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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:1 ; image nature: A falconer releases his bird. Wind lifts magnificent wings.; Ezekiel 23:1. The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

Ezekiel 23:1. The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:2 ; image nature: Reef fish swirl in perfect formation through crystal waters. Sunlight creates shifting patterns on white sand below.; Ezekiel 23:2. Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother:

Ezekiel 23:2. Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother:

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:3 ; image nature: Morning mist rises from valley streams. Birdsong heralds the dawn chorus.; Ezekiel 23:3. They were acting like loose women in Egypt; when they were young their behaviour was loose: there their breasts were crushed, even the points of their young breasts were crushed.

Ezekiel 23:3. They were acting like loose women in Egypt; when they were young their behaviour was loose: there their breasts were crushed, even the points of their young breasts were crushed.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:4 ; image nature: Moonlight illuminates the snowy mountain peaks, casting blue shadows across untouched powder.; Ezekiel 23:4. Their names were Oholah, the older, and Oholibah, her sister: and they became mine, and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem, Oholibah.

Ezekiel 23:4. Their names were Oholah, the older, and Oholibah, her sister: and they became mine, and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem, Oholibah.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:5 ; image nature: Winter sunrise illuminates frost-covered prairie grass.; Ezekiel 23:5. And Oholah was untrue to me when she was mine; she was full of desire for her lovers, even for the Assyrians, her neighbours,

Ezekiel 23:5. And Oholah was untrue to me when she was mine; she was full of desire for her lovers, even for the Assyrians, her neighbours,

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:6 ; image nature: Wild horses gallop across a high mountain plateau. Storm clouds gather ominously on the horizon.; Ezekiel 23:6. Who were clothed in blue, captains and rulers, all of them young men to be desired, horsemen seated on horses.

Ezekiel 23:6. Who were clothed in blue, captains and rulers, all of them young men to be desired, horsemen seated on horses.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:7 ; image nature: Wild lupines paint purple meadows. Snow lingers on distant peaks.; Ezekiel 23:7. And she gave her unclean love to them, all of them the noblest men of Assyria: and she made herself unclean with the images of all who were desired by her.

Ezekiel 23:7. And she gave her unclean love to them, all of them the noblest men of Assyria: and she made herself unclean with the images of all who were desired by her.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:8 ; image nature: Morning mist reveals hidden valleys. Birdsong heralds the dawn.; Ezekiel 23:8. And she has not given up her loose ways from the time when she was in Egypt; for when she was young they were her lovers, and by them her young breasts were crushed, and they let loose on her their unclean desire.

Ezekiel 23:8. And she has not given up her loose ways from the time when she was in Egypt; for when she was young they were her lovers, and by them her young breasts were crushed, and they let loose on her their unclean desire.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:9 ; image nature: Summer heat brings out the scent of sage in mountain meadows.; Ezekiel 23:9. For this cause I gave her up into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians on whom her desire was fixed.

Ezekiel 23:9. For this cause I gave her up into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians on whom her desire was fixed.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:10 ; image nature: Desert ocotillo flames crimson red. Wind sings through thorny branches.; Ezekiel 23:10. By these her shame was uncovered: they took her sons and daughters and put her to death with the sword: and she became a cause of wonder to women; for they gave her the punishment which was right.

Ezekiel 23:10. By these her shame was uncovered: they took her sons and daughters and put her to death with the sword: and she became a cause of wonder to women; for they gave her the punishment which was right.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:11 ; image nature: Wild trillium dots the forest floor. Green light filters through spring leaves.; Ezekiel 23:11. And her sister Oholibah saw this, but her desire was even more unmeasured, and her loose behaviour was worse than that of her sister.

Ezekiel 23:11. And her sister Oholibah saw this, but her desire was even more unmeasured, and her loose behaviour was worse than that of her sister.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:12 ; image nature: Spring wildflowers carpet an alpine meadow beneath snow-capped peaks.; Ezekiel 23:12. She was full of desire for the Assyrians, captains and rulers, her neighbours, clothed in blue, horsemen going on horses, all of them young men to be desired.

Ezekiel 23:12. She was full of desire for the Assyrians, captains and rulers, her neighbours, clothed in blue, horsemen going on horses, all of them young men to be desired.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:13 ; image nature: A lone cypress stands sentinel on a wave-carved point. Pacific storms have shaped its every branch.; Ezekiel 23:13. And I saw that she had become unclean; the two of them went the same way.

