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Forsaken are the cities of Aroer, For droves they are, and they have lain down, And there is none troubling.

And ceased hath the fortress from Ephraim, And the kingdom from Damascus, And the remnant of Aram are as the honour of the sons of Israel, The affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts!

And it hath come to pass, in that day, Wax poor doth the honour of Jacob, And the fatness of his flesh doth wax lean.

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The cities of Aroer(A) will be deserted
    and left to flocks,(B) which will lie down,(C)
    with no one to make them afraid.(D)
The fortified(E) city will disappear from Ephraim,
    and royal power from Damascus;
the remnant of Aram will be
    like the glory(F) of the Israelites,”(G)
declares the Lord Almighty.

“In that day(H) the glory(I) of Jacob will fade;
    the fat of his body will waste(J) away.

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