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17 He shall see no streams of oil,[a]
    no torrents of honey or milk.
18 He shall give back his gains, never used;
    like his profit from trade, never enjoyed.
19 Because he has oppressed and neglected the poor,
    and stolen a house he did not build;

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Footnotes

  1. 20:17 Oil: olive oil, one of the main agricultural products of ancient Palestine, a land proverbially rich in honey and milk; see Ex 3:8; etc.

17 He will not enjoy the streams,
    the rivers(A) flowing with honey(B) and cream.(C)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(D)
    he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(E)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(F) and left them destitute;(G)
    he has seized houses(H) he did not build.

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