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49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility-- a band of destroying angels.
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49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility-- a band of destroying angels.
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50 He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
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50 He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
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51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
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51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
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52 But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the desert.
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52 But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the desert.
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53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
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53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
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54 Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
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54 Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
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55 He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
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55 He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
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56 But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.
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56 But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.
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57 Like their fathers they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.
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57 Like their fathers they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.
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58 They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
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58 They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
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59 When God heard them, he was very angry; he rejected Israel completely.
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59 When God heard them, he was very angry; he rejected Israel completely.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