Ezekiel 23:13. And I saw that she had become unclean; the two of them went the same way.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:14 ; image nature: Spring buds burst open on maple branches against a blue sky.; Ezekiel 23:14. And her loose behaviour became worse; for she saw men pictured on a wall, pictures of the Chaldaeans painted in bright red,

Ezekiel 23:14. And her loose behaviour became worse; for she saw men pictured on a wall, pictures of the Chaldaeans painted in bright red,

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:15 ; image nature: Desert hawks soar thermal currents. Red cliffs catch golden light.; Ezekiel 23:15. With bands round their bodies and with head-dresses hanging round their heads, all of them looking like rulers, like the Babylonians, the land of whose birth is Chaldaea.

Ezekiel 23:15. With bands round their bodies and with head-dresses hanging round their heads, all of them looking like rulers, like the Babylonians, the land of whose birth is Chaldaea.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:16 ; image nature: Desert varnish streaks ancient canyon walls. A condor's shadow glides across the patterns.; Ezekiel 23:16. And when she saw them she was full of desire for them, and sent servants to them in Chaldaea.

Ezekiel 23:16. And when she saw them she was full of desire for them, and sent servants to them in Chaldaea.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:17 ; image nature: Spring winds scatter cherry blossoms like snow.; Ezekiel 23:17. And the Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love, and made her unclean with their loose desire, and she became unclean with them, and her soul was turned from them.

Ezekiel 23:17. And the Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love, and made her unclean with their loose desire, and she became unclean with them, and her soul was turned from them.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:18 ; image nature: Autumn fog fills a mountain valley. A red maple leaf drifts through golden light.; Ezekiel 23:18. So her loose behaviour was clearly seen and her shame uncovered: then my soul was turned from her as it had been turned from her sister.

Ezekiel 23:18. So her loose behaviour was clearly seen and her shame uncovered: then my soul was turned from her as it had been turned from her sister.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:19 ; image nature: A great blue heron fishes in tidal pools. Waves crash on distant reefs.; Ezekiel 23:19. But still she went on the more with her loose behaviour, keeping in mind the early days when she had been a loose woman in the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 23:19. But still she went on the more with her loose behaviour, keeping in mind the early days when she had been a loose woman in the land of Egypt.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:20 ; image nature: Summer heat brings out the scent of pine needles.; Ezekiel 23:20. And she was full of desire for her lovers, whose flesh is like the flesh of asses and whose seed is like the seed of horses.

Ezekiel 23:20. And she was full of desire for her lovers, whose flesh is like the flesh of asses and whose seed is like the seed of horses.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:21 ; image nature: Coastal redwoods disappear into the fog high above a fern grove.; Ezekiel 23:21. And she made the memory of the loose ways of her early years come back to mind, when her young breasts were crushed by the Egyptians.

Ezekiel 23:21. And she made the memory of the loose ways of her early years come back to mind, when her young breasts were crushed by the Egyptians.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:22 ; image nature: Moonlight illuminates the snowy mountain peaks, casting blue shadows across untouched powder.; Ezekiel 23:22. For this cause, O Oholibah, this is what the Lord has said: See, I will make your lovers come up against you, even those from whom your soul is turned away in disgust; and I will make them come up against you on every side;

Ezekiel 23:22. For this cause, O Oholibah, this is what the Lord has said: See, I will make your lovers come up against you, even those from whom your soul is turned away in disgust; and I will make them come up against you on every side;

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:23 ; image nature: Sand ripples stretch endlessly across white gypsum dunes.; Ezekiel 23:23. The Babylonians and all the Chaldaeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: young men to be desired, captains and rulers all of them, and chiefs, her neighbours, all of them on horseback.

Ezekiel 23:23. The Babylonians and all the Chaldaeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: young men to be desired, captains and rulers all of them, and chiefs, her neighbours, all of them on horseback.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:24 ; image nature: Morning light ignites mountain snow. Valleys sleep in purple shadow.; Ezekiel 23:24. And they will come against you from the north on horseback, with war-carriages and a great band of peoples; they will put themselves in order against you with breastplate and body-cover and metal head-dress round about you: and I will make them your judges, and they will give their decision against you as seems right to them.

Ezekiel 23:24. And they will come against you from the north on horseback, with war-carriages and a great band of peoples; they will put themselves in order against you with breastplate and body-cover and metal head-dress round about you: and I will make them your judges, and they will give their decision against you as seems right to them.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:25 ; image nature: Autumn fog shrouds a lighthouse on rocky shores.; Ezekiel 23:25. And my bitter feeling will be working against you, and they will take you in hand with passion; they will take away your nose and your ears, and the rest of you will be put to the sword: they will take your sons and daughters, and the rest of you will be burned up in the fire.

