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23 and ye justify a wicked man for gifts, and ye take away the rightfulness of a just man from him. (and ye acquit the wicked for gifts, or for bribes, and ye deny justice for the righteous.)

24 For this thing, as the tongue of fire devoureth stubble, and the heat of flame burneth, so the root of them shall be as a dead spark, and the seed of them shall ascend as dust; for they casted away the law of the Lord of hosts, and blasphemed the speech of the Holy of Israel (for they threw away the Law of the Lord of hosts, and blasphemed the word of the Holy One of Israel).

25 Therefore the strong vengeance of the Lord was wroth against his people, and he stretched forth his hand on it, and smote it (and he stretched forth his hand against them, and struck them down); and (the) hills were troubled, and the dead bodies of them were made as a turd in the midst of streets. In all these things the strong vengeance of him was not turned away, but yet his hand was stretched forth.

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23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(A)
    but deny justice(B) to the innocent.(C)
24 Therefore, as tongues of fire(D) lick up straw(E)
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay(F)
    and their flowers blow away like dust;(G)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
    and spurned the word(H) of the Holy One(I) of Israel.
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger(J) burns against his people;
    his hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The mountains shake,(K)
    and the dead bodies(L) are like refuse(M) in the streets.(N)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,(O)
    his hand is still upraised.(P)

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