Our holy<S>6944</S> and beautiful<S>8597</S> house,<S>1004</S> Where<S>834</S> our fathers praised<S>1</S> Thee, Has been<S>1984</S> burned<S>1961</S> [by] fire;<S>8316</S> And all<S>784</S> our precious<S>3605</S> things<S>4261</S> have become<S>4261</S> a ruin.<S>1961</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Wilt Thou restrain<S>662</S> Thyself at these<S>428</S> things,<S>428</S> O Lord<S>3068</S>? Wilt Thou keep<S>2814</S> silent<S>2814</S> and afflict<S>6031</S> us beyond<S>5704</S> measure<S>3966</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"I permitted Myself to be sought<S>1875</S> by those who did not ask<S>7592</S> [for Me;] I permitted Myself to be found<S>4672</S> by those who did not seek<S>1245</S> Me. I said,<S>559</S> 'Here<S>2009</S> am I, here<S>2009</S> am I,' To a nation<S>1471</S> which did not call<S>7121</S> on My name.<S>8034</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I have spread<S>6566</S> out My hands<S>3027</S> all<S>3605</S> day<S>3117</S> long to a rebellious<S>5637</S> people,<S>5971</S> Who walk<S>1980</S> [in] the way<S>1870</S> which is not good,<S>2896</S> following<S>310</S> their own thoughts,<S>4284</S></t>


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<pb/><t>A people<S>5971</S> who continually<S>8548</S> provoke<S>3707</S> Me to My face,<S>6440</S> Offering<S>2076</S> sacrifices<S>2076</S> in gardens<S>1593</S> and burning<S>6999</S> incense<S>6999</S> on bricks;<S>3843</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Who sit<S>3427</S> among graves,<S>6913</S> and spend<S>3885</S> the night<S>3885</S> in secret<S>5341</S> places;<S>5341</S> Who eat<S>398</S> swine's flesh,<S>1320</S> And the broth<S>4839</S> of unclean<S>6292</S> meat<S>6292</S> is [in] their pots.<S>3627</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Who say,<S>559</S> 'Keep<S>7126</S> to yourself, do not come<S>5066</S> near<S>5066</S> me, For I am holier<S>6942</S> than you!' These<S>428</S> are smoke<S>6227</S> in My nostrils,<S>639</S> A fire<S>784</S> that burns<S>3344</S> all<S>3605</S> the day.<S>3117</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> it is written<S>3789</S> before<S>6440</S> Me, I will not keep<S>2814</S> silent,<S>2814</S> but I will repay;<S>9608</S> I will even repay<S>9608</S> into their bosom,<S>2436</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Both their own iniquities<S>5771</S> and the iniquities<S>5771</S> of their fathers together,<S>1</S> "says<S>9191</S> the Lord.<S>559</S>" Because<S>3068</S> they have burned<S>834</S> incense<S>6999</S> on the mountains,<S>6999</S> And scorned<S>2022</S> Me on the hills,<S>2778</S> Therefore I will measure<S>1389</S> their former<S>4058</S> work<S>7223</S> into their bosom.<S>6468</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "As the new<S>8492</S> wine<S>8492</S> is found<S>4672</S> in the cluster,<S>811</S> And one says,<S>559</S> 'Do not destroy<S>7843</S> it, for there is benefit<S>1293</S> in it,' So<S>3651</S> I will act<S>6213</S> on behalf<S>4616</S> of My servants<S>5650</S> In order not to destroy<S>7843</S> all<S>3605</S> of them.</t>


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<pb/><t>"And I will bring<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> offspring<S>2233</S> from Jacob,<S>3290</S> And an heir<S>3423</S> of My mountains<S>2022</S> from Judah;<S>3063</S> Even My chosen<S>972</S> ones<S>972</S> shall inherit<S>3423</S> it, And My servants<S>5650</S> shall dwell<S>7931</S> there.<S>8033</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And Sharon<S>8289</S> shall be a pasture<S>5116</S> land<S>5116</S> for flocks,<S>6629</S> And the valley<S>6010</S> of Achor<S>5911</S> a resting<S>7258</S> place<S>7258</S> for herds,<S>1241</S> For My people<S>5971</S> who<S>834</S> seek<S>1875</S> Me.</t>


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<pb/><t>"But you who forsake<S>5800</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> Who<S>7913</S> forget<S>7913</S> My holy<S>6944</S> mountain,<S>2022</S> Who set<S>6186</S> a table<S>7979</S> for Fortune,<S>1409</S> And who fill<S>4390</S> [cups] with mixed<S>4469</S> wine<S>4469</S> for Destiny,<S>4507</S></t>


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<pb/><t>I will destine<S>4487</S> you for the sword,<S>2719</S> And all<S>3605</S> of you shall bow<S>3766</S> down<S>3766</S> to the slaughter.<S>2874</S> Because<S>3282</S> I called,<S>7121</S> but you did not answer;<S>6030</S> I spoke,<S>1696</S> but you did not hear.<S>8085</S> And you did<S>6213</S> evil<S>7451</S> in My sight,<S>5869</S> And chose<S>977</S> that in which<S>834</S> I did not delight.<S>2654</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Therefore,<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> My servants<S>5650</S> shall eat,<S>398</S> but you shall be hungry.<S>7456</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> My servants<S>5650</S> shall drink,<S>8354</S> but you shall be thirsty.<S>6770</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> My servants<S>5650</S> shall rejoice,<S>8055</S> but you shall be put<S>954</S> to shame.<S>954</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> My servants<S>5650</S> shall shout<S>7442</S> joyfully<S>7442</S> with a glad<S>2898</S> heart,<S>3820</S> But you shall cry<S>6817</S> out with a heavy<S>3511</S> heart,<S>3820</S> And you shall wail<S>3213</S> with a broken<S>7665</S> spirit.<S>7307</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And you will leave<S>5117</S> your name<S>8034</S> for a curse<S>7621</S> to My chosen<S>972</S> ones,<S>972</S> And the Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> will slay<S>4191</S> you. But My servants<S>5650</S> will be called<S>7121</S> by another<S>312</S> name.<S>8034</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Because<S>834</S> he who is blessed<S>1288</S> in the earth<S>776</S> Shall be blessed<S>1288</S> by the God<S>430</S> of truth;<S>543</S> And he who swears<S>7650</S> in the earth<S>776</S> Shall swear<S>7650</S> by the God<S>430</S> of truth;<S>543</S> Because<S>3588</S> the former<S>7223</S> troubles<S>6869</S> are forgotten,<S>7911</S> And because<S>3588</S> they are hidden<S>5641</S> from My sight!<S>5869</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For behold,<S>2009</S> I create<S>1254</S> new<S>2319</S> heavens<S>8064</S> and a new<S>2319</S> earth;<S>776</S> And the former<S>7223</S> things<S>7223</S> shall not be remembered<S>2142</S> or come<S>5927</S> to mind.<S>3820</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"But be glad<S>7797</S> and rejoice<S>1523</S> forever<S>5703</S> in what<S>834</S> I create;<S>1254</S> For behold,<S>2009</S> I create<S>1254</S> Jerusalem<S>3389</S> [for] rejoicing,<S>1525</S> And her people<S>5971</S> [for] gladness.<S>4885</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I will also rejoice<S>1523</S> in Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> and be glad<S>7797</S> in My people;<S>5971</S> And there will no<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> be heard<S>8085</S> in her The voice<S>6963</S> of weeping<S>1065</S> and the sound<S>6963</S> of crying.<S>2201</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"No<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> will there be in it an infant<S>5764</S> [who<S>834</S> lives but a few] days,<S>3117</S> Or an old<S>2205</S> man<S>2205</S> who does not live<S>4390</S> out his days;<S>3117</S> For the youth<S>5288</S> will die<S>4191</S> at the age<S>1121</S> of one hundred<S>3967</S> And the one who does not reach<S>2398</S> the age<S>1121</S> of one hundred<S>3967</S> Shall be [thought] accursed.<S>7043</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And they shall build<S>1129</S> houses<S>1004</S> and inhabit<S>3427</S> [them;] They shall also plant<S>5193</S> vineyards<S>3754</S> and eat<S>398</S> their fruit.<S>6529</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"They shall not build,<S>1129</S> and another<S>312</S> inhabit,<S>3427</S> They shall not plant,<S>5193</S> and another<S>312</S> eat;<S>398</S> For as the lifetime<S>3117</S> of a tree,<S>6086</S> [so shall be] the days<S>3117</S> of My people,<S>5971</S> And My chosen<S>972</S> ones<S>972</S> shall wear<S>1086</S> out the work<S>4639</S> of their hands.<S>3027</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"They shall not labor<S>3021</S> in vain,<S>7385</S> Or bear<S>3205</S> [children] for calamity;<S>928</S> For they are the offspring<S>2233</S> of those blessed<S>1288</S> by the Lord,<S>3068</S> And their descendants<S>6631</S> with them.</t>


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<pb/><t>"It will also come<S>1961</S> to pass<S>1961</S> that before<S>2962</S> they call,<S>7121</S> I will answer;<S>6030</S> and while they are still<S>5750</S> speaking,<S>1696</S> I will hear.<S>8085</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The wolf<S>2061</S> and the lamb<S>2924</S> shall graze<S>7462</S> together,<S>259</S> and the lion<S>9030</S> shall eat<S>398</S> straw<S>8401</S> like the ox;<S>1241</S> and dust<S>6083</S> shall be the serpent's food.<S>3899</S> They shall do<S>7489</S> no<S>3808</S> evil<S>7489</S> or harm<S>7843</S> in all<S>3605</S> My holy<S>6944</S> mountain,<S>2022</S>" says<S>559</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Heaven<S>8064</S> is My throne,<S>3678</S> and the earth<S>776</S> is My footstool.<S>1916</S> <S>7272</S> Where<S>335</S> then<S>2088</S> is a house<S>1004</S> you could build<S>1129</S> for Me? And where<S>335</S> is a place<S>4725</S> that I may rest<S>4496</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"For My hand<S>3027</S> made<S>6213</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> things,<S>428</S> Thus all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> things<S>428</S> came<S>1961</S> into being,<S>1961</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "But to this<S>2088</S> one<S>2088</S> I will look,<S>5027</S> To him who<S>6041</S> is humble<S>6041</S> and contrite<S>5223</S> of spirit,<S>7307</S> and who<S>2730</S> trembles<S>2730</S> at My word.<S>1697</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"[But] he who kills<S>7819</S> an ox<S>7794</S> is [like] one who slays<S>5221</S> a man;<S>376</S> He who sacrifices<S>2076</S> a lamb<S>7716</S> is [like] the one who breaks<S>6202</S> a dog's neck;<S>6202</S> He who offers<S>5927</S> a grain offering<S>4503</S> [is like one who offers] swine's blood;<S>1818</S> He who burns<S>2142</S> incense<S>3828</S> is [like] the one who blesses<S>1288</S> an idol.<S>205</S> As they have chosen<S>977</S> their [own] ways,<S>1870</S> And their soul<S>5315</S> delights<S>2654</S> in their abominations,<S>8251</S></t>


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<pb/><t>So<S>1571</S> I will choose<S>977</S> their punishments,<S>8586</S> And I will bring<S>935</S> on them what<S>4034</S> they dread.<S>4034</S> Because<S>3282</S> I called,<S>7121</S> but no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> answered;<S>6030</S> I spoke,<S>1696</S> but they did not listen.<S>8085</S> And they did<S>6213</S> evil<S>7451</S> in My sight,<S>5869</S> And chose<S>977</S> that in which<S>834</S> I did not delight.<S>2654</S> "</t>


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<pb/><t>Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> you who<S>2730</S> tremble<S>2730</S> at His word:<S>1697</S> "Your brothers<S>251</S> who hate<S>8130</S> you, who exclude<S>5077</S> you for My name's sake,<S>4616</S> Have said,<S>559</S> 'Let the Lord<S>3068</S> be glorified,<S>3513</S> that we may see<S>7200</S> your joy.<S>8057</S>' But they will be put<S>954</S> to shame.<S>954</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"A voice<S>6963</S> of uproar<S>7588</S> from the city,<S>5892</S> a voice<S>6963</S> from the temple,<S>1964</S> The voice<S>6963</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> who is rendering<S>9608</S> recompense<S>1576</S> to His enemies.<S>340</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Before<S>2962</S> she travailed,<S>9123</S> she brought<S>3205</S> forth;<S>3205</S> Before<S>2962</S> her pain<S>2256</S> came,<S>935</S> she gave<S>4422</S> birth<S>4422</S> to a boy.<S>2145</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Who<S>4310</S> has heard<S>8085</S> such<S>2088</S> a thing<S>2088</S>? Who<S>4310</S> has seen<S>7200</S> such<S>428</S> things? Can a land<S>776</S> be born<S>9123</S> in one<S>259</S> day<S>3117</S>? Can a nation<S>1471</S> be brought<S>3205</S> forth<S>3205</S> all<S>6471</S> at once<S>259</S> <S>6471</S>? As soon<S>3588</S> as Zion<S>6726</S> travailed,<S>9123</S> she also<S>1571</S> brought<S>3205</S> forth<S>3205</S> her sons.<S>1121</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Shall I bring<S>7665</S> to the point<S>7665</S> of birth,<S>7665</S> and not give<S>3205</S> delivery<S>3205</S>?" says<S>559</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "Or<S>518</S> shall I who gives<S>3205</S> delivery<S>3205</S> shut<S>6113</S> [the womb?]" says<S>559</S> your God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Be joyful<S>8055</S> with Jerusalem<S>3389</S> and rejoice<S>1523</S> for her, all<S>3605</S> you who love<S>157</S> her; Be exceedingly<S>4885</S> glad<S>7797</S> with her, all<S>3605</S> you who mourn<S>56</S> over<S>5921</S> her,</t>


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<pb/><t>That you may nurse<S>3243</S> and be satisfied<S>7646</S> with her comforting<S>8575</S> breasts,<S>9582</S> That you may suck<S>4711</S> and be delighted<S>6026</S> with her bountiful<S>9103</S> bosom.<S>9202</S> "</t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I extend<S>5186</S> peace<S>7965</S> to her like a river,<S>5104</S> And the glory<S>9202</S> of the nations<S>1471</S> like an overflowing<S>7857</S> stream;<S>5158</S> And you shall be nursed,<S>3243</S> you shall be carried<S>5375</S> on the hip<S>6654</S> and fondled<S>8173</S> on the knees.<S>1290</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"As one<S>376</S> whom<S>834</S> his mother<S>517</S> comforts,<S>5162</S> so<S>3651</S> I will comfort<S>5162</S> you; And you shall be comforted<S>5162</S> in Jerusalem.<S>3389</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Then you shall see<S>7200</S> [this,] and your heart<S>3820</S> shall be glad,<S>7797</S> And your bones<S>6106</S> shall flourish<S>6524</S> like the new<S>1877</S> grass;<S>1877</S> And the hand<S>3027</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> shall be made<S>3045</S> known<S>3045</S> to His servants,<S>5650</S> But He shall be indignant<S>2194</S> toward<S>854</S> His enemies.<S>340</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For behold,<S>2009</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> will come<S>935</S> in fire<S>784</S> And His chariots<S>4818</S> like the whirlwind,<S>5492</S> To render<S>7725</S> His anger<S>639</S> with fury,<S>2534</S> And His rebuke<S>1606</S> with flames<S>3851</S> of fire.<S>784</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For the Lord<S>3068</S> will execute<S>8199</S> judgment<S>8199</S> by fire<S>784</S> And by His sword<S>2719</S> on all<S>3605</S> flesh,<S>1320</S> And those slain<S>2491</S> by the Lord<S>3068</S> will be many.<S>7231</S></t>


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"Those who sanctify<S>6942</S> and purify<S>2891</S> themselves [to go] to the gardens,<S>1593</S> Following<S>310</S> one<S>259</S> in the center,<S>8432</S> Who eat<S>398</S> swine's flesh,<S>1320</S> detestable<S>8263</S> things,<S>8263</S> and mice,<S>5909</S> Shall come<S>5486</S> to an end<S>5486</S> altogether,<S>9191</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"For I know their works<S>4639</S> and their thoughts;<S>4284</S> the time is coming<S>935</S> to gather<S>6908</S> all<S>3605</S> nations<S>1471</S> and tongues.<S>3956</S> And they shall come<S>935</S> and see<S>7200</S> My glory.<S>9202</S>


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"And I will set<S>7760</S> a sign<S>226</S> among them and will send<S>7971</S> survivors<S>9453</S> from them to the nations:<S>1471</S> Tarshish,<S>8659</S> Put,<S>6316</S> Lud,<S>3865</S> Meshech,<S>4902</S> Rosh,<S>7220</S> Tubal,<S>8422</S> and Javan,<S>3120</S> to the distant<S>7350</S> coastlands<S>339</S> that have neither<S>3808</S> heard<S>8085</S> My fame<S>8088</S> nor<S>3808</S> seen<S>7200</S> My glory.<S>9202</S> And they will declare<S>5046</S> My glory<S>9202</S> among the nations.<S>1471</S>


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"Then they shall bring<S>935</S> all<S>3605</S> your brethren<S>251</S> from all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> as a grain offering<S>4503</S> to the Lord,<S>3068</S> on horses,<S>5483</S> in chariots,<S>7393</S> in litters,<S>6632</S> on mules,<S>6505</S> and on camels,<S>3753</S> to My holy<S>6944</S> mountain<S>2022</S> Jerusalem,<S>3389</S>" says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "just<S>9201</S> as the sons<S>1121</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> bring<S>935</S> their grain offering<S>4503</S> in a clean<S>2889</S> vessel<S>3627</S> to the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"I will also<S>1571</S> take<S>3947</S> some<S>4480</S> of them for priests<S>3548</S> [and] for Levites,<S>3881</S>" says<S>559</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"For just<S>9201</S> as the new<S>2319</S> heavens<S>8064</S> and the new<S>2319</S> earth<S>776</S> Which<S>834</S> I make<S>6213</S> will endure<S>5975</S> before<S>6440</S> Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "So<S>3651</S> your offspring<S>2233</S> and your name<S>8034</S> will endure.<S>5975</S>


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"And it shall be from new<S>2320</S> moon<S>2320</S> to new<S>2320</S> moon<S>2320</S> And from sabbath<S>7676</S> to sabbath,<S>7676</S> All<S>3605</S> mankind<S>1320</S> will come<S>935</S> to bow<S>7812</S> down<S>7812</S> before<S>6440</S> Me," says<S>559</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"Then they shall go<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> and look<S>7200</S> On the corpses<S>6297</S> of the men<S>376</S> Who have transgressed<S>6586</S> against Me. For their worm<S>9641</S> shall not die,<S>4191</S> And their fire<S>784</S> shall not be quenched;<S>3518</S> And they shall be an abhorrence<S>1860</S> to all<S>3605</S> mankind.<S>1320</S>"


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<pb/>The words<S>1697</S> of Jeremiah,<S>3414</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Hilkiah,<S>2518</S> of the priests<S>3548</S> who<S>834</S> were in Anathoth<S>6068</S> in the land<S>776</S> of Benjamin,<S>1144</S>


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to whom<S>834</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> came<S>1961</S> in the days<S>3117</S> of Josiah,<S>2977</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Amon,<S>526</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> in the thirteenth<S>7969</S> <S>6240</S> year<S>8141</S> of his reign.<S>4427</S>


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It came<S>1961</S> also in the days<S>3117</S> of Jehoiakim,<S>3079</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Josiah,<S>2977</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> until<S>5704</S> the end<S>8552</S> of the eleventh<S>6249</S> <S>6240</S> year<S>8141</S> of Zedekiah,<S>6667</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Josiah,<S>2977</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> until<S>5704</S> the exile<S>1540</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> in the fifth<S>2549</S> month.<S>2320</S>


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<t>"Before<S>2962</S> I formed<S>3335</S> you in the womb<S>990</S> I knew<S>3045</S> you, And before<S>2962</S> you were born<S>3318</S> <S>7358</S> I consecrated<S>6942</S> you; I have appointed<S>5414</S> you a prophet<S>5030</S> to the nations.<S>1471</S>"</t>


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Then I said,<S>559</S> "Alas,<S>162</S> Lord<S>136</S> God!<S>3068</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> I do not know<S>3045</S> how to speak,<S>1696</S> Because<S>3588</S> I am a youth.<S>5288</S>"


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But the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Do not say,<S>559</S> 'I am a youth,<S>5288</S>' Because<S>3588</S> everywhere<S>5921</S> <S>3605</S> <S>834</S> I send<S>7971</S> you, you shall go,<S>1980</S> And all<S>3605</S> that I command<S>6680</S> you, you shall speak.<S>1696</S>


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"Do not be afraid<S>3372</S> of them, For I am with you to deliver<S>5337</S> you," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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Then the Lord<S>3068</S> stretched<S>7971</S> out His hand<S>3027</S> and touched<S>5060</S> my mouth,<S>6310</S> and the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Behold,<S>2009</S> I have put<S>5414</S> My words<S>1697</S> in your mouth.<S>6310</S>


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"See,<S>7200</S> I have appointed<S>6485</S> you this<S>2088</S> day<S>3117</S> over<S>5921</S> the nations<S>1471</S> and over<S>5921</S> the kingdoms,<S>4467</S> To pluck<S>5428</S> up and to break<S>5422</S> down,<S>5422</S> To destroy and to overthrow,<S>6</S> To build<S>2040</S> and to plant.<S>1129</S>"


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And the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> came<S>1961</S> to me saying,<S>559</S> "What<S>4100</S> do you see,<S>7200</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S>?" And I said,<S>559</S> "I see<S>7200</S> a rod<S>4731</S> of an almond<S>8247</S> tree.<S>8247</S>"


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Then the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "You have seen<S>7200</S> well,<S>3190</S> for I am watching<S>8245</S> over<S>5921</S> My word<S>1697</S> to perform<S>6213</S> it."


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<pb/>And the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> came<S>1961</S> to me a second<S>8145</S> time<S>8145</S> saying,<S>559</S> "What<S>4100</S> do you see<S>7200</S>?" And I said,<S>559</S> "I see<S>7200</S> a boiling<S>5301</S> pot,<S>5518</S> facing<S>6440</S> away from the north.<S>6828</S>"


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Then the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Out of the north<S>6828</S> the evil<S>9567</S> will break<S>6605</S> forth<S>6605</S> on all<S>3605</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of the land.<S>776</S>


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"For, behold,<S>2009</S> I am calling<S>7121</S> all<S>3605</S> the families<S>4940</S> of the kingdoms<S>4467</S> of the north,<S>6828</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord;<S>3068</S> "and they will come,<S>935</S> and they will set<S>5414</S> each<S>376</S> one<S>376</S> his throne<S>3678</S> at the entrance<S>6607</S> of the gates<S>8179</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> and against<S>5921</S> all<S>3605</S> its walls<S>2346</S> round<S>5439</S> about,<S>5439</S> and against<S>5921</S> all<S>3605</S> the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah.<S>3063</S>


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"And I will pronounce<S>1696</S> My judgments<S>4941</S> on them concerning<S>5921</S> all<S>3605</S> their wickedness,<S>9567</S> whereby<S>834</S> they have forsaken<S>5800</S> Me and have offered<S>6999</S> sacrifices<S>6999</S> to other<S>312</S> gods,<S>430</S> and worshiped<S>7812</S> the works<S>4639</S> of their own hands.<S>3027</S>


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<pb/>"Now, gird<S>247</S> up your loins,<S>4975</S> and arise,<S>6965</S> and speak<S>1696</S> to them all<S>3605</S> which<S>834</S> I command<S>6680</S> you. Do not be dismayed<S>2865</S> before<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> them, lest<S>6435</S> I dismay<S>2865</S> you before<S>6440</S> them.


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"Now behold,<S>2009</S> I have made<S>5414</S> you today<S>3117</S> as a fortified<S>4013</S> city,<S>5892</S> and as a pillar<S>5982</S> of iron<S>1270</S> and as walls<S>2346</S> of bronze<S>5178</S> against<S>5921</S> the whole<S>3605</S> land,<S>776</S> to the kings<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> to its princes,<S>8269</S> to its priests<S>3548</S> and to the people<S>5971</S> of the land.<S>776</S>


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"And they will fight<S>3898</S> against<S>413</S> you, but they will not overcome<S>3201</S> you, for I am with you to deliver<S>5337</S> you," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"Go<S>1980</S> and proclaim<S>7121</S> in the ears<S>241</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "I remember<S>2142</S> concerning you the devotion<S>2617</S> of your youth,<S>5271</S> The love<S>160</S> of your betrothals,<S>3623</S> Your following<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> Me in the wilderness,<S>4057</S> Through a land<S>776</S> not sown.<S>2232</S>


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"Israel<S>3478</S> was holy<S>6944</S> to the Lord,<S>3068</S> The first<S>7225</S> of His harvest;<S>8393</S> All<S>3605</S> who ate<S>398</S> of it became<S>816</S> guilty;<S>816</S> Evil<S>9567</S> came<S>935</S> upon them," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>'"


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<t>Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> O house<S>1004</S> of Jacob,<S>3290</S> and all<S>3605</S> the families<S>4940</S> of the house<S>1004</S> of Israel.<S>3478</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "What<S>4100</S> injustice<S>5766</S> did your fathers find<S>1</S> in Me, That they went<S>4672</S> far<S>7368</S> from Me And walked<S>7368</S> after<S>1980</S> emptiness<S>310</S> and became<S>1892</S> empty<S>1891</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"And they did not say,<S>559</S> 'Where<S>346</S> is the Lord<S>3068</S> Who brought<S>5927</S> us up out of the land<S>776</S> of Egypt,<S>4714</S> Who led<S>1980</S> us through the wilderness,<S>4057</S> Through a land<S>776</S> of deserts<S>6160</S> and of pits,<S>7745</S> Through a land<S>776</S> of drought<S>6723</S> and of deep<S>6757</S> darkness,<S>6757</S> Through a land<S>776</S> that no<S>3808</S> one<S>376</S> crossed<S>5674</S> And where<S>8033</S> no<S>3808</S> man<S>120</S> dwelt<S>3427</S>?'</t>


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<pb/><t>"And I brought<S>935</S> you into the fruitful<S>3759</S> land,<S>776</S> To eat<S>398</S> its fruit<S>6529</S> and its good<S>2898</S> things.<S>2898</S> But you came<S>935</S> and defiled<S>2930</S> My land,<S>776</S> And My inheritance<S>5159</S> you made<S>7760</S> an abomination.<S>8441</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The priests<S>3548</S> did not say,<S>559</S> 'Where<S>346</S> is the Lord<S>3068</S>?' And those who handle<S>8610</S> the law<S>8451</S> did not know<S>3045</S> Me; The rulers<S>7462</S> also transgressed<S>6586</S> against Me, And the prophets<S>5030</S> prophesied<S>5012</S> by Baal<S>1168</S> And walked<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> things that did not profit.<S>3276</S></t>


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<t>"Therefore<S>3651</S> I will yet<S>5750</S> contend<S>7378</S> with you," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "And with your sons<S>1121</S>' sons I will contend.<S>7378</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For cross<S>5674</S> to the coastlands<S>339</S> of Kittim<S>3794</S> and see,<S>7200</S> And send<S>7971</S> to Kedar<S>6938</S> and observe<S>995</S> closely,<S>3966</S> And see<S>7200</S> if<S>2005</S> there has been<S>1961</S> such [a thing] as this!<S>384</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Has a nation<S>1471</S> changed<S>4171</S> gods,<S>430</S> When they were not gods<S>430</S>? But My people<S>5971</S> have changed<S>4171</S> their glory<S>9202</S> For that which does not profit.<S>3276</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Be appalled,<S>8074</S> O heavens,<S>8064</S> at this,<S>384</S> And shudder,<S>8175</S> be very<S>3966</S> desolate,<S>2717</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For My people<S>5971</S> have committed<S>6213</S> two<S>8147</S> evils:<S>7451</S> They have forsaken<S>5800</S> Me, The fountain<S>4726</S> of living<S>2416</S> waters,<S>4325</S> To hew<S>2672</S> for themselves cisterns,<S>877</S> Broken<S>7665</S> cisterns,<S>877</S> That can<S>3201</S> hold<S>3557</S> no<S>3808</S> water.<S>4325</S></t>


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<t>"Is Israel<S>3478</S> a slave<S>5650</S>? Or<S>518</S> is he a homeborn<S>3211</S> <S>1004</S> servant? Why<S>4069</S> has he become<S>1961</S> a prey<S>957</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"The young<S>3715</S> lions<S>3715</S> have roared<S>7580</S> at him, They have roared<S>5414</S> <S>6963</S> loudly.<S>5414</S> <S>6963</S> And they have made<S>7896</S> his land<S>776</S> a waste;<S>8047</S> His cities<S>5892</S> have been destroyed,<S>9342</S> without<S>1097</S> inhabitant.<S>3427</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Also<S>1571</S> the men<S>1121</S> of Memphis<S>5297</S> and Tahpanhes<S>8471</S> Have shaved<S>7462</S> the crown<S>6936</S> of your head.<S>6936</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Have you not done<S>6213</S> this<S>384</S> to yourself, By your forsaking<S>5800</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> your God,<S>430</S> When<S>6256</S> He led<S>1980</S> you in the way<S>1870</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"But now<S>6258</S> what<S>4100</S> are you doing on the road<S>1870</S> to Egypt,<S>4714</S> To drink<S>8354</S> the waters<S>4325</S> of the Nile<S>7883</S>? Or what<S>4100</S> are you doing on the road<S>1870</S> to Assyria,<S>804</S> To drink<S>8354</S> the waters<S>4325</S> of the Euphrates<S>5104</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Your own wickedness<S>9567</S> will correct<S>3256</S> you, And your apostasies<S>4878</S> will reprove<S>3198</S> you; Know<S>3045</S> therefore and see<S>7200</S> that it is evil<S>7451</S> and bitter<S>4751</S> For you to forsake<S>5800</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> your God,<S>430</S> And the dread<S>6345</S> of Me is not in you," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God<S>3068</S> of hosts.<S>6635</S></t>


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<t>"For long<S>5769</S> ago<S>5769</S> I broke<S>7665</S> your yoke<S>5923</S> [And] tore<S>5423</S> off<S>5423</S> your bonds;<S>4147</S> But you said,<S>559</S> 'I will not serve!<S>5647</S>' For on every<S>3605</S> high<S>1364</S> hill<S>1389</S> And under<S>8478</S> every<S>3605</S> green<S>7488</S> tree<S>6086</S> You have lain<S>6808</S> down<S>6808</S> as a harlot.<S>2181</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Yet I planted<S>5193</S> you a choice<S>8321</S> vine,<S>8321</S> A completely<S>3605</S> faithful<S>571</S> seed.<S>2233</S> How<S>349</S> then have you turned<S>2015</S> yourself before Me Into the degenerate<S>5493</S> shoots of a foreign<S>5237</S> vine<S>1612</S>?</t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Although<S>3588</S> <S>518</S> you wash<S>3526</S> yourself with lye<S>5427</S> And use<S>7235</S> much<S>7235</S> soap,<S>1287</S> The stain<S>3799</S> of your iniquity<S>5771</S> is before<S>6440</S> Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"How<S>349</S> can you say,<S>559</S> 'I am not defiled,<S>2930</S> I have not gone<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> the Baals<S>1168</S>'? Look<S>7200</S> at your way<S>1870</S> in the valley!<S>1516</S> Know<S>3045</S> what<S>4100</S> you have done!<S>6213</S> You are a swift<S>7031</S> young<S>1072</S> camel<S>1072</S> entangling<S>8308</S> her ways,<S>1870</S></t>


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<pb/><t>A wild<S>6501</S> donkey<S>6501</S> accustomed<S>3928</S> to the wilderness,<S>4057</S> That sniffs<S>7602</S> the wind<S>7307</S> in her passion.<S>185</S> <S>5315</S> In [the time of] her heat<S>8385</S> who<S>4310</S> can turn<S>7725</S> her away<S>7725</S>? All<S>3605</S> who seek<S>1245</S> her will not become<S>3286</S> weary;<S>3286</S> In her month<S>2320</S> they will find<S>4672</S> her.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Keep<S>4513</S> your feet<S>7272</S> from being unshod<S>3182</S> And your throat<S>1627</S> from thirst;<S>6773</S> But you said,<S>559</S> 'It is hopeless!<S>2976</S> No!<S>3808</S> For I have loved<S>157</S> strangers,<S>2114</S> And after<S>310</S> them I will walk.<S>1980</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"As the thief<S>1590</S> is shamed<S>954</S> when<S>3588</S> he is discovered,<S>4672</S> So<S>3651</S> the house<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> is shamed;<S>954</S> They, their kings,<S>4428</S> their princes,<S>8269</S> And their priests,<S>3548</S> and their prophets,<S>5030</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Who say<S>559</S> to a tree,<S>6086</S> 'You are my father,' And to a stone,<S>1</S> 'You gave<S>68</S> me birth.<S>3205</S>' For they have turned<S>3205</S> [their] back<S>6437</S> to Me, And not [their] face;<S>6203</S> But in the time<S>6440</S> of their trouble<S>6256</S> they will say,<S>9567</S> 'Arise<S>559</S> and save<S>6965</S> us.'</t>


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<pb/><t>"But where<S>346</S> are your gods<S>430</S> Which<S>834</S> you made<S>6213</S> for yourself? Let them arise,<S>6965</S> if<S>518</S> they can save<S>3467</S> you In the time<S>6256</S> of your trouble;<S>9567</S> For [according to] the number<S>4557</S> of your cities<S>5892</S> Are your gods,<S>430</S> O Judah.<S>3063</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Why<S>4100</S> do you contend<S>7378</S> with Me? You have all<S>3605</S> transgressed<S>6586</S> against Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"In vain<S>7723</S> I have struck<S>5221</S> your sons;<S>1121</S> They accepted<S>3947</S> no<S>3808</S> chastening.<S>4148</S> Your sword<S>2719</S> has devoured<S>398</S> your prophets<S>5030</S> Like a destroying<S>7843</S> lion.<S>9030</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"O generation,<S>1755</S> heed<S>7200</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S> Have I been<S>1961</S> a wilderness<S>4057</S> to Israel,<S>3478</S> Or<S>518</S> a land<S>776</S> of thick<S>3991</S> darkness<S>3991</S>? Why<S>4069</S> do My people<S>5971</S> say,<S>559</S> 'We [are free to] roam;<S>7300</S> We will come<S>935</S> no<S>3808</S> more<S>5750</S> to Thee'?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Can a virgin<S>1330</S> forget<S>7911</S> her ornaments,<S>5716</S> Or a bride<S>3618</S> her attire<S>7196</S>? Yet My people<S>5971</S> have forgotten<S>7911</S> Me Days<S>3117</S> without<S>369</S> number.<S>4557</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"How<S>4100</S> well<S>3190</S> you prepare<S>3190</S> your way<S>1870</S> To seek<S>1245</S> love!<S>160</S> Therefore<S>3651</S> even<S>1571</S> the wicked<S>7451</S> women<S>7451</S> You have taught<S>3925</S> your ways.<S>1870</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Also<S>1571</S> on your skirts<S>3671</S> is found<S>4672</S> The lifeblood<S>1818</S> <S>5315</S> of the innocent<S>9345</S> poor;<S>34</S> You did not find<S>4672</S> them breaking<S>4290</S> in. But in spite<S>5921</S> of all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> things,<S>428</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Yet you said,<S>559</S> 'I am innocent;<S>5352</S> Surely<S>389</S> His anger<S>639</S> is turned<S>7725</S> away<S>7725</S> from me.' Behold,<S>2009</S> I will enter<S>8199</S> into judgment<S>8199</S> with you Because<S>5921</S> you say,<S>559</S> 'I have not sinned.<S>2398</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"Why<S>4100</S> do you go<S>235</S> around so<S>3966</S> much<S>3966</S> Changing<S>8132</S> your way<S>1870</S>? Also,<S>1571</S> you shall be put<S>954</S> to shame<S>954</S> by Egypt<S>4714</S> As you were put<S>954</S> to shame<S>954</S> by Assyria.<S>804</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"From this<S>2088</S> [place] also<S>1571</S> you shall go<S>3318</S> out With your hands<S>3027</S> on your head;<S>7218</S> For the Lord<S>3068</S> has rejected<S>3988</S> those in whom<S>4009</S> you trust,<S>4009</S> And you shall not prosper<S>6743</S> with them."</t>


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<t>[God] says,<S>559</S> "If<S>2005</S> a husband<S>376</S> divorces<S>7971</S> his wife,<S>802</S> And she goes<S>1980</S> from him, And belongs<S>1961</S> to another<S>312</S> man,<S>376</S> Will he still<S>5750</S> return<S>7725</S> to her? Will not that land<S>776</S> be completely<S>2610</S> polluted<S>2610</S>? But you are a harlot<S>2181</S> [with] many<S>7227</S> lovers;<S>7453</S> Yet you turn<S>7725</S> to Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Lift<S>5375</S> up your eyes<S>5869</S> to the bare<S>8205</S> heights<S>8205</S> and see;<S>7200</S> Where<S>375</S> have you not been violated<S>7693</S>? By the roads<S>1870</S> you have sat<S>3427</S> for them Like an Arab<S>9435</S> in the desert,<S>4057</S> And you have polluted<S>2610</S> a land<S>776</S> With your harlotry<S>2183</S> and with your wickedness.<S>9567</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Therefore the showers<S>7241</S> have been withheld,<S>4513</S> And there has been<S>1961</S> no<S>3808</S> spring<S>4456</S> rain.<S>4456</S> Yet you had<S>1961</S> a harlot's forehead;<S>4696</S> You refused<S>3985</S> to be ashamed.<S>3637</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Have you not just now<S>6258</S> called<S>7121</S> to Me, 'My Father, Thou art the friend<S>1</S> of my youth<S>9017</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>'Will He be angry<S>5201</S> forever<S>5769</S>? Will He be indignant<S>8104</S> to the end<S>5331</S>?' Behold,<S>2009</S> you have spoken<S>1696</S> And have done<S>6213</S> evil<S>7451</S> things,<S>7451</S> And you have had<S>3201</S> your way.<S>3201</S>"</t>


