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Like a cage filled with birds, their homes are filled with evil plots. And now they are great and rich.
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They are fat and sleek, and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse to provide justice to orphans and deny the rights of the poor.
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Should I not punish them for this?” says the LORD . “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?
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A horrible and shocking thing has happened in this land—
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the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?