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I have not eaten any of it when I was mourning; I have not taken any of it out of my house when I was ritually unclean; and I have not given any of it as an offering for the dead. I have obeyed you, O Lord ; I have done everything you commanded concerning the tithe.

because any altar you build for the Lord your God must be made of uncut stones. There you are to offer the sacrifices that are to be burned,

Your sons and daughters will be given as slaves to foreigners while you look on. Every day you will strain your eyes, looking in vain for your children to return.

"When your enemies are besieging your towns, you will become so desperate for food that you will even eat the children that the Lord your God has given you.

Even the most refined woman of noble birth, so rich that she has never had to walk anywhere, will behave in the same way. When the enemy besieges her town, she will become so desperate for food that she will secretly eat her newborn child and the afterbirth as well. She will not share them with the husband she loves or with any of her children.

Your hearts will pound with fear at everything you see. Every morning you will wish for evening; every evening you will wish for morning.

Moses called together all the people of Israel and said to them, "You saw for yourselves what the Lord did to the king of Egypt, to his officials, and to his entire country.

For forty years the Lord led you through the desert, and your clothes and sandals never wore out.

You did not have bread to eat or wine or beer to drink, but the Lord provided for your needs in order to teach you that he is your God.

women, and children, and the foreigners who live among you and cut wood and carry water for you.

Then the whole world will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do this to their land? What was the reason for his fierce anger?'

It is not up in the sky. You do not have to ask, ‘Who will go up and bring it down for us, so that we can hear it and obey it?'

but Jacob's descendants he chose for himself.

"He found them wandering through the desert, a desolate, wind-swept wilderness. He protected them and cared for them, as he would protect himself.

"The Lord remembers what their enemies have done; he waits for the right time to punish them.

About the tribe of Judah he said: " Lord , listen to their cry for help; Unite them again with the other tribes. Fight for them, Lord , And help them against their enemies."

They took the best of the land for themselves; A leader's share was assigned to them. They obeyed the Lord 's commands and laws When the leaders of Israel were gathered together."

Israel, how happy you are! There is no one like you, a nation saved by the Lord . The Lord himself is your shield and your sword, to defend you and give you victory. Your enemies will come begging for mercy, and you will trample them down.

The people of Israel mourned for him for thirty days in the plains of Moab.

Be determined and confident, for you will be the leader of these people as they occupy this land which I promised their ancestors.