\id ISA  
\h Isaiah 
\toc1 Isaiah 
\toc2 Isaiah 
\mt1 Isaiah  
\c 1  
\s1 Heading  
\p
\v 1  \w Here|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w message|strong="H3389"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* revealed \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Amoz \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*, \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w*, Ahaz, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* reigned \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
\s1 Obedience, not Sacrifice  
\q1
\v 2  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w pay|strong="H8085"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w raised|strong="H7311"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w brought|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H6586"\w* \w against|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H7311"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w An|strong="H3478"\w* \w ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w recognizes|strong="H3045"\w* \w its|strong="H3045"\w* \w owner|strong="H1167"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w recognizes|strong="H3045"\w* \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w its|strong="H3045"\w* \w owner|strong="H1167"\w* puts \w its|strong="H3045"\w* food;  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w do|strong="H1167"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w*.”  
\v 4   
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2398"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* good \w as|strong="H3068"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w weighed|strong="H3515"\w* \w down|strong="H7843"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w evil|strong="H7489"\w* deeds.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w do|strong="H7489"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7489"\w*,  
\q1 \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w do|strong="H7489"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7489"\w* \w things|strong="H2114"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w alienated|strong="H2114"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H5800"\w*.  
\v 5   
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3254"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* insist \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w being|strong="H5750"\w* battered?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3254"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w continue|strong="H3254"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* rebel?  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w has|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* massive wound,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w body|strong="H3824"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w weak|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w From|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w soles|strong="H3709"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*,  
\q1 \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* spot \w that|strong="H8081"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* unharmed.  
\q1 \w There|strong="H5704"\w* \w are|strong="H7272"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* \w bruises|strong="H6482"\w*, \w cuts|strong="H2250"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* open \w wounds|strong="H4347"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H7272"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* cleansed \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w bandaged|strong="H2280"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H7272"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* treated \w with|strong="H7218"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Your|strong="H8313"\w* land \w is|strong="H5892"\w* devastated,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H8313"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w with|strong="H8313"\w* fire.  
\q1 Right \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w your|strong="H8313"\w* eyes \w your|strong="H8313"\w* crops  
\q1 \w are|strong="H5892"\w* being destroyed \w by|strong="H5892"\w* \w foreign|strong="H2114"\w* invaders.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5892"\w* leave behind \w devastation|strong="H8077"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* destruction.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* isolated,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1323"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hut|strong="H5521"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shelter|strong="H5521"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cucumber|strong="H4750"\w* \w field|strong="H4750"\w*;  
\q1 \w she|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w besieged|strong="H5341"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w If|strong="H3884"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w few|strong="H4592"\w* \w survivors|strong="H8300"\w*,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4592"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w word|strong="H1697"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5971"\w* leaders \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*!  
\q1 \w Pay|strong="H8085"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*’s \w rebuke|strong="H8451"\w*,  
\q1 \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*!   
\q1
\v 11 “\w Of|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* importance \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*?”  
\q1 says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w stuffed|strong="H7646"\w* \w with|strong="H7646"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*  
\q1 \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w rams|strong="H6260"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w steers|strong="H4806"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w*, \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w goats|strong="H6260"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* enter \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w do|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* actually \w think|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w want|strong="H1245"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* –  
\q1 animals \w trampling|strong="H7429"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w courtyards|strong="H2691"\w*?   
\q1
\v 13  \w Do|strong="H3254"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H3254"\w* \w any|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3254"\w* \w meaningless|strong="H4503"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3201"\w* consider \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w incense|strong="H7004"\w* \w detestable|strong="H8441"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* observe \w new|strong="H2320"\w* \w moon|strong="H2320"\w* festivals, \w Sabbaths|strong="H7676"\w*, \w and|strong="H4503"\w* \w convocations|strong="H4744"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3201"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w tolerate|strong="H3201"\w* sin-stained \w celebrations|strong="H6116"\w*!   
\q1
\v 14  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w new|strong="H2320"\w* \w moon|strong="H2320"\w* \w festivals|strong="H4150"\w* \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w assemblies|strong="H4150"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w burden|strong="H2960"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w tired|strong="H3811"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w carrying|strong="H5375"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* other way;  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* offer \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w prayers|strong="H8605"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w covered|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*.  
\v 16   
\q1 \w Wash|strong="H7364"\w*! \w Cleanse|strong="H2135"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5869"\w*!  
\q1 \w Remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w your|strong="H5493"\w* sinful \w deeds|strong="H4611"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w my|strong="H5493"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\q1 \w Stop|strong="H2308"\w* \w sinning|strong="H7489"\w*!   
\q1
\v 17  \w Learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w to|strong="H3925"\w* \w do|strong="H3190"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w is|strong="H4941"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*!  
\q1 \w Promote|strong="H1875"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*!  
\q1 \w Give|strong="H3190"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H2541"\w* \w reason|strong="H3190"\w* \w to|strong="H3925"\w* celebrate!  
\q1 \w Take|strong="H4941"\w* \w up|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* \w cause|strong="H4941"\w* \w of|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* \w orphan|strong="H3490"\w*!  
\q1 \w Defend|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* \w rights|strong="H4941"\w* \w of|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* widow!  
\v 18   
\q1 \w Come|strong="H1961"\w*, \w let|strong="H4994"\w*’s \w consider|strong="H3198"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* options,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 “Though \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sins|strong="H2399"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* stained \w you|strong="H3198"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* color \w red|strong="H8144"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3198"\w* \w can|strong="H4994"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w white|strong="H3835"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w snow|strong="H7950"\w*;  
\q1 though \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* easy \w to|strong="H3068"\w* see \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* color \w scarlet|strong="H8144"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3198"\w* \w can|strong="H4994"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w white|strong="H3835"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w wool|strong="H6785"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  If \w you|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* willing attitude \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w*,  
\q1 \w then|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H8085"\w* again eat \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w good|strong="H2898"\w* crops \w of|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* land.   
\q1
\v 20  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebel|strong="H4784"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* devoured \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.”  
\q1 Know \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w certain|strong="H6310"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\s1 Purifying Judgment  
\q1
\v 21  How tragic \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* once-faithful \w city|strong="H7151"\w*  
\q1 \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*!  
\q1 She \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w once|strong="H6664"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* center \w of|strong="H4941"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*,  
\q1 \w fairness|strong="H6664"\w* \w resided|strong="H3885"\w* \w in|strong="H3885"\w* \w her|strong="H1961"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* only \w murderers|strong="H7523"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Your|strong="H1961"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w scum|strong="H5509"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H1961"\w* beer \w is|strong="H3701"\w* \w diluted|strong="H4107"\w* \w with|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w are|strong="H8199"\w* \w rebels|strong="H5637"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* associate \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w thieves|strong="H1590"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w them|strong="H7291"\w* love \w bribery|strong="H7810"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8269"\w* look \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w payoffs|strong="H8021"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* take \w up|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cause|strong="H7379"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w orphan|strong="H3490"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w defend|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rights \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* widow.   
\q1
\v 24  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5002"\w* powerful ruler \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Ah|strong="H1945"\w*, \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* seek \w vengeance|strong="H5358"\w* \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w adversaries|strong="H6862"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H5358"\w* \w revenge|strong="H5358"\w* \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6862"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* attack \w you|strong="H3605"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* purify \w your|strong="H3605"\w* metal \w with|strong="H5921"\w* flux.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w slag|strong="H5509"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* reestablish \w honest|strong="H6664"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w former|strong="H7223"\w* times,  
\q1 \w wise|strong="H7725"\w* \w advisers|strong="H3289"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w earlier|strong="H7223"\w* days.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w be|strong="H5892"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H7725"\w* \w Just|strong="H6664"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 Faithful \w Town|strong="H7151"\w*.’”  
\v 27   
\q1 \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w be|strong="H6726"\w* freed \w by|strong="H7725"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* returnees \w by|strong="H7725"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.   
\q1
\v 28  \w All|strong="H3162"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6586"\w* \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* shattered,  
\q1 those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w perish|strong="H3615"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H2659"\w* \w of|strong="H1593"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sacred trees  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* find \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w desirable|strong="H2530"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w embarrassed|strong="H2659"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H1593"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sacred orchards  
\q1 where \w you|strong="H3588"\w* choose \w to|strong="H3588"\w* worship.   
\q1
\v 30  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tree whose \w leaves|strong="H5929"\w* \w wither|strong="H5034"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w orchard|strong="H1593"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* unwatered.   
\q1
\v 31  \w The|strong="H1961"\w* powerful \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thread \w of|strong="H8147"\w* yarn,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w deeds|strong="H6467"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spark|strong="H5213"\w*;  
\q1 \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w no|strong="H1197"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H1197"\w* \w out|strong="H3518"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* fire.   
\c 2  
\p
\v 1  \w Here|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* revealed \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Amoz.   
\q1
\v 2  \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* future  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w endure|strong="H5375"\w*  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w most|strong="H3068"\w* important \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w most|strong="H3068"\w* prominent \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w stream|strong="H5102"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5375"\w*,   
\q1
\v 3  \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Come|strong="H1980"\w*, \w let|strong="H3212"\w* \w us|strong="H3384"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H1980"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w us|strong="H3384"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* requirements,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H1980"\w* \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* standards.”  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* center \w for|strong="H3588"\w* moral \w instruction|strong="H8451"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w issue|strong="H3318"\w* \w edicts|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* disputes \w between|strong="H4421"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* settle cases \w for|strong="H5971"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w beat|strong="H3807"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w into|strong="H8199"\w* plowshares,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w spears|strong="H2595"\w* \w into|strong="H8199"\w* \w pruning|strong="H4211"\w* \w hooks|strong="H4211"\w*.  
\q1 \w Nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w against|strong="H4421"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w train|strong="H3925"\w* \w for|strong="H5971"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w come|strong="H3212"\w*, \w let|strong="H3212"\w* us \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s guiding light.   
\s1 The Lord’s Day of Judgment  
\q1
\v 6  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5203"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* diviners \w from|strong="H6430"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* everywhere;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* consult omen \w readers|strong="H6049"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* do.  
\q1 \w Plenty|strong="H5606"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H5237"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* around.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Their|strong="H4390"\w* land \w is|strong="H3701"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*;  
\q1 there \w is|strong="H3701"\w* no \w end|strong="H7097"\w* \w to|strong="H3701"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* wealth.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H4390"\w* land \w is|strong="H3701"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*;  
\q1 there \w is|strong="H3701"\w* no \w end|strong="H7097"\w* \w to|strong="H3701"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Their|strong="H4390"\w* land \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* worthless idols;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* product \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* \w own|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* \w own|strong="H3027"\w* fingers \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w fashioned|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  Men \w bow|strong="H7817"\w* \w down|strong="H7817"\w* \w to|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w in|strong="H7817"\w* homage,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5375"\w* lie flat \w on|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* ground \w in|strong="H7817"\w* worship.  
\q1 Don’t \w spare|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w*!   
\q1
\v 10  \w Go|strong="H3068"\w* up \w into|strong="H6083"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rocky|strong="H6697"\w* \w cliffs|strong="H6083"\w*,  
\q1 \w hide|strong="H2934"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w*.  
\q1 Get away \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w dreadful|strong="H6343"\w* judgment \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* royal \w splendor|strong="H1926"\w*!   
\q1
\v 11  \w Proud|strong="H1365"\w* men \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H5869"\w* \w low|strong="H8213"\w*,  
\q1 \w arrogant|strong="H7312"\w* men \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* humiliated;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w alone|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7682"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* planned \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* mighty,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w proud|strong="H1343"\w* – \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* humiliated;   
\q1
\v 13  \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* cedars \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*,  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3605"\w* are \w so|strong="H5375"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w* \w and|strong="H7311"\w* mighty,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* oaks \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*;   
\q1
\v 14  \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tall|strong="H7311"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*,   
\q1
\v 15  \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w fortified|strong="H1219"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*,   
\q1
\v 16  \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* large \w ships|strong="H7914"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* impressive \w ships|strong="H7914"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Proud|strong="H1365"\w* men \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* humiliated,  
\q1 \w arrogant|strong="H7312"\w* men \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H3068"\w* \w low|strong="H8213"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w alone|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7682"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w The|strong="H2498"\w* worthless idols will be \w completely|strong="H3632"\w* \w eliminated|strong="H2498"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H6965"\w* \w into|strong="H6083"\w* \w caves|strong="H4631"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rocky|strong="H6697"\w* \w cliffs|strong="H6083"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w into|strong="H6083"\w* \w holes|strong="H4631"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w*,  
\q1 trying \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w escape|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w dreadful|strong="H6343"\w* judgment \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* royal \w splendor|strong="H1926"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w rises|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* terrify \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earth|strong="H6083"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w men|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w*  
\q1 \w their|strong="H6213"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* idols,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w themselves|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w*,  
\q1 \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* caves where rodents \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w bats|strong="H5847"\w* \w live|strong="H3117"\w*,   
\q1
\v 21  \w so|strong="H6965"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6440"\w* can \w go|strong="H6965"\w* into \w the|strong="H6440"\w* crevices \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rocky|strong="H6697"\w* \w cliffs|strong="H5553"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* openings \w under|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rocky|strong="H6697"\w* \w overhangs|strong="H5585"\w*,  
\q1 trying \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w escape|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w dreadful|strong="H6343"\w* judgment \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* royal \w splendor|strong="H1926"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w rises|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* terrify \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Stop|strong="H2308"\w* \w trusting|strong="H4480"\w* \w in|strong="H4480"\w* human beings,  
\q1 whose \w life|strong="H5397"\w*’s \w breath|strong="H5397"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H4480"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* nostrils.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H4480"\w* given special consideration?   
\c 3  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*  
\q1 \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H2009"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*  
\q1 \w every|strong="H3605"\w* source \w of|strong="H3068"\w* security, \w including|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*,   
\q1
\v 2  \w the|strong="H8199"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w and|strong="H2205"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w*,  
\q1 \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w and|strong="H2205"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*,  
\q1 omen readers \w and|strong="H2205"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2205"\w*,   
\q1
\v 3  \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* groups \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w respected|strong="H5375"\w* citizens,  
\q1 \w advisers|strong="H3289"\w* \w and|strong="H2572"\w* \w those|strong="H2450"\w* \w skilled|strong="H2450"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* magical arts,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2572"\w* \w those|strong="H2450"\w* \w who|strong="H8269"\w* know \w incantations|strong="H3908"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd Lord\nd* says, “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w youths|strong="H5288"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w*;  
\q1 malicious \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w The|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* treat \w each|strong="H5971"\w* \w other|strong="H7453"\w* \w harshly|strong="H5065"\w*;  
\q1 \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* oppose \w each|strong="H5971"\w* \w other|strong="H7453"\w*;  
\q1 \w neighbors|strong="H7453"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* fight.  
\q1 \w Youths|strong="H5288"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w proudly|strong="H7292"\w* defy \w the|strong="H5971"\w* elderly  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* riffraff \w will|strong="H5971"\w* challenge those \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* once \w respected|strong="H3513"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w will|strong="H1961"\w* grab \w his|strong="H3027"\w* brother  
\q1 \w right|strong="H8478"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* father’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* say,  
\q1 ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* coat –  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w our|strong="H1961"\w* leader!  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* heap \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w ruins|strong="H4384"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w control|strong="H3027"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 7  \w At|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* brother \w will|strong="H1961"\w* shout,  
\q1 ‘\w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w doctor|strong="H2280"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* coat \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*;  
\q1 don’t \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* leader \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*!’”   
\q1
\v 8  \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w stumbles|strong="H3782"\w*,  
\q1 \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w falls|strong="H5307"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* words \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w actions|strong="H4611"\w* \w offend|strong="H3519"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w rebel|strong="H4784"\w* \w against|strong="H4784"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* royal authority.   
\q1
\v 9  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w look|strong="H6440"\w* \w on|strong="H7451"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w testifies|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* guilt;  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* openly boast \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*.  
\q1 \w Too|strong="H3808"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w bring|strong="H7451"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H7451"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5315"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  Tell \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6662"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* go \w well|strong="H2896"\w* \w with|strong="H6662"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w be|strong="H6662"\w* rewarded \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* done.   
\q1
\v 11  Too \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w sinners|strong="H7451"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w get|strong="H3027"\w* exactly \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* deserve.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Oppressors|strong="H5065"\w* treat \w my|strong="H8582"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* cruelly;  
\q1 creditors \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w them|strong="H8582"\w*.  
\q1 \w My|strong="H8582"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*’s leaders \w mislead|strong="H8582"\w* \w them|strong="H8582"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5971"\w* give \w you|strong="H1870"\w* confusing \w directions|strong="H1870"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w takes|strong="H5324"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w position|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H1777"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w stands|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w pass|strong="H5971"\w* sentence \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w comes|strong="H5973"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* pronounce \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* says, “\w It|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* ruined \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5973"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* stashed \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* stolen \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  Why do \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w crush|strong="H1792"\w* \w my|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w grind|strong="H2912"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*?”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w has|strong="H6635"\w* spoken.   
\s1 Washing Away Impurity  
\q1
\v 16  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3282"\w*,  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w women|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w proud|strong="H1361"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w heads|strong="H1627"\w* \w high|strong="H1361"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* flirt \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* skip \w along|strong="H1980"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* jewelry \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* ankles \w jingles|strong="H5913"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  So \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign master \w will|strong="H3068"\w* afflict \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w foreheads|strong="H6596"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*’s \w women|strong="H1323"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* skin diseases,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6168"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* front \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* heads \w bald|strong="H6168"\w*.”  
\v 18   
\p \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* sovereign master \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w their|strong="H3117"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w ankle|strong="H5914"\w* jewelry, \w neck|strong="H7636"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H7720"\w*, \w crescent|strong="H7720"\w* shaped \w ornaments|strong="H7720"\w*,  
\v 19  \w earrings|strong="H5188"\w*, \w bracelets|strong="H8285"\w*, \w veils|strong="H7479"\w*,  
\v 20  \w headdresses|strong="H6287"\w*, \w ankle|strong="H6807"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H6287"\w*, \w sashes|strong="H7196"\w*, sachets, \w amulets|strong="H3908"\w*,  
\v 21  \w rings|strong="H2885"\w*, nose \w rings|strong="H2885"\w*,  
\v 22  festive dresses, \w robes|strong="H4254"\w*, \w shawls|strong="H4304"\w*, \w purses|strong="H2754"\w*,  
\v 23  \w garments|strong="H5466"\w*, \w vests|strong="H1549"\w*, head coverings, \w and|strong="H5466"\w* gowns.   
\q1
\v 24  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* putrid stench \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w replace|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w smell|strong="H1314"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rope|strong="H5364"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w replace|strong="H8478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w belt|strong="H2290"\w*,  
\q1 \w baldness|strong="H7144"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w replace|strong="H8478"\w* \w braided|strong="H4639"\w* \w locks|strong="H4748"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w hair|strong="H4748"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w garment|strong="H4228"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w replace|strong="H8478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fine|strong="H1961"\w* robe,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8242"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* prisoner’s brand \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w replace|strong="H8478"\w* \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w Your|strong="H5307"\w* \w men|strong="H4962"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w by|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H5307"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H5307"\w* \w strong|strong="H1369"\w* \w men|strong="H4962"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w die|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H4421"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  Her \w gates|strong="H6607"\w* \w will|strong="H6607"\w* mourn \w and|strong="H3427"\w* lament;  
\q1 \w deprived|strong="H5352"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* her \w people|strong="H3427"\w*, she \w will|strong="H6607"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* ground.   
\c 4  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Seven|strong="H7651"\w* women \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w grab|strong="H2388"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w one|strong="H1931"\w* man \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* say, “\w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* provide \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H2388"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* provide \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H2388"\w* \w clothes|strong="H8071"\w*;  
\q1 \w but|strong="H7535"\w* let \w us|strong="H5921"\w* belong \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* –  
\q1 \w take|strong="H2388"\w* away \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w shame|strong="H2781"\w*!”   
\s1 The Branch of the Lord  
\q1
\v 2  \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* crops given \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* admiration \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H1347"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* source \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w pride|strong="H1347"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* delight  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w remain|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w remaining|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H3789"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H3789"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* called “\w holy|strong="H6918"\w*,”  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3789"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H6726"\w* destined \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w At|strong="H3389"\w* \w that|strong="H1818"\w* time \w the|strong="H7130"\w* sovereign master \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w wash|strong="H7364"\w* \w the|strong="H7130"\w* \w excrement|strong="H6675"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*’s \w women|strong="H1323"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3389"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w rinse|strong="H1740"\w* \w the|strong="H7130"\w* \w bloodstains|strong="H1818"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*’s \w midst|strong="H7130"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3389"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* comes \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w judge|strong="H4941"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w bring|strong="H1323"\w* devastation.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w create|strong="H1254"\w*  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w convocations|strong="H4744"\w*  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bright|strong="H5051"\w* \w flame|strong="H3852"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*;  
\q1 \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w canopy|strong="H2646"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* accompany \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w presence|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w By|strong="H1961"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shelter|strong="H4268"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* provide \w shade|strong="H6738"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w heat|strong="H2721"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* safety \w and|strong="H3119"\w* \w protection|strong="H6738"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* heavy \w downpour|strong="H2230"\w*.   
\c 5  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w love|strong="H1730"\w* –  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* lover \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*.  
\q1 \w My|strong="H1961"\w* \w love|strong="H1730"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fertile|strong="H8081"\w* \w hill|strong="H7161"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hedge \w around|strong="H5823"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*, \w removed|strong="H5619"\w* \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w stones|strong="H5619"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w planted|strong="H5193"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vine|strong="H8321"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w constructed|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w winepress|strong="H3342"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w waited|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w produce|strong="H6213"\w* edible \w grapes|strong="H6025"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H1571"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w produced|strong="H6213"\w* sour ones instead.   
\q1
\v 3  \w So|strong="H6258"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H6258"\w* \w decide|strong="H8199"\w* \w between|strong="H8199"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w my|strong="H6258"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*!   
\q1
\v 4  \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H6213"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*  
\q1 \w beyond|strong="H3808"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* already \w done|strong="H6213"\w*?  
\q1 \w When|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w waited|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w produce|strong="H6213"\w* edible \w grapes|strong="H6025"\w*,  
\q1 \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w produce|strong="H6213"\w* sour ones \w instead|strong="H3808"\w*?   
\q1
\v 5  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w inform|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*:  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w hedge|strong="H4881"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w pasture|strong="H1197"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w break|strong="H6555"\w* \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w wall|strong="H1447"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w allow|strong="H4994"\w* \w animals|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* graze \w there|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H7896"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wasteland;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w prune|strong="H2168"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* vines \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w hoe|strong="H5737"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* ground,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w* \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w briers|strong="H8068"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w grow|strong="H5927"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w order|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w*  
\q1 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* drop \w any|strong="H5927"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* people \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* cultivated \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H3478"\w* \w delight|strong="H8191"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w waited|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* got – disobedience!  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w waited|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w fairness|strong="H6666"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* got – cries \w for|strong="H3588"\w* help!   
\s1 Disaster is Coming  
\q1
\v 8  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* accumulate \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* good \w as|strong="H5704"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* also accumulate \w landed|strong="H7704"\w* \w property|strong="H5704"\w*  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w is|strong="H4725"\w* \w no|strong="H5060"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w left|strong="H3427"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* landowners \w remaining|strong="H3427"\w* \w within|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* told \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3808"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8047"\w*,  
\q1 \w large|strong="H1419"\w*, \w impressive|strong="H2896"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* large \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* \w produce|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* few \w gallons|strong="H1324"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w enough|strong="H6213"\w* \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w yield|strong="H6213"\w* several bushels \w will|strong="H2233"\w* \w produce|strong="H6213"\w* \w less|strong="H3588"\w* \w than|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bushel.”   
\q1
\v 11  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* get \w up|strong="H7925"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w* \w to|strong="H1242"\w* \w drink|strong="H7941"\w* \w beer|strong="H7941"\w* \w are|strong="H7291"\w* \w as|strong="H7291"\w* good \w as|strong="H7291"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* keep drinking long \w after|strong="H7291"\w* \w dark|strong="H5399"\w*  
\q1 until \w they|strong="H1242"\w* \w are|strong="H7291"\w* intoxicated \w with|strong="H3196"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* stringed instruments, \w tambourines|strong="H8596"\w*, \w flutes|strong="H2485"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* parties.  
\q1 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize|strong="H5027"\w* \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w doing|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w perceive|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* bringing \w about|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H3651"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* \w deported|strong="H1540"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3651"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w their|strong="H1540"\w* \w lack|strong="H1097"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* understanding.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H1540"\w* \w leaders|strong="H4962"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w nothing|strong="H1097"\w* \w to|strong="H1540"\w* eat,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H1540"\w* \w masses|strong="H1995"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w nothing|strong="H1097"\w* \w to|strong="H1540"\w* drink.   
\q1
\v 14  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w Death|strong="H7585"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w open|strong="H7337"\w* \w up|strong="H6473"\w* \w its|strong="H7337"\w* \w throat|strong="H5315"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2706"\w* \w open|strong="H7337"\w* \w wide|strong="H7337"\w* \w its|strong="H7337"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*;  
\q1 Zion’s dignitaries \w and|strong="H2706"\w* \w masses|strong="H1995"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w descend|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w it|strong="H3651"\w*,  
\q1 \w including|strong="H6310"\w* \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* revel \w and|strong="H2706"\w* celebrate within \w her|strong="H3381"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  Men \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H5869"\w* humiliated,  
\q1 they \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H5869"\w* \w brought|strong="H5869"\w* \w low|strong="H8213"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5869"\w* \w proud|strong="H1364"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H5869"\w* \w brought|strong="H5869"\w* \w low|strong="H8213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w exalted|strong="H1361"\w* \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* punishes,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign \w God|strong="H3068"\w*’s authority \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* recognized \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* judges.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Lambs|strong="H3532"\w* \w will|strong="H3532"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w* \w as|strong="H3532"\w* if \w in|strong="H1481"\w* \w their|strong="H7462"\w* \w pastures|strong="H7462"\w*,  
\q1 amid \w the|strong="H7462"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w* \w the|strong="H7462"\w* rich \w sojourners|strong="H1481"\w* \w will|strong="H3532"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* pull \w evil|strong="H5771"\w* \w along|strong="H4900"\w* using \w cords|strong="H5688"\w* \w of|strong="H2403"\w* \w emptiness|strong="H7723"\w* \w are|strong="H2403"\w* \w as|strong="H2403"\w* good \w as|strong="H2403"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H1945"\w* pull \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w as|strong="H2403"\w* \w with|strong="H5771"\w* \w cart|strong="H5699"\w* \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w They|strong="H3045"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w*, “Let \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w hurry|strong="H4116"\w*, let \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w act|strong="H4639"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4116"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*;  
\q1 let \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w plan|strong="H6098"\w* \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H3045"\w* shape \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* pass,  
\q1 \w then|strong="H4616"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 20  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H2896"\w* call \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w and|strong="H2896"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w are|strong="H2896"\w* \w as|strong="H4751"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w as|strong="H4751"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H2896"\w* \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w into|strong="H7760"\w* \w light|strong="H7760"\w* \w and|strong="H2896"\w* \w light|strong="H7760"\w* \w into|strong="H7760"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H2896"\w* \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w* \w into|strong="H7760"\w* \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* \w and|strong="H2896"\w* \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* \w into|strong="H7760"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H2450"\w* \w think|strong="H5869"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w good|strong="H5869"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H2450"\w* \w think|strong="H5869"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* possess \w understanding|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H1368"\w* \w are|strong="H1368"\w* champions \w at|strong="H2428"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w are|strong="H1368"\w* as good as dead,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H1368"\w* \w display|strong="H2428"\w* \w great|strong="H1368"\w* courage when \w mixing|strong="H4537"\w* \w strong|strong="H7941"\w* \w drinks|strong="H8354"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w They|strong="H5493"\w* pronounce \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w guilty|strong="H7563"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6666"\w* \w for|strong="H4480"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* payoff,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5493"\w* \w ignore|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w just|strong="H6662"\w* cause \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6666"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w flaming|strong="H3852"\w* fire devours \w straw|strong="H7179"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w dry|strong="H2842"\w* \w grass|strong="H2842"\w* \w disintegrates|strong="H7503"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w flames|strong="H3852"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w root|strong="H8328"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rot|strong="H4716"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w flower|strong="H6525"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w blow|strong="H5927"\w* \w away|strong="H5927"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* dust.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w spurned|strong="H5006"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* commands \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w furious|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3651"\w* lifts \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w strikes|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w shake|strong="H7264"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w corpses|strong="H5038"\w* \w lie|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* manure \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w middle|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*.  
\q1 \w Despite|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w his|strong="H3605"\w* anger \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w subside|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* ready \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w strike|strong="H5221"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w He|strong="H2009"\w* \w lifts|strong="H5375"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signal|strong="H5251"\w* flag \w for|strong="H5375"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H2009"\w* whistles \w for|strong="H5375"\w* \w it|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H1471"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* regions \w of|strong="H7097"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4120"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w swiftly|strong="H7031"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w tire|strong="H5889"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* don’t \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* nap \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w sleep|strong="H3462"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* don’t \w loosen|strong="H6605"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* belts,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* unstrap \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* rest.   
\q1
\v 28  \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* \w are|strong="H5483"\w* \w sharpened|strong="H8150"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5483"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w bows|strong="H7198"\w* \w are|strong="H5483"\w* prepared.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w hooves|strong="H6541"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w are|strong="H5483"\w* hard \w as|strong="H2803"\w* \w flint|strong="H6862"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5483"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* chariot \w wheels|strong="H1534"\w* \w are|strong="H5483"\w* \w like|strong="H2803"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* windstorm.   
\q1
\v 29  \w Their|strong="H5337"\w* \w roar|strong="H7580"\w* is \w like|strong="H7580"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*’s;  
\q1 they \w roar|strong="H7580"\w* \w like|strong="H7580"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lions|strong="H3715"\w*.  
\q1 They \w growl|strong="H5098"\w* \w and|strong="H3833"\w* seize \w their|strong="H5337"\w* \w prey|strong="H2964"\w*;  
\q1 they drag it \w away|strong="H5337"\w* \w and|strong="H3833"\w* no one can come \w to|strong="H5337"\w* \w the|strong="H5337"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w*.   
\q1
\v 30  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w growl|strong="H5098"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* prey,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* sound \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* waves crashing \w against|strong="H5921"\w* rocks.  
\q1 \w One|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w see|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* disaster,  
\q1 \w clouds|strong="H6183"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* turn \w the|strong="H5921"\w* light \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*.   
\c 6  
\p
\v 1  \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*’s \w death|strong="H4194"\w*, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \w master|strong="H3427"\w* \w seated|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w*, \w elevated|strong="H5375"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w hem|strong="H7757"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w robe|strong="H7757"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Seraphs|strong="H8314"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w over|strong="H4605"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*; \w each|strong="H8147"\w* \w one|strong="H3671"\w* had \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*. \w With|strong="H6440"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w they|strong="H7272"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w*, \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w they|strong="H7272"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H7272"\w* used \w the|strong="H6440"\w* remaining \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w fly|strong="H5774"\w*.  
\v 3  \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w another|strong="H2088"\w*, “\w Holy|strong="H6918"\w*, \w holy|strong="H6918"\w*, \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*! \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w majestic|strong="H3519"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* fills \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* earth!”  
\v 4  \w The|strong="H7121"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* \w voices|strong="H6963"\w* \w shook|strong="H5128"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w door|strong="H5592"\w* frames, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*.   
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\v 5  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* said, “Too bad \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*! \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H1820"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* contaminated \w by|strong="H3068"\w* sin, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* whose \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* contaminated \w by|strong="H3068"\w* sin. \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.”  
\v 6  \w But|strong="H3947"\w* \w then|strong="H3947"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seraphs|strong="H8314"\w* \w flew|strong="H5774"\w* \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hot|strong="H7531"\w* \w coal|strong="H7531"\w* \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w had|strong="H3027"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w tongs|strong="H4457"\w*.  
\v 7  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w said|strong="H6310"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w this|strong="H2088"\w* coal \w has|strong="H2009"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*. \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w evil|strong="H5771"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w removed|strong="H5493"\w*; \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w forgiven|strong="H3722"\w*.”  
\v 8  \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* sovereign master \w say|strong="H6963"\w*, “\w Whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w*? \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w on|strong="H7971"\w* \w our|strong="H8085"\w* behalf?” \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w answered|strong="H8085"\w*, “\w Here|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w*, \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*!”  
\v 9  \w He|strong="H5971"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*:  
\q1 ‘\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* continually, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* don’t \w understand|strong="H3045"\w*!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* continually, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* don’t \w perceive|strong="H3045"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 10  \w Make|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w calloused|strong="H8080"\w*;  
\q1 \w make|strong="H8085"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* ears \w deaf|strong="H3513"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w blind|strong="H8173"\w*!  
\q1 \w Otherwise|strong="H6435"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w might|strong="H6435"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* ears,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w might|strong="H6435"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w might|strong="H6435"\w* \w repent|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H3820"\w* \w healed|strong="H7495"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 11  \w I|strong="H5704"\w* replied, “\w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w*, sovereign \w master|strong="H3427"\w*?” \w He|strong="H5704"\w* said,  
\q1 “\w Until|strong="H5704"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w ruins|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* unpopulated,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w uninhabited|strong="H8077"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* land \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w ruined|strong="H8077"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w devastated|strong="H7582"\w*,   
\q1
\v 12  \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* people \w off|strong="H7368"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* distant place,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H7227"\w* \w heart|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H7130"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* completely \w abandoned|strong="H5805"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w Even|strong="H5750"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* only \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w of|strong="H2233"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* people \w remain|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* land, \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* destroyed, \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H2233"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* large \w sacred|strong="H6944"\w* trees \w or|strong="H2233"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* Asherah pole, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sacred|strong="H6944"\w* \w pillar|strong="H4678"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* high \w place|strong="H6944"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* thrown down. \w That|strong="H1961"\w* \w sacred|strong="H6944"\w* \w pillar|strong="H4678"\w* symbolizes \w the|strong="H7725"\w* special chosen \w family|strong="H2233"\w*.”   
\c 7  
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\v 1  \w During|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w reign|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahaz \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Syria \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w marched|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H3201"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w unable|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w prevail|strong="H3201"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 2  \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, “Syria \w has|strong="H7307"\w* allied \w with|strong="H1004"\w* Ephraim.” \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* emotionally \w shaken|strong="H5128"\w*, just \w as|strong="H3824"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w shake|strong="H5128"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*.  
\v 3  \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* told \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shear-jashub|strong="H7610"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* Ahaz \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w conduit|strong="H8585"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w pool|strong="H1295"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* located \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* road \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* where \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w wash|strong="H3526"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* dry cloth.  
\v 4  Tell \w him|strong="H8104"\w*, ‘Make \w sure|strong="H8104"\w* \w you|strong="H3372"\w* stay \w calm|strong="H8252"\w*! Don’t \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*! Don’t \w be|strong="H1121"\w* intimidated \w by|strong="H3372"\w* \w these|strong="H8147"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w stubs|strong="H2180"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w smoking|strong="H6226"\w* logs, \w or|strong="H1121"\w* \w by|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* raging \w anger|strong="H3824"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w*, Syria, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w*.  
\v 5  Syria \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w plotted|strong="H7451"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* Ephraim \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w bring|strong="H7451"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* demise.  
\v 6  \w They|strong="H3063"\w* say, “Let’s \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w terrorize|strong="H6973"\w* \w it|strong="H8432"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* conquer \w it|strong="H8432"\w*. \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w*’ll \w set|strong="H4427"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tabeel|strong="H2870"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w its|strong="H5927"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.”  
\v 7  \w For|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* reason \w the|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* Syria’s \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w*.  
\q1 \w Within|strong="H1157"\w* \w sixty-five|strong="H8346"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* Ephraim \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w no|strong="H7218"\w* longer exist \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  Ephraim’s \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*’s \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w*.  
\q1 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* faith \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remain|strong="H3808"\w* firm,  
\q1 \w then|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remain|strong="H3808"\w* secure.”   
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\v 10  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* Ahaz:  
\v 11 “\w Ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* confirming sign \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \w You|strong="H5973"\w* can \w even|strong="H3068"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* something miraculous.”  
\v 12  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* Ahaz responded, “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* don’t \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w*; \w I|strong="H3808"\w* don’t \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5254"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w test|strong="H5254"\w*.”  
\v 13  \w So|strong="H4480"\w* Isaiah replied, “\w Pay|strong="H8085"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w*, \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w Do|strong="H4994"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* consider \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* insignificant \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w try|strong="H3811"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w patience|strong="H3811"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* men? \w Is|strong="H1571"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w why|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* trying \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w patience|strong="H3811"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* God?  
\v 14  \w For|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* sovereign \w master|strong="H5414"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* confirming sign. \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w woman|strong="H2030"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w about|strong="H2009"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w conceive|strong="H2030"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w*, \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w woman|strong="H2030"\w*, \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w Immanuel|strong="H6005"\w*.  
\v 15  \w He|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H2896"\w* eat sour milk \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*, \w which|strong="H7451"\w* \w will|strong="H2896"\w* help \w him|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H3045"\w* \w reject|strong="H3988"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w and|strong="H3045"\w* choose \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w is|strong="H2896"\w* \w right|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\v 16  Here \w is|strong="H2896"\w* \w why|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w*: \w Before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w reject|strong="H3988"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* choose \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w is|strong="H2896"\w* \w right|strong="H3045"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w whose|strong="H3045"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w fear|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* desolate.  
\v 17  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* father’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w unlike|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H3808"\w* \w since|strong="H3117"\w* Ephraim \w departed|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* – \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria!”   
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\v 18  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w whistle|strong="H8319"\w* \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w flies|strong="H2070"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* distant \w streams|strong="H2975"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w bees|strong="H1682"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Assyria.  
\v 19  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5158"\w* \w them|strong="H5117"\w* \w will|strong="H5158"\w* come \w and|strong="H5158"\w* make \w their|strong="H3605"\w* home \w in|strong="H5117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ravines|strong="H5158"\w* between \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cliffs|strong="H5553"\w*, \w and|strong="H5158"\w* \w in|strong="H5117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* crevices \w of|strong="H5158"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cliffs|strong="H5553"\w*, \w in|strong="H5117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w thorn|strong="H5285"\w* \w bushes|strong="H5285"\w*, \w and|strong="H5158"\w* \w in|strong="H5117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w watering|strong="H5097"\w* \w holes|strong="H5357"\w*.  
\v 20  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* sovereign master \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w use|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w razor|strong="H8593"\w* \w hired|strong="H7917"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* banks \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H5104"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria, \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w shave|strong="H1548"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* pubic \w hair|strong="H8181"\w*; \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w shave|strong="H1548"\w* \w off|strong="H1548"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w beard|strong="H2206"\w*.  
\v 21  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w keep|strong="H2421"\w* \w alive|strong="H2421"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1241"\w* \w cow|strong="H5697"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w herd|strong="H1241"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w couple|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* goats.  
\v 22  \w From|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H7230"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w produce|strong="H6213"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* sour \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* meals. \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H7230"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H7130"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* eat sour \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and|strong="H2461"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*.  
\v 23  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* worth \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w shekels|strong="H3701"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* overrun \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w briers|strong="H8068"\w*.  
\v 24  \w With|strong="H3605"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w arrow|strong="H2678"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* hunt \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* land \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w covered|strong="H7898"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w briers|strong="H8068"\w*.  
\v 25  \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* stay \w away|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w cultivated|strong="H5737"\w*, \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w briers|strong="H8068"\w*. \w Cattle|strong="H7716"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* graze \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w trample|strong="H4823"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\c 8  
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\v 1  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* told \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w tablet|strong="H1549"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w inscribe|strong="H3789"\w* \w these|strong="H3789"\w* words \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3947"\w* ordinary stylus: ‘\w Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz|strong="H4122"\w*.’  
\v 2  \w Then|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* summon \w as|strong="H1121"\w* my reliable \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* Uriah \w the|strong="H3548"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jeberekiah.”  
\v 3  \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w then|strong="H7126"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* sexual relations \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w prophetess|strong="H5031"\w*; \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w conceived|strong="H2029"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w The|strong="H3205"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* told \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Name|strong="H8034"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz|strong="H4122"\w*,  
\v 4  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w cry|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w*, ‘\w My|strong="H3045"\w* father’ \w or|strong="H4428"\w* ‘\w My|strong="H3045"\w* mother,’ \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w off|strong="H5375"\w* \w by|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria.”   
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\v 5  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H3254"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*:  
\v 6 “\w These|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* gently \w flowing|strong="H1980"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shiloah|strong="H7975"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* melt \w in|strong="H1980"\w* fear \w over|strong="H1980"\w* \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w*.  
\v 7  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \w master|strong="H7227"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w bringing|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* turbulent \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w mighty|strong="H6099"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H5104"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w* – \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w majestic|strong="H3519"\w* power. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* reach \w flood|strong="H5104"\w* stage \w and|strong="H1980"\w* overflow \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w banks|strong="H1415"\w*.  
\v 8  \w It|strong="H4393"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w spill|strong="H2498"\w* \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w flooding|strong="H7857"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* engulfing, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w* \w reaches|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w necks|strong="H6677"\w* \w of|strong="H7341"\w* \w its|strong="H1961"\w* victims. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w spread|strong="H3671"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w out|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* entire land, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Immanuel|strong="H6005"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 9  \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* \w broken|strong="H2865"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* \w shattered|strong="H2865"\w*!  
\q1 Pay attention, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w distant|strong="H4801"\w* lands \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth!  
\q1 Get ready \w for|strong="H3605"\w* battle, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* \w shattered|strong="H2865"\w*!  
\q1 Get ready \w for|strong="H3605"\w* battle, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* \w shattered|strong="H2865"\w*!   
\q1
\v 10  \w Devise|strong="H5779"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w strategy|strong="H6098"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w thwarted|strong="H6565"\w*!  
\q1 \w Issue|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w orders|strong="H1697"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* executed!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*!   
\s1 The Lord Encourages Isaiah  
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\v 11  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* told \w me|strong="H3256"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H5971"\w* hold \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H3256"\w* firmly \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w warned|strong="H3256"\w* \w me|strong="H3256"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* act \w like|strong="H1870"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*:   
\q1
\v 12 “\w Do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* say, ‘\w Conspiracy|strong="H7195"\w*,’ \w every|strong="H3605"\w* time \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* say \w the|strong="H3605"\w* word.  
