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Prophecies against Ammon
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# Chapter 49
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1.
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About the Ammonites, this is what the Lord says:
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1 About the Ammonites, this is what the Lord says:
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Does Israel have no sons?
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Is he without an heir?
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Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad
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and his people settled in their cities?
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2. Therefore look, the days are coming--
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this is the Lord's declaration--
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2 Therefore look, the days are coming—
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this is the Lord’s declaration—
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when I will make the shout of battle heard
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against Rabbah of the Ammonites.
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It will become a desolate mound,
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and its surrounding villages will be set on fire.
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Israel will dispossess their dispossessors,
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says the Lord.
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3. Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated;
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3 Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated;
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cry out, daughters of Rabbah!
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Clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and lament;
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run back and forth within your walls,
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because Milcom will go into exile
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together with his priests and officials.
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4. Why do you boast about your valleys,
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4 Why do you boast about your valleys,
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your flowing valley,
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you faithless daughter--
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you faithless daughter—
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you who trust in your treasures
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and say, "Who can attack me?"
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5. Look, I am about to bring terror on you--
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this is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies--
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and say, “Who can attack me?”
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5 Look, I am about to bring terror on you—
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this is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies—
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from all those around you.
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You will be banished, each person headlong,
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with no one to gather up the fugitives.
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6. But after that, I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites.
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This is the Lord's declaration.
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Prophecies against Edom
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7.
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About Edom, this is what the Lord of Armies says:
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6 But after that, I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites.
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
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7 About Edom, this is what the Lord of Armies says:
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Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?
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Has counsel perished from the prudent?
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Has their wisdom rotted away?
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8. Run! Turn back! Lie low,
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8 Run! Turn back! Lie low,
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residents of Dedan,
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for I will bring Esau's calamity on him
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for I will bring Esau’s calamity on him
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at the time I punish him.
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9. If grape harvesters came to you,
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wouldn't they leave a few grapes?
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9 If grape harvesters came to you,
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wouldn’t they leave a few grapes?
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Were thieves to come in the night,
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they would destroy only what they wanted.
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10. But I will strip Esau bare;
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10 But I will strip Esau bare;
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I will uncover his secret places.
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He will try to hide, but he will be unable.
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His descendants will be destroyed
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along with his relatives and neighbors.
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He will exist no longer.
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11. Abandon your fatherless; I will preserve them;
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11 Abandon your fatherless; I will preserve them;
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let your widows trust in me.
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12. For this is what the Lord says: "If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not remain unpunished, for you must drink it too.
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13. For by myself I have sworn"--
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this is the Lord's declaration--"Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and an example for cursing, and all its surrounding cities will become ruins forever."
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14. I have heard an envoy from the Lord;
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12 For this is what the Lord says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not remain unpunished, for you must drink it too.
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13 For by myself I have sworn”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and an example for cursing, and all its surrounding cities will become ruins forever.”
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14 I have heard an envoy from the Lord;
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a messenger has been sent among the nations:
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Assemble yourselves to come against her.
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Rise up for war!
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15. I will certainly make you insignificant among the nations,
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15 I will certainly make you insignificant among the nations,
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despised among humanity.
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16. As to the terror you cause,
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16 As to the terror you cause,
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your arrogant heart has deceived you.
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You who live in the clefts of the rock,
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you who occupy the mountain summit,
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though you elevate your nest like the eagles,
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even from there I will bring you down.
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This is the Lord's declaration.
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17. "Edom will become a desolation. Everyone who passes by her will be appalled and scoff because of all her wounds.
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18. As when Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,"
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says the Lord, "no one will live there; no human being will stay in it even temporarily.
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19. "Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me? Who will issue me a summons? Who is the shepherd who can stand against me?"
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20. Therefore, hear the plans that the Lord has drawn up against Edom and the strategies he has devised against the people of Teman: The flock's little lambs will certainly be dragged away, and their grazing land will be made desolate because of them.
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21. At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; the sound of her cry will be heard at the Red Sea.
