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13 “After all that has befallen us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, you, O Lord, have punished us less than our sins have deserved and have allowed us to survive. 14 Shall we once again disobey your commandments and intermarry with people who engage in these loathsome practices? Would you not be enraged with us to the point that you would destroy us, leaving us with neither remnant nor survivor? 15 Lord, God of Israel, you are righteous. We survive only as a remnant. We come here before you in our guilt. Because of this, none of us can stand in your presence.”

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13 “What has happened to us is a result of our evil(A) deeds and our great guilt, and yet, our God, you have punished us less than our sins deserved(B) and have given us a remnant like this. 14 Shall we then break your commands again and intermarry(C) with the peoples who commit such detestable practices? Would you not be angry enough with us to destroy us,(D) leaving us no remnant(E) or survivor? 15 Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous!(F) We are left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt, though because of it not one of us can stand(G) in your presence.(H)

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