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\id ZEP Unlocked Literal Bible
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\h Zephaniah
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\toc1 The Book of Zephaniah
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\toc2 Zephaniah
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\toc3 Zep
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\mt Zephaniah
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\s5
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\c 1
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\p
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\v 1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of
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Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
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\q
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\v 2 "I will utterly destroy everything from off the surface of the earth—this is Yahweh's declaration.
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\q
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\v 3 I will destroy man and beast; I will destroy the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,
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\q the ruins along with the wicked.
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\q For I will cut off man from the surface of the earth—this is Yahweh's declaration.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 4 I will reach out with my hand over Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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\q I will cut off every remnant of Baal from this place and the names of the idolatrous people among the priests,
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\q
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\v 5 the people who on the housetops worship the heavenly bodies,
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\q and the people who worship and swear to Yahweh but who also swear by their king.
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\f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa by their king \fqa* , but some modern versions read \fqa by Milcom \fqa* , the name of a pagan god that many people worshiped. \f*
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\q
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\v 6 I will also cut off those who have turned away from following Yahweh, those who neither seek Yahweh nor ask for his guidance."
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\s5
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\q
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\v 7 Be silent before the Lord Yahweh! For the day of Yahweh is near;
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\q Yahweh has prepared the sacrifice and set apart his guests.
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\q
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\v 8 "It will come about on the day of Yahweh's sacrifice,
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\q that I will punish the princes and the king's sons,
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\q and everyone dressed in foreign clothes.
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\q
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\v 9 On that day I will punish all those who leap over the threshold,
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\q those who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 10 So it will be on that day—this is Yahweh's declaration—
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\q that a cry of distress will come from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District,
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\q and a great crashing sound from the hills.
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\q
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\v 11 Wail, inhabitants of the Market District,
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\q for all the merchants will be ruined; all those who weigh out silver will be cut off.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 12 It will come about at that time that
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\q I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men
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\q who have settled into their wine and say in their heart,
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\q 'Yahweh will not do anything, either good or evil.'
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\q
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\v 13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses will be an abandoned devastation!
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\q They will build houses but not live in them, and plant vineyards but not drink their wine.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 14 The great day of Yahweh is near, near and hurrying quickly!
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\q The sound of the day of Yahweh will be that of a warrior crying bitterly!
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\q
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\v 15 That day will be a day of fury, a day of distress and anguish,
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\q a day of storm and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom,
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\q a day of clouds and thick darkness.
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\q
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\v 16 It will be a day of trumpets and alarms
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\q against the fortified cities and the high battlements.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 17 For I will bring distress upon mankind, so that they will walk about like blind men
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\q since they have sinned against Yahweh.
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\q Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their inner parts like dung.
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\q
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\v 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them
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\q on the day of Yahweh's fury. In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed,
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\q for he will bring a complete, a terrible end of all the inhabitants of the earth."
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\s5
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\c 2
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\m
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\q
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\v 1 Rally yourselves together and gather, unashamed nation—
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\q
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\v 2 before the decree takes effect and that day passes like the chaff,
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\q before the fierce anger of Yahweh's wrath comes upon you, before the day of the wrath of Yahweh comes upon you.
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\q
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\v 3 Seek Yahweh, all you humble people on earth who obey his decrees!
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\q Seek righteousness. Seek humility,
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\q and perhaps you will be protected in the day of Yahweh's wrath.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will turn into a devastation.
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\q They will drive out Ashdod at noon, and they will uproot Ekron!
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\q
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\v 5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Kerethites! Yahweh has spoken against you,
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\q Canaan, land of the Philistines. I will destroy you until no inhabitant remains.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 6 So the seacoast will become pastures for shepherds and for sheep pens.
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\q
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\v 7 The coastal region will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah,
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\q who will shepherd their flocks there. Their people will lie down in the evening in the houses of Ashkelon,
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\q for Yahweh their God will care for them and restore their fortunes.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 8 "I have heard the taunts of Moab and the reviling of the people of Ammon
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\q when they taunted my people and violated their borders.
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\q
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\v 9 Therefore, as I live—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel—
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\q Moab will become like Sodom, and the people of Ammon like Gomorrah;
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\q a place of nettles and a salt pit, deserted forever.
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\q But the remnant of my people will plunder them, and the remainder of my nation will take possession of them."
