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He doesn't think, and has no knowledge or understanding to think: Half of it I burned in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals, and roasted meat and ate. Should I make the rest into something detestable? Should I bow down to a block of wood?
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He's feeding on ashes; his deluded mind has led him astray. He can't save himself and say, "Isn't this thing in my hand a lie?"
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Remember these things, Jacob; Israel, for you are my servant. I formed you; you are my servant! I won't forget you, Israel.
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I swept away your rebellions like a cloud, and your sins like fog. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.
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Sing, heavens, for the LORD has acted; shout, depths of the earth! Burst out with a ringing cry, you mountains, forest, and every tree in it. The LORD has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself through Israel.