For you have (A)exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing
    (B)and stripped the naked of their clothing.
You have given no water to the weary to drink,
    and you have (C)withheld bread from the hungry.
(D)The man with power possessed the land,
    and (E)the favored man lived in it.
You have (F)sent widows away empty,
    and (G)the arms of (H)the fatherless were crushed.
10 Therefore (I)snares are all around you,
    and sudden terror overwhelms you,
11 or (J)darkness, so that you cannot see,
    and a (K)flood of (L)water covers you.

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You demanded security(A) from your relatives for no reason;(B)
    you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.(C)
You gave no water(D) to the weary
    and you withheld food from the hungry,(E)
though you were a powerful man, owning land(F)
    an honored man,(G) living on it.(H)
And you sent widows(I) away empty-handed(J)
    and broke the strength of the fatherless.(K)
10 That is why snares(L) are all around you,(M)
    why sudden peril terrifies you,(N)
11 why it is so dark(O) you cannot see,
    and why a flood of water covers you.(P)

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25 With (A)the merciful you show yourself merciful;
    with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
    and with (B)the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

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25 To the faithful(A) you show yourself faithful,(B)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(C) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(D)

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13 (A)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
    will himself call out and not be answered.

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13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
    will also cry out(A) and not be answered.(B)

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11 (A)and I will execute judgments upon Moab. (B)Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Prophecy Against Edom

12 “Thus says the Lord God: Because (C)Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended (D)in taking vengeance on them, 13 therefore thus says the Lord God, (E)I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast. And I will make it desolate; from (F)Teman even to (G)Dedan they shall fall by the sword. 14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom (H)by the hand of my people Israel, and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath, and (I)they shall know my vengeance, declares the Lord God.

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11 and I will inflict punishment on Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”(A)

A Prophecy Against Edom

12 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom(B) took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so, 13 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand(C) against Edom and kill both man and beast.(D) I will lay it waste, and from Teman(E) to Dedan(F) they will fall by the sword.(G) 14 I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger(H) and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”(I)

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15 (A)but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.(A)

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32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 (A)And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 (B)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,[a] (C)until he should pay all his debt. 35 (D)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (E)from your heart.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:34 Greek torturers

32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(A)

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38 (A)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put (B)into your lap. For (C)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

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38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.(A) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(B)

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