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In the thirtieth year after the ruin of the city, I was in Babylon and lay troubled upon my bed, and my thoughts came up over my heart;
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for I saw the desolation of Zion, and the wealth of those who dwelt at Babylon.
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And my spirit was sorely moved, so that I began to speak words full of fear to the Most High, and said,
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"O Lord, who bearest rule, Thou spokest at the beginning when Thou didst plant the earth; and that Thyself alone; and commanded the people,
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and gavest a body unto Adam without soul, which was the workmanship of Thine hands, and didst breathe into him the breath of life, and he was made living before Thee.
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.