47 (A)Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, 48 therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he (B)will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you. 49 (C)The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, (D)swooping down like the eagle, a nation (E)whose language you do not understand, 50 a hard-faced nation (F)who shall not respect the old or show mercy to the young. 51 It shall (G)eat the offspring of your cattle and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; it also shall not leave you grain, wine, or oil, the increase of your herds or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish.

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47 Because you did not serve(A) the Lord your God joyfully and gladly(B) in the time of prosperity, 48 therefore in hunger and thirst,(C) in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke(D) on your neck(E) until he has destroyed you.

49 The Lord will bring a nation against you(F) from far away, from the ends of the earth,(G) like an eagle(H) swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,(I) 50 a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old(J) or pity for the young. 51 They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine(K) or olive oil,(L) nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.(M)

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