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I did as I was commanded and called all the people together. I said,
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"Listen to what I have to say, people of Israel.
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At first our ancestors lived as foreigners in Egypt, but then they were set free
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and received from God the life-giving Law. But they did not keep it, and when your turn came, you did not keep it either.
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God gave you the holy land as your own possession, but you were as sinful as your ancestors and did not follow the ways that God Most High had commanded.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.