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Therefore the abundance they have made and stored upThey carry off over the brook of Arabim.

Therefore Moab will wail; everyone of Moab will wail.You will moan for the raisin cakes of Kir‑haresethAs those who are utterly stricken.

Therefore I will weep bitterly for Jazer, for the vine of Sibmah;I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh;For the shouting over your summer fruits and your harvest has fallen away.

Therefore my inner being moans like a harp for MoabAnd my inward feelings for Kir‑hareseth.

Therefore I say, "Turn your gaze away from me,Let me weep bitterly,Do not insist on comforting me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people."

Therefore in that day Lord Yahweh of hosts called you to weeping, to wailing,To shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.

Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who inhabit it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men remain.

Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east,The name of Yahweh, the God of Israel,In the coastlands of the sea.

Therefore a strong people will glorify You;Towns of ruthless nations will fear You.

The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise;Therefore You have visited and destroyed them,And You have made all remembrance of them perish.

Therefore through this, Jacob's iniquity will be atoned for;And this will be the whole fruit of the turning away of his sin:When he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalk stones,When Asherim and incense altars will not stand.

When its limbs are dry, they are broken off;Women come and light a fire with them,For they are not a people of discernment,Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them.And their Creator will not be gracious to them.

Therefore, hear the word of Yahweh, O scoffers,Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,

Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,"Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone,A costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed.He who believes in it will not be disturbed.

Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous;And the wisdom of their wise men will perish,And the discernment of their discerning men will be hidden."

Therefore thus says Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:"Jacob shall not now be ashamed, and now his face shall not turn pale;

Therefore the strong defense of Pharaoh will be your shameAnd the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, your dishonor.

Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,"Since you have rejected this wordAnd have put your trust in oppression and deviousness and have relied on them,

Therefore this iniquity will be to youLike a breach about to fall,A bulge in a high wall,Whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant,

And you said, "No, for we will flee on horses,"Therefore you shall flee!"And we will ride on swift horses,"Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.