\q1 Don’t \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w scares|strong="H4172"\w* \w them|strong="H3372"\w*; don’t \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w terrified|strong="H6206"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w You|strong="H4172"\w* must \w recognize|strong="H4172"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* authority \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w you|strong="H4172"\w* must \w respect|strong="H4172"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w you|strong="H4172"\w* must \w fear|strong="H4172"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stone \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w makes|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* person trip,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w makes|strong="H3427"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w stumble|strong="H4383"\w* –  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w trap|strong="H4170"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w snare|strong="H4170"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w* \w over|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* stone \w and|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H7665"\w* rock,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5307"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H5307"\w* \w be|strong="H7665"\w* seriously \w injured|strong="H7665"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5307"\w* \w will|strong="H7227"\w* \w be|strong="H7665"\w* \w ensnared|strong="H3369"\w* \w and|strong="H5307"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 16  Tie \w up|strong="H2856"\w* \w the|strong="H2856"\w* scroll as legal evidence,  
\q1 \w seal|strong="H2856"\w* \w the|strong="H2856"\w* official record \w of|strong="H8451"\w* God’s \w instructions|strong="H8451"\w* \w and|strong="H8451"\w* give it \w to|strong="H8451"\w* \w my|strong="H6887"\w* followers.   
\q1
\v 17  \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w patiently|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* rejected \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w sons|strong="H3206"\w* whom \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* reminders \w and|strong="H3478"\w* object lessons \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w sent|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H7931"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.   
\s1 Darkness Turns to Light as an Ideal King Arrives  
\p
\v 19  \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* say \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, “\w Seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w oracles|strong="H1157"\w* \w at|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* pits used \w to|strong="H4191"\w* conjure \w up|strong="H1157"\w* underworld spirits, \w from|strong="H2416"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* magicians \w who|strong="H5971"\w* chirp \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w mutter|strong="H1897"\w* incantations. \w Should|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w oracles|strong="H1157"\w* \w from|strong="H2416"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* gods, \w by|strong="H4191"\w* asking \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w about|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* destiny \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w*?”  
\v 20  \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* recall \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \nd Lord\nd*’s \w instructions|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* prophetic \w testimony|strong="H8584"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w would|strong="H1697"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*. \w Certainly|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w* \w such|strong="H2088"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w because|strong="H1697"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* minds \w are|strong="H1697"\w* spiritually darkened.  
\v 21  \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* land \w destitute|strong="H7185"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* starving. \w Their|strong="H3588"\w* \w hunger|strong="H7456"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H7043"\w* \w them|strong="H5674"\w* \w angry|strong="H7107"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w curse|strong="H7043"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* God \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H6437"\w* \w upward|strong="H4605"\w*.  
\v 22  \w When|strong="H2009"\w* \w one|strong="H5080"\w* \w looks|strong="H5027"\w* \w out|strong="H5080"\w* over \w the|strong="H2009"\w* land, \w he|strong="H2009"\w* \w sees|strong="H2009"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w* \w and|strong="H6869"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2825"\w*, \w gloom|strong="H4588"\w* \w and|strong="H6869"\w* anxiety, \w darkness|strong="H2825"\w* \w and|strong="H6869"\w* people \w forced|strong="H5080"\w* \w from|strong="H5027"\w* \w the|strong="H2009"\w* land.   
\c 9  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w gloom|strong="H6757"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* dispelled \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* anxious.  
\p  
\q1 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* earlier times \w he|strong="H5921"\w* humiliated  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Zebulun,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Naphtali;  
\q1 \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w now|strong="H1419"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* brings honor  
\q1 \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w way|strong="H1980"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sea,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* region \w beyond|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Jordan,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* Galilee \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* walking \w in|strong="H6440"\w* darkness  
\q1 see \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bright light;  
\q1 light shines  
\q1 \w on|strong="H6440"\w* those \w who|strong="H1471"\w* live \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* deep darkness.   
\q1
\v 3  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* enlarged \w the|strong="H3588"\w* nation;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* give \w them|strong="H3117"\w* great joy.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* rejoice \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* presence  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3117"\w* harvesters rejoice;  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3117"\w* warriors celebrate \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* divide up \w the|strong="H3588"\w* plunder.   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* oppressive yoke  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* club \w that|strong="H3588"\w* strikes \w their|strong="H3605"\w* shoulders,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* cudgel \w the|strong="H3605"\w* oppressor uses \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* shattered, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1556"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* day \w of|strong="H1818"\w* Midian’s defeat.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w every|strong="H5414"\w* boot \w that|strong="H3588"\w* marches \w and|strong="H1121"\w* shakes \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w every|strong="H5414"\w* garment dragged \w through|strong="H5921"\w* blood  
\q1 \w is|strong="H8034"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* fuel \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fire.   
\q1
\v 6  \w For|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* child \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H5769"\w* born \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* son \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H5769"\w* \w given|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* shoulders \w responsibility|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* called:  
\q1 Extraordinary Strategist,  
\q1 Mighty \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w Everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* Father,  
\q1 Prince \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Peace|strong="H7965"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w His|strong="H7971"\w* dominion \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* vast  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H5307"\w* immeasurable prosperity.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w rule|strong="H1697"\w* \w on|strong="H5307"\w* \w David|strong="H7971"\w*’s throne  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w over|strong="H5307"\w* \w David|strong="H7971"\w*’s kingdom,  
\q1 establishing \w it|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* strengthening \w it|strong="H7971"\w*  
\q1 \w by|strong="H3478"\w* promoting justice \w and|strong="H3478"\w* fairness,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w time|strong="H3478"\w* forward \w and|strong="H3478"\w* forevermore.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7971"\w* \nd Lord\nd*’s intense devotion \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* people \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w accomplish|strong="H1697"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w*.   
\s1 God’s Judgment Intensifies  
\q1
\v 8  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \w master|strong="H3427"\w* decreed judgment \w on|strong="H3427"\w* Jacob,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w* fell \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  All \w the|strong="H1129"\w* people \w were|strong="H5307"\w* aware \w of|strong="H5307"\w* \w it|strong="H1129"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1129"\w* people \w of|strong="H5307"\w* Ephraim \w and|strong="H5307"\w* those living \w in|strong="H1129"\w* Samaria.  
\q1 Yet \w with|strong="H8256"\w* pride \w and|strong="H5307"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* arrogant attitude, they said,   
\q1
\v 10 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* bricks \w have|strong="H3068"\w* fallen,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* rebuild \w with|strong="H3068"\w* chiseled stone;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sycamore fig trees \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* cut \w down|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* replace \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* cedars.”   
\q1
\v 11  \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd Lord\nd* provoked \w their|strong="H3605"\w* adversaries \w to|strong="H7725"\w* attack \w them|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w stirred|strong="H3478"\w* \w up|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w enemies|strong="H3027"\w* –   
\q1
\v 12  Syria \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* east,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* Philistines \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* west,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* gobbled \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3808"\w* territory.  
\q1 Despite \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H7725"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* anger \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w subside|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* hand \w is|strong="H3068"\w* ready \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w strike|strong="H5221"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* people \w did|strong="H3478"\w* not return \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* struck \w them|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* not seek reconciliation \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands armies.   
\q1
\v 14  \w So|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd Lord\nd* cut \w off|strong="H5375"\w* Israel’s \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w tail|strong="H2180"\w*,  
\q1 \w both|strong="H3384"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* shoots \w and|strong="H7218"\w* stalk \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* day.   
\q1
\v 15  \w The|strong="H1961"\w* leaders \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* highly respected \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* head,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* prophets \w who|strong="H5971"\w* teach \w lies|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* tail.   
\q1
\v 16  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* leaders \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* nation \w were|strong="H3027"\w* misleading \w people|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w being|strong="H5750"\w* led \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign master was \w not|strong="H3588"\w* pleased \w with|strong="H1197"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* young men,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H1197"\w* \w no|strong="H1197"\w* pity \w on|strong="H3341"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* orphans \w and|strong="H8068"\w* widows;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* whole nation was godless \w and|strong="H8068"\w* did wicked \w things|strong="H1348"\w*,  
\q1 \w every|strong="H3588"\w* mouth was speaking disgraceful words.  
\q1 Despite all \w this|strong="H3588"\w*, \w his|strong="H3588"\w* anger does \w not|strong="H3588"\w* subside,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8068"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* hand \w is|strong="H3588"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3588"\w* strike again.   
\q1
\v 18  \w For|strong="H3068"\w* evil \w burned|strong="H6272"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1961"\w* consumed thorns \w and|strong="H3068"\w* briers;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w burned|strong="H6272"\w* \w up|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* thickets \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* forest,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H5971"\w* \w up|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* smoke.   
\q1
\v 19  \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* anger \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3225"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H2220"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w was|strong="H1320"\w* scorched,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1320"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w became|strong="H7646"\w* fuel \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fire.  
\q1 \w People|strong="H1320"\w* \w had|strong="H3225"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* compassion \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* devoured \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* right, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* hungry,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* ate \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H7725"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* satisfied.  
\q1 \w People|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H5750"\w* ate \w the|strong="H3605"\w* flesh \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w own|strong="H3027"\w* \w arm|strong="H3027"\w*!   
\q1
\v 21  Manasseh fought against Ephraim,  
\q1 and Ephraim against Manasseh;  
\q1 together they fought against Judah.  
\q1 Despite all this, his anger does not subside,  
\q1 and his hand is ready to strike again.   
\c 10  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* \w enact|strong="H2710"\w* \w unjust|strong="H5999"\w* \w policies|strong="H2711"\w* \w are|strong="H5999"\w* as good as dead,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* \w are|strong="H5999"\w* always instituting \w unfair|strong="H5999"\w* \w regulations|strong="H3789"\w*,   
\q1
\v 2  \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w keep|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* getting fair treatment,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w deprive|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H6041"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* can \w steal|strong="H1497"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w widows|strong="H5971"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* loot \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w belongs|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w orphans|strong="H3490"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* judgment \w day|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7722"\w* arrives \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H4801"\w* \w place|strong="H4801"\w*?  
\q1 \w To|strong="H5921"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w*?  
\q1 \w Where|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w wealth|strong="H3519"\w*?   
\q1
\v 4  \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w*, \w except|strong="H1115"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w kneel|strong="H3766"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* prisoners,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w among|strong="H8478"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w*.  
\q1 \w Despite|strong="H5307"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w his|strong="H3605"\w* anger \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w subside|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* ready \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w strike|strong="H3027"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Turns on Arrogant Assyria  
\q1
\v 5  Assyria, \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w club|strong="H7626"\w* \w I|strong="H3027"\w* \w use|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* vent \w my|strong="H3027"\w* \w anger|strong="H2195"\w*, \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w as|strong="H3027"\w* good \w as|strong="H3027"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cudgel|strong="H4294"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w I|strong="H3027"\w* \w angrily|strong="H2195"\w* punish.   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w godless|strong="H2611"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* attack \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1471"\w* \w angry|strong="H5678"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* \w plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* carry \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w loot|strong="H7971"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w trample|strong="H4823"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H4823"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* dirt \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*.   
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\v 7  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w agree|strong="H1819"\w* \w with|strong="H3772"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*,  
\q1 \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H4592"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* goal \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3824"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H3824"\w* eliminate \w many|strong="H3808"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* says:  
\q1 “\w Are|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w all|strong="H3162"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*?   
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\v 9  \w Is|strong="H1834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Calneh|strong="H3641"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w Carchemish|strong="H3751"\w*?  
\q1 \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* Arpad?  
\q1 \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*?   
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\v 10  \w I|strong="H4672"\w* \w overpowered|strong="H3027"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* ruled \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w idols|strong="H6456"\w*,  
\q1 whose \w carved|strong="H6456"\w* \w images|strong="H6456"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w more|strong="H4672"\w* impressive than \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*’s \w or|strong="H3027"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*’s.   
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\v 11  \w As|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w have|strong="H3389"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w idols|strong="H6091"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w idols|strong="H6091"\w*.”   
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\v 12  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign master \w finishes|strong="H1214"\w* \w judging|strong="H4639"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* proudly \w planned|strong="H3824"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w arrogant|strong="H7312"\w* \w attitude|strong="H3824"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* displays.  
\v 13  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* says:  
\q1 “\w By|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H6213"\w* \w strong|strong="H3581"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w accomplished|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H6213"\w* strategy \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* devised.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* invaded \w the|strong="H3588"\w* territory \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* looted \w their|strong="H3588"\w* storehouses.  
\q1 \w Like|strong="H3381"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H3581"\w* conqueror, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w brought|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w rulers|strong="H3427"\w*.   
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\v 14  \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w discovered|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H4672"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* gathers \w up|strong="H7064"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w eggs|strong="H1000"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* gathered \w up|strong="H7064"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w wing|strong="H3671"\w* \w flapping|strong="H5074"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w open|strong="H6475"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w chirping|strong="H6850"\w*.”   
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\v 15  \w Does|strong="H3808"\w* \w an|strong="H7311"\w* ax \w exalt|strong="H7311"\w* \w itself|strong="H6286"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w wields|strong="H5130"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H4883"\w* \w magnify|strong="H1431"\w* \w itself|strong="H6286"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* cuts \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*?  
\q1 \w As|strong="H2672"\w* if \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w scepter|strong="H7626"\w* \w should|strong="H7626"\w* brandish \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* raises \w it|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w staff|strong="H4294"\w* \w should|strong="H7626"\w* \w lift|strong="H7311"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H7626"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H2672"\w* \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*!   
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\v 16  \w For|strong="H8478"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* make \w his|strong="H3068"\w* healthy \w ones|strong="H4924"\w* emaciated. \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w majestic|strong="H3519"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* \w up|strong="H7971"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* smoke.   
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\v 17  \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \w light|strong="H1197"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flame|strong="H3852"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w consume|strong="H1197"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Assyrian king’s \w briers|strong="H8068"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 18  \w The|strong="H5704"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H3615"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* orchard  
\q1 \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w completely|strong="H3615"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3615"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sick|strong="H5263"\w* \w man|strong="H5315"\w*’s \w life|strong="H5315"\w* ebbs \w away|strong="H3615"\w*.   
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\v 19  \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w few|strong="H4557"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w left|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3789"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* able \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w count|strong="H4557"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.   
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\v 20  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w left|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w remain|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w rely|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* foreign leader \w that|strong="H3117"\w* abuses \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Instead|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* truly \w rely|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 21  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* \w will|strong="H3290"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* \w of|strong="H1368"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* God.  
\v 22  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* numerous \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sand|strong="H2344"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w seashore|strong="H3220"\w*, \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*. \w Destruction|strong="H3631"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w decreed|strong="H2782"\w*; \w just|strong="H6666"\w* punishment \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* engulf \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 23  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w ready|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w decreed|strong="H2782"\w* \w destruction|strong="H3617"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H7130"\w*.   
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\v 24  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w here|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w what|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \w master|strong="H3427"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w commands|strong="H1870"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \w do|strong="H1870"\w* \w not|strong="H1870"\w* \w be|strong="H1870"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Assyria, \w even|strong="H3651"\w* though \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w beat|strong="H5221"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w club|strong="H7626"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w cudgel|strong="H4294"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w did|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 25  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w very|strong="H4213"\w* \w soon|strong="H4592"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* fury \w will|strong="H5750"\w* subside, \w and|strong="H5750"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w anger|strong="H2195"\w* \w will|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* directed \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w destruction|strong="H8399"\w*.”  
\v 26  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w commands|strong="H1870"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* beat \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w whip|strong="H7752"\w*, \w similar|strong="H4347"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* struck \w down|strong="H1870"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Oreb|strong="H6159"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w use|strong="H5375"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w staff|strong="H4294"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, \w lifting|strong="H1870"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.   
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\v 27  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w burden|strong="H5448"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w shoulders|strong="H7926"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H5493"\w* \w off|strong="H5493"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w too|strong="H5921"\w* large.  
\v 28   
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* attacked \w Aiath|strong="H5857"\w*,  
\q1 moved \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w Migron|strong="H4051"\w*,  
\q1 \w depositing|strong="H6485"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* supplies \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Micmash|strong="H4363"\w*.   
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\v 29  \w They|strong="H5674"\w* \w went|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w*,  
\q1 spent \w the|strong="H5674"\w* night \w at|strong="H7586"\w* \w Geba|strong="H1387"\w*.  
\q1 \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w* \w trembled|strong="H2729"\w*,  
\q1 \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w of|strong="H1390"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5674"\w*.   
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\v 30  \w Shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w out|strong="H6670"\w*, \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Gallim|strong="H1554"\w*!  
\q1 \w Pay|strong="H7181"\w* \w attention|strong="H7181"\w*, \w Laishah|strong="H3919"\w*!  
\q1 Answer \w her|strong="H1323"\w*, \w Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w*!   
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\v 31  \w Madmenah|strong="H4088"\w* flees,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Gebim|strong="H1374"\w* \w have|strong="H1374"\w* hidden.   
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\v 32  \w This|strong="H3027"\w* very \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Nob|strong="H5011"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w shake|strong="H5130"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* \w fist|strong="H3027"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* Zion’s \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* –  
\q1 \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
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\v 33  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w ready|strong="H7311"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H1438"\w* \w off|strong="H1438"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w branches|strong="H6288"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* terrifying power.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* tallest \w trees|strong="H1438"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H1438"\w* \w down|strong="H1438"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* loftiest \w ones|strong="H7311"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H3068"\w* \w low|strong="H8213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 34  \w The|strong="H5307"\w* \w thickets|strong="H5442"\w* \w of|strong="H3293"\w* \w the|strong="H5307"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w will|strong="H3293"\w* \w be|strong="H1270"\w* chopped \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H3293"\w* \w an|strong="H5307"\w* ax,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5307"\w* mighty \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w will|strong="H3293"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*.   
\c 11  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w shoot|strong="H2415"\w* \w will|strong="H8328"\w* \w grow|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*’s \w root|strong="H8328"\w* \w stock|strong="H1503"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bud \w will|strong="H8328"\w* sprout \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H3318"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* –  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w gives|strong="H5117"\w* extraordinary \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* provides \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ability \w to|strong="H3068"\w* execute \w plans|strong="H6098"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* produces absolute loyalty \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* take delight \w in|strong="H3068"\w* obeying \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* mere \w appearances|strong="H4758"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H3198"\w* \w decisions|strong="H3198"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* basis \w of|strong="H3068"\w* hearsay.   
\q1
\v 4  \w He|strong="H5221"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* treat \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w fairly|strong="H6664"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w make|strong="H3198"\w* \w right|strong="H6664"\w* \w decisions|strong="H3198"\w* \w for|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* downtrodden \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5221"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w strike|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* earth \w with|strong="H3198"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* order \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w executed|strong="H5221"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Justice|strong="H6664"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* belt around \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w*,  
\q1 integrity \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* belt around \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w hips|strong="H4975"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w wolf|strong="H2061"\w* \w will|strong="H5288"\w* \w reside|strong="H1481"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lamb|strong="H3532"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5288"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w leopard|strong="H5246"\w* \w will|strong="H5288"\w* \w lie|strong="H7257"\w* \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w goat|strong="H1423"\w*;  
\q1 \w an|strong="H5090"\w* ox \w and|strong="H5288"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w* \w will|strong="H5288"\w* graze \w together|strong="H3162"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w leads|strong="H5090"\w* \w them|strong="H3162"\w* \w along|strong="H5973"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w cow|strong="H6510"\w* \w and|strong="H1241"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bear|strong="H1677"\w* \w will|strong="H3206"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H7462"\w* \w young|strong="H1241"\w* \w will|strong="H3206"\w* \w lie|strong="H7257"\w* \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*.  
\q1 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* lion, \w like|strong="H3162"\w* an \w ox|strong="H1241"\w*, \w will|strong="H3206"\w* \w eat|strong="H7462"\w* \w straw|strong="H8401"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* baby \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w play|strong="H8173"\w*  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hole|strong="H2352"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* snake;  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* nest \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w serpent|strong="H6620"\w*  
\q1 \w an|strong="H5921"\w* \w infant|strong="H3243"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w put|strong="H1911"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* injure \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w royal|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* universal \w submission|strong="H1844"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s sovereignty,  
\q1 \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.   
\s1 Israel is Reclaimed and Reunited  
\p
\v 10  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w root|strong="H8328"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signal|strong="H5251"\w* flag \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w Nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* look \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5975"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w guidance|strong="H1875"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* residence \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w majestic|strong="H3519"\w*.  
\v 11  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* sovereign master \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w lift|strong="H8145"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* reclaim \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* Assyria, \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w Pathros|strong="H6624"\w*, \w Cush|strong="H3568"\w*, \w Elam|strong="H5867"\w*, \w Shinar|strong="H8152"\w*, \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* seacoasts.   
\q1
\v 12  \w He|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signal|strong="H5251"\w* flag \w for|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w dispersed|strong="H5310"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w assemble|strong="H6908"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*’s \w scattered|strong="H5310"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* four \w corners|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H3671"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* earth.   
\q1
\v 13  Ephraim’s \w jealousy|strong="H7068"\w* \w will|strong="H3063"\w* end,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*’s \w hostility|strong="H6862"\w* \w will|strong="H3063"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w eliminated|strong="H5493"\w*.  
\q1 Ephraim \w will|strong="H3063"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w jealous|strong="H7065"\w* \w of|strong="H3808"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will|strong="H3063"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w hostile|strong="H6887"\w* \w toward|strong="H7065"\w* Ephraim.   
\q1
\v 14  \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w swoop|strong="H5774"\w* \w down|strong="H5774"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w hills|strong="H3802"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w*;  
\q1 \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w they|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* loot \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w take|strong="H1121"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* Edom \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H4916"\w* subjects.   
\q1
\v 15  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* divide \w the|strong="H5921"\w* gulf \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egyptian|strong="H4714"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wave|strong="H5130"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H5104"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H5130"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* strong \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* turn \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w dried-up|strong="H5221"\w* \w streams|strong="H5158"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* enable \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w walk|strong="H1869"\w* \w across|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w highway|strong="H4546"\w* \w leading|strong="H7605"\w* \w out|strong="H7604"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Assyria  
\q1 \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 just \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* land \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.   
\c 12  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H7725"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* angry \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* anger \w subsided|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* consoled \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3444"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* trust \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fear|strong="H6342"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gives|strong="H3444"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* protects \w me|strong="H1961"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3444"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 3  \w Joyfully|strong="H8342"\w* \w you|strong="H4325"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w draw|strong="H7579"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H3444"\w* \w the|strong="H4325"\w* \w springs|strong="H4599"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* say:  
\q1 “\w Praise|strong="H3034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*!  
\q1 Ask \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w*!  
\q1 \w Publicize|strong="H7121"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* mighty \w acts|strong="H2142"\w* \w among|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*!  
\q1 \w Make|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* unique!   
\q1
\v 5  \w Sing|strong="H2167"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w magnificent|strong="H2167"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 let \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth!   
\q1
\v 6  \w Cry|strong="H6670"\w* \w out|strong="H7442"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* acts mightily \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!”   
\c 13  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w This|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H4853"\w* Babylon \w that|strong="H1121"\w* God revealed \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Amoz:  
\v 2   
\q1 \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bare|strong="H5375"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w raise|strong="H5375"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signal|strong="H5251"\w* flag,  
\q1 \w shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w wave|strong="H5130"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H5375"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w might|strong="H2022"\w* enter \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gates|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w princes|strong="H5081"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w orders|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H6680"\w* \w my|strong="H6942"\w* chosen \w soldiers|strong="H1368"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* through \w whom|strong="H1368"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* vent \w my|strong="H6942"\w* anger,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H6942"\w* boasting, \w arrogant|strong="H1346"\w* \w ones|strong="H1368"\w*.  
\v 4   
\q1 \w There|strong="H2022"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* loud \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* –  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H1823"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H7227"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*!  
\q1 \w There|strong="H2022"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w commotion|strong="H1995"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* –  
\q1 \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w being|strong="H5971"\w* \w assembled|strong="H6485"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w mustering|strong="H6485"\w*  
\q1 \w forces|strong="H4421"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w They|strong="H3068"\w* come \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H4801"\w* \w land|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* horizon.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w instruments|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment,  
\q1 coming \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2254"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w comes|strong="H3117"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* destructive power \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign judge.   
\q1
\v 7  \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w hang|strong="H7503"\w* \w limp|strong="H7503"\w*,  
\q1 \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w human|strong="H3027"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* loses \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w courage|strong="H3824"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w They|strong="H6440"\w* panic –  
\q1 \w cramps|strong="H6735"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w pain|strong="H2342"\w* seize hold \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H6440"\w* those \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w woman|strong="H3205"\w* \w who|strong="H3205"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* straining \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w look|strong="H2342"\w* \w at|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H7453"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w astonishment|strong="H8539"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H6440"\w* flushed red.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* judgment \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H2009"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* cruelty \w and|strong="H3068"\w* savage, \w raging|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H5678"\w*,  
\q1 \w destroying|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* earth  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* annihilating \w its|strong="H7760"\w* \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w in|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w constellations|strong="H3685"\w*  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H3394"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w light|strong="H5050"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w is|strong="H8121"\w* \w darkened|strong="H2821"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w soon|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w rises|strong="H3318"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w shine|strong="H5050"\w*.  
\v 11   
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5771"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w people|strong="H7563"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w put|strong="H7673"\w* \w an|strong="H7673"\w* \w end|strong="H7673"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pride|strong="H1347"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* insolent,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w bring|strong="H8213"\w* \w down|strong="H8213"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w arrogance|strong="H1346"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w tyrants|strong="H6184"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  I will \w make|strong="H3365"\w* human beings more scarce than \w pure|strong="H6337"\w* \w gold|strong="H3800"\w*,  
\q1 and people more scarce than \w gold|strong="H3800"\w* \w from|strong="H3800"\w* Ophir.   
\q1
\v 13  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w loose|strong="H4725"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w foundation|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fury|strong="H5678"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* vents \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w raging|strong="H7264"\w* \w anger|strong="H5678"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* frightened \w gazelle|strong="H6643"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w no|strong="H1961"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H6908"\w*,  
\q1 \w each|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w toward|strong="H6437"\w* home,  
\q1 \w each|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* homeland.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w caught|strong="H4672"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be|strong="H2719"\w* \w stabbed|strong="H1856"\w*;  
\q1 \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w seized|strong="H5307"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w die|strong="H5307"\w* \w by|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Their|strong="H8155"\w* \w children|strong="H5768"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H5869"\w* smashed \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7376"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w their|strong="H8155"\w* very \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H8155"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H5869"\w* looted  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H8155"\w* wives \w raped|strong="H7693"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* stirring \w up|strong="H5782"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Medes|strong="H4074"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* attack \w them|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* concerned \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* interested \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* \w arrows|strong="H7198"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* cut \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* ribbons;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w person|strong="H5869"\w*’s \w offspring|strong="H6529"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w look|strong="H5869"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w pity|strong="H2347"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  Babylon, \w the|strong="H1961"\w* most admired \w of|strong="H4467"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Chaldeans|strong="H3778"\w*’ source \w of|strong="H4467"\w* \w honor|strong="H8597"\w* \w and|strong="H5467"\w* \w pride|strong="H1347"\w*,  
\q1 \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* destroyed \w by|strong="H1961"\w* God  
\q1 just \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and|strong="H5467"\w* \w Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* again;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w ever|strong="H5331"\w* \w reside|strong="H7931"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* again.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w bedouin|strong="H6163"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* camp \w there|strong="H8033"\w*,  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w rest|strong="H7257"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* flocks \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  Wild animals \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w rest|strong="H7257"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H4390"\w* ruined \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* hyenas.  
\q1 \w Ostriches|strong="H3284"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*,  
\q1 wild \w goats|strong="H8163"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w skip|strong="H7540"\w* \w among|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* ruins.   
\q1
\v 22  Wild dogs \w will|strong="H3808"\w* yip \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w her|strong="H3117"\w* ruined fortresses,  
\q1 \w jackals|strong="H8577"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* yelp \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* once-splendid \w palaces|strong="H1964"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w almost|strong="H3117"\w* \w up|strong="H6030"\w*,  
\q1 \w her|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w prolonged|strong="H4900"\w*.   
\c 14  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*; \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* choose \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* special \w people|strong="H3240"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* restore \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* land. Resident \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w join|strong="H3867"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* unite \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w back|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Jacob \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3947"\w* foreigners \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* settle \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w land|strong="H4725"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3947"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w captors|strong="H7617"\w* \w captives|strong="H7617"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w rule|strong="H7287"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ones \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H5065"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 3  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gives|strong="H5117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w relief|strong="H5117"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* suffering \w and|strong="H3068"\w* anxiety, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w hard|strong="H7186"\w* \w labor|strong="H5656"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w perform|strong="H5647"\w*,  
\v 4  \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w taunt|strong="H4912"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Babylon \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* words:  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H5375"\w* how \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w oppressor|strong="H5065"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* \w met|strong="H5375"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w end|strong="H7673"\w*!  
\q1 \w Hostility|strong="H4062"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* \w ceased|strong="H7673"\w*!   
\q1
\v 5  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w club|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w scepter|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w rulers|strong="H4910"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w It|strong="H5221"\w* \w furiously|strong="H5678"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w unceasing|strong="H1115"\w* \w blows|strong="H5221"\w*.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H5221"\w* angrily \w ruled|strong="H7287"\w* \w over|strong="H7287"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w oppressing|strong="H4783"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w without|strong="H1097"\w* \w restraint|strong="H2820"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w rests|strong="H5117"\w* \w and|strong="H8252"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w break|strong="H6476"\w* \w into|strong="H6476"\w* song.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w evergreens|strong="H1265"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* demise,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H1571"\w* do \w the|strong="H5921"\w* cedars \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, singing,  
\q1 ‘\w Since|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w fell|strong="H5927"\w* asleep,  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w woodsman|strong="H3772"\w* \w comes|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* chop \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 9  \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w stirred|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w about|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 ready \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w when|strong="H6965"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* arrive.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H6965"\w* rouses \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w spirits|strong="H7496"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w dead|strong="H7496"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* former \w leaders|strong="H6260"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H6965"\w* makes \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* former \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w thrones|strong="H3678"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H6030"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, saying:  
\q1 ‘\w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w become|strong="H2470"\w* \w weak|strong="H2470"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w us|strong="H4911"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w become|strong="H2470"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w us|strong="H4911"\w*!   
\q1
\v 11  \w Your|strong="H3381"\w* \w splendor|strong="H1347"\w* \w has|strong="H7585"\w* been \w brought|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H8478"\w* well \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* sound \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w your|strong="H3381"\w* stringed instruments.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3381"\w* lie \w on|strong="H8478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bed|strong="H3331"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w maggots|strong="H7415"\w*,  
\q1 \w with|strong="H3381"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* blanket \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w worms|strong="H8438"\w* \w over|strong="H5035"\w* \w you|strong="H3381"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Look|strong="H5307"\w* how \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* shining \w one|strong="H1121"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dawn|strong="H7837"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* been \w cut|strong="H1438"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ground,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* conqueror \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*!   
\q1
\v 13  \w You|strong="H2022"\w* said \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w yourself|strong="H3824"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H7311"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w climb|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\q1 \w Above|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* El  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7311"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w set|strong="H3427"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w my|strong="H7311"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7311"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w rule|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w assembly|strong="H4150"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w remote|strong="H3411"\w* slopes \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Zaphon.   
\q1
\v 14  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* will \w climb|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* tops \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* will \w make|strong="H1819"\w* \w myself|strong="H1819"\w* \w like|strong="H1819"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Most|strong="H5945"\w* \w High|strong="H1116"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 15  But \w you|strong="H3381"\w* were \w brought|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* \w remote|strong="H3411"\w* slopes \w of|strong="H3411"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* \w pit|strong="H7585"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Those|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w stare|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H7200"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* carefully, thinking:  
\q1 “\w Is|strong="H2088"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w man|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* \w shook|strong="H7493"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* made \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w tremble|strong="H7264"\w*?   
\q1
\v 17  \w Is|strong="H5892"\w* \w this|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2040"\w* \w its|strong="H7760"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w free|strong="H6605"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* prisoners \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* could return \w home|strong="H1004"\w*?”’  
\v 18   
\q1 \w As|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* them \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w*,  
\q1 \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* own \w tomb|strong="H1004"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  But \w you|strong="H3381"\w* have been \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w out|strong="H7993"\w* \w of|strong="H2719"\w* \w your|strong="H2026"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3381"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* shoot \w that|strong="H2719"\w* \w is|strong="H2719"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3381"\w* lie \w among|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* \w slain|strong="H2026"\w*,  
\q1 \w among|strong="H2719"\w* those who have been slashed \w by|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w among|strong="H2719"\w* those headed \w for|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* stones \w of|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* pit,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3381"\w* if \w you|strong="H3381"\w* \w were|strong="H2719"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mangled \w corpse|strong="H6297"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* land  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w* \w of|strong="H2233"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7489"\w*  
\q1 \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w mentioned|strong="H7121"\w* again.   
\q1
\v 21  \w Prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* execute \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* ancestors \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w committed|strong="H3559"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1077"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H1077"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H1121"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w surface|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 22 “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* blot \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3772"\w* remembrance \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Babylon \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3772"\w* \w all|strong="H3772"\w* \w her|strong="H3772"\w* people,  
\q1 including \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w offspring|strong="H5209"\w* \w she|strong="H5921"\w* produces,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 23 “\w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w her|strong="H7760"\w* \w into|strong="H4325"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* overrun \w with|strong="H3068"\w* wild animals  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* covered \w with|strong="H3068"\w* pools \w of|strong="H3068"\w* stagnant \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w get|strong="H7760"\w* rid \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H7760"\w*, just \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* sweeps away dirt \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w broom|strong="H4292"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\v 24   
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w makes|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w solemn|strong="H7650"\w* \w vow|strong="H7650"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Be|strong="H1961"\w* \w sure|strong="H6965"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*:  
\q1 Just \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w intended|strong="H1819"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w*;  
\q1 just \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w planned|strong="H3289"\w*, \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w* Assyria \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* land,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* trample \w them|strong="H5921"\w* underfoot \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* people,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w burden|strong="H5448"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* lifted \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w shoulders|strong="H7926"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w plan|strong="H6098"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w devised|strong="H3289"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* earth;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* ready \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w strike|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 27  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* plan,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* possibly \w frustrate|strong="H6565"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*?  
\q1 \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* ready \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w strike|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* possibly stop \w it|strong="H3588"\w*?   
\s1 The Lord Will Judge the Philistines  
\p
\v 28  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ahaz \w died|strong="H4194"\w*, \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* revealed:   
\q1
\v 29  Don’t \w be|strong="H3318"\w* \w so|strong="H3318"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6429"\w*,  
\q1 \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w club|strong="H7626"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w beat|strong="H5221"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w viper|strong="H6848"\w* \w will|strong="H8328"\w* \w grow|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w serpent|strong="H5175"\w*’s \w root|strong="H8328"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w will|strong="H8328"\w* \w be|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* darting \w adder|strong="H8314"\w*.   
\q1
\v 30  \w The|strong="H4191"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w will|strong="H8328"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w my|strong="H7462"\w* \w pastures|strong="H7462"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w needy|strong="H1800"\w* \w will|strong="H8328"\w* \w rest|strong="H7611"\w* securely.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H4191"\w* I \w will|strong="H8328"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H2026"\w* \w root|strong="H8328"\w* \w by|strong="H4191"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H4191"\w* \w will|strong="H8328"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w all|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H2026"\w* \w survivors|strong="H7611"\w*.   
\q1
\v 31  \w Wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*!  
\q1 \w Cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*!  
\q1 \w Melt|strong="H4127"\w* \w with|strong="H5892"\w* fear, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6429"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* comes \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cloud \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* stragglers \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w ranks|strong="H4151"\w*.   
\q1
\v 32  \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*?  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w secure|strong="H3245"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H6041"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* find safety \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\c 15  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  Here \w is|strong="H4124"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H4853"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*:  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w in|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H4124"\w* \w devastated|strong="H7703"\w*,  
\q1 \w Ar|strong="H6144"\w* \w of|strong="H4853"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w is|strong="H4124"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*!  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w in|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H4124"\w* \w devastated|strong="H7703"\w*,  
\q1 \w Kir|strong="H7024"\w* \w of|strong="H4853"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w is|strong="H4124"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* temple,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w Dibon|strong="H1769"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* lament.  
\q1 \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w what|strong="H5927"\w* happened \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w Nebo|strong="H5015"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w Medeba|strong="H4311"\w*, \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w wails|strong="H3213"\w*.  
\q1 \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* shaved bare,  
\q1 \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w beard|strong="H2206"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* trimmed \w off|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* wear \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*;  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w roofs|strong="H1406"\w* \w and|strong="H3381"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w town|strong="H7339"\w* \w squares|strong="H7339"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w wail|strong="H3213"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w fall|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w weeping|strong="H1065"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* Elealeh \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w voices|strong="H6963"\w* \w are|strong="H5315"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* away \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Jahaz|strong="H3096"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*’s \w soldiers|strong="H2502"\w* \w shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* distress;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H8085"\w* courage wavers.   
\q1
\v 5  \w My|strong="H5927"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w cries|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*’s plight,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fugitives|strong="H1280"\w* stretched \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Zoar|strong="H6820"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* Eglath Shelishiyah.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w weep|strong="H1065"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ascent|strong="H4608"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w Luhith|strong="H3872"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* loudly \w lament|strong="H2201"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* demise \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Horonaim|strong="H2773"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w Nimrim|strong="H5249"\w* \w are|strong="H4325"\w* \w gone|strong="H1961"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vegetation|strong="H1877"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* disappeared,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H4325"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w plants|strong="H3418"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w have|strong="H5375"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w stored|strong="H6486"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Poplars|strong="H6155"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w cries|strong="H2201"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w distress|strong="H2201"\w* echo \w throughout|strong="H5704"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4124"\w* \w territory|strong="H1366"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w wailing|strong="H3215"\w* can \w be|strong="H2201"\w* \w heard|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H3588"\w* Eglaim \w and|strong="H4124"\w* Beer Elim.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w Dimon|strong="H1775"\w* \w are|strong="H4325"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*!  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* heap \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w more|strong="H3254"\w* trouble \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Dimon|strong="H1775"\w*.  
\q1 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w attack|strong="H4124"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4124"\w* \w fugitives|strong="H7611"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w* \w left|strong="H7611"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land.   
\c 16  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Send|strong="H7971"\w* \w rams|strong="H3733"\w* \w as|strong="H2022"\w* tribute \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* land,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H7971"\w* \w Sela|strong="H5554"\w* \w in|strong="H4910"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w At|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w fords|strong="H4569"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* Arnon  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4124"\w* \w women|strong="H1323"\w* \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bird|strong="H5775"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H1961"\w* flies \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* forced \w from|strong="H7971"\w* \w its|strong="H1961"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3 “\w Bring|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w plan|strong="H6098"\w*, \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w decision|strong="H6415"\w*!  
\q1 \w Provide|strong="H6213"\w* some \w shade|strong="H6738"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w day|strong="H6672"\w*!  
\q1 \w Hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w fugitives|strong="H5074"\w*! \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w betray|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H6213"\w* tries \w to|strong="H6213"\w* escape!   
\q1
\v 4  Please let \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4124"\w* \w fugitives|strong="H5080"\w* \w live|strong="H1481"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w Hide|strong="H5643"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w destroyer|strong="H7703"\w*!”  
\q1 \w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* applies pressure \w will|strong="H4124"\w* \w cease|strong="H8552"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w destroyer|strong="H7703"\w* \w will|strong="H4124"\w* \w come|strong="H3615"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w an|strong="H4480"\w* \w end|strong="H3615"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w trample|strong="H7429"\w* \w will|strong="H4124"\w* \w disappear|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H1732"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* trustworthy \w king|strong="H3678"\w* \w will|strong="H2617"\w* \w be|strong="H1732"\w* \w established|strong="H3559"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w will|strong="H2617"\w* \w rule|strong="H8199"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w reliable|strong="H3559"\w* \w manner|strong="H4941"\w*,  
\q1 \w this|strong="H1732"\w* one \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*’s family.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1732"\w* \w will|strong="H2617"\w* \w be|strong="H1732"\w* \w sure|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H3559"\w* \w just|strong="H6664"\w* \w decisions|strong="H4941"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w will|strong="H2617"\w* \w be|strong="H1732"\w* experienced \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w executing|strong="H8199"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*’s \w pride|strong="H1347"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w great|strong="H3966"\w* \w arrogance|strong="H1346"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H8085"\w* boasting, \w pride|strong="H1347"\w*, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* excess.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* boastful claims \w are|strong="H3808"\w* empty!   
\q1
\v 7  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w wails|strong="H3213"\w* \w over|strong="H3213"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* demise –  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w wail|strong="H3213"\w*!  
\q1 \w Completely|strong="H3605"\w* devastated, \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w moan|strong="H1897"\w*  
\q1 \w about|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H3651"\w* \w has|strong="H4124"\w* happened \w to|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* raisin cakes \w of|strong="H3605"\w* Kir Hareseth.   
\q1
\v 8  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fields|strong="H7709"\w* \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* dried \w up|strong="H5704"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H5704"\w* well \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w Sibmah|strong="H7643"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* rulers \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w trample|strong="H8291"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w its|strong="H3220"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w*,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H1471"\w* \w reach|strong="H5060"\w* \w Jazer|strong="H3270"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w spread|strong="H5203"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3588"\w* shoots \w spread|strong="H5203"\w* \w out|strong="H5674"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jazer|strong="H3270"\w*  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Sibmah|strong="H7643"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* saturate \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w tears|strong="H1832"\w*, \w Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w and|strong="H5307"\w* Elealeh,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* conquering invaders \w shout|strong="H1959"\w* \w triumphantly|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w fruit|strong="H7019"\w* \w and|strong="H5307"\w* \w crops|strong="H7019"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w and|strong="H8057"\w* \w happiness|strong="H8057"\w* \w disappear|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* orchards,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8057"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* rejoices \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w shouts|strong="H1959"\w*;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w treads|strong="H1869"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* juice \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w vats|strong="H3342"\w* –  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w brought|strong="H7673"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w joyful|strong="H7442"\w* \w shouts|strong="H1959"\w* \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w an|strong="H7673"\w* \w end|strong="H7673"\w*.   
\p  
\q1
\v 11  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w heart|strong="H4578"\w* constantly sighs \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* strumming \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w harp|strong="H3658"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w inner|strong="H7130"\w* being sighs \w for|strong="H5921"\w* Kir Hareseth.   
\q1
\v 12  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w plead|strong="H3811"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w might|strong="H3201"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* enter \w their|strong="H7200"\w* temples \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w*, \w their|strong="H7200"\w* prayers \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* ineffective!   
\p
\v 13  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* previously \w announced|strong="H1696"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w makes|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H1696"\w* \w announcement|strong="H3068"\w*: “Within \w exactly|strong="H3605"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*’s \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* disappear, along \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*; \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w few|strong="H4592"\w*, \w insignificant|strong="H3524"\w* \w survivors|strong="H7605"\w* \w left|strong="H7605"\w*.”   