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Then the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me in the days<S>3117</S> of Josiah<S>2977</S> the king,<S>4428</S> "Have you seen<S>7200</S> what<S>834</S> faithless<S>4878</S> Israel<S>3478</S> did<S>6213</S>? She went<S>1980</S> up on every<S>3605</S> high<S>1364</S> hill<S>2022</S> and under<S>8478</S> every<S>3605</S> green<S>7488</S> tree,<S>6086</S> and she was a harlot<S>2181</S> there.<S>8033</S>


text:
"And I thought,<S>559</S> 'After<S>310</S> she has done<S>6213</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> things,<S>428</S> she will return<S>7725</S> to Me'; but she did not return,<S>7725</S> and her treacherous<S>901</S> sister<S>269</S> Judah<S>3063</S> saw<S>7200</S> it.


text:
"And I saw<S>7200</S> that for all<S>3605</S> the adulteries<S>5003</S> of faithless<S>4878</S> Israel,<S>3478</S> I had sent<S>7971</S> her away<S>7971</S> and given<S>5414</S> her a writ<S>5612</S> of divorce,<S>3748</S> yet her treacherous<S>898</S> sister<S>269</S> Judah<S>3063</S> did not fear;<S>3372</S> but she went<S>1980</S> and was a harlot<S>2181</S> also.<S>1571</S>


text:
"And it came<S>1961</S> about because<S>4480</S> of the lightness<S>9519</S> of her harlotry,<S>2184</S> that she polluted<S>2610</S> the land<S>776</S> and committed<S>5003</S> adultery<S>5003</S> with stones<S>68</S> and trees.<S>6086</S>


text:
"And yet<S>1571</S> in spite of all<S>3605</S> this<S>384</S> her treacherous<S>901</S> sister<S>269</S> Judah<S>3063</S> did not return<S>7725</S> to Me with all<S>3605</S> her heart,<S>3820</S> but rather<S>3588</S> <S>518</S> in deception,<S>8267</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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And the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Faithless<S>4878</S> Israel<S>3478</S> has proved<S>6663</S> herself<S>5315</S> more<S>4480</S> righteous<S>6663</S> than<S>4480</S> treacherous<S>898</S> Judah.<S>3063</S>


text:
"Go,<S>1980</S> and proclaim<S>7121</S> these<S>428</S> words<S>1697</S> toward the north<S>6828</S> and say,<S>559</S> <t>'Return,<S>7725</S> faithless<S>4878</S> Israel,<S>3478</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord;<S>3068</S> 'I will not look<S>5307</S> upon you in anger. For I am gracious,<S>2623</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord;<S>3068</S> 'I will not be angry<S>5201</S> forever.<S>5769</S></t>


text:
<t>'Only<S>389</S> acknowledge<S>3045</S> your iniquity,<S>5771</S> That you have transgressed<S>6586</S> against the Lord<S>3068</S> your God<S>430</S> And have scattered<S>6340</S> your favors<S>1870</S> to the strangers<S>2114</S> under<S>8478</S> every<S>3605</S> green<S>7488</S> tree,<S>6086</S> And you have not obeyed<S>8085</S> My voice,<S>6963</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/>'Return,<S>7725</S> O faithless<S>7726</S> sons,<S>1121</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord;<S>3068</S> 'For I am a master<S>1166</S> to you, And I will take<S>3947</S> you one<S>259</S> from a city<S>5892</S> and two<S>8147</S> from a family,<S>4940</S> And I will bring<S>935</S> you to Zion.<S>6726</S>'


text:
"Then I will give<S>5414</S> you shepherds<S>7462</S> after My own heart,<S>3820</S> who will feed<S>7462</S> you on knowledge<S>1844</S> and understanding.<S>7919</S>


text:
"And it shall be in those<S>1992</S> days<S>3117</S> when<S>3588</S> you are multiplied<S>7235</S> and increased<S>6509</S> in the land,<S>776</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "they shall say<S>559</S> no<S>3808</S> more,<S>5750</S> 'The ark<S>727</S> of the covenant<S>1285</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>' And it shall not come<S>5927</S> to mind,<S>3820</S> nor<S>3808</S> shall they remember<S>2142</S> it, nor<S>3808</S> shall they miss<S>6485</S> [it,] nor<S>3808</S> shall it be made<S>6213</S> again.<S>5750</S>


text:
"At that time<S>6256</S> they shall call<S>7121</S> Jerusalem<S>3389</S> 'The Throne<S>3678</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S>' and all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> will be gathered<S>9509</S> to it, to Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> for the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord;<S>3068</S> nor<S>3808</S> shall they walk<S>1980</S> anymore<S>5750</S> after<S>310</S> the stubbornness<S>8307</S> of their evil<S>7451</S> heart.<S>3820</S>


text:
"In those<S>1992</S> days<S>3117</S> the house<S>1004</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> will walk<S>1980</S> with the house<S>1004</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> and they will come<S>935</S> together<S>9191</S> from the land<S>776</S> of the north<S>6828</S> to the land<S>776</S> that I gave<S>5157</S> your fathers as an inheritance.<S>1</S>


text:
<t>"Then I said,<S>559</S> 'How<S>349</S> I would set<S>7896</S> you among My sons,<S>1121</S> And give<S>5414</S> you a pleasant<S>2532</S> land,<S>776</S> The most<S>6635</S> beautiful<S>9469</S> inheritance<S>5159</S> of the nations!<S>1471</S>' And I said,<S>559</S> 'You shall call<S>7121</S> Me, My Father, And not turn<S>1</S> away<S>7725</S> from following<S>7725</S> Me.'</t>


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<pb/><t>"Surely,<S>403</S> as a woman<S>802</S> treacherously<S>898</S> departs from her lover,<S>7453</S> So<S>3651</S> you have dealt<S>898</S> treacherously<S>898</S> with Me, O house<S>1004</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>A voice<S>6963</S> is heard<S>8085</S> on the bare<S>8205</S> heights,<S>8205</S> The weeping<S>1065</S> [and] the supplications<S>8469</S> of the sons<S>1121</S> of Israel;<S>3478</S> Because<S>3588</S> they have perverted<S>9389</S> their way,<S>1870</S> They have forgotten<S>7911</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> their God.<S>430</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Return,<S>7725</S> O faithless<S>7726</S> sons,<S>1121</S> I will heal<S>7495</S> your faithlessness.<S>4878</S>" "Behold,<S>2009</S> we come<S>857</S> to Thee; For Thou art the Lord<S>3068</S> our God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Surely,<S>403</S> the hills<S>1389</S> are a deception,<S>8267</S> A tumult<S>1995</S> [on] the mountains.<S>2022</S> Surely,<S>403</S> in the Lord<S>3068</S> our God<S>430</S> Is the salvation<S>8668</S> of Israel.<S>3478</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"But the shameful<S>1322</S> thing<S>1322</S> has consumed<S>398</S> the labor<S>3018</S> of our fathers since<S>1</S> our youth,<S>4480</S> their flocks<S>5271</S> and their herds,<S>6629</S> their sons<S>1241</S> and their daughters.<S>1121</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Let us lie<S>7901</S> down<S>7901</S> in our shame,<S>1322</S> and let our humiliation<S>3639</S> cover<S>3680</S> us; for we have sinned<S>2398</S> against the Lord<S>3068</S> our God,<S>430</S> we and our fathers, since<S>1</S> our youth<S>4480</S> even to this<S>5271</S> day.<S>2088</S> And we have not obeyed<S>3117</S> the voice<S>8085</S> of the Lord<S>6963</S> our God.<S>3068</S>"</t>


text:
<t>"If<S>518</S> you will return,<S>7725</S> O Israel,<S>3478</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "[Then] you should return<S>7725</S> to Me. And if<S>518</S> you will put<S>5493</S> away<S>5493</S> your detested<S>8251</S> things<S>8251</S> from My presence,<S>6440</S> And will not waver,<S>5110</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And you will swear,<S>7650</S> 'As the Lord<S>3068</S> lives,<S>2416</S>' In truth,<S>571</S> in justice,<S>4941</S> and in righteousness;<S>6666</S> Then the nations<S>1471</S> will bless<S>1288</S> themselves in Him, And in Him they will glory.<S>1984</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> to the men<S>376</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and to Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> "Break<S>5214</S> up your fallow<S>5215</S> ground,<S>5215</S> And do not sow<S>2232</S> among<S>413</S> thorns.<S>6975</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Circumcise<S>4135</S> yourselves to the Lord<S>3068</S> And remove<S>5493</S> the foreskins<S>6190</S> of your heart,<S>3824</S> Men<S>376</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> Lest<S>6435</S> My wrath<S>2534</S> go<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> like fire<S>784</S> And burn<S>1197</S> with none<S>369</S> to quench<S>3518</S> it, Because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the evil<S>7455</S> of your deeds.<S>4611</S>"</t>


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<t>Declare<S>5046</S> in Judah<S>3063</S> and proclaim<S>8085</S> in Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> and say,<S>559</S> "Blow<S>8628</S> the trumpet<S>7782</S> in the land;<S>776</S> Cry<S>7121</S> aloud<S>4390</S> and say,<S>559</S> 'Assemble<S>622</S> yourselves, and let us go<S>935</S> Into the fortified<S>4013</S> cities.<S>5892</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"Lift<S>5375</S> up a standard<S>5251</S> toward Zion!<S>6726</S> Seek<S>5756</S> refuge,<S>5756</S> do not stand<S>5975</S> [still,] For I am bringing<S>935</S> evil<S>9567</S> from the north,<S>6828</S> And great<S>1419</S> destruction.<S>7667</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"A lion<S>9030</S> has gone<S>5927</S> up from his thicket,<S>5441</S> And a destroyer<S>7843</S> of nations<S>1471</S> has set<S>5265</S> out; He has gone<S>3318</S> out from his place<S>4725</S> To make<S>7760</S> your land<S>776</S> a waste.<S>8047</S> Your cities<S>5892</S> will be ruins<S>9342</S> Without<S>369</S> inhabitant.<S>3427</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For this,<S>384</S> put<S>2296</S> on sackcloth,<S>8242</S> Lament<S>5594</S> and wail;<S>3213</S> For the fierce<S>2740</S> anger<S>639</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> Has not turned<S>7725</S> back<S>7725</S> from us."</t>


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<pb/><t>"And it shall come<S>1961</S> about in that day,<S>3117</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "that the heart<S>3820</S> of the king<S>4428</S> and the heart<S>3820</S> of the princes<S>8269</S> will fail; and the priests<S>6</S> will be appalled,<S>3548</S> and the prophets<S>8074</S> will be astounded.<S>5030</S>"</t>


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Then I said,<S>559</S> "Ah, Lord<S>136</S> God!<S>3068</S> Surely<S>403</S> Thou hast utterly<S>5378</S> deceived<S>5378</S> this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> and Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'You will have<S>1961</S> peace<S>7965</S>'; whereas a sword<S>2719</S> touches<S>5060</S> the throat.<S>5315</S>"


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In that time<S>6256</S> it will be said<S>559</S> to this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> and to Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> "A scorching<S>6703</S> wind<S>7307</S> from the bare<S>8205</S> heights<S>8205</S> in the wilderness<S>4057</S> in the direction<S>1870</S> of the daughter<S>1323</S> of My people<S>5971</S> – not to winnow,<S>2219</S> and not to cleanse,<S>1305</S></t>


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<pb/><t>a wind<S>7307</S> too<S>4480</S> strong<S>4392</S> for this<S>428</S> – will come<S>935</S> at My command; now<S>6258</S> I will also<S>1571</S> pronounce<S>1696</S> judgments<S>4941</S> against them.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> he goes<S>5927</S> up like clouds,<S>6051</S> And his chariots<S>4818</S> like the whirlwind;<S>5492</S> His horses<S>5483</S> are swifter<S>7043</S> than<S>4480</S> eagles.<S>5404</S> Woe<S>188</S> to us, for we are ruined!<S>7703</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Wash<S>3526</S> your heart<S>3820</S> from evil,<S>9567</S> O Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> That you may be saved.<S>3467</S> How<S>4970</S> long<S>5704</S> <S>4970</S> will your wicked<S>205</S> thoughts<S>4284</S> Lodge<S>3885</S> within<S>7130</S> you?</t>


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<pb/><t>For a voice<S>6963</S> declares<S>5046</S> from Dan,<S>1835</S> And proclaims<S>8085</S> wickedness<S>205</S> from Mount<S>2022</S> Ephraim.<S>669</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Report<S>2142</S> [it] to the nations,<S>1471</S> now!<S>2009</S> Proclaim<S>8085</S> over<S>5921</S> Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> 'Besiegers<S>5341</S> come<S>935</S> from a far<S>4801</S> country,<S>776</S> And lift<S>5414</S> their voices<S>6963</S> against<S>5921</S> the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah.<S>3063</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Like watchmen<S>8104</S> of a field<S>9583</S> they are against<S>5921</S> her round<S>5439</S> about,<S>5439</S> Because<S>3588</S> she has rebelled<S>4784</S> against Me,' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Your ways<S>1870</S> and your deeds<S>4611</S> Have brought<S>6213</S> these<S>428</S> things<S>428</S> to you. This<S>384</S> is your evil.<S>9567</S> How<S>3588</S> bitter!<S>4751</S> How<S>3588</S> it has touched<S>5060</S> your heart!<S>3820</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>My soul,<S>4578</S> my soul!<S>4578</S> I am in anguish!<S>9123</S> Oh,<S>7023</S> my heart!<S>3820</S> My heart<S>3820</S> is pounding<S>1993</S> in me; I cannot<S>3808</S> be silent,<S>2790</S> Because<S>3588</S> you have heard,<S>8085</S> O my soul,<S>5315</S> The sound<S>6963</S> of the trumpet,<S>7782</S> The alarm<S>8643</S> of war.<S>4421</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Disaster<S>7667</S> on disaster<S>7667</S> is proclaimed,<S>7121</S> For the whole<S>3605</S> land<S>776</S> is devastated;<S>7703</S> Suddenly<S>6597</S> my tents<S>168</S> are devastated,<S>7703</S> My curtains<S>3407</S> in an instant.<S>7281</S></t>


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<pb/><t>How<S>4970</S> long<S>5704</S> <S>4970</S> must I see<S>7200</S> the standard,<S>5251</S> And hear<S>8085</S> the sound<S>6963</S> of the trumpet<S>7782</S>?</t>


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<t>"For My people<S>5971</S> are foolish,<S>191</S> They know<S>3045</S> Me not; They are stupid<S>5530</S> children,<S>1121</S> And they have<S>995</S> no<S>3808</S> understanding.<S>995</S> They are shrewd<S>2450</S> to do<S>7489</S> evil,<S>7489</S> But to do<S>3190</S> good<S>3190</S> they do not know.<S>3045</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>I looked<S>7200</S> on the earth,<S>776</S> and behold,<S>2009</S> [it was] formless<S>8414</S> and void;<S>922</S> And to the heavens,<S>8064</S> and they had<S>369</S> no<S>369</S> light.<S>216</S></t>


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<pb/><t>I looked<S>7200</S> on the mountains,<S>2022</S> and behold,<S>2009</S> they were quaking,<S>7493</S> And all<S>3605</S> the hills<S>1389</S> moved<S>7043</S> to and fro.<S>7043</S></t>


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<pb/><t>I looked,<S>7200</S> and behold,<S>2009</S> there<S>369</S> was no<S>369</S> man,<S>120</S> And all<S>3605</S> the birds<S>5775</S> of the heavens<S>8064</S> had fled.<S>5074</S></t>


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<pb/><t>I looked,<S>7200</S> and behold,<S>2009</S> the fruitful<S>3759</S> land<S>3759</S> was a wilderness,<S>4057</S> And all<S>3605</S> its cities<S>5892</S> were pulled<S>5422</S> down<S>5422</S> Before<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> before<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> His fierce<S>2740</S> anger.<S>639</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "The whole<S>3605</S> land<S>776</S> shall be a desolation,<S>8077</S> Yet I will not execute<S>6213</S> a complete<S>3617</S> destruction.<S>3617</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For this<S>384</S> the earth<S>776</S> shall mourn,<S>56</S> And the heavens<S>8064</S> above<S>4480</S> <S>4605</S> be dark,<S>6937</S> Because<S>5921</S> <S>3588</S> I have spoken,<S>1696</S> I have purposed,<S>2161</S> And I will not change<S>5162</S> My mind,<S>5162</S> nor<S>3808</S> will I turn<S>7725</S> from it."</t>


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<pb/><t>At the sound<S>6963</S> of the horseman<S>6571</S> and bowman<S>9556</S> <S>7198</S> every<S>3605</S> city<S>5892</S> flees;<S>1272</S> They go<S>935</S> into the thickets<S>5645</S> and climb<S>5927</S> among the rocks;<S>3710</S> Every<S>3605</S> city<S>5892</S> is forsaken,<S>5800</S> And no<S>369</S> man<S>376</S> dwells<S>3427</S> in them.</t>


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<pb/><t>And you, O desolate<S>7703</S> one, what<S>4100</S> will you do<S>6213</S>? Although<S>3588</S> you dress<S>3847</S> in scarlet,<S>8144</S> Although<S>3588</S> you decorate<S>5710</S> [yourself with] ornaments<S>5716</S> of gold,<S>2091</S> Although<S>3588</S> you enlarge<S>7167</S> your eyes<S>5869</S> with paint,<S>6320</S> In vain<S>7723</S> you make<S>3302</S> yourself beautiful;<S>3302</S> [Your] lovers<S>5689</S> despise<S>3988</S> you; They seek<S>1245</S> your life.<S>5315</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For I heard<S>8085</S> a cry<S>6963</S> as of a woman in labor,<S>9123</S> The anguish<S>6869</S> as of one giving<S>1069</S> birth<S>1069</S> to her first<S>1069</S> child,<S>1069</S> The cry<S>6963</S> of the daughter<S>1323</S> of Zion<S>6726</S> gasping<S>3306</S> for breath,<S>3306</S> Stretching<S>6566</S> out her hands,<S>3709</S> [saying,] "Ah, woe<S>188</S> is me, for I faint<S>5888</S> before murderers.<S>2026</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>"Roam<S>7751</S> to and fro<S>7751</S> through the streets<S>2351</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> And look<S>7200</S> now,<S>4994</S> and take<S>3045</S> note.<S>3045</S> And seek<S>1245</S> in her open<S>7339</S> squares,<S>7339</S> If<S>518</S> you can find<S>4672</S> a man,<S>376</S> If<S>518</S> there<S>3426</S> is one who does<S>6213</S> justice,<S>4941</S> who seeks<S>1245</S> truth,<S>530</S> Then I will pardon<S>5545</S> her.</t>


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<pb/><t>"And although<S>518</S> they say,<S>559</S> 'As the Lord<S>3068</S> lives,<S>2416</S>' Surely<S>3651</S> they swear<S>7650</S> falsely.<S>8267</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>O Lord,<S>3068</S> do not Thine eyes<S>5869</S> look for truth<S>530</S>? Thou hast smitten<S>5221</S> them, [But] they did not weaken;<S>2470</S> Thou hast consumed<S>3615</S> them, But they refused<S>3985</S> to take<S>3947</S> correction.<S>4148</S> They have made<S>2388</S> their faces<S>6440</S> harder<S>2388</S> than<S>4480</S> rock;<S>5553</S> They have refused<S>3985</S> to repent.<S>7725</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Then I said,<S>559</S> "They are only<S>389</S> the poor,<S>1800</S> They are foolish;<S>2973</S> For they do not know<S>3045</S> the way<S>1870</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> [Or] the ordinance<S>4941</S> of their God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I will go<S>1980</S> to the great<S>1419</S> And will speak<S>1696</S> to them, For they know<S>3045</S> the way<S>1870</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> [And] the ordinance<S>4941</S> of their God.<S>430</S>" But they too, with one<S>3162</S> accord,<S>3162</S> have broken<S>7665</S> the yoke<S>5923</S> [And] burst<S>5423</S> the bonds.<S>4147</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Therefore<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> a lion<S>9030</S> from the forest<S>9194</S> shall slay<S>5221</S> them, A wolf<S>2061</S> of the deserts<S>6160</S> shall destroy<S>7703</S> them, A leopard<S>5246</S> is watching<S>8245</S> their cities.<S>5892</S> Everyone<S>3605</S> who goes<S>3318</S> out of them shall be torn<S>2963</S> in pieces,<S>2963</S> Because<S>3588</S> their transgressions<S>6588</S> are many,<S>7231</S> Their apostasies<S>4878</S> are numerous.<S>6105</S></t>


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<t>"Why<S>335</S> should I pardon<S>5545</S> you? Your sons<S>1121</S> have forsaken<S>5800</S> Me And sworn<S>7650</S> by those who are not gods.<S>430</S> When I had fed<S>7646</S> them to the full,<S>7646</S> They committed<S>5003</S> adultery<S>5003</S> And trooped<S>1413</S> to the harlot's house.<S>1004</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"They were well-fed lusty<S>7904</S> horses,<S>5483</S> Each<S>376</S> one<S>376</S> neighing<S>6670</S> after<S>413</S> his neighbor's wife.<S>802</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Shall I not punish<S>6485</S> these<S>428</S> [people,]" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "And on a nation<S>1471</S> such<S>834</S> as this<S>2088</S> Shall I not avenge<S>5358</S> Myself<S>5315</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Go<S>5927</S> up through her vine<S>9595</S> rows<S>9595</S> and destroy,<S>7843</S> But do not execute<S>6213</S> a complete<S>3617</S> destruction;<S>3617</S> Strip<S>5493</S> away<S>5493</S> her branches,<S>5189</S> For they are not the Lord's.</t>


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<pb/><t>"For the house<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> and the house<S>1004</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> Have dealt<S>898</S> very<S>898</S> treacherously<S>898</S> with Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<t>They have lied<S>3584</S> about the Lord<S>3068</S> And said,<S>559</S> "Not He; Misfortune<S>9567</S> will not come<S>935</S> on us; And we will not see<S>7200</S> sword<S>2719</S> or famine.<S>7458</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And the prophets<S>5030</S> are [as] wind,<S>7307</S> And the word<S>1699</S> is not in them. Thus<S>3541</S> it will be done<S>6213</S> to them!"</t>


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<t>Therefore,<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> the God<S>430</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "Because<S>3282</S> you have spoken<S>1696</S> this<S>2088</S> word,<S>1697</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> I am making<S>5414</S> My words<S>1697</S> in your mouth<S>6310</S> fire<S>784</S> And this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> wood,<S>6086</S> and it will consume<S>398</S> them.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> I am bringing<S>935</S> a nation<S>1471</S> against<S>5921</S> you from afar,<S>4801</S> O house<S>1004</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "It is an enduring<S>386</S> nation,<S>1471</S> It is an ancient<S>5769</S> nation,<S>1471</S> A nation<S>1471</S> whose language<S>3956</S> you do not know,<S>3045</S> Nor<S>3808</S> can you understand<S>8085</S> what<S>4100</S> they say.<S>1696</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Their quiver<S>827</S> is like an open<S>6605</S> grave,<S>6913</S> All<S>3605</S> of them are mighty<S>1368</S> men.<S>1368</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And they will devour<S>398</S> your harvest<S>7105</S> and your food;<S>3899</S> They will devour<S>398</S> your sons<S>1121</S> and your daughters;<S>1323</S> They will devour<S>398</S> your flocks<S>6629</S> and your herds;<S>1241</S> They will devour<S>398</S> your vines<S>1612</S> and your fig<S>8384</S> trees;<S>8384</S> They will demolish<S>7567</S> with the sword<S>2719</S> your fortified<S>4013</S> cities<S>5892</S> in which<S>834</S> you trust.<S>982</S></t>


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"Yet even<S>1571</S> in those<S>1992</S> days,<S>3117</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "I will not make<S>6213</S> you a complete<S>3617</S> destruction.<S>3617</S>


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"And it shall come<S>1961</S> about when<S>3588</S> they say,<S>559</S> 'Why<S>8478</S> <S>4100</S> has the Lord<S>3068</S> our God<S>430</S> done<S>6213</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> things<S>428</S> to us?' then you shall say<S>559</S> to them, 'As you have forsaken<S>5800</S> Me and served<S>5647</S> foreign<S>5236</S> gods<S>430</S> in your land,<S>776</S> so<S>3651</S> you shall serve<S>5647</S> strangers<S>2114</S> in a land<S>776</S> that is not yours.'


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<t>"Declare<S>5046</S> this<S>384</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of Jacob<S>3290</S> And proclaim<S>8085</S> it in Judah,<S>3063</S> saying,<S>559</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Hear<S>8085</S> this,<S>384</S> O foolish<S>5530</S> and senseless<S>369</S> <S>3820</S> people,<S>5971</S> Who have eyes,<S>5869</S> but see<S>7200</S> not; Who have ears,<S>241</S> but hear<S>8085</S> not.</t>


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<pb/><t>'Do you not fear<S>3372</S> Me?' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> 'Do you not tremble<S>9123</S> in My presence<S>6440</S>? For I have placed<S>7760</S> the sand<S>2344</S> as a boundary<S>1366</S> for the sea,<S>3220</S> An eternal<S>5769</S> decree,<S>2706</S> so it cannot<S>3808</S> cross<S>5674</S> over<S>5674</S> it. Though the waves<S>1530</S> toss,<S>1607</S> yet they cannot<S>3808</S> prevail;<S>3201</S> Though they roar,<S>1993</S> yet they cannot<S>3808</S> cross<S>5674</S> over<S>5674</S> it.</t>


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<pb/><t>'But this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> has<S>1961</S> a stubborn<S>5637</S> and rebellious<S>4784</S> heart;<S>3820</S> They have turned<S>5493</S> aside<S>5493</S> and departed.<S>1980</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'They do not say<S>559</S> in their heart,<S>3824</S> "Let us now<S>4994</S> fear<S>3372</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> our God,<S>430</S> Who gives<S>5414</S> rain<S>1653</S> in its season,<S>6256</S> Both the autumn<S>3138</S> rain<S>3138</S> and the spring<S>4456</S> rain,<S>4456</S> Who keeps<S>8104</S> for us The appointed<S>2708</S> weeks<S>7620</S> of the harvest.<S>7105</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>'Your iniquities<S>5771</S> have turned<S>5186</S> these<S>428</S> away,<S>5186</S> And your sins<S>9128</S> have withheld<S>4513</S> good<S>9185</S> from you.</t>


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<pb/><t>'For wicked<S>7563</S> men<S>7563</S> are found<S>4672</S> among My people,<S>5971</S> They watch<S>7789</S> like fowlers<S>3353</S> lying<S>7918</S> in wait;<S>7918</S> They set<S>7843</S> a trap,<S>4889</S> They catch<S>3920</S> men.<S>376</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Like a cage<S>3619</S> full<S>4392</S> of birds,<S>5775</S> So<S>3651</S> their houses<S>1004</S> are full<S>4392</S> of deceit;<S>4820</S> Therefore<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> they have become<S>1431</S> great<S>1431</S> and rich.<S>6238</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'They are fat,<S>8080</S> they are sleek,<S>6245</S> They also<S>1571</S> excel<S>5674</S> in deeds<S>1697</S> of wickedness;<S>9563</S> They do not plead<S>1777</S> the cause,<S>1779</S> The cause<S>1779</S> of the orphan,<S>3490</S> that they may prosper;<S>6743</S> And they do not defend<S>8199</S> the rights<S>4941</S> of the poor.<S>34</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>'Shall I not punish<S>6485</S> these<S>428</S> [people?'] declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'On a nation<S>1471</S> such<S>834</S> as this<S>2088</S> Shall I not avenge<S>5358</S> Myself<S>5315</S>?'</t>


text:
<pb/><t>"An appalling<S>8047</S> and horrible<S>8186</S> thing<S>8186</S> Has happened<S>1961</S> in the land: <S>776</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>The prophets<S>5030</S> prophesy<S>5012</S> falsely,<S>8267</S> And the priests<S>3548</S> rule<S>7287</S> on their [own] authority;<S>3027</S> And My people<S>5971</S> love<S>157</S> it so!<S>3651</S> But what<S>4100</S> will you do<S>6213</S> at the end<S>319</S> of it?</t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Flee<S>5756</S> for safety,<S>5756</S> O sons<S>1121</S> of Benjamin,<S>1144</S> From the midst<S>7130</S> of Jerusalem!<S>3389</S> Now blow<S>8628</S> a trumpet<S>7782</S> in Tekoa,<S>8620</S> And raise<S>5375</S> a signal<S>4864</S> over<S>5921</S> Beth-haccerem; For evil<S>9567</S> looks<S>8259</S> down<S>8259</S> from the north,<S>6828</S> And a great<S>1419</S> destruction.<S>7667</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"The comely<S>5000</S> and dainty<S>6026</S> one, the daughter<S>1323</S> of Zion,<S>6726</S> I will cut<S>1820</S> off.<S>1820</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Shepherds<S>7462</S> and their flocks<S>5739</S> will come<S>935</S> to her, They will pitch<S>8628</S> [their] tents<S>168</S> around<S>5439</S> her, They will pasture<S>7462</S> each<S>376</S> in his place.<S>3027</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Prepare<S>6942</S> war<S>4421</S> against<S>5921</S> her; Arise,<S>6965</S> and let us attack<S>5927</S> at noon.<S>6672</S> Woe<S>188</S> to us, for the day<S>3117</S> declines,<S>6437</S> For the shadows<S>6738</S> of the evening<S>6153</S> lengthen!<S>5186</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Arise,<S>6965</S> and let us attack<S>5927</S> by night<S>3915</S> And destroy<S>7843</S> her palaces!<S>759</S>"</t>


text:
<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "Cut<S>3772</S> down<S>3772</S> her trees,<S>6097</S> And cast<S>8210</S> up a siege<S>8210</S> against<S>5921</S> Jerusalem.<S>3389</S> This<S>1931</S> is the city<S>5892</S> to be punished,<S>6485</S> In whose midst<S>7130</S> there is only<S>3605</S> oppression.<S>6233</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"As a well<S>953</S> keeps<S>9531</S> its waters<S>4325</S> fresh,<S>9531</S> So<S>3651</S> she keeps<S>9531</S> fresh<S>9531</S> her wickedness.<S>9567</S> Violence<S>2555</S> and destruction<S>7701</S> are heard<S>8085</S> in her; Sickness<S>2483</S> and wounds<S>4347</S> are ever<S>8548</S> before<S>5921</S> <S>6440</S> Me.</t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Be warned,<S>3256</S> O Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> Lest<S>6435</S> I be alienated<S>3363</S> from you; Lest<S>6435</S> I make<S>7760</S> you a desolation,<S>8077</S> A land<S>776</S> not inhabited.<S>3427</S>"</t>


text:
<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "They will thoroughly<S>5953</S> glean<S>5953</S> as the vine<S>1612</S> the remnant<S>7611</S> of Israel;<S>3478</S> Pass<S>7725</S> your hand<S>3027</S> again<S>7725</S> like a grape gatherer<S>1219</S> Over<S>5921</S> the branches.<S>5552</S>"</t>


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<t>To whom<S>4310</S> shall I speak<S>1696</S> and give<S>5749</S> warning,<S>5749</S> That they may hear<S>8085</S>? Behold,<S>2009</S> their ears<S>241</S> are closed,<S>6189</S> And they cannot<S>3201</S> <S>3808</S> listen.<S>7181</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> has become<S>1961</S> a reproach<S>2781</S> to them; They have<S>2654</S> no<S>3808</S> delight<S>2654</S> in it.</t>


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<pb/><t>But I am full<S>4390</S> of the wrath<S>2534</S> of the Lord:<S>3068</S> I am weary<S>3811</S> with holding<S>3557</S> [it] in. "Pour<S>8210</S> [it] out on the children<S>5768</S> in the street,<S>2351</S> And on the gathering<S>5475</S> of young<S>970</S> men<S>970</S> together;<S>9191</S> For both<S>1571</S> husband<S>376</S> and wife<S>802</S> shall be taken,<S>3920</S> The aged<S>2205</S> and the very<S>4392</S> <S>3117</S> old.<S>4392</S> <S>3117</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"And their houses<S>1004</S> shall be turned<S>5437</S> over<S>5437</S> to others,<S>312</S> Their fields<S>7704</S> and their wives<S>802</S> together;<S>9191</S> For I will stretch<S>5186</S> out My hand<S>3027</S> Against<S>5921</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of the land,<S>776</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


text:
<t>"For from the least<S>6996</S> of them even to the greatest<S>1419</S> of them, Everyone<S>3605</S> is greedy<S>1214</S> for gain,<S>1215</S> And from the prophet<S>5030</S> even to the priest<S>3548</S> Everyone<S>3605</S> deals<S>6213</S> falsely.<S>8267</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"And they have healed<S>7495</S> the brokenness<S>7667</S> of My people<S>5971</S> superficially,<S>7043</S> Saying,<S>559</S> 'Peace,<S>7965</S> peace,<S>7965</S>' But there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> peace.<S>7965</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Were they ashamed<S>954</S> because<S>3588</S> of the abomination<S>8441</S> they have done<S>6213</S>? They were not even<S>1571</S> ashamed<S>954</S> at all;<S>954</S> They did not even<S>1571</S> know<S>3045</S> how to blush.<S>3637</S> Therefore<S>3651</S> they shall fall<S>5307</S> among those who fall;<S>5307</S> At the time<S>6256</S> that I punish<S>6485</S> them, They shall be cast<S>3782</S> down,<S>3782</S>" says<S>559</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Stand<S>5975</S> by the ways<S>1870</S> and see<S>7200</S> and ask<S>7592</S> for the ancient<S>5769</S> paths,<S>9350</S> Where<S>335</S> the good<S>2896</S> way<S>1870</S> is, and walk<S>1980</S> in it; And you shall find<S>4672</S> rest<S>4771</S> for your souls.<S>5315</S> But they said,<S>559</S> 'We will not walk<S>1980</S> [in it].'</t>


text:
<t>"And I set<S>6965</S> watchmen<S>6822</S> over<S>5921</S> you, [saying,] 'Listen<S>7181</S> to the sound<S>6963</S> of the trumpet!<S>7782</S>' But they said,<S>559</S> 'We will not listen.<S>7181</S>'</t>


text:
<t>"Therefore<S>3651</S> hear,<S>8085</S> O nations,<S>1471</S> And know,<S>3045</S> O congregation,<S>5712</S> what<S>834</S> is among them.</t>


text:
<pb/><t>"Hear,<S>8085</S> O earth:<S>776</S> behold,<S>2009</S> I am bringing<S>935</S> disaster<S>9567</S> on this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S> The fruit<S>6529</S> of their plans,<S>4284</S> Because<S>3588</S> <S>5921</S> they have not listened<S>7181</S> to My words,<S>1697</S> And as for My law,<S>8451</S> they have rejected<S>3988</S> it also.</t>


text:
<pb/><t>"For what<S>4100</S> purpose<S>2088</S> does frankincense<S>3828</S> come<S>935</S> to Me from Sheba,<S>7614</S> And the sweet<S>2896</S> cane<S>7070</S> from a distant<S>4801</S> land<S>776</S>? Your burnt<S>5930</S> offerings<S>5930</S> are not acceptable,<S>7522</S> And your sacrifices<S>2077</S> are not pleasing<S>6149</S> to Me."</t>


text:
<pb/><t>Therefore,<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am laying<S>5414</S> stumbling<S>4383</S> blocks<S>4383</S> before<S>413</S> this<S>2088</S> people.<S>5971</S> And they will stumble<S>3782</S> against them, Fathers and sons<S>1</S> together;<S>1121</S> Neighbor<S>9191</S> and friend<S>7934</S> will perish."</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> a people<S>5971</S> is coming<S>935</S> from the north<S>6828</S> land,<S>776</S> And a great<S>1419</S> nation<S>1471</S> will be aroused<S>5782</S> from the remote<S>3411</S> parts<S>3411</S> of the earth.<S>776</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>"They seize<S>2388</S> bow<S>7198</S> and spear;<S>3591</S> They are cruel<S>394</S> and have<S>7355</S> no<S>3808</S> mercy;<S>7355</S> Their voice<S>6963</S> roars<S>1993</S> like the sea,<S>3220</S> And they ride<S>7392</S> on horses,<S>5483</S> Arrayed<S>6186</S> as a man<S>376</S> for the battle<S>4421</S> Against<S>5921</S> you, O daughter<S>1323</S> of Zion!<S>6726</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>We have heard<S>8085</S> the report<S>8089</S> of it; Our hands<S>3027</S> are limp.<S>7503</S> Anguish<S>6869</S> has seized<S>2388</S> us, Pain<S>2427</S> as of a woman in childbirth.<S>3205</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Do not go<S>3318</S> out into the field,<S>7704</S> And do not walk<S>1980</S> on the road,<S>1870</S> For the enemy<S>340</S> has a sword,<S>2719</S> Terror<S>4032</S> is on every<S>5439</S> side.<S>5439</S></t>


