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Isaiah 49:1-26

Listen
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O isles
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unto me; and hearken
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ye people
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from far
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The LORD
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hath called
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me from the womb
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from the bowels
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of my mother
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hath he made mention
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of my name
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And he hath made
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my mouth
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like a sharp
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sword
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in the shadow
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of his hand
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hath he hid
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me, and made
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me a polished
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shaft
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in his quiver
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hath he hid
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me;
And said
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unto me, Thou [art] my servant
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O Israel
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in whom I will be glorified
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Then I said
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I have laboured
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in vain
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I have spent
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my strength
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for nought
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and in vain
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[yet] surely
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my judgment
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[is] with the LORD
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and my work
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with my God
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{my work: or, my reward}
And now, saith
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the LORD
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that formed
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me from the womb
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[to be] his servant
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to bring
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Jacob
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again
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to him, Though Israel
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be not gathered
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yet shall I be glorious
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in the eyes
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of the LORD
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and my God
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shall be my strength
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{Though...: or, That Israel may be gathered to him, and I may, etc}
And he said
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It is a light thing
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that thou shouldest be my servant
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to raise up
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the tribes
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of Jacob
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and to restore
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the preserved
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of Israel
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I will also give
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thee for a light
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to the Gentiles
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that thou mayest be my salvation
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unto the end
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of the earth
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{It is...: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc} {preserved: or, desolations}
Thus saith
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the LORD
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the Redeemer
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of Israel
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[and] his Holy One
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to him whom man
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despiseth
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to him whom the nation
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abhorreth
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to a servant
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of rulers
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Kings
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shall see
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and arise
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princes
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also shall worship
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because of the LORD
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that is faithful
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[and] the Holy One
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of Israel
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and he shall choose
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thee. {whom man...: or, that is despised in soul}
Thus saith
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the LORD
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In an acceptable
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time
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have I heard
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thee, and in a day
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of salvation
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have I helped
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thee: and I will preserve
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thee, and give
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thee for a covenant
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of the people
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to establish
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the earth
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to cause to inherit
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the desolate
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heritages
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{establish: or, raise up}
That thou mayest say
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to the prisoners
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Go forth
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to them that [are] in darkness
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Shew
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yourselves. They shall feed
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in the ways
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and their pastures
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[shall be] in all high places
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They shall not hunger
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nor thirst
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neither shall the heat
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nor sun
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smite
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them: for he that hath mercy
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on them shall lead
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them, even by the springs
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of water
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shall he guide
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them.
And I will make
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all my mountains
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a way
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and my highways
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shall be exalted
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Behold, these shall come
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from far
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and, lo, these from the north
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and from the west
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and these from the land
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of Sinim
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Sing
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O heavens
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and be joyful
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O earth
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and break forth
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into singing
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O mountains
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for the LORD
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hath comforted
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his people
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and will have mercy
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upon his afflicted
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But Zion
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said
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The LORD
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hath forsaken
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me, and my Lord
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hath forgotten
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me.
Can a woman
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forget
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her sucking child
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that she should not have compassion
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on the son
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of her womb
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yea, they may forget
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yet will I not forget
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thee. {that...: Heb. from having compassion}
Behold, I have graven
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thee upon the palms of [my] hands
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thy walls
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[are] continually
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before me.
Thy children
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shall make haste
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thy destroyers
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and they that made thee waste
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shall go forth
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of thee.
Lift up
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thine eyes
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round about
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and behold
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all these gather themselves together
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[and] come
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to thee. [As] I live
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saith
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the LORD
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thou shalt surely clothe
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thee with them all, as with an ornament
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and bind
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them [on thee], as a bride
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[doeth].
For thy waste
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and thy desolate places
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and the land
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of thy destruction
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shall even now be too narrow
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by reason of the inhabitants
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and they that swallowed thee up
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shall be far away
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The children
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which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost
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the other, shall say
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again in thine ears
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The place
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[is] too strait
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for me: give
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place
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to me that I may dwell
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Then shalt thou say
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in thine heart
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Who hath begotten
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me these, seeing I have lost my children
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and am desolate
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a captive
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and removing to and fro
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and who hath brought up
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these? Behold, I was left
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alone; these, where
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[had] they [been]?
Thus saith
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the Lord
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GOD
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Behold, I will lift up
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mine hand
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to the Gentiles
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and set up
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my standard
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to the people
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and they shall bring
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thy sons
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in [their] arms
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and thy daughters
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shall be carried
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upon [their] shoulders
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{arms: Heb. bosom}
And kings
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shall be thy nursing fathers
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and their queens
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thy nursing mothers
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they shall bow down
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to thee with [their] face
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toward the earth
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and lick up
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the dust
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of thy feet
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and thou shalt know
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that I [am] the LORD
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for they shall not be ashamed
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that wait
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for me. {nursing fathers: Heb. nourishers} {queens: Heb. princesses}
Shall the prey
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be taken
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from the mighty
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or the lawful
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captive
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delivered
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{lawful...: Heb. captivity of the just}
But thus saith
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the LORD
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Even the captives
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of the mighty
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shall be taken away
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and the prey
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of the terrible
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shall be delivered
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for I will contend
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with him that contendeth
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with thee, and I will save
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thy children
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{captives: Heb. captivity}
And I will feed
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them that oppress
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thee with their own flesh
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and they shall be drunken
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with their own blood
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as with sweet wine
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and all flesh
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shall know
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that I the LORD
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[am] thy Saviour
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and thy Redeemer
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the mighty One
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of Jacob
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{sweet: or, new}


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