\c 17  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Here|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w no|strong="H1961"\w* \w longer|strong="H5493"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w heap|strong="H4596"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w ruins|strong="H5892"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \w The|strong="H5800"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Aroer|strong="H6177"\w* \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5800"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5892"\w* \w herds|strong="H5739"\w*,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w lie|strong="H7257"\w* \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* peace.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w cities|strong="H4013"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w disappear|strong="H7673"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* Ephraim,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* lose \w its|strong="H1961"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w survivors|strong="H7605"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* Syria  
\q1 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w end|strong="H7673"\w* \w up|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4 “\w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*’s \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* greatly diminished,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w skin|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* bones.   
\q1
\v 5  \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* gathers \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w grain|strong="H7054"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* hand \w gleans|strong="H7114"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* ear \w of|strong="H6010"\w* \w grain|strong="H7054"\w*.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w gathering|strong="H3950"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w ears|strong="H7641"\w* \w of|strong="H6010"\w* \w grain|strong="H7054"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w of|strong="H6010"\w* \w Rephaim|strong="H7497"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w There|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w some|strong="H5955"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w behind|strong="H7604"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w tree|strong="H2132"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* beaten –  
\q1 \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w or|strong="H7218"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* ripe \w olives|strong="H2132"\w* \w remain|strong="H7604"\w* \w toward|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* very \w top|strong="H7218"\w*,  
\q1 \w four|strong="H7969"\w* \w or|strong="H7218"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w its|strong="H7604"\w* \w fruitful|strong="H6509"\w* \w branches|strong="H5585"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w men|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* trust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* creator;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w depend|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* trust \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w depend|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* Asherah poles \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w incense|strong="H2553"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* fingers \w made|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w fortified|strong="H5800"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* summits \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Amorites,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*;  
\q1 \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w desolation|strong="H8077"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* ignore \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H6697"\w* \w who|strong="H2114"\w* rescues \w you|strong="H3588"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* pay \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w attention|strong="H2142"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w strong|strong="H4581"\w* \w protector|strong="H6697"\w*.  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H2142"\w* happens:  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* cultivate \w beautiful|strong="H5282"\w* \w plants|strong="H5194"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6697"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w exotic|strong="H2114"\w* \w vines|strong="H2156"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* begin cultivating, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* do \w what|strong="H2233"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w can|strong="H2233"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w make|strong="H2470"\w* \w it|strong="H1242"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* begin \w planting|strong="H2233"\w*, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* do \w what|strong="H2233"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w can|strong="H2233"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w make|strong="H2470"\w* \w it|strong="H1242"\w* \w sprout|strong="H6524"\w*.  
\q1 \w Yet|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* disappear \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* disease  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w incurable|strong="H2470"\w* \w pain|strong="H3511"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w The|strong="H5971"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* massing \w together|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* good \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w dead|strong="H7227"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w make|strong="H1993"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w commotion|strong="H1995"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w loud|strong="H1993"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H5971"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7588"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5971"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*’s \w waves|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w making|strong="H1993"\w* such \w an|strong="H1993"\w* \w uproar|strong="H1993"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* good \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w dead|strong="H7227"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w make|strong="H1993"\w* \w an|strong="H1993"\w* \w uproar|strong="H1993"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w loud|strong="H1993"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H5971"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7588"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w powerful|strong="H7227"\w* \w waves|strong="H4325"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  Though \w these|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H3816"\w* make \w an|strong="H6440"\w* \w uproar|strong="H7588"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* loud \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7588"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w powerful|strong="H7227"\w* \w waves|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H5127"\w* \w he|strong="H6440"\w* shouts \w at|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H4801"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w driven|strong="H7291"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w dead|strong="H7227"\w* weeds \w on|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H2022"\w* \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w dead|strong="H7227"\w* thistles \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H7291"\w* \w gale|strong="H5492"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w In|strong="H2506"\w* \w the|strong="H2009"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w sudden|strong="H1091"\w* \w terror|strong="H1091"\w*;  
\q1 \w by|strong="H1242"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w they|strong="H2962"\w* vanish.  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H2009"\w* fate \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w those|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* try \w to|strong="H6256"\w* \w plunder|strong="H8154"\w* us,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H2009"\w* \w destiny|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w those|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* try \w to|strong="H6256"\w* loot us!   
\c 18  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w The|strong="H5676"\w* \w land|strong="H5676"\w* \w of|strong="H5104"\w* buzzing \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w is|strong="H3671"\w* as good as dead,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w one|strong="H3671"\w* \w beyond|strong="H5676"\w* \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* \w of|strong="H5104"\w* \w Cush|strong="H3568"\w*,   
\q1
\v 2  \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w sends|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H1931"\w* glide \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*’s \w surface|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* boats \w made|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w papyrus|strong="H1573"\w*.  
\q1 \w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w swift|strong="H7031"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w tall|strong="H4900"\w*, \w smooth-skinned|strong="H4178"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* \w far|strong="H4480"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w wide|strong="H1973"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w strong|strong="H6978"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* victorious,  
\q1 \w whose|strong="H1471"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* divide.   
\q1
\v 3  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w reside|strong="H7931"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signal|strong="H5251"\w* flag \w raised|strong="H5375"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* being \w blown|strong="H8628"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* told \w me|strong="H5921"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* wait \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w watch|strong="H5027"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H4349"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3541"\w* \w scorching|strong="H6703"\w* \w heat|strong="H2527"\w* produced \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sunlight,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3541"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cloud|strong="H5645"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* mist \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w heat|strong="H2527"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 5  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*, \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w bud|strong="H6525"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* sprouted,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ripening|strong="H1580"\w* \w fruit|strong="H1155"\w* \w appears|strong="H1961"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* unproductive \w shoots|strong="H7105"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w pruning|strong="H4211"\w* \w knives|strong="H4211"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* prune \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w tendrils|strong="H5189"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w birds|strong="H5861"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wild animals;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w birds|strong="H5861"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* eat \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w during|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w summer|strong="H6972"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wild animals \w will|strong="H2022"\w* eat \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w during|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w winter|strong="H2778"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*  
\q1 \w tribute|strong="H7862"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H2986"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w tall|strong="H4900"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w smooth-skinned|strong="H4178"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* \w far|strong="H4480"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w wide|strong="H1973"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w strong|strong="H6978"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* victorious,  
\q1 \w whose|strong="H1471"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* divide.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribute|strong="H7862"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H2986"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* chosen \w to|strong="H3068"\w* reside, \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.   
\c 19  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Here|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*:  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w rides|strong="H7392"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* swift-moving \w cloud|strong="H5645"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* approaches \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* idols \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w tremble|strong="H5128"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w lose|strong="H4549"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w courage|strong="H3824"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* provoke civil strife \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*,  
\q1 brothers \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H3898"\w* \w each|strong="H5892"\w* \w other|strong="H7453"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w neighbors|strong="H7453"\w*,  
\q1 \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H1875"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* panic,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w confuse|strong="H1104"\w* \w their|strong="H7130"\w* \w strategy|strong="H6098"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H7130"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w guidance|strong="H6098"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* idols \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* \w spirits|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* pits used \w to|strong="H4714"\w* conjure \w up|strong="H1104"\w* underworld \w spirits|strong="H7307"\w*, \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* magicians.   
\q1
\v 4  \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w harsh|strong="H7186"\w* \w master|strong="H4910"\w*;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* powerful \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* sovereign \w master|strong="H4910"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w The|strong="H3001"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3001"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w be|strong="H4325"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3001"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w be|strong="H4325"\w* empty.   
\q1
\v 6  \w The|strong="H2717"\w* \w canals|strong="H2975"\w* \w will|strong="H2975"\w* stink;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H2717"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w of|strong="H5104"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4693"\w* \w will|strong="H2975"\w* trickle \w and|strong="H7070"\w* then \w dry|strong="H2717"\w* \w up|strong="H2717"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H2717"\w* bulrushes \w and|strong="H7070"\w* \w reeds|strong="H7070"\w* \w will|strong="H2975"\w* decay,   
\q1
\v 7  \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* plants \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* cultivated land \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*  
\q1 \w will|strong="H2975"\w* turn \w to|strong="H5921"\w* dust \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w be|strong="H6310"\w* blown \w away|strong="H5086"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* fishermen \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w mourn|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* lament,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fishhook|strong="H2443"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w river|strong="H2975"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H7993"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w net|strong="H4365"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*’s \w surface|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* grieve.   
\q1
\v 9  Those who \w make|strong="H5647"\w* clothes from \w combed|strong="H8305"\w* \w flax|strong="H6593"\w* \w will|strong="H5647"\w* \w be|strong="H5647"\w* embarrassed;  
\q1 those who weave \w will|strong="H5647"\w* turn pale.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* cloth \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w demoralized|strong="H1792"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hired|strong="H7938"\w* \w workers|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* depressed.   
\q1
\v 11  \w The|strong="H1197"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zoan|strong="H6814"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* nothing \w but|strong="H4428"\w* \w fools|strong="H1121"\w*;  
\q1 \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w advisers|strong="H6098"\w* give \w stupid|strong="H1197"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w*.  
\q1 How dare \w you|strong="H4428"\w* say \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H1121"\w* am \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1197"\w* sages,  
\q1 \w one|strong="H1121"\w* well-versed \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H1197"\w* writings \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1197"\w* \w ancient|strong="H6924"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*?”   
\q1
\v 12  \w But|strong="H3068"\w* \w where|strong="H4100"\w*, \w oh|strong="H4994"\w* \w where|strong="H4100"\w*, \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w*?  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H4994"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w find|strong="H3045"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w commands|strong="H4994"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w planned|strong="H3289"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The|strong="H7626"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Zoan|strong="H6814"\w* \w are|strong="H4714"\w* \w fools|strong="H2973"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7626"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Memphis|strong="H5297"\w* \w are|strong="H4714"\w* \w misled|strong="H8582"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7626"\w* \w rulers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w her|strong="H8269"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w lead|strong="H8582"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w astray|strong="H8582"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w them|strong="H8582"\w* undiscerning;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w lead|strong="H8582"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w astray|strong="H8582"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* she \w does|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H7307"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* she \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7910"\w* sliding around \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* own \w vomit|strong="H6892"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w able|strong="H4639"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thing,  
\q1 \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w tail|strong="H2180"\w*, \w shoots|strong="H3712"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* stalk.   
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\v 16  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* women. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w tremble|strong="H2729"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fear|strong="H6342"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w brandishes|strong="H8573"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w fist|strong="H3027"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 17  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* humiliate \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w hears|strong="H2142"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6342"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w planning|strong="H3289"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 18  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w language|strong="H8193"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w swear|strong="H7650"\w* allegiance \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*. \w One|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* called \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Sun.  
\v 19  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* well \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sacred \w pillar|strong="H4676"\w* dedicated \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w its|strong="H1961"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w*.  
\v 20  \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* visual \w reminder|strong="H5707"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w cry|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w oppressors|strong="H3905"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* defender \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*.  
\v 21  \w The|strong="H5647"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w reveal|strong="H3045"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w acknowledge|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w authority|strong="H5647"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w present|strong="H4503"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*; \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w vows|strong="H5088"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fulfill|strong="H7999"\w* \w them|strong="H5647"\w*.  
\v 22  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w strike|strong="H5062"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w striking|strong="H5062"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H7725"\w* \w healing|strong="H7495"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* listen \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayers|strong="H6279"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w heal|strong="H7495"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w highway|strong="H4546"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Assyria. \w The|strong="H5647"\w* Assyrians \w will|strong="H1961"\w* visit \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* visit Assyria. \w The|strong="H5647"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* Assyrians \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w worship|strong="H5647"\w* together.  
\v 24  \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* member \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* group, along \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* Assyria, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* recipient \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* earth.  
\v 25  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pronounce|strong="H1288"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* earth, saying, “\w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, Assyria, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* special \w possession|strong="H5159"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*!”   
\c 20  
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\v 1  \w The|strong="H7971"\w* \nd Lord\nd* revealed \w the|strong="H7971"\w* following message during \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w which|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sargon|strong="H5623"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* commanding general \w to|strong="H7971"\w* Ashdod, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H8141"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w it|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w it|strong="H7971"\w*.  
\v 2  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w announced|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Amoz: “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w*, \w remove|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w take|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sandals|strong="H5275"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*.” \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w instructed|strong="H1696"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* undergarments \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w barefoot|strong="H3182"\w*.  
\v 3  Later \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* explained, “\w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* same \w way|strong="H1980"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* undergarments \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w barefoot|strong="H3182"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* past \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* object lesson \w and|strong="H1980"\w* omen \w pertaining|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w Cush|strong="H3568"\w*,  
\v 4  \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w lead|strong="H5090"\w* \w away|strong="H5090"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w captives|strong="H7628"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w exiles|strong="H1546"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Cush|strong="H3568"\w*, both \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* undergarments \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w barefoot|strong="H3182"\w*, \w with|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w buttocks|strong="H8357"\w* exposed; \w the|strong="H3651"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* publicly humiliated.  
\v 5  \w Those|strong="H4480"\w* who put \w their|strong="H4480"\w* \w hope|strong="H4007"\w* \w in|strong="H4714"\w* \w Cush|strong="H3568"\w* \w and|strong="H4714"\w* took \w pride|strong="H8597"\w* \w in|strong="H4714"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w* \w be|strong="H4480"\w* \w afraid|strong="H2865"\w* \w and|strong="H4714"\w* embarrassed.  
\v 6  \w At|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* coast \w will|strong="H4428"\w* say, ‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* happened \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w our|strong="H5337"\w* source \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w hope|strong="H4007"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w*, expecting \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w rescued|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria! \w How|strong="H2009"\w* can \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w*?’”   
\c 21  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  Here \w is|strong="H4057"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H4853"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* \w Desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w by|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*:  
\q1 \w Like|strong="H4057"\w* strong winds \w blowing|strong="H2498"\w* \w in|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w*,  
\q1 one invades from \w the|strong="H3372"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*,  
\q1 from \w a|strong="H3068"\w* land \w that|strong="H3220"\w* \w is|strong="H4057"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* received \w a|strong="H3068"\w* distressing \w message|strong="H2380"\w*:  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* deceiver deceives,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w destroyer|strong="H7703"\w* \w destroys|strong="H7703"\w*.  
\q1 \w Attack|strong="H5927"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* Elamites!  
\q1 \w Lay|strong="H6696"\w* \w siege|strong="H6696"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w Medes|strong="H4074"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H7703"\w* \w put|strong="H7673"\w* \w an|strong="H7673"\w* \w end|strong="H7673"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* groaning!”   
\q1
\v 3  \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* stomach \w churns|strong="H2479"\w*;  
\q1 \w cramps|strong="H6735"\w* overwhelm \w me|strong="H7200"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* contractions \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w woman|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w labor|strong="H3205"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am disturbed \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*,  
\q1 horrified \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w My|strong="H7760"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w palpitates|strong="H6427"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* shake \w in|strong="H7760"\w* \w fear|strong="H2731"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w twilight|strong="H5399"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w desired|strong="H2837"\w*  
\q1 \w has|strong="H6427"\w* \w brought|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w* \w terror|strong="H6427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Arrange|strong="H6186"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*,  
\q1 \w lay|strong="H6186"\w* \w out|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* carpet,  
\q1 eat \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*!  
\q1 \w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w you|strong="H4886"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w*,  
\q1 \w smear|strong="H4886"\w* \w oil|strong="H4886"\w* \w on|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w*!   
\q1
\v 6  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H5975"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* sovereign master \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w post|strong="H6822"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* guard!  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* must \w report|strong="H5046"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H7200"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*,  
\q1 \w teams|strong="H6776"\w* \w of|strong="H7393"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w*,  
\q1 \w riders|strong="H7393"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w*,  
\q1 \w riders|strong="H7393"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H7200"\w* must be \w alert|strong="H7182"\w*,  
\q1 \w very|strong="H7227"\w* \w alert|strong="H7182"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 8  \w Then|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w guard|strong="H4931"\w* \w cries|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w*:  
\q1 “\w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w watchtower|strong="H4707"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign master,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w long|strong="H3605"\w*;  
\q1 \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w post|strong="H4931"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am \w stationed|strong="H5975"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w*’s \w coming|strong="H2009"\w*!  
\q1 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* charioteer,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w team|strong="H6776"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w*.”  
\q1 \w When|strong="H5307"\w* questioned, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w replies|strong="H6030"\w*,  
\q1 “Babylon \w has|strong="H2009"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*, \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*!  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H6456"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* gods \w lie|strong="H5307"\w* \w shattered|strong="H7665"\w* \w on|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground!”   
\q1
\v 10  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* downtrodden \w people|strong="H1121"\w*, crushed \w like|strong="H3478"\w* stalks \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floor|strong="H1637"\w*,  
\q1 \w what|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w*.   
\s1 Bad News for Seir  
\q1
\v 11  Here \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H4853"\w* \w Dumah|strong="H1746"\w*:  
\q1 Someone \w calls|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H8104"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w from|strong="H8104"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Watchman|strong="H8104"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* left \w of|strong="H4853"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*?  
\q1 \w Watchman|strong="H8104"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* left \w of|strong="H4853"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*?”   
\q1
\v 12  \w The|strong="H8104"\w* \w watchman|strong="H8104"\w* replies,  
\q1 “\w Morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* coming, \w but|strong="H1571"\w* \w then|strong="H1571"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.  
\q1 If \w you|strong="H7725"\w* want \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w ask|strong="H1158"\w*, \w ask|strong="H1158"\w*;  
\q1 \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.”   
\s1 The Lord Will Judge Arabia  
\q1
\v 13  Here is \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H4853"\w* \w Arabia|strong="H6152"\w*:  
\q1 \w In|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* thicket \w of|strong="H3293"\w* \w Arabia|strong="H6152"\w* \w you|strong="H6152"\w* \w spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H6152"\w* Dedanite caravans.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Bring|strong="H6923"\w* \w out|strong="H3427"\w* some \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6771"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H4325"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* land \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Tema|strong="H8485"\w*,  
\q1 \w bring|strong="H6923"\w* some \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w fugitives|strong="H5074"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w flee|strong="H5074"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* –  
\q1 \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w drawn|strong="H5203"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* battle-ready \w bow|strong="H7198"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* severity \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.   
\p
\v 16  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign master \w has|strong="H3588"\w* told \w me|strong="H3588"\w*: “\w Within|strong="H5750"\w* \w exactly|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w* \w will|strong="H5750"\w* \w come|strong="H3615"\w* \w to|strong="H8141"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w end|strong="H3615"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Just|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* handful \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w archers|strong="H7198"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3478"\w*.” \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\c 22  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  Here \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H1406"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H1516"\w* \w Vision|strong="H2384"\w*:  
\q1 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* reason  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1516"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rooftops|strong="H1406"\w*?   
\q1
\v 2  \w The|strong="H4191"\w* \w noisy|strong="H1993"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w full|strong="H4395"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* raucous sounds;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w town|strong="H7151"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* filled \w with|strong="H5892"\w* revelry.  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3808"\w* \w slain|strong="H2491"\w* \w were|strong="H5892"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* cut down \w by|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\v 3   
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* leaders \w ran|strong="H1272"\w* \w away|strong="H1272"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* –  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w fled|strong="H1272"\w* \w to|strong="H1272"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* refugees \w were|strong="H4672"\w* captured \w together|strong="H3162"\w* –  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H4672"\w* captured without \w a|strong="H3068"\w* single arrow being shot.   
\q1
\v 4  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* say:  
\q1 “Don’t \w look|strong="H8159"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w am|strong="H5162"\w* \w weeping|strong="H1065"\w* \w bitterly|strong="H4843"\w*.  
\q1 Don’t try \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w console|strong="H5162"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7701"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* defenseless \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 5  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H6635"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w has|strong="H6635"\w* planned \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w panic|strong="H4103"\w*, \w defeat|strong="H4001"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w confusion|strong="H4103"\w*.  
\q1 \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Vision|strong="H2384"\w* people shout  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* cry \w out|strong="H6979"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w The|strong="H5375"\w* Elamites \w picked|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* quiver,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7393"\w* came \w with|strong="H5375"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H7393"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w men|strong="H6168"\w* \w of|strong="H7393"\w* \w Kir|strong="H7024"\w* \w prepared|strong="H6168"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w shield|strong="H4043"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Your|strong="H1961"\w* very best \w valleys|strong="H6010"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*;  
\q1 \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w* \w confidently|strong="H7896"\w* \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H4390"\w* \w positions|strong="H7896"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w removed|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w defenses|strong="H4539"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\q1 \w At|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w looked|strong="H5027"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w weapons|strong="H5402"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w House|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Forest|strong="H3293"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w breaks|strong="H1233"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* walls \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* stored \w up|strong="H7200"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w lower|strong="H8481"\w* \w pool|strong="H1295"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w You|strong="H1004"\w* \w counted|strong="H5608"\w* \w the|strong="H5422"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* demolished \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w so|strong="H5608"\w* \w you|strong="H1004"\w* could \w have|strong="H3389"\w* material \w to|strong="H3389"\w* reinforce \w the|strong="H5422"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w reservoir|strong="H4724"\w* between \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w two|strong="H6213"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w old|strong="H3465"\w* \w pool|strong="H1295"\w* –  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* trust \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H7350"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w depend|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H7350"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w long|strong="H7350"\w* \w ago|strong="H7350"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w weeping|strong="H1065"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w mourning|strong="H4553"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H7121"\w* shaved heads \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* outright \w celebration|strong="H8057"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* say, “\w Kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ox|strong="H1241"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H7819"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*,  
\q1 eat \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.  
\q1 Eat \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*!”   
\p
\v 14  \w The|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w told|strong="H1540"\w* \w me|strong="H4191"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*: “\w Certainly|strong="H1540"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w forgiven|strong="H3722"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* live,” says \w the|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* visit \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w administrator|strong="H5532"\w*, \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w*, \w who|strong="H2088"\w* \w supervises|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* tell \w him|strong="H5921"\w*:   
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\v 16 ‘\w What|strong="H4100"\w* right \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*? \w What|strong="H4100"\w* relatives \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* buried \w here|strong="H6311"\w*?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* chisel \w out|strong="H2672"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* yourself \w here|strong="H6311"\w*?  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* chisels \w out|strong="H2672"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w burial|strong="H6913"\w* site \w in|strong="H6913"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* elevated \w place|strong="H4908"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* carves \w out|strong="H2672"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w* \w on|strong="H6913"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cliff|strong="H5553"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w throw|strong="H2904"\w* \w you|strong="H2009"\w* far \w away|strong="H2904"\w*, \w you|strong="H2009"\w* mere \w man|strong="H1397"\w*!  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wrap|strong="H5844"\w* \w you|strong="H2009"\w* \w up|strong="H5844"\w* \w tightly|strong="H5844"\w*.   
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\v 18  \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* wind \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w up|strong="H7036"\w* \w tightly|strong="H6801"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w ball|strong="H1754"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* throw \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w wide|strong="H7342"\w*, open land.  
\q1 \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w your|strong="H3027"\w* impressive \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w*,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H1004"\w* \w bring|strong="H4191"\w* \w disgrace|strong="H7036"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3027"\w* master.   
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\v 19  I will remove \w you|strong="H2040"\w* \w from|strong="H1920"\w* \w your|strong="H2040"\w* \w office|strong="H4612"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H2040"\w* will be \w thrown|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H2040"\w* \w from|strong="H1920"\w* \w your|strong="H2040"\w* position.   
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\v 20 “\w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* Eliakim, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*.  
\v 21  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w robe|strong="H3801"\w* \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w tie|strong="H2388"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* belt \w around|strong="H3027"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* transfer \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w authority|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* protector \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 22  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w key|strong="H4668"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H7926"\w*. \w When|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w opens|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w door|strong="H1004"\w*, \w no|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H1004"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w close|strong="H5462"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*; \w when|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* closes \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w door|strong="H1004"\w*, \w no|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H1004"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 23  \w I|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w fasten|strong="H8628"\w* \w him|strong="H8628"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w peg|strong="H3489"\w* \w into|strong="H3519"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* solid \w place|strong="H4725"\w*; \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* respect \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* father’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 24  \w His|strong="H3605"\w* father’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* gain increasing \w prominence|strong="H3519"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w including|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w offspring|strong="H6631"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* offshoots. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* \w containers|strong="H3627"\w*, \w including|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w bowls|strong="H3627"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w jars|strong="H5035"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w hang|strong="H8518"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H1004"\w* peg.’   
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\v 25 “\w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, “\w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w peg|strong="H3489"\w* \w fastened|strong="H8628"\w* \w into|strong="H5307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* solid \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H5307"\w* \w loose|strong="H4725"\w*. \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w load|strong="H4853"\w* hanging \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w*.” \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\c 23  
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\q1
\v 1  Here \w is|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*:  
\q1 \w Wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w large|strong="H1004"\w* ships,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w port|strong="H8659"\w* \w is|strong="H1004"\w* too \w devastated|strong="H7703"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* enter!  
\q1 \w From|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* land \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="H3794"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* news \w is|strong="H1004"\w* announced \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H1540"\w*.   
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\v 2  \w Lament|strong="H1826"\w*, \w you|strong="H3427"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* coast,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3427"\w* \w merchants|strong="H5503"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w travel|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 whose agents sail \w over|strong="H5674"\w*  
\v 3  \w the|strong="H1961"\w* deep \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*!  
\q1 \w Grain|strong="H2233"\w* \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Shihor|strong="H7883"\w* region,  
\q1 \w crops|strong="H8393"\w* \w grown|strong="H1961"\w* near \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* she receives;  
\q1 she \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* trade center \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
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\v 4  \w Be|strong="H3808"\w* ashamed, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* says \w this|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4581"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w gone|strong="H3808"\w* \w into|strong="H3220"\w* \w labor|strong="H3205"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w given|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w raised|strong="H7311"\w* \w young|strong="H1431"\w* \w men|strong="H3220"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w brought|strong="H3205"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w young|strong="H1431"\w* \w women|strong="H1330"\w*.”   
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\v 5  When \w the|strong="H2342"\w* \w news|strong="H8088"\w* reaches \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*,  
\q1 they \w will|strong="H4714"\w* be shaken \w by|strong="H4714"\w* what \w has|strong="H4714"\w* happened \w to|strong="H4714"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*.   
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\v 6  \w Travel|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H5674"\w* \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w*!  
\q1 \w Wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w you|strong="H3427"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* coast!   
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\v 7  \w Is|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* really \w your|strong="H3117"\w* boisterous \w city|strong="H6927"\w*  
\q1 whose origins \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* \w past|strong="H6924"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* whose \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w led|strong="H2986"\w* \w her|strong="H2063"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* land \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w reside|strong="H1481"\w*?   
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\v 8  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w planned|strong="H3289"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* royal \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*,  
\q1 \w whose|strong="H4310"\w* \w merchants|strong="H5503"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*,  
\q1 \w whose|strong="H4310"\w* \w traders|strong="H5503"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* dignitaries \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth?   
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\v 9  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w planned|strong="H3289"\w* \w it|strong="H7043"\w* –  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* dishonor \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pride|strong="H1347"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* comes \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w beauty|strong="H6643"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* humiliate \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dignitaries \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth.   
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\v 10  \w Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w*, \w travel|strong="H5674"\w* \w back|strong="H5750"\w* \w to|strong="H5674"\w* \w your|strong="H5674"\w* land, \w as|strong="H1323"\w* one crosses \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w*;  
\q1 \w there|strong="H2975"\w* \w is|strong="H1323"\w* no \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* marketplace \w in|strong="H5750"\w* Tyre.   
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\v 11  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w stretched|strong="H5186"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w shook|strong="H7264"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w order|strong="H6680"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w*’s \w fortresses|strong="H4581"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w He|strong="H8033"\w* said,  
\q1 “\w You|strong="H5117"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w celebrate|strong="H5937"\w*,  
\q1 \w oppressed|strong="H6231"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w*!  
\q1 \w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w travel|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="H3794"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5117"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w find|strong="H5117"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w relief|strong="H5117"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.”   
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\v 13  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* land \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w Chaldeans|strong="H3778"\w*,  
\q1 \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* lost \w their|strong="H7760"\w* identity!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7760"\w* Assyrians \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* home \w for|strong="H5971"\w* wild \w animals|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w erected|strong="H6965"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* siege towers,  
\q1 \w demolished|strong="H6209"\w* \w its|strong="H7760"\w* fortresses,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w turned|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* heap \w of|strong="H5971"\w* ruins.   
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\v 14  \w Wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* large ships,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w fortress|strong="H4581"\w* \w is|strong="H7703"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*!   
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\v 15  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* typical \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w span|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* try \w to|strong="H1961"\w* attract attention \w again|strong="H1961"\w*, \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* popular \w song|strong="H7892"\w*:   
\q1
\v 16 “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w harp|strong="H3658"\w*,  
\q1 \w go|strong="H5437"\w* \w through|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*!  
\q1 \w Play|strong="H2181"\w* \w it|strong="H5437"\w* \w well|strong="H3190"\w*,  
\q1 \w play|strong="H2181"\w* lots \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w songs|strong="H7892"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w*’ll \w be|strong="H5892"\w* noticed!”   
\p
\v 17  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w end|strong="H7093"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* revive \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*. \w She|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* start \w making|strong="H3605"\w* money \w again|strong="H7725"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* selling \w her|strong="H3605"\w* services \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth’s \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Her|strong="H1961"\w* profits \w and|strong="H3068"\w* earnings \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w set|strong="H3427"\w* \w apart|strong="H6944"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* stored \w up|strong="H3427"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w accumulated|strong="H2630"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w her|strong="H1961"\w* profits \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* given \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* purchase large quantities \w of|strong="H3068"\w* food \w and|strong="H3068"\w* beautiful \w clothes|strong="H4374"\w*.   
\c 24  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w devastate|strong="H1238"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* earth  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* leave \w it|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* ruins;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* mar \w its|strong="H6327"\w* \w surface|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w its|strong="H6327"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2 Everyone \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w suffer|strong="H1961"\w* – \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* master \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* elegant \w lady|strong="H1404"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w female|strong="H8198"\w* attendant,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w seller|strong="H4376"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w buyer|strong="H7069"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w borrower|strong="H3867"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w lender|strong="H3867"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w creditor|strong="H5383"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* debtor.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* earth \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w completely|strong="H1238"\w* \w devastated|strong="H1238"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* thoroughly ransacked.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w decreed|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w judgment|strong="H1697"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w The|strong="H5971"\w* earth dries up \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w withers|strong="H5034"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5971"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* shrivels up \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w withers|strong="H5034"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5971"\w* prominent \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H5971"\w* earth \w fade|strong="H5034"\w* \w away|strong="H5034"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* earth \w is|strong="H8451"\w* \w defiled|strong="H2610"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w its|strong="H8478"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w violated|strong="H5674"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w*,  
\q1 \w disregarded|strong="H2498"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* regulation,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w broken|strong="H6565"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* treaty curse devours \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* pay \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* guilt.  
\q1 \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth \w disappear|strong="H2787"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3427"\w* are reduced \w to|strong="H5921"\w* just \w a|strong="H3068"\w* handful \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w new|strong="H8492"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w* dries \w up|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* shrivel \w up|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* celebrate groan.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The|strong="H7673"\w* happy sound \w of|strong="H7588"\w* \w the|strong="H7673"\w* \w tambourines|strong="H8596"\w* \w stops|strong="H2308"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7673"\w* revelry \w of|strong="H7588"\w* those who \w celebrate|strong="H7673"\w* comes \w to|strong="H2308"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* halt,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7673"\w* happy sound \w of|strong="H7588"\w* \w the|strong="H7673"\w* \w harp|strong="H3658"\w* \w ceases|strong="H7673"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w sing|strong="H7892"\w* \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8354"\w* \w beer|strong="H7941"\w* tastes \w bitter|strong="H4843"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* those \w who|strong="H8354"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* ruined \w town|strong="H7151"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w shattered|strong="H7665"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* \w up|strong="H5462"\w* tight.   
\q1
\v 11  \w They|strong="H5921"\w* howl \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* happened \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w turns|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w celebrations|strong="H4885"\w* \w disappear|strong="H1540"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth.   
\q1
\v 12  \w The|strong="H5892"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w ruins|strong="H5892"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5892"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* reduced \w to|strong="H5892"\w* rubble.   
\q1
\v 13  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w throughout|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* beat \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w tree|strong="H2132"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* just \w a|strong="H3068"\w* few \w olives|strong="H2132"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w left|strong="H3615"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w end|strong="H3615"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w harvest|strong="H1210"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w lift|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w voices|strong="H6963"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w joyfully|strong="H7442"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* praise \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w majesty|strong="H1347"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w east|strong="H5921"\w* \w extol|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* seacoasts \w extol|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fame|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w From|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w ends|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H3671"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* earth \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w songs|strong="H2158"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Just|strong="H6662"\w* \w One|strong="H6662"\w* \w is|strong="H6662"\w* majestic.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* say, “\w I|strong="H8085"\w*’m wasting \w away|strong="H3671"\w*! \w I|strong="H8085"\w*’m wasting \w away|strong="H3671"\w*! \w I|strong="H8085"\w*’m doomed!  
\q1 Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!”   
\q1
\v 17  \w Terror|strong="H6343"\w*, \w pit|strong="H6354"\w*, \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w snare|strong="H6341"\w*  
\q1 \w are|strong="H6341"\w* ready \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w overtake|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth!   
\q1
\v 18  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* runs \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w terror|strong="H6343"\w*  
\q1 \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w pit|strong="H6354"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w climbs|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H5307"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w pit|strong="H6354"\w*,  
\q1 \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* trapped \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w snare|strong="H6341"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* floodgates \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w heavens|strong="H4791"\w* \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w foundations|strong="H4146"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w The|strong="H6565"\w* earth is \w broken|strong="H6565"\w* \w in|strong="H7489"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7489"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6565"\w* earth is ripped \w to|strong="H7489"\w* shreds,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6565"\w* earth \w shakes|strong="H4131"\w* \w violently|strong="H4131"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* earth \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w stagger|strong="H5128"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7910"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* sway back \w and|strong="H6965"\w* forth \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hut|strong="H4412"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* windstorm.  
\q1 \w Its|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H6588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w weigh|strong="H3513"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Will Become King  
\q1
\v 21  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* heavenly \w forces|strong="H6635"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w heavens|strong="H4791"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earthly \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth.   
\q1
\v 22  \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* imprisoned \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pit,  
\q1 \w locked|strong="H5462"\w* \w up|strong="H5462"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prison|strong="H4525"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* staying \w there|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*, \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w punished|strong="H6485"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w full|strong="H3842"\w* \w moon|strong="H3842"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* covered \w up|strong="H4427"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* bright \w sun|strong="H2535"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* darkened;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w presence|strong="H5048"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6635"\w*, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w majestic|strong="H3519"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w*.   
\c 25  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w exalt|strong="H7311"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H3034"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w extol|strong="H7311"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w fame|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w extraordinary|strong="H6382"\w* \w things|strong="H6382"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w executed|strong="H6213"\w* \w plans|strong="H6098"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w long|strong="H7350"\w* \w ago|strong="H7350"\w* exactly \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* decreed.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1129"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w into|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w heap|strong="H1530"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* rubble,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fortified|strong="H1219"\w* \w town|strong="H7151"\w* \w into|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w heap|strong="H1530"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w ruins|strong="H5892"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fortress|strong="H7151"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H2114"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H5794"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* extol \w you|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* towns \w of|strong="H5971"\w* powerful \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* protector \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* protector \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w needy|strong="H1800"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w distress|strong="H6862"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shelter|strong="H4268"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w rainstorm|strong="H2230"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shade|strong="H6738"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w heat|strong="H2721"\w*.  
\q1 \w Though|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w tyrants|strong="H6184"\w* \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* winter \w rainstorm|strong="H2230"\w*,   
\q1
\v 5  \w like|strong="H6738"\w* \w heat|strong="H2721"\w* \w in|strong="H2721"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dry|strong="H2721"\w* land,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H2114"\w* \w humble|strong="H3665"\w* \w the|strong="H6030"\w* boasting \w foreigners|strong="H2114"\w*.  
\q1 Just \w as|strong="H5645"\w* \w the|strong="H6030"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w of|strong="H7588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cloud|strong="H5645"\w* causes \w the|strong="H6030"\w* \w heat|strong="H2721"\w* \w to|strong="H6030"\w* subside,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H6030"\w* he causes \w the|strong="H6030"\w* \w song|strong="H2158"\w* \w of|strong="H7588"\w* \w tyrants|strong="H6184"\w* \w to|strong="H6030"\w* cease.   
\q1
\v 6  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hold|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w banquet|strong="H4960"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\q1 \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w banquet|strong="H4960"\w* \w there|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w plenty|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* meat \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w aged|strong="H8105"\w* \w wine|strong="H8105"\w* –  
\q1 tender meat \w and|strong="H3068"\w* choicest \w wine|strong="H8105"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w swallow|strong="H1104"\w* \w up|strong="H1104"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* shroud \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* woven \w covering|strong="H4541"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*;   
\q1
\v 8  \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w swallow|strong="H1104"\w* \w up|strong="H1104"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w permanently|strong="H5331"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w wipe|strong="H4229"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tears|strong="H1832"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*’s \w disgrace|strong="H2781"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w announced|strong="H1696"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!   
\q1
\v 9  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* say,  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w here|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*!  
\q1 \w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w waited|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w delivered|strong="H3467"\w* \w us|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\q1 \w Here|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*! \w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w waited|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H8055"\w*’s \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* celebrate \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 10  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w secure|strong="H5117"\w*.  
\q1 \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w trampled|strong="H1758"\w* \w down|strong="H5117"\w* \w where|strong="H8478"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* stands,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* heap \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w straw|strong="H4963"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w trampled|strong="H1758"\w* \w down|strong="H5117"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w manure|strong="H4087"\w* \w pile|strong="H4087"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Moab|strong="H6566"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H6566"\w* its \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w middle|strong="H7130"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H6566"\w*,  
\q1 just \w as|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w swimmer|strong="H7811"\w* \w spreads|strong="H6566"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w swim|strong="H7811"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w bring|strong="H8213"\w* \w down|strong="H8213"\w* \w Moab|strong="H6566"\w*’s \w pride|strong="H1346"\w* \w as|strong="H5973"\w* \w it|strong="H6566"\w* \w spreads|strong="H6566"\w* its \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w The|strong="H5704"\w* \w fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w city|strong="H4013"\w* (\w along|strong="H5704"\w* with \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w very|strong="H5704"\w* tops \w of|strong="H2346"\w* \w your|strong="H5704"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*) \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* knock \w down|strong="H7817"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w bring|strong="H5060"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w down|strong="H7817"\w*, \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* throw \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w down|strong="H7817"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w dusty|strong="H6083"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w*.   
\c 26  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w sung|strong="H7891"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* land \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*:  
\q1 “\w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3063"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H5794"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \nd Lord\nd*’s \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w*, \w like|strong="H2346"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rampart|strong="H2426"\w*, makes \w it|strong="H1931"\w* secure.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Open|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* so \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* can enter –  
\q1 \w one|strong="H6662"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w remains|strong="H8104"\w* trustworthy.   
\q1
\v 3  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w keep|strong="H5341"\w* completely \w safe|strong="H7965"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* people \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w maintain|strong="H3336"\w* \w their|strong="H5564"\w* faith,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* trust \w in|strong="H7965"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  Trust \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H5769"\w* forward,  
\q1 \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Yah|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w enduring|strong="H5703"\w* \w protector|strong="H6697"\w*!   
\q1
\v 5  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd Lord\nd* knocks \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w those|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w place|strong="H3427"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w brings|strong="H8213"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* elevated \w town|strong="H7151"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w brings|strong="H8213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* throws \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w It|strong="H7429"\w* \w is|strong="H6041"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w underfoot|strong="H7272"\w*  
\q1 \w by|strong="H6471"\w* \w the|strong="H7429"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w of|strong="H7272"\w* \w the|strong="H7429"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H6041"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H6471"\w* \w the|strong="H7429"\w* soles \w of|strong="H7272"\w* \w the|strong="H7429"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*.”   
\s1 God’s People Anticipate Vindication  
\q1
\v 7  \w The|strong="H6424"\w* \w way|strong="H4570"\w* \w of|strong="H4570"\w* \w the|strong="H6424"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w is|strong="H6662"\w* \w level|strong="H6424"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6424"\w* \w path|strong="H4570"\w* \w of|strong="H4570"\w* \w the|strong="H6424"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w that|strong="H6662"\w* you \w make|strong="H6424"\w* \w is|strong="H6662"\w* \w straight|strong="H3477"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  Yes, \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w judgments|strong="H4941"\w* unfold,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w you|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\q1 \w We|strong="H5315"\w* \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w fame|strong="H8034"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w reputation|strong="H8034"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* grow.   
\q1
\v 9  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* look \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* during \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w within|strong="H7130"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w seeks|strong="H7836"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* dawn,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w judgments|strong="H4941"\w* \w come|strong="H4941"\w* \w upon|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w learn|strong="H3925"\w* about \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w If|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w shown|strong="H7200"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2603"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1077"\w* \w learn|strong="H3925"\w* about \w justice|strong="H6664"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* land where \w right|strong="H6664"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* rewarded, \w they|strong="H3068"\w* act \w unjustly|strong="H5765"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1077"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w majesty|strong="H1348"\w* revealed.   
\q1
\v 11  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w ready|strong="H2372"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* act,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* don’t \w even|strong="H3068"\w* notice.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H2372"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* shame \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* angry \w judgment|strong="H3027"\w* \w against|strong="H3027"\w* humankind,  
\q1 \w yes|strong="H2372"\w*, fire \w will|strong="H3068"\w* consume \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6862"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w* \w secure|strong="H7965"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* accomplished, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6466"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 masters other \w than|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H2142"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruled|strong="H1166"\w* \w us|strong="H2142"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H2108"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* praise \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w alone|strong="H8034"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H1077"\w* \w come|strong="H2421"\w* back \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w spirits|strong="H7496"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H1077"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w*.  
\q1 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w because|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w came|strong="H2421"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w judgment|strong="H6485"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w them|strong="H8045"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* wiped \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w memory|strong="H2143"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H8045"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3513"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w larger|strong="H3254"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3513"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w larger|strong="H3254"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* revealed \w your|strong="H3068"\w* splendor,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w extended|strong="H7368"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w borders|strong="H7099"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land.   
\q1
\v 16  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w distress|strong="H6862"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w looked|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6485"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* uttered \w incantations|strong="H3908"\w* \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w discipline|strong="H4148"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pregnant|strong="H2030"\w* \w woman|strong="H2030"\w* gets \w ready|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3205"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* strains \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w cries|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H3205"\w* \w labor|strong="H3205"\w* \w pains|strong="H2256"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w We|strong="H6213"\w* \w were|strong="H8398"\w* \w pregnant|strong="H2029"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* strained,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w*, \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w were|strong="H8398"\w*, \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*.  