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<pb/><t>O daughter<S>1323</S> of my people,<S>5971</S> put<S>2296</S> on sackcloth<S>8242</S> And roll<S>6428</S> in ashes;<S>665</S> Mourn<S>60</S> as for an only<S>3173</S> son,<S>3173</S> A lamentation<S>4553</S> most<S>8563</S> bitter.<S>8563</S> For suddenly<S>6597</S> the destroyer<S>7703</S> Will come<S>935</S> upon us.</t>


text:
<t>"I have made<S>5414</S> you an assayer<S>9047</S> [and] a tester<S>4013</S> among My people,<S>5971</S> That you may know<S>3045</S> and assay<S>974</S> their way.<S>1870</S>"</t>


text:
<t>All<S>3605</S> of them are stubbornly<S>5637</S> rebellious,<S>5637</S> Going<S>1980</S> about as a talebearer.<S>7400</S> [They are] bronze<S>5178</S> and iron;<S>1270</S> They, all<S>3605</S> of them, are corrupt.<S>7843</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>The bellows<S>4647</S> blow<S>2787</S> fiercely,<S>2787</S> The lead<S>5777</S> is consumed<S>8552</S> by the fire;<S>800</S> In vain<S>7723</S> the refining<S>6884</S> goes<S>6884</S> on, But the wicked<S>7451</S> are not separated.<S>5423</S></t>


text:
<pb/><t>They call<S>7121</S> them rejected<S>3988</S> silver,<S>3701</S> Because<S>3588</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has rejected<S>3988</S> them.</t>


text:
<pb/>The word<S>1697</S> that came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> from the Lord,<S>3068</S> saying,<S>559</S>


text:
"Stand<S>5975</S> in the gate<S>8179</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S>'s house<S>1004</S> and proclaim<S>7121</S> there<S>8033</S> this<S>2088</S> word,<S>1697</S> and say,<S>559</S> 'Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> all<S>3605</S> you of Judah,<S>3063</S> who enter<S>935</S> by these<S>428</S> gates<S>8179</S> to worship<S>7812</S> the Lord!'"


text:
Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Amend<S>3190</S> your ways<S>1870</S> and your deeds,<S>4611</S> and I will let you dwell<S>7931</S> in this<S>2088</S> place.<S>4725</S>


text:
"Do not trust<S>982</S> in deceptive<S>8267</S> words,<S>1697</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'This<S>1992</S> is the temple<S>1964</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> the temple<S>1964</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> the temple<S>1964</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>'


text:
"For if<S>518</S> you truly<S>3190</S> amend<S>3190</S> your ways<S>1870</S> and your deeds,<S>4611</S> if<S>518</S> you truly<S>6213</S> practice<S>6213</S> justice<S>4941</S> between<S>996</S> a man<S>376</S> and his neighbor,<S>7453</S>


text:
[if] you do not oppress<S>6231</S> the alien,<S>1616</S> the orphan,<S>3490</S> or the widow,<S>490</S> and do not shed<S>8210</S> innocent<S>9345</S> blood<S>1818</S> in this<S>2088</S> place,<S>4725</S> nor<S>3808</S> walk<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> other<S>312</S> gods<S>430</S> to your own ruin,<S>9563</S>


text:
then I will let you dwell<S>7931</S> in this<S>2088</S> place,<S>4725</S> in the land<S>776</S> that I gave<S>5414</S> to your fathers forever<S>1</S> <S>4480</S> and ever.<S>5769</S>


text:
<pb/>"Behold,<S>2009</S> you are trusting<S>982</S> in deceptive<S>8267</S> words<S>1697</S> to no<S>1115</S> avail.<S>3276</S>


text:
"Will you steal,<S>1589</S> murder,<S>7523</S> and commit<S>5003</S> adultery,<S>5003</S> and swear<S>7650</S> falsely,<S>8267</S> and offer<S>6999</S> sacrifices<S>6999</S> to Baal,<S>1168</S> and walk<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> other<S>312</S> gods<S>430</S> that you have not known,<S>3045</S>


text:
then come<S>935</S> and stand<S>5975</S> before<S>6440</S> Me in this<S>2088</S> house,<S>1004</S> which<S>834</S> is called<S>7121</S> by My name,<S>8034</S> and say,<S>559</S> 'We are delivered!<S>5337</S>' – that you may do<S>6213</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> abominations<S>8441</S>?


text:
"Has this<S>2088</S> house,<S>1004</S> which<S>834</S> is called<S>7121</S> by My name,<S>8034</S> become<S>1961</S> a den<S>4631</S> of robbers<S>6530</S> in your sight<S>5869</S>? Behold,<S>2009</S> I, even<S>1571</S> I, have seen<S>7200</S> [it]," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


text:
"But go<S>1980</S> now<S>4994</S> to My place<S>4725</S> which<S>834</S> was in Shiloh,<S>7887</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I made My name<S>8034</S> dwell<S>7931</S> at the first,<S>7223</S> and see<S>7200</S> what<S>834</S> I did<S>6213</S> to it because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the wickedness<S>9567</S> of My people<S>5971</S> Israel.<S>3478</S>


text:
"And now,<S>6258</S> because<S>3282</S> you have done<S>6213</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> things,<S>4639</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "and I spoke<S>1696</S> to you, rising<S>7925</S> up early<S>7925</S> and speaking,<S>1696</S> but you did not hear,<S>8085</S> and I called<S>7121</S> you but you did not answer,<S>6030</S>


text:
therefore, I will do<S>6213</S> to the house<S>1004</S> which<S>834</S> is called<S>7121</S> by My name,<S>8034</S> in which<S>834</S> you trust,<S>982</S> and to the place<S>4725</S> which<S>834</S> I gave<S>5414</S> you and your fathers, as I did<S>1</S> to Shiloh.<S>6213</S>


text:
"And I will cast<S>7993</S> you out of My sight,<S>6440</S> as I have cast<S>7993</S> out all<S>3605</S> your brothers,<S>251</S> all<S>3605</S> the offspring<S>2233</S> of Ephraim.<S>669</S>


text:
<pb/>"As for you, do not pray<S>6419</S> for this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S> and do not lift<S>5375</S> up cry<S>7440</S> or prayer<S>8605</S> for them, and do not intercede<S>6293</S> with Me; for I do not hear<S>8085</S> you.


text:
"Do you not see<S>7200</S> what<S>4100</S> they are doing<S>6213</S> in the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and in the streets<S>2351</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S>?


text:
"The children<S>1121</S> gather<S>3950</S> wood,<S>6086</S> and the fathers kindle<S>1</S> the fire,<S>1197</S> and the women<S>784</S> knead<S>802</S> dough<S>3888</S> to make<S>1217</S> cakes<S>6213</S> for the queen<S>3561</S> of heaven;<S>4446</S> and [they] pour<S>8064</S> out libations<S>5258</S> to other<S>5262</S> gods<S>312</S> in order<S>430</S> to spite<S>4616</S> Me.


text:
"Do they spite<S>3707</S> Me?" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "Is it not themselves [they spite,] to their own<S>6440</S> shame<S>1322</S> <S>6440</S>?"


text:
Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>136</S> God,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> My anger<S>639</S> and My wrath<S>2534</S> will be poured<S>5413</S> out on this<S>2088</S> place,<S>4725</S> on man<S>120</S> and on beast<S>929</S> and on the trees<S>6086</S> of the field<S>7704</S> and on the fruit<S>6529</S> of the ground;<S>127</S> and it will burn<S>1197</S> and not be quenched.<S>3518</S>"


text:
<pb/>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Add<S>3254</S> your burnt<S>5930</S> offerings<S>5930</S> to your sacrifices<S>2077</S> and eat<S>398</S> flesh.<S>1320</S>


text:
"For I did not speak<S>1696</S> to your fathers, or command<S>1</S> them in the day<S>6680</S> that I brought<S>3117</S> them out of the land<S>3318</S> of Egypt,<S>776</S> concerning<S>4714</S> <S>5921</S> burnt<S>1697</S> offerings<S>5930</S> and sacrifices.<S>5930</S>


text:
"But this<S>2088</S> is what<S>1697</S> I commanded<S>6680</S> them, saying,<S>559</S> 'Obey<S>8085</S> My voice,<S>6963</S> and I will be your God,<S>430</S> and you will be My people;<S>5971</S> and you will walk<S>1980</S> in all<S>3605</S> the way<S>1870</S> which<S>834</S> I command<S>6680</S> you, that it may be well<S>3190</S> with you.'


text:
"Yet they did not obey<S>8085</S> or incline<S>5186</S> their ear,<S>241</S> but walked<S>1980</S> in [their own] counsels<S>4156</S> [and] in the stubbornness<S>8307</S> of their evil<S>7451</S> heart,<S>3820</S> and went<S>1961</S> backward<S>268</S> and not forward.<S>6440</S>


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"Since<S>4480</S> the day<S>3117</S> that your fathers came<S>1</S> out of the land<S>3318</S> of Egypt<S>776</S> until<S>4714</S> this<S>5704</S> day,<S>2088</S> I have sent<S>3117</S> you all<S>7971</S> My servants<S>3605</S> the prophets,<S>5650</S> daily<S>5030</S> rising<S>3117</S> early<S>7925</S> and sending<S>7925</S> [them.]


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"Yet they did not listen<S>8085</S> to Me or incline<S>5186</S> their ear,<S>241</S> but stiffened<S>7185</S> their neck;<S>6203</S> they did<S>7489</S> evil<S>7489</S> more<S>4480</S> than<S>4480</S> their fathers.


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<pb/>"And you shall speak<S>1696</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> words<S>1697</S> to them, but they will not listen<S>8085</S> to you; and you shall call<S>7121</S> to them, but they will not answer<S>6030</S> you.


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"And you shall say<S>559</S> to them, 'This<S>2088</S> is the nation<S>1471</S> that did not obey<S>8085</S> the voice<S>6963</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> their God<S>430</S> or accept<S>3947</S> correction;<S>4148</S> truth<S>530</S> has perished and has been cut<S>6</S> off<S>3772</S> from their mouth.<S>3772</S>


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'Cut<S>1494</S> off<S>1494</S> your hair<S>5145</S> and cast<S>7993</S> [it] away,<S>7993</S> And take<S>5375</S> up a lamentation<S>7015</S> on the bare<S>8205</S> heights;<S>8205</S> For the Lord<S>3068</S> has rejected<S>3988</S> and forsaken<S>5203</S> The generation<S>1755</S> of His wrath.<S>5678</S>'


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<pb/>"For the sons<S>1121</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> have done<S>6213</S> that which<S>7451</S> is evil<S>7451</S> in My sight,<S>5869</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "they have set<S>7760</S> their detestable<S>8251</S> things<S>8251</S> in the house<S>1004</S> which<S>834</S> is called<S>7121</S> by My name,<S>8034</S> to defile<S>2930</S> it.


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"And they have built<S>1129</S> the high<S>1116</S> places<S>1116</S> of Topheth,<S>8612</S> which<S>834</S> is in the valley<S>1516</S> of the son<S>1121</S> of Hinnom,<S>2011</S> to burn<S>8313</S> their sons<S>1121</S> and their daughters<S>1323</S> in the fire,<S>784</S> which<S>834</S> I did not command,<S>6680</S> and it did not come<S>5927</S> into My mind.<S>3820</S>


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"Therefore,<S>3651</S> behold,<S>2009</S> days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "when it will no<S>3808</S> more<S>5750</S> be called<S>559</S> Topheth,<S>8612</S> or the valley<S>1516</S> of the son<S>1121</S> of Hinnom,<S>2011</S> but the valley<S>1516</S> of the Slaughter;<S>2028</S> for they will bury<S>6912</S> in Topheth<S>8612</S> because<S>4480</S> there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> [other] place.<S>4725</S>


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"And the dead<S>5038</S> bodies<S>5038</S> of this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> will be food<S>3978</S> for the birds<S>5775</S> of the sky,<S>8064</S> and for the beasts<S>929</S> of the earth;<S>776</S> and no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> will frighten<S>2729</S> [them away.]


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"Then I will make to cease<S>7673</S> from the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and from the streets<S>2351</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> the voice<S>6963</S> of joy<S>8342</S> and the voice<S>6963</S> of gladness,<S>8057</S> the voice<S>6963</S> of the bridegroom<S>2860</S> and the voice<S>6963</S> of the bride;<S>3618</S> for the land<S>776</S> will become<S>1961</S> a ruin.<S>2723</S>


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"At that time,<S>6256</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "they will bring<S>3318</S> out the bones<S>6106</S> of the kings<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and the bones<S>6106</S> of its princes,<S>8269</S> and the bones<S>6106</S> of the priests,<S>3548</S> and the bones<S>6106</S> of the prophets,<S>5030</S> and the bones<S>6106</S> of the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> from their graves.<S>6913</S>


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"And they will spread<S>7849</S> them out to the sun,<S>8121</S> the moon,<S>3394</S> and to all<S>3605</S> the host<S>6635</S> of heaven,<S>8064</S> which<S>834</S> they have loved,<S>157</S> and which<S>834</S> they have served,<S>5647</S> and which<S>834</S> they have gone<S>1980</S> after,<S>310</S> and which<S>834</S> they have sought,<S>1875</S> and which<S>834</S> they have worshiped.<S>7812</S> They will not be gathered<S>622</S> or buried;<S>6912</S> they will be as dung<S>1828</S> on the face<S>6440</S> of the ground.<S>127</S>


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"And death<S>4194</S> will be chosen<S>977</S> rather<S>4480</S> than<S>4480</S> life<S>9132</S> by all<S>3605</S> the remnant<S>7611</S> that remains<S>7604</S> of this<S>384</S> evil<S>7451</S> family,<S>4940</S> that remains<S>7604</S> in all<S>3605</S> the places<S>4725</S> to which<S>834</S> I have driven<S>5080</S> them," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts.<S>6635</S>


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<t>"And you shall say<S>559</S> to them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Do [men] fall<S>5307</S> and not get<S>6965</S> up again? Does one turn<S>7725</S> away<S>7725</S> and not repent<S>7725</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Why<S>4069</S> then has this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S> Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> Turned<S>7725</S> away<S>7725</S> in continual<S>5329</S> apostasy<S>4878</S>? They hold<S>2388</S> fast<S>2388</S> to deceit,<S>9652</S> They refuse<S>3985</S> to return.<S>7725</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I have listened<S>7181</S> and heard,<S>8085</S> They have spoken<S>1696</S> what<S>9210</S> is not right;<S>9210</S> No<S>369</S> man<S>376</S> repented<S>5162</S> of his wickedness,<S>9567</S> Saying,<S>559</S> 'What<S>4100</S> have I done<S>6213</S>?' Everyone<S>3605</S> turned<S>7725</S> to his course,<S>4794</S> Like a horse<S>5483</S> charging<S>7857</S> into the battle.<S>4421</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Even<S>1571</S> the stork<S>2624</S> in the sky<S>8064</S> Knows<S>3045</S> her seasons;<S>4150</S> And the turtledove<S>8449</S> and the swift<S>9355</S> and the thrush<S>5693</S> Observe<S>8104</S> the time<S>6256</S> of their migration;<S>935</S> But My people<S>5971</S> do not know<S>3045</S> The ordinance<S>4941</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"How<S>351</S> can you say,<S>559</S> 'We are wise,<S>2450</S> And the law<S>8451</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> is with us'? But behold,<S>2009</S> the lying<S>8267</S> pen<S>5842</S> of the scribes<S>9373</S> Has made<S>6213</S> [it] into a lie.<S>8267</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The wise<S>2450</S> men<S>2450</S> are put<S>954</S> to shame,<S>954</S> They are dismayed<S>2865</S> and caught;<S>3920</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> they have rejected<S>3988</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> And what<S>4100</S> kind of wisdom<S>2451</S> do they have?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Therefore<S>3651</S> I will give<S>5414</S> their wives<S>802</S> to others,<S>312</S> Their fields<S>7704</S> to new<S>3423</S> owners;<S>3423</S> Because<S>3588</S> from the least<S>6996</S> even to the greatest<S>1419</S> Everyone<S>3605</S> is greedy<S>1214</S> for gain;<S>1215</S> From the prophet<S>5030</S> even to the priest<S>3548</S> Everyone<S>3605</S> practices<S>6213</S> deceit.<S>8267</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And they heal<S>7495</S> the brokenness<S>7667</S> of the daughter<S>1323</S> of My people<S>5971</S> superficially,<S>7043</S> Saying,<S>559</S> 'Peace,<S>7965</S> peace,<S>7965</S>' But there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> peace.<S>7965</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Were they ashamed<S>954</S> because<S>3588</S> of the abomination<S>8441</S> they had done<S>6213</S>? They certainly<S>1571</S> were not ashamed,<S>954</S> And they did not know<S>3045</S> how to blush;<S>3637</S> Therefore<S>3651</S> they shall fall<S>5307</S> among those who fall;<S>5307</S> At the time<S>6256</S> of their punishment<S>6486</S> they shall be brought<S>3782</S> down,<S>3782</S>" Declares<S>559</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I will surely<S>5486</S> snatch<S>5486</S> them away,<S>5486</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord;<S>3068</S> "There<S>369</S> will be no<S>369</S> grapes<S>6025</S> on the vine,<S>1612</S> And no<S>369</S> figs<S>8384</S> on the fig<S>8384</S> tree,<S>8384</S> And the leaf<S>5929</S> shall wither;<S>5034</S> And what I have given<S>5414</S> them shall pass<S>5674</S> away.<S>5674</S>"' "</t>


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<t>Why<S>5921</S> <S>4100</S> are we sitting<S>3427</S> still<S>3427</S>? Assemble<S>622</S> yourselves, and let us go<S>935</S> into the fortified<S>4013</S> cities,<S>5892</S> And let us perish<S>1826</S> there,<S>8033</S> Because<S>3588</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> our God<S>430</S> has doomed<S>1826</S> us And given<S>8248</S> us poisoned<S>7219</S> water<S>4325</S> to drink,<S>8248</S> For we have sinned<S>2398</S> against the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>[We] waited<S>6960</S> for peace,<S>7965</S> but no<S>369</S> good<S>9185</S> [came;] For a time<S>6256</S> of healing,<S>4832</S> but behold,<S>2009</S> terror!<S>1205</S></t>


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<pb/><t>From Dan<S>1835</S> is heard<S>8085</S> the snorting<S>9322</S> of his horses;<S>5483</S> At the sound<S>6963</S> of the neighing<S>4684</S> of his stallions<S>47</S> The whole<S>3605</S> land<S>776</S> quakes;<S>7493</S> For they come<S>935</S> and devour<S>398</S> the land<S>776</S> and its fulness,<S>4393</S> The city<S>5892</S> and its inhabitants.<S>3427</S></t>


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<t>"For behold,<S>2009</S> I am sending<S>7971</S> serpents<S>5175</S> against you, Adders,<S>9494</S> for which<S>834</S> there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> charm,<S>3908</S> And they will bite<S>5391</S> you," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<t>My sorrow<S>3015</S> is beyond healing,<S>4010</S> My heart<S>3820</S> is faint<S>1742</S> [within me!]</t>


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<pb/><t>Behold,<S>2009</S> listen!<S>6963</S> The cry<S>7775</S> of the daughter<S>1323</S> of my people<S>5971</S> from a distant<S>4801</S> land:<S>776</S> "Is the Lord<S>3068</S> not in Zion<S>6726</S>? Is her King<S>4428</S> not within her?" "Why<S>4069</S> have they provoked<S>3707</S> Me with their graven<S>6456</S> images,<S>6456</S> with foreign<S>5236</S> idols<S>1892</S>?"</t>


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<pb/><t>"Harvest<S>7105</S> is past,<S>5674</S> summer<S>7019</S> is ended,<S>3615</S> And we are not saved.<S>3467</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>For the brokenness<S>7667</S> of the daughter<S>1323</S> of my people<S>5971</S> I am broken;<S>7665</S> I mourn,<S>6937</S> dismay<S>8047</S> has taken<S>2388</S> hold<S>2388</S> of me.</t>


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<pb/><t>Is there<S>369</S> no<S>369</S> balm<S>6875</S> in Gilead<S>1568</S>? Is there<S>369</S> no<S>369</S> physician<S>7495</S> there<S>8033</S>? Why<S>4069</S> then<S>3588</S> has not the health<S>724</S> of the daughter<S>1323</S> of my people<S>5971</S> been restored<S>5927</S>?</t>


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<t>Oh,<S>4310</S> <S>5414</S> that my head<S>7218</S> were waters,<S>4325</S> And my eyes<S>5869</S> a fountain<S>4726</S> of tears,<S>1832</S> That I might weep<S>1058</S> day<S>3119</S> and night<S>3915</S> For the slain<S>2491</S> of the daughter<S>1323</S> of my people!<S>5971</S></t>


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<pb/><t>O<S>4310</S> that I had<S>5414</S> in the desert<S>4057</S> A wayfarers' lodging<S>4411</S> place;<S>4411</S> That I might leave<S>5800</S> my people,<S>5971</S> And go<S>1980</S> from them! For all<S>3605</S> of them are adulterers,<S>5003</S> An assembly<S>6116</S> of treacherous<S>898</S> men.</t>


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<t>"And they bend<S>1869</S> their tongue<S>3956</S> [like] their bow;<S>7198</S> Lies<S>8267</S> and not truth<S>530</S> prevail<S>1396</S> in the land;<S>776</S> For they proceed<S>3318</S> from evil<S>9567</S> to evil,<S>9567</S> And they do not know<S>3045</S> Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Let everyone<S>376</S> be on guard<S>8104</S> against<S>4480</S> his neighbor,<S>7453</S> And do not trust<S>982</S> any<S>3605</S> brother;<S>251</S> Because<S>3588</S> every<S>3605</S> brother<S>251</S> deals<S>6117</S> craftily,<S>6117</S> And every<S>3605</S> neighbor<S>7453</S> goes<S>1980</S> about as a slanderer.<S>7400</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And everyone<S>376</S> deceives<S>8524</S> his neighbor,<S>7453</S> And does not speak<S>1696</S> the truth,<S>571</S> They have taught<S>3925</S> their tongue<S>3956</S> to speak<S>1696</S> lies;<S>8267</S> They weary<S>3811</S> themselves committing<S>5753</S> iniquity.<S>5753</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Your dwelling<S>3427</S> is in the midst<S>8432</S> of deceit;<S>4820</S> Through deceit<S>4820</S> they refuse<S>3985</S> to know<S>3045</S> Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<t>Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I will refine<S>6884</S> them and assay<S>974</S> them; For what<S>349</S> [else] can I do,<S>6213</S> because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the daughter<S>1323</S> of My people<S>5971</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Their tongue<S>3956</S> is a deadly<S>7819</S> arrow;<S>2671</S> It speaks<S>1696</S> deceit;<S>4820</S> With his mouth<S>6310</S> one speaks<S>1696</S> peace<S>7965</S> to his neighbor,<S>7453</S> But inwardly<S>7130</S> he sets<S>7760</S> an ambush<S>696</S> for him.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Shall I not punish<S>6485</S> them for these<S>428</S> things<S>428</S>?" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "On a nation<S>1471</S> such<S>834</S> as this<S>2088</S> Shall I not avenge<S>5358</S> Myself<S>5315</S>?</t>


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<t>"For the mountains<S>2022</S> I will take<S>5375</S> up a weeping<S>1065</S> and wailing,<S>5092</S> And for the pastures<S>4999</S> of the wilderness<S>4057</S> a dirge,<S>7015</S> Because<S>3588</S> they are laid<S>9342</S> waste,<S>9342</S> so<S>4480</S> <S>1097</S> that no<S>1097</S> one<S>376</S> passes<S>5674</S> through,<S>5674</S> And the lowing<S>6963</S> of the cattle<S>4735</S> is not heard;<S>8085</S> Both<S>4480</S> the birds<S>5775</S> of the sky<S>8064</S> and the beasts<S>929</S> have fled;<S>5074</S> they are gone.<S>1980</S></t>


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<t>"And I will make<S>5414</S> Jerusalem<S>3389</S> a heap<S>1530</S> of ruins, A haunt<S>4583</S> of jackals;<S>8565</S> And I will make<S>5414</S> the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> a desolation,<S>8077</S> without<S>1097</S> inhabitant.<S>3427</S>"</t>


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<t>Who<S>4310</S> is the wise<S>2450</S> man<S>376</S> that may understand<S>995</S> this<S>384</S>? And [who is] he to whom<S>834</S> the mouth<S>6310</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> has spoken,<S>1696</S> that he may declare<S>5046</S> it? Why<S>5921</S> <S>4100</S> is the land<S>776</S> ruined, laid<S>6</S> waste<S>9342</S> like a desert,<S>9342</S> so<S>4057</S> <S>4480</S> that no<S>1097</S> one<S>1097</S> passes<S>1097</S> through<S>5674</S>?</t>


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And the Lord<S>3068</S> said,<S>559</S> "Because<S>5921</S> they have forsaken<S>5800</S> My law<S>8451</S> which<S>834</S> I set<S>5414</S> before<S>6440</S> them, and have not obeyed<S>8085</S> My voice<S>6963</S> nor<S>3808</S> walked<S>1980</S> according to it,


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but have walked<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> the stubbornness<S>8307</S> of their heart<S>3820</S> and after<S>310</S> the Baals,<S>1168</S> as their fathers taught<S>1</S> them, "


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therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "behold,<S>2009</S> I will feed<S>398</S> them, this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S> with wormwood<S>3939</S> and give<S>8248</S> them poisoned<S>7219</S> water<S>4325</S> to drink.<S>8248</S>


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"And I will scatter<S>6327</S> them among the nations,<S>1471</S> whom<S>834</S> neither<S>3808</S> they nor<S>3808</S> their fathers have known;<S>1</S> and I will send<S>3045</S> the sword<S>7971</S> after<S>2719</S> them until<S>310</S> I have annihilated<S>5704</S> them."


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<pb/>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "Consider<S>995</S> and call<S>7121</S> for the mourning<S>6969</S> women, that they may come;<S>935</S> And send<S>7971</S> for the wailing<S>2450</S> women,<S>2450</S> that they may come!<S>935</S></t>


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<pb/>"And let them make<S>4116</S> haste,<S>4116</S> and take<S>5375</S> up a wailing<S>5092</S> for us, That our eyes<S>5869</S> may shed<S>3381</S> tears,<S>1832</S> And our eyelids<S>6079</S> flow<S>5140</S> with water.<S>4325</S></t>


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<pb/>"For a voice<S>6963</S> of wailing<S>5092</S> is heard<S>8085</S> from Zion,<S>6726</S> 'How<S>349</S> are we ruined!<S>7703</S> We are put<S>954</S> to great<S>3966</S> shame,<S>954</S> For we have left<S>5800</S> the land,<S>776</S> Because<S>3588</S> they have cast<S>7993</S> down<S>7993</S> our dwellings.<S>4908</S>'"</t>


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Now<S>3588</S> hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> O you women,<S>802</S> And let your ear<S>241</S> receive<S>3947</S> the word<S>1697</S> of His mouth;<S>6310</S> Teach<S>3925</S> your daughters<S>1323</S> wailing,<S>5092</S> And everyone<S>802</S> her neighbor<S>7468</S> a dirge.<S>7015</S></t>


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<pb/>For death<S>4194</S> has come<S>5927</S> up through our windows;<S>2474</S> It has entered<S>935</S> our palaces<S>759</S> To cut<S>3772</S> off<S>3772</S> the children<S>5768</S> from the streets,<S>2351</S> The young<S>970</S> men<S>970</S> from the town<S>7339</S> squares.<S>7339</S></t>


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<pb/>Speak,<S>1696</S> "Thus<S>3541</S> declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'The corpses<S>5038</S> of men<S>120</S> will fall<S>5307</S> like dung<S>1828</S> on the open<S>6440</S> field,<S>7704</S> And like the sheaf<S>5995</S> after<S>4480</S> <S>310</S> the reaper,<S>7114</S> But no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> will gather<S>622</S> [them.]'"</t>


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Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Let not a wise<S>2450</S> man<S>2450</S> boast<S>1984</S> of his wisdom,<S>2451</S> and let not the mighty<S>1368</S> man<S>1368</S> boast<S>1984</S> of his might,<S>1369</S> let not a rich<S>6223</S> man<S>6223</S> boast<S>1984</S> of his riches;<S>6239</S></t>


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<pb/>but let him who boasts<S>1984</S> boast<S>1984</S> of this,<S>384</S> that he understands<S>7919</S> and knows<S>3045</S> Me, that I am the Lord<S>3068</S> who exercises<S>6213</S> lovingkindness,<S>2617</S> justice,<S>4941</S> and righteousness<S>6666</S> on earth;<S>776</S> for I delight<S>2654</S> in these<S>428</S> things,<S>428</S> "declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/>"Behold,<S>2009</S> the days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "that I will punish<S>6485</S> all<S>3605</S> who are circumcised<S>4135</S> and yet uncircumcised<S>6190</S> –


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Egypt,<S>4714</S> and Judah,<S>3063</S> and Edom,<S>9000</S> and the sons<S>1121</S> of Ammon,<S>5983</S> and Moab,<S>4124</S> and all<S>3605</S> those inhabiting<S>3427</S> the desert<S>4057</S> who clip<S>7112</S> the hair on their temples;<S>6285</S> for all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> are uncircumcised,<S>6189</S> and all<S>3605</S> the house<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> are uncircumcised<S>6189</S> of heart.<S>3820</S> "


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<pb/>Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> speaks<S>1696</S> to you, O house<S>1004</S> of Israel.<S>3478</S>


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Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> <t>"Do not learn<S>3925</S> the way<S>1870</S> of the nations,<S>1471</S> And do not be terrified<S>2865</S> by the signs<S>226</S> of the heavens<S>8064</S> Although<S>3588</S> the nations<S>1471</S> are terrified<S>2865</S> by them;</t>


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<t>For the customs<S>2708</S> of the peoples<S>5971</S> are delusion;<S>1892</S> Because<S>3588</S> it is wood<S>6086</S> cut<S>3772</S> from the forest,<S>9194</S> The work<S>4639</S> of the hands<S>3027</S> of a craftsman<S>2796</S> with a cutting<S>4621</S> tool.<S>4621</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"They decorate<S>3302</S> [it] with silver<S>3701</S> and with gold;<S>2091</S> They fasten<S>2388</S> it with nails<S>4548</S> and with hammers<S>4717</S> So that it will not totter.<S>6328</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Like a scarecrow<S>8560</S> in a cucumber<S>4750</S> field<S>4750</S> are they, And they cannot<S>3808</S> speak;<S>1696</S> They must<S>5375</S> be carried,<S>5375</S> Because<S>3588</S> they cannot<S>3808</S> walk!<S>6805</S> Do not fear<S>3372</S> them, For they can do<S>7489</S> no<S>3808</S> harm,<S>7489</S> Nor<S>1571</S> <S>369</S> can they do<S>3190</S> any<S>1571</S> good.<S>3190</S>"</t>


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<t>There<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> like<S>3644</S> Thee, O Lord;<S>3068</S> Thou art great,<S>1419</S> and great<S>1419</S> is Thy name<S>8034</S> in might.<S>1369</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Who<S>4310</S> would not fear<S>3372</S> Thee, O King<S>4428</S> of the nations<S>1471</S>? Indeed<S>3588</S> it is Thy due!<S>2969</S> For among all<S>3605</S> the wise<S>2450</S> men<S>2450</S> of the nations,<S>1471</S> And in all<S>3605</S> their kingdoms,<S>4438</S> There<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> like<S>3644</S> Thee.</t>


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<pb/><t>But they are altogether<S>259</S> stupid<S>9059</S> and foolish<S>3688</S> [In their] discipline<S>4148</S> of delusion<S>1892</S> – their idol is wood!<S>6086</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Beaten<S>7554</S> silver<S>3701</S> is brought<S>935</S> from Tarshish,<S>8659</S> And gold<S>2091</S> from Uphaz,<S>210</S> The work<S>4639</S> of a craftsman<S>2796</S> and of the hands<S>3027</S> of a goldsmith;<S>6884</S> Violet<S>8504</S> and purple<S>713</S> are their clothing;<S>3830</S> They are all<S>3605</S> the work<S>4639</S> of skilled<S>2450</S> men.<S>2450</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But the Lord<S>3068</S> is the true<S>571</S> God;<S>430</S> He is the living<S>2416</S> God<S>430</S> and the everlasting<S>5769</S> King.<S>4428</S> At His wrath<S>7110</S> the earth<S>776</S> quakes,<S>7493</S> And the nations<S>1471</S> cannot<S>3808</S> endure<S>3557</S> His indignation.<S>2195</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>1836</S> you shall say<S>560</S> to them, "The gods<S>426</S> that did not make<S>5648</S> the heavens<S>8065</S> and the earth<S>778</S> shall perish from the earth<S>7</S> and from under<S>772</S> the heavens.<S>8460</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>[It is] He who made<S>6213</S> the earth<S>776</S> by His power,<S>3581</S> Who established<S>3559</S> the world<S>8398</S> by His wisdom;<S>2451</S> And by His understanding<S>8394</S> He has stretched<S>5186</S> out the heavens.<S>8064</S></t>


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<pb/><t>When He utters<S>5414</S> His voice,<S>6963</S> [there is] a tumult<S>1995</S> of waters<S>4325</S> in the heavens,<S>8064</S> And He causes the clouds<S>9347</S> to ascend<S>5927</S> from the end<S>7097</S> of the earth;<S>776</S> He makes<S>6213</S> lightning<S>1300</S> for the rain,<S>4306</S> And brings<S>3318</S> out the wind<S>7307</S> from His storehouses.<S>214</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Every<S>3605</S> man<S>120</S> is stupid,<S>9059</S> devoid<S>4480</S> of knowledge;<S>1847</S> Every<S>3605</S> goldsmith<S>6884</S> is put<S>954</S> to shame<S>954</S> by his idols;<S>6459</S> For his molten<S>9333</S> images<S>9333</S> are deceitful,<S>8267</S> And there is no<S>3808</S> breath<S>7307</S> in them.</t>


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<pb/><t>They are worthless,<S>1892</S> a work<S>4639</S> of mockery;<S>8595</S> In the time<S>6256</S> of their punishment<S>6486</S> they will perish.</t>


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<pb/><t>The portion<S>2506</S> of Jacob<S>3290</S> is not like these;<S>428</S> For the Maker<S>3335</S> of all<S>3605</S> is He, And Israel<S>3478</S> is the tribe<S>7626</S> of His inheritance;<S>5159</S> The Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts<S>6635</S> is His name.<S>8034</S></t>


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<t>Pick<S>622</S> up your bundle<S>3666</S> from the ground,<S>776</S> You who dwell<S>3427</S> under siege!<S>4692</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am slinging<S>7049</S> out the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of the land<S>776</S> At this<S>384</S> time,<S>6471</S> And will cause<S>9503</S> them distress,<S>9503</S> That they may be found.<S>4672</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Woe<S>188</S> is me, because<S>5921</S> of my injury!<S>7667</S> My wound<S>4347</S> is incurable.<S>2470</S> But I said,<S>559</S> "Truly<S>389</S> this<S>2088</S> is a sickness,<S>2483</S> And I must bear<S>5375</S> it."</t>


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<pb/><t>My tent<S>168</S> is destroyed,<S>7703</S> And all<S>3605</S> my ropes<S>4340</S> are broken;<S>5423</S> My sons<S>1121</S> have gone<S>3318</S> from me and are no<S>369</S> more.<S>369</S> There<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> to stretch<S>5186</S> out my tent<S>168</S> again<S>5750</S> Or to set<S>6965</S> up my curtains.<S>3407</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For the shepherds<S>7462</S> have become<S>9059</S> stupid<S>9059</S> And have not sought<S>1875</S> the Lord;<S>3068</S> Therefore<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> they have not prospered,<S>7919</S> And all<S>3605</S> their flock<S>4830</S> is scattered.<S>6327</S></t>


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<pb/><t>The sound<S>6963</S> of a report!<S>8052</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> it comes<S>935</S> – A great<S>1419</S> commotion<S>7494</S> out of the land<S>776</S> of the north<S>6828</S> – To make<S>7760</S> the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> A desolation,<S>8077</S> a haunt<S>4583</S> of jackals.<S>8565</S></t>


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<pb/><t>I know,<S>3045</S> O Lord,<S>3068</S> that a man<S>376</S>'s way<S>1870</S> is not in himself;<S>376</S> Nor<S>3808</S> is it in a man who walks<S>1980</S> to direct<S>3559</S> his steps.<S>6806</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Correct<S>3256</S> me, O Lord,<S>3068</S> but with justice;<S>4941</S> Not with Thine anger,<S>639</S> lest<S>6435</S> Thou bring<S>4591</S> me to nothing.<S>4591</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Pour<S>8210</S> out Thy wrath<S>2534</S> on the nations<S>1471</S> that do not know<S>3045</S> Thee, And on the families<S>4940</S> that do not call<S>7121</S> Thy name;<S>8034</S> For they have devoured<S>398</S> Jacob;<S>3290</S> They have devoured<S>398</S> him and consumed<S>3615</S> him, And have laid<S>8074</S> waste<S>8074</S> his habitation.<S>5116</S></t>


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<pb/>The word<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> from the Lord,<S>3068</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"Hear<S>8085</S> the words<S>1697</S> of this<S>384</S> covenant,<S>1285</S> and speak<S>1696</S> to the men<S>376</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and to the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem;<S>3389</S>


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and say<S>559</S> to them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Cursed<S>779</S> is the man<S>376</S> who<S>834</S> does not heed<S>8085</S> the words<S>1697</S> of this<S>384</S> covenant<S>1285</S>


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which<S>834</S> I commanded<S>6680</S> your forefathers in the day<S>1</S> that I brought<S>3117</S> them out of the land<S>3318</S> of Egypt,<S>776</S> from the iron<S>4714</S> furnace,<S>1270</S> saying,<S>3564</S> 'Listen<S>559</S> to My voice,<S>8085</S> and do<S>6963</S> according to all<S>6213</S> which<S>3605</S> I command<S>834</S> you; so you shall be My people,<S>6680</S> and I will be your God,<S>5971</S>'


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in order<S>4616</S> to confirm<S>6965</S> the oath<S>7621</S> which<S>834</S> I swore<S>7650</S> to your forefathers, to give<S>1</S> them a land<S>5414</S> flowing<S>776</S> with milk<S>2100</S> and honey,<S>2461</S> as [it is] this<S>1706</S> day.<S>2088</S> "'"Then I answered<S>3117</S> and said,<S>6030</S> "Amen,<S>559</S> O Lord.<S>543</S>"


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<pb/>And the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Proclaim<S>7121</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> words<S>1697</S> in the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and in the streets<S>2351</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Hear<S>8085</S> the words<S>1697</S> of this<S>384</S> covenant<S>1285</S> and do<S>6213</S> them.


