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14     That is why you will pay a dowry to Moresheth-gath
        when Israel departs for exile.
    The houses of Achzib will deceive and disappoint the kings of Israel.
15     I will send a conqueror again to all of you living in Mareshah,
        and the glory of Israel, her treasures and leaders, will come to Adullam for refuge as David once did.

The list of cities given here matches the path Sennacherib took when he marched against Jerusalem in 701 b.c.

16 Cut off your hair and shave your heads. Prepare yourselves for slavery
    on account of the children whom you pampered and privileged.
Make yourself as bald as an eagle,
    for they have been removed from you into exile.

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