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# Chapter 1
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1. The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Moreshite--what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
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Coming Judgment on Israel
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2. Listen, all you peoples;
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1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Moreshite—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
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2 Listen, all you peoples;
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pay attention, earth and everyone in it!
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The Lord God will be a witness against you,
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the Lord, from his holy temple.
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3. Look, the Lord is leaving his place
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3 Look, the Lord is leaving his place
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and coming down to trample
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the heights of the earth.
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4. The mountains will melt beneath him,
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4 The mountains will melt beneath him,
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and the valleys will split apart,
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like wax near a fire,
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like water cascading down a mountainside.
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5. All this will happen because of Jacob's rebellion
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5 All this will happen because of Jacob’s rebellion
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and the sins of the house of Israel.
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What is the rebellion of Jacob?
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Isn't it Samaria?
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Isn’t it Samaria?
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And what is the high place of Judah?
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Isn't it Jerusalem?
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6. Therefore, I will make Samaria
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Isn’t it Jerusalem?
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6 Therefore, I will make Samaria
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a heap of ruins in the countryside,
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a planting area for a vineyard.
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I will roll her stones into the valley
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and expose her foundations.
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7. All her carved images will be smashed to pieces;
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7 All her carved images will be smashed to pieces;
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all her wages will be burned in the fire,
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and I will destroy all her idols.
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Since she collected the wages of a prostitute,
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they will be used again for a prostitute.
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Micah's Lament
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8. Because of this I will lament and wail;
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8 Because of this I will lament and wail;
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I will walk barefoot and naked.
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I will howl like the jackals
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and mourn like ostriches.
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9. For her wound is incurable
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9 For her wound is incurable
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and has reached even Judah;
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it has approached my people's city gate,
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it has approached my people’s city gate,
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as far as Jerusalem.
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10. Don't announce it in Gath,
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don't weep at all.
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10 Don’t announce it in Gath,
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don’t weep at all.
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Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
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11. Depart in shameful nakedness,
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11 Depart in shameful nakedness,
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you residents of Shaphir;
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the residents of Zaanan will not come out.
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Beth-ezel is lamenting;
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its support is taken from you.
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12. Though the residents of Maroth
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12 Though the residents of Maroth
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anxiously wait for something good,
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disaster has come from the Lord
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to the gate of Jerusalem.
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13. Harness the horses to the chariot,
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13 Harness the horses to the chariot,
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you residents of Lachish.
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This was the beginning of sin for Daughter Zion
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because Israel's acts of rebellion can be traced to you.
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14. Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath;
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because Israel’s acts of rebellion can be traced to you.
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14 Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath;
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the houses of Achzib are a deception
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to the kings of Israel.
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15. I will again bring a conqueror
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15 I will again bring a conqueror
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against you who live in Mareshah.
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The nobility of Israel will come to Adullam.
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16. Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair
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16 Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair
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in sorrow for your precious children;
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make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
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for they have been taken from you into exile.
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for they have been taken from you into exile.
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Oppressors Judged
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# Chapter 2
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1. Woe to those who dream up wickedness
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1 Woe to those who dream up wickedness
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and prepare evil plans on their beds!
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At morning light they accomplish it
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because the power is in their hands.
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2. They covet fields and seize them;
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2 They covet fields and seize them;
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they also take houses.
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They deprive a man of his home,
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a person of his inheritance.
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3. Therefore,
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the Lord says:
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3 Therefore, the Lord says:
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I am now planning a disaster
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against this nation;
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you cannot free your necks from it.
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Then you will not walk so proudly
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because it will be an evil time.
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4. In that day one will take up a taunt against you
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4 In that day one will take up a taunt against you
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and lament mournfully, saying,
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"We are totally ruined!
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“We are totally ruined!
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He measures out the allotted land of my people.
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How he removes it from me!
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He allots our fields to traitors."
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5. Therefore, there will be no one
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in the assembly of
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the Lord
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He allots our fields to traitors.”
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5 Therefore, there will be no one
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in the assembly of the Lord
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to divide the land by casting lots.
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God's Word Rejected
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6. "Quit your preaching," they preach.
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"They should not preach these things;
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shame will not overtake us."
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7. House of Jacob, should it be asked,
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"Is the Spirit of
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the Lord impatient?
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Are these the things he does?"
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Don't my words bring good
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6 “Quit your preaching,” they preach.
