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12 (A)They have lyre and harp,
    tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
(B)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
    or see the work of his hands.
13 Therefore my people go into exile
    (C)for lack of knowledge;[a]
their (D)honoured men go hungry,[b]
    and their multitude is parched with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol has (E)enlarged its appetite
    and opened (F)its mouth beyond measure,
and the nobility of Jerusalem[c] and her multitude will go down,
    her revellers and he who (G)exults in her.

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  1. Isaiah 5:13 Or without their knowledge
  2. Isaiah 5:13 Or die of hunger
  3. Isaiah 5:14 Hebrew her nobility