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15 Hate evil and love good,
    and let justice prevail at the gate;
Then it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
    will have pity on the remnant of Joseph.(A)

16 Therefore, thus says the Lord,
    the God of hosts, the Lord:
In every square there shall be lamentation,
    and in every street they shall cry, “Oh, no!”
They shall summon the farmers to wail
    and the professional mourners to lament.
17 And in every vineyard there shall be lamentation
    when I pass through your midst, says the Lord.

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15 Hate evil,(A) love good;(B)
    maintain justice in the courts.(C)
Perhaps(D) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(E)
    on the remnant(F) of Joseph.

16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:

“There will be wailing(G) in all the streets(H)
    and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers(I) will be summoned to weep
    and the mourners to wail.
17 There will be wailing(J) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through(K) your midst,”
says the Lord.(L)

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