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"And it will be on that day," declares the LORD, "That I will eliminate your horses from among you, And destroy your chariots.

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord , that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:

"I will also eliminate the cities of your land, And tear down all your fortifications.

And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

"I will eliminate sorceries from your hand, And you will have no fortune-tellers.

And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

"I will eliminate your carved images And your memorial stones from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands.

Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.

"I will uproot your Asherim from among you, And destroy your cities.

And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

"And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed."

And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.