ka.lah H3615

כָּלָה (ka.lah) means “to end: finish” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כָּלָה Hebrew · H3615 208 tagged occurrences in 202 verses

Pronunciation guide: kaw-law' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3615G

כָּלָה · ka.lah · to end: finish

: finish 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

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TBESH · H3615H

כָּלָה · ka.lah · to end: destroy

: destroy 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

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TBESH · H3615I

כָּלָה · ka.lah · to end: decides

: decides/determines/longs 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

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TBESH · H3615J

כָּלָה · ka.lah · to end: expend

: expend/spend/empty/fail 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

KJV glosses: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.

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How translators render H3615

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
had finished	20
fail	6
finished	4
and vent	3
they are finished off	3
will fail	3
consume	2
fails	2
faints	2
have finished	2
intentions	2
so that i may consume	2
they were consumed	2
to fail	2
to fulfill	2
was completed	2
was finished	2
were completed	2
when he had finished	2
when you have finished	2
will perish	2
after she	1
all the way	1
am perishing	1
and after i have vented	1
and as he finished	1
and consume	1
and consume them	1
and consumed	1
and consumed them	1
and destroy it	1
and ending	1
and finished	1
and finished him off	1
and finished it	1
and put an end to them	1
and they finished	1
and to end	1
and when i have spent	1
and when saul had finished	1
and when they had finished off	1
and wipe them	1
and you will be destroyed	1
are spent	1
as soon as moses had finished	1
at the end	1
be exhausted	1
been destroyed	1
came to an end	1
consume them	1
consumed us	1
continued	1
david had finished	1
destroyed	1
destroys	1
ehud had finished	1
exhausted	1
finish	1
finish its walls	1
finishing	1
fulfill	1
fulfilled	1
had been accomplished	1
had ended	1
has ceased	1
has destroyed	1
has ended	1
has exhausted	1
has finally been	1
he had finished	1
he has exterminated	1
he has finished	1
he has resolved	1
i devoured	1
i finish them off	1
i have finished them off	1
i have spent	1
i might destroy	1
i will spend	1
i would destroy you	1
is bent on	1
is completed	1
is consumed	1
is finished	1
is gone	1
is spent	1
it was finished	1
it was full	1
it will completely destroy	1
it will destroy	1
jacobs sons had eaten all	1
just as he finished	1
longed	1
looms	1
may fail	1
now when the man had finished	1
or be consumed	1
so as to destroy them	1
so he ended	1
so i will vent	1
so that you may put an end	1
so they finished	1
that will destroy	1
the locusts had	1
then they end	1
therefore i have consumed	1
they are consumed	1
they come to an end	1
they had dealt	1
they had utterly destroyed them all	1
they have finished gathering	1
they have had enough	1
they strip	1
they will be finished off	1
they will fade away	1
they will vanish	1
thus conclude	1
to complete	1
to destroy them	1
to eliminate them	1
to end	1
to reap	1
to stop	1
vanish	1
vanishes	1
was determined	1
was gone	1
was planning	1
wastes away	1
we are consumed	1
we finish	1
were failing	1
were finished	1
were finishing	1
when aaron has finished	1
when samson had finished	1
when the lord had finished	1
when they had finished	1
when they were finished	1
when you finish	1
when you have completed	1
will be completed	1
will be destroyed	1
will be gone	1
will devastate	1
will disappear	1
will finish them off	1
will subside	1
will they complete it	1
wipe us out	1
wiped me	1
yearns	1
you finished them off	1
you had put an end to it	1
you have finished	1
you have finished laying aside	1
you have put an end to them	1
you have wiped them out	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
had made an end	12
finished	5
shall fail	5
consumed	4
fail	4
faileth	4
and consume	3
and finished	3
and shall consume	3
when thou hast made an end	3
and it came to pass as soon as he had made an end	2
and it came to pass when he had made an end	2
and when he had made an end	2
and when they had made an end	2
are consumed	2
be accomplished	2
consume	2
had done	2
have made an end	2
is consumed	2
is determined	2
that i may consume	2
them till i have consumed	2
thus will i accomplish	2
to consume	2
upon them to accomplish	2
when they had made an end	2
against them and that i may consume	1
against them until they be consumed	1
also until they have done	1
and are spent	1
and before i had done	1
and he finished	1
and he left off	1
and i have consumed	1
and it came to pass as he had made an end	1
and it came to pass before he had done	1
and it came to pass that as soon as he had made an end	1
and it came to pass when they had eaten up	1
and it shall be when thou hast made an end	1
and left	1
and they all shall fail	1
and they made an end	1
and they shall be consumed	1
and thou shalt quite take away	1
and to consume	1
and until it was finished	1
and when he hath made an end	1
and when he shall have accomplished	1
and when she had done	1
and when they had finished	1
and when thou hast accomplished	1
and ye shall be consumed	1
are ended	1
are expired	1
are not consumed	1
are they consumed	1
as they had made an end	1
as yet failed	1
be consumed	1
but he finished	1
ceaseth	1
determined	1
did fail	1
did he consume	1
do fail	1
ended	1
fainteth	1
for we are consumed	1
from me i am consumed	1
fulfil	1
had finished	1
had fully	1
hath accomplished	1
he bringeth	1
he destroyeth	1
he had left	1
he have finished	1
him and consumed	1
i have spent	1
i will also make an end	1
is consumed away	1
is done	1
is ended	1
is spent	1
lest i consume	1
longed	1
made	1
made an end	1
might be accomplished	1
might be fulfilled	1
not consume	1
now when all this was finished	1
now when he had made an end	1
now when these things were done	1
pluck	1
shall be consumed	1
shall be finished	1
shall cease	1
shall consume	1
shall not waste	1
shall they be consumed	1
shall they consume away	1
shalt thou finish	1
should be consumed	1
so they made an end	1
that consumed	1
that shall consume	1
thee until thou hast finished	1
them but i will consume	1
them that i consumed	1
them to destroy them utterly	1
they made an end	1
they shall consume	1
they shall spend	1
they spend	1
thou hast consumed	1
thou shalt not make clean riddance	1
thou shalt not wholly reap	1
till they were consumed	1
till thou hadst consumed	1
till thou hast ended	1
till thou have consumed	1
to fail	1
to pass	1
until he had made an end	1
until he shall have done	1
until i had consumed	1
until there be an end	1
until they be consumed	1
until they had made an end	1
until they had utterly destroyed	1
until they have ended	1
until thou have consumed	1
unto the end	1
unto thee until he have consumed	1
upon thee and accomplish	1
upon them i have consumed	1
upon them i will spend	1
was ended	1
was finished	1
was spent	1
wasted	1
we spend	1
were determined	1
were ended	1
were finished	1
when he had made an end	1
when i have accomplished	1
wherefore have ye not fulfilled	1
wherefore i have consumed	1
will they make an end	1
with us till thou hadst consumed	1
yea even fainteth	1

