28     (A)they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
    (B)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
    and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
29 (C)Shall I not punish them for these things?
declares the Lord,
    and shall I not avenge myself
    on a nation such as this?”

30 An appalling and (D)horrible thing
    has happened in the land:

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28     and have grown fat(A) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;(B)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.(C)
29 Should I not punish them for this?”
    declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(D) myself
    on such a nation as this?

30 “A horrible(E) and shocking thing
    has happened in the land:

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