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15._o 14._o that_o nation_n who_o they_o shall_v serve_v will_v i_o judge_v 1_o sam._n 3._o 13._o god_n will_v judge_v the_o house_n of_o eli_n for_o ever_o ezek._n 7._o 3_o 27._o he_o will_v judge_v they_o according_a to_o their_o way_n and_o desert_n chap._n 16._o 38._o i_o will_v judge_v thou_o as_o woman_n that_o break_v wedlock_n and_o shed_v blood_n and_o sometime_o for_o his_o eternal_a judgement_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v after_o death_n the_o judgement_n heb._n 9_o 27._o god_n have_v appoint_v a_o day_n in_o the_o which_o he_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n by_o that_o man_n who_o he_o have_v ordain_v whereof_o he_o have_v give_v assurance_n unto_o
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