| verse | "1" |
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| cbc | "For the director. On the eight-toned scale. A psalm by David" |
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| Index | 1 |
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| verse | "1" |
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| insertion | "who is both king and prophet." |
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| WordsBefore | 1 |
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| Index | 2 |
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| verse | "2" |
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| cbc | "Help, YHWH!" |
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| Index | 3 |
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| verse | "2" |
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| insertion | "We are in need of rescue." |
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| WordsBefore | 1 |
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| Index | 4 |
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| verse | "2" |
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| insertion | "your law, which requires loyalty and faithfulness, has been disregarded, and" |
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| WordsBefore | 3 |
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| Index | 6 |
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| verse | "2" |
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| cbc | "the loyal one has disappeared" |
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| Index | 7 |
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| verse | "2" |
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| insertion | "so that there no longer seems to be anyone who is loyal. We are in need of rescue" |
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| WordsBefore | 5 |
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| Index | 8 |
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| verse | "2" |
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| cbc | "For faithful ones have vanished from among humanity." |
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| Index | 9 |
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| verse | "2" |
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| insertion | "No one keeps their relational obligations. No one is trustworthy." |
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| WordsBefore | 7 |
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| Index | 10 |
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| verse | "3" |
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| insertion | "Instead," |
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| WordsBefore | 0 |
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| Index | 11 |
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| verse | "3" |
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| insertion | "that is, all people" |
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| WordsBefore | 2 |
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| Index | 13 |
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| verse | "3" |
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| cbc | "speak falsehood" |
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| Index | 14 |
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| verse | "3" |
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| insertion | "the opposite of loyalty and faithfulness" |
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| WordsBefore | 4 |
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| Index | 15 |
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| verse | "3" |
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| cbc | ", each with his neighbour. With flattering lips, with duplicity they speak" |
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| Index | 16 |
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| verse | "3" |
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| insertion | "and thereby break your law." |
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| WordsBefore | 6 |
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| Index | 17 |
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| verse | "4" |
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| insertion | "YHWH loves loyalty and faithfulness, and he despises those who boast and lie." |
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| WordsBefore | 0 |
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| Index | 18 |
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| verse | "4" |
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| cbc | "May YHWH exterminate" |
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| Index | 19 |
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| verse | "4" |
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| insertion | "just as the faithful seem to have been exterminated" |
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| WordsBefore | 2 |
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| Index | 20 |
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| verse | "4" |
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| insertion | "people who have" |
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| WordsBefore | 4 |
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| Index | 22 |
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| verse | "4" |
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| cbc | "flattering lips, (every)" |
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| Index | 23 |
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| verse | "4" |
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| insertion | "person who has a" |
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| WordsBefore | 6 |
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| Index | 24 |
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| verse | "4" |
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| cbc | "tongue speaking great things," |
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| Index | 25 |
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| verse | "5" |
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| cbc | "who have said, “We can speak boldly." |
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| Index | 26 |
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| verse | "5" |
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| insertion | "We can say whatever we want; we can lie without consequences. The reason we can do this is because" |
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| WordsBefore | 1 |
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| Index | 27 |
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| verse | "5" |
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| cbc | "Our lips are under our control." |
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| Index | 28 |
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| verse | "5" |
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| insertion | "There is no one to tell us what to say or to hold us accountable for our lies." |
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| WordsBefore | 3 |
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| Index | 29 |
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| verse | "5" |
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| cbc | "Who is our master?" |
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| Index | 30 |
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| verse | "5" |
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| insertion | "We have none, not even YHWH.” But YHWH is the lord and master of all, and he will hold them to account." |
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| WordsBefore | 5 |
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| Index | 31 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| insertion | "Deceit brings devastation and suffering, especially to those who are most vulnerable. Because virtually everyone is deceitful, afflicted ones are devastated and poor people groan. Groaning is an expression of severe suffering. Although the situation looks hopeless, I who am a prophet (have received a prophetic oracle from YHWH, who will hold the wicked to account. This is what YHWH says," |
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| WordsBefore | 0 |