Ezekiel 23:25. And my bitter feeling will be working against you, and they will take you in hand with passion; they will take away your nose and your ears, and the rest of you will be put to the sword: they will take your sons and daughters, and the rest of you will be burned up in the fire.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:26 ; image nature: Spring migration fills the sky with countless swallows.; Ezekiel 23:26. And they will take all your clothing off you and take away your ornaments.

Ezekiel 23:26. And they will take all your clothing off you and take away your ornaments.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:27 ; image nature: Storm clouds gather over windswept grasslands, prairie grass rippling like waves beneath the darkening sky.; Ezekiel 23:27. So I will put an end to your evil ways and your loose behaviour which came from the land of Egypt: and your eyes will never be lifted up to them again, and you will have no more memory of Egypt.

Ezekiel 23:27. So I will put an end to your evil ways and your loose behaviour which came from the land of Egypt: and your eyes will never be lifted up to them again, and you will have no more memory of Egypt.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:28 ; image nature: Wild salmon leap ancient rapids. Mist rises like spirits at dawn.; Ezekiel 23:28. For this is what the Lord has said: See, I will give you up into the hands of those who are hated by you, into the hands of those from whom your soul is turned away in disgust:

Ezekiel 23:28. For this is what the Lord has said: See, I will give you up into the hands of those who are hated by you, into the hands of those from whom your soul is turned away in disgust:

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:29 ; image nature: Morning mist rises from valley streams. Birdsong heralds the dawn chorus.; Ezekiel 23:29. And they will take you in hand with hate, and take away all the fruit of your work, and let you be unveiled and without clothing: and the shame of your loose behaviour will be uncovered, your evil designs and your loose ways.

Ezekiel 23:29. And they will take you in hand with hate, and take away all the fruit of your work, and let you be unveiled and without clothing: and the shame of your loose behaviour will be uncovered, your evil designs and your loose ways.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:30 ; image nature: Bamboo forests cast striped shadows while a gentle rain patters on broad leaves.; Ezekiel 23:30. They will do these things to you because you have been untrue to me, and have gone after the nations, and have become unclean with their images.

Ezekiel 23:30. They will do these things to you because you have been untrue to me, and have gone after the nations, and have become unclean with their images.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:31 ; image nature: Moonlight illuminates the snowy mountain peaks, casting blue shadows across untouched powder.; Ezekiel 23:31. You have gone in the way of your sister; and I will give her cup into your hand.

Ezekiel 23:31. You have gone in the way of your sister; and I will give her cup into your hand.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:32 ; image nature: Cherry blossoms blanket the hillside in soft pink snow, swirling through the air like nature's confetti.; Ezekiel 23:32. This is what the Lord has said: You will take a drink from your sister's cup, which is deep and wide: you will be laughed at and looked down on, more than you are able to undergo.

Ezekiel 23:32. This is what the Lord has said: You will take a drink from your sister's cup, which is deep and wide: you will be laughed at and looked down on, more than you are able to undergo.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:33 ; image nature: Autumn fog shrouds an old-growth forest draped in moss and lichen.; Ezekiel 23:33. You will be broken and full of sorrow, with the cup of wonder and destruction, with the cup of your sister Samaria.

Ezekiel 23:33. You will be broken and full of sorrow, with the cup of wonder and destruction, with the cup of your sister Samaria.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:34 ; image nature: Antarctic ice cliffs glow blue in the endless polar day. A penguin colony dots the frozen shore below.; Ezekiel 23:34. And after drinking it and draining it out, you will take the last drops of it to the end, pulling off your breasts: for I have said it, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 23:34. And after drinking it and draining it out, you will take the last drops of it to the end, pulling off your breasts: for I have said it, says the Lord.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:35 ; image nature: Wild columbines nod in alpine breeze. Glacier lilies dot snowy meadows.; Ezekiel 23:35. So this is what the Lord has said: Because you have not kept me in your memory, and because your back has been turned to me, you will even undergo the punishment of your evil designs and your loose ways.

Ezekiel 23:35. So this is what the Lord has said: Because you have not kept me in your memory, and because your back has been turned to me, you will even undergo the punishment of your evil designs and your loose ways.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:36 ; image nature: Desert dunes ripple endlessly under the scorching sun, their golden crests sharp against the azure sky. A sidewinder's tracks weave delicate patterns in the sand.; Ezekiel 23:36. Then the Lord said to me: Son of man, will you be the judge of Oholibah? then make clear to her the disgusting things she has done.

