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My Lord Adonai has sworn by Himself
—declares Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot
“I loathe the arrogance of Jacob,
I despise his palaces,
so I will shut down the city and everything in it.”

If ten people remain in one house, they will die. 10 One’s beloved—the one burning incense for him—will lift him up to carry the bones out of the house, and he will say to one in the innermost recess of the house: “Is anyone else still with you?” And he will say: “No one.” Then he will say, “Hush! For we must not mention the Name of Adonai.”

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