\q1 \w We|strong="H6213"\w* \w cannot|strong="H1077"\w* \w produce|strong="H6213"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w* \w on|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* earth;  
\q1 \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* populate \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w*.  
\v 19   
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3588"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* \w come|strong="H2421"\w* back \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w corpses|strong="H5038"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*.  
\q1 \w Wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w joyfully|strong="H7442"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* grow \w like|strong="H4191"\w* plants drenched \w with|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* morning \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H6083"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* \w bring|strong="H4191"\w* forth \w its|strong="H3588"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w spirits|strong="H7496"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w my|strong="H5674"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*! \w Enter|strong="H5674"\w* \w your|strong="H5674"\w* \w inner|strong="H2315"\w* \w rooms|strong="H2315"\w*!  
\q1 \w Close|strong="H5462"\w* \w your|strong="H5674"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w behind|strong="H1157"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*!  
\q1 \w Hide|strong="H2247"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w while|strong="H5704"\w*,  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w his|strong="H5674"\w* \w angry|strong="H5674"\w* judgment \w is|strong="H5971"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w*!   
\q1
\v 21  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w lives|strong="H3427"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* earth \w will|strong="H3068"\w* display \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w shed|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w slain|strong="H2026"\w*.   
\c 27  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w*  
\q1 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w destructive|strong="H2719"\w*, \w great|strong="H1419"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w powerful|strong="H2389"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*  
\q1 \w Leviathan|strong="H3882"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fast-moving \w serpent|strong="H5175"\w*,  
\q1 \w Leviathan|strong="H3882"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* squirming \w serpent|strong="H5175"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w monster|strong="H8577"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w comes|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 \w sing|strong="H6030"\w* \w about|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* delightful \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w I|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w protect|strong="H5341"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w water|strong="H8248"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* regularly.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w guard|strong="H5341"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H6435"\w* \w no|strong="H6435"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* can harm \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w angry|strong="H2534"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* confront some \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w* \w and|strong="H4421"\w* \w briers|strong="H8068"\w*!  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* march \w against|strong="H4421"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H5414"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3162"\w* \w on|strong="H5414"\w* fire,   
\q1
\v 5  unless \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w became|strong="H2388"\w* \w my|strong="H6213"\w* subjects  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*;  
\q1 let \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w time|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* coming \w when|strong="H4390"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H8327"\w* \w root|strong="H8327"\w*;  
\q1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w blossom|strong="H6524"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w grow|strong="H6524"\w* branches.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w produce|strong="H8570"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w surface|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  Has \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* Israel \w like|strong="H2026"\w* \w he|strong="H5221"\w* did \w their|strong="H5221"\w* oppressors?  
\q1 Has Israel been \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w like|strong="H2026"\w* \w their|strong="H5221"\w* enemies?   
\q1
\v 8  \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* summon \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w divorce|strong="H7971"\w*, \w you|strong="H7971"\w* prosecute \w her|strong="H7971"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3117"\w* drives \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* strong \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w east|strong="H6921"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w in|strong="H5493"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w way|strong="H2088"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*’s \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w forgiven|strong="H3722"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w how|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H7760"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w are|strong="H2403"\w* finished \w sinning|strong="H2403"\w*:  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stones \w of|strong="H4196"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3651"\w* crushed \w limestone|strong="H1615"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Asherah poles \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w incense|strong="H2553"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w stand|strong="H6965"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fortified|strong="H1219"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* alone;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w deserted|strong="H5800"\w* settlement  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*.  
\q1 \w Calves|strong="H5695"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w lie|strong="H7257"\w* \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w eat|strong="H7462"\w* \w its|strong="H3588"\w* \w branches|strong="H5585"\w* \w bare|strong="H3615"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w branches|strong="H7105"\w* \w get|strong="H6213"\w* brittle, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w*;  
\q1 women \w come|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w use|strong="H1931"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* kindling.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* lack understanding,  
\q1 \w therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\p
\v 12  \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* shake \w the|strong="H3068"\w* tree, \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H5104"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3950"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 13  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w blown|strong="H8628"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w ones|strong="H1419"\w* lost \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Assyria \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w*, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* well \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* refugees \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\c 28  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* splendid \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Ephraim’s \w drunkards|strong="H7910"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* doomed,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* withering \w flower|strong="H6731"\w*, \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w splendor|strong="H8597"\w*,  
\q1 situated \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rich \w valley|strong="H1516"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w overcome|strong="H1986"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3027"\w* sovereign master sends \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H2389"\w*, \w powerful|strong="H2389"\w* \w one|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w With|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w force|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hailstorm \w or|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* destructive \w windstorm|strong="H8178"\w*,  
\q1 \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w might|strong="H2389"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* driving, \w torrential|strong="H7857"\w* \w rainstorm|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* knock \w that|strong="H4325"\w* crown \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* ground \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H7429"\w* splendid \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* \w of|strong="H5850"\w* Ephraim’s \w drunkards|strong="H7910"\w*  
\q1 \w will|strong="H7272"\w* be \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w underfoot|strong="H7272"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* withering \w flower|strong="H6733"\w*, \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w splendor|strong="H8597"\w*,  
\q1 situated \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rich \w valley|strong="H1516"\w*,  
\q1 \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w early|strong="H1061"\w* fig \w before|strong="H2962"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7019"\w* –  
\q1 \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w soon|strong="H5750"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* someone notices \w it|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5921"\w* grabs \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w swallows|strong="H1104"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* splendid \w diadem|strong="H6843"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* discernment \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* one \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w makes|strong="H3427"\w* judicial \w decisions|strong="H4941"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w strength|strong="H1369"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* defend \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* attackers.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* these \w men|strong="H7686"\w* \w stagger|strong="H8582"\w* \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w stumble|strong="H6328"\w* around \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w beer|strong="H7941"\w* –  
\q1 \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w stagger|strong="H8582"\w* \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w beer|strong="H7941"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w are|strong="H5030"\w* \w confused|strong="H1104"\w* \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w stumble|strong="H6328"\w* around \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w beer|strong="H7941"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w stagger|strong="H8582"\w* \w while|strong="H7686"\w* seeing prophetic \w visions|strong="H7203"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1571"\w* \w totter|strong="H6328"\w* \w while|strong="H7686"\w* making legal decisions.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tables|strong="H7979"\w* \w are|strong="H7979"\w* \w covered|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w vomit|strong="H6892"\w*;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H1097"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* untouched.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H3384"\w* \nd Lord\nd* trying \w to|strong="H4310"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w*?  
\q1 \w To|strong="H4310"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w he|strong="H4310"\w* explaining \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H8052"\w*?  
\q1 Those just \w weaned|strong="H1580"\w* \w from|strong="H1580"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*!  
\q1 Those just \w taken|strong="H6267"\w* \w from|strong="H1580"\w* their mother’s \w breast|strong="H7699"\w*!   
\q1
\v 10  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H8033"\w* hear \w meaningless|strong="H6673"\w* \w gibberish|strong="H6673"\w*,  
\q1 \w senseless|strong="H6673"\w* \w babbling|strong="H6673"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* syllable \w here|strong="H8033"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* syllable \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* mocking \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* foreign \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w In|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* past \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H5117"\w*,  
\q1 “\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H8085"\w* \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w security|strong="H4496"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* found.  
\q1 Provide \w security|strong="H4496"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H8085"\w* \w exhausted|strong="H5889"\w*!  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H8085"\w* \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* found.”  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w So|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* sound \w like|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w meaningless|strong="H6673"\w* \w gibberish|strong="H6673"\w*,  
\q1 \w senseless|strong="H6673"\w* \w babbling|strong="H6673"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* syllable \w here|strong="H8033"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* syllable \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\q1 \w As|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* result, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w fall|strong="H3782"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* backsides \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* try \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w walk|strong="H3212"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w injured|strong="H7665"\w*, \w ensnared|strong="H3369"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem  
\q1
\v 14  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w word|strong="H1697"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* mock,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w rulers|strong="H4910"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w who|strong="H5971"\w* reside \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*!   
\q1
\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* say,  
\q1 “\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*,  
\q1 \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w overwhelming|strong="H7857"\w* judgment \w sweeps|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w*  
\q1 \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* reach \w us|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lie|strong="H8267"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w*,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w hidden|strong="H5641"\w* ourselves \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w deceitful|strong="H8267"\w* word.”   
\q1
\v 16  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w laying|strong="H3245"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stone \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 an approved stone,  
\q1 \w set|strong="H3245"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* place \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* \w cornerstone|strong="H6438"\w* \w for|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w foundation|strong="H3245"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3069"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* maintains \w his|strong="H3808"\w* faith \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w panic|strong="H2363"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w measuring|strong="H6957"\w* \w line|strong="H6957"\w*,  
\q1 \w fairness|strong="H6666"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* plumb \w line|strong="H6957"\w*;  
\q1 \w hail|strong="H1259"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w sweep|strong="H3261"\w* \w away|strong="H7857"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* unreliable \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7760"\w* floodwaters \w will|strong="H4325"\w* overwhelm \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w hiding|strong="H5643"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Your|strong="H3588"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* dissolved;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w last|strong="H6965"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w overwhelming|strong="H7857"\w* \w judgment|strong="H7752"\w* \w sweeps|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w overrun|strong="H4823"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w Whenever|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w sweeps|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w*, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* overtake \w you|strong="H3588"\w*;  
\q1 \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* sweep \w by|strong="H5674"\w*,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.”  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H5674"\w* announcement \w is|strong="H3117"\w* understood,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w cause|strong="H1961"\w* \w nothing|strong="H1767"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w terror|strong="H2113"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w bed|strong="H4702"\w* \w is|strong="H4702"\w* too \w short|strong="H7114"\w* \w to|strong="H3588"\w* \w stretch|strong="H8311"\w* out \w on|strong="H6887"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w blanket|strong="H4541"\w* \w is|strong="H4702"\w* too narrow \w to|strong="H3588"\w* \w wrap|strong="H3664"\w* around oneself.   
\q1
\v 21  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Perazim|strong="H6559"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rouse|strong="H6965"\w* \w himself|strong="H6213"\w*, \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w accomplish|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w*,  
\q1 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* peculiar \w work|strong="H4639"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w perform|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w task|strong="H4639"\w*,  
\q1 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w strange|strong="H2114"\w* \w task|strong="H4639"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w So|strong="H6435"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H6435"\w* \w mock|strong="H3887"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H6435"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w chains|strong="H4147"\w* \w will|strong="H6635"\w* become heavier!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* message \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w decreed|strong="H2782"\w* \w destruction|strong="H3617"\w*,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* land.   
\q1
\v 23  \w Pay|strong="H7181"\w* \w attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* message!  
\q1 \w Be|strong="H6963"\w* \w attentive|strong="H7181"\w* \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w say|strong="H6963"\w*!   
\q1
\v 24  Does \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w farmer|strong="H2790"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w keep|strong="H2790"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w plowing|strong="H2790"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* planting \w time|strong="H3117"\w*?  
\q1 Does \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w keep|strong="H2790"\w* breaking \w up|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* harrowing \w his|strong="H3605"\w* ground?   
\q1
\v 25  Once \w he|strong="H3808"\w* has leveled \w its|strong="H7760"\w* \w surface|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* seed \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* caraway \w plant|strong="H7760"\w*,  
\q1 \w sow|strong="H6327"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* seed \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* cumin \w plant|strong="H7760"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w plant|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w grain|strong="H2406"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* \w designated|strong="H7760"\w* \w places|strong="H1367"\w*?   
\q1
\v 26  \w His|strong="H3256"\w* God \w instructs|strong="H3256"\w* \w him|strong="H3384"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3384"\w* \w teaches|strong="H3384"\w* \w him|strong="H3384"\w* \w the|strong="H3384"\w* principles \w of|strong="H4941"\w* agriculture.   
\q1
\v 27  \w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* caraway seed \w is|strong="H7626"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w threshed|strong="H1758"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sledge|strong="H2742"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H7626"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* wheel \w of|strong="H4294"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cart|strong="H5699"\w* rolled \w over|strong="H5921"\w* cumin seed.  
\q1 \w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* caraway seed \w is|strong="H7626"\w* \w beaten|strong="H2251"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stick,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5437"\w* cumin seed \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* flail.   
\q1
\v 28  \w Grain|strong="H3899"\w* \w is|strong="H3899"\w* \w crushed|strong="H1854"\w*,  
\q1 \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w thresh|strong="H1758"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w forever|strong="H5331"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w wheel|strong="H1536"\w* \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*’s \w wagon|strong="H5699"\w* rolls over \w it|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w* do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w crush|strong="H1854"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w comes|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* gives \w supernatural|strong="H6381"\w* \w guidance|strong="H6098"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* imparts \w great|strong="H1431"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H8454"\w*.   
\c 29  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  Ariel \w is|strong="H1732"\w* \w as|strong="H8141"\w* good \w as|strong="H8141"\w* dead –  
\q1 Ariel, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w town|strong="H7151"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w besieged|strong="H2583"\w*!  
\q1 Keep observing \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w annual|strong="H8141"\w* rituals,  
\q1 \w celebrate|strong="H2282"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w festivals|strong="H2282"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w schedule|strong="H5362"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w I|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* threaten Ariel,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1961"\w* she \w will|strong="H1961"\w* mourn \w intensely|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* altar hearth \w before|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* will \w lay|strong="H6696"\w* \w siege|strong="H6696"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H5921"\w* sides;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* will \w besiege|strong="H6696"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* troops;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* will \w raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w siege|strong="H6696"\w* \w works|strong="H5921"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w You|strong="H1696"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w fall|strong="H1961"\w*;  
\q1 \w while|strong="H1961"\w* lying \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*;  
\q1 \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* where \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w lie|strong="H1961"\w*, \w your|strong="H1961"\w* words \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w heard|strong="H6963"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H1961"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* spirit \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* underworld;  
\q1 \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* chirp \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* muttering \w an|strong="H1961"\w* incantation.   
\q1
\v 5  \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w horde|strong="H1995"\w* \w of|strong="H1995"\w* invaders \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w fine|strong="H1851"\w* \w dust|strong="H1851"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w horde|strong="H1995"\w* \w of|strong="H1995"\w* \w tyrants|strong="H6184"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w chaff|strong="H4671"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* blown \w away|strong="H5674"\w*.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w*, \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* flash.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Judgment|strong="H6485"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H6635"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w accompanied|strong="H5973"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w thunder|strong="H6963"\w*, \w earthquake|strong="H7494"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H1419"\w* \w gale|strong="H5492"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* windstorm, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* consuming \w flame|strong="H3851"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* fire.   
\q1
\v 7  \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w*.  
\q1 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w horde|strong="H1995"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w fight|strong="H6633"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* Ariel,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w attack|strong="H6633"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H3915"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w stronghold|strong="H4685"\w* \w and|strong="H3915"\w* besiege \w her|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w* \w man|strong="H5315"\w* \w dreaming|strong="H2492"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* eating,  
\q1 \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* awaken \w and|strong="H1471"\w* find \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w stomach|strong="H2492"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w empty|strong="H7386"\w*.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6771"\w* \w man|strong="H5315"\w* \w dreaming|strong="H2492"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w*,  
\q1 \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* awaken \w and|strong="H1471"\w* find \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w still|strong="H1471"\w* \w weak|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w thirst|strong="H5315"\w* unquenched.  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w horde|strong="H1995"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w fight|strong="H6633"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.   
\s1 God’s People are Spiritually Insensitive  
\q1
\v 9  \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8539"\w* \w and|strong="H3196"\w* \w amazed|strong="H8539"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* totally \w blind|strong="H8173"\w*!  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3808"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* because \w of|strong="H3196"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w stagger|strong="H5128"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* because \w of|strong="H3196"\w* \w beer|strong="H7941"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w poured|strong="H5258"\w* \w out|strong="H5258"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H6105"\w* urge \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8639"\w* deeply.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w shut|strong="H6105"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* (\w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*),  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* (\w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seers|strong="H2374"\w*).   
\p
\v 11  \w To|strong="H3201"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* prophetic revelation \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w in|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w*. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w Read|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*,” \w he|strong="H1931"\w* responds, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w*’t, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w*.”  
\v 12  \w Or|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H2088"\w* \w can|strong="H3045"\w*’t \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w and|strong="H3045"\w* say, “\w Read|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*,” \w he|strong="H5414"\w* says, “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w can|strong="H3045"\w*’t \w read|strong="H7121"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 13  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign master \w says|strong="H3282"\w*,  
\q1 “\w These|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* loyal \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w* wonderful \w things|strong="H4687"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* loyal \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3588"\w* \w worship|strong="H3373"\w* \w consists|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w*  
\q1 nothing \w but|strong="H3588"\w* man-made \w ritual|strong="H3925"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w do|strong="H3254"\w* \w an|strong="H2088"\w* \w amazing|strong="H6381"\w* \w thing|strong="H2088"\w* \w for|strong="H3651"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* –  
\q1 \w an|strong="H2088"\w* absolutely \w extraordinary|strong="H6381"\w* deed.  
\q1 \w Wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* nothing \w to|strong="H5971"\w* \w say|strong="H3254"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3651"\w* sages \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w no|strong="H3254"\w* explanations.”   
\q1
\v 15  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* try \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w plans|strong="H6098"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* good \w as|strong="H1961"\w* dead,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w secret|strong="H5641"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* boast,  
\q1 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*? \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w*’re \w doing|strong="H4639"\w*?”   
\q1
\v 16  \w Your|strong="H6213"\w* thinking \w is|strong="H4639"\w* perverse!  
\q1 \w Should|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w potter|strong="H3335"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w regarded|strong="H2803"\w* \w as|strong="H2803"\w* \w clay|strong="H2563"\w*?  
\q1 \w Should|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w thing|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* say \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w maker|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w He|strong="H3588"\w* didn’t \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*”?  
\q1 \w Or|strong="H3808"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* pottery say \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w potter|strong="H3335"\w*, “\w He|strong="H3588"\w* doesn’t understand”?   
\s1 Changes are Coming  
\q1
\v 17  \w In|strong="H7725"\w* just \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H4213"\w* short \w time|strong="H5750"\w*  
\q1 \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w into|strong="H7725"\w* \w an|strong="H2803"\w* orchard,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* orchard \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w considered|strong="H2803"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w deaf|strong="H2795"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* able \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w read|strong="H5612"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* able \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w through|strong="H7200"\w* deep \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* downtrodden \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w poor|strong="H6035"\w* \w among|strong="H3478"\w* humankind \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H3254"\w* \w delight|strong="H1523"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w tyrants|strong="H6184"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w disappear|strong="H3772"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* taunt \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w vanish|strong="H3615"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* love \w to|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* wrong \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* eliminated –   
\q1
\v 21  those \w who|strong="H6662"\w* \w bear|strong="H2398"\w* false \w testimony|strong="H1697"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w person|strong="H3198"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H6662"\w* entrap \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w one|strong="H6662"\w* \w who|strong="H6662"\w* arbitrates \w at|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w deprive|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6662"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* justice \w by|strong="H2398"\w* making false charges.   
\q1
\v 22  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H6299"\w* Abraham, \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* ashamed;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* show \w their|strong="H3068"\w* embarrassment.   
\q1
\v 23  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w children|strong="H3206"\w*,  
\q1 \w whom|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* produce \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w respect|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  Those \w who|strong="H3045"\w* \w stray|strong="H8582"\w* \w morally|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w gain|strong="H3045"\w* understanding;  
\q1 those \w who|strong="H3045"\w* complain \w will|strong="H7307"\w* acquire insight.   
\c 30  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H5637"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* good \w as|strong="H6213"\w* dead,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 “\w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w plans|strong="H6098"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* consulting \w me|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* form \w alliances|strong="H4541"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* consulting \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* thereby \w compound|strong="H5595"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w travel|strong="H1980"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*  
\q1 \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w seeking|strong="H6310"\w* \w my|strong="H3381"\w* \w will|strong="H4714"\w*,  
\q1 \w seeking|strong="H6310"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w protection|strong="H6738"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* looking \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w safety|strong="H4581"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*’s protective \w shade|strong="H6738"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*’s \w protection|strong="H6738"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* nothing \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w safety|strong="H4581"\w* \w of|strong="H4581"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*’s \w protective|strong="H2622"\w* \w shade|strong="H6738"\w* nothing \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w humiliation|strong="H3639"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Though|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w are|strong="H8269"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w Zoan|strong="H6814"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8269"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w arrive|strong="H5060"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w Hanes|strong="H2609"\w*,   
\q1
\v 5  \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* put \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w help|strong="H5828"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5828"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* aid \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w help|strong="H5828"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w disgrace|strong="H2781"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 6  \w This|strong="H5375"\w* \w is|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* animals \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Negev|strong="H5045"\w*:  
\q1 \w Through|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w danger|strong="H6869"\w*,  
\q1 inhabited \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w lionesses|strong="H3833"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* roaring \w lions|strong="H3833"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H5921"\w* snakes \w and|strong="H5971"\w* darting \w adders|strong="H8314"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w transport|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w backs|strong="H3802"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H5895"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w riches|strong="H2428"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w humps|strong="H1707"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w help|strong="H3276"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* totally incapable \w of|strong="H7121"\w* \w helping|strong="H5826"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w her|strong="H7121"\w*  
\q1 ‘\w Proud|strong="H7293"\w* \w one|strong="H2063"\w* \w who|strong="H1992"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* silenced.’”   
\q1
\v 8  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w*, \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tablet|strong="H3871"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w presence|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w inscribe|strong="H2710"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* might \w be|strong="H1961"\w* preserved \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* future \w time|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* enduring \w witness|strong="H5707"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w these|strong="H8085"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H4805"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* –  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w lying|strong="H3586"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*,  
\q1 \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w unwilling|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w law|strong="H8451"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* visionaries, “\w See|strong="H7200"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w visions|strong="H2372"\w*!”  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w seers|strong="H2374"\w*, “Don’t \w relate|strong="H5229"\w* \w messages|strong="H2372"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w us|strong="H7200"\w* \w about|strong="H1696"\w* \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H2513"\w* \w right|strong="H5229"\w*!  
\q1 \w Tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w us|strong="H7200"\w* nice \w things|strong="H5229"\w*,  
\q1 \w relate|strong="H5229"\w* deceptive \w messages|strong="H2372"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w aside|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*,  
\q1 \w stray|strong="H5186"\w* \w off|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w path|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\q1 \w Remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w our|strong="H4480"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 12  \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w reason|strong="H1697"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w trust|strong="H8172"\w* \w instead|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* ability \w to|strong="H3478"\w* oppress \w and|strong="H3478"\w* trick,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w rely|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* kind \w of|strong="H1697"\w* behavior.   
\q1
\v 13  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w downfall|strong="H5307"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H7682"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3651"\w* bulges \w and|strong="H2088"\w* cracks \w and|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* ready \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w collapse|strong="H5307"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3651"\w* crumbles \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w*, \w in|strong="H5307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* flash.   
\q1
\v 14  \w It|strong="H3808"\w* \w shatters|strong="H7665"\w* \w in|strong="H4672"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7665"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w clay|strong="H2789"\w* \w jar|strong="H2789"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w shattered|strong="H7665"\w* \w to|strong="H4325"\w* bits \w that|strong="H4325"\w* \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* salvaged.  
\q1 \w Among|strong="H4672"\w* \w its|strong="H7665"\w* \w fragments|strong="H2789"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shard|strong="H2789"\w* large \w enough|strong="H4672"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w scoop|strong="H2834"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hot coal \w from|strong="H4325"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H4325"\w* skim \w off|strong="H2834"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H4325"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cistern|strong="H1360"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* master, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H6918"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* repented \w and|strong="H3478"\w* patiently \w waited|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H3467"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w delivered|strong="H3467"\w*;  
\q1 \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* calmly trusted \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* find \w strength|strong="H1369"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w unwilling|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* say, ‘\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*,’  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w flee|strong="H5127"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* say, ‘\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w fast|strong="H7031"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*,’  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w pursuers|strong="H7291"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w fast|strong="H7031"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  One thousand \w will|strong="H2022"\w* scurry \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w battle|strong="H6440"\w* cry \w of|strong="H2022"\w* one enemy soldier;  
\q1 \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w battle|strong="H6440"\w* cry \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* enemy soldiers \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w*,  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w remaining|strong="H3498"\w* few \w are|strong="H2022"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* isolated  
\q1 \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* flagpole \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mountaintop  
\q1 \w or|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signal|strong="H5251"\w* \w flag|strong="H8650"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w*.”   
\s1 The Lord Will Not Abandon His People  
\q1
\v 18  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w ready|strong="H7311"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H7355"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* sits \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* throne, \w ready|strong="H7311"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w wait|strong="H2442"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* faith \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* blessed.   
\q1
\v 19  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*;  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w hears|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w cry|strong="H2201"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* despair, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w show|strong="H2603"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2603"\w*;  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w hears|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* sovereign \w master|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w distress|strong="H6862"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3899"\w* suffering \w to|strong="H1961"\w* drink;  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w teachers|strong="H3384"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* hidden;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1697"\w* behind \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w saying|strong="H1697"\w*,  
\q1 “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* correct \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*,”  
\q1 whether \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* heading \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* right \w or|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w left|strong="H8041"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w You|strong="H3644"\w* \w will|strong="H2091"\w* desecrate \w your|strong="H3318"\w* silver-plated \w idols|strong="H6456"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w your|strong="H3318"\w* gold-plated \w images|strong="H6456"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3644"\w* \w will|strong="H2091"\w* throw \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w away|strong="H3318"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w if|strong="H3644"\w* \w they|strong="H3318"\w* \w were|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* menstrual rag,  
\q1 saying \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 23  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* water \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w plant|strong="H2232"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* ground,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* ground \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w produce|strong="H8393"\w* \w crops|strong="H8393"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* abundance.  
\q1 \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w cattle|strong="H4735"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w wide|strong="H7337"\w* \w pastures|strong="H3733"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w The|strong="H5647"\w* oxen \w and|strong="H5647"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H5895"\w* \w used|strong="H5647"\w* \w in|strong="H5647"\w* plowing  
\q1 \w will|strong="H5647"\w* eat \w seasoned|strong="H2548"\w* \w feed|strong="H1098"\w* \w winnowed|strong="H2219"\w* \w with|strong="H5647"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shovel|strong="H7371"\w* \w and|strong="H5647"\w* pitchfork.   
\q1
\v 25  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w*  
\q1 \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w streams|strong="H6388"\w* \w flowing|strong="H2988"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H2027"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* fortified \w towers|strong="H4026"\w* \w collapse|strong="H5307"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* light \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w full|strong="H3117"\w* \w moon|strong="H3842"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sun|strong="H2535"\w*’s glare  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sun|strong="H2535"\w*’s glare \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w times|strong="H3117"\w* brighter,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* light \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w binds|strong="H2280"\w* \w up|strong="H2280"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*’s \w fractured|strong="H4273"\w* \w bones|strong="H7495"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w heals|strong="H7495"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* severe \w wound|strong="H4347"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w comes|strong="H4390"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H4801"\w* \w place|strong="H4801"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* raging \w anger|strong="H2195"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* awesome \w splendor|strong="H4858"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* speaks \w angrily|strong="H2195"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H3956"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H1197"\w* destructive fire.   
\q1
\v 28  \w His|strong="H5921"\w* battle cry overwhelms \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flooding|strong="H7857"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w reaches|strong="H5704"\w* one’s \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w shakes|strong="H5130"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sieve|strong="H5299"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* isolates \w the|strong="H5921"\w* chaff;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5704"\w* puts \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bit \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* mouth \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w leads|strong="H8582"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* destruction.   
\q1
\v 29  \w You|strong="H3915"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sing|strong="H7892"\w*  
\q1 \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3915"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w evening|strong="H3915"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3915"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* celebrating \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w festival|strong="H2282"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3915"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w happy|strong="H8057"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* plays \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flute|strong="H2485"\w*  
\q1 \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w goes|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* shelters \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 30  \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H2220"\w* \w shout|strong="H6963"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* intervene \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H2220"\w*,  
\q1 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* furious anger \w and|strong="H3068"\w* flaming, destructive fire,  
\q1 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* driving \w rainstorm|strong="H2230"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w hailstones|strong="H1259"\w*.   
\q1
\v 31  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w shatter|strong="H2865"\w* Assyria;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w beat|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w club|strong="H7626"\w*.   
\q1
\v 32  \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w blow|strong="H4569"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* punishing \w cudgel|strong="H4294"\w*,  
\q1 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* beat \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* accompanied \w by|strong="H5921"\w* music \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tambourine|strong="H8596"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w harp|strong="H3658"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w weapons|strong="H4421"\w*.   
\q1
\v 33  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* burial \w place|strong="H3559"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* already \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H5397"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w deep|strong="H6009"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w wide|strong="H7337"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w firewood|strong="H1197"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* piled \w high|strong="H7235"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w breath|strong="H5397"\w*, \w like|strong="H1197"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w flowing|strong="H5158"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w brimstone|strong="H1614"\w*,  
\q1 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* ignite \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.   
\c 31  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H3966"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w dead|strong="H7227"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1945"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w rely|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w war|strong="H6571"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w trust|strong="H8172"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*’s \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w*, \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rely|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Yet|strong="H1571"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w bring|strong="H7451"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w does|strong="H6466"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w retract|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w decree|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w attack|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w nation|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* helps \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w commit|strong="H6466"\w* sin.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w mere|strong="H3605"\w* humans, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H3615"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w strike|strong="H3027"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w helps|strong="H5826"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w being|strong="H3068"\w* \w helped|strong="H5826"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*.  
\q1 \w Together|strong="H3162"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w perish|strong="H5307"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Will Defend Zion  
\q1
\v 4  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*:  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w growling|strong="H7121"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w* \w growling|strong="H7121"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w prey|strong="H2964"\w*.  
\q1 \w Though|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* whole group \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* gathers \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w*,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H2865"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w shouts|strong="H6963"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w intimidated|strong="H1995"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* yelling.  
\q1 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w descend|strong="H3381"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w battle|strong="H6635"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  Just \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w birds|strong="H6833"\w* \w hover|strong="H1598"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* nest,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w protect|strong="H1598"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w protect|strong="H1598"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* passes \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\p
\v 6  \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*! \w Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* against whom \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w so|strong="H7725"\w* blatantly \w rebelled|strong="H5627"\w*!  
\v 7  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* everyone \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w get|strong="H3027"\w* rid \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* idols \w your|strong="H6213"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w sinfully|strong="H2399"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  Assyria \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* human-made;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w by|strong="H1961"\w* humankind \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w this|strong="H6440"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* young \w men|strong="H4522"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w forced|strong="H4522"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* do hard \w labor|strong="H4522"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* surrender \w their|strong="H3068"\w* stronghold \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w fear|strong="H4032"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H2865"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s battle flag.”  
\q1 \w This|strong="H5674"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* what \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* whose fire \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 whose \w firepot|strong="H8574"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\c 32  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* promote \w fairness|strong="H6664"\w*;  
\q1 \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* promote \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  Each \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shelter|strong="H5643"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w refuge|strong="H4224"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rainstorm|strong="H4325"\w*;  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w streams|strong="H6388"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dry|strong="H6724"\w* region  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w shade|strong="H6738"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H3515"\w* \w cliff|strong="H5553"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w parched|strong="H5889"\w* land.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w blind|strong="H7200"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* ears \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w attentive|strong="H7181"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w The|strong="H3045"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* acts rashly \w will|strong="H3824"\w* possess discernment  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* stutters \w will|strong="H3824"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* ease \w and|strong="H3045"\w* clarity.   
\q1
\v 5  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w fool|strong="H5036"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w honorable|strong="H5081"\w*;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* deceiver \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w principled|strong="H7771"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fool|strong="H5036"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w disgraceful|strong="H5039"\w* things;  
\q1 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w plans|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H7324"\w* sinful deeds.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w commits|strong="H6213"\w* godless deeds  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H1696"\w* misleading things \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* gives \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w* \w nothing|strong="H2637"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w satisfy|strong="H5315"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w appetite|strong="H5315"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* gives \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6771"\w* \w nothing|strong="H2637"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w drink|strong="H4945"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* deceiver’s \w methods|strong="H3627"\w* \w are|strong="H4941"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* dreams \w up|strong="H4941"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w plans|strong="H2154"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w ruin|strong="H7451"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w poor|strong="H6035"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*,  
\q1 even \w when|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* needy \w are|strong="H4941"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w An|strong="H6965"\w* \w honorable|strong="H5081"\w* \w man|strong="H5081"\w* makes \w honorable|strong="H5081"\w* plans;  
\q1 \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w honorable|strong="H5081"\w* \w character|strong="H6965"\w* gives \w him|strong="H5921"\w* security.   
\s1 The Lord Will Give True Security  
\q1
\v 9  \w You|strong="H6965"\w* complacent \w women|strong="H1323"\w*,  
\q1 \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H6965"\w* carefree \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*,  
\q1 \w pay|strong="H8085"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w say|strong="H6963"\w*!   
\q1
\v 10  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*’s \w time|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* carefree ones \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w shake|strong="H7264"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* fear,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w grape|strong="H1210"\w* \w harvest|strong="H1210"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w fail|strong="H3615"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fruit \w harvest|strong="H1210"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* arrive.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Tremble|strong="H7264"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* complacent ones!  
\q1 \w Shake|strong="H7264"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w fear|strong="H2729"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* carefree ones!  
\q1 \w Strip|strong="H6584"\w* \w off|strong="H6584"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* clothes \w and|strong="H7264"\w* expose \w yourselves|strong="H2296"\w* –  
\q1 \w put|strong="H2296"\w* sackcloth \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w waist|strong="H2504"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12  \w Mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*,  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* delightful \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fruitful|strong="H6509"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w*!   
\q1
\v 13  \w Mourn|strong="H5921"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H1004"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w overgrown|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w thorns|strong="H6975"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w briers|strong="H8068"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* once-happy \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w* filled \w with|strong="H1004"\w* revelry.   
\q1
\v 14  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fortress|strong="H6076"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w neglected|strong="H5203"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* once-crowded \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w*.  
\q1 \w Hill|strong="H6076"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* watchtower  
\q1 \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w permanently|strong="H5769"\w* \w uninhabited|strong="H4631"\w*.  
\q1 \w Wild|strong="H6501"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H6501"\w* \w love|strong="H4885"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w flocks|strong="H5739"\w* \w graze|strong="H4829"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w This|strong="H1961"\w* desolation \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w new|strong="H3759"\w* life \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w poured|strong="H6168"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w heaven|strong="H4791"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* orchard  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4057"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* orchard \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w considered|strong="H2803"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w settle|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w fairness|strong="H6666"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* orchard.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Fairness|strong="H6666"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w produce|strong="H1961"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* result \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w security|strong="H7965"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w My|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w peaceful|strong="H7965"\w* \w settlements|strong="H5116"\w*,  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w secure|strong="H4496"\w* \w homes|strong="H4908"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w*, \w quiet|strong="H4496"\w* \w places|strong="H4908"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  Even if \w the|strong="H3381"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* destroyed  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H5892"\w* annihilated,   
\q1
\v 20  \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w be|strong="H4325"\w* blessed,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w plant|strong="H2232"\w* \w seed|strong="H2232"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* banks \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* streams,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* graze.   
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\q1
\v 1  \w The|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyer|strong="H7703"\w* \w is|strong="H7703"\w* as good as \w dead|strong="H7703"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3808"\w* deceitful \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H7703"\w* as good as \w dead|strong="H7703"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* whom others \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* deceived!  
\q1 When \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H7703"\w* through \w destroying|strong="H7703"\w*, \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*;  
\q1 when \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w finish|strong="H8552"\w* deceiving, others \w will|strong="H3808"\w* deceive \w you|strong="H3808"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w merciful|strong="H2603"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w*! We \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6256"\w*.  
\q1 \w Give|strong="H2603"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w* \w strength|strong="H2220"\w* each \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*!  
\q1 \w Deliver|strong="H3444"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w* \w comes|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H5971"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* run \w away|strong="H5074"\w* \w when|strong="H6963"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* loud \w noise|strong="H6963"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5971"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w scatter|strong="H5310"\w* \w when|strong="H6963"\w* \w you|strong="H6963"\w* spring into action!   
\q1
\v 4  Your \w plunder|strong="H7998"\w* disappears \w as|strong="H7998"\w* if \w locusts|strong="H1357"\w* were eating \w it|strong="H7998"\w*;  
\q1 they swarm over \w it|strong="H7998"\w* like \w locusts|strong="H1357"\w*!   
\q1
\v 5  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7682"\w*,  
\q1 \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w lives|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w heaven|strong="H4791"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w fills|strong="H4390"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fairness|strong="H6666"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* constant source \w of|strong="H3068"\w* stability;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* abundantly provides safety \w and|strong="H3068"\w* great \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w gives|strong="H3444"\w* \w all|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w ambassadors|strong="H4397"\w* \w cry|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H2351"\w* \w in|strong="H7965"\w* \w the|strong="H2351"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*;  
\q1 \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* sent \w to|strong="H4397"\w* make \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w bitterly|strong="H4751"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Highways|strong="H4546"\w* \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w empty|strong="H1285"\w*,  
\q1 there \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w travelers|strong="H5674"\w*.  
\q1 \w Treaties|strong="H1285"\w* \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w broken|strong="H6565"\w*,  
\q1 witnesses \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w despised|strong="H3988"\w*,  
\q1 human life \w is|strong="H5892"\w* treated \w with|strong="H1285"\w* disrespect.   
\q1
\v 9  \w The|strong="H1961"\w* land dries \w up|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H1316"\w* \w withers|strong="H7060"\w* \w away|strong="H7060"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* forest \w of|strong="H6160"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* shrivels \w up|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H1316"\w* decays.  
\q1 \w Sharon|strong="H8289"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w*;  
\q1 \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w and|strong="H1316"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w* \w are|strong="H1961"\w* parched.   
\q1
\v 10 “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w exalt|strong="H7311"\w* myself;  
\q1 \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* magnify myself.   
\q1
\v 11  \w You|strong="H3205"\w* \w conceive|strong="H2029"\w* \w straw|strong="H7179"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3205"\w* \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w chaff|strong="H7179"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3205"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w is|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w that|strong="H7307"\w* destroys \w you|strong="H3205"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w The|strong="H1961"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w burned|strong="H3341"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* ashes;  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w thorn|strong="H6975"\w* \w bushes|strong="H6975"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w cut|strong="H3683"\w* \w down|strong="H3683"\w*, \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w set|strong="H3341"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w fire|strong="H3341"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H7350"\w* \w are|strong="H7350"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H7350"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H7350"\w* \w are|strong="H7350"\w* \w close|strong="H7138"\w* \w by|strong="H6213"\w*, \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w strength|strong="H1369"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 14  \w Sinners|strong="H2400"\w* \w are|strong="H6726"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6342"\w* \w in|strong="H1481"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*;  
\q1 \w panic|strong="H7461"\w* grips \w the|strong="H4310"\w* \w godless|strong="H2611"\w*.  
\q1 They say, ‘\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among|strong="H4310"\w* us \w can|strong="H4310"\w* coexist \w with|strong="H6726"\w* destructive \w fire|strong="H4168"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among|strong="H4310"\w* us \w can|strong="H4310"\w* coexist \w with|strong="H6726"\w* unquenchable \w fire|strong="H4168"\w*?’   
\q1
\v 15  \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w who|strong="H1980"\w* lives \w uprightly|strong="H4339"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w honestly|strong="H4339"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w who|strong="H1980"\w* refuses \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w profit|strong="H1215"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* oppressive \w measures|strong="H8551"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w rejects|strong="H3988"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bribe|strong="H7810"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w who|strong="H1980"\w* does \w not|strong="H8085"\w* plot \w violent|strong="H1818"\w* \w crimes|strong="H7451"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* does \w not|strong="H8085"\w* \w seek|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w harm|strong="H7451"\w* others –   
\q1
\v 16  \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* person \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* secure \w place|strong="H5414"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w find|strong="H5414"\w* safety \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w rocky|strong="H5553"\w*, mountain \w strongholds|strong="H4679"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* constant supply \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w You|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* splendor;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wide land.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Your|strong="H1897"\w* \w mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* recall \w the|strong="H5608"\w* terror \w you|strong="H3820"\w* experienced,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w you|strong="H3820"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* ask \w yourselves|strong="H3820"\w*, “Where \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w*?  
\q1 Where \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* one who \w weighs|strong="H8254"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* money?  
\q1 Where \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* one who \w counts|strong="H5608"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*?”   
\q1
\v 19  \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* defiant \w people|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 whose \w language|strong="H3956"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H8193"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* comprehend,  
\q1 whose derisive \w speech|strong="H8193"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H8193"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w* where \w we|strong="H3068"\w* hold religious \w festivals|strong="H4150"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* peaceful settlement,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tent|strong="H3489"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* stays \w put|strong="H5423"\w*;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w stakes|strong="H3489"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w never|strong="H5331"\w* \w be|strong="H5331"\w* \w pulled|strong="H5265"\w* \w up|strong="H7200"\w*;  
\q1 \w none|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w ropes|strong="H2256"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* snap \w in|strong="H7200"\w* two.   
\q1
\v 21  \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rule|strong="H3027"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* mighty king.  
\q1 \w Rivers|strong="H5104"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w wide|strong="H7342"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w flow|strong="H3212"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w war|strong="H7885"\w* galley \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w enter|strong="H5674"\w*;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w large|strong="H7342"\w* \w ships|strong="H6716"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* sail \w through|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruler|strong="H8199"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w our|strong="H3068"\w* commander,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* –  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3467"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  Though at \w this|strong="H2505"\w* time \w your|strong="H2388"\w* \w ropes|strong="H2256"\w* \w are|strong="H2256"\w* \w slack|strong="H5203"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w mast|strong="H8650"\w* \w is|strong="H3653"\w* \w not|strong="H1077"\w* \w secured|strong="H2388"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w sail|strong="H5251"\w* \w is|strong="H3653"\w* \w not|strong="H1077"\w* \w unfurled|strong="H6566"\w*,  
\q1 at that time \w you|strong="H5203"\w* \w will|strong="H6455"\w* \w divide|strong="H2505"\w* \w up|strong="H6566"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H4766"\w* quantity \w of|strong="H2256"\w* loot;  
\q1 even \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w lame|strong="H6455"\w* \w will|strong="H6455"\w* drag \w off|strong="H5203"\w* \w plunder|strong="H7998"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w No|strong="H1077"\w* \w resident|strong="H7934"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Zion \w will|strong="H5971"\w* say, “\w I|strong="H5971"\w* \w am|strong="H2470"\w* \w ill|strong="H2470"\w*”;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w forgiven|strong="H5375"\w*.   
\c 34  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Come|strong="H7126"\w* \w near|strong="H7126"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*!  
