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\id JOL - Berean Study Bible
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\h Joel
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\toc1 Joel
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\mt1 Joel
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\c 1
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\s1 The Invasion of Locusts
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\b
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\m
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\v 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:
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\b
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\q1
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\v 2 Hear this, O elders;
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\q2 and give ear, all who dwell in the land.
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\q1 Has anything like this ever happened in your days
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\q2 or in the days of your fathers?
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\q1
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\v 3 Tell it to your children;
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\q2 let your children tell it to their children,
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\q2 and their children to the next generation.
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\q1
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\v 4 What the devouring locust has left,
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\q2 the swarming locust has eaten;
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\q1 what the swarming locust has left,
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\q2 the young locust has eaten;
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\q1 and what the young locust has left,
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\q2 the destroying locust has eaten.\f + \fr 1:4 \ft The precise identification of the four kinds of locusts mentioned here is uncertain.\f*
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\b
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\q1
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\v 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;
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\q2 wail, all you drinkers of wine,
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\q1 because of the sweet wine,
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\q2 for it has been cut off from your mouth.
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\q1
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\v 6 For a nation has invaded My land,
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\q2 powerful and without number;
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\q1 its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
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\q2 and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.
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\q1
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\v 7 It has laid waste My grapevine
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\q2 and splintered My fig tree.
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\q1 It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away;
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\q2 the branches have turned white.
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\s1 A Call to Mourning
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\b
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\q1
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\v 8 Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth,
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\q2 grieving for the husband of her youth.
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\q1
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\v 9 Grain and drink offerings have been cut off
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\q2 from the house of the LORD;
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\q1 the priests are in mourning,
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\q2 those who minister before the LORD.
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\q1
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\v 10 The field is ruined;
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\q2 the land mourns.
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\q1 For the grain is destroyed,
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\q2 the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
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\q1
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\v 11 Be dismayed, O farmers,
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\q2 wail, O vinedressers,
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\q1 over the wheat and barley,
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\q2 because the harvest of the field has perished.
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\q1
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\v 12 The grapevine is dried up,
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\q2 and the fig tree is withered;
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\q1 the pomegranate, palm, and apple—
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\q2 all the trees of the orchard—are withered.
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\q2 Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.
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\s1 A Call to Repentance
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\r (Amos 5:4–15; Zephaniah 2:1–3; Luke 13:1–5)
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\b
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\q1
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\v 13 Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests;
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\q2 wail, O ministers of the altar.
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\q1 Come, spend the night in sackcloth,
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\q2 O ministers of my God,
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\q1 because the grain and drink offerings
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\q2 are withheld from the house of your God.
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\q1
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\v 14 Consecrate a fast;
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\q2 proclaim a solemn assembly!
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\q1 Gather the elders
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\q2 and all the residents of the land
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\q1 to the house of the LORD your God,
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\q2 and cry out to the LORD.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 15 Alas for the day!
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\q2 For the Day of the LORD is near,
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\q1 and it will come
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\q2 as destruction from the Almighty.\f + \fr 1:15 \ft Hebrew Shaddai\f*
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\q1
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\v 16 Has not the food been cut off
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\q2 before our very eyes—
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\q1 joy and gladness
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\q2 from the house of our God?
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\q1
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\v 17 The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods;
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\q2 the storehouses are in ruins;
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\q1 the granaries are broken down,
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\q2 for the grain has withered away.
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\q1
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\v 18 How the cattle groan!
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\q2 The herds wander in confusion
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\q1 because they have no pasture.
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\q2 Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 19 To You, O LORD, I call,
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\q2 for fire has consumed the open pastures
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\q2 and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
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\q1
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\v 20 Even the beasts of the field pant for You,
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\q2 for the streams of water have dried up,
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\q2 and fire has consumed the open pastures.
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\c 2
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\s1 The Army of Locusts
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\r (Amos 7:1–9)
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\b
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\q1
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\v 1 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion;
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\q2 sound the alarm on My holy mountain!
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\q1 Let all who dwell in the land tremble,
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\q2 for the Day of the LORD is coming;
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\q2 indeed, it is near—
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\q1
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\v 2 a day of darkness and gloom,
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\q2 a day of clouds and blackness.
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\q1 Like the dawn overspreading the mountains
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\q2 a great and strong army appears,
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\q1 such as never was of old,
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\q2 nor will ever be in ages to come.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 3 Before them a fire devours,
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\q2 and behind them a flame scorches.
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\q1 The land before them is like the Garden of Eden,
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\q2 but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—
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\q2 surely nothing will escape them.
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\q1
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\v 4 Their appearance is like that of horses,
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\q2 and they gallop like swift steeds.\f + \fr 2:4 \ft Or like charioteers or like cavalry\f*
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\q1
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\v 5 With a sound like that of chariots
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\q2 they bound over the mountaintops,
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\q1 like the crackling of fire consuming stubble,
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\q2 like a mighty army deployed for battle.
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\q1
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\v 6 Nations writhe in horror before them;
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\q2 every face turns pale.
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\q1
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\v 7 They charge like mighty men;
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\q2 they scale the walls like men of war.
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\q1 Each one marches in formation,
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\q2 not swerving from the course.
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\q1
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\v 8 They do not jostle one another;
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\q2 each proceeds in his path.
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\q1 They burst through the defenses,
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\q2 never breaking ranks.
