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58.7_o 9_o 2_o chron._n 7.14_o zech._n 8.19_o ezek._n 33.31_o ver._n 1._o ver._n 2._o ver._n 10._o ver._n 12._o ver._n 13._o ver._n 14._o ver._n 15._o ver._n 16._o ver._n 17_o 18._o ver._n 21._o ver._n 23._o psal_n 22.9_o 10_o 11._o rom._n 8.35_o v_o 38_o 39_o prov._n 1.24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n isa_n 27.11_o psal_n 4.6_o 7_o 8._o psal_n 119._o 1_o cor._n 1.25_o job_n 28.12_o ch._n 28.12_o job_n 28.28_o eccl._n 9.11_o â—â—_o 38.22_o 23._o psal_n 52.1_o prov._n 23.5_o eccl._n 5.13_o prov._n 1.18_o job_n 40.9_o judg._n 10.13_o deut._n 32.20_o jer._n 6.8_o isa_n 14._o psal_n 48.2_o rev._n 18.17_o isa_n 26.11_o ecclus_n 19.16_o james_n 3.2_o jam._n 1.26_o eccl._n 19.8_o ecclus._n 19.13_o 14_o 15._o matth._n 24.12_o ecclus._n 19.8_o 9_o matth._n 7._o psal_n 34.12_o 13._o jam._n 1.26_o 1_o cor._n 6.10_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n c._n 1._o v._n 11._o ecclus._n 19.10_o psal_n 34.12_o 13._o matth._n 15.19_o rom._n 1.29_o 1_o cor._n 6.10_o 2_o tim._n 3.2_o 3._o psal_n 15.1_o psal_n 31.1_o