sellest: Deuteronomy 32:30; Isaiah 50:1, Isaiah 52:3-4; Jeremiah 15:13
for nought: Heb. without riches
increase: Nehemiah 5:8-12; Revelation 18:13
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Psalms 44:12
Psalms 44:12
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