6 because the sins of their fathers have increased in them, for they have forgotten me, and have offered sacrifices to foreign gods. (WEB) 7 Didn’t I bring them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage? But they have provoked me to wrath and have despised my counsels. (WEB) 8 So pull out the hair of your head and cast all evils upon them, for they have not been obedient to my law, but they are a rebellious people. (WEB)
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