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But this is not what he intends,
this is not what he has in mind;
his purpose is to destroy,
to put an end to many nations.
8 ‘Are not my commanders all kings?’ he says.
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‘Has not Calno fared like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad,
and Samaria like Damascus?
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As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols,
kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
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shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images
as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?’”