1 | His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. | |
2 | Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? | |
3 | If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people. | |
4 | The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. | |
5 | Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. |