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So I will send fire on Judah.
    It will destroy the strong towers of Jerusalem.”

Israel Is Punished

This is what the Lord says:

“For the many crimes Israel is doing,
    I will punish them.
For silver they sell people who have done nothing wrong.
    They sell poor people for the price of a pair of sandals.
They walk on poor people
    as if they were dirt.
    They refuse to be fair to those who are suffering.
Fathers and sons have physical relations with the same woman.
    By doing this they ruin my holy name.

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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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