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And if thy people had not despised me, I would never have lifted up my spear against them.
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But now tell me, for what cause hast thou left them, and why it hath pleased thee to come to us?
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And Judith said to him: Receive the words of thy handmaid, for if thou wilt follow the words of thy handmaid, the Lord will do with thee a perfect thing.
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For as Nabuchodonosor the king of the earth liveth, and his power liveth which is in thee for chastising of all straying souls: not only men serve him through thee, but also the beasts of the field obey him.
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For the industry of thy mind is spoken of among all nations, and it is told through the whole world, that thou only art excellent, and mighty in all his kingdom, and thy discipline is cried up in all provinces.
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It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him.
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For it is certain that our God is so offended with sins, that he hath sent word by his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins.
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And because the children of Israel know they have offended their God, thy dread is upon them.
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Moreover also a famine hath come upon them, and for drought of water they are already to be counted among the dead.
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And they have a design even to kill their cattle, and to drink the blood of them.
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And the consecrated things of the Lord their God which God forbade them to touch, in corn, wine, and oil, these have they purposed to make use of, and they design to consume the things which they ought not to touch with their hands: therefore because they do these things, it is certain they will be given up to destruction.