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Jeremiah 38:4

Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

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Jeremiah 38:4

Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

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Mosiah 25 — The Great Gathering in Zarahemla — Three Records Read, the Mulekite Majority Numbered, Limhi's People Baptized by Alma, and Seven Churches Organized in the Land
Omni 1 — Omni — Five Voices on a Closing Plate, Mosiah's Flight to Zarahemla, the Mulekites Found, and the Stone of Coriantumr
2 Kings 24 — According to the Word of the LORD — Nebuchadnezzar Comes Up, Jehoiachin Opens the Gates, Ten Thousand Go to Babylon, and a King Named Righteousness Takes a Tilting Throne
2 Kings 25 — The Ember in the Ashes — the Last Siege of Jerusalem, the Burning of the House of the LORD, the Long Road to Babylon, and the Son of David Who Ate Bread at the King's Table
Ezra 4 — The Help That Was Not Help — The Adversaries' Offer, the Weakened Hands, the Letter to the King, and the Work That Ceased
Psalms 30 — Joy Cometh in the Morning — The Psalm of the Drawn-Up Soul, the God Whose Anger Is a Moment, and the Mourning Turned to Dancing
Psalms 40 — Lo, I Come — The Pit, the New Song, and the Son's Willing Offering

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