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For thus says Yahweh concerning the house of the king of Judah:

“You are like (A)Gilead to Me,
Like the summit of Lebanon;
Yet most assuredly I will make you like a (B)wilderness,
Like cities which are not inhabited.
For I will set apart (C)destroyers against you,
Each with his weapons;
And they will (D)cut down your choicest cedars
And (E)throw them on the fire.

“Many nations will pass by this city; and they will (F)say to one another, ‘Why has Yahweh done thus 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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