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| Index | 32 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| cbc | "“Because" |
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| Index | 33 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| insertion | "my law is disregarded such that" |
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| WordsBefore | 2 |
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| Index | 34 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| cbc | "afflicted ones are devastated, because poor ones groan," |
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| Index | 35 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| insertion | "and because I care for those who are poor and afflicted" |
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| WordsBefore | 4 |
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| Index | 36 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| cbc | "now I will rise up" |
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| Index | 37 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| insertion | "to take action,”" |
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| WordsBefore | 6 |
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| Index | 38 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| cbc | "says YHWH. “I will place in safety the one who is sneered at" |
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| Index | 39 |
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| verse | "6" |
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| insertion | "and thereby answer your prayer for help [v. 2] ."" |
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| WordsBefore | 8 |
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| Index | 40 |
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| verse | "7" |
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| insertion | "YHWH has spoken [v. 6] and, unlike all of the people around us who speak with duplicity we can trust what YHWH says because" |
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| WordsBefore | 0 |
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| Index | 41 |
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| verse | "7" |
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| cbc | "YHWH's words are pure words" |
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| Index | 42 |
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| verse | "7" |
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| insertion | "which contain no mixture of falsehood. The purity of someone's words may be compared to the purity of a precious metal. For example, silver is impure at the time of its mining because it is mixed with other minerals. If it is not properly refined and purified, then it may corrode or break. Therefore, it must be refined and purified through intense heat to be both strong and beautiful. It is placed in a crucible which is then placed in the furnace which is built into the ground. When silver emerges from this process, it is pure, since any impurities have been burned away. YHWH's words are as pure as" |
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| WordsBefore | 2 |
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| Index | 43 |
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| verse | "7" |
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| cbc | "silver" |
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| Index | 44 |
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| verse | "7" |
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| insertion | "that has been" |
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| WordsBefore | 4 |
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| Index | 45 |
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| verse | "7" |
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| cbc | "refined in a crucible in the ground, purified seven times over" |
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| Index | 46 |
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| verse | "7" |
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| insertion | ". The number seven symbolises perfection, and so silver purified seven times is perfectly pure, without the slightest trace of impurity." |
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| WordsBefore | 6 |
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| Index | 47 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| cbc | "You, YHWH," |
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| Index | 48 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| insertion | "are abounding in loyalty and faithfulness, and you" |
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| WordsBefore | 1 |
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| Index | 49 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| insertion | "keep your promises and" |
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| WordsBefore | 3 |
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| Index | 51 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| cbc | "guard them" |
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| Index | 52 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| insertion | "who are afflicted and poor from the devastation they experience at the hands of the deceitful and proud" |
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| WordsBefore | 5 |
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| Index | 53 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| cbc | ". You will protect him" |
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| Index | 54 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| insertion | "who is sneered at" |
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| WordsBefore | 7 |
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| Index | 55 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| cbc | "from the generation which is" |
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| Index | 56 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| insertion | "so it seems" |
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| WordsBefore | 9 |
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| Index | 57 |
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| verse | "8" |
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| cbc | "forever." |
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| Index | 58 |
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| verse | "9" |
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| insertion | "In this never-ending generation," |
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| WordsBefore | 0 |
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| Index | 59 |
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| verse | "9" |
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| cbc | "Wicked ones roam around" |
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| Index | 60 |
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| verse | "9" |
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| insertion | "without any hinderance and engage in activity that is deceitful and destructive" |
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| WordsBefore | 2 |
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| Index | 61 |
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| verse | "9" |
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| cbc | "whenever" |
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| Index | 62 |
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| verse | "9" |
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| insertion | "loyalty and faithfulness are denigrated, and instead," |
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| WordsBefore | 4 |
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| Index | 63 |
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| verse | "9" |
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| cbc | "vileness is esteemed among humanity." |
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| Index | 64 |
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| verse | "9" |
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| insertion | "Yet even in a situation like this, you will keep your promise and preserve your people." |
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| WordsBefore | 6 |
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| Index | 65 |
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