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- "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Judah,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have despisedª°¹ the lawª of the LORD,ª and have not¹ keptª° his commandments,ª and their liesª caused them to err,ª° afterª the which¹ their fathersª have walked:ª°" {Ams 2:4} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Israel,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they soldª° the righteousª for silver,ª and the poorª for¹ a pair of shoes;ª" {Ams 2:6} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Damascus,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have threshedª°¹ Gileadª with threshing instrumentsª of iron:ª" {Ams 1:3} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Gaza,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they carried away captiveª° the wholeª captivity,ª to deliver [them] upª° to Edom:ª" {Ams 1:6} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Tyrus,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they delivered upª° the wholeª captivityª to Edom,ª and rememberedª° not¹ the brotherlyª covenant:ª" {Ams 1:9} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Edom,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ he did pursueª° his brotherª with the sword,ª and did cast offª° all pity,ª and his angerª did tearª° perpetually,ª and he keptª° his wrathª for ever:ª" {Ams 1:11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have ripped upª° the women with childª of Gilead,ª that¹ they might enlargeª°¹ their border:ª" {Ams 1:13} + "And the childrenª of Israelª set forward,ª° and pitchedª° in the plainsª of Moabª on this sideª¹ Jordanª [by] Jericho.ª ... For¹ they¹ vexª° you with their wiles,ª wherewith¹ they have beguiledª° you in¹ the matterª of Peor,ª and in¹ the matterª of Cozbi,ª the daughterª of a princeª of Midian,ª their sister,ª which was slainª° in the dayª of the plagueª for Peor's² sake.ª¹¹" {Num 22:1-25:18} + "Becauseª¹ they¹ metª° you not¹ with breadª and with waterª in the way,ª when ye came forthª° out of Egypt;ª¹ and because¹ they hiredª° against¹ thee¹ Balaamª the sonª of Beorª of Pethorª¹ of Mesopotamia,ª to curseª° thee. ... Nevertheless the LORDª thy Godª wouldª° not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ Balaam;ª but the LORDª thy Godª turnedª°¹ the curseª into a blessingª unto thee, because¹ the LORDª thy Godª lovedª° thee." {Deu 23:4-5} + "They have said,ª° Come,²°¹ and let us cut them offª° from [being] a nation;ª¹ that the nameª of Israelª may be no¹ more¹ in remembrance.ª° ... Gebal,ª and Ammon,ª and Amalek;ª the Philistinesª with¹ the inhabitantsª° of Tyre;ª" {Psa 83:4-7} + "O my people,ª rememberª° now¹ what¹ Balakª kingª of Moabª consulted,ª° and what¹ Balaamª the sonª of Beorª answeredª° him from¹ Shittimª unto¹ Gilgal;ª that¹ ye may knowª° the righteousnessª of the LORD.ª" {Mic 6:5}
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