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# Chapter 1
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1. The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
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The Coming Destruction
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2. Hear, you peoples, all of you;
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1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
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2 Hear, you peoples, all of you;
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pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,
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and let the Lord God be a witness against you,
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the Lord from his holy temple.
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3. For behold, the LORD is coming out of his place,
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3 For behold, the Lord is coming out of his place,
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and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.
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4. And the mountains will melt under him,
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4 And the mountains will melt under him,
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and the valleys will split open,
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like wax before the fire,
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like waters poured down a steep place.
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5. All this is for the transgression of Jacob
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5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob
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and for the sins of the house of Israel.
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What is the transgression of Jacob?
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Is it not Samaria?
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And what is the high place of Judah?
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Is it not Jerusalem?
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6. Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the open country,
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6 Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the open country,
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a place for planting vineyards,
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and I will pour down her stones into the valley
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and uncover her foundations.
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7. All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces,
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7 All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces,
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all her wages shall be burned with fire,
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and all her idols I will lay waste,
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for from the fee of a prostitute she gathered them,
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and to the fee of a prostitute they shall return.
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8. For this I will lament and wail;
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8 For this I will lament and wail;
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I will go stripped and naked;
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I will make lamentation like the jackals,
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and mourning like the 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 it has come to Judah;
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it has reached to the gate of my people,
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to Jerusalem.
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10. Tell it not in Gath;
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10 Tell it not in Gath;
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weep not at all;
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in Beth-le-aphrah
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roll yourselves in the dust.
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11. Pass on your way,
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11 Pass on your way,
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inhabitants of Shaphir,
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in nakedness and shame;
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the inhabitants of Zaanan
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do not come out;
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the lamentation of Beth-ezel
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shall take away from you its standing place.
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12. For the inhabitants of Maroth
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12 For the inhabitants of Maroth
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wait anxiously for good,
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because disaster has come down from the LORD
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because disaster has come down from the Lord
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to the gate of Jerusalem.
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13. Harness the steeds to the chariots,
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13 Harness the steeds to the chariots,
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inhabitants of Lachish;
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it was the beginning of sin
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to the daughter of Zion,
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for in you were found
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the transgressions of Israel.
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14. Therefore you shall give parting gifts
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14 Therefore you shall give parting gifts
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to Moresheth-gath;
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the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing
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to the kings of Israel.
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15. I will again bring a conqueror to you,
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15 I will again bring a conqueror to you,
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inhabitants of Mareshah;
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the glory of Israel
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shall come to Adullam.
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16. Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair,
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16 Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair,
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for the children of your delight;
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make yourselves as bald as the eagle,
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for they shall go from you into exile.
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for they shall go from you into exile.
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Woe to the Oppressors
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# Chapter 2
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1. Woe to those who devise wickedness
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1 Woe to those who devise wickedness
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and work evil on their beds!
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When the morning dawns, they perform it,
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because it is in the power of their hand.
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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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and houses, and take them away;
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they oppress a man and his house,
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a man and his inheritance.
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3. Therefore thus says the LORD:
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3 Therefore thus says the Lord:
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behold, against this family I am devising disaster,
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from which you cannot remove your necks,
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and you shall not walk haughtily,
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for it will be a time of disaster.
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4. In that day they shall take up a taunt song against you
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4 In that day they shall take up a taunt song against you
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and moan bitterly,
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and say, "We are utterly ruined;
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and say, “We are utterly ruined;
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he changes the portion of my people;
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how he removes it from me!
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To an apostate he allots our fields."
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5. Therefore you will have none to cast the line by lot
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in the assembly of the LORD.
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6. "Do not preach"--thus they preach--
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"one should not preach of such things;
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disgrace will not overtake us."
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7. Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
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Has the LORD grown impatient?
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To an apostate he allots our fields.”
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5 Therefore you will have none to cast the line by lot
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in the assembly of the Lord.
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6 “Do not preach”—thus they preach—
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“one should not preach of such things;
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disgrace will not overtake us.”
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7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
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Has the Lord grown impatient?
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Are these his deeds?
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Do not my words do good
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to him who walks uprightly?
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8. But lately my people have risen up as an enemy;
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8 But lately my people have risen up as an enemy;
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you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustingly
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with no thought of war.
