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and_o beare-tree_n to_o carry_v they_o out_o of_o this_o combat_n with_o shame_n &_o confusion_n god_n will_v plead_v his_o cause_n against_o they_o he_o have_v give_v they_o a_o hard_a but_o a_o just_a commission_n against_o we_o for_o our_o sin_n assur_n be_v the_o rod_n of_o my_o anger_n i_o will_v send_v he_o against_o a_o hypocritical_a nation_n against_o the_o people_n of_o my_o anger_n will_v i_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n to_o take_v the_o spoil_n but_o they_o pass_v the_o bound_n of_o their_o commission_n and_o satisfy_v their_o own_o wicked_a heart_n upon_o the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o assur_n mean_v not_o as_o god_n do_v but_o his_o heart_n be_v to_o destroy_v and_o cut_v off_o nation_n isa._n 10._o they_o say_v let_v we_o defile_v zion_n but_o they_o know_v not_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o understand_v his_o counsel_n micah_n 4_o 12._o and_o when_o god_n suffer_v they_o to_o prevail_v for_o the_o humiliation_n of_o his_o own_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o 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