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| 27 The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you. | 27 The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you. |
| 28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. | 28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. |
| 29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. | 29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| 30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him. | 30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him. |
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