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therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, "Behold, I am about to apunish them! The byoung men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine;
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2 Chronicles 36:17, Jeremiah 18:21
2 Chronicles 36
17aTherefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm; He gave them all into his hand.
Jeremiah 18
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Therefore, agive their children over to famine And deliver them up to the power of the sword; And let their wives become bchildless and cwidowed. Let their men also be smitten to death, Their dyoung men struck down by the sword in battle.