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22. Look! It will be like an eagle soaring upward, then swooping down and spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.
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Prophecies against Damascus
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23.
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About Damascus:
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
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17 “Edom will become a desolation. Everyone who passes by her will be appalled and scoff because of all her wounds.
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18 As when Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the Lord, “no one will live there; no human being will stay in it even temporarily.
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19 “Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me? Who will issue me a summons? Who is the shepherd who can stand against me?”
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20 Therefore, hear the plans that the Lord has drawn up against Edom and the strategies he has devised against the people of Teman: The flock’s little lambs will certainly be dragged away, and their grazing land will be made desolate because of them.
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21 At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; the sound of her cry will be heard at the Red Sea.
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22 Look! It will be like an eagle soaring upward, then swooping down and spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.
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23 About Damascus:
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Hamath and Arpad are put to shame,
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for they have heard a bad report and are agitated,
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like the anxious sea that cannot be calmed.
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24. Damascus has become weak;
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24 Damascus has become weak;
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she has turned to run;
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panic has gripped her.
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Distress and labor pains have seized her
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like a woman in labor.
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25. How can the city of praise not be abandoned,
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25 How can the city of praise not be abandoned,
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the town that brings me joy?
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26. Therefore, her young men will fall in her public squares;
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26 Therefore, her young men will fall in her public squares;
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all the warriors will perish in that day.
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This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
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27. I will set fire to the wall of Damascus;
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it will consume Ben-hadad's citadels.
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Prophecies against Kedar and Hazor
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28.
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About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated, this is what the Lord says:
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27 I will set fire to the wall of Damascus;
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it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.
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28 About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated, this is what the Lord says:
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Rise up, attack Kedar,
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and destroy the people of the east!
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29. They will take their tents and their flocks
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29 They will take their tents and their flocks
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along with their tent curtains and all their equipment.
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They will take their camels for themselves.
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They will call out to them,
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"Terror is on every side!"
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30. Run! Escape quickly! Lie low,
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residents of Hazor--
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this is the Lord's declaration--
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“Terror is on every side!”
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30 Run! Escape quickly! Lie low,
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residents of Hazor—
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this is the Lord’s declaration—
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for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
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has drawn up a plan against you;
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he has devised a strategy against you.
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31. Rise up, attack a nation at ease,
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31 Rise up, attack a nation at ease,
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one living in security.
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This is the Lord's declaration.
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
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They have no doors, not even a gate bar;
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they live alone.
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32. Their camels will become plunder,
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32 Their camels will become plunder,
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and their massive herds of cattle will become spoil.
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I will scatter them to the wind in every direction,
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those who clip the hair on their temples;
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I will bring calamity on them across all their borders.
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This is the Lord's declaration.
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33. Hazor will become a jackals' den,
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
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33 Hazor will become a jackals’ den,
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a desolation forever.
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No one will live there;
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no human being will stay in it even temporarily.
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Prophecies against Elam
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34. This is the word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.
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35. This is what the Lord of Armies says:
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I am about to shatter Elam's bow,
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34 This is the word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.
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35 This is what the Lord of Armies says:
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I am about to shatter Elam’s bow,
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the source of their might.
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36. I will bring the four winds against Elam
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36 I will bring the four winds against Elam
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from the four corners of the heavens,
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and I will scatter them to all these winds.
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There will not be a nation
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to which Elam's banished ones will not go.
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37. I will devastate Elam before their enemies,
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to which Elam’s banished ones will not go.
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37 I will devastate Elam before their enemies,
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before those who intend to take their lives.
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I will bring disaster on them,
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my burning anger.
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This is the Lord's declaration.
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
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I will send the sword after them
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until I finish them off.
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38. I will set my throne in Elam,
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38 I will set my throne in Elam,
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and I will destroy the king and officials from there.
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This is the Lord's declaration.
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39. Yet, in the last days,
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
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39 Yet, in the last days,
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I will restore the fortunes of Elam.
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This is the Lord's declaration.
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
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