\q1 \w Pay|strong="H7181"\w* \w attention|strong="H7181"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3816"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w* \w contains|strong="H4393"\w* must \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* lives \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w furious|strong="H2534"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w annihilate|strong="H2763"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H2874"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Their|strong="H7993"\w* \w slain|strong="H2491"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* \w left|strong="H7993"\w* \w unburied|strong="H7993"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H7993"\w* \w corpses|strong="H6297"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* stink;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* soak \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w their|strong="H7993"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stars \w in|strong="H6635"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w fade|strong="H5034"\w* \w away|strong="H4743"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w roll|strong="H1556"\w* \w up|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H8064"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* stars \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w wither|strong="H5034"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H8064"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w leaf|strong="H5929"\w* \w withers|strong="H5034"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* falls \w from|strong="H8064"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H1612"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w withers|strong="H5034"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* falls \w from|strong="H8064"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tree|strong="H8384"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w He|strong="H3588"\w* says, “\w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* slaughtered \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* powers.  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w now|strong="H2009"\w* \w descends|strong="H3381"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Edom,  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* annihilate \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 6  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* dripping \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*,  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w covered|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* drips \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* young \w rams|strong="H3733"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w goats|strong="H6260"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w covered|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w rams|strong="H3733"\w*’ \w kidneys|strong="H3629"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* holding \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Bozrah|strong="H1224"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bloody|strong="H1818"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H2874"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Edom.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Wild|strong="H7214"\w* \w oxen|strong="H6499"\w* \w will|strong="H1818"\w* \w be|strong="H1818"\w* slaughtered \w along|strong="H5973"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H3381"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H5973"\w* \w well|strong="H5973"\w* \w as|strong="H5973"\w* strong \w bulls|strong="H6499"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3381"\w* land \w is|strong="H1818"\w* drenched \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3381"\w* \w soil|strong="H6083"\w* \w is|strong="H1818"\w* covered \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* planned \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w revenge|strong="H5359"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* repay Edom \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w her|strong="H3117"\w* hostility \w toward|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  Edom’s \w streams|strong="H5158"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w pitch|strong="H2203"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6083"\w* \w her|strong="H1961"\w* \w soil|strong="H6083"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w brimstone|strong="H1614"\w*;  
\q1 \w her|strong="H1961"\w* land \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w burning|strong="H1197"\w* \w pitch|strong="H2203"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w it|strong="H5927"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w burn|strong="H5927"\w*;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H5927"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w ascend|strong="H5927"\w* \w continually|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\q1 \w Generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w after|strong="H5927"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w it|strong="H5927"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wasteland  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w it|strong="H5927"\w* \w again|strong="H5674"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Owls|strong="H3244"\w* \w and|strong="H8414"\w* wild animals \w will|strong="H7090"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* there,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H5921"\w* kinds \w of|strong="H5921"\w* wild birds \w will|strong="H7090"\w* \w settle|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* \w will|strong="H7090"\w* \w stretch|strong="H5186"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w measuring|strong="H6957"\w* \w line|strong="H6957"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* ruin  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* plumb \w line|strong="H6957"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* destruction.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Her|strong="H3605"\w* \w nobles|strong="H2715"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4410"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* disappear.   
\q1
\v 13  \w Her|strong="H1961"\w* \w fortresses|strong="H4013"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w overgrown|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H5927"\w* \w thorns|strong="H2336"\w*;  
\q1 \w thickets|strong="H2336"\w* \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w weeds|strong="H7057"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w grow|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H5927"\w* \w her|strong="H1961"\w* \w fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w cities|strong="H4013"\w*.  
\q1 \w Jackals|strong="H8577"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* settle \w there|strong="H1961"\w*;  
\q1 \w ostriches|strong="H3284"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* live \w there|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  Wild animals \w and|strong="H8033"\w* wild dogs \w will|strong="H7453"\w* congregate \w there|strong="H8033"\w*;  
\q1 wild \w goats|strong="H8163"\w* \w will|strong="H7453"\w* bleat \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H7453"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*.  
\q1 Yes, nocturnal animals \w will|strong="H7453"\w* \w rest|strong="H4494"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w make|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* nest.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Owls|strong="H7091"\w* \w will|strong="H8033"\w* \w make|strong="H1234"\w* \w nests|strong="H7077"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w lay|strong="H4422"\w* \w eggs|strong="H1716"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H8033"\w* \w hatch|strong="H1234"\w* \w them|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* protect \w them|strong="H6908"\w*.  
\q1 Yes, \w hawks|strong="H1772"\w* \w will|strong="H8033"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*,  
\q1 each \w with|strong="H8033"\w* \w its|strong="H7077"\w* \w mate|strong="H7468"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Carefully|strong="H1875"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*!  
\q1 \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w these|strong="H2007"\w* creatures \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w missing|strong="H6485"\w*,  
\q1 \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w lack|strong="H6485"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mate|strong="H7468"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w issued|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w decree|strong="H6680"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* own \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w gathers|strong="H6908"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* assigns \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* allotment;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* measures \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w assigned|strong="H2505"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w* \w permanently|strong="H5769"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w settle|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w successive|strong="H5769"\w* \w generations|strong="H1755"\w*.   
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\q1
\v 1  \w Let|strong="H1523"\w* \w the|strong="H4057"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w* \w and|strong="H4057"\w* \w dry|strong="H6723"\w* region be happy;  
\q1 \w let|strong="H1523"\w* \w the|strong="H4057"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w and|strong="H4057"\w* \w bloom|strong="H6524"\w* \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lily!   
\q1
\v 2  \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* richly \w bloom|strong="H6524"\w*;  
\q1 \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w delight|strong="H1523"\w*!  
\q1 \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* grandeur \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w splendor|strong="H1926"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Sharon|strong="H8289"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* grandeur \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w splendor|strong="H1926"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Strengthen|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w that|strong="H3027"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* gone limp,  
\q1 steady \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w knees|strong="H1290"\w* \w that|strong="H3027"\w* \w shake|strong="H3782"\w*!   
\q1
\v 4  Tell \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* panic,  
\q1 “\w Be|strong="H3820"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*! \w Do|strong="H4116"\w* \w not|strong="H3372"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w*!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w your|strong="H3372"\w* God comes \w to|strong="H3820"\w* avenge!  
\q1 \w With|strong="H3820"\w* divine \w retribution|strong="H3820"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* comes \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H3467"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H6491"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w*,  
\q1 \w deaf|strong="H2795"\w* ears \w will|strong="H5869"\w* hear.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w lame|strong="H6455"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w leap|strong="H1801"\w* \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* deer,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* mute \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* flow \w in|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w*,  
\q1 \w streams|strong="H5158"\w* \w in|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w The|strong="H1961"\w* dry soil \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pool|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1961"\w* parched \w ground|strong="H6774"\w* \w springs|strong="H4002"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\q1 Where \w jackals|strong="H8577"\w* \w once|strong="H1961"\w* \w lived|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H4325"\w* sprawled \w out|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w grass|strong="H2682"\w*, \w reeds|strong="H7070"\w*, \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w papyrus|strong="H1573"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w grow|strong="H1573"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* thoroughfare \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* –  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w Way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w Holiness|strong="H6944"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7121"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w travel|strong="H1980"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* reserved \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w authorized|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w use|strong="H5674"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* –  
\q1 fools \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stray|strong="H8582"\w* \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w No|strong="H3808"\w* lions \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*,  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* ferocious wild \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w* –  
\q1 \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those|strong="H1980"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* bondage \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w travel|strong="H1980"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w*,   
\q1
\v 10  \w those|strong="H5921"\w* whom \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w ransomed|strong="H6299"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H6299"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* enter \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w happy|strong="H8057"\w* \w shout|strong="H7440"\w*.  
\q1 \w Unending|strong="H5769"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* crown \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w happiness|strong="H8057"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w overwhelm|strong="H5381"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w grief|strong="H3015"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* suffering \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w disappear|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 1  \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fourteenth|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*’s reign, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w marched|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fortified|strong="H1219"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w captured|strong="H8610"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H7971"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H3526"\w* chief adviser \w from|strong="H7971"\w* \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, along \w with|strong="H3389"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H3515"\w* \w army|strong="H2426"\w*. \w The|strong="H7971"\w* chief adviser \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w conduit|strong="H8585"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w pool|strong="H1295"\w* \w which|strong="H7704"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w located|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* road \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* where \w they|strong="H3389"\w* \w wash|strong="H3526"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* dry cloth.  
\v 3  Eliakim \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w supervisor|strong="H5921"\w*, accompanied \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Asaph, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w meet|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 4  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* chief adviser said \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H2088"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H4994"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*: ‘\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* source \w of|strong="H4428"\w* confidence?  
\v 5  \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* claim \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strategy|strong="H6098"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w military|strong="H4421"\w* \w strength|strong="H1369"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w empty|strong="H8193"\w* \w talk|strong="H1697"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* trusting, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* dare \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w rebel|strong="H4775"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*?  
\v 6  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* must \w be|strong="H4428"\w* trusting \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w splintered|strong="H7533"\w* \w reed|strong="H7070"\w* \w staff|strong="H4938"\w*. \w If|strong="H2009"\w* someone \w leans|strong="H5564"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w support|strong="H5564"\w*, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* punctures \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* wounds \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w does|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* trust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*!  
\v 7  \w Perhaps|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* tell \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, ‘\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* trusting \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w eliminated|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w then|strong="H2088"\w* told \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.’  
\v 8  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w deal|strong="H6148"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w master|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* two thousand \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w provided|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w find|strong="H3201"\w* enough \w riders|strong="H7392"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Certainly|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w not|strong="H7725"\w* \w refuse|strong="H7725"\w* \w one|strong="H6996"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* master’s \w minor|strong="H6996"\w* \w officials|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* trust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Furthermore|strong="H6258"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w command|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w marched|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* land \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* told \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, ‘March \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* land \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!’”’”   
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\v 11  Eliakim, \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w*, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* chief adviser, “\w Speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Aramaic, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. Don’t \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Judahite dialect \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*.”  
\v 12  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* chief adviser \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* only \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w master|strong="H3427"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*. \w His|strong="H7971"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w also|strong="H8354"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* men \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* eat \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H5973"\w* excrement \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H5973"\w* \w urine|strong="H7890"\w* \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*!”   
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\v 13  \w The|strong="H8085"\w* chief adviser \w then|strong="H5975"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H1419"\w* \w loudly|strong="H6963"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* Judahite dialect, “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria.  
\v 14  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘Don’t \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w mislead|strong="H5377"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!  
\v 15  Don’t \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* talk \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* trusting \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* saying, “\w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3808"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*; \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria.”  
\v 16  Don’t \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*!’ \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w Send|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* token \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* submission \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w surrender|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w each|strong="H3541"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H4428"\w* eat \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* own \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H8384"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* own cistern,  
\v 17  \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* come \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* land just \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* own – \w a|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w new|strong="H8492"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w misleading|strong="H5496"\w* \w you|strong="H6435"\w* \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* says, “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w us|strong="H6435"\w*.” \w Has|strong="H3068"\w* any \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* gods \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w rescued|strong="H5337"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* land \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria?  
\v 19  \w Where|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* gods \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* Arpad? \w Where|strong="H3027"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* gods \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Sepharvaim|strong="H5617"\w*? \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, did \w any|strong="H3588"\w* gods \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H5337"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*?  
\v 20  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among|strong="H4310"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* gods \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* lands \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescued|strong="H5337"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* lands \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*? \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*?’”  
\v 21  \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H1697"\w* \w silent|strong="H2790"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* ordered, “Don’t \w respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w*.”   
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\v 22  Eliakim \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w supervisor|strong="H5921"\w*, accompanied \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Asaph, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, \w went|strong="H2396"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* clothes \w torn|strong="H7167"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w grief|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* chief adviser \w had|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*.   
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\v 1  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* clothes, \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 2  Eliakim \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w supervisor|strong="H5921"\w*, \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w scribe|strong="H5608"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* leading \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w clothed|strong="H3680"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H7971"\w* message \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Amoz:  
\v 3 “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w*, \w insults|strong="H8433"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* humiliation, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w baby|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* ready \w to|strong="H5704"\w* leave \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w canal|strong="H4866"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* mother lacks \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* push \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w through|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Perhaps|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w these|strong="H8085"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* chief adviser \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1697"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w behalf|strong="H1157"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* master, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w taunt|strong="H2778"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w hears|strong="H8085"\w*, \w perhaps|strong="H5375"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w punish|strong="H3198"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w pray|strong="H8605"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7611"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* remains.’”   
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\v 5  When \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w came|strong="H5650"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w*,  
\v 6  \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* master \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: “Don’t \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* – \w these|strong="H8085"\w* \w insults|strong="H1442"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria’s \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* hurled \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w take|strong="H7725"\w* control \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w mind|strong="H7307"\w*; \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w receive|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w report|strong="H8052"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* own land. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* cut \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* own land.”’”   
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\v 8  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* chief adviser \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w departed|strong="H5265"\w* \w from|strong="H5265"\w* \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w left|strong="H4672"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w went|strong="H5265"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Libnah|strong="H3841"\w*, \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* campaigning.  
\v 9  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Tirhakah|strong="H8640"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* marching \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w again|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*, \w ordering|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*:  
\v 10 “Tell \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘Don’t \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* whom \w you|strong="H5414"\w* trust \w mislead|strong="H5377"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w when|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, “\w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria.”  
\v 11  \w Certainly|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w how|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w annihilated|strong="H2763"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* lands. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* really think \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w rescued|strong="H5337"\w*?  
\v 12  \w Were|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7843"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* whom \w my|strong="H5337"\w* predecessors \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* – \w the|strong="H7843"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gozan|strong="H1470"\w*, \w Haran|strong="H2771"\w*, \w Rezeph|strong="H7530"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7843"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5729"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w Telassar|strong="H8515"\w* – \w rescued|strong="H5337"\w* \w by|strong="H5337"\w* \w their|strong="H5337"\w* gods?  
\v 13  Where \w are|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5892"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*, \w the|strong="H5892"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Arpad, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5892"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Lair, \w Sepharvaim|strong="H5617"\w*, \w Hena|strong="H2012"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ivvah|strong="H5755"\w*?’”   
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\v 14  \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H6566"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 15  \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* before \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*:  
\v 16 “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w enthroned|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cherubim|strong="H3742"\w*! \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w alone|strong="H1931"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w over|strong="H3427"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*! \w Open|strong="H6491"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w observe|strong="H7200"\w*! \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H7200"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w how|strong="H8085"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w taunts|strong="H2778"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*!  
\v 18  \w It|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2717"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* nations \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w lands|strong="H2717"\w*.  
\v 19  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* burned \w the|strong="H3588"\w* gods \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* nations, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w really|strong="H1992"\w* gods, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* product \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w human|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* manufactured \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* stone. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w why|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Assyrians could destroy \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*, \w so|strong="H6258"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w alone|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.”   
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\v 21  \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Amoz \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*: “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: ‘\w Because|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w concerning|strong="H3068"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Assyria,  
\v 22  \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H1696"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*:  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*  
\q1 despises \w you|strong="H5921"\w* – \w she|strong="H5921"\w* \w makes|strong="H1696"\w* fun \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*  
\q1 \w shakes|strong="H5128"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w Whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w taunted|strong="H2778"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* hurled \w insults|strong="H2778"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w*?  
\q1 \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* shouted  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w looked|strong="H5375"\w* \w so|strong="H5375"\w* arrogantly?  
\q1 \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*!   
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\v 24  \w Through|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3772"\w* \w messengers|strong="H5650"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w taunted|strong="H2778"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* sovereign master,  
\q1 ‘\w With|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H5927"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w climbed|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5927"\w* slopes \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w* \w its|strong="H5927"\w* \w tall|strong="H6967"\w* cedars  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w its|strong="H5927"\w* best \w evergreens|strong="H1265"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w invaded|strong="H5927"\w* \w its|strong="H5927"\w* \w most|strong="H7230"\w* \w remote|strong="H3411"\w* regions,  
\q1 \w its|strong="H5927"\w* \w thickest|strong="H3759"\w* \w woods|strong="H3293"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w I|strong="H6471"\w* \w dug|strong="H6979"\w* wells  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\q1 \w With|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w soles|strong="H3709"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w feet|strong="H6471"\w* \w I|strong="H6471"\w* \w dried|strong="H2717"\w* \w up|strong="H2717"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rivers|strong="H2975"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4693"\w*.’  
\v 26   
\q1 \w Certainly|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*!  
\q1 \w Long|strong="H3117"\w* \w ago|strong="H7350"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w worked|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w ancient|strong="H6924"\w* \w times|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w planned|strong="H3335"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* bringing \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w pass|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H8085"\w* plan \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w*:  
\q1 \w Fortified|strong="H1219"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* crash  
\q1 \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w heaps|strong="H1530"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w ruins|strong="H5892"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w Their|strong="H6440"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* powerless;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w terrified|strong="H2865"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* ashamed.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w short-lived|strong="H7116"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w plants|strong="H6212"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H7704"\w* \w green|strong="H3419"\w* \w vegetation|strong="H6212"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w short-lived|strong="H7116"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rooftops|strong="H1406"\w*  
\q1 \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* scorched \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H6440"\w* wind.   
\q1
\v 28  \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* where \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* everything \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w rage|strong="H7264"\w* \w against|strong="H3427"\w* \w me|strong="H3318"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w Because|strong="H3282"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w rage|strong="H7264"\w* \w against|strong="H5927"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* uproar \w you|strong="H7725"\w* create \w has|strong="H7600"\w* \w reached|strong="H5927"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* ears,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w hook|strong="H2397"\w* \w in|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* nose,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w bridle|strong="H4964"\w* between \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w lead|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w*.”  
\v 30   
\p “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3754"\w* \w be|strong="H8141"\w* \w your|strong="H2232"\w* reminder \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w have|strong="H8141"\w* spoken \w the|strong="H8141"\w* truth: \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w you|strong="H8141"\w* \w will|strong="H3754"\w* eat \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w grows|strong="H5599"\w* wild, \w and|strong="H8141"\w* \w next|strong="H8145"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w grows|strong="H5599"\w* \w on|strong="H8145"\w* \w its|strong="H7114"\w* own. But \w the|strong="H8141"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w after|strong="H8145"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w you|strong="H8141"\w* \w will|strong="H3754"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w seed|strong="H2232"\w* \w and|strong="H8141"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7114"\w* crops; \w you|strong="H8141"\w* \w will|strong="H3754"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w vines|strong="H3754"\w* \w and|strong="H8141"\w* consume \w their|strong="H7114"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w*.  
\v 31  \w Those|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H3063"\w* \w remain|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w take|strong="H6213"\w* \w root|strong="H8328"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* ground \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w bear|strong="H6213"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*.   
\q1
\v 32 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7611"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*;  
\q1 \w survivors|strong="H6413"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w intense|strong="H7068"\w* \w devotion|strong="H6635"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w accomplish|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*.   
\q1
\v 33  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria:  
\q1 ‘\w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* enter \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w shoot|strong="H3384"\w* \w an|strong="H8033"\w* \w arrow|strong="H2671"\w* \w here|strong="H3541"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w attack|strong="H6923"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* shielded warriors,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* build \w siege|strong="H5550"\w* \w works|strong="H5550"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 34  \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H3068"\w* –  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* enter \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*,’ \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 35  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* shield \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* reputation \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* promise \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*.”’”   
\p
\v 36  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* 185,000 \w troops|strong="H4264"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Assyrian \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*. \w When|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w got|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H7925"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* next \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w were|strong="H2009"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w corpses|strong="H6297"\w*!  
\v 37  \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w broke|strong="H5265"\w* camp \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w way|strong="H3212"\w*. \w He|strong="H4428"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Nineveh|strong="H5210"\w*.  
\v 38  \w One|strong="H1931"\w* day, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w worshiping|strong="H7812"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* god \w Nisroch|strong="H5268"\w*, \w his|strong="H5221"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* Adrammelech \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Sharezer|strong="H8272"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w ran|strong="H4422"\w* \w away|strong="H4422"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ararat; \w his|strong="H5221"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Esarhaddon \w replaced|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*.   
\c 38  
\p
\v 1  \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* stricken \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* terminal illness. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Amoz visited \w him|strong="H6680"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w told|strong="H6680"\w* \w him|strong="H6680"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘\w Give|strong="H6680"\w* \w instructions|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w about|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*; \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* get well.’”  
\v 2  \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w turned|strong="H5437"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\v 3 “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w how|strong="H4994"\w* \w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w served|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* faithfully \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w wholehearted|strong="H8003"\w* \w devotion|strong="H3820"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w how|strong="H4994"\w* \w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w bitterly|strong="H1419"\w*.   
\p
\v 4  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H1697"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w*,  
\v 5 “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w tell|strong="H8085"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*: ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* ancestor \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w*; \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w tears|strong="H1832"\w*. \w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w add|strong="H3254"\w* \w fifteen|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\v 6  \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria. \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* shield \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.”’”  
\v 7  Isaiah \w replied|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* sign \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* confirming \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*:  
\v 8  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H8121"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* \w on|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w stairs|strong="H4609"\w* \w of|strong="H4609"\w* Ahaz.” \w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w then|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w*.   
\s1 Hezekiah’s Song of Thanks  
\p
\v 9  \w This|strong="H4428"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H2421"\w* \w prayer|strong="H2470"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w when|strong="H2421"\w* \w he|strong="H2483"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w then|strong="H4428"\w* \w recovered|strong="H2421"\w* \w from|strong="H3063"\w* \w his|strong="H2396"\w* \w illness|strong="H2483"\w*:   
\q1
\v 10 “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* thought,  
\q1 ‘\w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w middle|strong="H1824"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* must \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w am|strong="H6485"\w* \w deprived|strong="H6485"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3117"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 11 “\w I|strong="H7200"\w* thought,  
\q1 ‘\w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3050"\+w*\nd* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* land \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* humankind \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w world|strong="H2309"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w My|strong="H4480"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H1755"\w* place \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w removed|strong="H5265"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w taken|strong="H1540"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7473"\w*’s tent.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w rolled|strong="H7088"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* weaver rolls cloth;  
\q1 \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w loom|strong="H1803"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w cuts|strong="H1214"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w off|strong="H4480"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* turn \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w end|strong="H7999"\w* \w my|strong="H4480"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w I|strong="H3117"\w* cry \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*;  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w shatters|strong="H7665"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* turn \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w into|strong="H3915"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w end|strong="H7999"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w swallow|strong="H5693"\w* \w or|strong="H5483"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w thrush|strong="H5693"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* chirp,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3651"\w* coo \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3651"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* grow tired \w from|strong="H5869"\w* looking \w up|strong="H1809"\w* \w to|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3651"\w* sky.  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign master, \w I|strong="H3651"\w* am \w oppressed|strong="H6234"\w*;  
\q1 \w help|strong="H6148"\w* \w me|strong="H5869"\w*!   
\q1
\v 15  \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*?  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H4100"\w* \w decreed|strong="H1696"\w* \w and|strong="H8141"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* walk slowly \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am overcome \w with|strong="H6213"\w* grief.   
\q1
\v 16  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign master, \w your|strong="H3605"\w* decrees \w can|strong="H7307"\w* \w give|strong="H2421"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*;  
\q1 \w may|strong="H2416"\w* years \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w be|strong="H7307"\w* \w restored|strong="H2421"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w Restore|strong="H2492"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w health|strong="H2492"\w* \w and|strong="H2421"\w* \w preserve|strong="H2421"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 17 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* grief \w I|strong="H3588"\w* experienced \w was|strong="H5315"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* benefit.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w delivered|strong="H2836"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pit|strong="H7845"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* oblivion.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* removed \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2399"\w* \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* sight.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H3034"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w*;  
\q1 \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w descend|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w pit|strong="H7585"\w* \w do|strong="H3381"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w anticipate|strong="H7663"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* faithfulness.   
\q1
\v 19  \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w person|strong="H3045"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w person|strong="H3045"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* gives \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w thanks|strong="H3034"\w*,  
\q1 \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* do \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\q1 \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w tells|strong="H3045"\w* \w his|strong="H3045"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* faithfulness.   
\q1
\v 20  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3467"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* celebrate \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w music|strong="H5058"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rest \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.”  
\v 21  \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* ordered, “Let \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w cake|strong="H1690"\w* \w and|strong="H2421"\w* \w apply|strong="H4799"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ulcerated sore \w and|strong="H2421"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H8384"\w* get well.”  
\v 22  \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* said, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* confirming sign \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*?”   
\c 39  
\p
\v 1  \w At|strong="H4428"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w Merodach-Baladan|strong="H4757"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Baladan|strong="H1081"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Babylon, \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w letters|strong="H5612"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w gift|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w been|strong="H2470"\w* \w ill|strong="H2470"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w recovered|strong="H2388"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w welcomed|strong="H8055"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w storehouse|strong="H5238"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* high-quality \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*, \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w well|strong="H2896"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w armory|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* treasuries. \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4475"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w the|strong="H3470"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* visited \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w* \w him|strong="H4428"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w these|strong="H4428"\w* men say? \w Where|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H4100"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H7350"\w*?” \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* replied, “\w They|strong="H4100"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H7350"\w* \w the|strong="H3470"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* land \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Babylon.”  
\v 4  Isaiah \w asked|strong="H4100"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*?” \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* replied, “\w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* treasuries.”  
\v 5  \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*, “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w commands|strong="H1697"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*:  
\v 6 ‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H2009"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* ancestors \w have|strong="H3068"\w* accumulated \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* Babylon; \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w*,’ \w says|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 7 ‘\w Some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* very \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* whom \w you|strong="H3947"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w eunuchs|strong="H5631"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w palace|strong="H1964"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Babylon.’”  
\v 8  \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w*, “\w The|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w announced|strong="H1696"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* appropriate.” \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w thought|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* stability \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*.”   
\c 40  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Comfort|strong="H5162"\w*, \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w* \w my|strong="H5162"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,”  
\q1 says \w your|strong="H5162"\w* God.   
\q1
\v 2 “\w Speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w kindly|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H6635"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w warfare|strong="H6635"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w punishment|strong="H5771"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w completed|strong="H4390"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* pay \w double|strong="H3718"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 3  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w cries|strong="H6963"\w* \w out|strong="H6437"\w*,  
\q1 “\w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w clear|strong="H6437"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w construct|strong="H3474"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w must|strong="H5375"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w elevated|strong="H5375"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* leveled.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w rough|strong="H6121"\w* \w terrain|strong="H7406"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w level|strong="H4334"\w* \w plain|strong="H4334"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rugged|strong="H7406"\w* landscape \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wide \w valley|strong="H1516"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w revealed|strong="H1540"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same time.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w decreed|strong="H1696"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 6  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* says, “\w Cry|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H4100"\w*!”  
\q1 Another asks, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w cry|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H4100"\w*?”  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* first \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* responds: “\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* like \w grass|strong="H2682"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w promises|strong="H2617"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* like \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w flowers|strong="H6731"\w* \w in|strong="H1320"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w* \w dries|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w flowers|strong="H6731"\w* \w wither|strong="H3001"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w sent|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w blows|strong="H5380"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w humanity|strong="H2682"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The|strong="H6965"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w* \w dries|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w flowers|strong="H6731"\w* \w wither|strong="H3001"\w*,  
\q1 but \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w decree|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* our God \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* \w reliable|strong="H6965"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 9  \w Go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* herald \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*!  
\q1 \w Shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w loudly|strong="H6963"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* herald \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*!  
\q1 \w Shout|strong="H6963"\w*, don’t \w be|strong="H3389"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*!  
\q1 \w Say|strong="H6963"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Here|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* God!”   
\q1
\v 10  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w comes|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* victorious warrior;  
\q1 \w his|strong="H6440"\w* military \w power|strong="H2220"\w* establishes \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w*.  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w reward|strong="H7939"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*;  
\q1 \w his|strong="H6440"\w* prize \w goes|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Like|strong="H2220"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w he|strong="H5763"\w* tends \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w flock|strong="H5739"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5763"\w* \w gathers|strong="H6908"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w lambs|strong="H2922"\w* \w with|strong="H5375"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5763"\w* \w carries|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* close \w to|strong="H5375"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* heart;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5763"\w* \w leads|strong="H5095"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w ewes|strong="H5763"\w* \w along|strong="H5375"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord is Incomparable  
\q1
\v 12  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w has|strong="H4310"\w* \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w out|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w hollow|strong="H8168"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w his|strong="H3557"\w* \w hand|strong="H8168"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H4058"\w* carefully \w measured|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H4058"\w* carefully \w weighed|strong="H8254"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w soil|strong="H6083"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w earth|strong="H6083"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H4058"\w* \w weighed|strong="H8254"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w in|strong="H8064"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w balance|strong="H3976"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H4058"\w* \w the|strong="H4058"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w on|strong="H2022"\w* \w scales|strong="H3976"\w*?   
\q1
\v 13  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w comprehends|strong="H8505"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w mind|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3068"\w* gives \w him|strong="H3045"\w* instruction \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* counselor?   
\q1
\v 14  \w From|strong="H4941"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* does \w he|strong="H8394"\w* \w receive|strong="H3289"\w* \w directions|strong="H1870"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w teaches|strong="H3925"\w* \w him|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* correct \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w* things,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H1847"\w* \w imparts|strong="H3925"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* \w him|strong="H3045"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H1847"\w* instructs \w him|strong="H3045"\w* \w in|strong="H1870"\w* \w skillful|strong="H3045"\w* \w design|strong="H3045"\w*?   
\q1
\v 15  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H2803"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w like|strong="H2803"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w drop|strong="H4752"\w* \w in|strong="H1471"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bucket|strong="H1805"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1471"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w regarded|strong="H2803"\w* \w as|strong="H2803"\w* \w dust|strong="H7834"\w* on \w the|strong="H2803"\w* \w scales|strong="H3976"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H2005"\w* \w lifts|strong="H5190"\w* \w the|strong="H2803"\w* coastlands \w as|strong="H2803"\w* \w if|strong="H2005"\w* \w they|strong="H1471"\w* \w were|strong="H1471"\w* \w dust|strong="H7834"\w*.   
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\v 16  Not even \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* could supply \w enough|strong="H1767"\w* \w firewood|strong="H1197"\w* \w for|strong="H2416"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H5930"\w*;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H1767"\w* wild \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* would not provide \w enough|strong="H1767"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* insignificant \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w regarded|strong="H2803"\w* \w as|strong="H2803"\w* absolutely \w nothing|strong="H8414"\w*.   
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\v 18  \w To|strong="H1819"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w compare|strong="H1819"\w* \w God|strong="H4310"\w*?  
\q1 \w To|strong="H1819"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w image|strong="H1823"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w liken|strong="H1819"\w* him?   
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\v 19  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w craftsman|strong="H2796"\w* \w casts|strong="H5258"\w* \w an|strong="H2091"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* metalsmith \w overlays|strong="H7554"\w* \w it|strong="H2091"\w* \w with|strong="H2091"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3701"\w* forges \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w chains|strong="H7577"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* \w it|strong="H2091"\w*.   
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\v 20  \w To|strong="H1245"\w* \w make|strong="H3559"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w contribution|strong="H8641"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* selects \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w that|strong="H6086"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rot|strong="H7537"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w then|strong="H3808"\w* \w seeks|strong="H1245"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w skilled|strong="H2450"\w* \w craftsman|strong="H2796"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H1245"\w* \w make|strong="H3559"\w* \w an|strong="H1245"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w* \w that|strong="H6086"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fall|strong="H4131"\w* over.   
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\v 21  \w Do|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*?  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*?  
\q1 \w Has|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H5046"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* since \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w very|strong="H3045"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7218"\w*?  
\q1 \w Have|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w understood|strong="H3045"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w time|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* earth’s \w foundations|strong="H4146"\w* \w were|strong="H7218"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w*?   
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\v 22  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* one \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w sits|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*’s \w horizon|strong="H2329"\w*;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w grasshoppers|strong="H2284"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* one \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w stretches|strong="H5186"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thin \w curtain|strong="H1852"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w spreads|strong="H4969"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pitched|strong="H5186"\w* tent.   
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\v 23  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w reduces|strong="H5414"\w* \w rulers|strong="H7336"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w nothing|strong="H8414"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* earth’s \w leaders|strong="H8199"\w* insignificant.   
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\v 24  \w Indeed|strong="H1571"\w*, \w they|strong="H1077"\w* \w are|strong="H1571"\w* barely \w planted|strong="H5193"\w*;  
\q1 \w yes|strong="H1571"\w*, \w they|strong="H1077"\w* \w are|strong="H1571"\w* barely \w sown|strong="H2232"\w*;  
\q1 \w yes|strong="H1571"\w*, \w they|strong="H1077"\w* barely \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w root|strong="H8327"\w* \w in|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1571"\w* \w then|strong="H5375"\w* \w he|strong="H1571"\w* \w blows|strong="H5398"\w* \w on|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w*, causing \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H5375"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* wind \w carries|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w like|strong="H3001"\w* \w straw|strong="H7179"\w*.   
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\v 25 “\w To|strong="H1819"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H4310"\w* \w compare|strong="H1819"\w* \w me|strong="H1819"\w*? \w Whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w do|strong="H4310"\w* \w I|strong="H1819"\w* \w resemble|strong="H1819"\w*?”  
\q1 says \w the|strong="H7737"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w*.   
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\v 26  \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w at|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8034"\w*!  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H7121"\w* heavenly lights?  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w leads|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* ranks;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w calls|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w by|strong="H7121"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\q1 \w Because|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* absolute \w power|strong="H3581"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* awesome \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*,  
\q1 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w missing|strong="H5737"\w*.   
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\v 27  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*, \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1696"\w* aware \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* happening \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H5674"\w*,  
\q1 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1696"\w* concerned \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* vindication”?   
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\v 28  \w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*?  
\q1 \w Have|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*?  
\q1 \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* \w eternal|strong="H5769"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w creator|strong="H1254"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w whole|strong="H7098"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H3021"\w* \w tired|strong="H3021"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w weary|strong="H3021"\w*;  
\q1 \w there|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w limit|strong="H2714"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H8394"\w*.   
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\v 29  \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* those who are tired;  
\q1 \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* ones who lack \w power|strong="H3581"\w*, \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* renewed \w energy|strong="H7235"\w*.   
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\v 30  Even \w youths|strong="H5288"\w* \w get|strong="H3021"\w* \w tired|strong="H3021"\w* \w and|strong="H5288"\w* \w weary|strong="H3021"\w*;  
\q1 even strong \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w clumsily|strong="H3782"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w*.   
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\v 31  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w help|strong="H2498"\w* find \w renewed|strong="H2498"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w rise|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H2498"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w eagles|strong="H5404"\w*’ wings,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w growing|strong="H5927"\w* \w weary|strong="H3021"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* getting \w tired|strong="H3021"\w*.   
\c 41  
\p  
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\v 1 “\w Listen|strong="H2790"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* \w silence|strong="H2790"\w*, \w you|strong="H1696"\w* coastlands!  
\q1 Let \w the|strong="H7126"\w* \w nations|strong="H3816"\w* find \w renewed|strong="H2498"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*!  
\q1 Let \w them|strong="H7126"\w* \w approach|strong="H7126"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w then|strong="H1696"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*;  
\q1 let \w us|strong="H3816"\w* \w come|strong="H7126"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* debate!   
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\v 2  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w stirs|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w* \w this|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H4310"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w officially|strong="H6664"\w* \w commissions|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* service?  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* hands \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w over|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* enables \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* subdue \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w makes|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w like|strong="H7272"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H7272"\w* windblown \w straw|strong="H7179"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w*.   
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\v 3  \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w pursues|strong="H7291"\w* \w them|strong="H5674"\w* \w and|strong="H7965"\w* \w passes|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w unharmed|strong="H7965"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* advances \w with|strong="H5674"\w* great speed.   
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\v 4  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w acts|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w carries|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w* decrees?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w summons|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* successive \w generations|strong="H1755"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7218"\w*?  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w present|strong="H6213"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w very|strong="H6213"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7218"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w very|strong="H6213"\w* end – \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w*.   
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\v 5  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* coastlands \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* are \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w whole|strong="H7098"\w* earth \w trembles|strong="H2729"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H7200"\w* \w approach|strong="H7126"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w come|strong="H7126"\w*.   
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\v 6  They \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w one|strong="H7453"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*;  
\q1 \w one|strong="H7453"\w* says \w to|strong="H7453"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w other|strong="H7453"\w*, ‘Be \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*!’   
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\v 7  \w The|strong="H2388"\w* \w craftsman|strong="H2796"\w* \w encourages|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* metalsmith,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* wields \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w hammer|strong="H6360"\w* \w encourages|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* pounds \w on|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w anvil|strong="H6471"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* approves \w the|strong="H2388"\w* quality \w of|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* welding,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w nails|strong="H4548"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w down|strong="H1986"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* won’t \w fall|strong="H4131"\w* \w over|strong="H2388"\w*.”   
\s1 The Lord Encourages His People  
\q1
\v 8 “\w You|strong="H3478"\w*, \w my|strong="H3290"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* whom \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* chosen,  
\q1 \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* Abraham \w my|strong="H3290"\w* friend,   
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\v 9  \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w whom|strong="H7121"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* am bringing back \w from|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* earth’s \w extremities|strong="H7098"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w from|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* remote regions –  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5650"\w* told \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5650"\w* \w my|strong="H5650"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*.”  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* chosen \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.   
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\v 10  Don’t \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!  
\q1 Don’t \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w frightened|strong="H3372"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w your|strong="H3588"\w* God!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* strengthen \w you|strong="H3588"\w* –  
\q1 \w yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* –  
\q1 \w yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w uphold|strong="H8551"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* saving \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*!   
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\v 11  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w* \w and|strong="H7379"\w* \w humiliated|strong="H3637"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3605"\w* adversaries \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* reduced \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H7379"\w* perish.   
\q1
\v 12  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H1245"\w* \w your|strong="H1245"\w* opponents, \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w them|strong="H4672"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H1245"\w* enemies \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* reduced \w to|strong="H1961"\w* absolutely \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w takes|strong="H2388"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* says \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, ‘Don’t \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w helping|strong="H5826"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 14  Don’t \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, despised insignificant \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w men|strong="H4962"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w helping|strong="H5826"\w* \w you|strong="H3372"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w protector|strong="H3478"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* am making \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w like|strong="H1389"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sharp|strong="H2742"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1758"\w* \w sledge|strong="H2742"\w*,  
\q1 \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w and|strong="H2022"\w* double-edged.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w thresh|strong="H1758"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w crush|strong="H1854"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w like|strong="H1389"\w* straw.   
\q1
\v 16  \w You|strong="H5375"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w winnow|strong="H2219"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* blow \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5375"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5375"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w boast|strong="H1984"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H6041"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w none|strong="H3808"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w tongues|strong="H3956"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w parched|strong="H5405"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w thirst|strong="H6772"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* prayers;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w them|strong="H6030"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w flow|strong="H6605"\w* \w down|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* slopes  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* produce \w springs|strong="H4599"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w valleys|strong="H1237"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pool|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* arid \w land|strong="H6723"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w springs|strong="H4599"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* cedars, \w acacias|strong="H7848"\w*, \w myrtles|strong="H1918"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* grow \w in|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w evergreens|strong="H1265"\w*, \w firs|strong="H8410"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w cypresses|strong="H1265"\w* grow \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w in|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w observe|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w pay|strong="H7760"\w* \w attention|strong="H7919"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w accomplished|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w being|strong="H3068"\w*.”   
\s1 The Lord Challenges the Pagan Gods  
\q1
\v 21 “\w Present|strong="H7126"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* argument,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 “\w Produce|strong="H7126"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* evidence,” says \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*’s \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22 “\w Let|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* produce \w evidence|strong="H5046"\w*! \w Let|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w us|strong="H5046"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* \w happen|strong="H7136"\w*!  
\q1 \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w us|strong="H5046"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w earlier|strong="H7223"\w* predictive oracles,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H5066"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H3820"\w* examine \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w see|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H2007"\w* \w were|strong="H7223"\w* fulfilled.  
\q1 \w Or|strong="H8085"\w* \w decree|strong="H2007"\w* \w for|strong="H3045"\w* \w us|strong="H5046"\w* some future \w events|strong="H8085"\w*!   
\q1
\v 23  \w Predict|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* future events \w will|strong="H3162"\w* \w turn|strong="H8159"\w* \w out|strong="H7200"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* might \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* gods.  
\q1 \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w do|strong="H3190"\w* something \w good|strong="H3190"\w* \w or|strong="H7200"\w* \w bad|strong="H7489"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* might \w be|strong="H3162"\w* frightened \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H3162"\w* awe.   
\q1
\v 24  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w you|strong="H6467"\w* are nothing, \w and|strong="H8441"\w* your accomplishments are nonexistent;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H8441"\w* one who chooses \w to|strong="H8441"\w* worship \w you|strong="H6467"\w* \w is|strong="H6467"\w* \w disgusting|strong="H8441"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w I|strong="H3644"\w* \w have|strong="H7429"\w* \w stirred|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w* \w one|strong="H8034"\w* \w out|strong="H5782"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w and|strong="H8034"\w* \w he|strong="H7121"\w* advances,  
\q1 \w one|strong="H8034"\w* \w from|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w eastern|strong="H4217"\w* \w horizon|strong="H8121"\w* \w who|strong="H7121"\w* prays \w in|strong="H8034"\w* \w my|strong="H7121"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H7121"\w* steps \w on|strong="H7121"\w* \w rulers|strong="H5461"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w if|strong="H3644"\w* \w they|strong="H8034"\w* \w were|strong="H3644"\w* \w clay|strong="H2563"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w potter|strong="H3335"\w* \w treading|strong="H7429"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w clay|strong="H2563"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w decreed|strong="H5046"\w* \w this|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7218"\w*, \w so|strong="H8085"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w announced|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w time|strong="H6440"\w*, \w so|strong="H8085"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* say, ‘\w He|strong="H6440"\w*’s correct’?  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H8085"\w*, none \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w decreed|strong="H5046"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w*!  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H8085"\w*, none \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w announced|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w*!  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H8085"\w*, \w no|strong="H3045"\w* \w one|strong="H6662"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* say anything!   
\q1
\v 27  \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* decreed \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, ‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w here|strong="H2009"\w*’s what \w will|strong="H3389"\w* happen!’  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w sent|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* herald \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\q1
\v 28  \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w there|strong="H7725"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w no|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w*,  
\q1 \w among|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w there|strong="H7725"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w no|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w who|strong="H7592"\w* serves \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w an|strong="H7200"\w* \w adviser|strong="H3289"\w*,  
\q1 \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* might \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w questions|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w receive|strong="H3289"\w* \w answers|strong="H7725"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w them|strong="H7307"\w* \w are|strong="H5262"\w* \w nothing|strong="H8414"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w accomplishments|strong="H4639"\w* \w are|strong="H5262"\w* nonexistent;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* metal \w images|strong="H5262"\w* lack \w any|strong="H3605"\w* real substance.   
