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woe to you, miserable wretch! For you have made yourself like her; you have decked out your daughters in harlotry to please and glory in your lovers, who have always lusted after you.
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And those who survive shall serve those who have destroyed her.
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And you, Asia, who share in the glamour of Babylon and the glory of her person --
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woe to you, miserable wretch! For you have made yourself like her; you have decked out your daughters in harlotry to please and glory in your lovers, who have always lusted after you.
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You have imitated that hateful harlot in all her deeds and devices; therefore God says,
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"I will send evils upon you, widowhood, poverty, famine, sword, and pestilence, to lay waste your houses and bring you to destruction and death.
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