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and didst give unto us such a root; but we have turned back again to transgress Thy law, and to mingle ourselves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land.
85
Moreover ye shall never seek to have peace with them, that ye may be strong and eat the good things of the land, and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore.'
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And all that has befallen is done unto us for our wicked works and great sins. For Thou, O Lord, didst make our sins light,
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and didst give unto us such a root; but we have turned back again to transgress Thy law, and to mingle ourselves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land.
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Mightest not Thou be angry with us to destroy us till Thou hadst left us neither root, seed, nor name?
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O Lord of Israel, Thou art true; for we are left a root this day.
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.