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9. The women of my people you drive out
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9 The women of my people you drive out
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from their delightful houses;
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from their young children you take away
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my splendor forever.
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10. Arise and go,
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10 Arise and go,
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for this is no place to rest,
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because of uncleanness that destroys
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with a grievous destruction.
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11. If a man should go about and utter wind and lies,
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saying, "I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,"
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11 If a man should go about and utter wind and lies,
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saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”
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he would be the preacher for this people!
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12. I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob;
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12 I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob;
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I will gather the remnant of Israel;
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I will set them together
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like sheep in a fold,
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like a flock in its pasture,
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a noisy multitude of men.
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13. He who opens the breach goes up before them;
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13 He who opens the breach goes up before them;
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they break through and pass the gate,
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going out by it.
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Their king passes on before them,
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the LORD at their head.
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the Lord at their head.
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Rulers and Prophets Denounced
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# Chapter 3
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1. And I said:
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1 And I said:
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Hear, you heads of Jacob
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and rulers of the house of Israel!
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Is it not for you to know justice?--
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2. you who hate the good and love the evil,
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Is it not for you to know justice?—
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2 you who hate the good and love the evil,
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who tear the skin from off my people
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and their flesh from off their bones,
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3. who eat the flesh of my people,
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3 who eat the flesh of my people,
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and flay their skin from off them,
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and break their bones in pieces
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and chop them up like meat in a pot,
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like flesh in a cauldron.
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4. Then they will cry to the LORD,
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4 Then they will cry 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 they have made their deeds evil.
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5. Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets
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5 Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets
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who lead my people astray,
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who cry "Peace"
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who cry “Peace”
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when they have something to eat,
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but declare war against him
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who puts nothing into their mouths.
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6. Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision,
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6 Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision,
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and darkness to you, without divination.
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The sun shall go down on the prophets,
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and the day shall be black over them;
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7. the seers shall be disgraced,
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7 the seers shall be disgraced,
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and the diviners put to shame;
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they shall all cover their lips,
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for there is no answer from God.
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8. But as for me, I am filled with power,
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with the Spirit of the LORD,
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8 But as for me, I am filled with power,
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with the Spirit of the Lord,
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and with justice and might,
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to declare to Jacob his transgression
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and to Israel his sin.
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9. Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
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9 Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
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and rulers of the house of Israel,
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who detest justice
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and make crooked all that is straight,
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10. who build Zion with blood
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10 who build Zion with blood
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and Jerusalem with iniquity.
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11. Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
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11 Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
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its priests teach for a price;
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its prophets practice divination for money;
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yet they lean on the LORD and say,
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"Is not the LORD in the midst of us?
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No disaster shall come upon us."
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12. Therefore because of you
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yet they lean on the Lord and say,
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“Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
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No disaster shall come upon us.”
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12 Therefore because of you
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Zion shall be plowed as a field;
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Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins,
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and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
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and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
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The Mountain of the LORD
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# Chapter 4
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1. It shall come to pass in the latter days
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that the mountain of the house of the LORD
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1 It shall come to pass in the latter days
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that the mountain of the house of the Lord
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shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
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and it shall be lifted up above the hills;
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and peoples shall flow to it,
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2. and many nations shall come, and say:
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"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
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2 and many nations shall come, and say:
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“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
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to the house of the God of Jacob,
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that he may teach us his ways
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and that we may walk in his paths."
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and that we may walk in his paths.”
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For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
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and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
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3. He shall judge between many peoples,
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and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
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3 He shall judge between many peoples,
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and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
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and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
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and their spears into pruning hooks;
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nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
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neither shall they learn war anymore;
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4. but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
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4 but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
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and no one shall make them afraid,
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for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.
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5. For all the peoples walk
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for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
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5 For all the peoples walk
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each in the name of its god,
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but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God
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forever and ever.The LORD Shall Rescue Zion
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6. In that day, declares the LORD,
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but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
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forever and ever.
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6 In that day, declares the Lord,
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I will assemble the lame
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and gather those who have been driven away
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and those whom I have afflicted;
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7. and the lame I will make the remnant,
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7 and the lame I will make the remnant,
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and those who were cast off, a strong nation;
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and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion
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and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
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from this time forth and forevermore.
