forsake: Jeremiah 8:20, Jeremiah 46:16, Jeremiah 46:21, Jeremiah 50:16; Isaiah 13:14, Isaiah 47:15; Matthew 25:10-13
her judgment: 2 Chronicles 28:9; Ezra 9:6; Daniel 4:20-22; Revelation 18:5
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Jeremiah 51:9
Jeremiah 51:9
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