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- He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,
- and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
- He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;
- there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.
- They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;
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- He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
- A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
- He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
- And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
- And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
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- he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
- Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
- he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
- But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
- The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
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- He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
- He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
- Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
- The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
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- Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.
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- Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
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