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and received the law of life, which they did not keep, which you also have transgressed after them.
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Then land was given to you for a possession in the land of Zion; but you and your ancestors committed iniquity and did not keep the ways that the Most High commanded you.
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And since he is a righteous judge, in due time he took from you what he had given.
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And now you are here, and your people are farther in the interior.
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If you, then, will rule over your minds and discipline your hearts, you shall be kept alive, and after death you shall obtain mercy.
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