\c 42  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  “\w Here|strong="H2005"\w* \w is|strong="H5315"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* whom \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w support|strong="H8551"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H5414"\w* chosen \w one|strong="H5315"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* whom \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w pleasure|strong="H7521"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w* decrees \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cry|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H2351"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w shout|strong="H6963"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* publicize \w himself|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w crushed|strong="H7533"\w* \w reed|strong="H7070"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w break|strong="H7665"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dim|strong="H3544"\w* \w wick|strong="H6594"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w extinguish|strong="H3518"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* faithfully \w make|strong="H4941"\w* \w just|strong="H4941"\w* decrees.   
\q1
\v 4  \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* grow \w dim|strong="H3543"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w crushed|strong="H7533"\w*  
\q1 \w before|strong="H5704"\w* establishing \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* earth;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7760"\w* coastlands \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w wait|strong="H3176"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* anticipation \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* decrees.”   
\q1
\v 5  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w stretched|strong="H5186"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* fashioned \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* everything \w that|strong="H5971"\w* lives \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w life|strong="H5397"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H1980"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*:   
\q1
\v 6 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w*, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w officially|strong="H6664"\w* \w commission|strong="H6664"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w take|strong="H2388"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w protect|strong="H5341"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* mediator \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* light \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*,   
\q1
\v 7  \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w open|strong="H6491"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3318"\w* release prisoners \w from|strong="H3318"\w* dungeons,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H3318"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w prisons|strong="H3608"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Intervenes  
\q1
\v 8  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*! \w That|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w share|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w anyone|strong="H1931"\w* \w else|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* due \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w idols|strong="H6456"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w earlier|strong="H7223"\w* predictive oracles \w have|strong="H7223"\w* come \w to|strong="H8085"\w* pass;  
\q1 \w now|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w announce|strong="H5046"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w events|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\q1 \w Before|strong="H2962"\w* \w they|strong="H2962"\w* begin \w to|strong="H8085"\w* occur,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* reveal \w them|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 10  \w Sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* brand \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w*!  
\q1 \w Praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w him|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* horizon \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* earth,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3381"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* everything \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H4393"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3381"\w* coastlands \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*!   
\q1
\v 11  Let \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w its|strong="H5375"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w out|strong="H7442"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w where|strong="H2691"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* nomads \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w*!  
\q1 Let \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Sela|strong="H5554"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w joyfully|strong="H7442"\w*;  
\q1 let \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w loudly|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* mountaintops.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Let|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w give|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* deserves;  
\q1 \w let|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* deeds \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* coastlands.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* emerges \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hero,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w warrior|strong="H1368"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* inspires \w himself|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w shouts|strong="H7321"\w*, yes, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* yells,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* shows \w his|strong="H3068"\w* enemies \w his|strong="H3068"\w* power.   
\q1
\v 14 “I \w have|strong="H3205"\w* \w been|strong="H5769"\w* inactive \w for|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w long|strong="H5769"\w* \w time|strong="H5769"\w*;  
\q1 I \w kept|strong="H2790"\w* \w quiet|strong="H2790"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* held back.  
\q1 \w Like|strong="H3162"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w woman|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H3162"\w* \w labor|strong="H3205"\w* I \w groan|strong="H6463"\w*;  
\q1 I \w pant|strong="H7602"\w* \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w gasp|strong="H5395"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* trees \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w wither|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w vegetation|strong="H6212"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w into|strong="H7760"\w* islands,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w* pools \w of|strong="H2022"\w* water.   
\q1
\v 16  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w lead|strong="H1869"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w* \w along|strong="H3212"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w unfamiliar|strong="H1870"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w guide|strong="H1869"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w down|strong="H1869"\w* \w paths|strong="H5410"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w traveled|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w darkness|strong="H4285"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w into|strong="H3212"\w* \w light|strong="H7760"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w level|strong="H4334"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* rough \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  Those who trust \w in|strong="H5472"\w* \w idols|strong="H6459"\w*  
\q1 will \w turn|strong="H5472"\w* \w back|strong="H5472"\w* \w and|strong="H6459"\w* be utterly \w humiliated|strong="H1322"\w*,  
\q1 those who say \w to|strong="H6459"\w* \w metal|strong="H4541"\w* \w images|strong="H4541"\w*, ‘You \w are|strong="H6459"\w* our gods.’”   
\s1 The Lord Reasons with His People  
\q1
\v 18 “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w deaf|strong="H2795"\w* ones!  
\q1 \w Take|strong="H7200"\w* notice, \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w* ones!   
\q1
\v 19  \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w truly|strong="H3588"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w truly|strong="H3588"\w* \w deaf|strong="H2795"\w*.  
\q1 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* covenant partner, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w truly|strong="H3588"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w things|strong="H7227"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* don’t \w comprehend|strong="H8104"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H8085"\w* ears \w are|strong="H7227"\w* \w open|strong="H6491"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H8104"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 21  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w wanted|strong="H2654"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* exhibit \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w*  
\q1 \w by|strong="H3068"\w* magnifying \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* displaying \w it|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w these|strong="H1931"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* looted \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w plundered|strong="H8154"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w trapped|strong="H6351"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* pits  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w held|strong="H2244"\w* captive \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w prisons|strong="H3608"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1931"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* loot \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1931"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w plunder|strong="H4933"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* says, “\w Bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 23  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w pay|strong="H7181"\w* \w attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w attentively|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* future?   
\q1
\v 24  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w handed|strong="H5414"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w robber|strong="H1980"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w handed|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* looters?  
\q1 \w Was|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*?  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w commands|strong="H1870"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* disobeyed \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w poured|strong="H8210"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* fierce \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* devastation \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\q1 \w Its|strong="H5921"\w* flames \w encircled|strong="H5439"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w realize|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w burned|strong="H1197"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w notice|strong="H3045"\w*.   
\c 43  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:  
\q1 “Don’t \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* protect \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w mine|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*;  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w overwhelm|strong="H5674"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* fire, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w burned|strong="H1197"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w flames|strong="H3852"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* harm \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w handed|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w ransom|strong="H3724"\w* \w price|strong="H3724"\w*,  
\q1 \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Seba|strong="H5434"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  Since \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w precious|strong="H3365"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* special \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* love \w you|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H3816"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\q1 \w nations|strong="H3816"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  Don’t \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w with|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w From|strong="H2233"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* bring \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w*;  
\q1 \w from|strong="H2233"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w west|strong="H4628"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* say \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w*, ‘\w Hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w*!’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w south|strong="H8486"\w*, ‘Don’t \w hold|strong="H3607"\w* \w any|strong="H5414"\w* \w back|strong="H3607"\w*!’  
\q1 \w Bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* lands,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w remote|strong="H7350"\w* regions \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* earth,   
\q1
\v 7  \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*,  
\q1 \w whom|strong="H7121"\w* \w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*,  
\q1 \w whom|strong="H7121"\w* \w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* – yes, \w whom|strong="H7121"\w* \w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*!   
\s1 The Lord Declares His Sovereignty  
\q1
\v 8  \w Bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w*, \w even|strong="H5869"\w* though \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H3318"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w deaf|strong="H2795"\w*, \w even|strong="H5869"\w* though \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* ears!   
\q1
\v 9  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H3816"\w* \w assemble|strong="H6908"\w*.  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among|strong="H4310"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w announced|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w predicted|strong="H8085"\w* \w earlier|strong="H7223"\w* \w events|strong="H8085"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*?  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w produce|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* testify \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1471"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w*;  
\q1 \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* affirm, ‘\w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* true.’   
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\v 10  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 “\w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w chosen|strong="H3045"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w consider|strong="H3045"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* believe \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* outlive \w me|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 11  \w I|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* no \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w* \w besides|strong="H1107"\w* \w me|strong="H1107"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w decreed|strong="H5046"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H3467"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w proclaimed|strong="H8085"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* no \w other|strong="H2114"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* among \w you|strong="H5046"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5046"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 13  \w From|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w forward|strong="H1571"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* am \w he|strong="H1931"\w*;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H6466"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*; \f + \fr 43:13 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “hand” (so \fl KJV\ft , \+fl NASB\ft , \+fl NIV\ft , \+fl NRSV\ft ); \+fl NLT\ft  “No one can oppose what I do.”\f*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w act|strong="H6466"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w prevent|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*?”   
\s1 The Lord Will Do Something New  
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\v 14 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w protector|strong="H3478"\w*, \f + \fr 43:14 \fl Translator's Note \ft Or “kinsman redeemer.” See the note at \xo Is 41:14.\f* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: \f + \fr 43:14 \fl Study Note  \ft See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in \xo Is 1:4.\f*  
\q1 “\w For|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* Babylon  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H3381"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w fugitives|strong="H1281"\w*, \f + \fr 43:14 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “and I bring down [as] fugitives all of them.”\f*  
\q1 turning \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*' \w joyful|strong="H7440"\w* \w shouts|strong="H7440"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* mourning \w songs|strong="H7440"\w*. \f + \fr 43:14 \fl Translator's Note \ft The Hebrew text reads literally, “as for the Babylonians, in ships their joyful shout.” This might be paraphrased, “even the Babylonians in the ships [over which] they joyfully shouted.” The point would be that the Lord caused the Babylonians to flee for safety in the ships in which they took such great pride. A slight change in vocalization yields the reading “into mourning songs,” which provides a good contrast with “joyful shout.” The prefixed \+it bet\+it* ( בְּ) would indicate identity. \f*   
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\v 15 \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w*, \f + \fr 43:15 \fl Study Note  \ft See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in \xo Is 1:4.\f*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.”   
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\v 16 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w through|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pathway|strong="H1870"\w* \w through|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* surging \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*,   
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\v 17 \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w one|strong="H3162"\w* who \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* destruction, \f + \fr 43:17 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “led out chariots and horses.” The words “to destruction” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The verse refers to the destruction of the Egyptians at the Red Sea.\f*  
\q1 \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H2428"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1077"\w* \w fell|strong="H3318"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w*, \f + \fr 43:17 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “lay down”; \fl NAB\ft  “lie prostrate together”; \+fl CEV\ft  “lie dead”; \+fl NRSV\ft  “they lie down.”\f* \w never|strong="H1077"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w again|strong="H6965"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1077"\w* \w were|strong="H5483"\w* \w extinguished|strong="H1846"\w*, \w put|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* burning \w wick|strong="H6594"\w*:   
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\v 18 “Don't \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w these|strong="H2142"\w* \w earlier|strong="H7223"\w* events; \f + \fr 43:18 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “the former things” (so \fl KJV\ft , \+fl NASB\ft , \+fl NIV\ft , \+fl NRSV\ft ); \+fl NLT\ft  “forget all that.”\f*  
\q1 don't \w recall|strong="H2142"\w* \w these|strong="H2142"\w* \w former|strong="H7223"\w* events.   
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\v 19 “\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w something|strong="H2319"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w*.  
\q1 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* begins \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w happen|strong="H6213"\w*! \f + \fr 43:19 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “sprouts up”; \fl NASB\ft  “will spring forth.”\f* \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \f + \fr 43:19 \fl Translator's Note \ft Or “know” (\fl KJV\ft , \+fl ASV\ft ); \+fl NASB\ft  “be aware of”; \+fl NAB\ft , \+fl NIV\ft , \+fl NRSV\ft  “perceive.”\f* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*?  
\q1 \w Yes|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w paths|strong="H1870"\w* \f + \fr 43:19 \fl Translator's Note \ft The Hebrew texts has “streams,” probably under the influence of v. 20. The Qumran scroll 1QIsa\+sup a\+sup* has נתיבות (“paths”).\f* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w jackals|strong="H8577"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w ostriches|strong="H3284"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H5414"\w* quench \w the|strong="H3588"\w* thirst \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* chosen \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,   
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\v 21 \w the|strong="H5608"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w whom|strong="H2098"\w* \w I|strong="H2098"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w for|strong="H5971"\w* myself,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H5608"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w might|strong="H5971"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w me|strong="H5608"\w*.” \f + \fr 43:21 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “[so] they might declare my praise.”\f*  
\s1 The Lord Rebukes His People  
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\v 22 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* long \f + \fr 43:22 \fl Translator's Note \ft Or “strive”; \fl KJV\ft , \+fl ASV\ft , \+fl NRSV\ft  “been weary of me.”\f* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* bring \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w lambs|strong="H7716"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3513"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H3513"\w* \w your|strong="H3513"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w burden|strong="H3513"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H3513"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H5647"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w weary|strong="H3021"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* demanding \f + \fr 43:23 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “with.” The words “by demanding” are supplied in the translation for clarification.\f* \w incense|strong="H3828"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* aromatic \w reeds|strong="H7070"\w*; \f + \fr 43:24 \fl Translator's Note \ft That is, “calamus” (so \fl NIV\ft ); \+fl NCV\ft , \+fl TEV\ft , \+fl NLT\ft  “incense”; \+fl CEV\ft  “spices.”\f*  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* present \w to|strong="H3701"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \f + \fr 43:24 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “you did not saturate me”; \fl NASB\ft  “Neither have you filled Me.”\f* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w of|strong="H2077"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*.  
\q1 \w Yet|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w burdened|strong="H5647"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H5647"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w made|strong="H5647"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* \w weary|strong="H3021"\w* \w with|strong="H5647"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w evil|strong="H5771"\w* deeds. \f + \fr 43:24 \fl Study Note  \ft In vv. 22-24 the Lord appears to be condemning his people for failure to bring the proper sacrifices. However, this is problematic. If this refers to the nation's behavior while in exile, such cultic service was impossible and could hardly be expected by the Lord. If this refers to the nation's conduct before the exile, it contradicts other passages that depict Israel as bringing excessive sacrifices (see, e.g., \xo Is 1:11-14; \xo Je 6:20; \xo Am 4:4-5, \xo Am 5:21-23). Rather than being a condemnation of Israel's failure to bring sacrifices, these verses are better taken as a highly rhetorical comment on the worthlessness of Israel's religious ritual. They may have brought sacrifices, but not to the Lord, for he did not accept them or even want them. See C. R. North, \it Second Isaiah\it*, 127, and R. Whybray, \it \+xo Is 40-66\it* (NCBC), 91.\f*   
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\v 25 \w I|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H3808"\w* am \w the|strong="H2142"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* blots \w out|strong="H4229"\w* \w your|strong="H2142"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* deeds \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w my|strong="H2142"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H2142"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H2403"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w Remind|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H2142"\w* \w of|strong="H4616"\w* \w what|strong="H2142"\w* happened! \w Let|strong="H2142"\w*'s debate!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H2142"\w*, prove \w to|strong="H4616"\w* \w me|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H4616"\w* \w you|strong="H2142"\w* \w are|strong="H8199"\w* \w right|strong="H6663"\w*! \f + \fr 43:26 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “you, tell in order that you may be right”; \fl NAB\ft  “prove your innocence.”\f*   
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\v 27 \w The|strong="H2398"\w* father \w of|strong="H7223"\w* \w your|strong="H6586"\w* nation \f + \fr 43:27 \fl Translator's Note \ft \+it Heb\+it* “your first father.” This could refer to Abraham (see \xo Is 51:2), but elsewhere in Isaiah he does not appear in a negative light (see \xo Is 29:22; \xo Is 41:8; \xo Is 63:16). A more likely candidate is Jacob/Israel, also referred to as the nation's “father” elsewhere (see \xo Is 58:14; \xo Is 63:16). \f* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H6586"\w* spokesmen \f + \fr 43:27 \fl Translator's Note \ft On the meaning of the term לִיץ ( lits), see \+bk HALOT\+bk* 590 s.v. מֵלִיץ. This may refer to the nation's prophets, priests, and/or kings.\f* \w rebelled|strong="H6586"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w me|strong="H2398"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w defiled|strong="H2490"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w handed|strong="H5414"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w destruction|strong="H2764"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* subjected \f + \fr 43:28 \fl Translator's Note \ft The word “subjected” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.\f* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* humiliating abuse.”   
\c 44  
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\v 1 “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*,  
\q1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* whom \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* chosen!”   
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\v 2  \w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* womb \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w helps|strong="H5826"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*:  
\q1 “Don’t \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w Jeshurun|strong="H3484"\w*, whom \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* chosen!   
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\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w pour|strong="H3332"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* parched \w ground|strong="H3004"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* cause \w streams|strong="H5140"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w flow|strong="H5140"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dry|strong="H3004"\w* \w land|strong="H3004"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w pour|strong="H3332"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H2233"\w*.   
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\v 4  \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w sprout|strong="H6779"\w* \w up|strong="H6779"\w* \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* tree \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w poplars|strong="H6155"\w* \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w channels|strong="H2988"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
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\v 5  \w One|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H2088"\w* belong \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w another|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* use \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* ‘\w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.’  
\q1 \w One|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s,’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* use \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* ‘\w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’”   
\s1 The Absurdity of Idolatry  
\q1
\v 6  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w protector|strong="H3478"\w*, \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* last,  
\q1 \w there|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3478"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w but|strong="H1107"\w* \w me|strong="H1107"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*? \w Let|strong="H7760"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* claim!  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H7760"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w announce|strong="H5046"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w explain|strong="H5046"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* –  
\q1 since \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w established|strong="H7760"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* –  
\q1 \w let|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w announce|strong="H5046"\w* future events!   
\q1
\v 8  Don’t \w panic|strong="H7297"\w*! Don’t \w be|strong="H3426"\w* \w afraid|strong="H6342"\w*!  
\q1 \w Did|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* beforehand \w and|strong="H8085"\w* decree \w it|strong="H3045"\w*?  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H3426"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w*! \w Is|strong="H3426"\w* \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w any|strong="H3426"\w* \w God|strong="H6697"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*?  
\q1 \w There|strong="H3426"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w other|strong="H1107"\w* sheltering \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*; \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H6697"\w* \w none|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w form|strong="H8414"\w* \w idols|strong="H6459"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w nothing|strong="H8414"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H7200"\w* \w which|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w delight|strong="H2530"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w worthless|strong="H3276"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w cannot|strong="H1077"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w nothing|strong="H8414"\w*, \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* put \w to|strong="H4616"\w* shame.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w forms|strong="H3335"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H4310"\w* \w and|strong="H6459"\w* \w casts|strong="H5258"\w* \w an|strong="H4310"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* prove \w worthless|strong="H3276"\w*?   
\q1
\v 11  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* associates \w will|strong="H3162"\w* \w be|strong="H3162"\w* put \w to|strong="H5975"\w* shame;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w craftsmen|strong="H2796"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w mere|strong="H3605"\w* humans.  
\q1 Let \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w assemble|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w take|strong="H5975"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w*!  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3162"\w* panic \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w be|strong="H3162"\w* put \w to|strong="H5975"\w* shame.   
\q1
\v 12  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w blacksmith|strong="H2796"\w* \w works|strong="H6466"\w* \w with|strong="H4325"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* \w tool|strong="H4621"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8354"\w* forges metal over \w the|strong="H1571"\w* \w coals|strong="H6352"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w forms|strong="H3335"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H4325"\w* \w hammers|strong="H4717"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w makes|strong="H6466"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H4325"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* \w strong|strong="H3581"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w gets|strong="H7456"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7456"\w* \w and|strong="H8354"\w* loses \w his|strong="H3808"\w* energy;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w drinks|strong="H8354"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w gets|strong="H7456"\w* tired.   
\q1
\v 13  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w carpenter|strong="H2796"\w* \w takes|strong="H5186"\w* \w measurements|strong="H6957"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H6213"\w* marks \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* outline \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w its|strong="H6213"\w* \w form|strong="H8403"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H6213"\w* scrapes \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* chisels,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* marks \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w compass|strong="H4230"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* patterns \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w after|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* human \w form|strong="H8403"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* well-built human \w being|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* puts \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shrine|strong="H1004"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w He|strong="H3947"\w* \w cuts|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w* cedars  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6086"\w* acquires \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cypress|strong="H8645"\w* \w or|strong="H6086"\w* \w an|strong="H3947"\w* oak.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3947"\w* \w gets|strong="H3947"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3947"\w* \w plants|strong="H5193"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cedar \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w makes|strong="H3772"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w* \w grow|strong="H1431"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* man uses \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w takes|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H1992"\w* \w of|strong="H3899"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w warms|strong="H2552"\w* \w himself|strong="H7812"\w*.  
\q1 Yes, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* kindles \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w and|strong="H3899"\w* bakes \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* god \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w worships|strong="H7812"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w bows|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Half|strong="H2677"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w burns|strong="H8313"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fire –  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* cooks \w meat|strong="H1320"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w roasts|strong="H6740"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* meal \w and|strong="H7200"\w* fills himself.  
\q1 \w Yes|strong="H7200"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w warms|strong="H2552"\w* himself \w and|strong="H7200"\w* says,  
\q1 ‘\w Ah|strong="H1889"\w*! \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am \w warm|strong="H2552"\w* \w as|strong="H2677"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* fire.’   
\q1
\v 17  \w With|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w rest|strong="H7611"\w* \w of|strong="H7611"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* god, \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w bows|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w worships|strong="H7812"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w prays|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, saying,  
\q1 ‘\w Rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H5337"\w* god!’   
\q1
\v 18  \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w comprehend|strong="H3045"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H3045"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w blind|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w minds|strong="H3820"\w* \w do|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w discern|strong="H3045"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* thinks \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w himself|strong="H3820"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* comprehend \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H8394"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w say|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6213"\w*:  
\q1 ‘\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fire|strong="H1513"\w* –  
\q1 yes, \w I|strong="H5921"\w* baked \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w coals|strong="H1513"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w roasted|strong="H6740"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* ate \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w With|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w should|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w disgusting|strong="H8441"\w* idol?  
\q1 \w Should|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w bow|strong="H5456"\w* \w down|strong="H5456"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* dry \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*?’   
\q1
\v 20  \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w feeds|strong="H7462"\w* \w on|strong="H7462"\w* ashes;  
\q1 \w his|strong="H5186"\w* \w deceived|strong="H2048"\w* \w mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w misleads|strong="H5186"\w* \w him|strong="H5186"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w himself|strong="H5315"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* say, ‘\w Is|strong="H3820"\w* \w this|strong="H3820"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w false|strong="H8267"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* hold \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w my|strong="H5337"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*?’   
\q1
\v 21  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w these|strong="H2142"\w* \w things|strong="H3808"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H2142"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H2142"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*;  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H5382"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!   
\q1
\v 22  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* remove \w the|strong="H3588"\w* guilt \w of|strong="H6588"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* deeds \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H2403"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* guilt \w of|strong="H6588"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H2403"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*.  
\q1 \w Come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* protect \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 23  \w Shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w intervenes|strong="H6213"\w*;  
\q1 \w shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* subterranean regions \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \w give|strong="H7321"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w joyful|strong="H7440"\w* \w shout|strong="H7321"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* too, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w protects|strong="H1350"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* reveals \w his|strong="H3605"\w* splendor \w through|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Empowers Cyrus  
\q1
\v 24  \w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* protector, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* womb:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w alone|strong="H6213"\w* \w stretched|strong="H5186"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w fashioned|strong="H3335"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* myself,   
\q1
\v 25  \w who|strong="H2450"\w* \w frustrates|strong="H6565"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w omens|strong="H7080"\w* \w of|strong="H1847"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* empty talkers  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* humiliates \w the|strong="H7725"\w* omen readers,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H2450"\w* overturns \w the|strong="H7725"\w* counsel \w of|strong="H1847"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w makes|strong="H1984"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* advice seem \w foolish|strong="H5528"\w*,   
\q1
\v 26  \w who|strong="H5650"\w* \w fulfills|strong="H7999"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* oracles \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* prophetic \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* brings \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w pass|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* announcements \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H5650"\w* \w says|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, ‘\w She|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w inhabited|strong="H3427"\w*,’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, ‘\w They|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w*,  
\q1 \w her|strong="H1129"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*,’   
\q1
\v 27  who says \w to|strong="H5104"\w* \w the|strong="H3001"\w* \w deep|strong="H6683"\w* \w sea|strong="H6683"\w*, ‘Be \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*!  
\q1 I \w will|strong="H2717"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w your|strong="H5104"\w* \w sea|strong="H6683"\w* currents,’   
\q1
\v 28  \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commissions \w Cyrus|strong="H3566"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w appointed|strong="H3245"\w* \w as|strong="H3389"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7473"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3389"\w* carry \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* wishes  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H3389"\w* decree \w concerning|strong="H2656"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, ‘She \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w be|strong="H3389"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w*,’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w concerning|strong="H2656"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*, ‘\w It|strong="H7999"\w* \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w be|strong="H3389"\w* reconstructed.’”   
\c 45  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w chosen|strong="H4899"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Cyrus|strong="H3566"\w*, \w whose|strong="H1471"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* order \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w subdue|strong="H7286"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* disarm \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3541"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w remain|strong="H3808"\w* \w unclosed|strong="H5462"\w*:   
\q1
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H6440"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3212"\w* level mountains.  
\q1 \w Bronze|strong="H5154"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H6440"\w* \w shatter|strong="H7665"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w bars|strong="H1280"\w* \w I|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H6440"\w* hack \w through|strong="H3212"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w hidden|strong="H4301"\w* \w treasures|strong="H4301"\w*,  
\q1 \w riches|strong="H4301"\w* stashed \w away|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w secret|strong="H4565"\w* \w places|strong="H4565"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w calls|strong="H7121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w chosen|strong="H3045"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w by|strong="H7121"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* give \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w title|strong="H3655"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w respect|strong="H3045"\w*, \w even|strong="H3808"\w* though \w you|strong="H3045"\w* do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w peer|strong="H5750"\w*,  
\q1 \w there|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H2108"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* arm \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* battle, \w even|strong="H5750"\w* though \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w me|strong="H2108"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w west|strong="H4628"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3045"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H1107"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3045"\w* \w peer|strong="H5750"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w forms|strong="H3335"\w* light  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w creates|strong="H1254"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w brings|strong="H1254"\w* \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w creates|strong="H1254"\w* \w calamity|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w accomplishes|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*, \w rain|strong="H7491"\w* \w down|strong="H7491"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w*!  
\q1 Let \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w clouds|strong="H7834"\w* send \w down|strong="H7491"\w* showers \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H6664"\w*!  
\q1 Let \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w absorb|strong="H3468"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* so \w salvation|strong="H3468"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w grow|strong="H6779"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H6664"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w sprout|strong="H6779"\w* \w up|strong="H6779"\w* along \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6779"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w create|strong="H1254"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Gives a Warning  
\q1
\v 9  \w One|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H4100"\w* argues \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w creator|strong="H3335"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* grave danger,  
\q1 \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w like|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mere \w shard|strong="H2789"\w* among \w the|strong="H6213"\w* other shards \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* ground!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \w clay|strong="H2563"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* say \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w potter|strong="H3335"\w*,  
\q1 “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* world \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w*?  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H6213"\w* \w work|strong="H6467"\w* lacks skill!”   
\q1
\v 10  Danger awaits one \w who|strong="H4100"\w* says \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w his|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w*,  
\q1 “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w in|strong="H2342"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* world \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* fathering?”  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w his|strong="H3205"\w* mother,  
\q1 “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w in|strong="H2342"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* world \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* bringing \w forth|strong="H3205"\w*?”   
\q1
\v 11  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w things|strong="H7592"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H3478"\w*:  
\q1 “How dare \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w question|strong="H7592"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*!  
\q1 How dare \w you|strong="H6680"\w* tell \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w work|strong="H6467"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* people \w who|strong="H3605"\w* live \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* – \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w stretched|strong="H5186"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w give|strong="H6680"\w* \w orders|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* \w lights|strong="H6680"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13 \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* – \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w stir|strong="H5782"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w commission|strong="H6664"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3474"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* level.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* exiled \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w home|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w price|strong="H4242"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bribe|strong="H7810"\w*,”  
\q1 says \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w commands|strong="H1870"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord is the Nations’ Only Hope  
\q1
\v 14  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* profit \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* revenue \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w*,  
\q1 \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Sabeans|strong="H5436"\w*, \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w tall|strong="H4060"\w* men,  
\q1 \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w brought|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* yours.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w behind|strong="H4060"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, coming \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w chains|strong="H2131"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*:  
\q1 ‘Truly \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*; \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H7812"\w* \w peer|strong="H5750"\w*;  
\q1 \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H7812"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*!’”   
\q1
\v 15  Yes, \w you|strong="H3467"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* God \w who|strong="H3478"\w* keeps \w hidden|strong="H5641"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* God \w of|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w*!   
\q1
\v 16  \w They|strong="H1571"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w embarrassed|strong="H3637"\w*;  
\q1 \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* fashion \w idols|strong="H6736"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* \w humiliated|strong="H3637"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w delivered|strong="H3467"\w* once \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H3637"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w humiliated|strong="H3637"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* –  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w established|strong="H3559"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w create|strong="H1254"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w order|strong="H3559"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w inhabited|strong="H3427"\w* –  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w peer|strong="H5750"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w secret|strong="H5643"\w*,  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w some|strong="H4725"\w* \w hidden|strong="H5643"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*’s \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w Seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w vain|strong="H8414"\w*!’  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w honestly|strong="H4339"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w makes|strong="H1696"\w* reliable announcements.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w come|strong="H5066"\w*!  
\q1 \w Approach|strong="H5066"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*, \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w refugees|strong="H6412"\w* \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*!  
\q1 \w Those|strong="H5375"\w* \w who|strong="H6412"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w wooden|strong="H6086"\w* \w idols|strong="H6459"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H5375"\w* \w who|strong="H6412"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H5066"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3467"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*! \w Present|strong="H5066"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w evidence|strong="H5046"\w*!  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H5046"\w* \w them|strong="H5046"\w* \w consult|strong="H3289"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w another|strong="H5750"\w*!  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w predicted|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w past|strong="H6924"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w announced|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H2063"\w* beforehand?  
\q1 \w Was|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H2063"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*?  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w peer|strong="H5750"\w*, \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* vindicates \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivers|strong="H3467"\w*;  
\q1 \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H6437"\w* \w me|strong="H3467"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w delivered|strong="H3467"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* live \w in|strong="H5750"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* earth’s remote regions!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am God, \w and|strong="H6437"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w peer|strong="H5750"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* –  
\q1 \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H7725"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* true \w and|strong="H7725"\w* reliable:  
\q1 ‘\w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w knee|strong="H1290"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w bow|strong="H3766"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\q1 \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* affirm;   
\q1
\v 24  \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* say \w about|strong="H3605"\w* \w me|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 “Yes, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* powerful \w deliverer|strong="H6666"\w*.”’”  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* cower \w before|strong="H5704"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w vindicated|strong="H6663"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w boast|strong="H1984"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\c 46  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Bel|strong="H1078"\w* kneels \w down|strong="H3766"\w*,  
\q1 \w Nebo|strong="H5015"\w* bends \w low|strong="H3766"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H1961"\w* \w images|strong="H6091"\w* weigh \w down|strong="H3766"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w and|strong="H2416"\w* \w beasts|strong="H2416"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H1961"\w* heavy \w images|strong="H6091"\w* \w are|strong="H6091"\w* \w burdensome|strong="H6006"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w tired|strong="H5889"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Together|strong="H3162"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* bend \w low|strong="H3766"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w kneel|strong="H3766"\w* \w down|strong="H3766"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5315"\w* \w unable|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w rescue|strong="H4422"\w* \w the|strong="H1980"\w* images;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5315"\w* head \w off|strong="H1980"\w* \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w captivity|strong="H7628"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3 “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w left|strong="H7611"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w been|strong="H5375"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* birth,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3478"\w* \w been|strong="H5375"\w* \w supported|strong="H5375"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H7611"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w womb|strong="H7356"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Even|strong="H5704"\w* \w when|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w* \w old|strong="H2209"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* care \w of|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*,  
\q1 \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w when|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H5375"\w* \w gray|strong="H7872"\w* \w hair|strong="H7872"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w support|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w rescue|strong="H4422"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w To|strong="H1819"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H4310"\w* \w compare|strong="H1819"\w* \w and|strong="H7737"\w* \w liken|strong="H1819"\w* \w me|strong="H1819"\w*?  
\q1 Tell \w me|strong="H1819"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H4310"\w* \w think|strong="H1819"\w* \w I|strong="H1819"\w* \w resemble|strong="H1819"\w*, so \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* be \w compared|strong="H1819"\w*!   
\q1
\v 6  \w Those|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H6884"\w* empty \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w from|strong="H2091"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w purse|strong="H3599"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w weigh|strong="H8254"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w on|strong="H2091"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w scale|strong="H7070"\w*  
\q1 \w hire|strong="H7936"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* metalsmith, \w who|strong="H6884"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* god.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H6213"\w* \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H3240"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H3802"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H3240"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w just|strong="H5975"\w* \w stands|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H5975"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w move|strong="H4185"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H5375"\w* someone \w cries|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w reply|strong="H6030"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3467"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w so|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* can \w be|strong="H3820"\w* brave!  
\q1 \w Think|strong="H2142"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w rebels|strong="H6586"\w*!   
\q1
\v 9  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w what|strong="H2142"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* accomplished \w in|strong="H5750"\w* antiquity!  
\q1 \w Truly|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am God, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H7223"\w* no \w peer|strong="H5750"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am God, \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w there|strong="H5769"\w* \w is|strong="H3588"\w* none \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w*,   
\q1
\v 10  \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w announces|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w end|strong="H6924"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7225"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* reveals beforehand \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w yet|strong="H3808"\w* occurred,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* says, ‘\w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w plan|strong="H6098"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* realized,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w accomplish|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w desire|strong="H2656"\w*,’   
\q1
\v 11  \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w summons|strong="H7121"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* eagle \w from|strong="H4217"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w*,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H4217"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H4801"\w* land, \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w carries|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H6213"\w* \w plan|strong="H6098"\w*.  
\q1 Yes, \w I|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* \w decreed|strong="H1696"\w*,  
\q1 yes, \w I|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6213"\w* \w bring|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w pass|strong="H6213"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* formulated \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w plan|strong="H6098"\w*,  
\q1 yes, \w I|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H6213"\w* \w carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w me|strong="H8085"\w*, \w you|strong="H8085"\w* stubborn \w people|strong="H8085"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H8085"\w* \w who|strong="H7350"\w* \w distance|strong="H7350"\w* \w yourself|strong="H3820"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* doing \w what|strong="H8085"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w right|strong="H6666"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am \w bringing|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H8668"\w* \w near|strong="H7126"\w*, \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w away|strong="H7368"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* am \w bringing|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w salvation|strong="H8668"\w* \w near|strong="H7126"\w*, \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* wait.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* save \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* adorn \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w with|strong="H6726"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w splendor|strong="H8597"\w*.”   
\c 47  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Fall|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w*! \w Sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* Babylon!  
\q1 \w Sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*!  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3254"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w delicate|strong="H6028"\w* \w and|strong="H3381"\w* pampered.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Pick|strong="H3947"\w* \w up|strong="H3947"\w* \w millstones|strong="H7347"\w* \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w grind|strong="H2912"\w* \w flour|strong="H7058"\w*!  
\q1 \w Remove|strong="H1540"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w veil|strong="H6777"\w*,  
\q1 \w strip|strong="H1540"\w* \w off|strong="H2834"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w skirt|strong="H7640"\w*,  
\q1 \w expose|strong="H1540"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w legs|strong="H7785"\w*,  
\q1 \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w Let|strong="H1540"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* private \w parts|strong="H6172"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w exposed|strong="H1540"\w*!  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3947"\w* genitals \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w display|strong="H7200"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w revenge|strong="H5359"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* pity \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w anyone|strong="H7200"\w*,”   
\q1
\v 4  says \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w protector|strong="H3478"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5 “\w Sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w silently|strong="H1748"\w*! \w Go|strong="H3254"\w* \w to|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* hiding \w place|strong="H3427"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*!  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3254"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* ‘\w Queen|strong="H1404"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H3027"\w* \w angry|strong="H7107"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w defiled|strong="H2490"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* special \w possession|strong="H5159"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w showed|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7356"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w heavy|strong="H3513"\w* \w burden|strong="H5923"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w You|strong="H5921"\w* said,  
\q1 ‘\w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* rule \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* \w queen|strong="H1404"\w*!’  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w think|strong="H2142"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w these|strong="H7760"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w consider|strong="H7760"\w* \w how|strong="H5704"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* would \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w lives|strong="H3427"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* lavishly,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w lives|strong="H3427"\w* securely,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3427"\w* says \w to|strong="H8085"\w* herself,  
\q1 ‘\w I|strong="H6258"\w* am unique! \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3045"\w* compare \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w as|strong="H3824"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* widow;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* lose \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w children|strong="H7908"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 9  \w Both|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w these|strong="H8147"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* come \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w suddenly|strong="H7281"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H8147"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* lose \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H7908"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* widowed.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* overwhelmed \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w these|strong="H8147"\w* tragedies,  
\q1 \w despite|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w incantations|strong="H3785"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w numerous|strong="H7230"\w* \w amulets|strong="H2267"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w were|strong="H3820"\w* complacent \w in|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* deeds;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w thought|strong="H3820"\w*, ‘\w No|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.’  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H7200"\w* self-professed \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* lead \w you|strong="H7725"\w* astray,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w say|strong="H7725"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H7200"\w* am unique! \w No|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* compare \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 11  \w Disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w overtake|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w charm|strong="H7837"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w away|strong="H5307"\w*.  
\q1 \w Destruction|strong="H7722"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w appease|strong="H3722"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w Calamity|strong="H7451"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* strike \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w*,  
\q1 \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Persist|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H5975"\w* trusting \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w amulets|strong="H2267"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w incantations|strong="H3785"\w*,  
\q1 which \w you|strong="H4994"\w* have faithfully recited since \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*!  
\q1 Maybe \w you|strong="H4994"\w* will \w be|strong="H3201"\w* successful –  
\q1 maybe \w you|strong="H4994"\w* will scare away disaster.   
\q1
\v 13  \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w tired|strong="H3811"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* listening \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w so|strong="H5975"\w* \w much|strong="H7230"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H4994"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w take|strong="H3045"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ones|strong="H5975"\w* \w who|strong="H5975"\w* \w see|strong="H2374"\w* omens \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H5975"\w* gaze \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H5975"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w monthly|strong="H2320"\w* \w predictions|strong="H3045"\w* –  
\q1 \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* disaster \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H5975"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w overtake|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*!   
\q1
\v 14  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w straw|strong="H7179"\w*,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w fire|strong="H1513"\w* \w burns|strong="H8313"\w* \w up|strong="H8313"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5315"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w heat|strong="H2552"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w flames|strong="H3852"\w*.  
\q1 \w There|strong="H2009"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w coals|strong="H1513"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w warm|strong="H2552"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* firelight \w to|strong="H1961"\w* enjoy.   
\q1
\v 15  \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* disappoint \w you|strong="H3651"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* faithfully dealt \w with|strong="H3651"\w* \w since|strong="H3651"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*.  
\q1 Each strays off \w in|strong="H3021"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* direction,  
\q1 leaving \w no|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w*.”   
\c 48  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* ‘\w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w descended|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w oaths|strong="H7650"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w invoke|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* –  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w an|strong="H7650"\w* honest \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w just|strong="H6666"\w* manner.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* trust \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w whose|strong="H5564"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3 “\w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w announced|strong="H8085"\w* \w events|strong="H8085"\w* beforehand,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w issued|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* decrees \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* predictions;  
\q1 \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w they|strong="H6310"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w pass|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H1270"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H1847"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w stubborn|strong="H7186"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H7186"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3588"\w* \w neck|strong="H6203"\w* \w muscles|strong="H1517"\w* \w are|strong="H7186"\w* \w like|strong="H6203"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1847"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w forehead|strong="H4696"\w* \w like|strong="H6203"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5154"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w I|strong="H2962"\w* \w announced|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* beforehand;  
\q1 \w before|strong="H2962"\w* \w they|strong="H2962"\w* \w happened|strong="H6213"\w*, \w I|strong="H2962"\w* \w predicted|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* could \w never|strong="H6435"\w* say,  
\q1 ‘\w My|strong="H8085"\w* \w image|strong="H6459"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* things,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*, \w my|strong="H8085"\w* cast \w image|strong="H6459"\w*, \w decreed|strong="H5046"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 6  \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*; \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w look|strong="H2372"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w evidence|strong="H5046"\w*!  
\q1 \w Will|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w admit|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* say \w is|strong="H3605"\w* true?  
\q1 \w From|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H6258"\w* point \w on|strong="H2372"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* am announcing \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w events|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w previously|strong="H3808"\w* unrevealed \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w come|strong="H3045"\w* \w into|strong="H3045"\w* being, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w past|strong="H6440"\w*;  
\q1 \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H6435"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w could|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* say,  
\q1 ‘\w Yes|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 8  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H8085"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w told|strong="H8085"\w* beforehand.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1571"\w* \w very|strong="H3045"\w* deceitful;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H1571"\w* labeled \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebel|strong="H6586"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w birth|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w For|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3772"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w my|strong="H3772"\w* \w reputation|strong="H8034"\w* \w I|strong="H3772"\w* hold back \w my|strong="H3772"\w* anger;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3772"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w my|strong="H3772"\w* prestige \w I|strong="H3772"\w* \w restrain|strong="H2413"\w* myself \w from|strong="H3772"\w* destroying \w you|strong="H3772"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w refined|strong="H6884"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w as|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w purified|strong="H6884"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H2009"\w* \w furnace|strong="H3564"\w* \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w misery|strong="H6040"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w alone|strong="H4616"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w act|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* name \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w defiled|strong="H2490"\w*?  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w share|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w* \w else|strong="H3808"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w whom|strong="H7121"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w*!  
\q1 \w I|strong="H8085"\w* am \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H8085"\w* am present \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* very \w beginning|strong="H7223"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* very end.   
\q1
\v 13  Yes, \w my|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w founded|strong="H3245"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3027"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w spread|strong="H2946"\w* \w out|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3027"\w* \w summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3027"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*!  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among|strong="H4310"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w announced|strong="H8085"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w*?  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s ally \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w desire|strong="H2656"\w* \w against|strong="H3068"\w* Babylon;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* exert \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w power|strong="H2220"\w* \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w I|strong="H1870"\w*, \w I|strong="H1870"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* –  
\q1 yes, \w I|strong="H1870"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H1870"\w* lead \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w he|strong="H7121"\w* \w will|strong="H7121"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Approach|strong="H7126"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*! \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*!  
\q1 \w From|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w very|strong="H6258"\w* \w first|strong="H7218"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w secret|strong="H5643"\w*;  
\q1 \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w* \w happens|strong="H1961"\w*, \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.”  
