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20 This will happen when the people who are mean and cruel have come to an end. It will happen when those who enjoy doing bad things are gone. 21 (They lie about good people. They try to trap people in court. They try to destroy innocent people.)

22 So the Lord, who made Abraham free, speaks to Jacob’s family. He says, “Now the people of Jacob will not be embarrassed and ashamed.

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20 The ruthless(A) will vanish,(B)
    the mockers(C) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil(D) will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court(E)
    and with false testimony(F) deprive the innocent of justice.(G)

22 Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed(H) Abraham,(I) says to the descendants of Jacob:

“No longer will Jacob be ashamed;(J)
    no longer will their faces grow pale.(K)

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