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and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared by inquiring about their gods, saying, “How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.”
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Then I told her, “You are to live with me many days; you must notbe a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will behave the same way toward you.”
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Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”
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Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will notbe a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
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Do notbe afraid, Jacob my servant, for I am with you,” declares the LORD. “Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”
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When their fathers or brothers complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Do us the favor of helping them, because we did not get wives for them during the war. You will notbe guilty of breaking your oath because you did not give your daughters to them.’ ”