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23 ‘May the town of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the Lord.
    ‘Bitterly curse its people,
because they did not come to help the Lord.
    They did not fight the strong enemy.’

24 “May Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite,
    be blessed above all women who live in tents.
25 Sisera asked for water,
    but 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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