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| 38 Like a lion, he has left his den. Their land has been destroyed because of the terrible war he brought, because of his fierce anger. | 38 Like a lion he will leave his lair, and their land will become desolate because of the sword of the oppressor and because of the LORD's fierce anger. |
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