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“They should not preach these things;
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shame will not overtake us.”
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7 House of Jacob, should it be asked,
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“Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient?
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Are these the things he does?”
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Don’t my words bring good
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to the one who walks uprightly?
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8. But recently my people have risen up
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8 But recently my people have risen up
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like an enemy:
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You strip off the splendid robe
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from those who are passing through confidently,
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like those returning from war.
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9. You force the women of my people
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9 You force the women of my people
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out of their comfortable homes,
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and you take my blessing
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from their children forever.
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10. Get up and leave,
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10 Get up and leave,
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for this is not your place of rest
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because defilement brings destruction--
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because defilement brings destruction—
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a grievous destruction!
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11. If a man comes
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and utters empty lies--
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"I will preach to you about wine and beer"--
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11 If a man comes
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and utters empty lies—
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“I will preach to you about wine and beer”—
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he would be just the preacher for this people!
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The Remnant Regathered
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12. I will indeed gather all of you, Jacob;
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12 I will indeed gather all of you, Jacob;
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I will collect the remnant of Israel.
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I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
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like a flock in the middle of its pasture.
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It will be noisy with people.
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13. One who breaks open the way
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13 One who breaks open the way
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will advance before them;
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they will break out, pass through the city gate,
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and leave by it.
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Their King will pass through before them,
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the Lord as their leader.
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the Lord as their leader.
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Unjust Leaders Judged
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# Chapter 3
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1. Then I said, "Now listen, leaders of Jacob,
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1 Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob,
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you rulers of the house of Israel.
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Aren't you supposed to know what is just?
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2. You hate good and love evil.
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You tear off people's skin
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Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
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2 You hate good and love evil.
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You tear off people’s skin
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and strip their flesh from their bones.
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3. You eat the flesh of my people
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3 You eat the flesh of my people
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after you strip their skin from them
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and break their bones.
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You chop them up
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like flesh for the cooking pot,
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like meat in a cauldron."
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4. Then they will cry out to the Lord,
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like meat in a cauldron.”
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4 Then they will cry out to the Lord,
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but he will not answer them.
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He will hide his face from them at that time
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because of the crimes they have committed.
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False Prophets Judged
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5. This is what the Lord says
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5 This is what the Lord says
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concerning the prophets
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who lead my people astray,
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who proclaim peace
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when they have food to sink their teeth into
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but declare war against the one
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who puts nothing in their mouths.
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6. Therefore, it will be night for you--
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6 Therefore, it will be night for you—
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without visions;
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it will grow dark for you--
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it will grow dark for you—
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without divination.
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The sun will set on these prophets,
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and the daylight will turn black over them.
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7. Then the seers will be ashamed
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7 Then the seers will be ashamed
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and the diviners disappointed.
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They will all cover their mouths
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because there will be no answer from God.
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8. As for me, however, I am filled with power
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8 As for me, however, I am filled with power
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by the Spirit of the Lord,
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with justice and courage,
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to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion
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and to Israel his sin.
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Zion's Destruction
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9. Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
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9 Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
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you rulers of the house of Israel,
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who abhor justice
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and pervert everything that is right,
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10. who build Zion with bloodshed
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10 who build Zion with bloodshed
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and Jerusalem with injustice.
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11. Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
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11 Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
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her priests teach for payment,
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and her prophets practice divination for silver.
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Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
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"Isn't the Lord among us?
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No disaster will overtake us."
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12. Therefore, because of you,
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“Isn’t the Lord among us?
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No disaster will overtake us.”
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12 Therefore, because of you,
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Zion will be plowed like a field,
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Jerusalem will become ruins,
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and the temple's mountain
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will be a high thicket.
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and the temple’s mountain
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will be a high thicket.
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The Lord's Rule from Restored Zion
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# Chapter 4
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1. In the last days
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the mountain of the Lord's house
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1 In the last days
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the mountain of the Lord’s house
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will be established
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at the top of the mountains
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and will be raised above the hills.
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Peoples will stream to it,
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2. and many nations will come and say,
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"Come, let's go up to
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the mountain of the Lord,
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2 and many nations will come and say,
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“Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord,
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to the house of the God of Jacob.
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He will teach us about his ways
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so we may walk in his paths."
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so we may walk in his paths.”
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For instruction will go out of Zion
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and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
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3. He will settle disputes among many peoples
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3 He will settle disputes among many peoples
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and provide arbitration for strong nations
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that are far away.
