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Jeremiah 42:20

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For ye: God made known to the prophet their dissimulation; which he shunned not to declare to them. Jeremiah 3:10, Jeremiah 17:10; Psalms 18:44, Psalms 65:3; Ezekiel 14:3-4, Ezekiel 33:31; Matthew 22:15-18, Matthew 22:35; Galatians 6:7

dissembled in your hearts: Heb. have used deceit against your souls, Numbers 16:38; James 1:22

Pray: Jeremiah 42:2

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