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2 Chronicles 10:9-11
New Catholic Bible
2 Chronicles 10:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 He said to them: “What reply do you advise me to give to this people who have requested that I lighten the yoke that my father imposed on them?”
10 The young men who had grown up with him replied: “This is the answer that you should give to this people who said to you: ‘Your father made our yoke heavy. We implore you to lighten it for us.’ Tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins. 11 Although my father laid a heavy yoke on you, I shall make it heavier. My father beat you with whips, but I will scourge you with scorpions.’ ”
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