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'For I solemnly<S>5749</S> warned<S>5749</S> your fathers in the day<S>1</S> that I brought<S>3117</S> them up from the land<S>5927</S> of Egypt,<S>776</S> even to this<S>4714</S> day,<S>2088</S> warning<S>3117</S> persistently,<S>5749</S> saying,<S>7925</S> "Listen<S>559</S> to My voice.<S>8085</S>"


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'Yet they did not obey<S>8085</S> or incline<S>5186</S> their ear,<S>241</S> but walked,<S>1980</S> each<S>376</S> one,<S>376</S> in the stubbornness<S>8307</S> of his evil<S>7451</S> heart;<S>3820</S> therefore I brought<S>935</S> on them all<S>3605</S> the words<S>1697</S> of this<S>384</S> covenant,<S>1285</S> which<S>834</S> I commanded<S>6680</S> [them] to do,<S>6213</S> but they did<S>6213</S> not.' "


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<pb/>Then the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "A conspiracy<S>7195</S> has been found<S>4672</S> among the men<S>376</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and among the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem.<S>3389</S>


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"They have turned<S>7725</S> back<S>7725</S> to the iniquities<S>5771</S> of their ancestors<S>7223</S> who<S>834</S> refused<S>3985</S> to hear<S>8085</S> My words,<S>1697</S> and they have gone<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> other<S>312</S> gods<S>430</S> to serve<S>5647</S> them; the house<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> and the house<S>1004</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> have broken<S>6565</S> My covenant<S>1285</S> which<S>834</S> I made<S>3772</S> with their fathers."


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Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold<S>2009</S> I am bringing<S>935</S> disaster<S>9567</S> on them which<S>834</S> they will not be able<S>3201</S> to escape;<S>3318</S> though they will cry<S>2199</S> to Me, yet I will not listen<S>8085</S> to them.


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"Then the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> will go<S>1980</S> and cry<S>2199</S> to the gods<S>430</S> to whom<S>834</S> they burn<S>6999</S> incense,<S>6999</S> but they surely<S>3467</S> will not save<S>3467</S> them in the time<S>6256</S> of their disaster.<S>9567</S>


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"For your gods<S>430</S> are as many<S>4557</S> as your cities,<S>5892</S> O Judah;<S>3063</S> and as many<S>4557</S> as the streets<S>2351</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> are the altars<S>4196</S> you have set<S>7760</S> up to the shameful<S>1322</S> thing,<S>1322</S> altars<S>4196</S> to burn<S>6999</S> incense<S>6999</S> to Baal.<S>1168</S>


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"Therefore do not pray<S>6419</S> for this<S>384</S> people,<S>5971</S> nor<S>408</S> lift<S>5375</S> up a cry<S>7440</S> or prayer<S>8605</S> for them; for I will not listen<S>8085</S> when<S>6256</S> they call<S>7121</S> to Me because<S>1157</S> of their disaster.<S>9567</S>


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<pb/><t>"What<S>4100</S> right has My beloved<S>3039</S> in My house<S>1004</S> When<S>3588</S> she has done<S>6213</S> many<S>7227</S> vile<S>4209</S> deeds<S>4209</S>? Can the sacrificial<S>6944</S> flesh<S>1320</S> take<S>5674</S> away<S>5674</S> from you your disaster,<S>9567</S> So<S>227</S> [that] you can rejoice<S>5937</S>?"</t>


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<pb/><t>The Lord<S>3068</S> called<S>7121</S> your name,<S>8034</S> "A green<S>7488</S> olive<S>2132</S> tree,<S>2132</S> beautiful<S>3303</S> in fruit<S>6529</S> and form<S>8389</S>"; With the noise<S>6963</S> of a great<S>1419</S> tumult<S>1999</S> He has kindled<S>3341</S> fire<S>784</S> on it, And its branches<S>1808</S> are worthless.<S>9570</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> who planted<S>5193</S> you, has pronounced<S>1696</S> evil<S>9567</S> against<S>5921</S> you because<S>1558</S> of the evil<S>9567</S> of the house<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> and of the house<S>1004</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> which<S>834</S> they have done<S>6213</S> to provoke<S>3707</S> Me by offering<S>6999</S> up sacrifices<S>6999</S> to Baal.<S>1168</S></t>


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<t>Moreover, the Lord<S>3068</S> made<S>3045</S> it known<S>3045</S> to me and I knew<S>3045</S> it; Then<S>227</S> Thou didst show<S>7200</S> me their deeds.<S>4611</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But I was like a gentle<S>9017</S> lamb<S>3532</S> led<S>2986</S> to the slaughter;<S>2873</S> And I did not know<S>3045</S> that they had devised<S>2803</S> plots<S>4284</S> against<S>5921</S> me, [saying,] "Let us destroy<S>7843</S> the tree<S>6086</S> with its fruit,<S>3899</S> And let us cut<S>3772</S> him off<S>3772</S> from the land<S>776</S> of the living,<S>2416</S> That his name<S>8034</S> be remembered<S>2142</S> no<S>3808</S> more.<S>5750</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>But, O Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> who judges<S>8199</S> righteously,<S>6664</S> Who tries<S>974</S> the feelings<S>3629</S> and the heart,<S>3820</S> Let me see<S>7200</S> Thy vengeance<S>5360</S> on them, For to Thee have I committed<S>1540</S> my cause.<S>7379</S></t>


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Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the men<S>376</S> of Anathoth,<S>6068</S> who seek<S>1245</S> your life,<S>5315</S> saying,<S>559</S> "Do not prophesy<S>5012</S> in the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> that you might not die<S>4191</S> at our hand<S>3027</S>";


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therefore,<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am about to punish<S>6485</S> them! The young<S>970</S> men<S>970</S> will die<S>4191</S> by the sword,<S>2719</S> their sons<S>1121</S> and daughters<S>1323</S> will die<S>4191</S> by famine;<S>7458</S>


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and a remnant<S>7611</S> will not be left<S>1961</S> to them, for I will bring<S>935</S> disaster<S>9567</S> on the men<S>376</S> of Anathoth<S>6068</S> – the year<S>8141</S> of their punishment.<S>6486</S> "


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<t>Righteous<S>6662</S> art Thou, O Lord,<S>3068</S> that I would plead<S>7378</S> [my] case<S>7378</S> with Thee; Indeed<S>389</S> I would discuss<S>1696</S> matters<S>4941</S> of justice<S>4941</S> with Thee: Why<S>4069</S> has the way<S>1870</S> of the wicked<S>7563</S> prospered<S>6743</S>? [Why] are all<S>3605</S> those who deal<S>898</S> in treachery<S>9045</S> at ease<S>7951</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>Thou hast planted<S>5193</S> them, they have also<S>1571</S> taken<S>8327</S> root;<S>8327</S> They grow,<S>1980</S> they have even<S>1571</S> produced<S>6213</S> fruit.<S>6529</S> Thou art near<S>7138</S> to their lips<S>6310</S> But far<S>7350</S> from their mind.<S>3629</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But Thou knowest<S>3045</S> me, O Lord;<S>3068</S> Thou seest<S>7200</S> me; And Thou dost examine<S>974</S> my heart's [attitude] toward<S>854</S> Thee. Drag<S>5423</S> them off<S>5423</S> like sheep<S>6629</S> for the slaughter<S>2878</S> And set<S>6942</S> them apart<S>6942</S> for a day<S>3117</S> of carnage!<S>2028</S></t>


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<pb/><t>How<S>4970</S> long<S>5704</S> <S>4970</S> is the land<S>776</S> to mourn<S>56</S> And the vegetation<S>6212</S> of the countryside<S>3605</S> <S>7704</S> to wither<S>3001</S>? For the wickedness<S>9567</S> of those who dwell<S>3427</S> in it, Animals<S>929</S> and birds<S>5775</S> have been snatched<S>5595</S> away,<S>5595</S> Because<S>3588</S> [men] have said,<S>559</S> "He will not see<S>7200</S> our latter<S>319</S> ending.<S>319</S>"</t>


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<t>"If<S>3588</S> you have run<S>7323</S> with footmen<S>7273</S> and they have tired<S>3811</S> you out, Then how<S>349</S> can you compete<S>2734</S> with horses<S>5483</S>? If you fall<S>982</S> down<S>982</S> in a land<S>776</S> of peace,<S>7965</S> How<S>349</S> will you do<S>6213</S> in the thicket<S>1347</S> of the Jordan<S>3383</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"For even<S>1571</S> your brothers<S>251</S> and the household<S>1004</S> of your father, Even<S>1</S> they have dealt<S>1571</S> treacherously<S>898</S> with you, Even<S>898</S> they have cried<S>1571</S> aloud<S>7121</S> after<S>4392</S> you. Do not believe<S>310</S> them, although<S>539</S> they may say<S>3588</S> nice<S>1696</S> things<S>9186</S> to you."</t>


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<pb/><t>"I have forsaken<S>5800</S> My house,<S>1004</S> I have abandoned<S>5203</S> My inheritance;<S>5159</S> I have given<S>5414</S> the beloved<S>3033</S> of My soul<S>5315</S> Into the hand<S>3709</S> of her enemies.<S>340</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"My inheritance<S>5159</S> has become<S>1961</S> to Me Like a lion<S>9030</S> in the forest;<S>9194</S> She has roared<S>5414</S> <S>6963</S> against<S>5921</S> Me; Therefore<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> I have come to hate<S>8130</S> her.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Is My inheritance<S>5159</S> like a speckled<S>6641</S> bird<S>5861</S> of prey<S>5861</S> to Me? Are the birds<S>5861</S> of prey<S>5861</S> against<S>5921</S> her on every<S>5439</S> side<S>5439</S>? Go,<S>1980</S> gather<S>622</S> all<S>3605</S> the beasts<S>9130</S> of the field,<S>7704</S> Bring<S>857</S> them to devour!<S>398</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Many<S>7227</S> shepherds<S>7462</S> have ruined<S>7843</S> My vineyard,<S>3754</S> They have trampled<S>947</S> down<S>947</S> My field;<S>2513</S> They have made<S>5414</S> My pleasant<S>2532</S> field<S>2513</S> A desolate<S>8077</S> wilderness.<S>4057</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"It has been made<S>7760</S> a desolation,<S>8077</S> Desolate,<S>8076</S> it mourns<S>56</S> before<S>5921</S> Me; The whole<S>3605</S> land<S>776</S> has been made<S>8074</S> desolate,<S>8074</S> Because<S>3588</S> no<S>369</S> man<S>376</S> lays<S>7760</S> it to heart.<S>3820</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"On all<S>3605</S> the bare<S>8205</S> heights<S>8205</S> in the wilderness<S>4057</S> Destroyers<S>7703</S> have come,<S>935</S> For a sword<S>2719</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> is devouring<S>398</S> From one end<S>7097</S> of the land<S>776</S> even to the other<S>7097</S>;<S>776</S> There<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> peace<S>7965</S> for anyone.<S>3605</S> <S>1320</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"They have sown<S>2232</S> wheat<S>2406</S> and have reaped<S>7114</S> thorns,<S>6975</S> They have strained<S>2470</S> themselves to no<S>3808</S> profit.<S>3276</S> But be ashamed<S>954</S> of your harvest<S>8393</S> Because<S>4480</S> of the fierce<S>2740</S> anger<S>639</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>"</t>


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Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> concerning<S>5921</S> all<S>3605</S> My wicked<S>7451</S> neighbors<S>7934</S> who strike<S>5060</S> at the inheritance<S>5159</S> with which<S>834</S> I have endowed<S>5157</S> My people<S>5971</S> Israel,<S>3478</S> "Behold<S>2009</S> I am about to uproot<S>5428</S> them from their land<S>127</S> and will uproot<S>5428</S> the house<S>1004</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> from among<S>8432</S> them.


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"And it will come<S>1961</S> about that after<S>310</S> I have uprooted<S>5428</S> them, I will again<S>7725</S> have<S>7355</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on them; and I will bring<S>7725</S> them back,<S>7725</S> each<S>376</S> one<S>376</S> to his inheritance<S>5159</S> and each<S>376</S> one<S>376</S> to his land.<S>776</S>


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"Then it will come<S>1961</S> about that if<S>518</S> they will really<S>3925</S> learn<S>3925</S> the ways<S>1870</S> of My people,<S>5971</S> to swear<S>7650</S> by My name,<S>8034</S> 'As the Lord<S>3068</S> lives,<S>2416</S>' even<S>9201</S> as they taught<S>3925</S> My people<S>5971</S> to swear<S>7650</S> by Baal,<S>1168</S> then they will be built<S>1129</S> up in the midst<S>8432</S> of My people.<S>5971</S>


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"But if<S>518</S> they will not listen,<S>8085</S> then I will uproot<S>5428</S> that nation,<S>1471</S> uproot<S>5428</S> and destroy it," declares<S>6</S> the Lord.<S>5002</S>


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<pb/>Thus<S>3541</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Go<S>1980</S> and buy<S>7069</S> yourself a linen<S>6593</S> waistband,<S>232</S> and put<S>7760</S> it around<S>5921</S> your waist,<S>4975</S> but do not put<S>935</S> it in water.<S>4325</S>"


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So I bought<S>7069</S> the waistband<S>232</S> in accordance with the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> and put<S>7760</S> it around<S>5921</S> my waist.<S>4975</S>


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Then the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> came<S>1961</S> to me a second<S>8145</S> time,<S>8145</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"Take<S>3947</S> the waistband<S>232</S> that you have bought,<S>7069</S> which<S>834</S> is around<S>5921</S> your waist,<S>4975</S> and arise,<S>6965</S> go<S>1980</S> to the Euphrates<S>6578</S> and hide<S>2934</S> it there<S>8033</S> in a crevice<S>5357</S> of the rock.<S>5553</S>"


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So I went<S>1980</S> and hid<S>2934</S> it by the Euphrates,<S>6578</S> as the Lord<S>3068</S> had commanded<S>6680</S> me.


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And it came<S>1961</S> about after<S>4480</S> <S>7093</S> many<S>7227</S> days<S>3117</S> that the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Arise,<S>6965</S> go<S>1980</S> to the Euphrates<S>6578</S> and take<S>3947</S> from there<S>8033</S> the waistband<S>232</S> which<S>834</S> I commanded<S>6680</S> you to hide<S>2934</S> there.<S>8033</S>"


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Then I went<S>1980</S> to the Euphrates<S>6578</S> and dug,<S>2658</S> and I took<S>3947</S> the waistband<S>232</S> from the place<S>4725</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I had hidden<S>2934</S> it; and lo,<S>2009</S> the waistband<S>232</S> was ruined,<S>7843</S> it was totally<S>3605</S> worthless.<S>3808</S> <S>6743</S>


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"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Just<S>3602</S> so<S>3602</S> will I destroy<S>7843</S> the pride<S>1347</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and the great<S>7227</S> pride<S>1347</S> of Jerusalem.<S>3389</S>


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'This<S>384</S> wicked<S>7451</S> people,<S>5971</S> who<S>3987</S> refuse<S>3987</S> to listen<S>8085</S> to My words,<S>1697</S> who walk<S>1980</S> in the stubbornness<S>8307</S> of their hearts<S>3820</S> and have gone<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> other<S>312</S> gods<S>430</S> to serve<S>5647</S> them and to bow<S>7812</S> down<S>7812</S> to them, let them be just like this<S>384</S> waistband,<S>232</S> which<S>834</S> is totally<S>3605</S> worthless.<S>3808</S> <S>6743</S>


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'For as the waistband<S>232</S> clings<S>1692</S> to the waist<S>4975</S> of a man,<S>376</S> so<S>3651</S> I made the whole<S>3605</S> household<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> and the whole<S>3605</S> household<S>1004</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> cling<S>1692</S> to Me,' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'that they might be for Me a people,<S>5971</S> for renown,<S>8034</S> for praise,<S>8416</S> and for glory;<S>8597</S> but they did not listen.<S>8085</S>'


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<pb/>"Therefore you are to speak<S>559</S> this<S>384</S> word<S>1697</S> to them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S>" Every<S>3605</S> jug<S>9311</S> is to be filled<S>4390</S> with wine.<S>3196</S> "'And when they say<S>559</S> to you, 'Do we not very<S>3045</S> well<S>3045</S> know<S>3045</S> that every<S>3605</S> jug<S>9311</S> is to be filled<S>4390</S> with wine<S>3196</S>?'


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then say<S>559</S> to them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold<S>2009</S> I am about to fill<S>4390</S> all<S>3605</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of this<S>384</S> land<S>776</S> – the kings<S>4428</S> that sit<S>3427</S> for David<S>1732</S> on his throne,<S>3678</S> the priests,<S>3548</S> the prophets<S>5030</S> and all<S>3605</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> – with drunkenness!<S>7943</S>


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"And I will dash<S>5310</S> them against<S>413</S> each<S>376</S> other,<S>251</S> both the fathers and the sons<S>1</S> together,<S>1121</S>" declares<S>9191</S> the Lord.<S>5002</S> "I will not show<S>3068</S> pity<S>2550</S> nor<S>2550</S> be sorry<S>3808</S> nor<S>2347</S> have<S>3808</S> compassion<S>7355</S> that I should not destroy<S>7355</S> them."' "


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<pb/><t>Listen<S>8085</S> and give<S>238</S> heed,<S>238</S> do not be haughty,<S>1361</S> For the Lord<S>3068</S> has spoken.<S>1696</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Give<S>5414</S> glory<S>9202</S> to the Lord<S>3068</S> your God,<S>430</S> Before<S>2962</S> He brings<S>2821</S> darkness<S>2821</S> And before<S>2962</S> your feet<S>7272</S> stumble<S>5062</S> On the dusky<S>5399</S> mountains,<S>2022</S> And while you are hoping<S>6960</S> for light<S>216</S> He makes<S>7760</S> it into deep<S>6757</S> darkness,<S>6757</S> [And] turns<S>7896</S> [it] into gloom.<S>6205</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But if<S>518</S> you will not listen<S>8085</S> to it, My soul<S>5315</S> will sob<S>1058</S> in secret<S>4565</S> for [such] pride;<S>1466</S> And my eyes<S>5869</S> will bitterly<S>1830</S> weep<S>1830</S> And flow<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> with tears,<S>1832</S> Because<S>3588</S> the flock<S>5739</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> has been taken<S>7617</S> captive.<S>7617</S></t>


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<t>Say<S>559</S> to the king<S>4428</S> and the queen<S>1377</S> mother,<S>1377</S> "Take<S>3427</S> a lowly<S>8213</S> seat,<S>3427</S> For your beautiful<S>8597</S> crown<S>5850</S> Has come<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> from your head.<S>4763</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>The cities<S>5892</S> of the Negev<S>5045</S> have been locked<S>5462</S> up, And there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> to open<S>6605</S> [them]; All<S>3605</S> Judah<S>3063</S> has been carried<S>1540</S> into exile,<S>1540</S> Wholly<S>7965</S> carried<S>1540</S> into exile.<S>1540</S></t>


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<t>"Lift<S>5375</S> up your eyes<S>5869</S> and see<S>7200</S> Those coming<S>935</S> from the north.<S>6828</S> Where<S>346</S> is the flock<S>5739</S> that was given<S>5414</S> you, Your beautiful<S>8597</S> sheep<S>6629</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"What<S>4100</S> will you say<S>559</S> when<S>3588</S> He appoints<S>6485</S> over<S>5921</S> you – And you yourself<S>9040</S> had taught<S>3925</S> them – Former companions<S>9017</S> to be head<S>7218</S> over<S>5921</S> you? Will not pangs<S>2256</S> take<S>270</S> hold<S>270</S> of you, Like<S>3644</S> a woman<S>802</S> in childbirth<S>3205</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"And if<S>3588</S> you say<S>559</S> in your heart,<S>3824</S> 'Why<S>4069</S> have these<S>428</S> things<S>428</S> happened<S>7122</S> to me?' Because of the magnitude<S>7230</S> of your iniquity<S>5771</S> Your skirts<S>7757</S> have been removed,<S>1540</S> And your heels<S>6119</S> have been exposed.<S>2554</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Can the Ethiopian<S>3569</S> change<S>2015</S> his skin<S>5785</S> Or the leopard<S>5246</S> his spots<S>2272</S>? [Then] you also<S>1571</S> can<S>3201</S> do<S>3190</S> good<S>3190</S> Who are accustomed<S>3928</S> to doing evil.<S>7489</S></t>


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<t>"Therefore I will scatter<S>6327</S> them like drifting<S>5674</S> straw<S>7179</S> To the desert<S>4057</S> wind.<S>7307</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"This<S>2088</S> is your lot,<S>1486</S> the portion<S>4521</S> measured<S>4055</S> to you From Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Because<S>834</S> you have forgotten<S>7911</S> Me And trusted<S>982</S> in falsehood.<S>8267</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"So I Myself<S>589</S> have also<S>1571</S> stripped<S>2834</S> your skirts<S>7757</S> off<S>2834</S> over<S>5921</S> your face,<S>6440</S> That your shame<S>7036</S> may be seen.<S>7200</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"As for your adulteries<S>5004</S> and your [lustful] neighings,<S>4684</S> The lewdness<S>2154</S> of your prostitution<S>2184</S> On the hills<S>1389</S> in the field,<S>7704</S> I have seen<S>7200</S> your abominations.<S>8251</S> Woe<S>188</S> to you, O Jerusalem!<S>3389</S> How<S>4970</S> long<S>310</S> <S>4970</S> <S>5750</S> will you remain<S>2891</S> unclean<S>3808</S> <S>2891</S>?"</t>


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<pb/><t>That which<S>834</S> came<S>1961</S> as the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> in regard<S>1697</S> to the drought: <S>9060</S></t>


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<t>"Judah<S>3063</S> mourns,<S>56</S> And her gates<S>8179</S> languish;<S>535</S> They sit<S>6937</S> on the ground<S>776</S> in mourning,<S>6937</S> And the cry<S>6682</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> has ascended.<S>5927</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And their nobles<S>117</S> have sent<S>7971</S> their servants<S>6810</S> for water;<S>4325</S> They have come<S>935</S> to the cisterns<S>1356</S> and found<S>4672</S> no<S>3808</S> water.<S>4325</S> They have returned<S>7725</S> with their vessels<S>3627</S> empty;<S>7387</S> They have been<S>954</S> put<S>954</S> to shame<S>954</S> and humiliated,<S>3637</S> And they cover<S>2645</S> their heads.<S>7218</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Because<S>5668</S> the ground<S>127</S> is cracked,<S>2865</S> For there has been<S>1961</S> no<S>3808</S> rain<S>1653</S> on the land;<S>776</S> The farmers<S>406</S> have been<S>954</S> put<S>954</S> to shame,<S>954</S> They have covered<S>2645</S> their heads.<S>7218</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For even<S>1571</S> the doe<S>355</S> in the field<S>7704</S> has given<S>3205</S> birth<S>3205</S> only to abandon<S>5800</S> [her young,] Because<S>3588</S> there is no<S>3808</S> grass.<S>1877</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And the wild<S>6501</S> donkeys<S>6501</S> stand<S>5975</S> on the bare<S>8205</S> heights;<S>8205</S> They pant<S>7602</S> for air<S>7307</S> like jackals,<S>8565</S> Their eyes<S>5869</S> fail<S>3615</S> For there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> vegetation.<S>6212</S></t>


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<t>"Although<S>518</S> our iniquities<S>5771</S> testify<S>6030</S> against us, O Lord,<S>3068</S> act<S>6213</S> for Thy name's sake!<S>4616</S> Truly<S>3588</S> our apostasies<S>4878</S> have been<S>7231</S> many,<S>7231</S> We have sinned<S>2398</S> against Thee.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Thou Hope<S>4723</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> Its Savior<S>3467</S> in time<S>6256</S> of distress,<S>6869</S> Why<S>4100</S> art<S>1961</S> Thou like a stranger<S>1616</S> in the land<S>776</S> Or like a traveler<S>732</S> who has pitched<S>5186</S> his [tent] for the night<S>3885</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Why<S>4100</S> art<S>1961</S> Thou like a man<S>376</S> dismayed,<S>1724</S> Like a mighty<S>1368</S> man<S>1368</S> who cannot<S>3201</S> <S>3808</S> save<S>3467</S>? Yet Thou art in our midst,<S>7130</S> O Lord,<S>3068</S> And we are called<S>7121</S> by Thy name;<S>8034</S> Do not forsake<S>5117</S> us!"</t>


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Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> to this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S> <t>"Even so<S>3651</S> they have loved<S>157</S> to wander;<S>5128</S> they have not kept<S>2820</S> their feet<S>7272</S> in check.<S>2820</S> Therefore the Lord<S>3068</S> does not accept<S>7521</S> them; now<S>6258</S> He will remember<S>2142</S> their iniquity<S>5771</S> and call<S>6485</S> their sins<S>9128</S> to account.<S>6485</S>"</t>


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So the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Do not pray<S>6419</S> for the welfare<S>9186</S> of this<S>2088</S> people.<S>5971</S>


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"When<S>3588</S> they fast,<S>6684</S> I am not going to listen<S>8085</S> to their cry;<S>7440</S> and when<S>3588</S> they offer<S>5927</S> burnt<S>5930</S> offering<S>5930</S> and grain offering,<S>4503</S> I am not going to accept<S>7521</S> them. Rather<S>3588</S> I am going to make<S>3615</S> an end<S>3615</S> of them by the sword,<S>2719</S> famine<S>7458</S> and pestilence.<S>1698</S>"


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<pb/>But, "Ah, Lord<S>136</S> God!<S>3068</S>" I said,<S>559</S> "Look,<S>2009</S> the prophets<S>5030</S> are telling<S>559</S> them, 'You will not see<S>7200</S> the sword<S>2719</S> nor<S>3808</S> will you have<S>1961</S> famine,<S>7458</S> but I will give<S>5414</S> you lasting<S>571</S> peace<S>7965</S> in this<S>2088</S> place.<S>4725</S>'"


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<pb/>Then the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "The prophets<S>5030</S> are prophesying<S>5012</S> falsehood<S>8267</S> in My name.<S>8034</S> I have neither<S>3808</S> sent<S>7971</S> them nor<S>3808</S> commanded<S>6680</S> them nor<S>3808</S> spoken<S>1696</S> to them; they are prophesying<S>5012</S> to you a false<S>8267</S> vision,<S>2377</S> divination,<S>7081</S> futility<S>457</S> and the deception<S>9652</S> of their own minds.<S>3820</S>


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"Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the prophets<S>5030</S> who are prophesying<S>5012</S> in My name,<S>8034</S> although it was not I who sent<S>7971</S> them – yet they keep saying,<S>559</S> 'There shall be no<S>3808</S> sword<S>2719</S> or famine<S>7458</S> in this<S>384</S> land<S>776</S>' – by sword<S>2719</S> and famine<S>7458</S> those<S>1992</S> prophets<S>5030</S> shall meet<S>8552</S> their end!<S>8552</S>


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"The people<S>5971</S> also to whom<S>834</S> they are prophesying<S>5012</S> will be thrown<S>7993</S> out into the streets<S>2351</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the famine<S>7458</S> and the sword;<S>2719</S> and there<S>369</S> will be no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> to bury<S>6912</S> them – [neither] them, [nor<S>369</S>] their wives,<S>802</S> nor<S>369</S> their sons,<S>1121</S> nor their daughters<S>1323</S> – for I shall pour<S>8210</S> out their [own] wickedness<S>9567</S> on them.


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<t>"And you will say<S>559</S> this<S>2088</S> word<S>1697</S> to them, 'Let my eyes<S>5869</S> flow<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> with tears<S>1832</S> night<S>3915</S> and day,<S>3119</S> And let them not cease;<S>1820</S> For the virgin<S>1330</S> daughter<S>1323</S> of my people<S>5971</S> has been crushed<S>7665</S> with a mighty<S>1419</S> blow,<S>4347</S> With a sorely<S>3966</S> infected<S>2470</S> wound.<S>4347</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'If<S>518</S> I go<S>3318</S> out to the country,<S>7704</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> those slain<S>2491</S> with the sword!<S>2719</S> Or if<S>518</S> I enter<S>935</S> the city,<S>5892</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> diseases<S>8463</S> of famine!<S>7458</S> For both<S>1571</S> prophet<S>5030</S> and priest<S>3548</S> Have gone roving<S>5503</S> about<S>5503</S> in the land<S>776</S> that they do not know.<S>3045</S>' "</t>


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<t>Hast Thou completely<S>3988</S> rejected<S>3988</S> Judah<S>3063</S>? Or<S>518</S> hast Thou loathed<S>1602</S> Zion<S>6726</S>? Why<S>4069</S> hast Thou stricken<S>5221</S> us so that we are beyond<S>369</S> healing<S>4832</S>? [We] waited<S>6960</S> for peace,<S>7965</S> but nothing<S>369</S> good<S>9185</S> [came;] And for a time<S>6256</S> of healing,<S>4832</S> but behold,<S>2009</S> terror!<S>1205</S></t>


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<pb/><t>We know<S>3045</S> our wickedness,<S>7562</S> O Lord,<S>3068</S> The iniquity<S>5771</S> of our fathers, for we have sinned<S>1</S> against Thee.</t>


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<pb/><t>Do not despise<S>5006</S> [us,] for Thine own name's sake;<S>4616</S> Do not disgrace<S>9310</S> the throne<S>3678</S> of Thy glory;<S>9202</S> Remember<S>2142</S> [and] do not annul<S>6565</S> Thy covenant<S>1285</S> with us.</t>


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<pb/><t>Are there<S>3426</S> any<S>3426</S> among the idols<S>1892</S> of the nations<S>1471</S> who give<S>1652</S> rain<S>1652</S>? Or<S>518</S> can the heavens<S>8064</S> grant<S>5414</S> showers<S>7241</S>? Is it not Thou, O Lord<S>3068</S> our God<S>430</S>? Therefore we hope<S>6960</S> in Thee, For Thou art the one who hast done<S>6213</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> things.<S>428</S></t>


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Then the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Even though<S>518</S> Moses<S>4872</S> and Samuel<S>8050</S> were to stand<S>5975</S> before<S>6440</S> Me, My heart<S>5315</S> would not be with this<S>2088</S> people;<S>5971</S> send<S>7971</S> them away<S>7971</S> from My presence<S>6440</S> and let them go!<S>3318</S>


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"And it shall be that when<S>3588</S> they say<S>559</S> to you, <t>'Where<S>575</S> should we go<S>3318</S>?' then you are to tell<S>559</S> them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord:<S>3068</S> "Those [destined] for death,<S>4194</S> to death;<S>4194</S> And those [destined] for the sword,<S>2719</S> to the sword;<S>2719</S> And those [destined] for famine,<S>7458</S> to famine;<S>7458</S> And those [destined] for captivity,<S>7628</S> to captivity.<S>7628</S>"'</t>


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"And I shall appoint<S>6485</S> over<S>5921</S> them four<S>702</S> kinds<S>4940</S> [of doom,]" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord:<S>3068</S> "the sword<S>2719</S> to slay,<S>2026</S> the dogs<S>3611</S> to drag<S>5498</S> off, and the birds<S>5775</S> of the sky<S>8064</S> and the beasts<S>929</S> of the earth<S>776</S> to devour<S>398</S> and destroy.<S>7843</S>


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"And I shall make<S>5414</S> them an object<S>2113</S> of horror<S>2113</S> among all<S>3605</S> the kingdoms<S>4467</S> of the earth<S>776</S> because<S>1558</S> of Manasseh,<S>4519</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Hezekiah,<S>2396</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> for what<S>834</S> he did<S>6213</S> in Jerusalem.<S>3389</S>


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<pb/><t>"Indeed,<S>3588</S> who<S>4310</S> will have<S>2550</S> pity<S>2550</S> on you, O Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> Or who<S>4310</S> will mourn<S>5110</S> for you, Or who<S>4310</S> will turn<S>5493</S> aside<S>5493</S> to ask<S>7592</S> about your welfare<S>7965</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"You who have forsaken<S>5203</S> Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "You keep going<S>1980</S> backward.<S>268</S> So I will stretch<S>5186</S> out My hand<S>3027</S> against<S>5921</S> you and destroy<S>7843</S> you; I am tired<S>3811</S> of relenting!<S>5162</S></t>


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<t>"And I will winnow<S>2219</S> them with a winnowing<S>2219</S> fork<S>4214</S> At the gates<S>8179</S> of the land;<S>776</S> I will bereave<S>7921</S> [them] of children,<S>7921</S> I will destroy My people;<S>6</S> They did not repent<S>5971</S> of their ways.<S>7725</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Their widows<S>490</S> will be more<S>4480</S> numerous<S>6105</S> before Me Than<S>4480</S> the sand<S>2344</S> of the seas;<S>3220</S> I will bring<S>935</S> against them, against<S>5921</S> the mother<S>517</S> of a young<S>970</S> man,<S>970</S> A destroyer<S>7703</S> at noonday;<S>6672</S> I will suddenly<S>6597</S> bring<S>5307</S> down<S>5307</S> on her Anguish<S>9409</S> and dismay.<S>928</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"She who bore<S>3205</S> seven<S>7651</S> [sons] pines<S>535</S> away;<S>535</S> Her breathing<S>5301</S> is labored.<S>5301</S> Her sun<S>8121</S> has set<S>935</S> while it was yet<S>5750</S> day;<S>3119</S> She has been<S>954</S> shamed<S>954</S> and humiliated.<S>2659</S> So I shall give<S>5414</S> over their survivors<S>7611</S> to the sword<S>2719</S> Before<S>6440</S> their enemies,<S>340</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<t>Woe<S>188</S> to me, my mother,<S>517</S> that you have borne<S>3205</S> me As a man<S>376</S> of strife<S>7379</S> and a man<S>376</S> of contention<S>4066</S> to all<S>3605</S> the land!<S>776</S> I have neither<S>3808</S> lent,<S>5383</S> nor<S>3808</S> have men lent<S>5383</S> money to me, [Yet] everyone<S>3605</S> curses<S>7043</S> me.</t>


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<t>The Lord<S>3068</S> said,<S>559</S> "Surely<S>518</S> <S>3808</S> I will set<S>8281</S> you free<S>8281</S> for [purposes of] good;<S>9185</S> Surely<S>518</S> <S>3808</S> I will cause the enemy<S>340</S> to make<S>6293</S> supplication<S>6293</S> to you In a time<S>6256</S> of disaster<S>9567</S> and a time<S>6256</S> of distress.<S>6869</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Can anyone smash<S>9570</S> iron,<S>1270</S> Iron<S>1270</S> from the north,<S>6828</S> or bronze<S>5178</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Your wealth<S>2428</S> and your treasures<S>214</S> I will give<S>5414</S> for booty<S>957</S> without<S>3808</S> cost,<S>4242</S> Even for all<S>3605</S> your sins<S>9128</S> And within all<S>3605</S> your borders.<S>1366</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Then I will cause your enemies<S>340</S> to bring<S>5674</S> [it] Into a land<S>776</S> you do not know;<S>3045</S> For a fire<S>784</S> has been<S>6919</S> kindled<S>6919</S> in My anger,<S>639</S> It will burn<S>3344</S> upon you."</t>


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<t>Thou who knowest,<S>3045</S> O Lord,<S>3068</S> Remember<S>2142</S> me, take<S>6485</S> notice<S>6485</S> of me, And take<S>5358</S> vengeance<S>5358</S> for me on my persecutors.<S>7291</S> Do [not,] in view of Thy patience,<S>750</S> take<S>3947</S> me away; Know<S>3045</S> that for Thy sake<S>5921</S> I endure<S>5375</S> reproach.<S>2781</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Thy words<S>1697</S> were found<S>4672</S> and I ate<S>398</S> them, And Thy words<S>1697</S> became<S>1961</S> for me a joy<S>8342</S> and the delight<S>8057</S> of my heart;<S>3824</S> For I have been called<S>7121</S> by Thy name,<S>8034</S> O Lord<S>3068</S> God<S>430</S> of hosts.<S>6635</S></t>


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<pb/><t>I did not sit<S>3427</S> in the circle<S>5475</S> of merrymakers,<S>7832</S> Nor<S>3808</S> did I exult.<S>5937</S> Because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of Thy hand<S>3027</S> [upon me] I sat<S>3427</S> alone,<S>910</S> For Thou didst fill<S>4390</S> me with indignation.<S>2195</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Why<S>4100</S> has my pain<S>3511</S> been<S>1961</S> perpetual<S>5331</S> And my wound<S>4347</S> incurable,<S>605</S> refusing<S>3985</S> to be healed<S>7495</S>? Wilt Thou indeed<S>1961</S> be to me like<S>3644</S> a deceptive<S>391</S> [stream] With water<S>4325</S> that is unreliable<S>539</S> <S>3808</S>?</t>


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<t>Therefore,<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "If<S>518</S> you return,<S>7725</S> then I will restore<S>7725</S> you – Before<S>6440</S> Me you will stand;<S>5975</S> And if<S>518</S> you extract<S>3318</S> the precious<S>3368</S> from the worthless,<S>9105</S> You will become<S>1961</S> My spokesman.<S>6310</S> They for their part<S>1992</S> may turn<S>7725</S> to you, But as for you, you must not turn<S>7725</S> to them.</t>


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<pb/><t>"Then I will make<S>5414</S> you to this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> A fortified<S>1219</S> wall<S>2346</S> of bronze;<S>5178</S> And though they fight<S>3898</S> against<S>413</S> you, They will not prevail<S>3201</S> over you; For I am with you to save<S>3467</S> you And deliver<S>5337</S> you," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"So I will deliver<S>5337</S> you from the hand<S>3027</S> of the wicked,<S>7451</S> And I will redeem<S>6299</S> you from the grasp<S>3709</S> of the violent.<S>6184</S>"</t>


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"You shall not take a wife<S>802</S> for yourself nor<S>3808</S> have<S>1961</S> sons<S>1121</S> or daughters<S>1323</S> in this<S>2088</S> place.<S>4725</S>"


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For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the sons<S>1121</S> and daughters<S>1323</S> born<S>3209</S> in this<S>2088</S> place,<S>4725</S> and concerning<S>5921</S> their mothers<S>517</S> who bear<S>3205</S> them, and their fathers who beget<S>1</S> them in this<S>3205</S> land: <S>384</S>


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"They will die<S>4191</S> of deadly<S>4463</S> diseases,<S>8463</S> they will not be lamented<S>5594</S> or buried;<S>6912</S> they will be as dung<S>1828</S> on the surface<S>6440</S> of the ground<S>127</S> and come<S>3615</S> to an end<S>3615</S> by sword<S>2719</S> and famine,<S>7458</S> and their carcasses<S>5038</S> will become<S>1961</S> food<S>3978</S> for the birds<S>5775</S> of the sky<S>8064</S> and for the beasts<S>929</S> of the earth.<S>776</S>"


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<pb/>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Do not enter<S>935</S> a house<S>1004</S> of mourning,<S>4798</S> or go<S>1980</S> to lament<S>5594</S> or to console<S>5110</S> them; for I have withdrawn<S>622</S> My peace<S>7965</S> from this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "[My] lovingkindness<S>2617</S> and compassion.<S>7356</S>


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"Both great<S>1419</S> men<S>1419</S> and small<S>6996</S> will die<S>4191</S> in this<S>384</S> land;<S>776</S> they will not be buried,<S>6912</S> they will not be lamented,<S>5594</S> nor<S>3808</S> will anyone gash<S>1413</S> himself or shave<S>7139</S> his head<S>7139</S> for them.


