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Jeremiah 48:27

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For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.

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  1. Jeremiah 48:25

    The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.

  2. Jeremiah 48:26

    Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the Lord: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

  3. Jeremiah 48:28

    O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.

  4. Jeremiah 48:29

    We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.

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