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afford_v plenty_n of_o instance_n to_o this_o purpose_n 2_o samaria_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o heap_n of_o the_o field_n and_o as_o planting_n of_o a_o vineyard_n and_o i_o will_v pour_v down_o the_o stone_n thereof_o into_o the_o valley_n and_o i_o will_v discover_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o and_o all_o the_o grave_a image_n thereof_o shall_v be_v beat_v to_o piece_n and_o all_o the_o hire_v thereof_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o the_o fire_n and_o all_o the_o idol_n thereof_o will_v i_o lay_v desolate_a for_o she_o gather_v it_o of_o the_o hire_n of_o a_o harlot_n and_o they_o shall_v return_v to_o the_o hire_n of_o a_o harlot_n micah_n 1._o 6_o 7._o the_o wound_n of_o samaria_n as_o the_o prophet_n add_v vers_fw-la 9_o be_v incurable_a but_o so_o be_v not_o the_o wound_n of_o judah_n as_o yet_o although_o it_o be_v come_v to_o judah_n by_o infection_n and_o have_v touch_v at_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o so_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 12._o the_o inhabitant_n of_o maroth_n wait_v careful_o for_o good_a but_o evil_a come_v down_o from_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n thither_o it_o come_v but_o it_o find_v no_o entrance_n in_o for_o the_o present_a as_o it_o do_v into_o the_o gate_n of_o other_o city_n of_o judah_n lachish_n of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o first_o which_o take_v the_o impression_n of_o israel_n idolatry_n and_o do_v in_o part_n derive_v it_o unto_o zion_n and_o as_o she_o be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_n in_o sin_n so_o she_o be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o plague_n here_o threaten_v the_o chariot_n of_o ashur_n do_v first_o triumph_n in_o her_o street_n and_o her_o inhabitant_n feel_v the_o dint_n of_o the_o assyrian_a sword_n when_o 33_o jerusalem_n escape_v with_o the_o lash_n of_o rabshakehs_n tongue_n that_o which_o be_v afterward_o relate_v in_o the_o sacred_a story_n concern_v jerusalem_n