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Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; therefore they have become great and rich;
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they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
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Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?"
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An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land:
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the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?