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35 “When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you and then they pray toward this place, confess your name, and turn from their sin because you punish[a] them,(A)

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35 “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain(A) because your people have sinned(B) against you, and when they pray toward this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them,

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Impending Judgment on the Earth

24 Now the Lord is about to lay waste the earth and make it desolate,
    and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.(A)

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The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth

24 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth(A)
    and devastate(B) it;
he will ruin its face
    and scatter(C) its inhabitants—

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The earth shall be utterly laid waste and utterly despoiled,
    for the Lord has spoken this word.(A)

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The earth will be completely laid waste(A)
    and totally plundered.(B)
The Lord has spoken(C) this word.

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But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and on the verge of being cursed; its end is to be burned over.(A)

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But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(A) In the end it will be burned.

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