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12     At that time,
I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
    I will punish the people
    who settle like dregs in wine,[a]
Who say in their hearts,
    “The Lord will not do good,
    nor will he do harm.”

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  1. 1:12 Settle like dregs in wine: those who are overconfident because, like the sediment that settles to the bottom of a bottle of wine, they have remained at peace and undisturbed for a long time.

12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
    and punish those who are complacent,(A)
    who are like wine left on its dregs,(B)
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,(C)
    either good or bad.’(D)

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