But thou: 2 Kings 22:20; 2 Chronicles 34:28; Ezekiel 17:16
and with: 2 Chronicles 16:14, 2 Chronicles 21:19
so: Daniel 2:46
and they: Jeremiah 22:18; 2 Chronicles 21:20; Lamentations 4:20
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Jeremiah 34:5
Jeremiah 34:5
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