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17 The light of Israel and his Holy One will become a fire. And it will burn and destroy his thorns and thistles in one day. 18 The Lord will destroy the greatness of the trees and the fields that give much fruit, both soul and body. It will be as when a sick man wastes away. 19 And the rest of his trees will be so few that a child could write them down.

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17 The Light of Israel will become a fire,(A)
    their Holy One(B) a flame;
in a single day it will burn and consume
    his thorns(C) and his briers.(D)
18 The splendor of his forests(E) and fertile fields
    it will completely destroy,(F)
    as when a sick person wastes away.
19 And the remaining trees of his forests(G) will be so few(H)
    that a child could write them down.

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