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““The Lord GOD has sworn by himself,” says the LORD, the God of Armies: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.”
Amos 6:8
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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.
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