\q1 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*, accompanied \w by|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w protector|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w teaches|strong="H3925"\w* \w you|strong="H3925"\w* \w how|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* succeed,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w leads|strong="H1869"\w* \w you|strong="H3925"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H3925"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w If|strong="H3863"\w* \w only|strong="H3863"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* obeyed \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*,  
\q1 \w prosperity|strong="H7965"\w* \w would|strong="H3863"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* flowed \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w*,  
\q1 \w deliverance|strong="H6666"\w* \w would|strong="H3863"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w waves|strong="H1530"\w* \w of|strong="H5104"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w Your|strong="H6440"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w would|strong="H8034"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* numerous \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w sand|strong="H2344"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w children|strong="H2233"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w its|strong="H8045"\w* granules.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H6440"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w would|strong="H8034"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* eliminated \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Leave|strong="H3318"\w* Babylon!  
\q1 \w Flee|strong="H1272"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*!  
\q1 \w Announce|strong="H5046"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H7440"\w*!  
\q1 \w Make|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w known|strong="H5046"\w*!  
\q1 \w Proclaim|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w throughout|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* earth!  
\q1 \w Say|strong="H6963"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w protects|strong="H1350"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w thirst|strong="H6770"\w* \w as|strong="H4325"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* leads them \w through|strong="H1234"\w* dry regions;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* makes \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flow|strong="H5140"\w* \w out|strong="H5140"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w for|strong="H4325"\w* them;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w splits|strong="H1234"\w* \w open|strong="H1234"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flows|strong="H2100"\w* \w out|strong="H5140"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 22  \w There|strong="H7965"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H7563"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H7965"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\c 49  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w you|strong="H7121"\w* coastlands!  
\q1 \w Pay|strong="H7181"\w* \w attention|strong="H7181"\w*, \w you|strong="H7121"\w* \w people|strong="H3816"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H8034"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H7350"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* birth;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* commissioned \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w when|strong="H8085"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* mother \w brought|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* into \w the|strong="H8085"\w* world.   
\q1
\v 2  \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w like|strong="H6738"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sharp|strong="H2299"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w hid|strong="H5641"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* hollow \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w* \w like|strong="H6738"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sharpened \w arrow|strong="H2671"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3027"\w* \w hid|strong="H5641"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* quiver.   
\q1
\v 3  \w He|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H5650"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H5650"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*,  
\q1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, through whom \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* reveal \w my|strong="H5650"\w* splendor.”   
\q1
\v 4  \w But|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* thought, “\w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w worked|strong="H3021"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w vain|strong="H1892"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* expended \w my|strong="H3068"\w* energy \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w absolutely|strong="H1892"\w* \w nothing|strong="H8414"\w*.”  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w vindicate|strong="H4941"\w* \w me|strong="H3615"\w*;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w reward|strong="H6468"\w* \w me|strong="H3615"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* says,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w birth|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* –  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H6258"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w himself|strong="H3513"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w might|strong="H5797"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*;  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w honored|strong="H3513"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* source \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* –   
\q1
\v 6  \w he|strong="H5704"\w* says, “\w Is|strong="H3478"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w too|strong="H1961"\w* \w insignificant|strong="H7043"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* task \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H5704"\w* reestablish \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* remnant \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*?  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w light|strong="H7043"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w can|strong="H5650"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w remote|strong="H7097"\w* regions \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* earth.”   
\q1
\v 7  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w protector|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* despised \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w rejected|strong="H8581"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w rulers|strong="H8269"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w respect|strong="H7200"\w*,  
\q1 \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* faithful \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* chosen \w you|strong="H7200"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 8  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* decide \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w favor|strong="H7522"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*;  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w protect|strong="H5341"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w mediator|strong="H6965"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* rebuild \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* reassign \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w* \w property|strong="H5159"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H2822"\w* say \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* prisoners, ‘\w Come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*,’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1870"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* dungeons, ‘\w Emerge|strong="H3318"\w*.’  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2822"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w* \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w roads|strong="H1870"\w*;  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* slopes \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H2822"\w* find \w pasture|strong="H4830"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7456"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6770"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*’s oppressive \w heat|strong="H8273"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w beat|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w guide|strong="H5095"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w lead|strong="H5090"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w springs|strong="H4002"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w into|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* construct \w my|strong="H3605"\w* roadways.”   
\q1
\v 12  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, they \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H7350"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H7350"\w*!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w some|strong="H2009"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H7350"\w* \w the|strong="H2009"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w west|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3220"\w* others \w from|strong="H7350"\w* \w the|strong="H2009"\w* land \w of|strong="H3220"\w* \w Sinim|strong="H5515"\w*!   
\q1
\v 13  \w Shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*!  
\q1 \w Rejoice|strong="H1523"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*!  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H1523"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w give|strong="H6476"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w joyful|strong="H7440"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w consoles|strong="H5162"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* shows \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H6041"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Remembers Zion  
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\v 14 “\w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* said, ‘\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H7911"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign \w master|strong="H7911"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w me|strong="H7911"\w*.’   
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\v 15  \w Can|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* woman \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w her|strong="H7911"\w* \w baby|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* nurses \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w her|strong="H7911"\w* breast?  
\q1 \w Can|strong="H3808"\w* \w she|strong="H1571"\w* withhold \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7911"\w* \w child|strong="H1121"\w* \w she|strong="H1571"\w* \w has|strong="H1571"\w* borne?  
\q1 \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w mothers|strong="H7911"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w could|strong="H1571"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*!   
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\v 16  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w have|strong="H5921"\w* \w inscribed|strong="H2710"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* name \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w palms|strong="H3709"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w are|strong="H3709"\w* \w constantly|strong="H8548"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w Your|strong="H4480"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w hurry|strong="H4116"\w* \w back|strong="H3318"\w*,  
\q1 while \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2040"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w devastated|strong="H2717"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w depart|strong="H3318"\w*.   
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\v 18  \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w As|strong="H3068"\w* \w surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 “\w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H3068"\w* \w jewelry|strong="H5716"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H3847"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w*.   
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\v 19  \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w your|strong="H3588"\w* land \w lies|strong="H8074"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w*;  
\q1 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w devastated|strong="H8074"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H6258"\w* too small \w to|strong="H3427"\w* hold \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w those|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w devoured|strong="H1104"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H6258"\w* \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w away|strong="H7368"\w*.   
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\v 20  \w Yet|strong="H5750"\w* \w the|strong="H5066"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w born|strong="H1121"\w* during \w your|strong="H5066"\w* \w time|strong="H5750"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* bereavement  
\q1 \w will|strong="H1121"\w* say \w within|strong="H5750"\w* \w your|strong="H5066"\w* hearing,  
\q1 ‘\w This|strong="H1121"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w too|strong="H5750"\w* \w cramped|strong="H6862"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* us,  
\q1 \w make|strong="H5066"\w* \w room|strong="H4725"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* us \w so|strong="H5066"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H1121"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H4725"\w*.’   
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\v 21  Then \w you|strong="H3205"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w think|strong="H3824"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w yourself|strong="H3824"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w bore|strong="H3205"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w children|strong="H7921"\w* \w for|strong="H3205"\w* \w me|strong="H3205"\w*?  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w was|strong="H3824"\w* \w bereaved|strong="H7921"\w* \w and|strong="H3824"\w* \w barren|strong="H1565"\w*,  
\q1 \w dismissed|strong="H5493"\w* \w and|strong="H3824"\w* divorced.  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w raised|strong="H1431"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w children|strong="H7921"\w*?  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w was|strong="H3824"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* all \w alone|strong="H7604"\w*;  
\q1 \w where|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H1473"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w children|strong="H7921"\w* \w come|strong="H3205"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w*?’”   
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\v 22  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w raise|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w raise|strong="H5375"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w signal|strong="H5251"\w* flag \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w bring|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w arms|strong="H3027"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w shoulders|strong="H3802"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* children’s guardians;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w princesses|strong="H8282"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w nurse|strong="H3243"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* children.  
\q1 \w With|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* faces \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ground|strong="H6083"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w lick|strong="H3897"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w patiently|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* shame.   
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\v 24  \w Can|strong="H3947"\w* \w spoils|strong="H4455"\w* \w be|strong="H6662"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w warrior|strong="H1368"\w*,  
\q1 or \w captives|strong="H7628"\w* \w be|strong="H6662"\w* \w rescued|strong="H4422"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* conqueror?   
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\v 25  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*,” \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 “\w captives|strong="H7628"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w warrior|strong="H1368"\w*;  
\q1 \w spoils|strong="H4455"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescued|strong="H4422"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* conqueror.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* oppose \w your|strong="H3068"\w* adversary  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 26  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w oppressors|strong="H3238"\w* eat \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* get \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3290"\w* \w wine|strong="H6071"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w humankind|strong="H1320"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* protector, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* powerful ruler \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.”   
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\v 1  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Where|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* mother’s \w divorce|strong="H7971"\w* \w certificate|strong="H5612"\w*  
\q1 \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* divorced \w her|strong="H7971"\w*?  
\q1 \w Or|strong="H4376"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w creditors|strong="H5383"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w sell|strong="H4376"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*?  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w were|strong="H5612"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sins|strong="H6588"\w*;  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* \w acts|strong="H6588"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* divorced \w your|strong="H3068"\w* mother.   
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\v 2  \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* does \w no|strong="H7760"\w* \w one|strong="H3027"\w* challenge \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w when|strong="H7114"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* come?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* does \w no|strong="H7760"\w* \w one|strong="H3027"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w when|strong="H7114"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w*?  
\q1 \w Is|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* too weak \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w*?  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H4057"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* lack \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w*?  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mere \w shout|strong="H6030"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* can \w dry|strong="H2717"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* can \w turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w into|strong="H3220"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w fish|strong="H1710"\w* rot \w away|strong="H5337"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H3027"\w* lack \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
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\v 3  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* can \w clothe|strong="H3847"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w in|strong="H3847"\w* darkness;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* can \w cover|strong="H3682"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*.”   
\s1 The Servant Perseveres  
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\v 4  \w The|strong="H8085"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H1697"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* capacity \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* spokesman,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* help \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w weary|strong="H3287"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* wakes \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w* \w every|strong="H1242"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w makes|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* alert \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w can|strong="H3045"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w attentively|strong="H8085"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w disciples|strong="H3928"\w* \w do|strong="H1697"\w*.   
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\v 5  \w The|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* has spoken \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w* clearly;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4784"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turned|strong="H5472"\w* \w back|strong="H5472"\w*.   
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\v 6  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w offered|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w back|strong="H1460"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* those \w who|strong="H5221"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w jaws|strong="H3895"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* those \w who|strong="H5221"\w* tore \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w beard|strong="H4803"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w insults|strong="H3639"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w spitting|strong="H7536"\w*.   
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\v 7  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w helps|strong="H5826"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w humiliated|strong="H3637"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w reason|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am steadfastly \w resolved|strong="H2496"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w shame|strong="H3637"\w*.   
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\v 8  \w The|strong="H5975"\w* \w one|strong="H4310"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w vindicates|strong="H6663"\w* \w me|strong="H5975"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w close|strong="H5066"\w* \w by|strong="H5975"\w*.  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* dares \w to|strong="H5066"\w* \w argue|strong="H7378"\w* \w with|strong="H7378"\w* \w me|strong="H5975"\w*? Let us confront \w each|strong="H3162"\w* \w other|strong="H3162"\w*!  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w my|strong="H7378"\w* accuser? Let \w him|strong="H5975"\w* challenge \w me|strong="H5975"\w*!   
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\v 9  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w helps|strong="H5826"\w* \w me|strong="H7561"\w*.  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* dares \w to|strong="H3605"\w* \w condemn|strong="H7561"\w* \w me|strong="H7561"\w*?  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H1086"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w wear|strong="H1086"\w* \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H6211"\w* clothes;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w moth|strong="H6211"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* eat \w away|strong="H3605"\w* \w at|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H1086"\w*.   
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\v 10  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among|strong="H8034"\w* \w you|strong="H6963"\w* \w fears|strong="H3373"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w obeys|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*?  
\q1 \w Whoever|strong="H4310"\w* \w walks|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* deep \w darkness|strong="H2825"\w*,  
\q1 without \w light|strong="H5051"\w*,  
\q1 \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w trust|strong="H8172"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w rely|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* start \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* equip \w yourselves|strong="H3027"\w* \w with|strong="H7901"\w* flaming arrows,  
\q1 \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w light|strong="H1197"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* fire \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w started|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* among \w the|strong="H3605"\w* flaming arrows \w you|strong="H3605"\w* ignited!  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H2063"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w receive|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*:  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* pain.   
\c 51  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H7291"\w*, \w you|strong="H7291"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* \w godliness|strong="H6664"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H5027"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7291"\w* \w were|strong="H7291"\w* chiseled,  
\q1 \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w quarry|strong="H2672"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7291"\w* \w were|strong="H7291"\w* \w dug|strong="H5365"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \w Look|strong="H5027"\w* \w at|strong="H2342"\w* Abraham, \w your|strong="H3588"\w* father,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5027"\w* \w Sarah|strong="H8283"\w*, \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w gave|strong="H7121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w birth|strong="H2342"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H8283"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lone individual,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w and|strong="H5027"\w* \w gave|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w numerous|strong="H7235"\w* descendants.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w console|strong="H5162"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w console|strong="H5162"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*,  
\q1 \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w* \w like|strong="H4057"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 \w Happiness|strong="H8057"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* restored \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 \w thanksgiving|strong="H8426"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* music.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Pay|strong="H7181"\w* \w attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H3318"\w*, \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*!  
\q1 \w Listen|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H3318"\w*, \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w issue|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* decree,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w make|strong="H4941"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* light \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w I|strong="H5971"\w* am \w ready|strong="H7138"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w vindicate|strong="H8199"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5971"\w* am \w ready|strong="H7138"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w deliver|strong="H8199"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* establish \w justice|strong="H6664"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3318"\w* coastlands \w wait|strong="H3176"\w* \w patiently|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H6960"\w* \w me|strong="H3318"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w wait|strong="H3176"\w* \w in|strong="H5971"\w* anticipation \w for|strong="H6960"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* revelation \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w power|strong="H2220"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Look|strong="H5027"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H5027"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* dissipate \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w wear|strong="H1086"\w* \w out|strong="H3427"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* clothes;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H8478"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w gnats|strong="H3651"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H5375"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vindication|strong="H6666"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* provide \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w disappear|strong="H2865"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w me|strong="H3372"\w*, \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w right|strong="H6664"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H8451"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*!  
\q1 Don’t \w be|strong="H3820"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H8451"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w insults|strong="H2781"\w* \w of|strong="H8451"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w*;  
\q1 don’t \w be|strong="H3820"\w* \w discouraged|strong="H2865"\w* \w because|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H8451"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* abuse!   
\q1
\v 8  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w moth|strong="H6211"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* eat away \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* clothes;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* clothes \w moth|strong="H6211"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* devour \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w wool|strong="H6785"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vindication|strong="H6666"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* provide \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w last|strong="H1755"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 9  \w Wake|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w*! \w Wake|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w*!  
\q1 \w Clothe|strong="H3847"\w* \w yourself|strong="H3847"\w* \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*!  
\q1 \w Wake|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* former \w times|strong="H3117"\w*, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* antiquity!  
\q1 \w Did|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w smash|strong="H2672"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Proud \w One|strong="H3808"\w*?  
\q1 \w Did|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wound|strong="H2490"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sea|strong="H8577"\w* \w monster|strong="H8577"\w*?   
\q1
\v 10  \w Did|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w dry|strong="H2717"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w deep|strong="H8415"\w*?  
\q1 \w Did|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w path|strong="H1870"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w depths|strong="H8415"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5674"\w* \w from|strong="H5674"\w* bondage could \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w*?   
\q1
\v 11  \w Those|strong="H5921"\w* whom \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w ransomed|strong="H6299"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* enter \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w happy|strong="H8057"\w* \w shout|strong="H7440"\w*.  
\q1 \w Unending|strong="H5769"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* crown \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w happiness|strong="H8057"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w overwhelm|strong="H5381"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w grief|strong="H3015"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* suffering \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w disappear|strong="H7725"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w am|strong="H5162"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w consoles|strong="H5162"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\q1 Why \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w mortal|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*,  
\q1 \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w mere|strong="H5414"\w* human beings \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* short-lived \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w*?   
\q1
\v 13  Why \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w stretched|strong="H5186"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w founded|strong="H3245"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*?  
\q1 Why \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w constantly|strong="H8548"\w* \w tremble|strong="H6342"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w oppressor|strong="H6693"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w plans|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w*?  
\q1 Where \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w oppressor|strong="H6693"\w*?   
\q1
\v 14  \w The|strong="H4191"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3808"\w* suffers \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w soon|strong="H4116"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w released|strong="H6605"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* prison,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* go hungry.   
\q1
\v 15  \w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* churns \w up|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* so \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w its|strong="H3220"\w* \w waves|strong="H1530"\w* \w surge|strong="H1993"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*!   
\s1 Zion’s Time to Celebrate  
\q1
\v 16  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* commission \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w spokesman|strong="H6310"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w with|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* palm \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w establish|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w found|strong="H3245"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w say|strong="H6310"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H7760"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.’”   
\q1
\v 17  \w Wake|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*! \w Wake|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*!  
\q1 \w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3027"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w passed|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* full \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3027"\w* \w drained|strong="H4680"\w* dry  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* goblet full \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w intoxicating|strong="H8653"\w* wine.   
\q1
\v 18  \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w lead|strong="H5095"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 among \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* she \w bore|strong="H3205"\w*;  
\q1 \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w take|strong="H2388"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*  
\q1 among \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* she \w raised|strong="H1431"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w These|strong="H2007"\w* \w double|strong="H8147"\w* disasters confronted \w you|strong="H4310"\w*.  
\q1 But \w who|strong="H4310"\w* feels \w sorry|strong="H5162"\w* \w for|strong="H7667"\w* \w you|strong="H4310"\w*?  
\q1 \w Destruction|strong="H7667"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w devastation|strong="H7701"\w*,  
\q1 \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\q1 But \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w consoles|strong="H5162"\w* \w you|strong="H4310"\w*?   
\q1
\v 20  \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w faint|strong="H5968"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w street|strong="H2351"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H2534"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* \w antelope|strong="H8377"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* snare.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* left \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stupor \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* battle cry \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w oppressed|strong="H6041"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H6041"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*!   
\q1
\v 22  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* sovereign master, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* removed \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w intoxicating|strong="H8653"\w* wine,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3947"\w* goblet full \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3947"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it|strong="H3254"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w tormentors|strong="H3013"\w*  
\q1 \w who|strong="H5315"\w* said \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w*, ‘\w Lie|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w*, \w so|strong="H7760"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* can \w walk|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w*.’  
\q1 \w You|strong="H7760"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* \w back|strong="H1460"\w* \w like|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* ground,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w street|strong="H2351"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H5315"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* walked \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w*.”   
\c 52  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Wake|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w*! \w Wake|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w*!  
\q1 \w Clothe|strong="H3847"\w* \w yourself|strong="H3847"\w* \w with|strong="H3847"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*!  
\q1 \w Put|strong="H3847"\w* \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H8597"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w uncircumcised|strong="H6189"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w* \w pagans|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* invade \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Shake|strong="H5287"\w* \w off|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*!  
\q1 \w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w captive|strong="H7628"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*!  
\q1 \w Take|strong="H6965"\w* \w off|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* iron \w chains|strong="H4147"\w* around \w your|strong="H6605"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w captive|strong="H7628"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3068"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w redeemed|strong="H1350"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H8033"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w In|strong="H1481"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7223"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w live|strong="H1481"\w* temporarily \w in|strong="H1481"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*;  
\q1 Assyria \w oppressed|strong="H6231"\w* \w them|strong="H3381"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* no good reason.   
\q1
\v 5  \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*?” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 “\w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H5971"\w* \w carried|strong="H3068"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w nothing|strong="H2600"\w*,  
\q1 \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w them|strong="H3947"\w* taunt,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 “\w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w constantly|strong="H8548"\w* \w slandered|strong="H5006"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w says|strong="H1696"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w Here|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w*.’”   
\q1
\v 7  \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w delightful|strong="H2896"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* see approaching \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w messenger|strong="H1319"\w* \w who|strong="H2896"\w* \w announces|strong="H8085"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w messenger|strong="H1319"\w* \w who|strong="H2896"\w* \w brings|strong="H1319"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w news|strong="H1319"\w*, \w who|strong="H2896"\w* \w announces|strong="H8085"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H2896"\w* says \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H5921"\w* God \w reigns|strong="H4427"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 8  \w Listen|strong="H6963"\w*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w watchmen|strong="H6822"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w*;  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* unison \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* very \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w In|strong="H3068"\w* unison \w give|strong="H6476"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w joyful|strong="H7442"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w*,  
\q1 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w consoles|strong="H5162"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w protects|strong="H1350"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w reveals|strong="H2834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w royal|strong="H6944"\w* \w power|strong="H2220"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* earth \w sees|strong="H7200"\w*  
\q1 \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3444"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Leave|strong="H3318"\w*! \w Leave|strong="H3318"\w*! \w Get|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*!  
\q1 Don’t \w touch|strong="H5060"\w* \w anything|strong="H3627"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w*!  
\q1 \w Get|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H8432"\w*!  
\q1 Stay \w pure|strong="H1305"\w*, \w you|strong="H8432"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s holy \w items|strong="H3627"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12  \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w depart|strong="H3212"\w* \w quickly|strong="H2649"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* panic.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w goes|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* rear guard.   
\s1 The Lord Will Vindicate His Servant  
\q1
\v 13 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w my|strong="H5375"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w succeed|strong="H7919"\w*!  
\q1 \w He|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H5650"\w* \w elevated|strong="H5375"\w*, \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w high|strong="H7311"\w*, \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7311"\w* –   
\q1
\v 14  (just \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w horrified|strong="H8074"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sight|strong="H4758"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*)  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w disfigured|strong="H4893"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* no longer \w looked|strong="H4758"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w*;   
\q1
\v 15  \w his|strong="H8085"\w* form \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w marred|strong="H5137"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* human –  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w now|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* startle \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* shocked \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* exaltation,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w witness|strong="H8085"\w* something unannounced \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w* something \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\c 53  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* believed \w what|strong="H4310"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* just \w heard|strong="H8052"\w*?  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w power|strong="H2220"\w* \w revealed|strong="H1540"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*?   
\q1
\v 2  \w He|strong="H3808"\w* sprouted \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* twig \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w root|strong="H8328"\w* \w out|strong="H7200"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w parched|strong="H6723"\w* soil;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* stately \w form|strong="H8389"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w majesty|strong="H1926"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* might catch \w our|strong="H7200"\w* \w attention|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* special \w appearance|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* should \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* follow \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w was|strong="H2483"\w* despised \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w rejected|strong="H2310"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\q1 \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3045"\w* \w experienced|strong="H3045"\w* \w pain|strong="H4341"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H2483"\w* \w acquainted|strong="H3045"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w illness|strong="H2483"\w*;  
\q1 \w people|strong="H3808"\w* hid \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w was|strong="H2483"\w* despised, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w considered|strong="H2803"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* insignificant.   
\q1
\v 4  \w But|strong="H5221"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w our|strong="H5375"\w* \w illnesses|strong="H2483"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w our|strong="H5375"\w* \w pain|strong="H4341"\w*;  
\q1 even \w though|strong="H1931"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w thought|strong="H2803"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* being punished,  
\q1 \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w by|strong="H6031"\w* God, \w and|strong="H2483"\w* \w afflicted|strong="H6031"\w* \w for|strong="H1931"\w* something \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1931"\w* done.   
\q1
\v 5  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w wounded|strong="H2490"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* deeds,  
\q1 \w crushed|strong="H1792"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* \w sins|strong="H6588"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* endured \w punishment|strong="H5771"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* made \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w well|strong="H7965"\w*;  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w wounds|strong="H2250"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H5771"\w* been \w healed|strong="H7495"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H6629"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w wandered|strong="H8582"\w* off \w like|strong="H1870"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*;  
\q1 \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H6629"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w strayed|strong="H8582"\w* off \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* own \w path|strong="H1870"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H6437"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w caused|strong="H6293"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H6629"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w attack|strong="H6293"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w treated|strong="H6031"\w* \w harshly|strong="H6031"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w afflicted|strong="H6031"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.  
\q1 \w Like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lamb|strong="H7716"\w* \w led|strong="H2986"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* slaughtering block,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w* \w silent|strong="H6310"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w her|strong="H6605"\w* \w shearers|strong="H1494"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.   
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\v 8  \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H5971"\w* led \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w after|strong="H3588"\w* \w an|strong="H3947"\w* unjust \w trial|strong="H4941"\w* –  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* cared?  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H5971"\w* \w cut|strong="H1504"\w* \w off|strong="H1504"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* land \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w*;  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H6588"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H5971"\w* wounded.   
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\v 9  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* intended \w to|strong="H6213"\w* bury \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* criminals,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* ended \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \w man|strong="H7563"\w*’s \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w violent|strong="H2555"\w* deeds,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w spoken|strong="H6310"\w* \w deceitfully|strong="H4820"\w*.   
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\v 10  Though \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w desired|strong="H2656"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w crush|strong="H1792"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w ill|strong="H2470"\w*,  
\q1 \w once|strong="H3117"\w* restitution \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w purpose|strong="H2656"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* accomplished \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 11  \w Having|strong="H5315"\w* \w suffered|strong="H7200"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* reflect \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w work|strong="H5999"\w*,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* understands \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H5650"\w* done.  
\q1 “\w My|strong="H7200"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w acquit|strong="H6663"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H5650"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w carried|strong="H5445"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* assign \w him|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w portion|strong="H2505"\w* \w with|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* multitudes,  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w divide|strong="H2505"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w spoils|strong="H7998"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* victory \w with|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H8478"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* willingly submitted \w to|strong="H5315"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w numbered|strong="H4487"\w* \w with|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w rebels|strong="H6586"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H5375"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w sin|strong="H2399"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* intervened \w on|strong="H8478"\w* behalf \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w rebels|strong="H6586"\w*.”   
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\v 1 “\w Shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w barren|strong="H6135"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w given|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w*!  
\q1 \w Give|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w joyful|strong="H7440"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w cry|strong="H7440"\w* \w out|strong="H7442"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w labor|strong="H3205"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w more|strong="H7227"\w* \w numerous|strong="H7227"\w*  
\q1 \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w married|strong="H1166"\w* \w woman|strong="H6135"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
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\v 2  \w Make|strong="H2388"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w tent|strong="H3489"\w* \w larger|strong="H7337"\w*,  
\q1 \w stretch|strong="H5186"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w tent|strong="H3489"\w* \w curtains|strong="H3407"\w* farther \w out|strong="H5186"\w*!  
\q1 \w Spare|strong="H2820"\w* no \w effort|strong="H2388"\w*,  
\q1 \w lengthen|strong="H5186"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w ropes|strong="H4340"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2388"\w* pound \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w stakes|strong="H3489"\w* \w deep|strong="H2388"\w*.   
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\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w spread|strong="H6555"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w to|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w children|strong="H2233"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w conquer|strong="H3423"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w resettle|strong="H3427"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*.   
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\v 4  Don’t \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H2142"\w* \w to|strong="H3372"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w*!  
\q1 Don’t \w be|strong="H3808"\w* intimidated, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w humiliated|strong="H3637"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* about \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* experienced \w in|strong="H5750"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w youth|strong="H5934"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w disgrace|strong="H2781"\w* \w of|strong="H3372"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* abandonment.   
\q1
\v 5  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w husband|strong="H1166"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* commands \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w protector|strong="H3478"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* “\w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* earth.”   
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\v 6 “\w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* back  
\q1 \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* suffers \w from|strong="H3068"\w* depression,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* young wife \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w rejected|strong="H3988"\w*,” says \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7 “\w For|strong="H6908"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* short \w time|strong="H7281"\w* \w I|strong="H7281"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H5800"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H5800"\w* with \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7356"\w* \w I|strong="H7281"\w* \w will|strong="H1419"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you|strong="H5800"\w*.   
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\v 8  \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* burst \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w anger|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H7110"\w* rejected \w you|strong="H6440"\w* momentarily,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H1350"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w devotion|strong="H2617"\w* \w I|strong="H7110"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*,”  
\q1 says \w your|strong="H3068"\w* protector, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
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\v 9 “\w As|strong="H3651"\w* \w far|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am concerned, \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Noah|strong="H5146"\w*’s \w time|strong="H5750"\w*,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w vowed|strong="H7650"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w Noah|strong="H5146"\w*’s \w flood|strong="H5674"\w* would never \w again|strong="H5750"\w* cover \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth.  
\q1 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H2063"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w vowed|strong="H7650"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w angry|strong="H7107"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w or|strong="H5674"\w* shout \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 10  \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w removed|strong="H4185"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w displaced|strong="H4131"\w*,  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w devotion|strong="H2617"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w removed|strong="H4185"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* friendship \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w displaced|strong="H4131"\w*,”  
\q1 says \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11 “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w afflicted|strong="H6041"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*, driven \w away|strong="H5590"\w*, \w and|strong="H6041"\w* unconsoled!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w am|strong="H5162"\w* \w about|strong="H2009"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w set|strong="H3245"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* stones \w in|strong="H5162"\w* \w antimony|strong="H6320"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6041"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w lay|strong="H3245"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w foundation|strong="H3245"\w* \w with|strong="H6041"\w* lapis-lazuli.   
\q1
\v 12  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H8121"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* pinnacles \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* gems,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* beryl,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8179"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* outer \w wall|strong="H1366"\w* \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* beautiful stones.   
\q1
\v 13  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* followers \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* enjoy \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H7965"\w*.   
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\v 14  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* reestablished \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w vindicate|strong="H6666"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* experience \w oppression|strong="H6233"\w*;  
\q1 \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* terrified,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* frightening \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H7126"\w* \w near|strong="H7126"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w If|strong="H2005"\w* \w anyone|strong="H5307"\w* dares \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w challenge|strong="H1481"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w not|strong="H5307"\w* be \w my|strong="H5921"\w* doing!  
\q1 \w Whoever|strong="H4310"\w* tries \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w challenge|strong="H1481"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* be defeated.   
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\v 16  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w create|strong="H1254"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w craftsman|strong="H2796"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H2796"\w* fans \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w coals|strong="H6352"\w* \w into|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3318"\w* forges \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w weapon|strong="H3627"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w create|strong="H1254"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w destroyer|strong="H7843"\w* \w so|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H3318"\w* might \w devastate|strong="H7843"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w weapon|strong="H3627"\w* \w forged|strong="H3335"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w used|strong="H3627"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* refute \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* tries \w to|strong="H3068"\w* accuse \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* –  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w vindicate|strong="H6666"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
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\q1
\v 1 “\w Hey|strong="H1945"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H4325"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6771"\w*, \w come|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*!  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w*, \w come|strong="H3212"\w*!  
\q1 \w Buy|strong="H7666"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* eat!  
\q1 \w Come|strong="H3212"\w*! \w Buy|strong="H7666"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*  
\q1 \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w cost|strong="H4242"\w*!   
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\v 2  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w pay|strong="H8254"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w for|strong="H5315"\w* \w something|strong="H3899"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w nourish|strong="H3899"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w spend|strong="H8254"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* hard-earned \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w on|strong="H8085"\w* \w something|strong="H3899"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w satisfy|strong="H7654"\w*?  
\q1 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w carefully|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* nourishing!  
\q1 \w Enjoy|strong="H6026"\w* \w fine|strong="H2896"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*!   
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\v 3  \w Pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w come|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*!  
\q1 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w so|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3772"\w* can \w live|strong="H2421"\w*!  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w an|strong="H3772"\w* unconditional \w covenantal|strong="H1285"\w* \w promise|strong="H1285"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H3772"\w*,  
\q1 just \w like|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* reliable \w covenantal|strong="H1285"\w* \w promises|strong="H2617"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.   
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\v 4  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w nations|strong="H3816"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruler|strong="H5057"\w* \w and|strong="H5057"\w* \w commander|strong="H6680"\w* \w of|strong="H5057"\w* \w nations|strong="H3816"\w*.”   
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\v 5  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w previously|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*;  
\q1 \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w previously|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* bestows \w honor|strong="H6286"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 6  \w Seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w makes|strong="H3068"\w* \w himself|strong="H7121"\w* available;  
\q1 \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w nearby|strong="H7138"\w*!   
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\v 7  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* need \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w lifestyle|strong="H1870"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* sinful \w people|strong="H5800"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w plans|strong="H4284"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H7355"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* freely \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 8 “\w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w plans|strong="H4284"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H1870"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w plans|strong="H4284"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w deeds|strong="H1870"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H1870"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w deeds|strong="H1870"\w*,   
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\v 9  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* just \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w higher|strong="H1361"\w* \w than|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w deeds|strong="H1870"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w superior|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w deeds|strong="H1870"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w plans|strong="H4284"\w* \w superior|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H1870"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w plans|strong="H4284"\w*.  
\v 10   
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w snow|strong="H7950"\w* \w fall|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w do|strong="H3381"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w instead|strong="H3588"\w* \w water|strong="H7301"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w produce|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w yield|strong="H5414"\w* crops,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w provide|strong="H5414"\w* \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* planter \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w*.   
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\v 11  \w In|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w same|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H1697"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*, \w having|strong="H3808"\w* \w accomplished|strong="H6213"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w realized|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w desire|strong="H2654"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w fulfilled|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* intend.”   
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\v 12  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w be|strong="H6086"\w* \w led|strong="H2986"\w* \w along|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w give|strong="H6476"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w joyful|strong="H7440"\w* \w shout|strong="H7440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w clap|strong="H4222"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*.   
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\v 13  \w Evergreens|strong="H1265"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w grow|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w thorn|strong="H5285"\w* \w bushes|strong="H5285"\w*,  
\q1 \w firs|strong="H1918"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w grow|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w nettles|strong="H5636"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w monument|strong="H8034"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* reminder \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remain|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\c 56  
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\q1
\v 1  \w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Promote|strong="H6213"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*! \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w ready|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3444"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w ready|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w vindicate|strong="H6666"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* openly.   
\q1
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* blessed,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w commit|strong="H6213"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* obedience,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w defile|strong="H2490"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* refrain \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  No \w foreigner|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* becomes \w a|strong="H3068"\w* follower \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* say,  
\q1 ‘\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* certainly exclude \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.’  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w eunuch|strong="H5631"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H5971"\w* say,  
\q1 ‘\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* dried-up \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*.’”   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w eunuchs|strong="H5631"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w Sabbaths|strong="H7676"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* choose \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w pleases|strong="H2654"\w* \w me|strong="H8104"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* faithful \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*,   
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\v 5  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w within|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w monument|strong="H3027"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H2896"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* \w monument|strong="H3027"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w remain|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w followers|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* love \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* want \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* –  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w defile|strong="H2490"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* faithful \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8104"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* –   
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\v 7  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w bring|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w make|strong="H8055"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w pray|strong="H8605"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w accepted|strong="H7522"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* known \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w may|strong="H5971"\w* \w pray|strong="H8605"\w*.”   
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\v 8  \w The|strong="H5002"\w* sovereign \sc  \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\sc* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w this|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5002"\w* one \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w gathers|strong="H6908"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w dispersed|strong="H1760"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
\s1 The Lord Denounces Israel’s Paganism  
\q1
\v 9  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w in|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, come \w and|strong="H7704"\w* devour,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w in|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*!   
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\v 10  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w watchmen|strong="H6822"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w unaware|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H3045"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* mute \w dogs|strong="H3611"\w*,  
\q1 \w unable|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w bark|strong="H5024"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* pant, \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3045"\w* love \w to|strong="H3201"\w* snooze.   
\q1
\v 11  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* big appetites;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w full|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* understanding;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* go \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*,  
\q1 \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w looking|strong="H6437"\w* \w for|strong="H5315"\w* monetary \w gain|strong="H1215"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Each|strong="H3117"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* says,  
\q1 ‘\w Come|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w*’ll \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H3117"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*!  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H1961"\w*’s guzzle \w some|strong="H3117"\w* \w beer|strong="H7941"\w*!  
\q1 \w Tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w just|strong="H2088"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*!  
\q1 \w We|strong="H3117"\w*’ll \w have|strong="H1961"\w* everything \w we|strong="H3068"\w* want!’   
\c 57  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w godly|strong="H6662"\w* perish,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H7760"\w* \w one|strong="H6662"\w* \w cares|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\q1 \w Honest|strong="H2617"\w* \w people|strong="H3820"\w* disappear,  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H7760"\w* \w one|strong="H6662"\w* \w minds|strong="H3820"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w godly|strong="H6662"\w* disappear \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Those|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H1980"\w* \w live|strong="H1980"\w* \w uprightly|strong="H5228"\w* \w enter|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H5117"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w beds|strong="H4904"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w But|strong="H7126"\w* \w approach|strong="H7126"\w*, \w you|strong="H7126"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* omen \w readers|strong="H6049"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H7126"\w* \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w adulteresses|strong="H5003"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w prostitutes|strong="H2181"\w*!   
\q1
\v 4  \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H6588"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* laughing?  
\q1 \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H6588"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w opening|strong="H6310"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6310"\w* sticking \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*?  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H6588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H3206"\w* \w of|strong="H2233"\w* rebels,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w* \w of|strong="H2233"\w* \w liars|strong="H8267"\w*,   
\q1
\v 5  \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* practice ritual sex \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* oaks \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H7819"\w* \w children|strong="H3206"\w* \w near|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w streams|strong="H5158"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rocky|strong="H5553"\w* \w overhangs|strong="H5585"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w smooth|strong="H2511"\w* stones \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* idols \w you|strong="H5921"\w* love;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* object \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* devotion.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* liquid \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H1486"\w* \w an|strong="H5927"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w*.  
\q1 \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w things|strong="H1992"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* seek vengeance.   
\q1
\v 7  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H7760"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w*, \w elevated|strong="H5375"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w prepare|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  Behind \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w doorpost|strong="H4201"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* symbols.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w depart|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w me|strong="H7760"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* invite \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* purchase favors \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* love \w their|strong="H7760"\w* \w bed|strong="H4904"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w gaze|strong="H2372"\w* longingly \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* genitals.   
\q1
\v 9  \w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w take|strong="H7235"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* tribute \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H7235"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*,  
\q1 \w along|strong="H5704"\w* \w with|strong="H4428"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w perfumes|strong="H7547"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H7235"\w* \w messengers|strong="H6735"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* place;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w way|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w long|strong="H7230"\w* \w distance|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* travel, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w get|strong="H3027"\w* \w tired|strong="H3021"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* say, ‘\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w give|strong="H2416"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w*.’  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w get|strong="H3027"\w* \w renewed|strong="H2416"\w* \w energy|strong="H4672"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* don’t \w collapse|strong="H2470"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w worried|strong="H1672"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w*?  
\q1 \w Whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w do|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w*, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* act \w so|strong="H3808"\w* deceitfully  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w think|strong="H2142"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*?  
\q1 \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w been|strong="H5769"\w* \w silent|strong="H2814"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w long|strong="H5769"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w denounce|strong="H5046"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* so-called \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* \w and|strong="H6666"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w deeds|strong="H4639"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w help|strong="H3276"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w When|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w help|strong="H5375"\w*, let \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H1892"\w* \w help|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w blows|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* breeze \w carries|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* looks \w to|strong="H7307"\w* \w me|strong="H3947"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w help|strong="H5375"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w inherit|strong="H5157"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w have|strong="H5157"\w* access \w to|strong="H7307"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 14  \w He|strong="H5971"\w* says,  
\q1 “\w Build|strong="H5549"\w* \w it|strong="H6437"\w*! \w Build|strong="H5549"\w* \w it|strong="H6437"\w*! \w Clear|strong="H6437"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*!  
\q1 \w Remove|strong="H7311"\w* all \w the|strong="H1870"\w* obstacles \w out|strong="H6437"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w my|strong="H7311"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7311"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H6918"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* rules \w forever|strong="H5703"\w*, \w whose|strong="H8034"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w dwell|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w an|strong="H5375"\w* \w exalted|strong="H7311"\w* \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w place|strong="H7931"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w also|strong="H3541"\w* \w with|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* discouraged \w and|strong="H3820"\w* humiliated,  
\q1 \w in|strong="H7931"\w* order \w to|strong="H3820"\w* cheer \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* humiliated  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* encourage \w the|strong="H3588"\w* discouraged.   
\q1
\v 16  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H7307"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* hostile \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w perpetually|strong="H5769"\w* \w angry|strong="H7107"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w man|strong="H6440"\w*’s \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w would|strong="H6213"\w* \w grow|strong="H5848"\w* \w faint|strong="H5848"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* life-giving \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w created|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w I|strong="H3212"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w angry|strong="H7107"\w* \w because|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w their|strong="H5221"\w* sinful greed;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3212"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* angrily rejected \w them|strong="H5221"\w*,  
\q1 \w yet|strong="H3212"\w* \w they|strong="H5221"\w* remained disobedient \w and|strong="H3212"\w* stubborn.   
\q1
\v 18  \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w have|strong="H7200"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w behavior|strong="H1870"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H1870"\w* \w heal|strong="H7495"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w give|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* rest,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H1870"\w* once \w again|strong="H7999"\w* console those who mourn.   
\q1
\v 19  \w I|strong="H7350"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* gives \w them|strong="H1254"\w* reason \w to|strong="H3068"\w* celebrate.  
\q1 Complete \w prosperity|strong="H7965"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* available both \w to|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H7350"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w nearby|strong="H7138"\w*,”  
\q1 says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H7350"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w heal|strong="H7495"\w* \w them|strong="H1254"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w are|strong="H7563"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* surging \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H7563"\w* \w unable|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w*;  
\q1 \w its|strong="H3220"\w* \w waves|strong="H4325"\w* \w toss|strong="H1644"\w* \w up|strong="H1644"\w* \w mud|strong="H2916"\w* \w and|strong="H4325"\w* sand.   
\q1
\v 21  \w There|strong="H7965"\w* \w will|strong="H7563"\w* \w be|strong="H7563"\w* \w no|strong="H7563"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H7965"\w*,” says my God, “\w for|strong="H7965"\w* \w the|strong="H7965"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.”   
\c 58  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Shout|strong="H6963"\w* \w loudly|strong="H6963"\w*! Don’t \w be|strong="H1004"\w* quiet!  
\q1 \w Yell|strong="H1627"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w loud|strong="H7311"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*!  
