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15 This is what Yahweh Tsebaoth, the Elohim of Israel, says:

I am going to feed these people bitterness
    and give them poison to drink.
16 I will scatter them among nations
    that they and their ancestors haven’t heard of.
    I will send armies after them until I’ve wiped them out.

17 This is what Yahweh Tsebaoth says:

Consider this:
    Call for the women who cry at funerals.
    Send for those who are the most skilled.

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15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food(A) and drink poisoned water.(B) 16 I will scatter them among nations(C) that neither they nor their ancestors have known,(D) and I will pursue them with the sword(E) until I have made an end of them.”(F)

17 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Consider now! Call for the wailing women(G) to come;
    send for the most skillful of them.

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