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The promises to godliness, &c.

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him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like flesh ? doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for 18. 8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morn-salvation, but it is far off from us. p1 John 3, ing, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee: the glory of qEsth. 8,16. the LORD shall be thy rere-ward.

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12 For our transgressions are multiplied " before t ch. 1, 6. thee, and our sins testify against us: for our trans- u Ps. 90, 2. gressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we x Ex. 34, 9 know them:

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9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; ch. 30, 19. thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou If thou 13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the put-and departing away from our God, speaking oppresting forth of the finger, and "speaking vanity: sion and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the y Jam. 1, 15 heart words of falsehood.

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10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, Ps. 112,5. and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise 2 Cor. 8,5, in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon-day: 11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy 15 Yea, truthfaileth; and he that departeth a Ps. 12, 1, bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw b Gen. 7, 1. a John 4,14 like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. 1 Pet. 4, 4. 16 And he saw that there was no man, and won- c Ezek. 22, 12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the founda-dered that there was no intercessor; therefore his 30. tions of many generations; and thou shalt be called, arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteous- d ch. 51,5. Mat. 17, The Repairer of the breach, The Restorer of pathsness, it sustained him. to dwell in. 17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, e Ps. 93, 1 13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was the sabbath a Delight, the Holy of the LORD, Hon-clad with zeal as a cloak.

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18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will fch. 63, s. repay, fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense. 14 Then shalt thou 'delight thyself in the LORD; 19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from iJob 22, 26. and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. b Mal.1, 11 * Deut. 32, of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Ja-When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the ich. 8, 7, 8. cob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against ch. 10, 18. him. spoken it.

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6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. 8 The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings; they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein shall not o Ps. 125, 5. know peace. pHab. 1, 13.

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The glory of the church ·

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CHAPTER LXI....LXII.

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The blessedness thereof. ter unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for cir. 698. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of a Hag. 28, doves to their windows? heaviness, that they might be called "Trees of Righteousness, The Planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

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9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto "the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israe!, u Acts 9,15. because he hath glorified thee.

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10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for 1 Cor. 3 in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

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11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually: n Rev. 21, they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

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12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve b Ps. 2, 8. thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

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8 For I the LORD P love judgment, I hate robbery p Ps. 11, 7. for burnt-offering; and I will direct their work in 9 Mat. 28, truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

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9 And their 'seed shall be known among the Gen- r Gen. 22, tiles, and their offspring among the people: all that 18. see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.

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10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul t ch. 66, 10. shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me 14 with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth 20 herself with her jewels.

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11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as y ch. 58, 11 the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to 2 Num. 24, spring forth; so the Lord Gop will cause righteous- Ps. 72, 3, & ness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. ch. Co, 1. CHAPTER LXII.

The desire of the prophet to confirm the church in God's
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wasting nor destruction within thy borders: but thouFOR Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and chap. 11, 3. shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto the salvation thereof, as a lamp that burneth. o Rev. 21, thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

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3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the g Rom. 2, hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

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4 Thou shalt no more be terined Forsaken: neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: 18. but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land & Hos. 1, 10. Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy 1 Ps. 16, 3. land shall be married.

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5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall 2 thy sons marry thee: and as the "bridegroom rejoi- nJohn 3,29 ceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. o Rom. 1,5 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jeru- p 1 Cor. 12, salem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not a Rev. 21 silence;

7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a' praise in the earth.

8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give

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thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy "bowels and of thy mercies toward me are they restrained? 9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and 16 Doubtless thou art our Father, though Abra- Hosea 11, 8. praise the LORD; and they that have brought it to-ham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us e Job 14, gether shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. not: thou, O LORD, art our Father, our Redeemer; 21. thy name is from everlasting.

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10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye
the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; 17 O LORD. why hast thou made us to err from
gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear?
11 Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine
end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, inheritance.
Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward
is with him, and his work before him.

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12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

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Christ sheweth his power to save.

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WHO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious b Rev. 19, in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to

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2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the wine-fat? 3 I have trodden the wine-press alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and e Rev. 14, their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

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4 For the day of vengeance is in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

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5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and ch. 59, 16. & wondered that there was none to uphold; therefore mine own arm brough salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.

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6 And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

7 I will" mention the loving-kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to Deut. 7, the multitude of his loving-kindnesses.

