Baldness: Jeremiah 48:37; Isaiah 15:2; Ezekiel 7:18; Micah 1:16
the remnant: Jeremiah 47:4, Jeremiah 25:20; Ezekiel 25:16
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Jeremiah 47:5
Jeremiah 47:5
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