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\s5
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\p
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\v 10 This will happen to Moab and Ammon because of their pride, since they taunted and mocked the people of Yahweh of hosts.
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\v 11 Then they will fear Yahweh, for he will taunt all the gods of the earth. Everyone will worship him, everyone
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from his own place, from every seashore.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 12 You Cushites also will be pierced by my sword,
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\q
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\v 13 and God's hand will attack the north and destroy Assyria,
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\q so that Nineveh will become an abandoned devastation, as dry as the desert.
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\q
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\v 14 Then herds will lie down there, every animal of the nations,
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\q both the desert owl and the screech owl will rest in the top of her columns.
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\q A call will sing out from the windows; rubble will be in the doorways; her carved cedar beams will be exposed.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 15 This is the exultant city that lived without fear,
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\q that said in her heart, "I am, and nothing is my equal."
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\q How she has become a horror, a place for beasts to lie down in.
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\q Everyone that passes by her will hiss and shake his fist at her.
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\s5
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\c 3
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\m
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\q
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\v 1 Woe to the rebellious city! The violent city is defiled.
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\q
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\v 2 She has not listened to the voice of God, nor accepted correction from Yahweh.
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\q She does not trust in Yahweh and will not approach her God.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 3 Her princes are roaring lions in her midst.
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\q Her judges are evening wolves who leave nothing to be gnawed upon in the morning.
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\q
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\v 4 Her prophets are insolent and treasonous men.
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\q Her priests have profaned what is holy and have done violence to the law.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 5 Yahweh is righteous in her midst. He can do no wrong.
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\q Morning by morning he will dispense his justice! It will not be hidden in the light, yet unrighteous people know no shame.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 6 "I have destroyed nations; their fortresses are ruined.
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\q I have made their streets ruins, so that no one passes over them.
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\q Their cities are destroyed so that there is no man inhabiting them.
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\q
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\v 7 I said, 'Surely you will fear me. Accept correction
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\q and do not be cut off from your homes by all that I have planned to do to you.'
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\q But they were eager to begin each morning by corrupting all their deeds.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 8 Therefore wait for me—this is Yahweh's declaration—until the day that I rise up to seize the prey.
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\q For my decision is to assemble the nations, to gather the kingdoms,
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\q to pour out on them my anger—all of my burning wrath;
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\q for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth will be consumed.
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\f + \ft The Hebrew text as \fqa until the day that I rise up to seize the prey \fqa* . However, some ancient and modern versions have \fqa until the day that I rise up as a witness \fqa* . \f*
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\q
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\v 9 But then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
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\q that all of them may call upon the name of Yahweh to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
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\q
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\v 10 From beyond the river of Cush my worshipers—my scattered people—will bring offerings due me.
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\q
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\v 11 In that day you will not be put to shame for all your deeds that you committed against me,
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\q since at that time I will remove from among you those who celebrated your pride,
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\q and because you will no longer act arrogantly on my holy mountain.
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\s5
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\q
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\v 12 But I will leave among you a lowly and poor people,
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\q and they will find refuge in the name of Yahweh.
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\q
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\v 13 The remnant of Israel will no longer commit injustice or speak lies,
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\q and no deceitful tongue will be found in their mouth;
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\q so they will graze and lie down, and no one will make them afraid."
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\q
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\v 14 Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel.
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\q Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.
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\q
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\v 15 Yahweh has taken away your punishment; he has driven out your enemies!
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\q Yahweh is the king of Israel among you. You will never again fear evil!
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\q
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\v 16 In that day they will say to Jerusalem,
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\q "Do not fear, Zion. Do not let your hands falter.
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\q
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\v 17 Yahweh your God is among you, a mighty one to save you.
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\q He will celebrate over you with joy; he will be silent over you in his love;
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\q he will be glad over you with a shout for joy.
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\q
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\v 18 I will gather those who grieve, those who cannot attend the appointed feasts,
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\q so you will no longer bear any shame for it.
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\f + \ft This verse is very difficult to understand, and modern versions translate it in many different ways. \f*
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\s5
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\q
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\v 19 Behold, I am about to deal with all your oppressors.
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\q At that time, I will rescue the lame and gather up the outcast.
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\q I will make them as praise, and I will change their shame into renown in all the earth.
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\q
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\v 20 At that time I will lead you; at that time I will gather you together.
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\q I will make all the nations of the earth respect and praise you, when you see that I restored you,"
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\q says Yahweh.
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