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- "But¹ we will certainly²° doª°¹ whatsoever¹¹ thingª goeth forthª° out of our own mouth,ª¹ to burn incenseª° unto the queenª of heaven,ª and to pour outª° drink offeringsª unto her, as¹ we have done,ª° we,¹ and our fathers,ª our kings,ª and our princes,ª in the citiesª of Judah,ª and in the streetsª of Jerusalem:ª for [then] had we plentyª° of victuals,ª and were¹ well,ª and sawª° no¹ evil.ª ... But since¹¹ we left offª° to burn incenseª° to the queenª of heaven,ª and to pour outª° drink offeringsª unto her, we have wantedª° all¹ [things], and have been consumedª° by the swordª and by the famine.ª" {Jer 44:17-18} + "So that the LORDª couldª° no¹ longer¹ bear,ª° becauseª¹ of the evilª of your doings,ª [and] becauseª¹ of the abominationsª which¹ ye have committed;ª° therefore is¹ your landª a desolation,ª and an astonishment,ª and a curse,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant,ª° as at this¹ day.ª" {Jer 44:22} + "Behold,¹ I will watchª° over¹ them for evil,ª and not¹ for good:ª and all¹ the menª of Judahª that¹ [are] in the landª of Egyptª shall be consumedª° by the swordª and by the famine,ª until¹ there be an endª° of them." {Jer 44:27} + "Our inheritanceª is turnedª° to strangers,ª° our housesª to aliens.ª ... We have givenª° the handª [to] the Egyptians,ª [and to] the Assyrians,ª to be satisfiedª° with bread.ª" {Lam 5:2-6} + "Moreover he saidª° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª behold,¹ I will breakª° the staffª of breadª in Jerusalem:ª and they shall eatª° breadª by weight,ª and with care;ª and they shall drinkª° waterª by measure,ª and with astonishment:ª ... That¹ they may wantª° breadª and water,ª and be astoniedª° oneª with another,ª and consume awayª° for their iniquity.ª" {Ezk 4:16-17}
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