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2 Esdras 1:8
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"Ezra, tear your hair in grief and call down on these people all the disasters they deserve. They are rebellious and refuse to obey my Law.
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My people have sinned even more than their ancestors, for they have forgotten me and offered sacrifices to foreign gods.
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I rescued them from Egypt, where they were slaves, but they have done things that made me angry and have refused to listen to my warnings.
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"Ezra, tear your hair in grief and call down on these people all the disasters they deserve. They are rebellious and refuse to obey my Law.
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How much longer can I tolerate these people for whom I have done so much?
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For their sake I overthrew many kings and crushed the king of Egypt together with his officials and all his army.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.