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2.6 KiB
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84 lines
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# Chapter 9
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1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said:
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Strike the capitals of the pillars
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so that the thresholds shake;
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knock them down on the heads of all the people.
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Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword.
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None of those who flee will get away;
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none of the fugitives will escape.
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2 If they dig down to Sheol,
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from there my hand will take them;
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if they climb up to heaven,
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from there I will bring them down.
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3 If they hide
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on the top of Carmel,
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from there I will track them down
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and seize them;
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if they conceal themselves
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from my sight on the sea floor,
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from there I will command
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the sea serpent to bite them.
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4 And if they are driven
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by their enemies into captivity,
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from there I will command
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the sword to kill them.
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I will keep my eye on them
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for harm and not for good.
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5 The Lord, the God of Armies—
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he touches the earth;
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it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;
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all of it rises like the Nile
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and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.
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6 He builds his upper chambers
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in the heavens
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and lays the foundation of his vault
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on the earth.
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He summons the water of the sea
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and pours it out over the surface of the earth.
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The Lord is his name.
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7 Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to me?
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
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Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt,
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the Philistines from Caphtor,
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and the Arameans from Kir?
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8 Look, the eyes of the Lord God
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are on the sinful kingdom,
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and I will obliterate it
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from the face of the earth.
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However, I will not totally destroy
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the house of Jacob—
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this is the Lord’s declaration—
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9 for I am about to give the command,
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and I will shake the house of Israel
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among all the nations,
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as one shakes a sieve,
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but not a pebble will fall to the ground.
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10 All the sinners among my people
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who say, “Disaster will never overtake
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or confront us,”
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will die by the sword.
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11 In that day
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I will restore the fallen shelter of David:
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I will repair its gaps,
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restore its ruins,
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and rebuild it as in the days of old,
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12 so that they may possess
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the remnant of Edom
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and all the nations
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that bear my name—
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this is the declaration of the Lord; he will do this.
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13 Look, the days are coming—
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this is the Lord’s declaration—
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when the plowman will overtake the reaper
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and the one who treads grapes,
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the sower of seed.
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The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
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and all the hills will flow with it.
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14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel.
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They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,
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plant vineyards and drink their wine,
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make gardens and eat their produce.
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15 I will plant them on their land,
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and they will never again be uprooted
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from the land I have given them.
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The Lord your God has spoken. |