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20 Incense that comes from Sheba is no good to me.
    Sugar cane that comes from a distant land is no good to me.
    I won’t accept your burnt offerings.
    I’m not pleased with your sacrifices.

21 This is what Yahweh says:

I’m going to lay stumbling blocks in front of these people.
    Parents and children will stumble over them.
    Neighbors and their friends will die.

22 This is what Yahweh says:

An army is going to come from the north.
    A great nation is preparing itself in the distant parts of the earth.

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20 What do I care about incense from Sheba(A)
    or sweet calamus(B) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;(C)
    your sacrifices(D) do not please me.”(E)

21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

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

22 This is what the Lord says:

“Look, an army is coming
    from the land of the north;(G)
a great nation is being stirred up
    from the ends of the earth.(H)

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