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12 They were very stubborn
    and would not obey the law.
The Lord All-Powerful used his Spirit
    and sent messages to his people through the prophets.
But the people would not listen,
    so the Lord All-Powerful became very angry.
13 So the Lord All-Powerful said,
“I called to them,
    and they did not answer.
So now, if they call to me,
    I will not answer.
14 I will bring the other nations against them like a storm.
    They didn’t know those nations,
but the country will be destroyed
    after those nations pass through.
This pleasant country will be destroyed.”

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12 They made their hearts as hard as flint(A) and would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets.(B) So the Lord Almighty was very angry.(C)

13 “‘When I called, they did not listen;(D) so when they called, I would not listen,’(E) says the Lord Almighty.(F) 14 ‘I scattered(G) them with a whirlwind(H) among all the nations, where they were strangers. The land they left behind them was so desolate that no one traveled through it.(I) This is how they made the pleasant land desolate.(J)’”

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