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1. The filthy, stained city is as good as dead; the city filled with oppressors is finished!
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1. Woe H1945 to her that is filthy H4784 and polluted H1351 , to the oppressing H3238 city H5892 !
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2. She is disobedient; she refuses correction. She does not trust the LORD; she does not seek the advice of her God.
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2. She obeyed H8085 not H3808 the voice H6963 ; she received H3947 not H3808 correction H4148 ; she trusted H982 not H3808 in the LORD H3068 ; she drew not near H7126 H3808 to H413 her God H430 .
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3. Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.
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3. Her princes H8269 within H7130 her are roaring H7580 lions H738 ; her judges H8199 are evening H6153 wolves H2061 ; they gnaw not the bones H1633 H3808 till the morrow H1242 .
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4. Her prophets are proud; they are deceitful men. Her priests defile what is holy; they break God's laws.
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4. Her prophets H5030 are light H6348 and treacherous H900 persons H376 : her priests H3548 have polluted H2490 the sanctuary H6944 , they have done violence H2554 to the law H8451 .
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5. The just LORD resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame.
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5. The just H6662 LORD H3068 is in the midst H7130 thereof ; he will not H3808 do H6213 iniquity H5766 : every morning H1242 H1242 doth he bring H5414 his judgment H4941 to light H216 , he faileth H5737 not H3808 ; but the unjust H5767 knoweth H3045 no H3808 shame H1322 .
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6. "I destroyed nations; their walled cities are in ruins. I turned their streets into ruins; no one passes through them. Their cities are desolate; no one lives there.
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6. I have cut off H3772 the nations H1471 : their towers H6438 are desolate H8074 ; I made their streets waste H2717 H2351 , that none H4480 H1097 passeth by H5674 : their cities H5892 are destroyed H6658 , so that there is no H4480 H1097 man H376 , that there is none H4480 H369 inhabitant H3427 .
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7. I thought, 'Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!' If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did.
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7. I said H559 , Surely H389 thou wilt fear H3372 me , thou wilt receive H3947 instruction H4148 ; so their dwelling H4583 should not H3808 be cut off H3772 , howsoever H3605 H834 I punished H6485 H5921 them: but H403 they rose early H7925 , and corrupted H7843 all H3605 their doings H5949 .
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8. Therefore you must wait patiently for me," says the LORD, "for the day when I attack and take plunder. I have decided to gather nations together and assemble kingdoms, so I can pour out my fury on them� all my raging anger. For the whole earth will be consumed by my fiery anger.
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8. Therefore H3651 wait H2442 ye upon me, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , until the day H3117 that I rise up H6965 to the prey H5706 : for H3588 my determination H4941 is to gather H622 the nations H1471 , that I may assemble H6908 the kingdoms H4467 , to pour H8210 upon H5921 them mine indignation H2195 , even all H3605 my fierce H2740 anger H639 : for H3588 all H3605 the earth H776 shall be devoured H398 with the fire H784 of my jealousy H7068 .
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9. Know for sure that I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. All of them will invoke the LORD's name when they pray, and will worship him in unison.
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9. For H3588 then H227 will I turn H2015 to H413 the people H5971 a pure H1305 language H8193 , that they may all H3605 call H7121 upon the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 , to serve H5647 him with one H259 consent H7926 .
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10. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, those who pray to me will bring me tribute.
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10. From beyond H4480 H5676 the rivers H5104 of Ethiopia H3568 my suppliants H6282 , even the daughter H1323 of my dispersed H6327 , shall bring H2986 mine offering H4503 .
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11. In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.
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11. In that H1931 day H3117 shalt thou not H3808 be ashamed H954 for all H4480 H3605 thy doings H5949 , wherein H834 thou hast transgressed H6586 against me: for H3588 then H227 I will take away H5493 out of the midst H4480 H7130 of thee them that rejoice H5947 in thy pride H1346 , and thou shalt no H3808 more H3254 H5750 be haughty H1361 because of my holy H6944 mountain H2022 .
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12. I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, and they will find safety in the LORD's presence.
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12. I will also leave H7604 in the midst H7130 of thee an afflicted H6041 and poor H1800 people H5971 , and they shall trust H2620 in the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 .
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13. The Israelites who remain will not act deceitfully. They will not lie, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down; no one will terrify them."
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13. The remnant H7611 of Israel H3478 shall not H3808 do H6213 iniquity H5766 , nor H3808 speak H1696 lies H3577 ; neither H3808 shall a deceitful H8649 tongue H3956 be found H4672 in their mouth H6310 : for H3588 they H1992 shall feed H7462 and lie down H7257 , and none H369 shall make them afraid H2729 .
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14. Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
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14. Sing H7442 , O daughter H1323 of Zion H6726 ; shout H7321 , O Israel H3478 ; be glad H8055 and rejoice H5937 with all H3605 the heart H3820 , O daughter H1323 of Jerusalem H3389 .
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15. The LORD has removed the judgment against you; he has turned back your enemy. Israel's king, the LORD, is in your midst! You no longer need to fear disaster.
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15. The LORD H3068 hath taken away H5493 thy judgments H4941 , he hath cast out H6437 thine enemy H341 : the king H4428 of Israel H3478 , even the LORD H3068 , is in the midst H7130 of thee : thou shalt not H3808 see H7200 evil H7451 any more H5750 .
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16. On that day they will say to Jerusalem, "Don't be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!
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16. In that H1931 day H3117 it shall be said H559 to Jerusalem H3389 , Fear H3372 thou not H408 : and to Zion H6726 , Let not H408 thine hands H3027 be slack H7503 .
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17. The LORD your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you."
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17. The LORD H3068 thy God H430 in the midst H7130 of thee is mighty H1368 ; he will save H3467 , he will rejoice H7797 over H5921 thee with joy H8057 ; he will rest H2790 in his love H160 , he will joy H1523 over H5921 thee with singing H7440 .
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18. "As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals� I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you.
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18. I will gather H622 them that are sorrowful H3013 for the solemn assembly H4480 H4150 , who are H1961 of H4480 thee, to whom the reproach H2781 of H5921 it was a burden H4864 .
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19. Look, at that time I will deal with those who mistreated you. I will rescue the lame sheep and gather together the scattered sheep. I will take away their humiliation and make the whole earth admire and respect them.
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19. Behold H2009 , at that H1931 time H6256 I will undo H6213 H853 all H3605 that afflict H6031 thee : and I will save H3467 H853 her that halteth H6760 , and gather H6908 her that was driven out H5080 ; and I will get H7760 them praise H8416 and fame H8034 in every H3605 land H776 where they have been put to shame H1322 .
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20. At that time I will lead you� at the time I gather you together. Be sure of this! I will make all the nations of the earth respect and admire you when you see me restore you," says the LORD.
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20. At that H1931 time H6256 will I bring H935 you again , even in the time H6256 that I gather H6908 you: for H3588 I will make H5414 you a name H8034 and a praise H8416 among all H3605 people H5971 of the earth H776 , when I turn back H7725 H853 your captivity H7622 before your eyes H5869 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 .
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