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So I will start a fire in Judah that will destroy the high towers of Jerusalem.”

Punishment for Israel

This is what the Lord says: “I will definitely punish Israel for the many crimes they have done. They sold honest people for a little silver. They sold the poor for the price of a pair of sandals. They pushed their faces into the ground and walked on them. They stopped listening to suffering people. Fathers and sons had sexual relations with the same woman. They ruined my holy name.

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I will send fire(A) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(B) of Jerusalem.(C)

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(D)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(E)
They trample on the heads of the poor
    as on the dust of the ground
    and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
    and so profane my holy name.(F)

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