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38 Like lions they roar together
    and growl like lion cubs.
39 But when they are afflicted with fever,
    I will set a drink before them
and cause them to become drunk
    so that they will sink into an unending sleep,
    never to awaken again, says the Lord.
40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
    like rams and goats.

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38 Her people all roar like young lions,(A)
    they growl like lion cubs.
39 But while they are aroused,
    I will set out a feast for them
    and make them drunk,(B)
so that they shout with laughter—
    then sleep forever(C) and not awake,”
declares the Lord.(D)
40 “I will bring them down
    like lambs to the slaughter,
    like rams and goats.(E)

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