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"Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And looknow and takenote. And seek in her opensquares, If you can find a man, Ifthere is one who doesjustice, who seekstruth, Then I will pardon her.
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O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You have smitten them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to takecorrection. They have made their facesharderthanrock; They have refused to repent.
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"I will go to the great And will speak to them, For they know the way of the LORD And the ordinance of their God." But they too, with oneaccord, have broken the yoke And burst the bonds.
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Therefore* a lion from the forest will slay them, A wolf of the deserts will destroy them, A leopard is watching their cities. Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many, Their apostasies are numerous.
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"Why should I pardon you? Your sons have forsaken Me And sworn by those who are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, They committedadultery And trooped to the harlot'shouse.