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Hear ,
and give ear ;
don '
t be proud ;
for Yahweh has spoken .
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Give glory to Yahweh your God ,
before he causes darkness ,
and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains ,
and ,
while you look for light ,
he turns it into the shadow of death ,
and makes it gross darkness .
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But if you will not hear it ,
my soul shall weep in secret for your pride ;
and my eye shall weep bitterly ,
and run down with tears ,
because Yahweh '
s flock is taken captive .
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Say to the king and to the queen mother ,
Humble yourselves ,
sit down ;
for your headdresses have come down ,
even the crown of your glory .
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The cities of the South are shut up ,
and there is none to open them :
Judah is carried away captive ,
all of it ;
it is wholly carried away captive .
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Lift up your eyes ,
and see those who come from the north :
where is the flock that was given you ,
your beautiful flock ?
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What will you say ,
when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you ?
shall not sorrows take hold of you ,
as of a woman in travail ?
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If you say in your heart ,
Why are these things come on me ?
for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered ,
and your heels suffer violence .
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Can the Ethiopian change his skin ,
or the leopard his spots ?
then may you also do good ,
who are accustomed to do evil .
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Therefore will I scatter them ,
as the stubble that passes away ,
by the wind of the wilderness .
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This is your lot ,
the portion measured to you from me ,
says Yahweh ;
because you have forgotten me ,
and trusted in falsehood .
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Therefore will I also uncover your skirts on your face ,
and your shame shall appear .
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I have seen your abominations ,
even your adulteries ,
and your neighing ,
the lewdness of your prostitution ,
on the hills in the field .
Woe to you ,
Jerusalem !
You will not be made clean ;
how long shall it yet be ?