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So (A)I will send a fire upon Judah,
    and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”

Judgement on Israel

Thus says the Lord:

(B)“For three transgressions of Israel,
    and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (C)they sell the righteous for (D)silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals—
those who trample the head of the poor (E)into the dust of the earth
    and (F)turn aside the way of the afflicted;
(G)a man and his father go in to the same girl,
    so that my holy name is profaned;

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I will send fire(A) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(B) of Jerusalem.(C)

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(D)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(E)
They trample on the heads of the poor
    as on the dust of the ground
    and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
    and so profane my holy name.(F)

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