25 (A)By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind (B)he shall become great. (C)Without warning he shall destroy many. And he (D)shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but (E)by no human hand.

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20 In a moment (A)they die;
    at (B)midnight the people are shaken and pass away,
    and the mighty are taken away by (C)no human hand.

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(A)For the chastisement[a] of the daughter of my people has been greater
    than the punishment[b] of Sodom,
(B)which was overthrown in a moment,
    and no hands were wrung for her.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:6 Or iniquity
  2. Lamentations 4:6 Or sin
  3. Lamentations 4:6 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

Our Heavenly Dwelling

For we know that if (A)the tent that is (B)our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, (C)a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

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