Verses containing H3615

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Genesis 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
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Genesis 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
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Genesis 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
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Genesis 17:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
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Genesis 18:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
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Genesis 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
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Genesis 24:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
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Genesis 24:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”
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Genesis 24:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
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Genesis 24:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
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Genesis 27:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
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Genesis 41:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
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Genesis 41:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
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Genesis 43:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
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Genesis 44:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
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Genesis 49:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.
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Exodus 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”
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Exodus 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”
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Exodus 31:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
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Exodus 32:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
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Exodus 32:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.
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Exodus 33:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”
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Exodus 33:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”
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Exodus 34:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
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Exodus 39:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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Exodus 40:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
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Leviticus 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat.
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Leviticus 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
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Leviticus 23:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”
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Leviticus 26:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
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Leviticus 26:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God.
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Numbers 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
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Numbers 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.
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Numbers 16:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
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Numbers 16:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
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Numbers 16:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.
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Source alternate reference: 17.10
Numbers 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
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Source alternate reference: 17.25
Numbers 25:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.
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Deuteronomy 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
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Deuteronomy 20:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.
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Deuteronomy 26:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
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Deuteronomy 28:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD will make the plague cling to you until He has exterminated you from the land that you are entering to possess.
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Deuteronomy 31:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,
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Deuteronomy 32:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
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Deuteronomy 32:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel,
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Joshua 8:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.
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Joshua 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
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Joshua 19:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,
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Joshua 19:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
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Joshua 24:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
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