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forsake_v the_o earth_n and_o do_v not_o see_v ezek._n 9_o 9_o then_o say_v he_o unto_o i_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o juda_n be_v exceed_o great_a and_o the_o land_n be_v full_a of_o blood_n and_o the_o city_n full_a of_o perverseness_n for_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o lord_n see_v not_o or_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n like_o these_o who_o be_v threaten_v zeph._n 1._o 12._o i_o will_v search_v jerusalem_n with_o candle_n and_o punish_v the_o man_n that_o be_v settle_v on_o their_o lees_n that_o say_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o do_v good_a neither_o will_v be_v do_v evil_a the_o second_o article_n the_o second_o article_n concern_v looseness_n and_o profanity_n be_v no_o less_o true_a and_o evident_a than_o the_o first_o it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o a_o flood_n of_o profanity_n have_v overflow_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o 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prisoner_n and_o they_o shall_v fall_v under_o the_o stain_n for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o isa._n 33._o 15._o he_o that_o despise_v the_o gain_n of_o oppression_n that_o shake_v his_o hand_n from_o hold_v of_o bribe_n that_o stop_v his_o ear_n from_o hear_v of_o blood_n and_o shut_v his_o eye_n from_o see_v evil_a he_o shall_v dwell_v on_o high_a his_o place_n of_o defence_n shall_v be_v the_o munition_n of_o rock_n jer._n 6._o 6_o 7._o for_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n say_v hew_v you_o down_o tree_n and_o cast_v a_o mount_n against_o jerusalem_n this_o be_v the_o city_n to_o be_v visit_v she_o be_v whole_o oppression_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o as_o a_o fountain_n cast_v out_o her_o water_n so_o she_o cast_v out_o her_o wickedness_n violence_n and_o spoil_n be_v hear_v in_o she_o before_o i_o continual_o be_v grief_n and_o wound_n jer._n 5._o 26._o for_o among_o my_o people_n be_v find_v 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chamber_n and_o cut_v he_o out_o window_n and_o it_o be_v ciel_v with_o cedar_n and_o paint_v with_o vermilion_n vers._n 15._o shall_v thou_o reign_v because_o thou_o close_a thyself_o in_o cedar_n do_v not_o thy_o father_n eat_v and_o drink_v and_o do_v judgement_n and_o justice_n and_o then_o it_o be_v well_o with_o he_o verse_n 16._o he_o judge_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a than_o it_o be_v well_o with_o he_o be_v not_o this_o to_o know_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n v._o 17._o but_o thy_o eye_n and_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o but_o for_o thy_o covetousness_n and_o for_o to_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n and_o for_o oppression_n and_o for_o violence_n to_o do_v it_o ezek._n 22._o 13._o behold_v therefore_o i_o have_v smite_v my_o hand_n at_o thy_o dishonest_a gain_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v and_o at_o the_o blood_n which_o have_v be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o vers._n 29._o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n have_v use_v oppression_n and_o exercise_v robbery_n and_o have_v vex_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a yea_o they_o have_v oppress_v the_o stranger_n wrongful_o hos._n 7._o 1._o when_o i_o will_v have_v heal_v israel_n than_o the_o iniquity_n of_o ephralm_n be_v discover_v and_o the_o wickedness_n of_o samaria_n for_o they_o commit_v falsehood_n and_o the_o thief_n come_v in_o and_o the_o troop_n of_o robber_n spoil_v without_o amos_n 3._o 10._o for_o they_o know_v not_o to_o do_v right_a say_v the_o lord_n who_o store_n up_o robbery_n and_o violence_n in_o their_o palace_n ver_fw-la 11._o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n a_o adversary_n there_o shall_v be_v even_o round_o about_o the_o land_n and_o he_o shall_v bring_v down_o thy_o strength_n from_o thou_o and_o thy_o palace_n shall_v be_v spoil_v ver_fw-la 15._o and_o i_o will_v smite_v the_o winter_n house_n with_o the_o summer_n house_n and_o the_o house_n of_o i_o very_o shall_v perish_v and_o the_o great_a house_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n say_v the_o lord_n mic._n 3._o 11._o the_o 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