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8. And you, O tower of the flock,
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8 And you, O tower of the flock,
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hill of the daughter of Zion,
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to you shall it come,
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the former dominion shall come,
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kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
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9. Now why do you cry aloud?
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9 Now why do you cry aloud?
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Is there no king in you?
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Has your counselor perished,
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that pain seized you like a woman in labor?
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10. Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion,
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10 Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion,
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like a woman in labor,
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for now you shall go out from the city
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and dwell in the open country;
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you shall go to Babylon.
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There you shall be rescued;
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there the LORD will redeem you
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there the Lord will redeem you
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from the hand of your enemies.
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11. Now many nations
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11 Now many nations
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are assembled against you,
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saying, "Let her be defiled,
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and let our eyes gaze upon Zion."
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12. But they do not know
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the thoughts of the LORD;
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saying, “Let her be defiled,
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and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.”
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12 But they do not know
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the thoughts of the Lord;
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they do not understand his plan,
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that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
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13. Arise and thresh,
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13 Arise and thresh,
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O daughter of Zion,
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for I will make your horn iron,
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and I will make your hoofs bronze;
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you shall beat in pieces many peoples;
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and shall devote their gain to the LORD,
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their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.
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and shall devote their gain to the Lord,
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their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.
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The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem
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# Chapter 5
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1. Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;
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1 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;
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siege is laid against us;
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with a rod they strike the judge of Israel
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on the cheek.
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2. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
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2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
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who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
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from you shall come forth for me
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one who is to be ruler in Israel,
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whose coming forth is from of old,
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from ancient days.
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3. Therefore he shall give them up until the time
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3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time
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when she who is in labor has given birth;
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then the rest of his brothers shall return
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to the people of Israel.
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4. And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD,
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in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
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4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,
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in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
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And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
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to the ends of the earth.
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5. And he shall be their peace.
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5 And he shall be their peace.
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When the Assyrian comes into our land
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and treads in our palaces,
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then we will raise against him seven shepherds
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and eight princes of men;
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6. they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
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6 they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
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and the land of Nimrod at its entrances;
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and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
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when he comes into our land
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and treads within our border.
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A Remnant Shall Be Delivered
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7. Then the remnant of Jacob shall be
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in the midst of many peoples
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like dew from the LORD,
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and treads within our border.
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7 Then the remnant of Jacob shall be
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in the midst of 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 delay not for a man
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nor wait for the children of man.
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8. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
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in the midst of many peoples,
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8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
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in the midst of many peoples,
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like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
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like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
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which, when it goes through, treads down
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and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
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9. Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries,
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9 Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries,
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and all your enemies shall be cut off.
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10. And in that day, declares the LORD,
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10 And in that day, declares the Lord,
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I will cut off your horses from among you
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and will destroy your chariots;
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11. and I will cut off the cities of your land
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11 and I will cut off the cities of your land
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and throw down all your strongholds;
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12. and I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
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12 and I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
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and you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;
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13. and I will cut off your carved images
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13 and I will cut off your carved images
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and your pillars from among you,
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and you shall bow down no more
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to the work of your hands;
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14. and I will root out your Asherah images from among you
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14 and I will root out your Asherah images from among you
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and destroy your cities.
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15. And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance
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on the nations that did not obey.
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15 And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance
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on the nations that did not obey.
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The Indictment of the LORD
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# Chapter 6
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1. Hear what the LORD says:
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1 Hear what the Lord says:
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Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
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and let the hills hear your voice.
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2. Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the LORD,
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2 Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord,
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and you enduring foundations of the earth,
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for the LORD has an indictment against his people,
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for the Lord has an indictment against his people,
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and he will contend with Israel.
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3. "O my people, what have I done to you?
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3 “O my people, what have I done to you?
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How have I wearied you? Answer me!
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4. For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
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4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
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and redeemed you from the house of slavery,
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and I sent before you Moses,
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Aaron, and Miriam.
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5. O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,
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5 O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,
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and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
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and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,
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that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD."What Does the LORD Require?
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6. "With what shall I come before the LORD,
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that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
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6 “With what shall I come before the Lord,
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and bow myself before God on high?
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Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
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with calves a year old?
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7. Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,
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7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
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with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
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Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
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the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?"
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8. He has told you, O man, what is good;
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and what does the LORD require of you
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the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
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8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
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and what does the Lord require of you
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but to do justice, and to love kindness,
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and to walk humbly with your God?
