17 So he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)

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17 He presented the tribute(A) to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.(B)

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20 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: (A)“Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and the lean sheep.

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20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.(A)

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11 “Because(A) you were glad, because you rejoiced,
You destroyers of My heritage,
Because you have grown fat (B)like a heifer threshing grain,
And you [a]bellow like bulls,

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  1. Jeremiah 50:11 Or neigh like steeds

11 “Because you rejoice and are glad,
    you who pillage my inheritance,(A)
because you frolic like a heifer(B) threshing grain
    and neigh like stallions,

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28 They have grown (A)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [a]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (B)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(C)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.

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  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook

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)

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19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.

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19 How suddenly(A) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away(B) by terrors!

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(A)Their [a]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.

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  1. Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges

From their callous hearts(A) comes iniquity[a];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.

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  1. Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat

27 “Though(A) he has covered his face with his fatness,
And made his waist heavy with fat,

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27 “Though his face is covered with fat
    and his waist bulges with flesh,(A)

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29 Why do you (A)kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My (B)dwelling place, and honor your sons more than (C)Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’

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29 Why do you[a] scorn my sacrifice and offering(A) that I prescribed for my dwelling?(B) Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:29 The Hebrew is plural.

29 And at that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, all stout men of valor; not a man escaped.

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29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.

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