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26 Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes! Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for the destroyer will suddenly come on us.

27 “I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way. 28 They are all grievous rebels, going around to slander. They are bronze and iron. All of them deal corruptly.

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26 Put on sackcloth,(A) my people,
    and roll in ashes;(B)
mourn with bitter wailing(C)
    as for an only son,(D)
for suddenly the destroyer(E)
    will come upon us.

27 “I have made you a tester(F) of metals
    and my people the ore,
that you may observe
    and test their ways.
28 They are all hardened rebels,(G)
    going about to slander.(H)
They are bronze and iron;(I)
    they all act corruptly.

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