For who: Jeremiah 16:5, Jeremiah 21:7; Job 19:21; Psalms 69:20; Isaiah 51:19; Lamentations 1:12-16, Lamentations 2:15-16; Nahum 3:7
how thou doest: Heb. of thy peace, Exodus 18:7; Judges 18:15; 1 Samuel 10:4, 1 Samuel 17:22, 1 Samuel 25:5 *marg.
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Jeremiah 15:5
Jeremiah 15:5
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