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The Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west; And they devourIsrael with gapingjaws. In spite of allthis, His anger does not turnaway And His hand is stillstretched out.
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Therefore* the Lord does not takepleasure in their youngmen, Nor does He havepity on their orphans or their widows; For everyone of them is godless and an evildoer, And everymouth is speakingfoolishness. In spite of allthis, His anger does not turnaway And His hand is stillstretched out.
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For wickednessburns like a fire; It consumesbriars and thorns; It even sets the thickets of the forestaflame And they rollupward in a column of smoke.
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They sliceoff what is on the righthand but still are hungry, And they eat what is on the lefthand but they are not satisfied; Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm.
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Manasseh devours Ephraim, and EphraimManasseh, And together they are againstJudah. In spite of allthis, His anger does not turnaway And His hand is stillstretched out.