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All the people will know what Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria
say in pride and in arrogance of heart:
“The bricks are fallen,
    but we will rebuild with cut stones.
The sycamores are cut down,
    but we will replace them with cedars.”
10 Therefore Adonai raises up
    Rezin’s adversaries against them,
and spurs on his enemies.

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The Lord’s Anger Against Israel

The Lord has sent a message(A) against Jacob;
    it will fall on Israel.
All the people will know it—
    Ephraim(B) and the inhabitants of Samaria(C)
who say with pride
    and arrogance(D) of heart,
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
    but we will rebuild with dressed stone;(E)
the fig(F) trees have been felled,
    but we will replace them with cedars.(G)

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