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"Neither<S>3808</S> will men break<S>6536</S> [bread] in mourning<S>60</S> for them, to comfort<S>5162</S> anyone for the dead,<S>4191</S> nor<S>3808</S> give<S>8248</S> them a cup<S>3563</S> of consolation<S>8575</S> to drink<S>8248</S> for anyone's father or mother.<S>1</S>


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<pb/>"Moreover you shall not go<S>935</S> into a house<S>1004</S> of feasting<S>4960</S> to sit<S>3427</S> with them to eat<S>398</S> and drink.<S>8354</S>"


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For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel:<S>3478</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am going to eliminate<S>7673</S> from this<S>2088</S> place,<S>4725</S> before your eyes<S>5869</S> and in your time,<S>3117</S> the voice<S>6963</S> of rejoicing<S>8342</S> and the voice<S>6963</S> of gladness,<S>8057</S> the voice<S>6963</S> of the groom<S>2860</S> and the voice<S>6963</S> of the bride.<S>3618</S>


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"Now it will come<S>1961</S> about when<S>3588</S> you tell<S>5046</S> this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> words<S>1697</S> that they will say<S>559</S> to you, 'For what<S>4100</S> reason<S>5921</S> <S>4100</S> has the Lord<S>3068</S> declared<S>1696</S> all<S>3605</S> this<S>384</S> great<S>1419</S> calamity<S>9567</S> against<S>5921</S> us? And what<S>4100</S> is our iniquity,<S>5771</S> or what<S>4100</S> is our sin<S>9128</S> which<S>834</S> we have committed<S>2398</S> against the Lord<S>3068</S> our God<S>430</S>?'


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"Then you are to say<S>559</S> to them, '[It is] because<S>5921</S> <S>834</S> your forefathers have forsaken<S>1</S> Me,' declares<S>5800</S> the Lord,<S>5002</S> 'and have followed<S>3068</S> <S>1980</S> other<S>310</S> gods<S>312</S> and served<S>430</S> them and bowed<S>5647</S> down<S>7812</S> to them; but Me they have forsaken<S>7812</S> and have not kept<S>5800</S> My law.<S>8104</S>


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'You too have done<S>6213</S> evil,<S>7451</S> [even] more<S>4480</S> than<S>4480</S> your forefathers; for behold,<S>1</S> you are each<S>2009</S> one<S>376</S> walking<S>376</S> according<S>1980</S> to the stubbornness<S>310</S> of his own evil<S>8307</S> heart,<S>7451</S> without<S>3820</S> listening<S>1115</S> to Me.


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'So I will hurl<S>2904</S> you out of this<S>384</S> land<S>776</S> into the land<S>776</S> which<S>834</S> you have not known,<S>3045</S> neither you nor<S>3808</S> your fathers; and there<S>1</S> you will serve<S>8033</S> other<S>5647</S> gods<S>312</S> day<S>430</S> and night,<S>3119</S> for I shall grant<S>3915</S> you no<S>5414</S> favor.<S>3808</S>'


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<pb/>"Therefore<S>3651</S> behold,<S>2009</S> days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "when it will no<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> be said,<S>559</S> 'As the Lord<S>3068</S> lives,<S>2416</S> who<S>834</S> brought<S>5927</S> up the sons<S>1121</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> out of the land<S>776</S> of Egypt,<S>4714</S>'


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but, 'As the Lord<S>3068</S> lives,<S>2416</S> who<S>834</S> brought<S>5927</S> up the sons<S>1121</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> from the land<S>776</S> of the north<S>6828</S> and from all<S>3605</S> the countries<S>776</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> He had banished<S>5080</S> them.' For I will restore<S>7725</S> them to their own land<S>127</S> which<S>834</S> I gave<S>5414</S> to their fathers.


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<pb/>"Behold,<S>2009</S> I am going to send<S>7971</S> for many<S>7227</S> fishermen,<S>1728</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "and they will fish<S>1770</S> for them; and afterwards<S>310</S> <S>3651</S> I shall send<S>7971</S> for many<S>7227</S> hunters,<S>6719</S> and they will hunt<S>6679</S> them from every<S>3605</S> mountain<S>2022</S> and every<S>3605</S> hill,<S>1389</S> and from the clefts<S>5357</S> of the rocks.<S>5553</S>


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"For My eyes<S>5869</S> are on all<S>3605</S> their ways;<S>1870</S> they are not hidden<S>5641</S> from My face,<S>6440</S> nor<S>3808</S> is their iniquity<S>5771</S> concealed<S>6845</S> from My eyes.<S>5869</S>


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"And I will first<S>7223</S> doubly<S>4932</S> repay<S>9608</S> their iniquity<S>5771</S> and their sin,<S>9128</S> because<S>5921</S> they have polluted<S>2490</S> My land;<S>776</S> they have filled<S>4390</S> My inheritance<S>5159</S> with the carcasses<S>5038</S> of their detestable<S>8251</S> idols<S>8251</S> and with their abominations.<S>8441</S>"


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<pb/><t>O Lord,<S>3068</S> my strength<S>5797</S> and my stronghold,<S>4581</S> And my refuge<S>4498</S> in the day<S>3117</S> of distress,<S>6869</S> To Thee the nations<S>1471</S> will come<S>935</S> From the ends<S>657</S> of the earth<S>776</S> and say,<S>559</S> "Our fathers have inherited<S>1</S> nothing<S>5157</S> but falsehood,<S>389</S> Futility<S>8267</S> and things<S>1892</S> of no<S>3276</S> profit.<S>369</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Can man<S>120</S> make<S>6213</S> gods<S>430</S> for himself? Yet they are not gods!<S>430</S></t>


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<t>"Therefore<S>3651</S> behold,<S>2009</S> I am going to make them know<S>3045</S> – This<S>384</S> time<S>6471</S> I will make them know<S>3045</S> My power<S>3027</S> and My might;<S>1369</S> And they shall know<S>3045</S> that My name<S>8034</S> is the Lord.<S>3068</S>"</t>


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<t>The sin<S>9128</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> is written<S>3789</S> down<S>3789</S> with an iron<S>1270</S> stylus;<S>5842</S> With a diamond<S>8068</S> point<S>6856</S> it is engraved<S>9177</S> upon the tablet<S>3871</S> of their heart,<S>3820</S> And on the horns<S>7161</S> of their altars,<S>4196</S></t>


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<pb/><t>As they remember<S>2142</S> their children,<S>1121</S> So they [remember] their altars<S>4196</S> and their Asherim<S>842</S> By green<S>7488</S> trees<S>6086</S> on the high<S>1364</S> hills.<S>1389</S></t>


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<pb/><t>O mountain<S>2022</S> of Mine in the countryside,<S>7704</S> I will give<S>5414</S> over your wealth<S>2428</S> and all<S>3605</S> your treasures<S>214</S> for booty,<S>957</S> Your high<S>1116</S> places<S>1116</S> for sin<S>9128</S> throughout<S>3605</S> your borders.<S>1366</S></t>


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<pb/><t>And you will, even of yourself, let<S>8058</S> go<S>8058</S> of your inheritance<S>5159</S> That I gave<S>5414</S> you; And I will make you serve<S>5647</S> your enemies<S>340</S> In the land<S>776</S> which<S>834</S> you do not know;<S>3045</S> For you have kindled<S>6919</S> a fire<S>784</S> in My anger<S>639</S> Which will burn<S>3344</S> forever.<S>5704</S> <S>5769</S></t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Cursed<S>779</S> is the man<S>1397</S> who<S>834</S> trusts<S>982</S> in mankind<S>120</S> And makes<S>7760</S> flesh<S>1320</S> his strength,<S>2220</S> And whose heart<S>3820</S> turns<S>5493</S> away<S>5493</S> from the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For he will be like a bush<S>6176</S> in the desert<S>6160</S> And will not see<S>7200</S> when<S>3588</S> prosperity<S>9185</S> comes,<S>935</S> But will live<S>7931</S> in stony<S>2788</S> wastes<S>2788</S> in the wilderness,<S>4057</S> A land<S>776</S> of salt<S>4420</S> without<S>3808</S> inhabitant.<S>3427</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Blessed<S>1288</S> is the man<S>1397</S> who<S>834</S> trusts<S>982</S> in the Lord<S>3068</S> And whose trust<S>4009</S> is the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For he will be like a tree<S>6086</S> planted<S>8362</S> by the water,<S>4325</S> That extends<S>7971</S> its roots<S>8328</S> by a stream<S>3105</S> And will not fear<S>3372</S> when<S>3588</S> the heat<S>2527</S> comes;<S>935</S> But its leaves<S>5929</S> will be green,<S>7488</S> And it will not be anxious<S>1672</S> in a year<S>8141</S> of drought<S>1226</S> Nor<S>3808</S> cease<S>4185</S> to yield<S>6213</S> fruit.<S>6529</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The heart<S>3820</S> is more<S>4480</S> deceitful<S>6121</S> than<S>4480</S> all<S>3605</S> else And is desperately<S>605</S> sick;<S>605</S> Who<S>4310</S> can understand<S>3045</S> it?</t>


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<pb/><t>"I, the Lord,<S>3068</S> search<S>2713</S> the heart,<S>3820</S> I test<S>974</S> the mind,<S>3629</S> Even to give<S>5414</S> to each<S>376</S> man<S>376</S> according to his ways,<S>1870</S> According to the results<S>6529</S> of his deeds.<S>4611</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"As a partridge<S>7124</S> that hatches<S>1716</S> eggs<S>1716</S> which it has not laid,<S>3205</S> [So] is he who makes<S>6213</S> a fortune,<S>6239</S> but unjustly<S>4941</S>;<S>3808</S> In the midst<S>2677</S> of his days<S>3117</S> it will forsake<S>5800</S> him, And in the end<S>319</S> he will be a fool.<S>5036</S>"</t>


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<t>A glorious<S>9202</S> throne<S>3678</S> on high<S>4791</S> from the beginning<S>7223</S> Is the place<S>4725</S> of our sanctuary.<S>4720</S></t>


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<pb/><t>O Lord,<S>3068</S> the hope<S>4723</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> All<S>3605</S> who forsake<S>5800</S> Thee will be put<S>954</S> to shame.<S>954</S> Those who turn<S>5493</S> away<S>5493</S> on earth<S>776</S> will be written<S>3789</S> down,<S>3789</S> Because<S>3588</S> they have forsaken<S>5800</S> the fountain<S>4726</S> of living<S>2416</S> water,<S>4325</S> even the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Heal<S>7495</S> me, O Lord,<S>3068</S> and I will be healed;<S>7495</S> Save<S>3467</S> me and I will be saved,<S>3467</S> For Thou art my praise.<S>8416</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Look,<S>2009</S> they keep saying<S>559</S> to me, "Where<S>346</S> is the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S>? Let it come<S>935</S> now!<S>4994</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>But as for me, I have not hurried<S>213</S> away from [being] a shepherd<S>7462</S> after<S>310</S> Thee, Nor<S>3808</S> have I longed<S>183</S> for the woeful<S>605</S> day;<S>3117</S> Thou Thyself<S>859</S> knowest<S>3045</S> the utterance<S>4161</S> of my lips<S>8193</S> Was in Thy presence.<S>6440</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Do not be a terror<S>4288</S> to me; Thou art my refuge<S>4268</S> in the day<S>3117</S> of disaster.<S>9567</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Let those who persecute<S>7291</S> me be put<S>954</S> to shame,<S>954</S> but as for me, let me not be put<S>954</S> to shame;<S>954</S> Let them be dismayed,<S>2865</S> but let me not be dismayed.<S>2865</S> Bring<S>935</S> on them a day<S>3117</S> of disaster,<S>9567</S> And crush<S>7665</S> them with twofold<S>4932</S> destruction!<S>7670</S></t>


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Thus<S>3541</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "Go<S>1980</S> and stand<S>5975</S> in the public<S>1121</S> <S>5971</S> gate,<S>8179</S> through which<S>834</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> come<S>935</S> in and go<S>3318</S> out, as well as in all<S>3605</S> the gates<S>8179</S> of Jerusalem;<S>3389</S>


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and say<S>559</S> to them, 'Listen<S>8085</S> to the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> kings<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and all<S>3605</S> Judah,<S>3063</S> and all<S>3605</S> inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> who come<S>935</S> in through these<S>428</S> gates: <S>8179</S>


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'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Take<S>8104</S> heed<S>8104</S> for yourselves,<S>5315</S> and do not carry<S>5375</S> any load<S>4853</S> on the sabbath<S>7676</S> day<S>3117</S> or bring<S>935</S> anything in through the gates<S>8179</S> of Jerusalem.<S>3389</S>


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"And you shall not bring<S>3318</S> a load<S>4853</S> out of your houses<S>1004</S> on the sabbath<S>7676</S> day<S>3117</S> nor<S>3808</S> do<S>6213</S> any<S>3605</S> work,<S>4399</S> but keep<S>6942</S> the sabbath<S>7676</S> day<S>3117</S> holy,<S>6942</S> as I commanded<S>6680</S> your forefathers.


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"Yet they did not listen<S>8085</S> or incline<S>5186</S> their ears,<S>241</S> but stiffened<S>7185</S> their necks<S>6203</S> in order not to listen<S>8085</S> or take<S>3947</S> correction.<S>4148</S>


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"But it will come<S>1961</S> about, if<S>518</S> you listen<S>8085</S> attentively<S>8085</S> to Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "to bring<S>935</S> no<S>1115</S> load<S>4853</S> in through the gates<S>8179</S> of this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> on the sabbath<S>7676</S> day,<S>3117</S> but to keep<S>6942</S> the sabbath<S>7676</S> day<S>3117</S> holy<S>6942</S> by doing<S>6213</S> no<S>1115</S> <S>3605</S> work<S>4399</S> on it,


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then there will come<S>935</S> in through the gates<S>8179</S> of this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> kings<S>4428</S> and princes<S>8269</S> sitting<S>3427</S> on the throne<S>3678</S> of David,<S>1732</S> riding<S>7392</S> in chariots<S>7393</S> and on horses,<S>5483</S> they and their princes,<S>8269</S> the men<S>376</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem;<S>3389</S> and this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> will be inhabited<S>3427</S> forever.<S>5769</S>


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"They will come<S>935</S> in from the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and from the environs<S>5439</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> from the land<S>776</S> of Benjamin,<S>1144</S> from the lowland,<S>8219</S> from the hill<S>2022</S> country,<S>2022</S> and from the Negev,<S>5045</S> bringing<S>935</S> burnt<S>5930</S> offerings,<S>5930</S> sacrifices,<S>2077</S> grain offerings<S>4503</S> and incense,<S>3828</S> and bringing<S>935</S> sacrifices<S>8426</S> of thanksgiving<S>8426</S> to the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"But if<S>518</S> you do not listen<S>8085</S> to Me to keep<S>6942</S> the sabbath<S>7676</S> day<S>3117</S> holy<S>6942</S> by not carrying<S>5375</S> a load<S>4853</S> and coming<S>935</S> in through the gates<S>8179</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> on the sabbath<S>7676</S> day,<S>3117</S> then I shall kindle<S>3341</S> a fire<S>784</S> in its gates,<S>8179</S> and it will devour<S>398</S> the palaces<S>759</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> and not be quenched.<S>3518</S>"' "


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<pb/>The word<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> from the Lord<S>3068</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"Arise<S>6965</S> and go<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> to the potter's house,<S>1004</S> and there<S>8033</S> I shall announce<S>8085</S> My words<S>1697</S> to you."


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Then I went<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> to the potter's house,<S>1004</S> and there<S>2009</S> he was, making<S>6213</S> something<S>4399</S> on the wheel.<S>70</S>


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But the vessel<S>3627</S> that he was making<S>6213</S> of clay<S>2563</S> was spoiled<S>7843</S> in the hand<S>3027</S> of the potter;<S>3335</S> so he remade<S>7725</S> <S>6213</S> it into another<S>312</S> vessel,<S>3627</S> as it pleased<S>5869</S> <S>3474</S> the potter<S>3335</S> to make.<S>6213</S>


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"Can<S>3201</S> I not, O house<S>1004</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> deal<S>6213</S> with you as this<S>2088</S> potter<S>3335</S> [does]?" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> like the clay<S>2563</S> in the potter's hand,<S>3027</S> so<S>3651</S> are you in My hand,<S>3027</S> O house<S>1004</S> of Israel.<S>3478</S>


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"At one moment<S>7281</S> I might speak<S>1696</S> concerning<S>5921</S> a nation<S>1471</S> or concerning<S>5921</S> a kingdom<S>4467</S> to uproot,<S>5428</S> to pull<S>5422</S> down,<S>5422</S> or to destroy [it;]


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if that nation<S>1471</S> against<S>5921</S> which<S>834</S> I have spoken<S>1696</S> turns<S>7725</S> from its evil,<S>9567</S> I will relent<S>5162</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the calamity<S>9567</S> I planned<S>2803</S> to bring<S>6213</S> on it.


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"Or at another moment<S>7281</S> I might speak<S>1696</S> concerning<S>5921</S> a nation<S>1471</S> or concerning<S>5921</S> a kingdom<S>4467</S> to build<S>1129</S> up or to plant<S>5193</S> [it;]


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if it does<S>6213</S> evil<S>7451</S> in My sight<S>5869</S> by not obeying<S>8085</S> My voice,<S>6963</S> then I will think<S>5162</S> better<S>5162</S> of the good<S>9186</S> with which<S>834</S> I had promised<S>559</S> to bless<S>3190</S> it.


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"So now<S>6258</S> then, speak<S>559</S> to the men<S>376</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and against<S>5921</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am fashioning<S>3335</S> calamity<S>9567</S> against<S>5921</S> you and devising<S>2803</S> a plan<S>4284</S> against<S>5921</S> you. Oh<S>4994</S> turn<S>7725</S> back,<S>7725</S> each<S>376</S> of you from his evil<S>7451</S> way,<S>1870</S> and reform<S>3190</S> your ways<S>1870</S> and your deeds.<S>4611</S> "'


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"But they will say,<S>559</S> 'It's hopeless!<S>2976</S> For we are going<S>1980</S> to follow<S>310</S> <S>1980</S> our own plans,<S>4284</S> and each<S>376</S> of us will act<S>6213</S> according to the stubbornness<S>8307</S> of his evil<S>7451</S> heart.<S>3820</S>'


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<pb/><t>"Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Ask<S>7592</S> now<S>4994</S> among the nations,<S>1471</S> Who<S>4310</S> ever heard<S>8085</S> the like of this<S>428</S>? The virgin<S>1330</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> Has done<S>6213</S> a most<S>3966</S> appalling<S>9624</S> thing.<S>9624</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Does the snow<S>7950</S> of Lebanon<S>3844</S> forsake<S>5800</S> the rock<S>6697</S> of the open country<S>9583</S>? Or<S>518</S> is the cold<S>7119</S> flowing<S>5140</S> water<S>4325</S> [from] a foreign<S>2114</S> [land] ever snatched<S>5428</S> away<S>5428</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>'For My people<S>5971</S> have forgotten<S>7911</S> Me, They burn<S>6999</S> incense<S>6999</S> to worthless<S>7723</S> gods And they have stumbled<S>3782</S> from their ways,<S>1870</S> From the ancient<S>5769</S> paths,<S>7635</S> To walk<S>1980</S> in bypaths,<S>9350</S> Not on a highway,<S>1870</S> <S>5549</S></t>


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<pb/><t>To make<S>7760</S> their land<S>776</S> a desolation,<S>8047</S> [An object of] perpetual<S>5769</S> hissing;<S>8292</S> Everyone<S>3605</S> who passes<S>5674</S> by it will be astonished<S>8074</S> And shake<S>5110</S> his head.<S>7218</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Like an east<S>6921</S> wind<S>7307</S> I will scatter<S>6327</S> them Before<S>6440</S> the enemy;<S>340</S> I will show<S>7200</S> them My back<S>6203</S> and not [My] face<S>6440</S> In the day<S>3117</S> of their calamity.<S>343</S>' "</t>


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Then they said,<S>559</S> "Come<S>1980</S> and let us devise<S>2803</S> plans<S>4284</S> against<S>5921</S> Jeremiah.<S>3414</S> Surely<S>3588</S> the law<S>8451</S> is not going to be lost to the priest,<S>6</S> nor<S>3548</S> counsel<S>3808</S> to the sage,<S>6098</S> nor<S>2450</S> the [divine] word<S>3808</S> to the prophet!<S>1697</S> Come<S>5030</S> on and let us strike<S>1980</S> at him with [our] tongue,<S>5221</S> and let us give<S>3956</S> no<S>7181</S> heed<S>408</S> to any<S>7181</S> of his words.<S>3605</S>"


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<pb/><t>Do give<S>7181</S> heed<S>7181</S> to me, O Lord,<S>3068</S> And listen<S>8085</S> to what<S>6963</S> my opponents<S>3401</S> are saying!<S>6963</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Should good<S>9186</S> be repaid<S>9608</S> with evil<S>9567</S>? For they have dug<S>3738</S> a pit<S>7745</S> for me. Remember<S>2142</S> how I stood<S>5975</S> before<S>6440</S> Thee To speak<S>1696</S> good<S>9186</S> on their behalf,<S>5921</S> So as to turn<S>7725</S> away<S>7725</S> Thy wrath<S>2534</S> from them.</t>


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<pb/><t>Therefore,<S>3651</S> give<S>5414</S> their children<S>1121</S> over to famine,<S>7458</S> And deliver<S>5064</S> them up to the power<S>3027</S> of the sword;<S>2719</S> And let their wives<S>802</S> become<S>1961</S> childless<S>9599</S> and widowed.<S>490</S> Let their men<S>376</S> also be smitten<S>2026</S> to death,<S>4194</S> Their young<S>970</S> men<S>970</S> struck<S>5221</S> down<S>5221</S> by the sword<S>2719</S> in battle.<S>4421</S></t>


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<pb/><t>May an outcry<S>2201</S> be heard<S>8085</S> from their houses,<S>1004</S> When<S>3588</S> Thou suddenly<S>6597</S> bringest<S>935</S> raiders<S>1416</S> upon them; For they have dug<S>3738</S> a pit<S>7745</S> to capture<S>3920</S> me And hidden<S>2934</S> snares<S>6341</S> for my feet.<S>7272</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Yet Thou, O Lord,<S>3068</S> knowest<S>3045</S> All<S>3605</S> their deadly<S>4194</S> designs<S>6098</S> against<S>5921</S> me; Do not forgive<S>3722</S> their iniquity<S>5771</S> Or blot<S>4229</S> out their sin<S>9128</S> from Thy sight.<S>6440</S> But may they be overthrown<S>3782</S> before<S>6440</S> Thee; Deal<S>6213</S> with them in the time<S>6256</S> of Thine anger!<S>639</S></t>


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<pb/>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Go<S>1980</S> and buy<S>7069</S> a potter's earthenware<S>2789</S> jar,<S>1228</S> and [take] some<S>4480</S> of the elders<S>2205</S> of the people<S>5971</S> and some<S>4480</S> of the senior<S>2205</S> priests.<S>3548</S>


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"Then go<S>3318</S> out to the valley<S>1516</S> of Ben-hinnom, which<S>834</S> is by the entrance<S>6607</S> of the potsherd<S>2777</S> gate;<S>8179</S> and proclaim<S>7121</S> there<S>8033</S> the words<S>1697</S> that I shall tell<S>1696</S> you,


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and say,<S>559</S> 'Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> O kings<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem:<S>3389</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Behold<S>2009</S> I am about to bring<S>935</S> a calamity<S>9567</S> upon this<S>2088</S> place,<S>4725</S> at which<S>834</S> the ears<S>241</S> of everyone<S>3605</S> that hears<S>8085</S> of it will tingle.<S>6750</S>


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"Because<S>3282</S> <S>834</S> they have forsaken<S>5800</S> Me and have made<S>9330</S> this<S>2088</S> an alien<S>9330</S> place<S>4725</S> and have burned<S>6999</S> sacrifices<S>6999</S> in it to other<S>312</S> gods<S>430</S> that neither<S>3808</S> they nor<S>3808</S> their forefathers nor<S>1</S> the kings<S>3808</S> of Judah<S>4428</S> had [ever] known,<S>3063</S> and [because] they have filled<S>3045</S> this<S>4390</S> place<S>2088</S> with the blood<S>4725</S> of the innocent<S>1818</S>


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and have built<S>1129</S> the high<S>1116</S> places<S>1116</S> of Baal<S>1168</S> to burn<S>8313</S> their sons<S>1121</S> in the fire<S>784</S> as burnt<S>5930</S> offerings<S>5930</S> to Baal,<S>1168</S> a thing which<S>834</S> I never<S>3808</S> commanded<S>6680</S> or spoke<S>1696</S> of, nor<S>3808</S> did it [ever] enter<S>5927</S> My mind;<S>3820</S>


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therefore,<S>3651</S> behold,<S>2009</S> days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S> "declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "when this<S>2088</S> place<S>4725</S> will no<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> be called<S>7121</S> Topheth<S>8612</S> or the valley<S>1516</S> of Ben-hinnom, but rather<S>3588</S> <S>518</S> the valley<S>1516</S> of Slaughter.<S>2028</S>


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"And I shall make<S>1238</S> void<S>1238</S> the counsel<S>6098</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and Jerusalem<S>3389</S> in this<S>2088</S> place,<S>4725</S> and I shall cause them to fall<S>5307</S> by the sword<S>2719</S> before<S>6440</S> their enemies<S>340</S> and by the hand<S>3027</S> of those who seek<S>1245</S> their life;<S>5315</S> and I shall give<S>5414</S> over their carcasses<S>5038</S> as food<S>3978</S> for the birds<S>5775</S> of the sky<S>8064</S> and the beasts<S>929</S> of the earth.<S>776</S>


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"I shall also make<S>7760</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> a desolation<S>8047</S> and an [object of] hissing;<S>8322</S> everyone<S>3605</S> who passes<S>5674</S> by it will be astonished<S>8074</S> and hiss<S>8319</S> because<S>5921</S> of all<S>3605</S> its disasters.<S>4347</S>


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"And I shall make them eat<S>398</S> the flesh<S>1320</S> of their sons<S>1121</S> and the flesh<S>1320</S> of their daughters,<S>1323</S> and they will eat<S>398</S> one<S>376</S> another's flesh<S>1320</S> in the siege<S>4692</S> and in the distress<S>4689</S> with which<S>834</S> their enemies<S>340</S> and those who seek<S>1245</S> their life<S>5315</S> will distress<S>6693</S> them."'


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<pb/>"Then you are to break<S>7665</S> the jar<S>1228</S> in the sight<S>5869</S> of the men<S>376</S> who accompany<S>1980</S> <S>854</S> you


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and say<S>559</S> to them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "Just<S>3602</S> so<S>3602</S> shall I break<S>7665</S> this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> and this<S>384</S> city,<S>5892</S> even<S>9201</S> as one breaks<S>7665</S> a potter's vessel,<S>3627</S> which<S>834</S> cannot<S>3201</S> <S>3808</S> again<S>5750</S> be repaired;<S>7495</S> and they will bury<S>6912</S> in Topheth<S>8612</S> because<S>4480</S> there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> [other] place<S>4725</S> for burial.<S>6912</S>


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"This<S>3651</S> is how<S>3651</S> I shall treat<S>6213</S> this<S>2088</S> place<S>4725</S> and its inhabitants,<S>3427</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "so as to make<S>5414</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> like Topheth.<S>8612</S>


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"And the houses<S>1004</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> and the houses<S>1004</S> of the kings<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> will be defiled<S>2931</S> like the place<S>4725</S> Topheth,<S>8612</S> because of all<S>3605</S> the houses<S>1004</S> on whose<S>834</S> rooftops<S>1406</S> they burned<S>6999</S> sacrifices<S>6999</S> to all<S>3605</S> the heavenly<S>8064</S> host<S>6635</S> and poured<S>5258</S> out libations<S>5262</S> to other<S>312</S> gods.<S>430</S>"' "


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<pb/>Then Jeremiah<S>3414</S> came<S>935</S> from Topheth,<S>8612</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> had sent<S>7971</S> him to prophesy;<S>5012</S> and he stood<S>5975</S> in the court<S>2691</S> of the Lord's house<S>1004</S> and said<S>559</S> to all<S>3605</S> the people: <S>5971</S>


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"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> I am about to bring<S>935</S> on this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> and all<S>3605</S> its towns<S>5892</S> the entire<S>3605</S> calamity<S>9567</S> that I have declared<S>1696</S> against<S>5921</S> it, because<S>3588</S> they have stiffened<S>7185</S> their necks<S>6203</S> so as not to heed<S>8085</S> My words.<S>1697</S>'"


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<pb/>When Pashhur<S>6583</S> the priest,<S>3548</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Immer,<S>564</S> who<S>1931</S> was chief<S>5057</S> officer<S>6496</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> heard<S>8085</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> prophesying<S>5012</S> these<S>428</S> things,<S>1697</S>


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Pashhur<S>6583</S> had Jeremiah<S>3414</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> beaten,<S>5221</S> and put<S>5414</S> him in the stocks<S>4115</S> that were at the upper<S>5945</S> Benjamin<S>1144</S> Gate,<S>8179</S> which<S>834</S> was by the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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Then it came<S>1961</S> about on the next<S>4283</S> day,<S>4283</S> when Pashhur<S>6583</S> released<S>3318</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> from the stocks,<S>4115</S> that Jeremiah<S>3414</S> said<S>559</S> to him, "Pashhur<S>6583</S> is not the name<S>8034</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has called<S>7121</S> you, but rather<S>3588</S> <S>518</S> Magor-missabib.


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"For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> I am going to make<S>5414</S> you a terror<S>4032</S> to yourself and to all<S>3605</S> your friends;<S>157</S> and while your eyes<S>5869</S> look<S>7200</S> on, they will fall<S>5307</S> by the sword<S>2719</S> of their enemies.<S>340</S> So I shall give<S>5414</S> over all<S>3605</S> Judah<S>3063</S> to the hand<S>3027</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and he will carry<S>1540</S> them away<S>1540</S> as exiles<S>1540</S> to Babylon<S>894</S> and will slay<S>5221</S> them with the sword.<S>2719</S>


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'I shall also give<S>5414</S> over all<S>3605</S> the wealth<S>2633</S> of this<S>384</S> city,<S>5892</S> all<S>3605</S> its produce,<S>3018</S> and all<S>3605</S> its costly<S>3366</S> things;<S>3366</S> even all<S>3605</S> the treasures<S>214</S> of the kings<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> I shall give<S>5414</S> over to the hand<S>3027</S> of their enemies,<S>340</S> and they will plunder<S>962</S> them, take<S>3947</S> them away, and bring<S>935</S> them to Babylon.<S>894</S>


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'And you, Pashhur,<S>6583</S> and all<S>3605</S> who live<S>3427</S> in your house<S>1004</S> will go<S>1980</S> into captivity;<S>7628</S> and you will enter<S>935</S> Babylon,<S>894</S> and there<S>8033</S> you will die,<S>4191</S> and there<S>8033</S> you will be buried,<S>6912</S> you and all<S>3605</S> your friends<S>157</S> to whom<S>834</S> you have falsely<S>8267</S> prophesied.<S>5012</S>' "


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<t>O Lord,<S>3068</S> Thou hast deceived<S>6601</S> me and I was deceived;<S>6601</S> Thou hast overcome<S>2388</S> me and prevailed.<S>3201</S> I have become<S>1961</S> a laughingstock<S>7814</S> all<S>3605</S> day<S>3117</S> long; Everyone<S>3605</S> mocks<S>3932</S> me.</t>


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<pb/><t>For each<S>1767</S> time<S>1767</S> I speak,<S>1696</S> I cry<S>2199</S> aloud;<S>2199</S> I proclaim<S>7121</S> violence<S>2555</S> and destruction,<S>7701</S> Because<S>3588</S> for me the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> has resulted<S>1961</S> In reproach<S>2781</S> and derision<S>7047</S> all<S>3605</S> day<S>3117</S> long.</t>


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<pb/><t>But if I say,<S>559</S> "I will not remember<S>2142</S> Him Or speak<S>1696</S> anymore<S>5750</S> in His name,<S>8034</S>" Then in my heart<S>3820</S> it becomes<S>1961</S> like a burning<S>1197</S> fire<S>784</S> Shut<S>6113</S> up in my bones;<S>6106</S> And I am weary<S>3811</S> of holding<S>3557</S> [it] in, And I cannot<S>3808</S> endure<S>3201</S> [it.]</t>


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<pb/><t>For I have heard<S>8085</S> the whispering<S>1681</S> of many,<S>7227</S> "Terror<S>4032</S> on every<S>5439</S> side!<S>5439</S> Denounce<S>5046</S> [him;] yes, let us denounce<S>5046</S> him!" All<S>3605</S> my trusted<S>7965</S> friends,<S>582</S> <S>7965</S> Watching<S>8104</S> for my fall,<S>6761</S> say: "Perhaps<S>194</S> he will be deceived,<S>6601</S> so that we may prevail<S>3201</S> against him And take<S>3947</S> our revenge<S>5360</S> on him."</t>


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<pb/><t>But the Lord<S>3068</S> is with me like a dread<S>6184</S> champion;<S>1368</S> Therefore<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> my persecutors<S>7291</S> will stumble<S>3782</S> and not prevail.<S>3201</S> They will be utterly<S>3966</S> ashamed,<S>954</S> because<S>3588</S> they have failed,<S>3808</S> <S>7919</S> With an everlasting<S>5769</S> disgrace<S>3639</S> that will not be forgotten.<S>7911</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Yet, O Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> Thou who dost test<S>974</S> the righteous,<S>6662</S> Who seest<S>7200</S> the mind<S>3629</S> and the heart;<S>3820</S> Let me see<S>7200</S> Thy vengeance<S>5360</S> on them; For to Thee I have set<S>1540</S> forth<S>1540</S> my cause.<S>7379</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Sing<S>7891</S> to the Lord,<S>3068</S> praise<S>1984</S> the Lord!<S>3068</S> For He has delivered<S>5337</S> the soul<S>5315</S> of the needy<S>34</S> one<S>34</S> From the hand<S>3027</S> of evildoers.<S>7489</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Cursed<S>779</S> be the day<S>3117</S> when<S>834</S> I was born;<S>3205</S> Let the day<S>3117</S> not be blessed<S>1288</S> when<S>834</S> my mother<S>517</S> bore<S>3205</S> me!</t>


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<pb/><t>Cursed<S>779</S> be the man<S>376</S> who<S>834</S> brought<S>1319</S> the news<S>1319</S> To my father, saying,<S>1</S> "A baby<S>559</S> boy<S>1121</S> has been born<S>2145</S> to you!" [And] made him very<S>3205</S> happy.<S>8055</S></t>


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<pb/><t>But let that man<S>376</S> be like the cities<S>5892</S> Which<S>834</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> overthrew<S>2015</S> without<S>3808</S> relenting,<S>5162</S> And let him hear<S>8085</S> an outcry<S>2201</S> in the morning<S>1242</S> And a shout<S>8643</S> of alarm<S>8643</S> at noon;<S>6672</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Because<S>834</S> he did not kill<S>4191</S> me before<S>4480</S> birth,<S>7358</S> So that my mother<S>517</S> would have been<S>1961</S> my grave,<S>6913</S> And her womb<S>7358</S> ever<S>5769</S> pregnant.<S>2030</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Why<S>4100</S> did I ever<S>2088</S> come<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> from the womb<S>7358</S> To look<S>7200</S> on trouble<S>5999</S> and sorrow,<S>3015</S> So that my days<S>3117</S> have been<S>3615</S> spent<S>3615</S> in shame<S>1322</S>?</t>


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<pb/>The word<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> from the Lord<S>3068</S> when King<S>4428</S> Zedekiah<S>6667</S> sent<S>7971</S> to him Pashhur<S>6583</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Malchijah,<S>4441</S> and Zephaniah<S>6846</S> the priest,<S>3548</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Maaseiah,<S>4641</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"Please<S>4994</S> inquire<S>1875</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> on our behalf,<S>1157</S> for Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> is warring<S>3898</S> against<S>5921</S> us; perhaps<S>194</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> will deal<S>6213</S> with us according to all<S>3605</S> His wonderful<S>6381</S> acts,<S>6381</S> that [the enemy] may withdraw<S>5927</S> from us."


