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16 For I will not contend for ever, nor will I always be angry; for from me proceeds the spirit, and I have made the breath of life.
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I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created.
17 Because of the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, I smote him, I hid my face and was angry; but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
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I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways.
18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and requite him with comfort, creating for his mourners the fruit of the lips.
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I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners,
19 Peace, peace, to the far and to the near, says the LORD; and I will heal him.
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creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the LORD. “And I will heal them.”
20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
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But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud.
21 There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked."
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“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
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