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The Lord has dispatched a word against Jacob;
    it will come down hard on Israel.
All the people of Ephraim and the citizens of its capital Samaria will know.
    In their pride and arrogance they say:
10 Hey! The walls have collapsed, but this gives us a chance to rebuild
    better than it was before with the best stones instead of brick.
The invaders may have chopped down the sycamores,
    but we will plant cedars in their place.”

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The Lord’s Anger Against Israel

The Lord has sent a message(A) against Jacob;
    it will fall on Israel.
All the people will know it—
    Ephraim(B) and the inhabitants of Samaria(C)
who say with pride
    and arrogance(D) of heart,
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
    but we will rebuild with dressed stone;(E)
the fig(F) trees have been felled,
    but we will replace them with cedars.(G)

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