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Now when theseH428 things were done,H3615 the princesH8269 cameH5066 to me, saying,H559 The peopleH5971 of Israel,H3478 and the priests,H3548 and the Levites,H3881 have not separatedH914 themselves from the peopleH5971 of the lands,H776 doing according to their abominations,H8441 even of the Canaanites,H3669 the Hittites,H2850 the Perizzites,H6522 the Jebusites,H2983 the Ammonites,H5984 the Moabites,H4124 the Egyptians,H4713 and the Amorites.H567
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For they have takenH5375 of their daughtersH1323 for themselves,H1992 and for their sons:H1121 so that the holyH6944 seedH2233 have mingledH6148 themselves with the peopleH5971 of those lands:H776 yes, the handH3027 of the princesH8269 and rulersH5461 has beenH1961 chiefH7223 in thisH2088 trespass.H4604
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And when I heardH8085 thisH2088 thing,H1697 I rentH7167 my garmentH899 and my mantle,H4598 and pluckedH4803 off the hairH8181 of my headH7218 and of my beard,H2206 and satH3427 down astonished.H8074
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Then were assembledH622 to me everyH3605 one that trembledH2730 at the wordsH1697 of the GodH430 of Israel,H3478 becauseH5921 of the transgressionH4604 of those that had been carriedH1473 away;H1473 and I satH3427 astonishedH8074 untilH5704 the eveningH6153 sacrifice.H4503
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And at the eveningH6153 sacrificeH4503 I aroseH6965 up from my heaviness;H8589 and having rentH7167 my garmentH899 and my mantle,H4598 I fellH3766 on my knees,H1290 and spreadH6566 out my handsH3709 to the LORDH3068 my God,H430
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And said,H559 O my God,H430 I am ashamedH954 and blushH3637 to liftH7311 up my faceH6440 to you, my God:H430 for our iniquitiesH5771 are increasedH7235 overH4605 our head,H7218 and our trespassH819 is grownH1431 up to the heavens.H8064
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Since the daysH3117 of our fathersH1 have we been in a greatH1419 trespassH819 to thisH2088 day;H3117 and for our iniquitiesH5771 have we, our kings,H4428 and our priests,H3548 been deliveredH5414 into the handH3027 of the kingsH4428 of the lands,H776 to the sword,H2719 to captivity,H7628 and to a spoil,H961 and to confusionH1322 of face,H6440 as it is thisH2088 day.H3117
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And nowH6258 for a littleH4592 spaceH7281 graceH8467 has been showed from the LORDH3068 our God,H430 to leaveH7604 us a remnant to escape,H6413 and to giveH5414 us a nailH3489 in his holyH6944 place,H4725 that our GodH430 may lightenH215 our eyes,H5869 and giveH5414 us a littleH4592 revivingH4241 in our bondage.H5659
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For we were slaves;H5650 yet our GodH430 has not forsakenH5800 us in our bondage,H5659 but has extendedH5186 mercyH2617 to us in the sightH6440 of the kingsH4428 of Persia,H6539 to giveH5414 us a reviving,H4241 to setH7311 up the houseH1004 of our God,H430 and to repairH5975 the desolationsH2723 thereof, and to giveH5414 us a wallH1447 in JudahH3063 and in Jerusalem.H3389
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And now,H6258 O our God,H430 whatH4100 shall we sayH559 afterH310 this?H2063 for we have forsakenH5800 your commandments,H4687
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WhichH834 you have commandedH6680 by your servantsH5650 the prophets,H5030 saying,H559 The land,H776 to whichH834 you goH935 to possessH3423 it, is an uncleanH5079 landH776 with the filthinessH5079 of the peopleH5971 of the lands,H776 with their abominations,H8441 whichH834 have filledH4390 it from one endH6310 to another with their uncleanness.H2932
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NowH6258 therefore giveH5414 not your daughtersH1323 to their sons,H1121 neitherH408 takeH5375 their daughtersH1323 to your sons,H1121 norH3808 seekH1875 their peaceH7965 or their wealthH2896 for ever:H5769 that you may be strong,H2388 and eatH398 the goodH2898 of the land,H776 and leave it for an inheritanceH3423 to your childrenH1121 for ever.H5769
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And afterH310 allH3605 that is comeH935 on us for our evilH7451 deeds,H4639 and for our greatH1419 trespass,H819 seeingH3588 that you our GodH430 have punishedH2820 us lessH4295 than our iniquitiesH5771 deserve, and have givenH5414 us such deliveranceH6413 as this;H2063
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Should we againH7725 breakH6565 your commandments,H4687 and joinH2859 in affinityH2859 with the peopleH5971 of theseH428 abominations?H8441 would not you be angryH599 with us tillH5704 you had consumedH3615 us, so that there should be noH369 remnantH7611 nor escaping?H6413
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O LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 you are righteous:H6662 for we remainH7604 yet escaped,H6413 as it is thisH2063 day:H3117 behold,H2005 we are beforeH6440 you in our trespasses:H819 for we cannotH3808 standH5975 beforeH6440 you becauseH5921 of this.H2063
