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11 They made it a wasteland.
    It mourns before Me, desolate.
        The whole land will be laid waste,
    because no one takes it to heart.”
12 On all the bare hills in the wilderness
    destroyers have come.
    For the sword of Adonai is devouring
        from the one end of the land to the other end of the land.
    No flesh has shalom.
13 They sowed wheat but reaped thorns.
    They wore themselves out, gaining nothing.
    So be ashamed of your harvest,
        because of Adonai’s fierce anger.

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11 It will be made a wasteland,(A)
    parched and desolate before me;(B)
the whole land will be laid waste
    because there is no one who cares.
12 Over all the barren heights in the desert
    destroyers will swarm,
for the sword(C) of the Lord(D) will devour(E)
    from one end of the land to the other;(F)
    no one will be safe.(G)
13 They will sow wheat but reap thorns;
    they will wear themselves out but gain nothing.(H)
They will bear the shame of their harvest
    because of the Lord’s fierce anger.”(I)

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