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- "Come¹ now,²°¹ and let us reason together,ª° saithª° the LORD:ª though¹ your sinsª be¹ as scarlet,ª they shall be as whiteª° as snow;ª though¹ they be redª° like crimson,ª they shall be¹ as wool.ª" {Isa 1:18} + "And now,¹ O inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª and menª of Judah,ª judge,ª° I pray you,¹ betwixt¹ me and my vineyard.ª ... What¹ could have been doneª° more¹ to my vineyard,ª that I have not¹ doneª° in it? wherefore,ª when I lookedª° that it should bring forthª° grapes,ª brought it forthª° wild grapes?ª" {Isa 5:3-4} + "Yet ye say,ª° The wayª of the Lordª is not equal.ª°¹ Hearª° now,¹ O houseª of Israel;ª Is not¹ my wayª equal?ª° are not¹ your waysª unequal?ª°¹ ... Therefore¹ I will judgeª° you, O houseª of Israel,ª every oneª according to his ways,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª Repent,ª° and turnª° [yourselves] from all¹¹ your transgressions;ª so iniquityª shall not¹ be¹ your ruin.ª" {Ezk 18:25-30} + "Hearª° ye, O mountains,ª¹ the LORD'Sª controversy,ª and ye strongª foundationsª of the earth:ª for¹ the LORDª hath a controversyª with¹ his people,ª and he will pleadª° with¹ Israel.ª ... O my people,ª what¹ have I doneª° unto thee? and wherein¹ have I weariedª° thee? testifyª° against me." {Mic 6:2-3} + "Openingª° andª alleging,ª° thatª Christª must needsª° have suffered,ª° andª risen againª° fromª the dead;ª andª thatª thisª Jesus,ª whomª Iª preachª° unto you,ª isª° Christ.ª" {Act 17:3}
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