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kindle_v god_n wrath_n against_o he_o and_o make_v it_o burn_v like_o fire_n insomuch_o that_o the_o lord_n deliver_v israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o syrian_n who_o oppress_v they_o very_o sore_o both_o in_o their_o person_n and_o estate_n and_o make_v they_o like_o the_o dust_n by_o thresh_v i._n e._n very_o weak_a and_o contemptible_a like_o corn_n which_o be_v too_o much_o thresht_v which_o be_v break_v and_o scatter_v about_o leave_v they_o but_o fifty_o horseman_n ten_o chariot_n and_o ten_o thousand_o footman_n a_o poor_a guard_n for_o a_o kingdom_n 2_o king_n 13._o 3._o 7._o 22._o quest._n but_o what_o do_v jehoahaz_n do_v in_o this_o his_o deep_a distress_n answ._n he_o go_v to_o his_o prayer_n as_o wicked_a man_n use_v to_o do_v nevertill_a necessity_n and_o deep_a distress_n do_v drive_v they_o they_o make_v not_o prayer_n a_o duty_n but_o a_o refuge_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o see_v the_o deep_a distress_n his_o people_n be_v in_o 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