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You turn justice ·upside down [L into bitterness/or wormwood; C a bitter plant; 6:12],
    and you throw on the ground ·what is right [rightousness; justice].

·God is the one [L He] who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion;
    he changes darkness into the morning light,
    and the day into dark night.
He calls for the waters of the sea
    to pour out on the ·earth [L surface/face of the earth].
    The Lord is his name.
He ·destroys [brings ruin upon; flashes destruction on] the protected city;
    he ·ruins [destroys] the strong, walled city.

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There are those who turn justice into bitterness(A)
    and cast righteousness(B) to the ground.(C)

He who made the Pleiades and Orion,(D)
    who turns midnight into dawn(E)
    and darkens day into night,(F)
who calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.(G)
With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold
    and brings the fortified city to ruin.(H)

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