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Then Jeremiah<S>3414</S> said<S>559</S> to them, "You shall say<S>559</S> to Zedekiah<S>6667</S> as follows: <S>3541</S>


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'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am about to turn<S>5437</S> back<S>5437</S> the weapons<S>3627</S> of war<S>4421</S> which<S>834</S> are in your hands,<S>3027</S> with which<S>834</S> you are warring<S>3898</S> against<S>854</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> and the Chaldeans<S>3778</S> who are besieging<S>6696</S> <S>5921</S> you outside<S>4480</S> <S>2351</S> the wall;<S>2346</S> and I shall gather<S>622</S> them into the center<S>8432</S> of this<S>384</S> city.<S>5892</S>


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"And I Myself<S>589</S> shall war<S>3898</S> against<S>854</S> you with an outstretched<S>5186</S> hand<S>3027</S> and a mighty<S>2389</S> arm,<S>2220</S> even in anger<S>639</S> and wrath<S>2534</S> and great<S>1419</S> indignation.<S>7110</S>


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"I shall also strike<S>5221</S> down<S>5221</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of this<S>384</S> city,<S>5892</S> both man<S>120</S> and beast;<S>929</S> they will die<S>4191</S> of a great<S>1419</S> pestilence.<S>1698</S>


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"Then afterwards,<S>310</S> <S>3651</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "I shall give<S>5414</S> over Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and his servants<S>5650</S> and the people,<S>5971</S> even those who survive<S>7604</S> in this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> from the pestilence,<S>1698</S> the sword,<S>2719</S> and the famine,<S>7458</S> into the hand<S>3027</S> of Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and into the hand<S>3027</S> of their foes,<S>340</S> and into the hand<S>3027</S> of those who seek<S>1245</S> their lives;<S>5315</S> and he will strike<S>5221</S> them down<S>5221</S> with the edge<S>6310</S> of the sword.<S>2719</S> He will not spare<S>2347</S> them nor<S>3808</S> have<S>2550</S> pity<S>2550</S> nor<S>3808</S> compassion.<S>7355</S>"'


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<pb/>"You shall also say<S>559</S> to this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S> 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I set<S>5414</S> before<S>6440</S> you the way<S>1870</S> of life<S>9132</S> and the way<S>1870</S> of death.<S>4194</S>


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"He who dwells<S>3427</S> in this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> will die<S>4191</S> by the sword<S>2719</S> and by famine<S>7458</S> and by pestilence;<S>1698</S> but he who goes<S>3318</S> out and falls<S>5307</S> away<S>5307</S> to the Chaldeans<S>3778</S> who are besieging<S>6696</S> <S>5921</S> you will live,<S>2421</S> and he will have<S>1961</S> his own life<S>5315</S> as booty.<S>7998</S>


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"For I have set<S>7760</S> My face<S>6440</S> against this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> for harm<S>9567</S> and not for good,<S>9186</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "It will be given<S>5414</S> into the hand<S>3027</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and he will burn<S>8313</S> it with fire.<S>784</S>"'


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"Then [say] to the household<S>1004</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> <t>'Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>O house<S>1004</S> of David,<S>1732</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord:<S>3068</S> "Administer<S>1777</S> justice<S>4941</S> every morning;<S>1242</S> And deliver<S>5337</S> the [person] who has been robbed<S>1497</S> from the power<S>3027</S> of his oppressor,<S>6231</S> That My wrath<S>2534</S> may not go<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> like fire<S>784</S> And burn<S>1197</S> with none<S>369</S> to extinguish<S>3518</S> [it,] Because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the evil<S>7455</S> of their deeds.<S>4611</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> I am against<S>413</S> you, O valley<S>6010</S> dweller,<S>3427</S> O rocky<S>6697</S> plain,<S>4334</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "You men who say,<S>559</S> 'Who<S>4310</S> will come<S>5181</S> down<S>5181</S> against<S>5921</S> us? Or who<S>4310</S> will enter<S>935</S> into our habitations<S>4585</S>?'</t>


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<pb/><t>"But I shall punish<S>6485</S> you according to the results<S>6529</S> of your deeds,<S>4611</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "And I shall kindle<S>3341</S> a fire<S>784</S> in its forest<S>9194</S> That it may devour<S>398</S> all<S>3605</S> its environs.<S>5439</S>"' "</t>


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Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Go<S>3381</S> down<S>3381</S> to the house<S>1004</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and there<S>8033</S> speak<S>1696</S> this<S>2088</S> word,<S>1697</S>


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and say,<S>559</S> 'Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> O king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> who sits<S>3427</S> on David's throne,<S>3678</S> you and your servants<S>5650</S> and your people<S>5971</S> who enter<S>935</S> these<S>428</S> gates.<S>8179</S>


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'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Do<S>6213</S> justice<S>4941</S> and righteousness,<S>6666</S> and deliver<S>5337</S> the one who has been robbed<S>1497</S> from the power<S>3027</S> of [his] oppressor.<S>6216</S> Also do not mistreat<S>3238</S> [or] do<S>2554</S> violence<S>2554</S> to the stranger,<S>1616</S> the orphan,<S>3490</S> or the widow;<S>490</S> and do not shed<S>8210</S> innocent<S>9345</S> blood<S>1818</S> in this<S>2088</S> place.<S>4725</S>


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"For if<S>518</S> you men will indeed<S>6213</S> perform<S>6213</S> this<S>2088</S> thing,<S>1697</S> then kings<S>4428</S> will enter<S>935</S> the gates<S>8179</S> of this<S>2088</S> house,<S>1004</S> sitting<S>3427</S> in David's place on his throne,<S>3678</S> riding<S>7392</S> in chariots<S>7393</S> and on horses,<S>5483</S> [even the king] himself<S>1931</S> and his servants<S>5650</S> and his people.<S>5971</S>


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"But if<S>518</S> you will not obey<S>8085</S> these<S>428</S> words,<S>1697</S> I swear<S>7650</S> by Myself," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "that this<S>2088</S> house<S>1004</S> will become<S>1961</S> a desolation.<S>2723</S>"' "


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<t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the house<S>1004</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Judah:<S>3063</S> "You are [like] Gilead<S>1568</S> to Me, [Like] the summit<S>7218</S> of Lebanon;<S>3844</S> Yet most<S>518</S> <S>3808</S> assuredly<S>518</S> <S>3808</S> I shall make<S>7896</S> you like a wilderness,<S>4057</S> [Like] cities<S>5892</S> which are not inhabited.<S>3427</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For I shall set<S>6942</S> apart<S>6942</S> destroyers<S>7843</S> against<S>5921</S> you, Each<S>376</S> with his weapons;<S>3627</S> And they will cut<S>3772</S> down<S>3772</S> your choicest<S>4005</S> cedars<S>730</S> And throw<S>5307</S> [them] on the fire.<S>784</S></t>


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"And many<S>7227</S> nations<S>1471</S> will pass<S>5674</S> by this<S>384</S> city;<S>5892</S> and they will say<S>559</S> to one<S>376</S> another,<S>7453</S> 'Why<S>5921</S> <S>4100</S> has the Lord<S>3068</S> done<S>6213</S> thus<S>3602</S> to this<S>384</S> great<S>1419</S> city<S>5892</S>?'


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"Then they will answer,<S>559</S> 'Because<S>5921</S> <S>834</S> they forsook<S>5800</S> the covenant<S>1285</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> their God<S>430</S> and bowed<S>7812</S> down<S>7812</S> to other<S>312</S> gods<S>430</S> and served<S>5647</S> them.'"


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<t>Do not weep<S>1058</S> for the dead<S>4191</S> or mourn<S>5110</S> for him, [But] weep<S>1058</S> continually<S>1058</S> for the one who goes<S>1980</S> away; For he will never<S>3808</S> <S>5750</S> return<S>7725</S> Or see<S>7200</S> his native<S>4138</S> land.<S>776</S></t>


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For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> in regard<S>413</S> to Shallum<S>7967</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Josiah,<S>2977</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> who became<S>4427</S> king<S>4427</S> in the place<S>8478</S> of Josiah<S>2977</S> his father, who<S>1</S> went<S>834</S> forth<S>3318</S> from this<S>3318</S> place,<S>2088</S> "He will never<S>4725</S> <S>3808</S> return<S>5750</S> there;<S>7725</S>


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but in the place<S>4725</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> they led<S>1540</S> him captive,<S>1540</S> there<S>8033</S> he will die<S>4191</S> and not see<S>7200</S> this<S>384</S> land<S>776</S> again.<S>5750</S>


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<t>"Woe<S>1945</S> to him who builds<S>1129</S> his house<S>1004</S> without<S>3808</S> righteousness<S>6664</S> And his upper<S>5944</S> rooms<S>5944</S> without<S>3808</S> justice,<S>4941</S> Who uses<S>5647</S> his neighbor's services<S>5647</S> without<S>2600</S> pay<S>2600</S> And does not give<S>5414</S> him his wages,<S>6467</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Who says,<S>559</S> 'I will build<S>1129</S> myself a roomy<S>4060</S> house<S>1004</S> With spacious<S>7304</S> upper<S>5944</S> rooms,<S>5944</S> And cut<S>7167</S> out its windows,<S>2474</S> Paneling<S>5603</S> [it] with cedar<S>730</S> and painting<S>4886</S> [it] bright<S>8350</S> red.<S>8350</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"Do you become<S>4427</S> a king<S>4427</S> because<S>3588</S> you are competing<S>2734</S> in cedar<S>730</S>? Did not your father eat<S>1</S> and drink,<S>398</S> And do<S>8354</S> justice<S>6213</S> and righteousness<S>4941</S>? Then<S>6666</S> it was well<S>227</S> with him.</t>


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<pb/><t>"He pled<S>1777</S> the cause<S>1779</S> of the afflicted<S>6041</S> and needy;<S>34</S> Then<S>227</S> it was well.<S>2895</S> Is not that what it means to know<S>1847</S> Me?" Declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"But your eyes<S>5869</S> and your heart<S>3820</S> Are [intent] only<S>3588</S> <S>518</S> upon your own dishonest<S>1215</S> gain,<S>1215</S> And on shedding<S>8210</S> innocent<S>9345</S> blood<S>1818</S> And on practicing<S>6213</S> oppression<S>6233</S> and extortion.<S>4835</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> in regard<S>413</S> to Jehoiakim<S>3079</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Josiah,<S>2977</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> "They will not lament<S>5594</S> for him: 'Alas,<S>1945</S> my brother!<S>251</S>' or, 'Alas,<S>1945</S> sister!<S>269</S>' They will not lament<S>5594</S> for him: 'Alas<S>1945</S> for the master!<S>113</S>' or, 'Alas<S>1945</S> for his splendor!<S>1935</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"He will be buried<S>6912</S> with a donkey's burial,<S>6900</S> Dragged<S>5498</S> off and thrown<S>7993</S> out beyond<S>4480</S> <S>1973</S> the gates<S>8179</S> of Jerusalem.<S>3389</S></t>


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<t>"Go<S>5927</S> up to Lebanon<S>3844</S> and cry<S>6817</S> out, And lift<S>5414</S> up your voice<S>6963</S> in Bashan;<S>1316</S> Cry<S>6817</S> out also from Abarim,<S>5682</S> For all<S>3605</S> your lovers<S>157</S> have been crushed.<S>7665</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I spoke<S>1696</S> to you in your prosperity;<S>7962</S> But you said,<S>559</S> 'I will not listen!<S>8085</S>' This<S>2088</S> has been your practice<S>1870</S> from your youth,<S>5271</S> That you have not obeyed<S>8085</S> My voice.<S>6963</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The wind<S>7307</S> will sweep<S>7462</S> away<S>7462</S> all<S>3605</S> your shepherds,<S>7462</S> And your lovers<S>157</S> will go<S>1980</S> into captivity;<S>7628</S> Then<S>227</S> you will surely<S>3588</S> be ashamed<S>954</S> and humiliated<S>3637</S> Because<S>4480</S> of all<S>3605</S> your wickedness.<S>9567</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"You who dwell<S>3427</S> in Lebanon,<S>3844</S> Nested<S>7077</S> in the cedars,<S>730</S> How<S>4100</S> you will groan<S>2603</S> when pangs<S>2256</S> come<S>935</S> upon you, Pain<S>2427</S> like a woman in childbirth!<S>3205</S></t>


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"As I live,<S>2416</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "even<S>3588</S> though<S>518</S> Coniah<S>3078</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Jehoiakim<S>3079</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> were a signet<S>2368</S> [ring] on My right<S>3225</S> hand,<S>3027</S> yet<S>3588</S> I would pull<S>5423</S> you off;<S>5423</S>


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and I shall give<S>5414</S> you over into the hand<S>3027</S> of those who are seeking<S>1245</S> your life,<S>5315</S> yes, into the hand<S>3027</S> of those whom<S>834</S> you dread,<S>3016</S> even into the hand<S>3027</S> of Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and into the hand<S>3027</S> of the Chaldeans.<S>3778</S>


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"I shall hurl<S>2904</S> you and your mother<S>517</S> who<S>834</S> bore<S>3205</S> you into another<S>312</S> country<S>776</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> you were not born,<S>3205</S> and there<S>8033</S> you will die.<S>4191</S>


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"But as for the land<S>776</S> to which<S>834</S> they desire<S>5375</S> <S>5315</S> to return,<S>7725</S> they will not return<S>7725</S> to it.


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<t>"Is this<S>2088</S> man<S>376</S> Coniah<S>3078</S> a despised,<S>959</S> shattered<S>5310</S> jar<S>9427</S>? Or<S>518</S> is he an undesirable<S>369</S> <S>2656</S> vessel<S>3627</S>? Why<S>4069</S> have he and his descendants<S>2233</S> been hurled<S>2904</S> out And cast<S>7993</S> into a land<S>776</S> that they had not known<S>3045</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"O land,<S>776</S> land,<S>776</S> land,<S>776</S> Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord!<S>3068</S></t>


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<t>"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Write<S>3789</S> this<S>2088</S> man<S>1397</S> down<S>3789</S> childless,<S>6185</S> A man<S>1397</S> who will not prosper<S>6743</S> in his days;<S>3117</S> For no<S>3808</S> man<S>376</S> of his descendants<S>2233</S> will prosper<S>6743</S> Sitting<S>3427</S> on the throne<S>3678</S> of David<S>1732</S> Or ruling<S>4910</S> again<S>5750</S> in Judah.<S>3063</S>'"</t>


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<pb/>"Woe<S>1945</S> to the shepherds<S>7462</S> who are destroying and scattering<S>6</S> the sheep<S>6327</S> of My pasture!<S>6629</S>" declares<S>4830</S> the Lord.<S>5002</S>


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Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> God<S>430</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the shepherds<S>7462</S> who are tending<S>7462</S> My people:<S>5971</S> "You have scattered<S>6327</S> My flock<S>6629</S> and driven<S>5080</S> them away,<S>5080</S> and have not attended<S>6485</S> to them; behold,<S>2009</S> I am about to attend<S>6485</S> to you for the evil<S>7455</S> of your deeds,<S>4611</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"Then I Myself<S>589</S> shall gather<S>6908</S> the remnant<S>7611</S> of My flock<S>6629</S> out of all<S>3605</S> the countries<S>776</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I have driven<S>5080</S> them and shall bring<S>7725</S> them back<S>7725</S> to their pasture;<S>5116</S> and they will be fruitful<S>6509</S> and multiply.<S>7235</S>


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"I shall also raise<S>6965</S> up shepherds<S>7462</S> over<S>5921</S> them and they will tend<S>7462</S> them; and they will not be afraid<S>3372</S> any<S>5750</S> longer,<S>5750</S> nor<S>3808</S> be terrified,<S>2865</S> nor<S>3808</S> will any be missing,<S>6485</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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<t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> [the] days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "When I shall raise<S>6965</S> up for David<S>1732</S> a righteous<S>6662</S> Branch;<S>6780</S> And He will reign<S>4427</S> as king<S>4428</S> and act<S>7919</S> wisely<S>7919</S> And do<S>6213</S> justice<S>4941</S> and righteousness<S>6666</S> in the land.<S>776</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"In His days<S>3117</S> Judah<S>3063</S> will be saved,<S>3467</S> And Israel<S>3478</S> will dwell<S>7931</S> securely;<S>983</S> And this<S>2088</S> is His name<S>8034</S> by which<S>834</S> He will be called,<S>7121</S> 'The Lord<S>3068</S> our righteousness.<S>6664</S>'</t>


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"Therefore<S>3651</S> behold,<S>2009</S> [the] days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "when they will no<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> say,<S>559</S> 'As the Lord<S>3068</S> lives,<S>2416</S> who<S>834</S> brought<S>5927</S> up the sons<S>1121</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> from the land<S>776</S> of Egypt,<S>4714</S>'


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but, 'As the Lord<S>3068</S> lives,<S>2416</S> who<S>834</S> brought<S>5927</S> up and led<S>935</S> back the descendants<S>2233</S> of the household<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> from [the] north<S>6828</S> land<S>776</S> and from all<S>3605</S> the countries<S>776</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I had driven<S>5080</S> them.' Then they will live<S>3427</S> on their own soil.<S>127</S> "


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<t>As for the prophets:<S>5030</S> My heart<S>3820</S> is broken<S>7665</S> within<S>7130</S> me, All<S>3605</S> my bones<S>6106</S> tremble;<S>7363</S> I have become<S>1961</S> like a drunken<S>7910</S> man,<S>376</S> Even like a man<S>1397</S> overcome<S>5674</S> with wine,<S>3196</S> Because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> And because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of His holy<S>6944</S> words.<S>1697</S></t>


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<pb/><t>For the land<S>776</S> is full<S>4390</S> of adulterers;<S>5003</S> For the land<S>776</S> mourns<S>56</S> because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the curse.<S>423</S> The pastures<S>4999</S> of the wilderness<S>4057</S> have dried<S>3001</S> up. Their course<S>4794</S> also is evil,<S>7451</S> And their might<S>1369</S> is not right.<S>9210</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For both<S>1571</S> prophet<S>5030</S> and priest<S>3548</S> are polluted;<S>2610</S> Even<S>1571</S> in My house<S>1004</S> I have found<S>4672</S> their wickedness,<S>9567</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Therefore<S>3651</S> their way<S>1870</S> will be like slippery<S>2519</S> paths<S>2519</S> to them, They will be driven<S>9083</S> away<S>1760</S> into the gloom<S>653</S> and fall<S>5307</S> down<S>5307</S> in it; For I shall bring<S>935</S> calamity<S>9567</S> upon them, The year<S>8141</S> of their punishment,<S>6486</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Moreover, among the prophets<S>5030</S> of Samaria<S>8111</S> I saw<S>7200</S> an offensive<S>8604</S> thing:<S>8604</S> They prophesied<S>5012</S> by Baal<S>1168</S> and led<S>8582</S> My people<S>5971</S> Israel<S>3478</S> astray.<S>8582</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Also among the prophets<S>5030</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> I have seen<S>7200</S> a horrible<S>8186</S> thing:<S>8186</S> The committing<S>5003</S> of adultery<S>5003</S> and walking<S>1980</S> in falsehood;<S>8267</S> And they strengthen<S>2388</S> the hands<S>3027</S> of evildoers,<S>7489</S> So that no<S>1115</S> one<S>376</S> has turned<S>7725</S> back<S>7725</S> from his wickedness.<S>9567</S> All<S>3605</S> of them have become<S>1961</S> to Me like Sodom,<S>5467</S> And her inhabitants<S>3427</S> like Gomorrah.<S>6017</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts<S>6635</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the prophets,<S>5030</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> I am going to feed<S>398</S> them wormwood<S>3939</S> And make them drink<S>8248</S> poisonous<S>7219</S> water,<S>4325</S> For from the prophets<S>5030</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> Pollution<S>2613</S> has gone<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> into all<S>3605</S> the land.<S>776</S>'"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "Do not listen<S>8085</S> to the words<S>1697</S> of the prophets<S>5030</S> who are prophesying<S>5012</S> to you. They are leading<S>1891</S> you into futility;<S>1891</S> They speak<S>1696</S> a vision<S>2377</S> of their own imagination,<S>3820</S> Not from the mouth<S>6310</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"They keep saying<S>559</S> to those who despise<S>5006</S> Me, 'The Lord<S>3068</S> has said,<S>1696</S> "You will have<S>1961</S> peace<S>7965</S> "'; and as for everyone<S>3605</S> who walks<S>1980</S> in the stubbornness<S>8307</S> of his own heart,<S>3820</S> They say,<S>559</S> 'Calamity<S>9567</S> will not come<S>935</S> upon you.'</t>


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<pb/><t>"But who<S>4310</S> has stood<S>5975</S> in the council<S>5475</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> That he should see<S>7200</S> and hear<S>8085</S> His word<S>1697</S>? Who<S>4310</S> has given<S>7181</S> heed<S>7181</S> to His word<S>1697</S> and listened<S>8085</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> the storm<S>9370</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> has gone<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> in wrath,<S>2534</S> Even a whirling<S>9123</S> tempest;<S>5591</S> It will swirl<S>9123</S> down<S>9123</S> on the head<S>7218</S> of the wicked.<S>7563</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"The anger<S>639</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> will not turn<S>7725</S> back<S>7725</S> Until<S>5704</S> He has performed<S>6213</S> and carried<S>6965</S> out the purposes<S>4209</S> of His heart;<S>3820</S> In the last<S>319</S> days<S>3117</S> you will clearly<S>998</S> understand<S>995</S> it.</t>


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<pb/><t>"I did not send<S>7971</S> [these] prophets,<S>5030</S> But they ran.<S>7323</S> I did not speak<S>1696</S> to them, But they prophesied.<S>5012</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"But if<S>518</S> they had stood<S>5975</S> in My council,<S>5475</S> Then they would have announced<S>8085</S> My words<S>1697</S> to My people,<S>5971</S> And would have turned<S>7725</S> them back<S>7725</S> from their evil<S>7451</S> way<S>1870</S> And from the evil<S>7455</S> of their deeds.<S>4611</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Am I a God<S>430</S> who is near,<S>7138</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "And not a God<S>430</S> far<S>7350</S> off<S>4480</S> <S>7350</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>"Can a man<S>376</S> hide<S>5641</S> himself in hiding<S>4565</S> places,<S>4565</S> So I do not see<S>7200</S> him?" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "Do I not fill<S>4390</S> the heavens<S>8064</S> and the earth<S>776</S>?" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<t>"I have heard<S>8085</S> what<S>834</S> the prophets<S>5030</S> have said<S>559</S> who prophesy<S>5012</S> falsely<S>8267</S> in My name,<S>8034</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'I had<S>2492</S> a dream,<S>2492</S> I had<S>2492</S> a dream!<S>2492</S>'</t>


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"How<S>4970</S> long<S>5704</S> <S>4970</S>? Is there<S>3426</S> [anything] in the hearts<S>3820</S> of the prophets<S>5030</S> who prophesy<S>5012</S> falsehood,<S>8267</S> even [these] prophets<S>5030</S> of the deception<S>9652</S> of their own heart,<S>3820</S>


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who intend<S>2803</S> to make My people<S>5971</S> forget<S>7911</S> My name<S>8034</S> by their dreams<S>2472</S> which<S>834</S> they relate<S>5608</S> to one<S>376</S> another,<S>7453</S> just<S>9201</S> as their fathers forgot<S>1</S> My name<S>7911</S> because of Baal<S>8034</S>?


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"The prophet<S>5030</S> who<S>834</S> has<S>854</S> a dream<S>2472</S> may relate<S>5608</S> [his] dream,<S>2472</S> but let him who<S>834</S> has<S>854</S> My word<S>1697</S> speak<S>1696</S> My word<S>1697</S> in truth.<S>571</S> What<S>4100</S> does straw<S>8401</S> have [in common] with grain<S>1250</S>?" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"Is not My word<S>1697</S> like fire<S>784</S>?" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "and like a hammer<S>6360</S> which shatters<S>9455</S> a rock<S>5553</S>?


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"Therefore<S>3651</S> behold,<S>2009</S> I am against<S>5921</S> the prophets,<S>5030</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "who steal<S>1589</S> My words<S>1697</S> from each<S>376</S> other.<S>7453</S>


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"Behold,<S>2009</S> I am against<S>5921</S> the prophets,<S>5030</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "who use<S>3947</S> their tongues<S>3956</S> and declare,<S>5001</S> '[The Lord] declares.'


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"Behold,<S>2009</S> I am against<S>5921</S> those who have prophesied<S>5012</S> false<S>8267</S> dreams,<S>2472</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "and related<S>5608</S> them, and led<S>8582</S> My people<S>5971</S> astray<S>8582</S> by their falsehoods<S>8267</S> and reckless<S>6350</S> boasting;<S>6350</S> yet I did not send<S>7971</S> them or command<S>6680</S> them, nor<S>3808</S> do they furnish<S>3276</S> this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> the slightest<S>3276</S> benefit,<S>3276</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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<pb/>"Now when<S>3588</S> this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> or<S>176</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> or<S>176</S> a priest<S>3548</S> asks<S>7592</S> you saying,<S>559</S> 'What<S>4100</S> is the oracle<S>9294</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S>?' then you shall say<S>559</S> to them, 'What<S>4100</S> oracle<S>9294</S>?' The Lord<S>3068</S> declares,<S>5002</S> 'I shall abandon<S>5203</S> you.'


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"Then as for the prophet<S>5030</S> or the priest<S>3548</S> or the people<S>5971</S> who<S>834</S> say,<S>559</S> 'The oracle<S>9294</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S>' I shall bring<S>6485</S> punishment<S>6485</S> upon that man<S>376</S> and his household.<S>1004</S>


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<pb/>"Thus<S>3541</S> shall each<S>376</S> of you say<S>559</S> to his neighbor<S>7453</S> and to his brother,<S>251</S> 'What<S>4100</S> has the Lord<S>3068</S> answered<S>6030</S>?' or, 'What<S>4100</S> has the Lord<S>3068</S> spoken<S>1696</S>?'


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"For you will no<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> remember<S>2142</S> the oracle<S>9294</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> because<S>3588</S> every<S>376</S> man's own word<S>1697</S> will become<S>1961</S> the oracle,<S>9294</S> and you have perverted<S>2015</S> the words<S>1697</S> of the living<S>2416</S> God,<S>430</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> our God.<S>430</S>


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"Thus<S>3541</S> you will say<S>559</S> to [that] prophet,<S>5030</S> 'What<S>4100</S> has the Lord<S>3068</S> answered<S>6030</S> you?' and, 'What<S>4100</S> has the Lord<S>3068</S> spoken<S>1696</S>?'


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"For if<S>518</S> you say,<S>559</S> 'The oracle<S>9294</S> of the Lord!<S>3068</S>' surely<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Because<S>3282</S> you said<S>559</S> this<S>2088</S> word,<S>1697</S>" The oracle<S>9294</S> of the Lord!<S>3068</S> "I have also sent<S>7971</S> to you, saying,<S>559</S> "You shall not say,<S>559</S> 'The oracle<S>9294</S> of the Lord!<S>3068</S>'"'


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"Therefore<S>3651</S> behold,<S>2009</S> I shall surely<S>5382</S> forget<S>5382</S> you and cast<S>5203</S> you away<S>5203</S> from My presence,<S>6440</S> along with the city<S>5892</S> which<S>834</S> I gave<S>5414</S> you and your fathers.


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"And I will put<S>5414</S> an everlasting<S>5769</S> reproach<S>2781</S> on you and an everlasting<S>5769</S> humiliation<S>3640</S> which<S>834</S> will not be forgotten.<S>7911</S>"


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<pb/>After<S>310</S> Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> had carried<S>1540</S> away<S>1540</S> captive<S>1540</S> Jeconiah<S>3204</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Jehoiakim,<S>3079</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and the officials<S>8269</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> with the craftsmen<S>2796</S> and smiths<S>4525</S> from Jerusalem<S>3389</S> and had brought<S>935</S> them to Babylon,<S>894</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> showed<S>7200</S> me: behold,<S>2009</S> two<S>8147</S> baskets<S>1731</S> of figs<S>8384</S> set<S>3259</S> before<S>6440</S> the temple<S>1964</S> of the Lord!<S>3068</S>


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One<S>259</S> basket<S>1731</S> had very<S>3966</S> good<S>2896</S> figs,<S>8384</S> like first-ripe figs;<S>8384</S> and the other<S>259</S> basket<S>1731</S> had very<S>3966</S> bad<S>7451</S> figs,<S>8384</S> which<S>834</S> could not be eaten<S>398</S> due<S>4480</S> to rottenness.<S>7455</S>


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Then the Lord<S>3068</S> said<S>559</S> to me, "What<S>4100</S> do you see,<S>7200</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S>?" And I said,<S>559</S> "Figs,<S>8384</S> the good<S>2896</S> figs,<S>8384</S> very<S>3966</S> good;<S>2896</S> and the bad<S>7451</S> [figs,] very<S>3966</S> bad,<S>7451</S> which<S>834</S> cannot<S>3808</S> be eaten<S>398</S> due<S>4480</S> to rottenness.<S>7455</S>"


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"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> 'Like these<S>428</S> good<S>2896</S> figs,<S>8384</S> so<S>3651</S> I will regard<S>5234</S> as good<S>9186</S> the captives<S>1546</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> whom<S>834</S> I have sent<S>7971</S> out of this<S>2088</S> place<S>4725</S> [into] the land<S>776</S> of the Chaldeans.<S>3778</S>


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'For I will set<S>7760</S> My eyes<S>5869</S> on them for good,<S>9186</S> and I will bring<S>7725</S> them again<S>7725</S> to this<S>384</S> land;<S>776</S> and I will build<S>1129</S> them up and not overthrow<S>2040</S> them, and I will plant<S>5193</S> them and not pluck<S>5428</S> [them] up.


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'And I will give<S>5414</S> them a heart<S>3820</S> to know<S>3045</S> Me, for I am the Lord;<S>3068</S> and they will be My people,<S>5971</S> and I will be their God,<S>430</S> for they will return<S>7725</S> to Me with their whole<S>3605</S> heart.<S>3820</S>


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<pb/>'But like the bad<S>7451</S> figs<S>8384</S> which<S>834</S> cannot<S>3808</S> be eaten<S>398</S> due<S>4480</S> to rottenness<S>7455</S> – indeed,<S>3588</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> – so<S>3651</S> I will abandon<S>5414</S> Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and his officials,<S>8269</S> and the remnant<S>7611</S> of Jerusalem<S>3389</S> who remain<S>7604</S> in this<S>384</S> land,<S>776</S> and the ones who dwell<S>3427</S> in the land<S>776</S> of Egypt.<S>4714</S>


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'And I will make<S>5414</S> them a terror<S>2113</S> [and an] evil<S>9567</S> for all<S>3605</S> the kingdoms<S>4467</S> of the earth,<S>776</S> as a reproach<S>2781</S> and a proverb,<S>4912</S> a taunt<S>8148</S> and a curse<S>7045</S> in all<S>3605</S> places<S>4725</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I shall scatter<S>5080</S> them.


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'And I will send<S>7971</S> the sword,<S>2719</S> the famine,<S>7458</S> and the pestilence<S>1698</S> upon them until<S>5704</S> they are destroyed<S>8552</S> from the land<S>127</S> which<S>834</S> I gave<S>5414</S> to them and their forefathers.' "


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<pb/>The word<S>1697</S> that came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> concerning<S>5921</S> all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> in the fourth<S>7243</S> year<S>8141</S> of Jehoiakim<S>3079</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Josiah,<S>2977</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> (that was the first<S>7224</S> year<S>8141</S> of Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S>),


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which<S>834</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> spoke<S>1696</S> to all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and to all<S>3605</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"From the thirteenth<S>7969</S> <S>6240</S> year<S>8141</S> of Josiah<S>2977</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Amon,<S>526</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> even to this<S>2088</S> day,<S>3117</S> these<S>2088</S> twenty-three years<S>8141</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> has come<S>1961</S> to me, and I have spoken<S>1696</S> to you again<S>7925</S> and again,<S>1696</S> but you have not listened.<S>8085</S>


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"And the Lord<S>3068</S> has sent<S>7971</S> to you all<S>3605</S> His servants<S>5650</S> the prophets<S>5030</S> again<S>7925</S> and again,<S>7971</S> but you have not listened<S>8085</S> nor<S>3808</S> inclined<S>5186</S> your ear<S>241</S> to hear,<S>8085</S>


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saying,<S>559</S> 'Turn<S>7725</S> now<S>4994</S> everyone<S>376</S> from his evil<S>7451</S> way<S>1870</S> and from the evil<S>7455</S> of your deeds,<S>4611</S> and dwell<S>3427</S> on the land<S>127</S> which<S>834</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has given<S>5414</S> to you and your forefathers forever<S>1</S> <S>4480</S> and ever;<S>5769</S>


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and do not go<S>1980</S> after<S>310</S> other<S>312</S> gods<S>430</S> to serve<S>5647</S> them and to worship<S>7812</S> them, and do not provoke<S>3707</S> Me to anger<S>3707</S> with the work<S>4639</S> of your hands,<S>3027</S> and I will do<S>7489</S> you no<S>3808</S> harm.<S>7489</S>'


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"Yet you have not listened<S>8085</S> to Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "in order<S>4616</S> that you might provoke<S>3707</S> Me to anger<S>3707</S> with the work<S>4639</S> of your hands<S>3027</S> to your own harm.<S>9563</S>


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<pb/>"Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> 'Because<S>3282</S> <S>834</S> you have not obeyed<S>8085</S> My words,<S>1697</S>


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behold,<S>2009</S> I will send<S>7971</S> and take<S>3947</S> all<S>3605</S> the families<S>4940</S> of the north,<S>6828</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'and [I will send] to Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> My servant,<S>5650</S> and will bring<S>935</S> them against<S>5921</S> this<S>384</S> land,<S>776</S> and against<S>5921</S> its inhabitants,<S>3427</S> and against<S>5921</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> nations<S>1471</S> round<S>5439</S> about;<S>5439</S> and I will utterly<S>2763</S> destroy<S>2763</S> them, and make<S>7760</S> them a horror,<S>8047</S> and a hissing,<S>8322</S> and an everlasting<S>5769</S> desolation.<S>2723</S>


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'Moreover, I will take from them the voice<S>6</S> of joy<S>6963</S> and the voice<S>8342</S> of gladness,<S>6963</S> the voice<S>8057</S> of the bridegroom<S>6963</S> and the voice<S>2860</S> of the bride,<S>6963</S> the sound<S>3618</S> of the millstones<S>6963</S> and the light<S>7347</S> of the lamp.<S>216</S>


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'And this<S>384</S> whole<S>3605</S> land<S>776</S> shall be a desolation<S>2723</S> and a horror,<S>8047</S> and these<S>428</S> nations<S>1471</S> shall serve<S>5647</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> seventy<S>7657</S> years.<S>8141</S>


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<pb/>'Then it will be when seventy<S>7657</S> years<S>8141</S> are completed<S>4390</S> I will punish<S>6485</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> and that nation,<S>1471</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'for their iniquity,<S>5771</S> and the land<S>776</S> of the Chaldeans;<S>3778</S> and I will make<S>7760</S> it an everlasting<S>5769</S> desolation.<S>8077</S>


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'And I will bring<S>935</S> upon that land<S>776</S> all<S>3605</S> My words<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> I have pronounced<S>1696</S> against<S>5921</S> it, all<S>3605</S> that is written<S>3789</S> in this<S>2088</S> book,<S>5612</S> which<S>834</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> has prophesied<S>5012</S> against<S>5921</S> all<S>3605</S> the nations.<S>1471</S>


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'(For many<S>7227</S> nations<S>1471</S> and great<S>1419</S> kings<S>4428</S> shall make<S>5647</S> slaves<S>5647</S> of them, even<S>1571</S> them; and I will recompense<S>9608</S> them according to their deeds,<S>6467</S> and according to the work<S>4639</S> of their hands.<S>3027</S>)' "


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For thus<S>3541</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> says<S>559</S> to me, "Take<S>3947</S> this<S>384</S> cup<S>3563</S> of the wine<S>3196</S> of wrath<S>2534</S> from My hand,<S>3027</S> and cause all<S>3605</S> the nations,<S>1471</S> to whom<S>834</S> I send<S>7971</S> you, to drink<S>8248</S> it.


