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23 “The angel of the Lord said, ‘Curse the city of Meroz.
    Curse its people!
They did not come to help the Lord fight.’
    They did not help the Lord against his powerful enemies.
24 Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite.
    She will be blessed above all women.
25 Sisera asked for water.
    Jael gave him milk.
In a bowl fit for a ruler,
    she brought him cream.

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23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.
    ‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
    to help the Lord against the mighty.’

24 “Most blessed of women(A) be Jael,(B)
    the wife of Heber the Kenite,(C)
    most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk;(D)
    in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.

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