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“The Lord of heaven’s armies, the God of Israel, says: You saw the terrible things I brought on Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. Those towns are empty ruins today. And it is because the people who lived there did evil. Those people burned incense to other gods. And that made me angry! Your people and your ancestors did not worship those gods before. I sent my prophets to them again and again. Those prophets were my servants. They spoke my message and said to the people, ‘Don’t do this terrible thing. The Lord hates for you to worship other gods.’

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“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster(A) I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah.(B) Today they lie deserted and in ruins(C) because of the evil(D) they have done. They aroused my anger(E) by burning incense(F) to and worshiping other gods(G) that neither they nor you nor your ancestors(H) ever knew. Again and again(I) I sent my servants the prophets,(J) who said, ‘Do not do this detestable(K) thing that I hate!’

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