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"At that time," declares the LORD, "they will ^(C1)bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its leaders, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem from their graves.

"They will spread them out to the sun, the moon, and to all the ^(C1)heavenly ^(F1)lights, which they have loved, which they have served, which they have followed, which they have sought, and which they have worshiped. They will not be gathered ^(C2)nor buried; ^(C3)they will be like dung on the face of the ground.

"And ^(C1)death will be chosen rather than life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family, that remains in all the ^(C2)places to which I have driven them," declares the LORD of armies.