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# righteous people and wicked
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This refers to all people, emphasizing the two opposites of righteous and wicked people.
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# wicked ... the good ... the clean and the unclean
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"wicked people ... good people ... clean people and unclean people". A person who is acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically clean. A person who is not acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
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# the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice
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This emphasizes the two opposites of those who sacrifice and those who do not.
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# As good people ... so also will the sinner
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This emphasizes the two opposites of good people and sinners.
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# will the sinner ... will the man who fears to make an oath
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"the sinner will die ... the man who fears to make an oath will die"
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# the one who swears ... so also will the man who fears to make an oath
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This emphasizes the two opposites of those who swear oaths and those who do not.