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The second book of the prophet Ezra,the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
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the son of Ahijah, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, the son of Arna, the son of Uzzi, the son of Borith, the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
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the son of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, who was a captive in the land of the Medes in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians.
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And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
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"Go thy way, and show My people their sinful deeds, and their children their wickedness which they have done against Me, that they may tell their children's children,
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because the sins of their fathers are increased in them; for they have forgotten Me and have offered unto strange gods.
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Am not I even He that brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage? But they have provoked Me unto wrath and despised My counsels.
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Pull thou off then the hair of thy head and cast all evil upon them, for they have not been obedient unto My law, but they are a rebellious people.
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How long shall I bear them, unto whom I have done so much good?