16 But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. 17 Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy. 18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,
Isaiah 5:16–18
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