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The king and the leaders of Israel made themselves humble in the Lord’s sight. They said, “The Lord does what is right and fair.”

The Lord saw they had made themselves humble. So he gave a message to Shemaiah. The Lord said, “They have made themselves humble in my sight. So I will not destroy them. Instead, I will soon save them. Even though I am very angry with Jerusalem, I will not use Shishak to destroy them. But the people of Jerusalem will be brought under his control. Then they will learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”

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The leaders of Israel and the king humbled(A) themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”(B)

When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: “Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them but will soon give them deliverance.(C) My wrath(D) will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. They will, however, become subject(E) to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”

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