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Amos 4:4

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4 Come to Beth-el and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:

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Arcana Coelestia #383

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383. Verse 13 And Cain said to Jehovah, My iniquity is too great for it to be taken away.

'Cain said to Jehovah' means admission that he was under the influence of evil, an admission resulting from pain felt inwardly. 'My iniquity is too great for it to be taken away' means consequent despair.

  
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