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17 Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men,
    neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows;
for everyone is profane and an evildoer,
    and every mouth speaks folly.
For all this his anger is not turned away,
    but his hand is stretched out still.

18 For wickedness burns like a fire.
    It devours the briers and thorns;
    yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest,
    and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
19 Through Yahweh of Armies’ wrath, the land is burned up;
    and the people are the fuel for the fire.
    No one spares his brother.

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17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,(A)
    nor will he pity(B) the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly(C) and wicked,(D)
    every mouth speaks folly.(E)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
    his hand is still upraised.(F)

18 Surely wickedness burns like a fire;(G)
    it consumes briers and thorns,(H)
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,(I)
    so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
19 By the wrath(J) of the Lord Almighty
    the land will be scorched(K)
and the people will be fuel for the fire;(L)
    they will not spare one another.(M)

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