children: Isaiah 3:4; 2 Kings 11:1; Nahum 3:13
lead thee: or, which call thee blessed, Isaiah 9:15; Numbers 6:23-27; Jeremiah 5:31; Matthew 15:14
destroy: Heb. swallow up, Matthew 23:14
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Isaiah 3:12
Isaiah 3:12
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