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“For here is what Adonai says concerning the palace of the king of Y’hudah:

‘You are like Gil‘ad to me,
like the peak of the L’vanon;
yet I will turn you into a desert,
uninhabited cities.
I will designate men to destroy you,
each one with his weapons;
they will chop down your choice cedars
and throw them in the fire.’

“Many nations will pass by this city, and they will say to one another, ‘Why has Adonai done such a thing to this great city?’

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For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah:

“Though you are like Gilead(A) to me,
    like the summit of Lebanon,(B)
I will surely make you like a wasteland,(C)
    like towns not inhabited.
I will send destroyers(D) against you,
    each man with his weapons,
and they will cut(E) up your fine cedar beams
    and throw them into the fire.(F)

“People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’(G)

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