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There are winds that have been created for vengeance, and in their anger they scourge heavily; in the time of consummation they will pour out their strength and calm the anger of their Maker.
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Fire and hail and famine and pestilence, all these have been created for vengeance;
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the teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions and vipers, and the sword that punishes the ungodly with destruction;
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they will rejoice in his commands, and be made ready on earth for their service, and when their times come they will not transgress his word.
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Therefore from the beginning I have been convinced, and have thought this out and left it in writing:
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