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Woe to her that is filthie and polluted, to the robbing citie.
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She heard not the she receiued not she trusted not in the she drew not neere to her God.
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Her princes within her are as roaring her iudges are as wolues in the euening, which leaue not the bones till the morow.
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Her prophets are light, and wicked her priests haue polluted the they haue wrested the Lawe.
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The iust Lord is in the middes he will doe none euery morning doeth hee bring his iudgement to light, he faileth but the wicked will not learne to be ashamed.
Purification of the Nations
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I haue cut off the their towres are I haue made their streetes waste, that none shall passe their cities are destroyed without man and without inhabitant.
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I said, Surely thou wilt feare thou wilt receiue so their dwelling shoulde not be destroyed howsoeuer I visited them, but they rose earely and corrupted all their workes.
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Therefore wait ye vpon me, saith the Lord, vntill the day that I rise vp to the for I am determined to gather the nations, and that I will assemble the kingdomes to powre vpon them mine indignation, euen all my fierce for all the earth shall be deuoured with the fire of my ielousie.
A Faithful Remnant
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Surely then will I turne to the people a pure language, that they may all call vpon the Name of the Lord, to serue him with one cosent.
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From beyonde the riuers of Ethiopia, the daughter of my dispersed, praying vnto me, shall bring me an offering.
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In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy workes, wherein thou hast transgressed against for then I will take away out of the middes of thee them that reioyce of thy pride, and thou shalt no more be proude of mine holy Mountaine.
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Then will I leaue in the middes of thee an humble and poore and they shall trust in the Name of the Lord.
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The remnant of Israel shall do none iniquitie, nor speake neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their for they shalbe fed, and lie downe, and none shall make them afraide.
Israel’s Restoration
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Reioyce, O daughter be ye ioyfull, O be glad and reioyce with all thine heart, O daughter Ierusalem.
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The Lord hath taken away thy hee hath cast out thine the King of Israel, euen the Lord is in the middes of thou shalt see no more euill.
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In that day it shalbe said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not, O let not thine handes be faint.
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The Lord thy God in the middes of thee is hee will saue, hee will reioyce ouer thee with he will quiet himselfe in his he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy.
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After a certaine time will I gather the afflicted that were of thee, and them that bare the reproch for it.
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Beholde, at that time I will bruise all that afflict thee, and I will saue her that halteth, and gather her that was cast out, and I will get them praise and fame in all the landes of their shame.
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At that time wil I bring you againe, and then wil I gather for I wil giue you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turne backe your captiuitie before your eyes, saith the Lord.