5 And they sealed up the abysses with the seal of the Lord. And they perished, in the thought, those that had existed from ancient times; (ODE) 6 For they were corrupt from the beginning; and the end of their corruption was life: (ODE) 7 And every one of them that was imperfect perished: for it was not possible to give them a word that they might remain: (ODE)
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