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You have made us fear you, so that we might pray to you. Here in exile we will praise you because we have turned away from the sins of our ancestors.
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You have scattered us among the nations, and you have made them despise and curse us. You are punishing us for the sins of our ancestors when they rebelled against you, the Lord our God."
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Listen, Israel, to the commands that promise life; pay attention, and you will become wise.
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Why is it, Israel, that you find yourself in an enemy land? Why have you grown old in a foreign country? You are ritually unclean, like the dead;
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you are already counted among the dead. But why?