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everlasting_a burn_n for_o they_o go_v down_o quiâ—k_v into_o hell_n as_o it_o be_v with_o person_n so_o it_o be_v with_o nation_n when_o their_o iniquity_n be_v full_a when_o once_o they_o have_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o abomination_n if_o none_o of_o all_o his_o method_n will_v bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n if_o they_o will_v not_o humble_v themselves_o if_o they_o will_v not_o fear_v if_o they_o will_v not_o turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n 11._o he_o will_v set_v his_o face_n against_o they_o to_o destroy_v they_o he_o will_v pour_v out_o blindness_n upon_o they_o also_o 12._o and_o the_o thing_n belong_v to_o their_o peace_n shall_v be_v â—id_v from_o their_o eye_n he_o will_v do_v to_o they_o as_o he_o do_v to_o shilo_n he_o will_v take_v away_o their_o light_n he_o will_v come_v quick_o and_o remove_v the_o candlestick_n out_o of_o its_o place_n he_o will_v give_v they_o over_o to_o the_o career_n and_o swinge_v of_o their_o abomination_n 17._o ephraim_n 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and_o extraordinary_a rebellion_n he_o have_v supernatural_a and_o extraordinary_a judgement_n the_o window_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v the_o cataract_n be_v pour_v forth_o and_o drown_v the_o old_a world_n fire_n descend_v and_o brimstone_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v the_o city_n of_o sodom_n and_o comorrha_n 17._o the_o earth_n open_v and_o swallow_v up_o dathan_n and_o cover_v the_o congregation_n of_o abiram_n the_o sun_n stand_v still_o till_o joshua_n be_v avenge_v of_o the_o lord_n enemy_n 20._o the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n for_o the_o usual_a and_o ordinary_a impenitency_n of_o nation_n he_o have_v his_o three_o fold_n national_a scourge_n his_o judgement_n in_o ordinary_a the_o famine_n the_o pestilence_n and_o the_o sword_n sometime_o he_o break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n 16._o and_o they_o shall_v eat_v bread_n by_o weight_n and_o with_o care_n and_o they_o shall_v drink_v water_n by_o measure_n and_o with_o 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