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They will beat their swords into plows
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and their spears into pruning knives.
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Nation will not take up the sword against nation,
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and they will never again train for war.
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4. But each person will sit under his grapevine
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4 But each person will sit under his grapevine
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and under his fig tree
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with no one to frighten him.
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For the mouth of the Lord of Armies
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has spoken.
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5. Though all the peoples walk
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5 Though all the peoples walk
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in the name of their own gods,
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we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
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forever and ever.
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6. On that day--
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this is the Lord's declaration--
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6 On that day—
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this is the Lord’s declaration—
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I will assemble the lame
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and gather the scattered,
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those I have injured.
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7. I will make the lame into a remnant,
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7 I will make the lame into a remnant,
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those far removed into a strong nation.
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Then the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
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from this time on and forever.
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8. And you, watchtower for the flock,
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8 And you, watchtower for the flock,
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fortified hill of Daughter Zion,
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the former rule will come to you;
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sovereignty will come to Daughter Jerusalem.
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From Exile to Victory
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9. Now, why are you shouting loudly?
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9 Now, why are you shouting loudly?
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Is there no king with you?
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Has your counselor perished
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so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?
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10. Writhe and cry out, Daughter Zion,
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10 Writhe and cry out, Daughter Zion,
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like a woman in labor,
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for now you will leave the city
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and camp in the open fields.
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there you will be rescued;
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there the Lord will redeem you
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from the grasp of your enemies!
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11. Many nations have now assembled against you;
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they say, "Let her be defiled,
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and let us feast our eyes on Zion."
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12. But they do not know the Lord's intentions
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11 Many nations have now assembled against you;
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they say, “Let her be defiled,
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and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
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12 But they do not know the Lord’s intentions
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or understand his plan,
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that he has gathered them
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like sheaves to the threshing floor.
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13. Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion,
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13 Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion,
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for I will make your horns iron
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and your hooves bronze
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so you can crush many peoples.
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Then you will set apart their plunder
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for the Lord,
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their wealth
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for the Lord of the whole earth.
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their wealth for the Lord of the whole earth.
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From Defeated Ruler to Conquering King
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# Chapter 5
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1. Now, daughter who is under attack,
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1 Now, daughter who is under attack,
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you slash yourself in grief;
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a siege is set against us!
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They are striking the judge of Israel
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on the cheek with a rod.
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2. Bethlehem Ephrathah,
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2 Bethlehem Ephrathah,
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you are small among the clans of Judah;
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one will come from you
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to be ruler over Israel for me.
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His origin is from antiquity,
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from ancient times.
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3. Therefore, Israel will be abandoned until the time
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3 Therefore, Israel will be abandoned until the time
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when she who is in labor has given birth;
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then the rest of the ruler's brothers will return
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then the rest of the ruler’s brothers will return
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to the people of Israel.
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4. He will stand and shepherd them
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4 He will stand and shepherd them
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in the strength of the Lord,
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in the majestic name of the Lord his God.
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They will live securely,
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for then his greatness will extend
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to the ends of the earth.
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5. He will be their peace.
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5 He will be their peace.
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When Assyria invades our land,
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when it marches against our fortresses,
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we will raise against it seven shepherds,
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even eight leaders of men.
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6. They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
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6 They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
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the land of Nimrod with a drawn blade.
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So he will rescue us from Assyria
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when it invades our land,
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when it marches against our territory.
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The Glorious and Purified Remnant
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7. Then the remnant of Jacob
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7 Then the remnant of Jacob
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will be among many peoples
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like dew from the Lord,
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like showers on the grass,
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which do not wait for anyone
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or linger for mankind.
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8. Then the remnant of Jacob
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8 Then the remnant of Jacob
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will be among the nations, among many peoples,
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like a lion among animals of the forest,
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like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
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which tramples and tears as it passes through,
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and there is no one to rescue them.
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9. Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries,
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9 Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries,
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and all your enemies will be destroyed.
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10. In that day--
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this is the Lord's declaration--
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10 In that day—
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this is the Lord’s declaration—
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I will remove your horses from you
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and wreck your chariots.
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11. I will remove the cities of your land
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11 I will remove the cities of your land
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and tear down all your fortresses.
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12. I will remove sorceries from your hands,
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12 I will remove sorceries from your hands,
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and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.
