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Take the choicest of the flock
and pile the bones under it;
bring it to a rolling boil,
so that its bones also seethe in it.’”
Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim:
Oy to the city of bloodshed,
to the pot whose corrosion is in it,
whose rust will not come off it!
Draw it out piece by piece
—no lot would fall for it.
For her bloodshed is in her midst.
She put it on the bare rock;
she did not pour it upon the ground
to cover it with dust.

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    take the pick of the flock.(A)
Pile wood beneath it for the bones;
    bring it to a boil
    and cook the bones in it.(B)

“‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Woe(C) to the city of bloodshed,(D)
    to the pot now encrusted,
    whose deposit will not go away!
Take the meat out piece by piece
    in whatever order(E) it comes.(F)

“‘For the blood she shed is in her midst:
    She poured it on the bare rock;
she did not pour it on the ground,
    where the dust would cover it.(G)

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