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Thus says the
LORD, "For
three transgressions of
Israel and for
four I will not
revoke its punishment,
Because they
sell the
righteous for
money And the
needy for a pair of
sandals.
lea'r.fIy ye[.viP h'v{l.v -l;[ h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? @,s,K;B ~'r.kim -l;[ .WN,byiv]a a{l h'['B.r;a -l;[.w ? ~Iy'l][;n r.Wb][;B !w{y.b,a.w qyiD;c
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"These who
pant after the very
dust of the
earth on the
head of the
helpless Also
turn aside the
way of the
humble; And a
man and his
father resort to the same
girl In
order to
profane My
holy name.
.$,r,d.w ~yiL;D va{r.B #,r,a -r;p][ -l;[ ~yip]a{V;h ? h'r][;N;h -l,a .Wk.ley wyib'a.w vyia.w .WJ;y ~yiw'n][ ? yiv.d'q ~ev -t,a leL;x !;[;m.l
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"On
garments taken as
pledges they
stretch out
beside every altar, And in the
house of their
God they
drink the
wine of those who have been
fined.
;xeB.zim -l'K l,cea .WJ;y ~yilUb]x ~yid'g.B -l;[.w ? ~,hyeh{l/a tyeB .WT.vIy ~yiv.Wn][ !yey.w
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"Yet it was I who
destroyed the
Amorite before * them, Though his
height was like the
height of
cedars And he was
strong as the
oaks; I even
destroyed his
fruit above * and his
root below *.
r,v]a ~,hyen.Pim yir{m/a'h -t,a yiT.d;m.vih yik{n'a.w ? ~yinw{L;a'K a.Wh !{s'x.w w{h.b'G ~yiz'r]a H;b{g.K ? t;x'Tim wy'v'r'v.w l;[;Mim w{y.riP dyim.v;a'w
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"It was I who
brought you up from the
land of
Egypt, And I
led you in the
wilderness forty years That you might
take possession of the
land of the
Amorite.
.$elw{a'w ~Iy'r.cim #,r,aem ~,k.t,a yityel/[,h yik{n'a.w ? #,r,a -t,a t,v,r'l h'n'v ~yi['B.r;a r'B.diM;B ~,k.t,a ? yir{m/a'h
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"Then I
raised up
some of your
sons to be
prophets And
some of your
young men to be
Nazirites. Is
this not
so, O
sons of
Israel?"
declares the
LORD.
~yiayib.nil ~,kyen.Bim ~yiq'a'w ? h'wh.y -mUa.n lea'r.fIy yen.B ta{z -nyea @;a;h ~yiriz.nil ~,kyer.Wx;Bim.W
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"But you made the
Nazirites drink wine, And you
commanded the
prophets saying, 'You shall not
prophesy!'
~yiayib.N;h -l;[.w !Iy'y ~yiriz.N;h -t,a .Wq.v;T;w ? .Wa.b'NiT a{l r{mael ~,tyi.Wic
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"Behold, I am
weighted down beneath you As a
wagon is
weighted down when
filled with
sheaves.
qyi['T r,v]a;K ~,kyeT.x;T qyi[em yik{n'a heNih ? ryim'[ H'l h'ael.m;h h'l'g]['h
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"Flight will
perish from the
swift, And the
stalwart will not
strengthen his
power,
Nor the
mighty man save his
life.
w{x{K #eM;a.y -a{l q'z'x.w l'Qim sw{n'm d;b'a.w ? w{v.p;n jeL;m.y -a{l rw{Big.w
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"He who
grasps the
bow will not
stand his ground, The
swift of
foot will not
escape,
Nor will he who
rides the
horse save his
life.
a{l wy'l.g;r.B l;q.w d{m][;y a{l t,v,Q;h fep{t.w ? w{v.p;n jeL;m.y a{l s.WS;h bek{r.w jeL;m.y
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"Even the
bravest * among the
warriors will
flee naked in that
day,"
declares the
LORD.
a.Wh;h -mw{Y;B s.Wn'y ~w{r'[ ~yirw{BiG;B w{Bil #yiM;a.w ? h'wh.y -mUa.n