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Thus says the LORD : "
For three transgressions of Israel ,
and for four ,
I will not revoke the punishment ;
because they sell the righteous for silver ,
and the needy for a pair of shoes --
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they that trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth ,
and turn aside the way of the afflicted ;
a man and his father go in to the same maiden ,
so that my holy name is profaned ;
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they lay themselves down beside every altar upon garments taken in pledge ;
and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined .
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Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them ,
whose height was like the height of the cedars ,
and who was as strong as the oaks ;
I destroyed his fruit above ,
and his roots beneath .
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Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt ,
and led you forty years in the wilderness ,
to possess the land of the Amorite .
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And I raised up some of your sons for prophets ,
and some of your young men for Nazirites .
Is it not indeed so ,
O people of Israel ?"
says the LORD .
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But you made the Nazirites drink wine ,
and commanded the prophets ,
saying , `
You shall not prophesy .'
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Behold ,
I will press you down in your place ,
as a cart full of sheaves presses down .
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Flight shall perish from the swift ,
and the strong shall not retain his strength ,
nor shall the mighty save his life ;
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he who handles the bow shall not stand ,
and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself ,
nor shall he who rides the horse save his life ;
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and he who is stout of heart among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day ,"
says the LORD .