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13 The Lord takes his place in court.
    He stands up to judge the people.
14 He judges the elders and leaders of his people.
    He says to them,
“My people are like a vineyard.
    You have destroyed them.
    The things you have taken from poor people are in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people?
    Why are you grinding the faces of the poor into the dirt?”
    announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all.

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13 The Lord takes his place in court;(A)
    he rises to judge(B) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(C)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder(D) from the poor(E) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(F)
    and grinding(G) the faces of the poor?”(H)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(I)

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