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Woe to Jerusalem
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# Chapter 29
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1. Woe to Ariel, Ariel,
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1 Woe to Ariel, Ariel,
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the city where David camped!
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Continue year after year;
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let the festivals recur.
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2. I will oppress Ariel,
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2 I will oppress Ariel,
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and there will be mourning and crying,
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and she will be to me like an Ariel.
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3. I will camp in a circle around you;
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3 I will camp in a circle around you;
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I will besiege you with earth ramps,
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and I will set up my siege towers against you.
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4. You will be brought down;
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4 You will be brought down;
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you will speak from the ground,
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and your words will come from low in the dust.
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Your voice will be like that of a spirit from the ground;
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your speech will whisper from the dust.
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5. Your many foes will be like fine dust,
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5 Your many foes will be like fine dust,
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and many of the ruthless, like blowing chaff.
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Then suddenly, in an instant,
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6. you will be punished by the Lord of Armies
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6 you will be punished by the Lord of Armies
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with thunder, earthquake, and loud noise,
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storm, tempest, and a flame of consuming fire.
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7. All the many nations
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going out to battle against Ariel--
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7 All the many nations
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going out to battle against Ariel—
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all the attackers, the siege works against her,
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and those who oppress her--
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and those who oppress her—
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will then be like a dream, a vision in the night.
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8. It will be like a hungry one who dreams he is eating,
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8 It will be like a hungry one who dreams he is eating,
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then wakes and is still hungry;
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and like a thirsty one who dreams he is drinking,
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then wakes and is still thirsty, longing for water.
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So it will be for all the many nations
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who go to battle against Mount Zion.
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9. Stop and be astonished;
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9 Stop and be astonished;
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blind yourselves and be blind!
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They are drunk, but not with wine;
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they stagger, but not with beer.
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10. For the Lord has poured out on you
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10 For the Lord has poured out on you
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an overwhelming urge to sleep;
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he has shut your eyes (the prophets)
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and covered your heads (the seers).
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11. For you the entire vision will be like the words of a sealed document. If it is given to one who can read and he is asked to read it, he will say, "I can't read it, because it is sealed."
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12. And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it, he will say, "I can't read."
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13. The Lord said:
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11 For you the entire vision will be like the words of a sealed document. If it is given to one who can read and he is asked to read it, he will say, “I can’t read it, because it is sealed.”
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12 And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it, he will say, “I can’t read.”
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13 The Lord said:
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These people approach me with their speeches
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to honor me with lip-service,
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yet their hearts are far from me,
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and human rules direct their worship of me.
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14. Therefore, I will again confound these people
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14 Therefore, I will again confound these people
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with wonder after wonder.
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The wisdom of their wise will vanish,
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and the perception of their perceptive will be hidden.
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15. Woe to those who go to great lengths
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15 Woe to those who go to great lengths
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to hide their plans from the Lord.
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They do their works in the dark,
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and say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?"
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16. You have turned things around,
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and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
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16 You have turned things around,
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as if the potter were the same as the clay.
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How can what is made say about its maker,
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"He didn't make me"?
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“He didn’t make me”?
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How can what is formed
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say about the one who formed it,
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"He doesn't understand what he's doing"?
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17. Isn't it true that in just a little while
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“He doesn’t understand what he’s doing”?
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17 Isn’t it true that in just a little while
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Lebanon will become an orchard,
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and the orchard will seem like a forest?
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18. On that day the deaf will hear
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18 On that day the deaf will hear
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the words of a document,
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and out of a deep darkness
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the eyes of the blind will see.
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19. The humble will have joy
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19 The humble will have joy
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after joy in the Lord,
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and the poor people will rejoice
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in the Holy One of Israel.
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20. For the ruthless one will vanish,
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20 For the ruthless one will vanish,
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the scorner will disappear,
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and all those who lie in wait with evil intent
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will be killed--
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21. those who, with their speech,
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will be killed—
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21 those who, with their speech,
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accuse a person of wrongdoing,
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who set a trap for the one mediating at the city gate
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and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
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22. Therefore, the Lord who redeemed Abraham says this about the house of Jacob:
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22 Therefore, the Lord who redeemed Abraham says this about the house of Jacob:
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Jacob will no longer be ashamed,
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and his face will no longer be pale.
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23. For when he sees his children,
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23 For when he sees his children,
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the work of my hands within his nation,
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they will honor my name,
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they will honor the Holy One of Jacob
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and stand in awe of the God of Israel.
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24. Those who are confused will gain understanding,
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and those who grumble will accept instruction.
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24 Those who are confused will gain understanding,
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and those who grumble will accept instruction.
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