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19 My people ignored me
    and rejected my laws.
They planned to do evil,
and now the evil they planned
    will happen to them.”

20 People of Judah,
you bring me incense from Sheba
    and spices from distant lands.
You offer sacrifices of all kinds.
But why bother?
    I hate these gifts of yours!
21 So I will put stumbling blocks
    in your path,
and everyone will die,
including parents and children,
    neighbors and friends.

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19 Hear, you earth:(A)
    I am bringing disaster(B) on this people,
    the fruit of their schemes,(C)
because they have not listened to my words(D)
    and have rejected my law.(E)
20 What do I care about incense from Sheba(F)
    or sweet calamus(G) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;(H)
    your sacrifices(I) do not please me.”(J)

21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“I will put obstacles before this people.
    Parents and children alike will stumble(K) over them;
    neighbors and friends will perish.”

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