\q1 \w Confront|strong="H5046"\w* \w my|strong="H5046"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3290"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* deeds;  
\q1 \w confront|strong="H5046"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3290"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w after|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w know|strong="H1847"\w* \w my|strong="H6213"\w* \w requirements|strong="H4941"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1870"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w right|strong="H4941"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w reject|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w law|strong="H4941"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H6213"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H6664"\w* decrees;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w near|strong="H7132"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w They|strong="H3117"\w* lament, ‘\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* don’t \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w notice|strong="H3045"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w fast|strong="H6685"\w*?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* don’t \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w pay|strong="H3045"\w* \w attention|strong="H3045"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w humble|strong="H6031"\w* \w ourselves|strong="H5315"\w*?’  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w fast|strong="H6685"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w satisfy|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* selfish desires,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w oppress|strong="H6031"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w workers|strong="H6092"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6684"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* accompanied \w by|strong="H3117"\w* arguments, \w brawls|strong="H5221"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* fistfights.  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H8085"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fast|strong="H6684"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w do|strong="H8085"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 trying \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w heaven|strong="H4791"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* kind \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6685"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w want|strong="H5315"\w*?  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w want|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* merely \w humble|strong="H6031"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5315"\w*,  
\q1 \w bowing|strong="H3721"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* reed  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* stretching \w out|strong="H3331"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* ashes?  
\q1 \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fast|strong="H6685"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* pleasing \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*?   
\q1
\v 6  \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* kind \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w fast|strong="H6685"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w remove|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sinful chains,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w tear|strong="H5423"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ropes \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* burdensome \w yoke|strong="H4133"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w free|strong="H2670"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H7533"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w break|strong="H5423"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* burdensome \w yoke|strong="H4133"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* share \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w provide|strong="H7200"\w* \w shelter|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w homeless|strong="H4788"\w*, \w oppressed|strong="H6041"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* someone \w naked|strong="H6174"\w*, \w clothe|strong="H3680"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*!  
\q1 Don’t \w turn|strong="H5956"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w back|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* own \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* blood!   
\q1
\v 8  \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w light|strong="H7837"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* shine \w like|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* sunrise;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* restoration \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4120"\w* \w arrive|strong="H6779"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* godly \w behavior|strong="H1980"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* rear guard.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w cry|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w reply|strong="H6030"\w*, ‘\w Here|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w*.’  
\q1 \w You|strong="H7971"\w* must \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H8432"\w* burdensome \w yoke|strong="H4133"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w pointing|strong="H7971"\w* fingers \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* sinfully.   
\q1
\v 10  \w You|strong="H5315"\w* \w must|strong="H5315"\w* \w actively|strong="H6329"\w* help \w the|strong="H7646"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* feed \w the|strong="H7646"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H6031"\w*.  
\q1 Then \w your|strong="H6031"\w* light \w will|strong="H5315"\w* dispel \w the|strong="H7646"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H6031"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w will|strong="H5315"\w* \w be|strong="H5315"\w* transformed into \w noonday|strong="H6672"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w* \w lead|strong="H5148"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* feed \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* parched regions.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H2502"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* renewed \w strength|strong="H6106"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* well-watered \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spring|strong="H4161"\w* \w that|strong="H5315"\w* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w* produces \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Your|strong="H7725"\w* \w perpetual|strong="H5769"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H5769"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* reestablish \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w foundations|strong="H4146"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H5769"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* repairs broken walls,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w makes|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w streets|strong="H5410"\w* inhabitable \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 13  \w You|strong="H3117"\w* must \w observe|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w*  
\q1 rather \w than|strong="H3068"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* please \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* must \w look|strong="H3068"\w* forward \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w treat|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* respect.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* must \w treat|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* respect \w by|strong="H3117"\w* refraining \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* normal \w activities|strong="H1697"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* refraining \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* selfish pursuits \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* \w business|strong="H1697"\w* \w deals|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* find \w joy|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* relationship \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* great prosperity,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w cause|strong="H6310"\w* crops \w to|strong="H1696"\w* grow \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w gave|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* ancestor \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.”  
\q1 Know \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w certain|strong="H6310"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\c 59  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w* \w weak|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*;  
\q1 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w ear|strong="H8085"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w* \w deaf|strong="H3513"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2403"\w* acts \w have|strong="H1961"\w* alienated \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* God;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w reject|strong="H5641"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* prayers.   
\q1
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w are|strong="H8193"\w* \w stained|strong="H1351"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* fingers \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w sin|strong="H5771"\w*;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w utters|strong="H1897"\w* \w malicious|strong="H1897"\w* \w words|strong="H8193"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w No|strong="H1696"\w* one \w is|strong="H6664"\w* concerned \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w*;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H1696"\w* one sets \w forth|strong="H3205"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w case|strong="H8199"\w* truthfully.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* depend \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w false|strong="H7723"\w* words \w and|strong="H2029"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w lies|strong="H7723"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w conceive|strong="H2029"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* oppression  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2029"\w* \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* sin.   
\q1
\v 5  They \w hatch|strong="H1234"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w eggs|strong="H1000"\w* \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* poisonous snake  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4191"\w* spin \w a|strong="H3068"\w* spider’s \w web|strong="H6980"\w*.  
\q1 \w Whoever|strong="H4191"\w* eats \w their|strong="H4191"\w* \w eggs|strong="H1000"\w* \w will|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* poisonous snake \w is|strong="H4191"\w* hatched.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Their|strong="H1961"\w* \w webs|strong="H6980"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H1961"\w* clothing;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* themselves \w with|strong="H3680"\w* \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* make.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H1961"\w* \w deeds|strong="H4639"\w* \w are|strong="H4639"\w* sinful;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* commit \w violent|strong="H2555"\w* crimes.   
\q1
\v 7  \w They|strong="H7323"\w* \w are|strong="H4284"\w* eager \w to|strong="H7323"\w* \w do|strong="H4116"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*,  
\q1 \w quick|strong="H4116"\w* \w to|strong="H7323"\w* \w shed|strong="H8210"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H8210"\w* \w thoughts|strong="H4284"\w* \w are|strong="H4284"\w* sinful;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H7323"\w* crush \w and|strong="H1818"\w* destroy.   
\q1
\v 8  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w unfamiliar|strong="H1870"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w deeds|strong="H1870"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* unjust.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* use deceitful \w methods|strong="H5410"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w whoever|strong="H3605"\w* deals \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w unfamiliar|strong="H1870"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.   
\s1 Israel Confesses its Sin  
\q1
\v 9  \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w reason|strong="H5921"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H6666"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* salvation \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w reach|strong="H5381"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w We|strong="H1980"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* light, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H2009"\w* only \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*;  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* bright light, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* deep \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w We|strong="H4191"\w* \w grope|strong="H1659"\w* along \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w like|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w*,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w grope|strong="H1659"\w* \w like|strong="H4191"\w* \w those|strong="H3782"\w* \w who|strong="H5787"\w* cannot \w see|strong="H5869"\w*;  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w* \w at|strong="H4191"\w* noontime \w as|strong="H5869"\w* if \w it|strong="H5869"\w* \w were|strong="H5869"\w* \w evening|strong="H5399"\w*.  
\q1 Though others \w are|strong="H5869"\w* strong, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w like|strong="H4191"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w men|strong="H5787"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w We|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w growl|strong="H1993"\w* \w like|strong="H1993"\w* \w bears|strong="H1677"\w*,  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* coo \w mournfully|strong="H1897"\w* \w like|strong="H1993"\w* \w doves|strong="H3123"\w*;  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w wait|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H6960"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w*, \w but|strong="H3605"\w* \w there|strong="H4480"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w none|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H6960"\w* \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w*, \w but|strong="H3605"\w* \w it|strong="H7368"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w far|strong="H7368"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w us|strong="H4480"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H6588"\w* \w aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H6588"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* \w deeds|strong="H5048"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w testify|strong="H6030"\w* \w against|strong="H5048"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*;  
\q1 \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H6588"\w* \w aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H6588"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* \w deeds|strong="H5048"\w*;  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w* too \w well|strong="H3045"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w We|strong="H1697"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H6586"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* tried \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w deceive|strong="H3584"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w turned|strong="H3068"\w* back \w from|strong="H3068"\w* following \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\q1 \w We|strong="H1697"\w* \w stir|strong="H1697"\w* up \w oppression|strong="H6233"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H5627"\w*;  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* concocted \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w minds|strong="H3820"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w is|strong="H4941"\w* driven back;  
\q1 \w godliness|strong="H6666"\w* \w stands|strong="H5975"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w off|strong="H7350"\w*.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w honesty|strong="H6666"\w* \w stumbles|strong="H3782"\w* \w in|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* city \w square|strong="H7339"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H4941"\w* morality \w is|strong="H4941"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w enter|strong="H5975"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  Honesty \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w disappeared|strong="H5869"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* tries \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w avoid|strong="H5493"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w robbed|strong="H7997"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w watches|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w displeased|strong="H7489"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H7200"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\s1 The Lord Intervenes  
\q1
\v 16  \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w there|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w no|strong="H7200"\w* advocate;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H7200"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* intervenes.  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* takes matters \w into|strong="H6666"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* own hands;  
\q1 \w his|strong="H7200"\w* desire \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w justice|strong="H6666"\w* \w drives|strong="H5564"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w He|strong="H3444"\w* wears \w his|strong="H3847"\w* desire \w for|strong="H6666"\w* \w justice|strong="H6666"\w* \w like|strong="H7218"\w* \w body|strong="H8302"\w* \w armor|strong="H8302"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w his|strong="H3847"\w* desire \w to|strong="H7218"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3444"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w like|strong="H7218"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w helmet|strong="H3553"\w* \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w his|strong="H3847"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3444"\w* puts \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w the|strong="H3847"\w* garments \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H5359"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H7218"\w* wears \w zeal|strong="H7068"\w* \w like|strong="H7218"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w robe|strong="H4598"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w repays|strong="H7999"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H7999"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H6862"\w* done,  
\q1 \w dispensing|strong="H1578"\w* \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* \w judgment|strong="H1576"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w adversaries|strong="H6862"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6862"\w* punishing \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6862"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w repays|strong="H7999"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* coastlands.   
\q1
\v 19  \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w west|strong="H4628"\w*, \w people|strong="H6862"\w* respect \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w reputation|strong="H8034"\w*;  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* recognize \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* comes \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rushing|strong="H6862"\w* \w stream|strong="H5104"\w*  
\q1 \w driven|strong="H5127"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w sent|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H5127"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 20 “\w A|strong="H3068"\w* protector comes \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H7725"\w* those \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w repent|strong="H7725"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H6588"\w* deeds,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\p
\v 21 “\w As|strong="H5704"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,” \w says|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. “\w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w placed|strong="H7760"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w depart|strong="H4185"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H2233"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w time|strong="H6258"\w* forward,” \w says|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\c 60  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*! \w Shine|strong="H2224"\w*! \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* light arrives!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w shines|strong="H2224"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \w For|strong="H3588"\w*, \w look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w covers|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* earth  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w deep|strong="H6205"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w covers|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H3816"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w shines|strong="H2224"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*;  
\q1 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w appears|strong="H7200"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H4428"\w* \w light|strong="H5051"\w*,  
\q1 \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H4428"\w* \w bright|strong="H5051"\w* \w light|strong="H5051"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*!  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* –  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* escorted \w by|strong="H5921"\w* guardians.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* smile,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H1471"\w* excited \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* swell \w with|strong="H5921"\w* pride.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w riches|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* distant lands \w will|strong="H1471"\w* belong \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w come|strong="H6342"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Camel|strong="H1581"\w* \w caravans|strong="H8229"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* roads,  
\q1 young \w camels|strong="H1581"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Ephah|strong="H5891"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* merchants \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Sheba|strong="H7614"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* come,  
\q1 \w bringing|strong="H5375"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w incense|strong="H3828"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* singing \w praises|strong="H8416"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w* \w will|strong="H7522"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rams \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Nebaioth|strong="H5032"\w* \w will|strong="H7522"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* available \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* sacrifices.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7522"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w acceptably|strong="H7522"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H7522"\w* bestow \w honor|strong="H8597"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w majestic|strong="H8597"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* these \w who|strong="H4310"\w* float along \w like|strong="H5774"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cloud|strong="H5645"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w fly|strong="H5774"\w* \w like|strong="H5774"\w* \w doves|strong="H3123"\w* \w to|strong="H4310"\w* their shelters?   
\q1
\v 9  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* coastlands \w look|strong="H6960"\w* \w eagerly|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* large ships \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* lead,  
\q1 bringing \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H7350"\w*,  
\q1 \w along|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* bestowed \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Foreigners|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*;  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w anger|strong="H7110"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* restore \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w favor|strong="H7522"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H7355"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on|strong="H7355"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Your|strong="H3808"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w remain|strong="H3808"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H8548"\w* \w times|strong="H8548"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* during \w the|strong="H5462"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H5462"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w may|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5462"\w*,  
\q1 \w with|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H5462"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w leading|strong="H5090"\w* \w the|strong="H5462"\w* way.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H5647"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* perish;  
\q1 \w such|strong="H3808"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* totally \w destroyed|strong="H2717"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The|strong="H4725"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H4725"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w will|strong="H7272"\w* come \w to|strong="H4725"\w* \w you|strong="H3513"\w*,  
\q1 \w its|strong="H3162"\w* \w evergreens|strong="H1265"\w*, \w firs|strong="H8410"\w*, \w and|strong="H4725"\w* \w cypresses|strong="H1265"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H4725"\w* \w beautify|strong="H6286"\w* \w my|strong="H6286"\w* palace;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3513"\w* \w will|strong="H7272"\w* bestow \w honor|strong="H3519"\w* \w on|strong="H4725"\w* \w my|strong="H6286"\w* throne \w room|strong="H4725"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w oppressors|strong="H6031"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w* \w bowing|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w treated|strong="H6031"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* disrespect \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 15  \w You|strong="H7760"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w once|strong="H1961"\w* \w abandoned|strong="H5800"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w despised|strong="H8130"\w*, \w with|strong="H5674"\w* \w no|strong="H7760"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w passing|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* source \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w pride|strong="H1347"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w joy|strong="H4885"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* coming \w generations|strong="H1755"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* drink \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w nurse|strong="H3243"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w recognize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w*,  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* protector, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* powerful ruler \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*, \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w bring|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*,  
\q1 \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w bring|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*,  
\q1 \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*, \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w bring|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w*,  
\q1 \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H6086"\w* stones, \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w bring|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H6666"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H7965"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* overseer,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w vindication|strong="H6666"\w* \w your|strong="H7760"\w* sovereign \w ruler|strong="H5065"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  Sounds \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* sounds \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w* \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w devastation|strong="H7701"\w* \w within|strong="H5750"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w borders|strong="H1366"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w name|strong="H7121"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*, ‘\w Deliverance|strong="H3444"\w*,’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*, ‘\w Praise|strong="H8416"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 19  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* supply \w light|strong="H5051"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w*,  
\q1 \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w*’s \w brightness|strong="H5051"\w* shine \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* source \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w light|strong="H5051"\w* –  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w splendor|strong="H8597"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* shine \w upon|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* set;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w moon|strong="H3391"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* disappear;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* \w source|strong="H7999"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* light;  
\q1 \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* sorrow \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w over|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w godly|strong="H6662"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w permanently|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w plant|strong="H4302"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* shoot;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* product \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w labor|strong="H3027"\w*,  
\q1 \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w I|strong="H3027"\w* reveal \w my|strong="H3605"\w* splendor.   
\q1
\v 22  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w least|strong="H6996"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* multiply \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w smallest|strong="H6996"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w large|strong="H6099"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w comes|strong="H1961"\w*, \w I|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w quickly|strong="H2363"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w*!”   
\c 61  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* chosen \w me|strong="H7971"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* commissioned \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* encourage \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w poor|strong="H6035"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* help \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w brokenhearted|strong="H7665"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* decree \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w release|strong="H7971"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w captives|strong="H7617"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* freeing \w of|strong="H3068"\w* prisoners,   
\q1
\v 2  \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w announce|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* show \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w favor|strong="H7522"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* seek \w vengeance|strong="H5359"\w*,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w console|strong="H5162"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* mourn,   
\q1
\v 3  \w to|strong="H3068"\w* strengthen those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* mourn \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w turban|strong="H6287"\w*, \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* ashes,  
\q1 \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* symbolizing \w joy|strong="H8342"\w*, \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* mourning,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w garment|strong="H4594"\w* symbolizing \w praise|strong="H8416"\w*, \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* discouragement.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* oaks \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w*,  
\q1 trees \w planted|strong="H5414"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* reveal \w his|strong="H5414"\w* splendor.   
\q1
\v 4  \w They|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w perpetual|strong="H5769"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w restore|strong="H2318"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w places|strong="H2723"\w* \w that|strong="H5892"\w* \w were|strong="H7223"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5892"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* reestablish \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2721"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w places|strong="H2723"\w* \w that|strong="H5892"\w* \w have|strong="H7223"\w* \w been|strong="H5769"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8074"\w* since \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w times|strong="H5769"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  “\w Foreigners|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w take|strong="H1121"\w* care \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H7462"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*;  
\q1 \w foreigners|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* work \w in|strong="H5975"\w* \w your|strong="H7462"\w* fields \w and|strong="H1121"\w* vineyards.   
\q1
\v 6  \w You|strong="H7121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, ‘\w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*,  
\q1 \w servants|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.’  
\q1 \w You|strong="H7121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* enjoy \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w boast|strong="H3235"\w* \w about|strong="H3548"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w riches|strong="H2428"\w* \w you|strong="H7121"\w* receive \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w shame|strong="H1322"\w*, \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* get \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w double|strong="H4932"\w* \w portion|strong="H2506"\w*;  
\q1 \w instead|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w humiliation|strong="H3639"\w*, \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H7442"\w* \w over|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w receive|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\q1 \w Yes|strong="H3651"\w*, \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w double|strong="H4932"\w* \w portion|strong="H2506"\w* \w in|strong="H2506"\w* \w their|strong="H3423"\w* \w land|strong="H2506"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5769"\w* experience \w lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, love \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w robbery|strong="H1498"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* sin.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w repay|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* faithfulness;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w permanent|strong="H5769"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w recognize|strong="H5234"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 10  \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w greatly|strong="H7797"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* overjoyed \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3847"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* garments \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3468"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H3588"\w* puts \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w robe|strong="H4598"\w* \w symbolizing|strong="H3271"\w* \w vindication|strong="H6666"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bridegroom|strong="H2860"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* wears \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w turban|strong="H6287"\w* \w as|strong="H3547"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3547"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* puts \w on|strong="H3847"\w* \w her|strong="H3618"\w* \w jewelry|strong="H3627"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground \w produces|strong="H3318"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* crops  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w garden|strong="H1593"\w* \w yields|strong="H2221"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* produce,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w cause|strong="H3651"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H6666"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w grow|strong="H6779"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* give \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w reason|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H5048"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
\c 62  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w For|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H3318"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w silent|strong="H2814"\w*;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w*,  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w her|strong="H3318"\w* \w vindication|strong="H6664"\w* shines \w brightly|strong="H5051"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w her|strong="H3318"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3444"\w* \w burns|strong="H1197"\w* \w like|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w torch|strong="H3940"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 2  \w Nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w vindication|strong="H6664"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w himself|strong="H7121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w You|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w majestic|strong="H8597"\w* \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w royal|strong="H4410"\w* \w turban|strong="H6797"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Abandoned|strong="H5800"\w*,”  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* land \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* “\w Desolate|strong="H8077"\w*.”  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* “\w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w Delight|strong="H2654"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Her|strong="H7121"\w*,”  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* land “\w Married|strong="H1166"\w*.”  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H2654"\w* \w delight|strong="H2654"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* land \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w married|strong="H1166"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w As|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w marries|strong="H1166"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* woman,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w marry|strong="H1166"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w As|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bridegroom|strong="H2860"\w* \w rejoices|strong="H7797"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* God \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H7797"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H3117"\w* post \w watchmen|strong="H8104"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w praying|strong="H6485"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* pray \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, don’t \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w silent|strong="H2814"\w*!   
\q1
\v 7  Don’t \w allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w rest|strong="H1824"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* reestablishes \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w makes|strong="H7760"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* pride \w of|strong="H8416"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* earth.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w swears|strong="H7650"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*,  
\q1 \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*:  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* never \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* enemies \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w*,  
\q1 \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w worked|strong="H3021"\w* hard \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w produce|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* harvest \w the|strong="H3588"\w* grain \w will|strong="H3068"\w* eat \w it|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 \w Those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* pick \w the|strong="H3588"\w* grapes \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* wine  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w courts|strong="H2691"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 10  \w Come|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w*! \w Come|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*!  
\q1 \w Prepare|strong="H6437"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*!  
\q1 \w Build|strong="H5549"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*! \w Build|strong="H5549"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w roadway|strong="H1870"\w*!  
\q1 \w Remove|strong="H7311"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w stones|strong="H5619"\w*!  
\q1 \w Lift|strong="H7311"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signal|strong="H5251"\w* flag \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*!   
\q1
\v 11  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w announces|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* entire earth:  
\q1 “Say \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* deliverer \w comes|strong="H6440"\w*!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w reward|strong="H7939"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w reward|strong="H7939"\w* \w goes|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*!’”   
\q1
\v 12  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w People|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Ones|strong="H6944"\w* Protected \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.”  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Sought|strong="H1875"\w* \w After|strong="H1875"\w*,  
\q1 \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Abandoned|strong="H5800"\w*.”   
\c 63  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w comes|strong="H7227"\w* \w from|strong="H3581"\w* Edom,  
\q1 \w dressed|strong="H3830"\w* \w in|strong="H1696"\w* bright red, coming \w from|strong="H3581"\w* \w Bozrah|strong="H1224"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w wearing|strong="H1921"\w* royal \w attire|strong="H3830"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H4310"\w* marches confidently \w because|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H7230"\w* \w his|strong="H1696"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*?  
\q1 “\w It|strong="H1696"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w*, \w the|strong="H1696"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* announces \w vindication|strong="H6666"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6666"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w able|strong="H3581"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3467"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 2  \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w are|strong="H4069"\w* your \w clothes|strong="H3830"\w* red?  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* do you look like someone \w who|strong="H1869"\w* has stomped \w on|strong="H3830"\w* grapes \w in|strong="H3830"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* vat?   
\q1
\v 3 “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* stomped grapes \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w winepress|strong="H6333"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* myself;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* joined \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* stomped \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H7429"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w rage|strong="H2534"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* juice \w splashed|strong="H5137"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w garments|strong="H4403"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w stained|strong="H1351"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* clothes.   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* looked forward \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H5359"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w then|strong="H3588"\w* payback \w time|strong="H3117"\w* arrived.   
\q1
\v 5  I \w looked|strong="H5027"\w*, \w but|strong="H1931"\w* there \w was|strong="H1931"\w* no \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H2534"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w*;  
\q1 I \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w shocked|strong="H8074"\w* \w because|strong="H8074"\w* there \w was|strong="H1931"\w* no \w one|strong="H1931"\w* offering \w support|strong="H5564"\w*.  
\q1 \w So|strong="H1931"\w* \w my|strong="H3467"\w* \w right|strong="H5027"\w* \w arm|strong="H2220"\w* accomplished \w deliverance|strong="H3467"\w*;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3467"\w* \w raging|strong="H2534"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w drove|strong="H5564"\w* \w me|strong="H3467"\w* \w on|strong="H5027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H5971"\w* trampled \w nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H3381"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H7937"\w* \w them|strong="H3381"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w* \w in|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H3381"\w* \w rage|strong="H2534"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5971"\w* splashed \w their|strong="H3381"\w* \w blood|strong="H5332"\w* \w on|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* ground.”   
\s1 A Prayer for Divine Intervention  
\q1
\v 7  \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w faithful|strong="H2617"\w* \w acts|strong="H2142"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s praiseworthy \w deeds|strong="H2617"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w good|strong="H2898"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7356"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w faithfulness|strong="H2617"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w He|strong="H3808"\w* said, “\w Certainly|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w disloyal|strong="H8266"\w*.”  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Through|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w suffered|strong="H5375"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w suffered|strong="H5375"\w* \w too|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* sent \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* very \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w delivered|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* love \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2551"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w protected|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*;  
\q1 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w times|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w But|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w and|strong="H6944"\w* \w offended|strong="H6087"\w* \w his|strong="H2015"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H7307"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w an|strong="H7307"\w* enemy  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6944"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w His|strong="H7760"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w remembered|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w times|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\q1 Where \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* one \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H2142"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 along \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*?  
\q1 Where \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* one \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w placed|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w*,   
\q1
\v 12  \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w majestic|strong="H8597"\w* \w power|strong="H2220"\w* available \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w divided|strong="H1234"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*,  
\q1 \w gaining|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w himself|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w reputation|strong="H8034"\w*,   
\q1
\v 13  \w who|strong="H3808"\w* \w led|strong="H3212"\w* them \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w deep|strong="H8415"\w* water?  
\q1 \w Like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* running \w on|strong="H3212"\w* flat land \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Like|strong="H3651"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* animal \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w goes|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w valley|strong="H1237"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* graze,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w granted|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w rest|strong="H5117"\w*.  
\q1 \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3651"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w guided|strong="H5090"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w gaining|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w yourself|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* honored \w reputation|strong="H8034"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Look|strong="H7200"\w* \w down|strong="H5027"\w* \w from|strong="H5027"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w take|strong="H7200"\w* notice,  
\q1 \w from|strong="H5027"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*, \w majestic|strong="H8597"\w* \w palace|strong="H2073"\w*!  
\q1 Where \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w zeal|strong="H7068"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w power|strong="H1369"\w*?  
\q1 Do \w not|strong="H7200"\w* hold \w back|strong="H5027"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* tender \w compassion|strong="H7356"\w*!   
\q1
\v 16  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* father,  
\q1 \w though|strong="H3588"\w* Abraham \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize|strong="H5234"\w* \w us|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* father;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H5769"\w* \w called|strong="H8034"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w protector|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w times|strong="H5769"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w us|strong="H7725"\w* \w stray|strong="H8582"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w minds|strong="H3820"\w* stubborn \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1870"\w* obey \w you|strong="H7725"\w*?  
\q1 \w Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*!   
\q1
\v 18  \w For|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* short time \w your|strong="H3423"\w* special \w nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w possessed|strong="H3423"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* land,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H5971"\w* \w then|strong="H6862"\w* \w our|strong="H5971"\w* \w adversaries|strong="H6862"\w* knocked down \w your|strong="H3423"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w We|strong="H8034"\w* \w existed|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w times|strong="H5769"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* subjects.   
\c 64  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  If only \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w would|strong="H6862"\w* tear apart \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sky|strong="H8034"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w come|strong="H3045"\w* \w down|strong="H6440"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* mountains \w would|strong="H6862"\w* \w tremble|strong="H7264"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \w As|strong="H6213"\w* \w when|strong="H6213"\w* fire ignites dry wood,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* fire \w makes|strong="H6213"\w* water boil,  
\q1 \w let|strong="H3381"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* adversaries know \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w may|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H6440"\w* shake \w at|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w performed|strong="H6213"\w* awesome deeds \w that|strong="H7200"\w* took \w us|strong="H6213"\w* \w by|strong="H3808"\w* surprise,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H6213"\w* came down, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* mountains trembled \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Since|strong="H2005"\w* \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w times|strong="H5769"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H6213"\w* heard \w or|strong="H1870"\w* perceived,  
\q1 \w no|strong="H6213"\w* eye \w has|strong="H6213"\w* seen \w any|strong="H6213"\w* God besides \w you|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w intervenes|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w those|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H6213"\w* wait \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w You|strong="H3605"\w* assist \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* delight \w in|strong="H1961"\w* doing what \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w right|strong="H6666"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w observe|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* commandments.  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H5375"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* angry \w because|strong="H3605"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* violated \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w continually|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q1 How \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w can|strong="H7307"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* saved?   
\q1
\v 6  \w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H8034"\w* unclean,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w our|strong="H4480"\w* so-called righteous acts \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* menstrual rag \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* wither \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* leaf;  
\q1 \w our|strong="H4480"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* carry \w us|strong="H6440"\w* \w away|strong="H4127"\w* \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* wind.   
\q1
\v 7  \w No|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* invokes \w your|strong="H3068"\w* name,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3068"\w* \w makes|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* \w effort|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H3027"\w* hold \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* rejected \w us|strong="H3027"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w us|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H3027"\w* sins.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Yet|strong="H5704"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* father.  
\q1 \w We|strong="H5704"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* clay, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* potter;  
\q1 \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* product \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* labor.   
\q1
\v 9  \nd Lord\nd*, \w do|strong="H6726"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w too|strong="H1961"\w* angry!  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H6726"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* hold \w our|strong="H1961"\w* sins \w against|strong="H5892"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w* continually!  
\q1 \w Take|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* good look \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* people, \w at|strong="H1961"\w* all \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w us|strong="H1961"\w*!   
\q1
\v 10  \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* chosen cities \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w desert|strong="H2723"\w*;  
\q1 Zion \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w desert|strong="H2723"\w*,  
\q1 Jerusalem \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w desolate|strong="H2723"\w* \w ruin|strong="H2723"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Our|strong="H3068"\w* holy temple, \w our|strong="H3068"\w* pride \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* place \w where|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* ancestors praised \w you|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\q1 \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* burned \w with|strong="H3068"\w* fire;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* prized possessions \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* destroyed.   
\q1
\v 12  In light of all this, how can you still hold back, \nd Lord\nd*?  
\q1 How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?   
\c 65  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w made|strong="H7121"\w* myself available \w to|strong="H1245"\w* those \w who|strong="H4672"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w appeared|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H1245"\w* those \w who|strong="H4672"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w look|strong="H2005"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w*, ‘\w Here|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w*! \w Here|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w*!’  
\q1 \w to|strong="H1245"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H1471"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w invoke|strong="H7121"\w* \w my|strong="H1245"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H6566"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w rebellious|strong="H5637"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* lived \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* morally \w unacceptable|strong="H4284"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H5971"\w* \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w desired|strong="H2896"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w These|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* blatantly offend \w me|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* sacred orchards  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w burn|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w brick|strong="H3843"\w* altars.   
\q1
\v 4  They \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w tombs|strong="H6913"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w keep|strong="H5341"\w* \w watch|strong="H5341"\w* \w all|strong="H3885"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w* \w long|strong="H3427"\w*.  
\q1 They eat \w pork|strong="H2386"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3427"\w* broth \w from|strong="H3427"\w* \w unclean|strong="H6292"\w* sacrificial \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w is|strong="H1320"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H3427"\w* pans.   
\q1
\v 5  \w They|strong="H3588"\w* say, ‘\w Keep|strong="H6942"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* yourself!  
\q1 Don’t get \w near|strong="H7126"\w* \w me|strong="H5066"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w holier|strong="H6942"\w* \w than|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!’  
\q1 \w These|strong="H3605"\w* people \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w like|strong="H3117"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* nostrils,  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w that|strong="H3588"\w* keeps \w burning|strong="H3344"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w decreed|strong="H3789"\w*:  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep|strong="H2814"\w* \w silent|strong="H2814"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w back|strong="H7999"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w back|strong="H7999"\w* exactly \w what|strong="H7999"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* deserve,   
\q1
\v 7  \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H7223"\w*’ \w sins|strong="H5771"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 “\w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* offended \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* full \w measure|strong="H4058"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 8  \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w juice|strong="H8492"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w discovered|strong="H4672"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* cluster \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w grapes|strong="H8492"\w*,  
\q1 someone \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, ‘Don’t \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* contains \w juice|strong="H8492"\w*.’  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* –  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* people \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\q1 \w My|strong="H3318"\w* chosen ones \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* land;  
\q1 \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Sharon|strong="H8289"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pasture|strong="H5116"\w* \w for|strong="H5971"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H1875"\w* \w Valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w of|strong="H6010"\w* \w Achor|strong="H5911"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w* where \w cattle|strong="H1241"\w* graze;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w me|strong="H1875"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w But|strong="H5800"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5800"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w about|strong="H2022"\w* worshiping \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w prepare|strong="H6186"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* feast \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* called ‘Fortune,’  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w up|strong="H6186"\w* \w wine|strong="H4469"\w* jugs \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* called ‘\w Destiny|strong="H4507"\w*’ –   
\q1
\v 12  \w I|strong="H3282"\w* predestine \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w die|strong="H2719"\w* \w by|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w kneel|strong="H3766"\w* \w down|strong="H3766"\w* \w at|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* slaughtering block,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w I|strong="H3282"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3282"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w chose|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w displeases|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 13  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w my|strong="H5650"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* eat, \w but|strong="H2009"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H5650"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7456"\w*!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w my|strong="H5650"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w but|strong="H2009"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H5650"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6770"\w*!  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w my|strong="H5650"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*, \w but|strong="H2009"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H5650"\w* humiliated!   
\q1
\v 14  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w my|strong="H5650"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for|strong="H7442"\w* \w joy|strong="H7442"\w* \w as|strong="H5650"\w* happiness fills \w their|strong="H3820"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*!  
\q1 \w But|strong="H2009"\w* \w you|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w cry|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H6817"\w* \w as|strong="H5650"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H3511"\w* fills \w your|strong="H2009"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w wail|strong="H3213"\w* because \w your|strong="H2009"\w* \w spirits|strong="H7307"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H3820"\w* \w crushed|strong="H7667"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Your|strong="H7121"\w* \w names|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w live|strong="H8034"\w* \w on|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w curse|strong="H7621"\w* formulas \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w my|strong="H5650"\w* chosen ones.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3069"\w* sovereign \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H7121"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="H4191"\w* \w he|strong="H7121"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* give \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* another \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  Whoever pronounces \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth  
\q1 \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w do|strong="H5869"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* name \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* faithful God;  
\q1 whoever makes \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* earth  
\q1 \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w do|strong="H5869"\w* \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* name \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* faithful God.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w past|strong="H7223"\w* \w problems|strong="H6869"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H1288"\w* \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5869"\w* no longer \w think|strong="H5869"\w* about \w them|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* ready \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w create|strong="H1254"\w*  
\q1 \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w earth|strong="H5927"\w*!  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w former|strong="H7223"\w* \w ones|strong="H7223"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w remembered|strong="H2142"\w*;  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H8064"\w* \w think|strong="H2142"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* anymore.   
\q1
\v 18  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3389"\w* happy \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* \w forevermore|strong="H5704"\w*  
\q1 \w over|strong="H5704"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w about|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w create|strong="H1254"\w*!  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* ready \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w create|strong="H1254"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3389"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* source \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w joy|strong="H4885"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w her|strong="H5704"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3389"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* source \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w happiness|strong="H1523"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* bring \w me|strong="H6963"\w* \w joy|strong="H1523"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* bring \w me|strong="H6963"\w* \w happiness|strong="H1523"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w weeping|strong="H1065"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w cries|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H1065"\w*  
\q1 \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w her|strong="H8085"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w her|strong="H4390"\w* infants \w live|strong="H3117"\w* just \w a|strong="H3068"\w* few \w days|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w age|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w*,  
\q1 \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* fails \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w reach|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w age|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w considered|strong="H1961"\w* \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  They \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H3427"\w*;  
\q1 they \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* eat \w their|strong="H3427"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* house \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* vineyard \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* eat \w its|strong="H3588"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6086"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* chosen ones \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H1086"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* fullest \w what|strong="H4639"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* produced.   
\q1
\v 23  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w work|strong="H3021"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w vain|strong="H7385"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H3205"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* experience disaster.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H3205"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w Before|strong="H2962"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w even|strong="H5750"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H1696"\w*, \w I|strong="H2962"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w*;  
\q1 \w while|strong="H5750"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w*, \w I|strong="H2962"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w wolf|strong="H2061"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lamb|strong="H2924"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w graze|strong="H7462"\w* together;  
\q1 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion, \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* \w ox|strong="H1241"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w eat|strong="H7462"\w* \w straw|strong="H8401"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w snake|strong="H5175"\w*’s \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w dirt|strong="H6083"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* injure \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w royal|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\c 66  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w footstool|strong="H1916"\w*.  
\q1 \w Where|strong="H4725"\w* \w then|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H4725"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H1129"\w*?  
\q1 \w Where|strong="H4725"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rest|strong="H4496"\w*?   
\q1
\v 2  \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*;  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w how|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w show|strong="H6213"\w* special \w favor|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w humble|strong="H6041"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w contrite|strong="H5223"\w*,  
\q1 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w respect|strong="H5027"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The|strong="H5221"\w* \w one|strong="H1571"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w slaughters|strong="H7819"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w bull|strong="H7794"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w strikes|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H5315"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w one|strong="H1571"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lamb|strong="H7716"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w breaks|strong="H6202"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dog|strong="H3611"\w*’s \w neck|strong="H6202"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w one|strong="H1571"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w presents|strong="H4503"\w* \w an|strong="H5221"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* includes \w pig|strong="H2386"\w*’s \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w with|strong="H5927"\w* \w it|strong="H7819"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w one|strong="H1571"\w* \w who|strong="H5315"\w* \w offers|strong="H5927"\w* \w incense|strong="H3828"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w praises|strong="H1288"\w* \w an|strong="H5221"\w* \w idol|strong="H8251"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* decided \w to|strong="H5927"\w* behave \w this|strong="H5927"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* enjoy \w these|strong="H1992"\w* disgusting practices.   
\q1
\v 4  \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3282"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* choose \w severe|strong="H7451"\w* punishment \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*;  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3282"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w bring|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w dread|strong="H4035"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w I|strong="H3282"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w responded|strong="H6030"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3282"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w chose|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w displeases|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 5  \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w respect|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*!  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* countrymen, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w exclude|strong="H5077"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w*, supposedly \w for|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sake|strong="H4616"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*,  
\q1 \w say|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w glorified|strong="H3513"\w*,  
\q1 \w then|strong="H4616"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w witness|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*.”  
\q1 \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* shame.   
\q1
\v 6  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* battle comes \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* comes \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*!  
\q1 \w It|strong="H7999"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w paying|strong="H7999"\w* \w back|strong="H7999"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* enemies.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Before|strong="H2962"\w* \w she|strong="H2962"\w* goes \w into|strong="H4422"\w* \w labor|strong="H3205"\w*, \w she|strong="H2962"\w* \w gives|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w*!  
\q1 \w Before|strong="H2962"\w* \w her|strong="H3205"\w* contractions begin, \w she|strong="H2962"\w* \w delivers|strong="H4422"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w boy|strong="H2145"\w*!   
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\v 8  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w has|strong="H4310"\w* \w ever|strong="H3117"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w such|strong="H2063"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w thing|strong="H2063"\w*?  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w has|strong="H4310"\w* \w ever|strong="H3117"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*?  
\q1 \w Can|strong="H4310"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* country \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w brought|strong="H3205"\w* \w forth|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*?  
\q1 \w Can|strong="H4310"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* single \w moment|strong="H2342"\w*?  
\q1 \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w soon|strong="H3205"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* goes \w into|strong="H7200"\w* \w labor|strong="H3205"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w gives|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*!   
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\v 9 “\w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* baby \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* opening \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w deliver|strong="H3205"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w*?”  
\q1 asks \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 “\w Or|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* baby \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w point|strong="H7665"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivery|strong="H3205"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H3068"\w* hold \w it|strong="H3808"\w* \w back|strong="H6113"\w*?”  
\q1 asks \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 10  \w Be|strong="H3389"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w love|strong="H4885"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*!  
\q1 \w Share|strong="H7797"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* great \w joy|strong="H4885"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* mourned \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*!   
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\v 11  \w For|strong="H4616"\w* you \w will|strong="H4616"\w* \w nurse|strong="H3243"\w* \w from|strong="H3519"\w* \w her|strong="H7646"\w* satisfying \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* \w and|strong="H3519"\w* \w be|strong="H3519"\w* nourished;  
\q1 you \w will|strong="H4616"\w* feed \w with|strong="H7646"\w* joy \w from|strong="H3519"\w* \w her|strong="H7646"\w* milk-filled \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*:  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* ready \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w extend|strong="H5186"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H7965"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* flow \w like|strong="H3541"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w*,  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w riches|strong="H3519"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* flow \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w* \w like|strong="H3541"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w floods|strong="H5104"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* banks.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w nurse|strong="H3243"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w* breast \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w* \w side|strong="H6654"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w play|strong="H8173"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w* \w knees|strong="H1290"\w*.   
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\v 13  \w As|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mother \w consoles|strong="H5162"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* child,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w console|strong="H5162"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w you|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w be|strong="H3389"\w* consoled over \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.”   
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\v 14  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H7200"\w*, \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* happy,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* revived.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w reveal|strong="H3045"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* anger \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w enemies|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* comes \w with|strong="H3068"\w* fire,  
\q1 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w like|strong="H2534"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* windstorm,  
\q1 \w to|strong="H7725"\w* reveal \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w raging|strong="H2534"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*,  
\q1 \w his|strong="H3068"\w* battle cry, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* flaming arrows.   
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\v 16  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w humanity|strong="H1320"\w*  
\q1 \w with|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*;  
\q1 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w kill|strong="H2491"\w* \w many|strong="H7231"\w*.   
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\v 17 “\w As|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w consecrate|strong="H6942"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* ritually \w purify|strong="H2891"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6942"\w* \w so|strong="H6942"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H1320"\w* \w follow|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* leader \w and|strong="H3068"\w* worship \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* sacred orchards, those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* eat \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* pigs \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H3162"\w* disgusting \w creatures|strong="H1320"\w*, \w like|strong="H3162"\w* \w mice|strong="H5909"\w* – \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3162"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* destroyed \w together|strong="H3162"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 18 “\w I|strong="H7200"\w* hate \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w deeds|strong="H4639"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w thoughts|strong="H4284"\w*! \w So|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* am coming \w to|strong="H7200"\w* \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* ethnic groups; \w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* come \w and|strong="H1471"\w* witness \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w*.  
\v 19  \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* perform \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mighty act \w among|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w then|strong="H7971"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w some|strong="H1992"\w* \w of|strong="H7198"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w who|strong="H1992"\w* \w remain|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* – \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w*, \w Pul|strong="H6322"\w*, \w Lud|strong="H3865"\w* (\w known|strong="H5046"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w its|strong="H7760"\w* \w archers|strong="H7198"\w* ), \w Tubal|strong="H8422"\w*, \w Javan|strong="H3120"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w distant|strong="H7350"\w* coastlands \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H7198"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w splendor|strong="H3519"\w*.  
\v 20  \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w back|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* countrymen \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3068"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w wagons|strong="H7393"\w*, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w mules|strong="H6505"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w camels|strong="H3753"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* bring \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* ritually \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w containers|strong="H3627"\w*.  
\v 21  \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H1571"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w choose|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H1992"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w as|strong="H1571"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 22 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w just|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w about|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remain|strong="H5975"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, “\w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w remain|strong="H5975"\w*.  
\v 23  \w From|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* next \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* next, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 24 “\w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w observe|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w corpses|strong="H6297"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H6586"\w* \w against|strong="H6586"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* maggots \w that|strong="H3588"\w* eat \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* fire \w that|strong="H3588"\w* consumes \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w find|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H7200"\w* abhorrent.”   