Isaiah 5:17
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Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.
In other translations
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.
Hebrew words
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