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and_o gilead_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a 14._o and_o say_v to_o thy_o people_n o_o lord_n i_o will_v show_v thou_o again_o as_o wonderful_a thing_n in_o mercy_n as_o i_o do_v heretofore_o when_o i_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o i_o will_v show_v as_o great_a a_o punishment_n upon_o thy_o enemy_n as_o i_o then_o do_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n 16._o so_o let_v the_o nation_n all_o about_o be_v confound_v at_o all_o the_o might_n and_o power_n of_o the_o jew_n let_v they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o their_o mouth_n in_o silent_a admiration_n and_o their_o ear_n be_v make_v deaf_a with_o the_o noise_n and_o fame_n of_o thy_o wondrous_a act_n 17._o like_a man_n amaze_v at_o they_o so_o let_v they_o fall_v down_o with_o fear_n and_o astonishment_n and_o 23._o lick_v the_o dust_n like_o a_o serpent_n let_v they_o be_v force_v to_o creep_v out_o of_o their_o secret_a hole_n and_o refuge_n where_o they_o have_v hide_v themselves_o like_o worm_n out_o of_o the_o 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angel_n that_o talk_v with_o i_o whither_o do_v these_o bear_v the_o ephah_n 11_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o to_o build_v it_o a_o house_n in_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v establish_v and_o set_v there_o upon_o her_o own_o base_a chap._n v._n 1._o after_o this_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n signif_n again_o i_o discover_v that_o which_o take_v i_o up_o with_o so_o much_o wonder_n that_o it_o may_v challenge_v another_o ecce_fw-la and_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o fly_a book_n write_v all_o in_o one_o long_a scroul_n 2._o and_o the_o angel_n that_o i_o mention_v before_o say_v unto_o i_o what_o see_v thou_o and_o i_o say_v i_o see_v a_o fly_a roll_n contain_v so_o much_o in_o that_o one_o volume_n that_o the_o length_n of_o it_o seem_v twenty_o cubit_n and_o the_o breadth_n ten_o cubit_n 3._o then_o say_v he_o unto_o i_o this_o roll_n or_o volume_n be_v a_o book_n of_o curse_n or_o dire_a punishment_n and_o it_o be_v go_v out_o to_o fly_v through_o the_o whole_a land_n 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come_v to_o make_v peace_n by_o present_n and_o offering_n unto_o i_o as_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o hostes._n 13._o but_o there_o be_v another_o fault_n too_o that_o you_o have_v commit_v upon_o occasion_n of_o this_o marry_n of_o strange_a woman_n i._n you_o show_v so_o much_o love_n to_o they_o and_o so_o little_a to_o your_o own_o wife_n that_o you_o make_v they_o cover_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o tear_n and_o disturb_v the_o sacred_a temple_n with_o bitter_a lamentation_n so_o that_o i_o can_v have_v no_o more_o delight_n in_o your_o offering_n nor_o can_v i_o take_v any_o thing_n well_o from_o your_o hand_n though_o it_o be_v purposely_o bring_v thither_o to_o appease_v my_o wrath_n and_o make_v you_o acceptable_a in_o my_o sight_n say_v the_o lord_n 14._o and_o why_o so_o will_v you_o say_v because_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n be_v a_o witness_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o youth_n thy_o lawful_a and_o first_o love_n who_o thou_o abuse_v after_o such_o 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against_o those_o that_o oppress_v the_o hireling_n in_o his_o wage_n the_o widow_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o that_o turn_v aside_o the_o stranger_n from_o his_o right_n and_o fear_v not_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n 6_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n i_o change_v not_o therefore_o you_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o consume_v 7_o even_o from_o the_o day_n of_o your_o father_n you_o be_v go_v away_o from_o my_o ordinance_n and_o have_v not_o keep_v they_o return_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v return_v unto_o you_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o you_o say_v wherein_o shall_v we_o return_v 8_o will_v a_o man_n rob_v god_n yet_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o but_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v we_o rob_v thou_o in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n 9_o you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n for_o you_o have_v rob_v one_o even_o this_o whole_a nation_n 10_o bring_v you_o all_o the_o tithe_n into_o the_o store-house_n that_o there_o may_v be_v meat_n in_o my_o house_n and_o prove_v i_o now_o 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