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Destruction of the Wicked
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9. The voice of the LORD cries to the city--
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9 The voice of the Lord cries to the city—
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and it is sound wisdom to fear your name:
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"Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it!
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10. Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
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“Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it!
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10 Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
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and the scant measure that is accursed?
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11. Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales
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11 Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales
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and with a bag of deceitful weights?
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12. Your rich men are full of violence;
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12 Your rich men are full of violence;
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your inhabitants speak lies,
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and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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13. Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow,
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13 Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow,
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making you desolate because of your sins.
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14. You shall eat, but not be satisfied,
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14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied,
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and there shall be hunger within you;
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you shall put away, but not preserve,
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and what you preserve I will give to the sword.
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15. You shall sow, but not reap;
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15 You shall sow, but not reap;
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you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
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you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.
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16. For you have kept the statutes of Omri,
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16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri,
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and all the works of the house of Ahab;
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and you have walked in their counsels,
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that I may make you a desolation, and your inhabitants a hissing;
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so you shall bear the scorn of my people."
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so you shall bear the scorn of my people.”
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@@ -1,112 +1,83 @@
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Wait for the God of Salvation
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# Chapter 7
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1. Woe is me! For I have become
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1 Woe is me! For I have become
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as when the summer fruit has been gathered,
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as when the grapes have been gleaned:
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there is no cluster to eat,
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no first-ripe fig that my soul desires.
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2. The godly has perished from the earth,
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2 The godly has perished from the earth,
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and there is no one upright among mankind;
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they all lie in wait for blood,
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and each hunts the other with a net.
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3. Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
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3 Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
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the prince and the judge ask for a bribe,
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and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
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thus they weave it together.
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4. The best of them is like a brier,
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4 The best of them is like a brier,
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the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
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The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
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now their confusion is at hand.
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5. Put no trust in a neighbor;
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5 Put no trust in a neighbor;
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have no confidence in a friend;
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guard the doors of your mouth
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from her who lies in your arms;
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6. for the son treats the father with contempt,
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6 for the son treats the father with contempt,
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the daughter rises up against her mother,
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the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
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a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
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7. But as for me, I will look to the LORD;
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7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
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I will wait for the God of my salvation;
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my God will hear me.
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8. Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;
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8 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;
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when I fall, I shall rise;
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when I sit in darkness,
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the LORD will be a light to me.
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9. I will bear the indignation of the LORD
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the Lord will be a light to me.
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9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord
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because I have sinned against him,
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until he pleads my cause
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and executes judgment for me.
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He will bring me out to the light;
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I shall look upon his vindication.
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10. Then my enemy will see,
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10 Then my enemy will see,
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and shame will cover her who said to me,
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"Where is the LORD your God?"
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“Where is the Lord your God?”
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My eyes will look upon her;
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now she will be trampled down
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now she will be trampled down
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like the mire of the streets.
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11. A day for the building of your walls!
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11 A day for the building of your walls!
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In that day the boundary shall be far extended.
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12. In that day they will come to you,
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12 In that day they will come to you,
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from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
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and from Egypt to the River,
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from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.
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13. But the earth will be desolate
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13 But the earth will be desolate
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because of its inhabitants,
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for the fruit of their deeds.
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14. Shepherd your people with your staff,
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14 Shepherd your people with your staff,
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the flock of your inheritance,
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who dwell alone in a forest
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in the midst of a garden land;
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let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
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as in the days of old.
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15. As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
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15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
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I will show them marvelous things.
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16. The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
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16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
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they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
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their ears shall be deaf;
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17. they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
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17 they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
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like the crawling things of the earth;
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they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
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they shall turn in dread to the LORD our God,
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and they shall be in fear of you.
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God's Steadfast Love and Compassion
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18. Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
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and passing over transgression
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they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,
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and they shall be in fear of you.
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18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
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and passing over transgression
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for the remnant of his inheritance?
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He does not retain his anger forever,
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because he delights in steadfast love.
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19. He will again have compassion on us;
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19 He will again have compassion on us;
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he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
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You will cast all our sins
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into the depths of the sea.
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20. You will show faithfulness to Jacob
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20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
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and steadfast love to Abraham,
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as you have sworn to our fathers
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from the days of old.
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from the days of old.
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