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10 When a man comes to carry a dead body outside to burn it, he will ask his relative, ‘Is there anyone with you in the house?’ The relative will answer, ‘No.’ Then the man will say, ‘Be quiet!. Do not speak the name of the Lord!’[a] 11 When the Lord gives his command, enemies will destroy all the houses, great and small. They will break them all into pieces.

12 Horses cannot run on rocks. People do not try to plough the sea. But you Israelites have changed what is fair and honest into something bad. You have made justice seem like poison.

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  1. 6:10 They did not want to speak the Lord's name because he might send more trouble.