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19 And I will also break the great cities that make you proud. The skies will not give rain. The earth will not produce crops. 20 You will work hard, but it will not help. Your land will not grow any crops. Your trees will not give their fruit.

21 “‘If you still turn against me and refuse to obey me, I will beat you seven times harder. The more you sin, the more you will be punished.

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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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