Ezekiel 23:36. Then the Lord said to me: Son of man, will you be the judge of Oholibah? then make clear to her the disgusting things she has done.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:37 ; image nature: Desert ocotillo flames crimson red. Wind sings through thorny branches.; Ezekiel 23:37. For she has been false to me, and blood is on her hands, and with her images she has been untrue; and more than this, she made her sons, whom she had by me, go through the fire to them to be burned up.

Ezekiel 23:37. For she has been false to me, and blood is on her hands, and with her images she has been untrue; and more than this, she made her sons, whom she had by me, go through the fire to them to be burned up.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:38 ; image nature: Desert jackrabbits pause in saguaro shade. Heat waves distort distant peaks.; Ezekiel 23:38. Further, this is what she has done to me: she has made my holy place unclean and has made my Sabbaths unclean.

Ezekiel 23:38. Further, this is what she has done to me: she has made my holy place unclean and has made my Sabbaths unclean.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:39 ; image nature: A single monarch butterfly alights on a sun-bleached driftwood log. Waves crash endlessly on the empty beach beyond.; Ezekiel 23:39. For when she had made an offering of her children to her images, she came into my holy place to make it unclean; see, this is what she has done inside my house.

Ezekiel 23:39. For when she had made an offering of her children to her images, she came into my holy place to make it unclean; see, this is what she has done inside my house.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:40 ; image nature: Desert bighorns drink from hidden springs. Time flows like water through stone.; Ezekiel 23:40. And she even sent for men to come from far away, to whom a servant was sent, and they came: for whom she was washing her body and painting her eyes and making herself fair with ornaments.

Ezekiel 23:40. And she even sent for men to come from far away, to whom a servant was sent, and they came: for whom she was washing her body and painting her eyes and making herself fair with ornaments.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:41 ; image nature: Desert varnish stains canyon walls. Ancient stories weather in stone.; Ezekiel 23:41. And she took her seat on a great bed, with a table put ready before it on which she put my perfume and my oil.

Ezekiel 23:41. And she took her seat on a great bed, with a table put ready before it on which she put my perfume and my oil.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:42 ; image nature: Desert verbena blooms in hidden washes. Flash floods carved these secret gardens.; Ezekiel 23:42. ... and they put jewels on her hands and beautiful crowns on her head.

Ezekiel 23:42. ... and they put jewels on her hands and beautiful crowns on her head.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:43 ; image nature: Wild blackberries ripen in secret hollows. Morning spider webs catch dew like diamonds.; Ezekiel 23:43. Then I said ... now she will go on with her loose ways.

Ezekiel 23:43. Then I said ... now she will go on with her loose ways.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:44 ; image nature: Summer heat brings out the scent of pine needles.; Ezekiel 23:44. And they went in to her, as men go to a loose woman: so they went in to Oholibah, the loose woman.

Ezekiel 23:44. And they went in to her, as men go to a loose woman: so they went in to Oholibah, the loose woman.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:45 ; image nature: Lava flows meet the ocean at twilight, sending plumes of steam skyward. Stars emerge one by one above the cosmic display.; Ezekiel 23:45. And upright men will be her judges, judging her as false wives and women who take lives are judged; because she has been untrue to me and blood is on her hands.

Ezekiel 23:45. And upright men will be her judges, judging her as false wives and women who take lives are judged; because she has been untrue to me and blood is on her hands.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:46 ; image nature: Cherry blossoms swirl in a spring breeze. Their petals dust the surface of a still mountain pond.; Ezekiel 23:46. For this is what the Lord has said: I will make a great meeting of the people come together against her, and will send on her shaking fear and take everything from her.

Ezekiel 23:46. For this is what the Lord has said: I will make a great meeting of the people come together against her, and will send on her shaking fear and take everything from her.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:47 ; image nature: Winter sunrise glows through ice-coated branches.; Ezekiel 23:47. And the meeting, after stoning her with stones, will put an end to her with their swords; they will put her sons and daughters to death and have her house burned up with fire.

Ezekiel 23:47. And the meeting, after stoning her with stones, will put an end to her with their swords; they will put her sons and daughters to death and have her house burned up with fire.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:48 ; image nature: A desert oasis shimmers in the midday heat, palm fronds rustling above still waters.; Ezekiel 23:48. And I will put an end to evil in all the land, teaching all women not to do as you have done.

Ezekiel 23:48. And I will put an end to evil in all the land, teaching all women not to do as you have done.

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BasicEnglish Ezekiel 23:49 ; image nature: Winter storms send massive waves crashing against lighthouse rocks.; Ezekiel 23:49. And I will send on you the punishment of your evil ways, and you will be rewarded for your sins with your images: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 23:49. And I will send on you the punishment of your evil ways, and you will be rewarded for your sins with your images: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

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