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16 I in turn will do this to you: I will bring terror on you, consumption and fever that waste the eyes and cause life to pine away. You shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.(A)

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16 then I will do this to you: I will bring on you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever(A) that will destroy your sight and sap your strength.(B) You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.(C)

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38 “You shall carry much seed into the field but shall gather little in, for the locust shall consume it.(A)

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38 You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little,(A) because locusts(B) will devour(C) it.

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They all deceive their neighbors,
    and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongues to speak lies;
    they commit iniquity and are too weary to repent.[a](A)

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  1. 9.5 Cn Compare Gk: Heb they weary themselves with iniquity. Your dwelling

Friend deceives friend,(A)
    and no one speaks the truth.(B)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(C)
    they weary themselves with sinning.

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10 I the Lord test the mind
    and search the heart,
to give to all according to their ways,
    according to the fruit of their doings.(A)

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10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

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15 You shall sow but not reap;
    you shall tread olives but not anoint yourselves with oil;
    you shall tread grapes but not drink wine.(A)

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15 You will plant but not harvest;(A)
    you will press olives but not use the oil,
    you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.(B)

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You have sown much and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and you that earn wages earn wages to put them into a bag with holes.(A)

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You have planted much, but harvested little.(A) You eat, but never have enough.(B) You drink, but never have your fill.(C) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(D) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

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