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At first our fathers dwelt as aliens in Egypt, and they were delivered from there,
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and received the law of life, which they did not keep, which you also have transgressed after them.
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Then land was given to you for a possession in the land of Zion; but you and your fathers committed iniquity and did not keep the ways which the Most High commanded you.
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And because he is a righteous judge, in due time he took from you what he had given.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.