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They see fields they want and take them.
    They see houses, and they grab them up.
They persecute each landowner, taking all that belongs to him—
    including his freedom and his children’s inheritance.

Eternal One: Look at what I am doing:
        I am preparing a calamity for you people,
    A yoke from which you will not be able to free your necks.
        You will not be able to walk with your noses in the air
    Because the times will be disastrous indeed.

On that day, you will be a subject of parodies;
    each of you land stealers will sing a dirge and say,
Oh no! We’re completely ruined!
    God has divided up my family’s inheritance.
And how has He taken it out of my hands?
    He has given my land to the conquerors.”

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They covet fields(A) and seize them,(B)
    and houses, and take them.
They defraud(C) people of their homes,
    they rob them of their inheritance.(D)

Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster(E) against this people,
    from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(F)
    for it will be a time of calamity.
In that day people will ridicule you;
    they will taunt you with this mournful song:
‘We are utterly ruined;(G)
    my people’s possession is divided up.(H)
He takes it from me!
    He assigns our fields to traitors.’”

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