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they killed children without mercy and ate the flesh and blood of human beings. They were initiated into secret rituals
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in which parents murdered their own defenseless children. It was your will for our ancestors to destroy these people,
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so that the land which you consider the most precious of all lands would be a suitable home for your people.
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But even in this you showed mercy toward their enemies, since they were only human beings. You sent hornets ahead of your army, to destroy the enemy gradually.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.