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13. I will remove your carved images
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13 I will remove your carved images
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and sacred pillars from you
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so that you will no longer worship
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the work of your hands.
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14. I will pull up the Asherah poles from among you
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14 I will pull up the Asherah poles from among you
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and demolish your cities.
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15. I will take vengeance in anger and wrath
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against the nations that have not obeyed me.
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15 I will take vengeance in anger and wrath
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against the nations that have not obeyed me.
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@@ -1,95 +1,64 @@
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God's Lawsuit against Judah
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# Chapter 6
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1. Now listen to what
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the Lord is saying:
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1 Now listen to what the Lord is saying:
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Rise, plead your case before the mountains,
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and let the hills hear your complaint.
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2. Listen to
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the Lord's lawsuit,
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2 Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit,
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you mountains and enduring foundations of the earth,
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because
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the Lord has a case against his people,
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because the Lord has a case against his people,
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and he will argue it against Israel.
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3. My people, what have I done to you,
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3 My people, what have I done to you,
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or how have I wearied you?
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Testify against me!
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4. Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt
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4 Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt
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and redeemed you from that place of slavery.
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I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam ahead of you.
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5. My people,
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5 My people,
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remember what King Balak of Moab proposed,
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what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
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and what happened from the Acacia Grove to Gilgal
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so that you may acknowledge
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the Lord's righteous acts.
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6. What should I bring before
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the Lord
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the Lord’s righteous acts.
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6 What should I bring before the Lord
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when I come to bow before God on high?
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Should I come before him with burnt offerings,
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with year-old calves?
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7. Would
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the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams
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7 Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams
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or with ten thousand streams of oil?
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Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,
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the offspring of my body for my own sin?
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8. Mankind, he has told each of you what is good
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and what it is
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the Lord requires of you:
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8 Mankind, he has told each of you what is good
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and what it is the Lord requires of you:
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to act justly,
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to love faithfulness,
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and to walk humbly with your God.
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Verdict of Judgment
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9. The voice of
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the Lord calls out to the city
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9 The voice of the Lord calls out to the city
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(and it is wise to fear your name):
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"Pay attention to the rod
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“Pay attention to the rod
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and the one who ordained it.
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10. Are there still the treasures of wickedness
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10 Are there still the treasures of wickedness
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and the accursed short measure
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in the house of the wicked?
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11. Can I excuse wicked scales
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11 Can I excuse wicked scales
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or bags of deceptive weights?
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12. For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,
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12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,
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and its residents speak lies;
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the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
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|
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13. "As a result, I have begun to strike you severely,
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13 “As a result, I have begun to strike you severely,
|
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bringing desolation because of your sins.
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|
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14. You will eat but not be satisfied,
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14 You will eat but not be satisfied,
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||||
for there will be hunger within you.
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||||
What you acquire, you cannot save,
|
||||
and what you do save,
|
||||
I will give to the sword.
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||||
|
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15. You will sow but not reap;
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||||
15 You will sow but not reap;
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||||
you will press olives
|
||||
but not anoint yourself with oil;
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||||
and you will tread grapes
|
||||
but not drink the wine.
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||||
|
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16. The statutes of Omri
|
||||
and all the practices of Ahab's house
|
||||
16 The statutes of Omri
|
||||
and all the practices of Ahab’s house
|
||||
have been observed;
|
||||
you have followed their policies.
|
||||
Therefore, I will make you a desolate place
|
||||
and the city's residents an object of contempt;
|
||||
you will bear the scorn of my people."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
and the city’s residents an object of contempt;
|
||||
you will bear the scorn of my people.”
|
||||
@@ -1,125 +1,89 @@
|
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Israel's Moral Decline
|
||||
|
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# Chapter 7
|
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1. How sad for me!
|
||||
For I am like one who--
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||||
1 How sad for me!
|
||||
For I am like one who—
|
||||
when the summer fruit has been gathered
|
||||
after the gleaning of the grape harvest--
|
||||
after the gleaning of the grape harvest—
|
||||
finds no grape cluster to eat,
|
||||
no early fig, which I crave.
|
||||
|
||||
2. Faithful people have vanished from the land;
|
||||
2 Faithful people have vanished from the land;
|
||||
there is no one upright among the people.
|
||||
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
|
||||
they hunt each other with a net.
|
||||
|
||||
3. Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
|
||||
3 Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
|
||||
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
|
||||
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
|
||||
they plot it together.
