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Whatever is commanded by the Godof heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the Godof heaven, or wrath will come upon the realm of the king and his heirs.
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Let our officials represent the whole assembly, and let all in our towns who have taken foreign wives come at appointed times, and with them the elders and judges of every town, until the fierce wrathof our God on this account is averted from us."
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For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and cavalry to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king that the hand of our God is gracious to all who seek him, but his power and his wrath are against all who forsake him.