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And admonished them in order to turn them back to Your law. Yet they actedarrogantly and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your ordinances, By which if a manobserves them he shall live. And they turned a stubbornshoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.
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"However, You bore with them for manyyears, And admonished them by Your Spiritthrough Your prophets, Yet they would not giveear. Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.