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- "Sonª of man,ª sayª° unto her, Thou¹ [art] the landª that¹ is not¹ cleansed,ª° nor¹ rained² upon¹ in the dayª of indignation.ª" {Ezk 22:24} + "Moreover¹ all¹ the chiefª of the priests,ª and the people,ª transgressed²° very² muchª°¹¹ after all¹ the abominationsª of the heathen;ª and pollutedª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ he had hallowedª° in Jerusalem.ª ... But they mockedª°¹ the messengersª of God,ª and despisedª° his words,ª and misusedª° his prophets,ª until¹ the wrathª of the LORDª aroseª° against his people,ª till¹ [there was] no¹ remedy.ª" {2Ch 36:14-16} + "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 ... And I will layª° it waste:ª it shall not¹ be pruned,²°¹ nor¹ digged;ª° but there shall come upª° briersª and thorns:ª I will also commandª°¹ the cloudsª that they rain²° no rainª¹¹ upon¹ it." {Isa 5:4-6} + "For the peopleª turnethª° not¹ unto¹ him that smitethª° them, neither¹ do they seekª° the LORDª of hosts.ª ... Therefore¹¹ the Lordª shall have no¹ joyª° in¹ their young men,ª neither¹ shall have mercyª° on their fatherlessª and widows:ª for¹ every one¹ [is] an hypocriteª and an evildoer,ª° and every¹ mouthª speakethª° folly.ª For all¹ this¹ his angerª is not¹ turned away,ª° but his handª [is] stretched out¹ still.²°¹" {Isa 9:13-17} + "They [are] all¹ grievousª° revolters,ª° walkingª° with slanders:ª [they are] brassª and iron;ª they¹ [are] all¹ corrupters.ª° ... Reprobateª° silverª shall [men] callª° them, because¹ the LORDª hath rejectedª° them." {Jer 6:28-30} + "From¹ the thirteenthªª yearª of Josiahª the sonª of Amonª kingª of Judah,ª even unto¹ this¹ day,ª that¹ [is] the threeª and twentiethª year,ª the wordª of the LORDª hath come¹ unto¹ me, and I have spokenª° unto¹ you, rising earlyª° and speaking;ª° but ye have not¹ hearkened.ª° ... Yet ye have not¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD;ª that¹ ye might provoke me to angerª° with the worksª of your handsª to your own hurt.ª" {Jer 25:3-7} + "I have surely²° heardª° Ephraimª bemoaning²° himself¹ [thus]; Thou hast chastisedª° me, and I was chastised,ª° as a bullockª unaccustomedªª° [to the yoke]: turnª° thou me, and I shall be turned;ª° for¹ thou¹ [art] the LORDª my God.ª" {Jer 31:18} + "When I would have healedª° Israel,ª then the iniquityª of Ephraimª was discovered,ª° and the wickednessª of Samaria:ª for¹ they commitª° falsehood;ª and the thiefª cometh in,ª° [and] the troop² of robbers¹ spoilethª° without.ª" {Hsa 7:1} + "Strangersª° have devouredª° his strength,ª and he¹ knowethª° [it] not:¹ yea,¹ gray hairsª are here and thereª° upon him, yet he¹ knowethª° not.¹ ... They return,ª° [but] not¹ to the most High:ª they are¹ like a deceitfulª bow:ª their princesª shall fallª° by the swordª for the rageª¹ of their tongue:ª thisª [shall be] their derisionª in the landª of Egypt.ª" {Hsa 7:9-16} + "And I¹ also¹ have givenª° you cleannessª of teethª in all¹ your cities,ª and wantª of breadª in all¹ your places:ª yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ will I doª° unto thee, O Israel:ª [and] becauseª¹ I will doª° this¹ unto thee, prepareª° to meetª° thy God,ª O Israel.ª" {Ams 4:6-12} + "She obeyedª° not¹ the voice;ª she receivedª° not¹ correction;ª she trustedª° not¹ in the LORD;ª she drew not nearª°¹ to¹ her God.ª" {Zph 3:2} + "I said,ª° Surely¹ thou wilt fearª° me, thou wilt receiveª° instruction;ª so their dwellingª should not¹ be cut off,ª° howsoeverªª I punishedª°¹ them: butª they rose early,ª° [and] corruptedª° all¹ their doings.ª" {Zph 3:7} + "O Jerusalem,ª Jerusalem,ª [thou] that killestª° the¹ prophets,ª andª stonestª° them which are sentª° untoª thee,ª how oftenª would¹ I²° have gathered²° thy²² children² together,ª°¹¹ even asª¹ a henª gatherethª° herª chickensª underª [her] wings,ª andª ye wouldª° not!ª ... Behold,ª° yourª houseª is leftª° unto youª desolate.ª" {Mtt 23:37-38} + "Thenª said¹ he²° untoª the¹ dresser of his vineyard,ª Behold,ª° these threeª yearsª I comeª° seekingª° fruitª onª thisª fig tree,ª andª findª° none:ª cut²° it² down;ª°¹ whyªª cumberethª° it² the¹ ground?ª ... And ifª² it¹ bearª° fruit,ª [well]: and if not,ª [then] after thatªª° thou shalt cut²° it² down.ª°¹" {Lke 13:7-9} + "He that is unjust,ª° let him be unjustª° still:ª andª he which is filthy,ª° let him be filthyª° still:ª andª he that is righteous,ª let him be righteousª° still:ª andª he that is holy,ª let him be holyª° still.ª" {Rev 22:11}
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