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"And they shall drink<S>8354</S> and stagger<S>1607</S> and go<S>1984</S> mad<S>1984</S> because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the sword<S>2719</S> that I will send<S>7971</S> among<S>996</S> them."


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<pb/>Then I took<S>3947</S> the cup<S>3563</S> from the Lord<S>3068</S>'s hand,<S>3027</S> and made all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> drink,<S>8248</S> to whom<S>834</S> the Lord sent<S>7971</S> me: 


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Jerusalem<S>3389</S> and the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and its kings<S>4428</S> [and] its princes,<S>8269</S> to make<S>5414</S> them a ruin,<S>2723</S> a horror,<S>8047</S> a hissing,<S>8322</S> and a curse,<S>7045</S> as it is this<S>2088</S> day;<S>3117</S>


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Pharaoh<S>6547</S> king<S>4428</S> of Egypt,<S>4714</S> his servants,<S>5650</S> his princes,<S>8269</S> and all<S>3605</S> his people;<S>5971</S>


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and all<S>3605</S> the foreign<S>9434</S> people,<S>9434</S> all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of the land<S>776</S> of Uz,<S>5780</S> all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of the land<S>776</S> of the Philistines<S>6430</S> (even Ashkelon,<S>831</S> Gaza,<S>5804</S> Ekron,<S>6138</S> and the remnant<S>7611</S> of Ashdod<S>795</S>);


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and all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of Tyre,<S>6865</S> all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of Sidon,<S>6721</S> and the kings<S>4428</S> of the coastlands<S>339</S> which<S>834</S> are beyond<S>5676</S> the sea;<S>3220</S>


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and Dedan,<S>1719</S> Tema,<S>8485</S> Buz,<S>938</S> and all<S>3605</S> who cut<S>7112</S> the corners<S>6285</S> [of their hair;]


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and all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of Arabia<S>6152</S> and all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of the foreign<S>9434</S> people<S>9434</S> who dwell<S>7931</S> in the desert;<S>4057</S>


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and all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of Zimri,<S>9106</S> all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of Elam,<S>5867</S> and all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of Media;<S>4074</S>


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and all<S>3605</S> the kings<S>4428</S> of the north,<S>6828</S> near<S>7138</S> and far,<S>7350</S> one<S>376</S> with another;<S>251</S> and all<S>3605</S> the kingdoms<S>4467</S> of the earth<S>776</S> which<S>834</S> are upon the face<S>6440</S> of the ground,<S>127</S> and the king<S>4428</S> of Sheshach<S>8347</S> shall drink<S>8354</S> after<S>310</S> them.


text:
<pb/>"And you shall say<S>559</S> to them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Drink,<S>8354</S> be drunk,<S>7937</S> vomit,<S>7006</S> fall,<S>5307</S> and rise<S>6965</S> no<S>3808</S> more because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the sword<S>2719</S> which<S>834</S> I will send<S>7971</S> among<S>996</S> you. "'


text:
"And it will be, if<S>3588</S> they refuse<S>3985</S> to take<S>3947</S> the cup<S>3563</S> from your hand<S>3027</S> to drink,<S>8354</S> then you will say<S>559</S> to them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts:<S>6635</S> "You shall surely<S>8354</S> drink!<S>8354</S>


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"For behold,<S>2009</S> I am beginning<S>2490</S> to work<S>7489</S> calamity<S>7489</S> in [this] city<S>5892</S> which<S>834</S> is called<S>7121</S> by My name,<S>8034</S> and shall you be completely<S>5352</S> free<S>5352</S> from punishment<S>5352</S>? You will not be free<S>5352</S> from punishment;<S>5352</S> for I am summoning<S>7121</S> a sword<S>2719</S> against<S>5921</S> all<S>3605</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of the earth,<S>776</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts.<S>6635</S>'


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<pb/>"Therefore you shall prophesy<S>5012</S> against<S>413</S> them all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> words,<S>1697</S> and you shall say<S>559</S> to them, <t>'The Lord<S>3068</S> will roar<S>7580</S> from on high,<S>4791</S> And utter<S>5414</S> His voice<S>6963</S> from His holy<S>6944</S> habitation;<S>4583</S> He will roar<S>7580</S> mightily<S>7580</S> against<S>5921</S> His fold.<S>5116</S> He will shout<S>1959</S> like those who tread<S>1869</S> [the grapes,] Against<S>413</S> all<S>3605</S> the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of the earth.<S>776</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'A clamor<S>7588</S> has come<S>935</S> to the end<S>7097</S> of the earth,<S>776</S> Because<S>3588</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has a controversy<S>7379</S> with the nations.<S>1471</S> He is entering<S>8199</S> into judgment<S>8199</S> with all<S>3605</S> flesh;<S>1320</S> As for the wicked,<S>7563</S> He has given<S>5414</S> them to the sword,<S>2719</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> evil<S>9567</S> is going<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> From nation<S>1471</S> to nation,<S>1471</S> And a great<S>1419</S> storm<S>5591</S> is being stirred<S>5782</S> up From the remotest<S>3411</S> parts<S>3411</S> of the earth.<S>776</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And those slain<S>2491</S> by the Lord<S>3068</S> on that day<S>3117</S> shall be from one end<S>7097</S> of the earth<S>776</S> to the other.<S>7097</S> <S>776</S> They shall not be lamented,<S>5594</S> gathered,<S>622</S> or buried;<S>6912</S> they shall be like dung<S>1828</S> on the face<S>6440</S> of the ground.<S>127</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Wail,<S>3213</S> you shepherds,<S>7462</S> and cry;<S>2199</S> And wallow<S>6428</S> [in ashes,] you masters<S>117</S> of the flock;<S>6629</S> For the days<S>3117</S> of your slaughter<S>2873</S> and your dispersions<S>8600</S> have come,<S>4390</S> And you shall fall<S>5307</S> like a choice<S>2532</S> vessel.<S>3627</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Flight<S>4498</S> shall perish from the shepherds,<S>6</S> And escape<S>7462</S> from the masters<S>6413</S> of the flock.<S>117</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"[Hear] the sound<S>6963</S> of the cry<S>6818</S> of the shepherds,<S>7462</S> And the wailing<S>3215</S> of the masters<S>117</S> of the flock!<S>6629</S> For the Lord<S>3068</S> is destroying<S>7703</S> their pasture,<S>4830</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And the peaceful<S>7965</S> folds<S>9318</S> are made<S>1826</S> silent<S>1826</S> Because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the fierce<S>2740</S> anger<S>639</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"He has left<S>5800</S> His hiding<S>5520</S> place<S>5520</S> like the lion;<S>3715</S> For their land<S>776</S> has become<S>1961</S> a horror<S>8047</S> Because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the fierceness<S>2740</S> of the oppressing<S>3238</S> [sword,] And because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of His fierce<S>2740</S> anger.<S>639</S>"</t>


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<pb/>In the beginning<S>7225</S> of the reign<S>4468</S> of Jehoiakim<S>3079</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Josiah,<S>2977</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> this<S>2088</S> word<S>1697</S> came<S>1961</S> from the Lord,<S>3068</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Stand<S>5975</S> in the court<S>2691</S> of the Lord's house,<S>1004</S> and speak<S>1696</S> to all<S>3605</S> the cities<S>5892</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> who have come<S>935</S> to worship<S>7812</S> [in] the Lord's house,<S>1004</S> all<S>3605</S> the words<S>1697</S> that I have commanded<S>6680</S> you to speak<S>1696</S> to them. Do not omit<S>1639</S> a word!<S>1697</S>


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'Perhaps<S>194</S> they will listen<S>8085</S> and everyone<S>376</S> will turn<S>7725</S> from his evil<S>7451</S> way,<S>1870</S> that I may repent<S>5162</S> of the calamity<S>9567</S> which<S>834</S> I am planning<S>2803</S> to do<S>6213</S> to them because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the evil<S>7455</S> of their deeds.<S>4611</S>'


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"And you will say<S>559</S> to them, 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "If<S>518</S> you will not listen<S>8085</S> to Me, to walk<S>1980</S> in My law,<S>8451</S> which<S>834</S> I have set<S>5414</S> before<S>6440</S> you,


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to listen<S>8085</S> to the words<S>1697</S> of My servants<S>5650</S> the prophets,<S>5030</S> whom<S>834</S> I have been sending<S>7971</S> to you again<S>7925</S> and again,<S>7971</S> but you have not listened;<S>8085</S>


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then I will make<S>5414</S> this<S>2088</S> house<S>1004</S> like Shiloh,<S>7887</S> and this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> I will make<S>5414</S> a curse<S>7045</S> to all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> of the earth.<S>776</S> "'"


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<pb/>And the priests<S>3548</S> and the prophets<S>5030</S> and all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> heard<S>8085</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> speaking<S>1696</S> these<S>428</S> words<S>1697</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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And when Jeremiah<S>3414</S> finished<S>3615</S> speaking<S>1696</S> all<S>3605</S> that the Lord<S>3068</S> had commanded<S>6680</S> [him] to speak<S>1696</S> to all<S>3605</S> the people,<S>5971</S> the priests<S>3548</S> and the prophets<S>5030</S> and all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> seized<S>8610</S> him, saying,<S>559</S> "You must<S>4191</S> die!<S>4191</S>


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"Why<S>4069</S> have you prophesied<S>5012</S> in the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'This<S>2088</S> house<S>1004</S> will be like Shiloh,<S>7887</S> and this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> will be desolate,<S>2717</S> without<S>369</S> inhabitant<S>3427</S>'?" And all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> gathered<S>6950</S> about<S>413</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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<pb/>And when the princes<S>8269</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> heard<S>8085</S> these<S>428</S> things,<S>1697</S> they came<S>5927</S> up from the king's house<S>1004</S> to the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> and sat<S>3427</S> in the entrance<S>6607</S> of the New<S>2319</S> Gate<S>8179</S> of the Lord's [house.]


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Then the priests<S>3548</S> and the prophets<S>5030</S> spoke<S>559</S> to the officials<S>8269</S> and to all<S>3605</S> the people,<S>5971</S> saying,<S>559</S> "A death<S>4194</S> sentence<S>4941</S> for this<S>2088</S> man!<S>376</S> For he has prophesied<S>5012</S> against<S>413</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> as you have heard<S>8085</S> in your hearing.<S>241</S>"


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<pb/>Then Jeremiah<S>3414</S> spoke<S>559</S> to all<S>3605</S> the officials<S>8269</S> and to all<S>3605</S> the people,<S>5971</S> saying,<S>559</S> "The Lord<S>3068</S> sent<S>7971</S> me to prophesy<S>5012</S> against<S>413</S> this<S>2088</S> house<S>1004</S> and against<S>413</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> all<S>3605</S> the words<S>1697</S> that you have heard.<S>8085</S>


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"Now<S>6258</S> therefore amend<S>3190</S> your ways and your deeds,<S>4611</S> and obey<S>8085</S> the voice<S>6963</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> your God;<S>430</S> and the Lord<S>3068</S> will change<S>5162</S> His mind<S>5162</S> about<S>413</S> the misfortune<S>9567</S> which<S>834</S> He has pronounced<S>1696</S> against<S>5921</S> you.


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"But as for me, behold,<S>2009</S> I am in your hands;<S>3027</S> do<S>6213</S> with me as is good<S>2896</S> and right<S>3477</S> in your sight.<S>5869</S>


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"Only<S>389</S> know<S>3045</S> for certain<S>3045</S> that if<S>518</S> you put<S>4191</S> me to death,<S>4191</S> you will bring<S>5414</S> innocent<S>9345</S> blood<S>1818</S> on yourselves, and on this<S>384</S> city,<S>5892</S> and on its inhabitants;<S>3427</S> for truly<S>571</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has sent<S>7971</S> me to you to speak<S>1696</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> words<S>1697</S> in your hearing.<S>241</S>"


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<pb/>Then the officials<S>8269</S> and all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> said<S>559</S> to the priests<S>3548</S> and to the prophets,<S>5030</S> "No<S>369</S> death<S>4194</S> sentence<S>4941</S> for this<S>2088</S> man!<S>376</S> For he has spoken<S>1696</S> to us in the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> our God.<S>430</S>"


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Then some<S>376</S> of the elders<S>2205</S> of the land<S>776</S> rose<S>6965</S> up and spoke<S>559</S> to all<S>3605</S> the assembly<S>6951</S> of the people,<S>5971</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"Micah<S>4318</S> of Moresheth<S>4183</S> prophesied<S>5012</S> in the days<S>3117</S> of Hezekiah<S>2396</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah;<S>3063</S> and he spoke<S>559</S> to all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Thus<S>3541</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts<S>6635</S> has said,<S>559</S> <t>"Zion<S>6726</S> will be plowed<S>9177</S> [as] a field,<S>7704</S> And Jerusalem<S>3389</S> will become<S>1961</S> ruins,<S>5856</S> And the mountain<S>2022</S> of the house<S>1004</S> as the high<S>1116</S> places<S>1116</S> of a forest.<S>9194</S>"'</t>


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"Did Hezekiah<S>2396</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and all<S>3605</S> Judah<S>3063</S> put<S>4191</S> him to death<S>4191</S>? Did he not fear<S>3372</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> and entreat<S>9134</S> the favor<S>6440</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> and the Lord<S>3068</S> changed<S>5162</S> His mind<S>5162</S> about<S>413</S> the misfortune<S>9567</S> which<S>834</S> He had pronounced<S>1696</S> against<S>5921</S> them? But we are committing<S>6213</S> a great<S>1419</S> evil<S>9567</S> against<S>5921</S> ourselves.<S>5315</S>"


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<pb/>Indeed,<S>1571</S> there was also<S>1571</S> a man<S>376</S> who prophesied<S>5012</S> in the name<S>8034</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> Uriah<S>9005</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Shemaiah<S>8098</S> from Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied<S>5012</S> against<S>5921</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> and against<S>5921</S> this<S>384</S> land<S>776</S> words<S>1697</S> similar to all<S>3605</S> those of Jeremiah.<S>3414</S>


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When King<S>4428</S> Jehoiakim<S>3079</S> and all<S>3605</S> his mighty<S>1368</S> men<S>1368</S> and all<S>3605</S> the officials<S>8269</S> heard<S>8085</S> his words,<S>1697</S> then the king<S>4428</S> sought<S>1245</S> to put<S>4191</S> him to death;<S>4191</S> but Uriah<S>9005</S> heard<S>8085</S> [it,] and he was afraid<S>3372</S> and fled,<S>1272</S> and went<S>935</S> to Egypt.<S>4714</S>


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Then King<S>4428</S> Jehoiakim<S>3079</S> sent<S>7971</S> men<S>376</S> to Egypt:<S>4714</S> Elnathan<S>494</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Achbor<S>5907</S> and [certain] men<S>376</S> with him [went] into Egypt.<S>4714</S>


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And they brought<S>3318</S> Uriah<S>9005</S> from Egypt<S>4714</S> and led<S>935</S> him to King<S>4428</S> Jehoiakim,<S>3079</S> who slew<S>5221</S> him with a sword,<S>2719</S> and cast<S>7993</S> his dead<S>5038</S> body<S>5038</S> into the burial<S>6913</S> place<S>6913</S> of the common<S>1121</S> people.<S>5971</S>


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<pb/>But the hand<S>3027</S> of Ahikam<S>296</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Shaphan<S>8227</S> was with Jeremiah,<S>3414</S> so that he was not given<S>5414</S> into the hands<S>3027</S> of the people<S>5971</S> to put<S>4191</S> him to death.<S>4191</S>


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<pb/>In the beginning<S>7225</S> of the reign<S>4467</S> of Zedekiah<S>6667</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Josiah,<S>2977</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> this<S>2088</S> word<S>1697</S> came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> from the Lord,<S>3068</S> saying<S>559</S> –


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thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> to me – "Make<S>6213</S> for yourself bonds<S>4147</S> and yokes<S>4133</S> and put<S>5414</S> them on your neck,<S>6677</S>


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and send<S>7971</S> word to the king<S>4428</S> of Edom,<S>9000</S> to the king<S>4428</S> of Moab,<S>4124</S> to the king<S>4428</S> of the sons<S>1121</S> of Ammon,<S>5983</S> to the king<S>4428</S> of Tyre,<S>6865</S> and to the king<S>4428</S> of Sidon<S>6721</S> by the messengers<S>4397</S> who come<S>935</S> to Jerusalem<S>3389</S> to Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah.<S>3063</S>


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"And command<S>6680</S> them [to go] to their masters,<S>113</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> thus<S>3541</S> you shall say<S>559</S> to your masters,<S>113</S>


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"I have made<S>6213</S> the earth,<S>776</S> the men<S>120</S> and the beasts<S>929</S> which<S>834</S> are on the face<S>6440</S> of the earth<S>776</S> by My great<S>1419</S> power<S>3581</S> and by My outstretched<S>5186</S> arm,<S>2220</S> and I will give<S>5414</S> it to the one who<S>834</S> is pleasing<S>3474</S> in My sight.<S>5869</S>


text:
"And now<S>6258</S> I have given<S>5414</S> all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> lands<S>776</S> into the hand<S>3027</S> of Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> My servant,<S>5650</S> and I have given<S>5414</S> him also<S>1571</S> the wild<S>9130</S> animals<S>9130</S> of the field<S>7704</S> to serve<S>5647</S> him.


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"And all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> shall serve<S>5647</S> him, and his son,<S>1121</S> and his grandson,<S>1121</S> until<S>5704</S> the time<S>6256</S> of his own land<S>776</S> comes;<S>935</S> then many<S>7227</S> nations<S>1471</S> and great<S>1419</S> kings<S>4428</S> will make<S>5647</S> him their servant.<S>5647</S>


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"And it will be, [that] the nation<S>1471</S> or the kingdom<S>4467</S> which<S>834</S> will not serve<S>5647</S> him, Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and which<S>834</S> will not put<S>5414</S> its neck<S>6677</S> under the yoke<S>5923</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> I will punish<S>6485</S> that nation<S>1471</S> with the sword,<S>2719</S> with famine,<S>7458</S> and with pestilence,<S>1698</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "until<S>5704</S> I have destroyed<S>8552</S> it by his hand.<S>3027</S>


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"But as for you, do not listen<S>8085</S> to your prophets,<S>5030</S> your diviners,<S>7080</S> your dreamers,<S>2472</S> your soothsayers,<S>6049</S> or your sorcerers,<S>3786</S> who<S>834</S> speak<S>559</S> to you, saying,<S>559</S> 'You shall not serve<S>5647</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon.<S>894</S>'


text:
"For they prophesy<S>5012</S> a lie<S>8267</S> to you, in order<S>4616</S> to remove<S>7368</S> you far<S>7368</S> from your land;<S>127</S> and I will drive<S>5080</S> you out, and you will perish.


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"But the nation<S>1471</S> which<S>834</S> will bring<S>935</S> its neck<S>6677</S> under the yoke<S>5923</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> and serve<S>5647</S> him, I will let remain<S>5117</S> on its land,<S>127</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "and they will till<S>5647</S> it and dwell<S>3427</S> in it."' "


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<pb/>And I spoke<S>1696</S> words<S>1697</S> like all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> to Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> saying,<S>559</S> "Bring<S>935</S> your necks<S>6677</S> under the yoke<S>5923</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and serve<S>5647</S> him and his people,<S>5971</S> and live!<S>2421</S>


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"Why<S>4100</S> will you die,<S>4191</S> you and your people,<S>5971</S> by the sword,<S>2719</S> famine,<S>7458</S> and pestilence,<S>1698</S> as the Lord<S>3068</S> has spoken<S>1696</S> to that nation<S>1471</S> which<S>834</S> will not serve<S>5647</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S>?


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"So do not listen<S>8085</S> to the words<S>1697</S> of the prophets<S>5030</S> who speak<S>559</S> to you, saying,<S>559</S> 'You shall not serve<S>5647</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S>' for they prophesy<S>5012</S> a lie<S>8267</S> to you;


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for I have not sent<S>7971</S> them," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "but they prophesy<S>5012</S> falsely<S>8267</S> in My name,<S>8034</S> in order<S>4616</S> that I may drive<S>5080</S> you out, and that you may perish, you and the prophets<S>6</S> who prophesy<S>5030</S> to you. "


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<pb/>[Then] I spoke<S>1696</S> to the priests<S>3548</S> and to all<S>3605</S> this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S> saying,<S>559</S> "Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord:<S>3068</S> Do not listen<S>8085</S> to the words<S>1697</S> of your prophets<S>5030</S> who prophesy<S>5012</S> to you, saying,<S>559</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> the vessels<S>3627</S> of the Lord's house<S>1004</S> will now<S>6258</S> shortly<S>4120</S> be brought<S>7725</S> again<S>7725</S> from Babylon<S>894</S>'; for they are prophesying<S>5012</S> a lie<S>8267</S> to you.


text:
"Do not listen<S>8085</S> to them; serve<S>5647</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and live!<S>2421</S> Why<S>4100</S> should this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> become<S>1961</S> a ruin<S>2723</S>?


text:
"But if<S>518</S> they are prophets,<S>5030</S> and if<S>518</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> is with them, let them now<S>4994</S> entreat<S>6293</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> that the vessels<S>3627</S> which are left<S>3498</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and in Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> may not go<S>935</S> to Babylon.<S>894</S>


text:
"For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts<S>6635</S> concerning<S>413</S> the pillars,<S>5982</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the sea,<S>3220</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the stands,<S>4350</S> and concerning<S>5921</S> the rest<S>3499</S> of the vessels<S>3627</S> that are left<S>3498</S> in this<S>384</S> city,<S>5892</S>


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which<S>834</S> Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> did not take<S>3947</S> when he carried<S>1540</S> into exile<S>1540</S> Jeconiah<S>3204</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Jehoiakim,<S>3079</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> from Jerusalem<S>3389</S> to Babylon,<S>894</S> and all<S>3605</S> the nobles<S>2715</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and Jerusalem.<S>3389</S>


text:
"Yes,<S>3588</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> concerning<S>5921</S> the vessels<S>3627</S> that are left<S>3498</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> and in the house<S>1004</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and in Jerusalem,<S>3389</S>


text:
'They shall be carried<S>935</S> to Babylon,<S>894</S> and they shall be there<S>8033</S> until<S>5704</S> the day<S>3117</S> I visit<S>6485</S> them,' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> 'Then I will bring<S>5927</S> them back<S>5927</S> and restore<S>7725</S> them to this<S>2088</S> place.<S>4725</S>' "


text:
<pb/>Now it came<S>1961</S> about in the same<S>1931</S> year,<S>8141</S> in the beginning<S>7225</S> of the reign<S>4467</S> of Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> in the fourth<S>7243</S> year,<S>8141</S> in the fifth<S>2549</S> month,<S>2320</S> that Hananiah<S>2608</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Azzur,<S>5809</S> the prophet,<S>5030</S> who<S>834</S> was from Gibeon,<S>1391</S> spoke<S>559</S> to me in the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> in the presence<S>5869</S> of the priests<S>3548</S> and all<S>3605</S> the people,<S>5971</S> saying,<S>559</S>


text:
"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> 'I have broken<S>7665</S> the yoke<S>5923</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon.<S>894</S>


text:
'Within<S>5750</S> two<S>8145</S> years<S>8141</S> I am going to bring<S>7725</S> back<S>7725</S> to this<S>2088</S> place<S>4725</S> all<S>3605</S> the vessels<S>3627</S> of the Lord's house,<S>1004</S> which<S>834</S> Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> took<S>3947</S> away<S>3947</S> from this<S>2088</S> place<S>4725</S> and carried<S>935</S> to Babylon.<S>894</S>


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'I am also going to bring<S>7725</S> back<S>7725</S> to this<S>2088</S> place<S>4725</S> Jeconiah<S>3204</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Jehoiakim,<S>3079</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and all<S>3605</S> the exiles<S>1546</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> who went<S>935</S> to Babylon,<S>894</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'for I will break<S>7665</S> the yoke<S>5923</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon.<S>894</S>' "


text:
<pb/>Then the prophet<S>5030</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> spoke<S>559</S> to the prophet<S>5030</S> Hananiah<S>2608</S> in the presence<S>5869</S> of the priests<S>3548</S> and in the presence<S>5869</S> of all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> who were standing<S>5975</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S>


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and the prophet<S>5030</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> said,<S>559</S> "Amen!<S>543</S> May the Lord<S>3068</S> do<S>6213</S> so;<S>3651</S> may the Lord<S>3068</S> confirm<S>6965</S> your words<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> you have prophesied<S>5012</S> to bring<S>7725</S> back<S>7725</S> the vessels<S>3627</S> of the Lord's house<S>1004</S> and all<S>3605</S> the exiles,<S>1473</S> from Babylon<S>894</S> to this<S>2088</S> place.<S>4725</S>


text:
"Yet<S>389</S> hear<S>8085</S> now<S>4994</S> this<S>2088</S> word<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> I am about to speak<S>1696</S> in your hearing<S>241</S> and in the hearing<S>241</S> of all<S>3605</S> the people!<S>5971</S>


text:
"The prophets<S>5030</S> who<S>834</S> were before<S>6440</S> me and before<S>6440</S> you from ancient<S>5769</S> times<S>5769</S> prophesied<S>5012</S> against<S>413</S> many<S>7227</S> lands<S>776</S> and against<S>5921</S> great<S>1419</S> kingdoms,<S>4467</S> of war<S>4421</S> and of calamity<S>9567</S> and of pestilence.<S>1698</S>


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"The prophet<S>5030</S> who<S>834</S> prophesies<S>5012</S> of peace,<S>7965</S> when the word<S>1697</S> of the prophet<S>5030</S> shall come<S>935</S> to pass,<S>935</S> then that prophet<S>5030</S> will be known<S>3045</S> [as] one whom<S>834</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has truly<S>571</S> sent.<S>7971</S>"


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<pb/>Then Hananiah<S>2608</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> took<S>3947</S> the yoke<S>4133</S> from the neck<S>6677</S> of Jeremiah<S>3414</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> and broke<S>7665</S> it.


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And Hananiah<S>2608</S> spoke<S>559</S> in the presence<S>5869</S> of all<S>3605</S> the people,<S>5971</S> saying,<S>559</S> "Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Even<S>3602</S> so<S>3602</S> will I break<S>7665</S> within<S>5750</S> two<S>8145</S> full<S>3117</S> years,<S>8141</S> the yoke<S>5923</S> of Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> from the neck<S>6677</S> of all<S>3605</S> the nations.<S>1471</S>'" Then the prophet<S>5030</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> went<S>1980</S> his way.<S>1870</S>


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<pb/>And the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah,<S>3414</S> after<S>310</S> Hananiah<S>2608</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> had broken<S>7665</S> the yoke<S>4133</S> from off<S>5921</S> the neck<S>6677</S> of the prophet<S>5030</S> Jeremiah,<S>3414</S> saying,<S>559</S>


text:
"Go<S>1980</S> and speak<S>559</S> to Hananiah,<S>2608</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "You have broken<S>7665</S> the yokes<S>4133</S> of wood,<S>6086</S> but you have made<S>6213</S> instead<S>8478</S> of them yokes<S>4133</S> of iron.<S>1270</S> "


text:
'For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "I have put<S>5414</S> a yoke<S>5923</S> of iron<S>1270</S> on the neck<S>6677</S> of all<S>3605</S> these<S>428</S> nations,<S>1471</S> that they may serve<S>5647</S> Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon;<S>894</S> and they shall serve<S>5647</S> him. And I have also<S>1571</S> given<S>5414</S> him the beasts<S>9130</S> of the field.<S>7704</S>"' "


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Then Jeremiah<S>3414</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> said<S>559</S> to Hananiah<S>2608</S> the prophet,<S>5030</S> "Listen<S>8085</S> now,<S>4994</S> Hananiah,<S>2608</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> has not sent<S>7971</S> you, and you have made this<S>2088</S> people<S>5971</S> trust<S>982</S> in a lie.<S>8267</S>


text:
"Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> I am about to remove<S>7971</S> you from the face<S>6440</S> of the earth.<S>127</S> This year<S>8141</S> you are going to die,<S>4191</S> because<S>3588</S> you have counseled<S>1696</S> rebellion<S>5627</S> against<S>413</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>'"


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<pb/>So Hananiah<S>2608</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> died<S>4191</S> in the same<S>1931</S> year<S>8141</S> in the seventh<S>7637</S> month.<S>2320</S>


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<pb/>Now these<S>428</S> are the words<S>1697</S> of the letter<S>5612</S> which<S>834</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> sent<S>7971</S> from Jerusalem<S>3389</S> to the rest<S>3499</S> of the elders<S>2205</S> of the exile,<S>1540</S> the priests,<S>3548</S> the prophets,<S>5030</S> and all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> whom<S>834</S> Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> had taken<S>1540</S> into exile<S>1473</S> from Jerusalem<S>3389</S> to Babylon.<S>894</S>


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(This was after<S>310</S> King<S>4428</S> Jeconiah<S>3204</S> and the queen<S>1377</S> mother,<S>1377</S> the court<S>5631</S> officials,<S>5631</S> the princes<S>8269</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> the craftsmen<S>2796</S> and the smiths<S>4525</S> had departed<S>3318</S> from Jerusalem.<S>3389</S>)


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[The letter was sent<S>7971</S>] by the hand<S>3027</S> of Elasah<S>501</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Shaphan,<S>8227</S> and Gemariah<S>1587</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Hilkiah,<S>2518</S> whom<S>834</S> Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> sent to Babylon<S>894</S> to Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> saying,<S>559</S>


text:
<pb/>"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> to all<S>3605</S> the exiles<S>1473</S> whom<S>834</S> I have sent<S>1540</S> into exile<S>1540</S> from Jerusalem<S>3389</S> to Babylon,<S>894</S>


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'Build<S>1129</S> houses<S>1004</S> and live<S>3427</S> [in them;] and plant<S>5193</S> gardens,<S>1593</S> and eat<S>398</S> their produce.<S>6529</S>


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'Take<S>3947</S> wives<S>802</S> and become<S>3205</S> the fathers<S>3205</S> of sons<S>1121</S> and daughters,<S>1323</S> and take<S>3947</S> wives<S>802</S> for your sons<S>1121</S> and give<S>5414</S> your daughters<S>1323</S> to husbands,<S>376</S> that they may bear<S>3205</S> sons<S>1121</S> and daughters;<S>1323</S> and multiply<S>7235</S> there<S>8033</S> and do not decrease.<S>4591</S>


text:
'And seek<S>1875</S> the welfare<S>7965</S> of the city<S>5892</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I have sent<S>1540</S> you into exile,<S>1540</S> and pray<S>6419</S> to the Lord<S>3068</S> on its behalf;<S>1157</S> for in its welfare<S>7965</S> you will have<S>1961</S> welfare.<S>7965</S> '


text:
<pb/>"For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> 'Do not let your prophets<S>5030</S> who<S>834</S> are in your midst<S>7130</S> and your diviners<S>7080</S> deceive<S>5378</S> you, and do not listen<S>8085</S> to the dreams<S>2472</S> which<S>834</S> they dream.<S>2492</S>


text:
'For they prophesy<S>5012</S> falsely<S>8267</S> to you in My name;<S>8034</S> I have not sent<S>7971</S> them,' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


text:
<pb/>"For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'When<S>3588</S> seventy<S>7657</S> years<S>8141</S> have been<S>4390</S> completed<S>4390</S> for Babylon,<S>894</S> I will visit<S>6485</S> you and fulfill<S>6965</S> My good<S>2896</S> word<S>1697</S> to you, to bring<S>7725</S> you back<S>7725</S> to this<S>2088</S> place.<S>4725</S>


text:
'For I know<S>3045</S> the plans<S>4284</S> that I have<S>2803</S> for you,' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'plans<S>4284</S> for welfare<S>7965</S> and not for calamity<S>9567</S> to give<S>5414</S> you a future<S>319</S> and a hope.<S>8615</S>


text:
'Then you will call<S>7121</S> upon Me and come<S>1980</S> and pray<S>6419</S> to Me, and I will listen<S>8085</S> to you.


text:
'And you will seek<S>1245</S> Me and find<S>4672</S> [Me,] when<S>3588</S> you search<S>1875</S> for Me with all<S>3605</S> your heart.<S>3824</S>


text:
'And I will be found<S>4672</S> by you,' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'and I will restore<S>7725</S> your fortunes<S>7622</S> and will gather<S>6908</S> you from all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> and from all<S>3605</S> the places<S>4725</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I have driven<S>5080</S> you,' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'and I will bring<S>7725</S> you back<S>7725</S> to the place<S>4725</S> from where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I sent<S>1540</S> you into exile.<S>1540</S>'


text:
<pb/>"Because<S>3588</S> you have said,<S>559</S> 'The Lord<S>3068</S> has raised<S>6965</S> up prophets<S>5030</S> for us in Babylon<S>894</S>' –


text:
for thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> concerning<S>413</S> the king<S>4428</S> who sits<S>3427</S> on the throne<S>3678</S> of David,<S>1732</S> and concerning<S>413</S> all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> who dwell<S>3427</S> in this<S>384</S> city,<S>5892</S> your brothers<S>251</S> who<S>834</S> did not go<S>3318</S> with you into exile<S>1473</S> –


text:
thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> I am sending<S>7971</S> upon them the sword,<S>2719</S> famine,<S>7458</S> and pestilence,<S>1698</S> and I will make<S>5414</S> them like split-open figs<S>8384</S> that cannot<S>3808</S> be eaten<S>398</S> due<S>4480</S> to rottenness.<S>7455</S>


text:
'And I will pursue<S>7291</S> them with the sword,<S>2719</S> with famine<S>7458</S> and with pestilence;<S>1698</S> and I will make<S>5414</S> them a terror<S>2113</S> to all<S>3605</S> the kingdoms<S>4467</S> of the earth,<S>776</S> to be a curse,<S>423</S> and a horror,<S>8047</S> and a hissing,<S>8322</S> and a reproach<S>2781</S> among all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I have driven<S>5080</S> them,


text:
because<S>8478</S> <S>834</S> they have not listened<S>8085</S> to My words,<S>1697</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'which<S>834</S> I sent<S>7971</S> to them again<S>7925</S> and again<S>7971</S> by My servants<S>5650</S> the prophets;<S>5030</S> but you did not listen,<S>8085</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


text:
"You, therefore, hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> all<S>3605</S> you exiles,<S>1473</S> whom<S>834</S> I have sent<S>7971</S> away<S>7971</S> from Jerusalem<S>3389</S> to Babylon.<S>894</S>


text:
<pb/>"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> concerning<S>413</S> Ahab<S>256</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Kolaiah<S>6964</S> and concerning<S>413</S> Zedekiah<S>6667</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Maaseiah,<S>4641</S> who are prophesying<S>5012</S> to you falsely<S>8267</S> in My name,<S>8034</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> I will deliver<S>5414</S> them into the hand<S>3027</S> of Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and he shall slay<S>5221</S> them before your eyes.<S>5869</S>


text:
'And because<S>4480</S> of them a curse<S>7045</S> shall be used<S>3947</S> by all<S>3605</S> the exiles<S>1546</S> from Judah<S>3063</S> who<S>834</S> are in Babylon,<S>894</S> saying,<S>559</S> "May the Lord<S>3068</S> make<S>7760</S> you like Zedekiah<S>6667</S> and like Ahab,<S>256</S> whom<S>834</S> the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> roasted<S>7033</S> in the fire,<S>784</S>


text:
because<S>3282</S> <S>834</S> they have acted<S>6213</S> foolishly<S>5039</S> in Israel,<S>3478</S> and have committed<S>5003</S> adultery<S>5003</S> with their neighbors' wives,<S>802</S> and have spoken<S>1696</S> words<S>1697</S> in My name<S>8034</S> falsely,<S>8267</S> which<S>834</S> I did not command<S>6680</S> them; and I am He who knows,<S>3045</S> and am a witness,<S>5707</S> "declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> '"


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"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> 'Because<S>3282</S> <S>834</S> you have sent<S>7971</S> letters<S>5612</S> in your own name<S>8034</S> to all<S>3605</S> the people<S>5971</S> who<S>834</S> are in Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> and to Zephaniah<S>6846</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Maaseiah,<S>4641</S> the priest,<S>3548</S> and to all<S>3605</S> the priests,<S>3548</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"The Lord<S>3068</S> has made<S>5414</S> you priest<S>3548</S> instead<S>8478</S> of Jehoiada<S>3077</S> the priest,<S>3548</S> to be the overseer<S>6496</S> in the house<S>1004</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> over every<S>3605</S> madman<S>7696</S> who prophesies,<S>5012</S> to put<S>5414</S> him in the stocks<S>4115</S> and in the iron<S>6729</S> collar,<S>6729</S>


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now<S>6258</S> then, why<S>4100</S> have you not rebuked<S>1605</S> Jeremiah<S>3414</S> of Anathoth<S>6069</S> who prophesies<S>5012</S> to you?


