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and indeed they have been thrown out to the heat of day and the frost of night. They perished in great misery, by famine and sword and pestilence.
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And the house that is called by your name you have made as it is today, because of the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
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Yet you have dealt with us, O Lord our God, in all your kindness and in all your great compassion,
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as you spoke by your servant Moses on the day when you commanded him to write your law in the presence of the people of Israel, saying,
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"If you will not obey my voice, this very great multitude will surely turn into a small number among the nations, where I will scatter them.
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