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12 Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts], you test ·good [righteous] people;
    you look deeply into the ·heart [L kidneys] and ·mind [L heart] of a person.
I have ·told [committed/revealed to] you my ·arguments [case] against these people,
    so let me see ·you give them the punishment they deserve [your vengeance against them].

13 Sing to the Lord!
    Praise the Lord!
He ·saves [protects; rescues] the life of the ·poor [needy]
    from the ·power [hand] of the wicked.

Jeremiah’s Sixth Complaint

14 ·Let there be a curse on [Cursed be] the day I was born;
    let there be no blessing on the day when my mother gave birth to me.

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