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8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children Deut. 32, 4. that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

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8 But now, O LORD, thou art our Father: we qch. 45, 2 are the clay, and thou our a Potter; and we all are rEph. 2,10 the work of thy hand.

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9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither re-t Rom. 11, member iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech 23. thee, we are all thy people.

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10 Thy "holy cities are a wilderness, * Zion is a x Micah 3, wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

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11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our y 2 Kings fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all 25, 9 our pleasant things are laid waste.

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12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore ?

CHAPTER LXV.

1 The calling of the Gentiles....2 The Jews are rejected.

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13 That led them through the deep, as a horse I AM sought of them that asked not for me; I a Ezek. 36,
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Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not 10.
called by my name.

225am. 7, in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?
14 As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit
Deut. 26, of the LORD caused him to rest; so didst thou lead
Kings 8, thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.

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15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the L3, 50. habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is

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2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was doh. 1, 23. not good, after their own thoughts; provoketh me to anger continu- f Acts 2, 51

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9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine Deat. 11,8. elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell Acts 2,47. there.

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10 And "Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, Hosea 2, for my people that have sought me.

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11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that Jer. 8,2 y troop, and that furnish the drink-offering unto that number.

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12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because Zech. 7,7. When I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, Mat. 23, 34. ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

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22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

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23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth 1 Hag. 1.6 for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of 1 Cor. 15, the LORD, and their offspring with them.

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24 And it shall come to pass, that "before they call, 52, 41. I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. CHAPTER LXVI.

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The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity. HUS saith the LORD, The * heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

2 For all those things hath my hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

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4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

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5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at & Mat. 24, 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gon, Behold, his word; Your brethren that 'hated you, that * cast 18 Ps. 37, 1, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: be-you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be 12 Pet 3, Dan. 7, 27. hold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: glorified but he shall appear to your joy, and behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be they shall be ashamed. ashamed:

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7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. 8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth 16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth, shall in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for 2 John 1, 12. bless himself in the God of † truth: and he that swear-as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her Acts 11, 26. eth in the earth, shall swear by the God of truth; be- children. cause the former troubles are forgotten, and because Rev. 3, 14. they are hid from mine eyes.

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19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, h Job 5, 26. Ps, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die a hundred years old; but the sinner, being a hundred years old, shall be accursed. 21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

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10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice" for joy with her, uch. 61, 10. all ye that mourn for her:

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11 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the 1 Pet. 2, 2 breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and y ch.0, 5. be delighted with the abundance of her glory. 12 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend Rom. 5, 1. peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye 2. shall be borne upon her sides, and be ' dandled upon 1 Thess 2, her knees.

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Gentiles into one church. Before hand of the LORD shall be known toward his ser- { 20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an cir. 698. vants, and his indignation toward his enemies. offering unto the LORD, out of all nations, upon horses, 15 For, behold, the LORD will come with 'fire, and and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and 22k 13, with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his an-upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, 7.Rom. 12, ger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. 21 And I will also take of them for priests, and r Acts 16,2 for Levites, saith the LORD.

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16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD Rev. 14, 20. plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.

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17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themk Ezek. 39, selves in the gardens, behind one tree in the midst, Rev. 19, 17. eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. 18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it m Rom. 11, shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shal! come, and see my glory.

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19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the Pnations, to o Rom. 9 Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

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¶ The BOOK of the Prophet JEREMIAH.

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The time and the calling of Jeremiah.
HE words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of
the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land
of Benjamin:

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2 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in 4 ch. 26, 15. the thirteenth year of his reign.

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3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the || end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; Rom. 8, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

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6 Then said I,' Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot k Ex. 3, 4. Speak; for I am a 'child.

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7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and Acts 26,whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with Mat. 28, thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

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9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth and the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

11 Moreover, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, Isa. 10, 5. I see a rod of an almond-tree.

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16 And I will utter my judgments against them ech. 4,12 touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. 18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a 'defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land; against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

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2 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I remember thee, the kind- a Ps. 79,8 ness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when bEzek. 16, thou wentest "after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

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3 Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the first- d Deut. 2,7 fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD. 4 Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, g Ex. 4, ≈ and all the families of the house of Israel:

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5 Thus saith the LORD," What iniquity have your 3,4 fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? 17, 15. 6 Neither said they, Where is the LORD that 2 Kings brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness; through a land of deserts, and Ho7 7.

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