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27 By doing what is fair,
    Jerusalem will be free again.
By doing what is right,
    her people who come back to the Lord will have freedom.
28 But sinners and those who turn against him will be destroyed;
    those who have left the Lord will die.

29 “You will be ashamed,
    because you have worshiped gods under the oak trees.
You will be disgraced,
    because you have worshiped idols in your gardens.
30 You will be like an oak whose leaves are dying
    or like a garden without water.
31 Powerful people will be like small, dry pieces of wood,
    and their works will be like sparks.
They will burn together,
    and no one will be able to put out that fire.”

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27 Zion will be delivered with justice,
    her penitent(A) ones with righteousness.(B)
28 But rebels and sinners(C) will both be broken,
    and those who forsake(D) the Lord will perish.(E)

29 “You will be ashamed(F) because of the sacred oaks(G)
    in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens(H)
    that you have chosen.
30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves,(I)
    like a garden without water.
31 The mighty man will become tinder
    and his work a spark;
both will burn together,
    with no one to quench the fire.(J)

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