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"For he has sent<S>7971</S> to us in Babylon,<S>894</S> saying,<S>559</S> '[The exile] will be long;<S>752</S> build<S>1129</S> houses<S>1004</S> and live<S>3427</S> [in them] and plant<S>5193</S> gardens<S>1593</S> and eat<S>398</S> their produce.<S>6529</S>'"'"


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<pb/>And Zephaniah<S>6846</S> the priest<S>3548</S> read<S>7121</S> this<S>2088</S> letter<S>5612</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> the prophet.<S>5030</S>


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Then came<S>1961</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> to Jeremiah,<S>3414</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"Send<S>7971</S> to all<S>3605</S> the exiles,<S>1473</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> concerning<S>413</S> Shemaiah<S>8098</S> the Nehelamite,<S>5161</S>" Because<S>3282</S> <S>834</S> Shemaiah<S>8098</S> has prophesied<S>5012</S> to you, although I did not send<S>7971</S> him, and he has made you trust<S>982</S> in a lie,<S>8267</S> "


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therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am about to punish<S>6485</S> Shemaiah<S>8098</S> the Nehelamite<S>5161</S> and his descendants;<S>2233</S> he shall not have<S>1961</S> anyone<S>376</S> living<S>3427</S> among<S>8432</S> this<S>2088</S> people,<S>5971</S> and he shall not see<S>7200</S> the good<S>9185</S> that I am about to do<S>6213</S> to My people,<S>5971</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "because<S>3588</S> he has preached<S>1696</S> rebellion<S>5627</S> against<S>5921</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>"' "


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"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> 'Write<S>3789</S> all<S>3605</S> the words<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> I have spoken<S>1696</S> to you in a book.<S>5612</S>


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'For, behold,<S>2009</S> days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'when I will restore<S>7725</S> the fortunes<S>7622</S> of My people<S>5971</S> Israel<S>3478</S> and Judah.<S>3063</S>' The Lord<S>3068</S> says,<S>559</S> 'I will also bring<S>7725</S> them back<S>7725</S> to the land<S>776</S> that I gave<S>5414</S> to their forefathers, and they shall possess<S>1</S> it.' "


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Now these<S>428</S> are the words<S>1697</S> which<S>834</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> spoke<S>1696</S> concerning<S>413</S> Israel<S>3478</S> and concerning<S>413</S> Judah,<S>3063</S>


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"For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> <t>'I have heard<S>8085</S> a sound<S>6963</S> of terror,<S>2731</S> Of dread,<S>6343</S> and there<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> peace.<S>7965</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Ask<S>7592</S> now,<S>4994</S> and see,<S>7200</S> If<S>518</S> a male<S>2145</S> can give<S>3205</S> birth.<S>3205</S> Why<S>4069</S> do I see<S>7200</S> every<S>3605</S> man<S>1397</S> [With] his hands<S>3027</S> on his loins,<S>2504</S> as a woman in childbirth<S>3205</S>? And [why] have all<S>3605</S> faces<S>6440</S> turned<S>2015</S> pale<S>3420</S>?</t>


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<pb/><t>'Alas!<S>1945</S> for that day<S>3117</S> is great,<S>1419</S> There<S>369</S> is none<S>369</S> like<S>3644</S> it; And it is the time<S>6256</S> of Jacob's distress,<S>6869</S> But he will be saved<S>3467</S> from it.</t>


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<pb/><t>'And it shall come<S>1961</S> about on that day,<S>3117</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> 'that I will break<S>7665</S> his yoke<S>5923</S> from off<S>5921</S> their neck,<S>6677</S> and will tear<S>5423</S> off<S>5423</S> their bonds;<S>4147</S> and strangers<S>2114</S> shall no<S>3808</S> longer<S>5750</S> make<S>5647</S> them their slaves.<S>5647</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'But they shall serve<S>5647</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> their God,<S>430</S> and David<S>1732</S> their king,<S>4428</S> whom<S>834</S> I will raise<S>6965</S> up for them.</t>


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<pb/><t>'And fear<S>3372</S> not, O Jacob<S>3290</S> My servant,<S>5650</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'And do not be dismayed,<S>2865</S> O Israel;<S>3478</S> For behold,<S>2009</S> I will save<S>3467</S> you from afar,<S>7350</S> And your offspring<S>2233</S> from the land<S>776</S> of their captivity.<S>7628</S> And Jacob<S>3290</S> shall return,<S>7725</S> and shall be quiet<S>8252</S> and at ease,<S>7599</S> And no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> shall make<S>2729</S> him afraid.<S>2729</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'For I am with you,' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'to save<S>3467</S> you; For I will destroy<S>6213</S> <S>3617</S> completely<S>3617</S> all<S>3605</S> the nations<S>1471</S> where<S>834</S> <S>8033</S> I have scattered<S>6327</S> you, Only<S>389</S> I will not destroy<S>6213</S> <S>3617</S> you completely.<S>3617</S> But I will chasten<S>3256</S> you justly,<S>4941</S> And will by no<S>3808</S> means<S>5352</S> leave<S>5352</S> you unpunished.<S>5352</S>'</t>


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<t>"For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Your wound<S>4347</S> is incurable,<S>605</S> And your injury<S>4347</S> is serious.<S>2470</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'There<S>369</S> is no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> to plead<S>1777</S> your cause;<S>1779</S> [No<S>369</S>] healing<S>7499</S> for [your] sore,<S>4205</S> No recovery<S>9645</S> for you.</t>


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<pb/><t>'All<S>3605</S> your lovers<S>157</S> have forgotten<S>7911</S> you, They do not seek<S>1875</S> you; For I have wounded<S>5221</S> you with the wound<S>4347</S> of an enemy,<S>340</S> With the punishment<S>4148</S> of a cruel<S>394</S> one,<S>394</S> Because<S>5921</S> your iniquity<S>5771</S> is great<S>7230</S> And your sins<S>9128</S> are numerous.<S>6105</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Why<S>4100</S> do you cry<S>2199</S> out over<S>5921</S> your injury<S>7667</S>? Your pain<S>4341</S> is incurable.<S>605</S> Because<S>5921</S> your iniquity<S>5771</S> is great<S>7230</S> And your sins<S>9128</S> are numerous,<S>6105</S> I have done<S>6213</S> these<S>428</S> things<S>428</S> to you.</t>


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<pb/><t>'Therefore<S>3651</S> all<S>3605</S> who devour<S>398</S> you shall be devoured;<S>398</S> And all<S>3605</S> your adversaries,<S>6862</S> every<S>3605</S> one<S>3605</S> of them, shall go<S>1980</S> into captivity;<S>7628</S> And those who plunder<S>8155</S> you shall be for plunder,<S>4933</S> And all<S>3605</S> who prey<S>962</S> upon you I will give<S>5414</S> for prey.<S>957</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'For I will restore<S>5927</S> you to health<S>724</S> And I will heal<S>7495</S> you of your wounds,<S>4347</S>' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Because<S>3588</S> they have called<S>7121</S> you an outcast,<S>5080</S> saying: "It is Zion;<S>6726</S> no<S>369</S> one<S>369</S> cares<S>1875</S> for her."'</t>


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<t>"Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> 'Behold,<S>2009</S> I will restore<S>7725</S> the fortunes<S>7622</S> of the tents<S>168</S> of Jacob<S>3290</S> And have<S>7355</S> compassion<S>7355</S> on his dwelling<S>4908</S> places;<S>4908</S> And the city<S>5892</S> shall be rebuilt<S>1129</S> on its ruin,<S>8510</S> And the palace<S>759</S> shall stand<S>3427</S> on its rightful<S>4941</S> place.<S>4941</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'And from them shall proceed<S>3318</S> thanksgiving<S>8426</S> And the voice<S>6963</S> of those who make<S>7832</S> merry;<S>7832</S> And I will multiply<S>7235</S> them, and they shall not be diminished;<S>4591</S> I will also honor<S>3513</S> them, and they shall not be insignificant.<S>6819</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'Their children<S>1121</S> also shall be as formerly,<S>6924</S> And their congregation<S>5712</S> shall be established<S>3559</S> before<S>6440</S> Me; And I will punish<S>6485</S> all<S>3605</S> their oppressors.<S>3905</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'And their leader<S>117</S> shall be one of them, And their ruler<S>4910</S> shall come<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> from their midst;<S>7130</S> And I will bring<S>7126</S> him near,<S>7126</S> and he shall approach<S>5066</S> Me; For who<S>4310</S> would dare<S>6148</S> to risk<S>6148</S> his life<S>3820</S> to approach<S>5066</S> Me?' declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>Behold,<S>2009</S> the tempest<S>9370</S> of the Lord!<S>3068</S> Wrath<S>2534</S> has gone<S>3318</S> forth,<S>3318</S> A sweeping<S>1641</S> tempest;<S>5591</S> It will burst<S>9123</S> on the head<S>7218</S> of the wicked.<S>7563</S></t>


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<pb/><t>The fierce<S>2740</S> anger<S>639</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> will not turn<S>7725</S> back,<S>7725</S> Until<S>5704</S> He has performed,<S>6213</S> and until<S>5704</S> He has accomplished<S>6965</S> The intent<S>4209</S> of His heart;<S>3820</S> In the latter<S>319</S> days<S>3117</S> you will understand<S>995</S> this.</t>


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<t>"At that time,<S>6256</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "I will be the God<S>430</S> of all<S>3605</S> the families<S>4940</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> and they shall be My people.<S>5971</S>"</t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "The people<S>5971</S> who<S>8300</S> survived<S>8300</S> the sword<S>2719</S> Found<S>4672</S> grace<S>2580</S> in the wilderness<S>4057</S> – Israel,<S>3478</S> when it went<S>1980</S> to find<S>7280</S> its rest.<S>7280</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>The Lord<S>3068</S> appeared<S>7200</S> to him from afar,<S>7350</S> [saying,] "I have loved<S>157</S> you with an everlasting<S>5769</S> love;<S>160</S> Therefore<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> I have drawn<S>4900</S> you with lovingkindness.<S>2617</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Again<S>5750</S> I will build<S>1129</S> you, and you shall be rebuilt,<S>1129</S> O virgin<S>1330</S> of Israel!<S>3478</S> Again<S>5750</S> you shall take<S>5710</S> up your tambourines,<S>8596</S> And go<S>3318</S> forth<S>3318</S> to the dances<S>4234</S> of the merrymakers.<S>7832</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Again<S>5750</S> you shall plant<S>5193</S> vineyards<S>3754</S> On the hills<S>2022</S> of Samaria;<S>8111</S> The planters<S>5193</S> shall plant<S>5193</S> And shall enjoy<S>2490</S> [them.]</t>


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<pb/><t>"For there<S>3426</S> shall be a day<S>3117</S> when watchmen<S>5341</S> On the hills<S>2022</S> of Ephraim<S>669</S> shall call<S>7121</S> out, 'Arise,<S>6965</S> and let us go<S>5927</S> up [to] Zion,<S>6726</S> To the Lord<S>3068</S> our God.<S>430</S>'"</t>


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<t>For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Sing<S>7442</S> aloud<S>7442</S> with gladness<S>8057</S> for Jacob,<S>3290</S> And shout<S>6670</S> among the chiefs<S>7218</S> of the nations;<S>1471</S> Proclaim,<S>8085</S> give<S>1984</S> praise,<S>1984</S> and say,<S>559</S> 'O Lord,<S>3068</S> save<S>3467</S> Thy people,<S>5971</S> The remnant<S>7611</S> of Israel.<S>3478</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"Behold,<S>2009</S> I am bringing<S>935</S> them from the north<S>6828</S> country,<S>776</S> And I will gather<S>6908</S> them from the remote<S>3411</S> parts<S>3411</S> of the earth,<S>776</S> Among them the blind<S>5787</S> and the lame,<S>6455</S> The woman<S>2030</S> with child<S>2030</S> and she who is in labor<S>3205</S> with child, together;<S>9191</S> A great<S>1419</S> company,<S>6951</S> they shall return<S>7725</S> here.<S>2008</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"With weeping<S>1065</S> they shall come,<S>935</S> And by supplication<S>8469</S> I will lead<S>2986</S> them; I will make them walk<S>1980</S> by streams<S>5158</S> of waters,<S>4325</S> On a straight<S>3477</S> path<S>1870</S> in which they shall not stumble;<S>3782</S> For I am<S>1961</S> a father to Israel,<S>1</S> And Ephraim<S>3478</S> is My first-born."</t>


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<pb/><t>Hear<S>8085</S> the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> O nations,<S>1471</S> And declare<S>5046</S> in the coastlands<S>339</S> afar<S>4801</S> off,<S>4801</S> And say,<S>559</S> "He who scattered<S>2219</S> Israel<S>3478</S> will gather<S>6908</S> him, And keep<S>8104</S> him as a shepherd<S>7462</S> keeps his flock.<S>5739</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>For the Lord<S>3068</S> has ransomed<S>6299</S> Jacob,<S>3290</S> And redeemed<S>1350</S> him from the hand<S>3027</S> of him who<S>2389</S> was stronger<S>2389</S> than<S>4480</S> he.</t>


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<pb/><t>"And they shall come<S>935</S> and shout<S>7442</S> for joy<S>7442</S> on the height<S>4791</S> of Zion,<S>6726</S> And they shall be radiant<S>9315</S> over<S>413</S> the bounty<S>2898</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> – Over<S>5921</S> the grain,<S>1715</S> and the new<S>8492</S> wine,<S>8492</S> and the oil,<S>3323</S> And over<S>5921</S> the young<S>1121</S> of the flock<S>6629</S> and the herd;<S>1241</S> And their life<S>5315</S> shall be like a watered<S>7302</S> garden,<S>1588</S> And they shall never<S>3808</S> <S>5750</S> languish<S>1669</S> again.<S>3254</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Then<S>227</S> the virgin<S>1330</S> shall rejoice<S>8055</S> in the dance,<S>4234</S> And the young<S>970</S> men<S>970</S> and the old,<S>2205</S> together,<S>9191</S> For I will turn<S>2015</S> their mourning<S>60</S> into joy,<S>8342</S> And will comfort<S>5162</S> them, and give<S>8055</S> them joy<S>8055</S> for their sorrow.<S>3015</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And I will fill<S>7301</S> the soul<S>5315</S> of the priests<S>3548</S> with abundance,<S>1880</S> And My people<S>5971</S> shall be satisfied<S>7646</S> with My goodness,<S>2898</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "A voice<S>6963</S> is heard<S>8085</S> in Ramah,<S>7414</S> Lamentation<S>5092</S> [and] bitter<S>8563</S> weeping.<S>1065</S> Rachel<S>7354</S> is weeping<S>1058</S> for her children;<S>1121</S> She refuses<S>3985</S> to be comforted<S>5162</S> for her children,<S>1121</S> Because<S>3588</S> they are no<S>369</S> more.<S>369</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Restrain<S>4513</S> your voice<S>6963</S> from weeping,<S>1065</S> And your eyes<S>5869</S> from tears;<S>1832</S> For your work<S>6468</S> shall be rewarded,<S>7939</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "And they shall return<S>7725</S> from the land<S>776</S> of the enemy.<S>340</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"And there<S>3426</S> is hope<S>8615</S> for your future,<S>319</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "And [your] children<S>1121</S> shall return<S>7725</S> to their own territory.<S>1366</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"I have surely<S>8085</S> heard<S>8085</S> Ephraim<S>669</S> grieving,<S>5110</S> 'Thou hast chastised<S>3256</S> me, and I was chastised,<S>3256</S> Like an untrained<S>3808</S> <S>3925</S> calf;<S>5695</S> Bring<S>7725</S> me back<S>7725</S> that I may be restored,<S>7725</S> For Thou art the Lord<S>3068</S> my God.<S>430</S></t>


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<pb/><t>'For after<S>310</S> I turned<S>7725</S> back,<S>7725</S> I repented;<S>5162</S> And after<S>310</S> I was instructed,<S>3045</S> I smote<S>5606</S> on [my] thigh;<S>3409</S> I was ashamed,<S>954</S> and also<S>1571</S> humiliated,<S>3637</S> Because<S>3588</S> I bore<S>5375</S> the reproach<S>2781</S> of my youth.<S>5271</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"Is Ephraim<S>669</S> My dear<S>3357</S> son<S>1121</S>? Is he a delightful<S>8191</S> child<S>3206</S>? Indeed,<S>3588</S> as often<S>1767</S> as I have spoken<S>1696</S> against him, I certainly<S>2142</S> [still] remember<S>2142</S> him; Therefore<S>5921</S> <S>3651</S> My heart<S>4578</S> yearns<S>1993</S> for him; I will surely<S>7355</S> have<S>7355</S> mercy<S>7355</S> on him," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"Set<S>5324</S> up for yourself roadmarks,<S>6725</S> Place<S>7760</S> for yourself guideposts;<S>8564</S> Direct<S>7896</S> your mind<S>3820</S> to the highway,<S>4546</S> The way<S>1870</S> by which you went.<S>1980</S> Return,<S>7725</S> O virgin<S>1330</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> Return<S>7725</S> to these<S>428</S> your cities.<S>5892</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"How<S>4970</S> long<S>5704</S> <S>4970</S> will you go<S>2559</S> here<S>2559</S> and there,<S>2559</S> O faithless<S>7728</S> daughter<S>1323</S>? For the Lord<S>3068</S> has created<S>1254</S> a new<S>2319</S> thing<S>2319</S> in the earth<S>776</S> – A woman<S>5347</S> will encompass<S>5437</S> a man.<S>1397</S>"</t>


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Once again<S>5750</S> they will speak<S>559</S> this<S>2088</S> word<S>1697</S> in the land<S>776</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> and in its cities,<S>5892</S> when I restore<S>7725</S> their fortunes,<S>7622</S> 'The Lord<S>3068</S> bless<S>1288</S> you, O abode<S>5116</S> of righteousness,<S>6664</S> O holy<S>6944</S> hill!<S>2022</S>'</t>


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<pb/><t>"And Judah<S>3063</S> and all<S>3605</S> its cities<S>5892</S> will dwell<S>3427</S> together<S>9191</S> in it, the farmer<S>406</S> and they who go<S>5265</S> about<S>5265</S> with flocks.<S>5739</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"For I satisfy<S>7301</S> the weary<S>5889</S> ones<S>5315</S> and refresh<S>4390</S> everyone<S>3605</S> who languishes.<S>1669</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>At this<S>384</S> I awoke<S>9516</S> and looked,<S>7200</S> and my sleep<S>8142</S> was pleasant<S>6149</S> to me.</t>


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"Behold,<S>2009</S> days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "when I will sow<S>2232</S> the house<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> and the house<S>1004</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> with the seed<S>2233</S> of man<S>120</S> and with the seed<S>2233</S> of beast.<S>929</S>


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"And it will come<S>1961</S> about that as I have watched<S>8245</S> over<S>5921</S> them to pluck<S>5428</S> up, to break<S>5422</S> down,<S>5422</S> to overthrow,<S>2040</S> to destroy, and to bring<S>6</S> disaster,<S>7489</S> so<S>7489</S> I will watch<S>3651</S> over<S>8245</S> them to build<S>5921</S> and to plant,<S>1129</S>" declares<S>5193</S> the Lord.<S>5002</S>


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"In those<S>1992</S> days<S>3117</S> they will not say<S>559</S> again,<S>5750</S> 'The fathers have eaten<S>1</S> sour<S>398</S> grapes,<S>1155</S> And the children's teeth<S>1155</S> are set<S>8127</S> on edge.<S>6949</S>'


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"But everyone<S>376</S> will die<S>4191</S> for his own iniquity;<S>5771</S> each<S>3605</S> man<S>120</S> who eats<S>398</S> the sour<S>1155</S> grapes,<S>1155</S> his teeth<S>8127</S> will be set<S>6949</S> on edge.<S>6949</S>


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<pb/>"Behold,<S>2009</S> days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "when I will make<S>3772</S> a new<S>2319</S> covenant<S>1285</S> with the house<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> and with the house<S>1004</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S>


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not like the covenant<S>1285</S> which<S>834</S> I made<S>3772</S> with their fathers in the day<S>1</S> I took<S>3117</S> them by the hand<S>2388</S> to bring<S>3027</S> them out of the land<S>3318</S> of Egypt,<S>776</S> My covenant<S>4714</S> which<S>1285</S> they broke,<S>834</S> although I was a husband<S>6565</S> to them, "declares<S>1166</S> the Lord.<S>5002</S>


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"But this<S>384</S> is the covenant<S>1285</S> which<S>834</S> I will make<S>3772</S> with the house<S>1004</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> after<S>310</S> those<S>1992</S> days,<S>3117</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "I will put<S>5414</S> My law<S>8451</S> within<S>7130</S> them, and on their heart<S>3820</S> I will write<S>3789</S> it; and I will be their God,<S>430</S> and they shall be My people.<S>5971</S>


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<pb/>"And they shall not teach<S>3925</S> again,<S>5750</S> each<S>376</S> man<S>376</S> his neighbor<S>7453</S> and each<S>376</S> man<S>376</S> his brother,<S>251</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Know<S>3045</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S>' for they shall all<S>3605</S> know<S>3045</S> Me, from the least<S>6996</S> of them to the greatest<S>1419</S> of them," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "for I will forgive<S>5545</S> their iniquity,<S>5771</S> and their sin<S>9128</S> I will remember<S>2142</S> no<S>3808</S> more.<S>5750</S>"


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<t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> Who gives<S>5414</S> the sun<S>8121</S> for light<S>216</S> by day,<S>3119</S> And the fixed<S>2708</S> order<S>2708</S> of the moon<S>3394</S> and the stars<S>3556</S> for light<S>216</S> by night,<S>3915</S> Who stirs<S>9541</S> up the sea<S>3220</S> so that its waves<S>1530</S> roar;<S>1993</S> The Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts<S>6635</S> is His name: <S>8034</S></t>


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<pb/><t>"If<S>518</S> this<S>428</S> fixed<S>2706</S> order<S>2706</S> departs<S>4185</S> From before<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> Me," declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Then the offspring<S>2233</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> also<S>1571</S> shall cease<S>7673</S> From being<S>1961</S> a nation<S>1471</S> before<S>6440</S> Me forever.<S>3605</S> <S>3117</S>"</t>


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<pb/><t>Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "If<S>518</S> the heavens<S>8064</S> above<S>4480</S> <S>4605</S> can be measured,<S>4058</S> And the foundations<S>4144</S> of the earth<S>776</S> searched<S>2713</S> out below,<S>4295</S> Then I will also<S>1571</S> cast<S>3988</S> off<S>3988</S> all<S>3605</S> the offspring<S>2233</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> For all<S>3605</S> that they have done,<S>6213</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S></t>


text:
"Behold,<S>2009</S> days<S>3117</S> are coming,<S>935</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "when the city<S>5892</S> shall be rebuilt<S>1129</S> for the Lord<S>3068</S> from the Tower<S>4026</S> of Hananel<S>2606</S> to the Corner<S>6438</S> Gate.<S>8179</S>


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"And the measuring<S>4060</S> line<S>6957</S> shall go<S>3318</S> out farther<S>5750</S> straight<S>5048</S> ahead<S>5048</S> to the hill<S>1389</S> Gareb;<S>1619</S> then it will turn<S>5437</S> to Goah.<S>1601</S>


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"And the whole<S>3605</S> valley<S>6010</S> of the dead<S>6297</S> bodies<S>6297</S> and of the ashes,<S>1880</S> and all<S>3605</S> the fields<S>7709</S> as far<S>5704</S> as the brook<S>5158</S> Kidron,<S>6939</S> to the corner<S>6438</S> of the Horse<S>5483</S> Gate<S>8179</S> toward the east,<S>4217</S> shall be holy<S>6944</S> to the Lord;<S>3068</S> it shall not be plucked<S>5428</S> up, or overthrown<S>2040</S> anymore<S>5750</S> forever.<S>5769</S>"


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<pb/>The word<S>1697</S> that came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah<S>3414</S> from the Lord<S>3068</S> in the tenth<S>6224</S> year<S>8141</S> of Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> which<S>1931</S> was the eighteenth<S>8083</S> <S>6240</S> year<S>8141</S> of Nebuchadnezzar.<S>5019</S>


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<pb/>Now at that time<S>227</S> the army<S>2428</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon<S>894</S> was besieging<S>6696</S> <S>5921</S> Jerusalem,<S>3389</S> and Jeremiah<S>3414</S> the prophet<S>5030</S> was shut<S>3607</S> up in the court<S>2691</S> of the guard,<S>4307</S> which<S>834</S> was [in] the house<S>1004</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S>


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because<S>834</S> Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> had shut<S>3607</S> him up, saying,<S>559</S> "Why<S>4069</S> do you prophesy,<S>5012</S> saying,<S>559</S> 'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am about to give<S>5414</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> into the hand<S>3027</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and he will take<S>3920</S> it;


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and Zedekiah<S>6667</S> king<S>4428</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> shall not escape<S>4422</S> out of the hand<S>3027</S> of the Chaldeans,<S>3778</S> but he shall surely<S>5414</S> be given<S>5414</S> into the hand<S>3027</S> of the king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and he shall speak<S>1696</S> with him face<S>6310</S> to face,<S>6310</S> and see<S>7200</S> him eye<S>5869</S> to eye;<S>5869</S>


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and he shall take<S>1980</S> Zedekiah<S>6667</S> to Babylon,<S>894</S> and he shall be there<S>8033</S> until<S>5704</S> I visit<S>6485</S> him, "declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S> "If<S>3588</S> you fight<S>3898</S> against<S>854</S> the Chaldeans,<S>3778</S> you shall not succeed<S>6743</S> "'?"


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<pb/>And Jeremiah<S>3414</S> said,<S>559</S> "The word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> came<S>1961</S> to me, saying,<S>559</S>


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'Behold,<S>2009</S> Hanamel<S>2601</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Shallum<S>7967</S> your uncle<S>1730</S> is coming<S>935</S> to you, saying,<S>559</S> "Buy<S>7069</S> for yourself my field<S>7704</S> which<S>834</S> is at Anathoth,<S>6068</S> for you have the right<S>4941</S> of redemption<S>1353</S> to buy<S>7069</S> [it.]"'


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"Then Hanamel<S>2601</S> my uncle's son<S>1121</S> came<S>935</S> to me in the court<S>2691</S> of the guard<S>4307</S> according to the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord,<S>3068</S> and said<S>559</S> to me, 'Buy<S>7069</S> my field,<S>7704</S> please,<S>4994</S> that is at Anathoth,<S>6068</S> which<S>834</S> is in the land<S>776</S> of Benjamin;<S>1144</S> for you have the right<S>4941</S> of possession<S>3425</S> and the redemption<S>1353</S> is yours; buy<S>7069</S> [it] for yourself.' Then I knew<S>3045</S> that this<S>1931</S> was the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"And I bought<S>7069</S> the field<S>7704</S> which<S>834</S> was at Anathoth<S>6068</S> from Hanamel<S>2601</S> my uncle's son,<S>1121</S> and I weighed<S>8254</S> out the silver<S>3701</S> for him, seventeen<S>7651</S> <S>6235</S> shekels<S>8255</S> of silver.<S>3701</S>


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"And I signed<S>3789</S> and sealed<S>2856</S> the deed,<S>5612</S> and called<S>5749</S> in witnesses,<S>5707</S> and weighed<S>8254</S> out the silver<S>3701</S> on the scales.<S>3976</S>


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"Then I took<S>3947</S> the deeds<S>5612</S> of purchase,<S>4736</S> both the sealed<S>2856</S> [copy containing] the terms<S>4687</S> and conditions,<S>2706</S> and the open<S>1540</S> [copy;]


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and I gave<S>5414</S> the deed<S>5612</S> of purchase<S>4736</S> to Baruch<S>1263</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Neriah,<S>5374</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Mahseiah,<S>4271</S> in the sight<S>5869</S> of Hanamel<S>2601</S> my uncle's [son,] and in the sight<S>5869</S> of the witnesses<S>5707</S> who signed<S>3789</S> the deed<S>5612</S> of purchase,<S>4736</S> before<S>5869</S> all<S>3605</S> the Jews<S>3064</S> who were sitting<S>3427</S> in the court<S>2691</S> of the guard.<S>4307</S>


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'Thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Take<S>3947</S> these<S>428</S> deeds,<S>5612</S> this<S>2088</S> sealed<S>2856</S> deed<S>5612</S> of purchase,<S>4736</S> and this<S>2088</S> open<S>1540</S> deed,<S>5612</S> and put<S>5414</S> them in an earthenware<S>2789</S> jar,<S>3627</S> that they may last<S>5975</S> a long<S>7227</S> time.<S>3117</S>"


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'For thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord<S>3068</S> of hosts,<S>6635</S> the God<S>430</S> of Israel,<S>3478</S> "Houses<S>1004</S> and fields<S>7704</S> and vineyards<S>3754</S> shall again<S>5750</S> be bought<S>7069</S> in this<S>384</S> land.<S>776</S>"'


text:
"After<S>310</S> I had given<S>5414</S> the deed<S>5612</S> of purchase<S>4736</S> to Baruch<S>1263</S> the son<S>1121</S> of Neriah,<S>5374</S> then I prayed<S>6419</S> to the Lord,<S>3068</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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'Ah Lord<S>136</S> God!<S>3068</S> Behold,<S>2009</S> Thou hast made<S>6213</S> the heavens<S>8064</S> and the earth<S>776</S> by Thy great<S>1419</S> power<S>3581</S> and by Thine outstretched<S>5186</S> arm!<S>2220</S> Nothing<S>3808</S> <S>3605</S> <S>1697</S> is too<S>4480</S> difficult<S>6381</S> for Thee,


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who showest<S>6213</S> lovingkindness<S>2617</S> to thousands,<S>505</S> but repayest<S>9608</S> the iniquity<S>5771</S> of fathers into the bosom<S>1</S> of their children<S>2436</S> after<S>1121</S> them, O great<S>310</S> and mighty<S>1419</S> God.<S>1368</S> The Lord<S>410</S> of hosts<S>3068</S> is His name;<S>6635</S>


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great<S>1419</S> in counsel<S>6098</S> and mighty<S>7227</S> in deed,<S>5950</S> whose<S>834</S> eyes<S>5869</S> are open<S>6491</S> to all<S>3605</S> the ways<S>1870</S> of the sons<S>1121</S> of men,<S>120</S> giving<S>5414</S> to everyone<S>376</S> according to his ways<S>1870</S> and according to the fruit<S>6529</S> of his deeds;<S>4611</S>


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who<S>834</S> hast set<S>7760</S> signs<S>226</S> and wonders<S>4159</S> in the land<S>776</S> of Egypt,<S>4714</S> [and] even to this<S>2088</S> day<S>3117</S> both in Israel<S>3478</S> and among mankind;<S>120</S> and Thou hast made<S>6213</S> a name<S>8034</S> for Thyself, as at this<S>2088</S> day.<S>3117</S>


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'And Thou didst bring<S>3318</S> Thy people<S>5971</S> Israel<S>3478</S> out of the land<S>776</S> of Egypt<S>4714</S> with signs<S>226</S> and with wonders,<S>4159</S> and with a strong<S>2389</S> hand<S>3027</S> and with an outstretched<S>5186</S> arm,<S>2220</S> and with great<S>1419</S> terror;<S>4172</S>


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and gavest<S>5414</S> them this<S>384</S> land,<S>776</S> which<S>834</S> Thou didst swear<S>7650</S> to their forefathers to give<S>1</S> them, a land<S>5414</S> flowing<S>776</S> with milk<S>2100</S> and honey.<S>2461</S>


text:
'And they came<S>935</S> in and took<S>3423</S> possession<S>3423</S> of it, but they did not obey<S>8085</S> Thy voice<S>6963</S> or walk<S>1980</S> in Thy law;<S>8451</S> they have done<S>6213</S> nothing<S>3808</S> of all<S>3605</S> that Thou commandedst<S>6680</S> them to do;<S>6213</S> therefore Thou hast made all<S>3605</S> this<S>384</S> calamity<S>9567</S> come<S>7122</S> upon them.


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'Behold,<S>2009</S> the siege<S>5550</S> mounds<S>5550</S> have reached<S>935</S> the city<S>5892</S> to take<S>3920</S> it; and the city<S>5892</S> is given<S>5414</S> into the hand<S>3027</S> of the Chaldeans<S>3778</S> who fight<S>3898</S> against<S>5921</S> it, because<S>4480</S> <S>6440</S> of the sword,<S>2719</S> the famine,<S>7458</S> and the pestilence;<S>1698</S> and what<S>834</S> Thou hast spoken<S>1696</S> has come<S>1961</S> to pass;<S>1961</S> and, behold,<S>2009</S> Thou seest<S>7200</S> [it.]


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'And Thou hast said<S>559</S> to me, O Lord<S>136</S> God,<S>3068</S> "Buy<S>7069</S> for yourself the field<S>7704</S> with money,<S>3701</S> and call<S>5749</S> in witnesses<S>5707</S>" – although the city<S>5892</S> is given<S>5414</S> into the hand<S>3027</S> of the Chaldeans.<S>3778</S>' "


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Then the word<S>1697</S> of the Lord<S>3068</S> came<S>1961</S> to Jeremiah,<S>3414</S> saying,<S>559</S>


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"Behold,<S>2009</S> I am the Lord,<S>3068</S> the God<S>430</S> of all<S>3605</S> flesh;<S>1320</S> is anything<S>3605</S> <S>1697</S> too<S>4480</S> difficult<S>6381</S> for Me?"


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Therefore<S>3651</S> thus<S>3541</S> says<S>559</S> the Lord,<S>3068</S> "Behold,<S>2009</S> I am about to give<S>5414</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> into the hand<S>3027</S> of the Chaldeans<S>3778</S> and into the hand<S>3027</S> of Nebuchadnezzar<S>5019</S> king<S>4428</S> of Babylon,<S>894</S> and he shall take<S>3920</S> it.


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"And the Chaldeans<S>3778</S> who are fighting<S>3898</S> against<S>5921</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> shall enter<S>935</S> and set<S>3341</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> on fire<S>784</S> and burn<S>8313</S> it, with the houses<S>1004</S> where<S>834</S> [people] have offered<S>6999</S> incense<S>6999</S> to Baal<S>1168</S> on their roofs<S>1406</S> and poured<S>5258</S> out libations<S>5262</S> to other<S>312</S> gods<S>430</S> to provoke<S>3707</S> Me to anger.<S>3707</S>


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"Indeed<S>3588</S> the sons<S>1121</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> and the sons<S>1121</S> of Judah<S>3063</S> have been doing<S>6213</S> only<S>389</S> evil<S>7451</S> in My sight<S>5869</S> from their youth;<S>9334</S> for the sons<S>1121</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> have been only<S>389</S> provoking<S>3707</S> Me to anger<S>3707</S> by the work<S>4639</S> of their hands,<S>3027</S>" declares<S>5002</S> the Lord.<S>3068</S>


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"Indeed<S>3588</S> this<S>384</S> city<S>5892</S> has been<S>1961</S> to Me [a provocation of] My anger<S>639</S> and My wrath<S>2534</S> from the day<S>3117</S> that they built<S>1129</S> it, even to this<S>2088</S> day,<S>3117</S> that it should be removed<S>5493</S> from before<S>5921</S> My face,<S>6440</S>


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because<S>5921</S> of all<S>3605</S> the evil<S>9567</S> of the sons<S>1121</S> of Israel<S>3478</S> and the sons<S>1121</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> which<S>834</S> they have done<S>6213</S> to provoke<S>3707</S> Me to anger<S>3707</S> – they, their kings,<S>4428</S> their leaders,<S>8269</S> their priests,<S>3548</S> their prophets,<S>5030</S> the men<S>376</S> of Judah,<S>3063</S> and the inhabitants<S>3427</S> of Jerusalem.<S>3389</S>


