I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I (A)anoint myself at all, for (B)the full three weeks.

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I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips;(A) and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.

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17 But when you fast, (A)anoint your head and wash your face,

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17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

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11 Therefore because you (A)trample on[a] the poor
    and you exact taxes of grain from him,
(B)you have built houses of hewn stone,
    but you shall not dwell in them;
(C)you have planted pleasant vineyards,
    but you shall not drink their wine.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:11 Or you tax

11 You levy a straw tax on the poor(A)
    and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,(B)
    you will not live in them;(C)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
    you will not drink their wine.(D)

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He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious (A)vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north.

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He will also seize their gods,(A) their metal images and their valuable articles of silver and gold and carry them off to Egypt.(B) For some years he will leave the king of the North alone.

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27 But I discipline my body and (A)keep it under control,[a] lest after preaching to others (B)I myself should be (C)disqualified.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:27 Greek I pummel my body and make it a slave

27 No, I strike a blow to my body(A) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(B)

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Plunder the silver,
    plunder the gold!
There is no end of the treasure
    or of the wealth of all precious things.

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Plunder the silver!
    Plunder the gold!
The supply is endless,
    the wealth from all its treasures!

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18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; (A)no diversions were brought to him, and (B)sleep fled from him.

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18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating(A) and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.(B)

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Therefore (A)a curse devours the earth,
    and its inhabitants (B)suffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched,
    and few men are left.
(C)The wine mourns,
    the vine languishes,
    all the merry-hearted sigh.
(D)The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
    the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
    the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
No more do they drink wine (E)with singing;
    strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 (F)The wasted city is broken down;
    (G)every house is shut up so that none can enter.
11 (H)There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
    (I)all joy has grown dark;
    the gladness of the earth is banished.

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Therefore a curse(A) consumes the earth;
    its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,(B)
    and very few are left.
The new wine dries up(C) and the vine withers;(D)
    all the merrymakers groan.(E)
The joyful timbrels(F) are stilled,
    the noise(G) of the revelers(H) has stopped,
    the joyful harp(I) is silent.(J)
No longer do they drink wine(K) with a song;
    the beer is bitter(L) to its drinkers.
10 The ruined city(M) lies desolate;(N)
    the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out(O) for wine;(P)
    all joy turns to gloom,(Q)
    all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.

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20 so that his (A)life loathes bread,
    and his appetite (B)the choicest food.

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20 so that their body finds food(A) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(B)

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24 And (A)Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had neither taken care of his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came back in safety.

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24 Mephibosheth,(A) Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.

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