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For the Lord Almighty has said to them, Cut down her trees for battering rams; smash down the walls of Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished, for she is vile through and through. She spouts evil like a fountain! Her streets echo with the sounds of violence; her sickness and wounds are ever before me.

This is your last warning, O Jerusalem. If you don’t listen, I will empty the land.

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This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Cut down the trees(A)
    and build siege ramps(B) against Jerusalem.
This city must be punished;
    it is filled with oppression.(C)
As a well pours out its water,
    so she pours out her wickedness.
Violence(D) and destruction(E) resound in her;
    her sickness and wounds are ever before me.
Take warning, Jerusalem,
    or I will turn away(F) from you
and make your land desolate
    so no one can live in it.”

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