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78 lines
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Leviathan Slain
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# Chapter 27
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1. On that day
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the Lord with his relentless, large, strong sword will bring judgment on Leviathan, the fleeing serpent--Leviathan, the twisting serpent. He will slay the monster that is in the sea.
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The Lord's Vineyard
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2. On that day
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sing about a desirable vineyard:
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3. I am
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the Lord, who watches over it
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to water it regularly.
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So that no one disturbs it,
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I watch over it night and day.
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4. I am not angry.
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If only there were thorns and briers for me to battle,
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I would trample them
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and burn them to the ground.
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5. Or let it take hold of my strength;
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let it make peace with me--
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make peace with me.
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6. In days to come, Jacob will take root.
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Israel will blossom and bloom
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and fill the whole world with fruit.
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7. Did
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the Lord strike Israel
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as he struck the one who struck Israel?
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Was Israel killed like those killed by
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the Lord?
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8. You disputed with Israel
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by banishing and driving her away.
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He removed her with his severe storm
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on the day of the east wind.
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9. Therefore Jacob's iniquity will be atoned for in this way,
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and the result of the removal of his sin will be this:
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when he makes all the altar stones
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like crushed bits of chalk,
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no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
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10. For the fortified city will be desolate,
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pastures deserted and abandoned like a wilderness.
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Calves will graze there,
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and there they will spread out and strip its branches.
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11. When its branches dry out, they will be broken off.
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Women will come and make fires with them,
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for they are not a people with understanding.
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Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them,
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and their Creator will not be gracious to them.
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12. On that day
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the Lord will thresh grain from the Euphrates River
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as far as the Wadi of Egypt,
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and you Israelites will be gathered one by one.
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13. On that day
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a great ram's horn will be blown,
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and those lost in the land of Assyria will come,
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as well as those dispersed in the land of Egypt;
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and they will worship
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the Lord
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at Jerusalem on the holy mountain.
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