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a|strong="G4160"\w* short work \w upon|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*.”\x + \xo 9:28 \xt Isaiah 10:22-23\x* p={v29}\w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="G2268"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w said|strong="G1096"\w* before, q1=“\w Unless|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* Hosts\f + \fr 9:29 \ft Greek: Sabaoth (for Hebrew: Tze’va’ot) \f* \w had|strong="G2962"\w* \w left|strong="G1459"\w* us \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w seed|strong="G4690"\w*, q2=\w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w would|strong="G0302"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w Sodom|strong="G4670"\w*, q2=\w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G0302"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w Gomorrah|strong="G1116"\w*.”\x + \xo 9:29 \xt Isaiah 1:9\x* p={v30}\w What|strong="G5101"\w* shall \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w 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\w Yes|strong="G0235"\w*, most \w certainly|strong="G0235"\w*, q1=“\w Their|strong="G0846"\w* sound \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, q2=\w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w words|strong="G4487"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ends|strong="G4009"\w* \w of|strong="G1093"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w*.”\x + \xo 10:18 \xt Psalm 19:4\x* p={v19}\w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w ask|strong="G3004"\w*, \w didn’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w*? \w First|strong="G4413"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*, q1=“\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1484"\w* \w provoke|strong="G3949"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w jealousy|strong="G3863"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w that|strong="G1097"\w* which \w is|strong="G3004"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w nation|strong="G1484"\w*. q2=\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1484"\w* \w make|strong="G3863"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* angry \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* \w nation|strong="G1484"\w* void \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w understanding|strong="G0801"\w*.”\x + \xo 10:19 \xt Deuteronomy 32:21\x* p={v20}\w Isaiah|strong="G2268"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w bold|strong="G0662"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*, q1=“\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w didn’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w seek|strong="G2212"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. q2=\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* revealed \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w didn’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w ask|strong="G1905"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.”\x + \xo 10:20 \xt Isaiah 65:1\x* p={v21}\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w All|strong="G3650"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w long|strong="G2250"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* stretched out \w my|strong="G3004"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* \w disobedient|strong="G0544"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* contrary \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.”\x + \xo 10:21 \xt Isaiah 65:2\x* p={c11}{v1}\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w ask|strong="G3004"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w*, \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* reject \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*? 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