“Their (A)tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one (B)speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he (C)sets an ambush for him.
(D)Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the Lord.
“On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?

10 “For the (E)mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing,
And for the pastures of the (F)wilderness a dirge,
Because they are (G)laid waste so that no one passes through,
And the lowing of the cattle is not heard;
Both the (H)birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone.

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