|
||||
|
||||
4. The best of them is like a brier;
|
||||
4 The best of them is like a brier;
|
||||
the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns.
|
||||
The day of your watchmen,
|
||||
the day of your punishment, is coming;
|
||||
at this time their panic is here.
|
||||
|
||||
5. Do not rely on a friend;
|
||||
don't trust in a close companion.
|
||||
|
||||
5 Do not rely on a friend;
|
||||
don’t trust in a close companion.
|
||||
Seal your mouth
|
||||
from the woman who lies in your arms.
|
||||
|
||||
6. Surely a son considers his father a fool,
|
||||
6 Surely a son considers his father a fool,
|
||||
a daughter opposes her mother,
|
||||
and a daughter-in-law is against her mother-in-law;
|
||||
a man's enemies are the men of his own household.
|
||||
|
||||
7. But I will look to
|
||||
the Lord;
|
||||
a man’s enemies are the men of his own household.
|
||||
7 But I will look to the Lord;
|
||||
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
|
||||
My God will hear me.
|
||||
|
||||
Zion's Vindication
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Do not rejoice over me, my enemy!
|
||||
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy!
|
||||
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;
|
||||
though I sit in darkness,
|
||||
the Lord will be my light.
|
||||
|
||||
9. Because I have sinned against him,
|
||||
I must endure
|
||||
the Lord's fury
|
||||
9 Because I have sinned against him,
|
||||
I must endure the Lord’s fury
|
||||
until he champions my cause
|
||||
and establishes justice for me.
|
||||
He will bring me into the light;
|
||||
I will see his salvation.
|
||||
|
||||
10. Then my enemy will see,
|
||||
10 Then my enemy will see,
|
||||
and she will be covered with shame,
|
||||
the one who said to me,
|
||||
"Where is
|
||||
the Lord your God?"
|
||||
“Where is the Lord your God?”
|
||||
My eyes will look at her in triumph;
|
||||
at that time she will be trampled
|
||||
like mud in the streets.
|
||||
|
||||
11. A day will come for rebuilding your walls;
|
||||
11 A day will come for rebuilding your walls;
|
||||
on that day your boundary will be extended.
|
||||
|
||||
12. On that day people will come to you
|
||||
12 On that day people will come to you
|
||||
from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
|
||||
even from Egypt to the Euphrates River
|
||||
and from sea to sea
|
||||
and mountain to mountain.
|
||||
|
||||
13. Then the earth will become a wasteland
|
||||
13 Then the earth will become a wasteland
|
||||
because of its inhabitants
|
||||
and as a result of their actions.
|
||||
|
||||
Micah's Prayer Answered
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Shepherd your people with your staff,
|
||||
14 Shepherd your people with your staff,
|
||||
the flock that is your possession.
|
||||
They live alone in a woodland
|
||||
surrounded by pastures.
|
||||
Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
|
||||
as in ancient times.
|
||||
|
||||
15. I will perform miracles for them
|
||||
15 I will perform miracles for them
|
||||
as in the days of your exodus
|
||||
from the land of Egypt.
|
||||
|
||||
16. Nations will see and be ashamed
|
||||
16 Nations will see and be ashamed
|
||||
of all their power.
|
||||
They will put their hands over their mouths,
|
||||
and their ears will become deaf.
|
||||
|
||||
17. They will lick the dust like a snake;
|
||||
17 They will lick the dust like a snake;
|
||||
they will come trembling out of their hiding places
|
||||
like reptiles slithering on the ground.
|
||||
They will tremble in the presence of
|
||||
the Lord our God;
|
||||
They will tremble in the presence of the Lord our God;
|
||||
they will stand in awe of you.
|
||||
|
||||
18. Who is a God like you,
|
||||
18 Who is a God like you,
|
||||
forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion
|
||||
for the remnant of his inheritance?
|
||||
He does not hold on to his anger forever
|
||||
because he delights in faithful love.
|
||||
|
||||
19. He will again have compassion on us;
|
||||
19 He will again have compassion on us;
|
||||
he will vanquish our iniquities.
|
||||
You will cast all our sins
|
||||
into the depths of the sea.
|
||||
|
||||
20. You will show loyalty to Jacob
|
||||
20 You will show loyalty to Jacob
|
||||
and faithful love to Abraham,
|
||||
as you swore to our ancestors
|
||||
from days long ago.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
from days long ago.
|
||||
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