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18 They will put on mourning clothes,
    and horror will cover them.
    On every face, shame;
    on all their heads, baldness.
19 They will hurl their silver into the street,
    and their gold will seem unclean.
    Their silver and their gold won’t deliver them
        on the day of the Lord’s anger.
They won’t satisfy their appetites or fill their bellies.
    Their guilt will bring them down.

20 From their beautiful ornament, in which they took pride,
    they have made horrible and detestable images!
Therefore, I’ve declared it an unclean thing for them.

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18 They will put on sackcloth(A)
    and be clothed with terror.(B)
Every face will be covered with shame,
    and every head will be shaved.(C)

19 “‘They will throw their silver into the streets,(D)
    and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean.
Their silver and gold
    will not be able to deliver them
    in the day of the Lord’s wrath.(E)
It will not satisfy(F) their hunger
    or fill their stomachs,
    for it has caused them to stumble(G) into sin.(H)
20 They took pride in their beautiful jewelry
    and used it to make(I) their detestable idols.
They made it into vile images;(J)
    therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.(K)

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