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17 People will be crying in all the vineyards.
    This is because I will pass among you to punish you,” says the Lord.

The Lord’s Day of Judging

18 How terrible it will be for you who want
    the Lord’s day of judging to come.
Why do you want that day to come?
    It will bring darkness for you, not light.
19 It will be like a man who runs from a lion
    and meets a bear.
It will be like him going into his house
    and putting his hand on the wall.
    And then a snake bites him.

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17 There will be wailing(A) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through(B) your midst,”
says the Lord.(C)

The Day of the Lord

18 Woe to you who long
    for the day of the Lord!(D)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(E)
    That day will be darkness,(F) not light.(G)
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(H)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(I)

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