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27     For thus says the Lord:
The whole earth shall be waste,
    but I will not wholly destroy it.(A)
28 Because of this the earth shall mourn,
    the heavens above shall darken;
I have spoken, I will not change my mind,
    I have decided, I will not turn back.(B)
29 At the shout of rider and archer
    each city takes to flight;
They shrink into the thickets,
    they scale the rocks:
All the cities are abandoned,
    no one lives in them.

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27 This is what the Lord says:

“The whole land will be ruined,(A)
    though I will not destroy(B) it completely.
28 Therefore the earth will mourn(C)
    and the heavens above grow dark,(D)
because I have spoken and will not relent,(E)
    I have decided and will not turn back.(F)

29 At the sound of horsemen and archers(G)
    every town takes to flight.(H)
Some go into the thickets;
    some climb up among the rocks.(I)
All the towns are deserted;(J)
    no one lives in them.

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