15 Now therefore I will speak. About man in general, you know best, but about your people for whose sake I am sorry, (WEB) 16 and for your inheritance, for whose cause I mourn, for Israel, for whom I am heavy, and for the seed of Jacob, for whose sake I am troubled, (WEB) 17 therefore I will begin to pray before you for myself and for them; for I see the failings of us who dwell in the land; (WEB)
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