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And now ,
O our God ,
what shall we say after this ?
for we have forsaken Thy commandments ,
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which Thou hast commanded by Thy servants the prophets ,
saying :
The land ,
unto which ye go to possess it ,
is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands ,
through their abominations ,
wherewith they have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness .
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Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons ,
neither take their daughters unto your sons ,
nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever ;
that ye may be strong ,
and eat the good of the land ,
and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever .
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And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds ,
and for our great guilt ,
seeing that Thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve ,
and hast given us such a remnant ,
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shall we again break Thy commandments ,
and make marriages with the peoples that do these abominations ?
wouldest not Thou be angry with us till Thou hadst consumed us ,
so that there should be no remnant ,
nor any to escape ?
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O LORD ,
the God of Israel ,
Thou art righteous ;
for we are left a remnant that is escaped ,
as it is this day ;
behold ,
we are before Thee in our guiltiness ;
for none can stand before Thee because of this .'