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therefore_o all_o hand_n shall_v be_v weaken_v and_o all_o man_n heart_n shall_v melt_v and_o they_o shall_v be_v afraid_a anguish_n and_o sorrow_n shall_v take_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v pain_n as_o a_o woman_n that_o travel_v every_o one_o shall_v be_v amaze_v at_o his_o neighbour_n behold_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v cruel_a with_o wrath_n and_o fierce_a anger_n to_o lay_v the_o land_n waste_n and_o he_o shall_v destroy_v sinner_n out_o of_o it_o for_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o planet_n thereof_o shall_v not_o give_v their_o light_n the_o sun_n shall_v be_v darken_v in_o his_o go_v forth_o and_o the_o moon_n shall_v not_o cause_v her_o light_n to_o shine_v and_o i_o will_v visit_v the_o wickedness_n upon_o the_o world_n and_o their_o iniquity_n upon_o the_o wicked_a and_o i_o will_v cause_v the_o arrogancy_n of_o the_o proud_a to_o cease_v and_o will_v cast_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o tyrant_n also_o the_o prophet_n ezechiell_n say_v 30.3_o the_o 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distress_n upon_o man_n and_o they_o shall_v walk_v like_o blind_a man_n because_o they_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o blood_n shall_v be_v pour_v out_o as_o dust_n and_o their_o flesh_n as_o the_o dung_n neither_o their_o silver_n nor_o their_o gold_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o deliver_v they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n wrath_n but_o the_o whole_a land_n shall_v be_v devour_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o jealousy_n for_o he_o shall_v make_v even_o a_o speedy_a riddance_n of_o all_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n by_o these_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n bring_v most_o miserable_a destruction_n unto_o the_o wicked_a which_o abdias_n say_v shall_v come_v upon_o all_o nation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v upon_o all_o nation_n that_o have_v deal_v cruel_o with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o so_o in_o the_o scripture_n a_o universal_a sign_n be_v often_o time_n restrict_v as_o for_o example_n 3.20_o adam_n call_v his_o wife_n eve_n because_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o every_o live_a creature_n that_o be_v to_o say_v she_o be_v the_o mother_n not_o of_o all_o live_a creature_n general_o but_o of_o all_o mankind_n or_o of_o every_o creature_n endue_v with_o reason_n and_o god_n say_v .18.18_o in_o abraham_n all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o the_o faithful_a of_o every_o nation_n and_o not_o all_o general_o without_o exception_n 41.57_o and_o it_o be_v write_v that_o every_o land_n come_v into_o egypt_n for_o corn_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o that_o be_v border_v upon_o egypt_n or_o all_o that_o be_v plague_v with_o scarcity_n of_o corn_n also_o our_o saviour_n