- therefore:
- "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} + "And it shall be,¹ as with the people,ª so with the priest;ª as with the servant,ª so with his master;ª as with the maid,ª so with her mistress;ª as with the buyer,ª° so with the seller;ª° as with the lender,ª° so with the borrower;ª° as with the taker of usury,ª° soª with the giver of usuryª° to him." {Isa 24:2} + "[There is] a conspiracyª of her prophetsª in the midstª thereof, like a roaringª° lionª raveningª° the prey;ª they have devouredª° souls;ª they have takenª° the treasureª and precious things;ª they have made her manyª° widowsª in the midstª thereof. ... Therefore have I poured outª° mine indignationª upon¹ them; I have consumedª° them with the fireª of my wrath:ª their own wayª have I recompensedª° upon their heads,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:25-31} + "Therefore shalt thou fallª° in the day,ª and the prophetª also¹ shall fallª° with¹ thee in the night,ª and I will destroyª° thy mother.ª ... My peopleª are destroyedª° for lack¹¹ of knowledge:ª because¹ thou¹ hast rejectedª° knowledge,ª I will also rejectª° thee, that thou shalt be no priestª°¹ to me: seeing thou hast forgottenª° the lawª of thy God,ª I¹ will also¹ forgetª° thy children.ª" {Hsa 4:5-6}
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