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19 He will make them ashamed. He will not send any rain and the land will be hard and dry. 20 Even if they do a lot of work, no grain will grow. No fruit will grow on the trees.

21 The people may still not listen to God. If they do not, he will be seven times more angry. If they do not obey him, he will cause their lives to be seven times more difficult.

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19 I will break down your stubborn pride(A) and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.(B) 20 Your strength will be spent in vain,(C) because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of your land yield their fruit.(D)

21 “‘If you remain hostile(E) toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over,(F) as your sins deserve.

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