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\q1
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\v 9 They storm the city;
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\q2 they run along the wall;
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\q1 they climb into houses,
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\q2 entering through windows like thieves.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 10 Before them the earth quakes;
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\q2 the heavens tremble.
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\q1 The sun and moon grow dark,
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\q2 and the stars lose their brightness.
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\q1
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\v 11 The LORD raises His voice
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\q2 in the presence of His army.
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\q1 Indeed, His camp is very large,
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\q2 for mighty are those who obey His command.
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\q1 For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful.
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\q2 Who can endure it?
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\s1 Return with All Your Heart
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\b
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\q1
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\v 12 “Yet even now,”
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\q2 declares the LORD,
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\q1 “return to Me with all your heart,
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\q2 with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
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\b
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\q1
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\v 13 So rend your hearts and not your garments,
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\q2 and return to the LORD your God.
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\q1 For He is gracious and compassionate,
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\q2 slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.\f + \fr 2:13 \ft Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.\f*
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\q2 And He relents from sending disaster.
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\q1
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\v 14 Who knows? He may turn and relent
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\q2 and leave a blessing behind Him—
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\q1 grain and drink offerings
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\q2 for the LORD your God.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 15 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion,
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\q2 consecrate a fast,
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\q2 proclaim a sacred assembly.
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\q1
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\v 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation,
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\q2 assemble the aged, gather the children,
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\q2 even those nursing at the breast.
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\q1 Let the bridegroom leave his room,
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\q2 and the bride her chamber.
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\q1
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\v 17 Let the priests who minister before the LORD
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\q2 weep between the portico and the altar,
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\q1 saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD,
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\q2 and do not make Your heritage a reproach,
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\q2 an object of scorn among the nations.
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\q1 Why should they say among the peoples,
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\q2 ‘Where is their God?’”
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\s1 Restoration Promised
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\b
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\v 18 Then the LORD became jealous for His land,
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\q2 and He spared His people.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 19 And the LORD answered His people:
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\b
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\q1 “Behold, I will send you
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\q2 grain, new wine, and oil,
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\q2 and by them you will be satisfied.
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\q1 I will never again make you
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\q2 a reproach among the nations.
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\v 20 The northern army I will drive away from you,
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\q2 banishing it to a barren and desolate land,
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\q1 its front ranks into the Eastern Sea,\f + \fr 2:20 \ft That is, the Dead Sea\f*
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\q2 and its rear guard into the Western Sea.\f + \fr 2:20 \ft That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea\f*
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\q1 And its stench will rise;
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\q2 its foul odor will ascend.
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\b
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\q1 For He has done great things.
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\v 21 Do not be afraid, O land;
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\q2 rejoice and be glad,
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\q2 for the LORD has done great things.
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\q1
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\v 22 Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field,
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\q2 for the open pastures have turned green,
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\q1 the trees bear their fruit,
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\q2 and the fig tree and vine yield their best.\f + \fr 2:22 \ft Literally their strength\f*
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\q1
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\v 23 Be glad, O children of Zion,
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\q2 and rejoice in the LORD your God,
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\q1 for He has given you the autumn rains
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\q2 for your vindication.
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\q1 He sends you showers,
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\q2 both autumn and spring rains, as before.
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\v 24 The threshing floors will be full of grain,
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\q2 and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
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\v 25 I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—
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\q2 the swarming locust, the young locust,
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\q1 the destroying locust, and the devouring locust \f + \fr 2:25 \ft The precise identification of the four kinds of insects mentioned here is uncertain.\f*—
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\q2 My great army that I sent against you.
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\v 26 You will have plenty to eat,
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\q2 until you are satisfied.
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\q1 You will praise the name of the LORD your God,
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\q2 who has worked wonders for you.
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\q1 My people will never again
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\q2 be put to shame.
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\q1
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\v 27 Then you will know that I am present in Israel
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\q2 and that I am the LORD your God,
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\q2 and there is no other.
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\q1 My people will never again
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\q2 be put to shame.
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\s1 I Will Pour Out My Spirit
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\r (Acts 2:14–36)
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\b
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\v 28 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people.
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\q2 Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
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\q1 your old men will dream dreams,
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\q2 your young men will see visions.
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\v 29 Even on My menservants and maidservants,
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\q2 I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
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\v 30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth,
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\q2 blood and fire and columns \f + \fr 2:30 \ft LXX clouds or billows\f* of smoke.
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\v 31 The sun will be turned to darkness
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\q2 and the moon to blood
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\q2 before the coming of the great and awesome \f + \fr 2:31 \ft Or dreadful; LXX glorious\f* Day of the LORD.
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\q1
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\v 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD
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\q2 will be saved;\f + \fr 2:32 \ft Cited in Acts 2:17–21 and Romans 10:13\f*
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\q1 for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
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\q2 there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised,
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\q2 among the remnant called by the LORD.
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\c 3
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\s1 The LORD Judges the Nations
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\b
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\v 1 “Yes, in those days and at that time,
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\q2 when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,\f + \fr 3:1 \ft Or restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem\f*
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\q1
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\v 2 I will gather all the nations
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\q2 and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.\f + \fr 3:2 \ft Jehoshaphat means the LORD judges; also in verse 12.\f*
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\q1 There I will enter into judgment against them
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\q2 concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel,
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\q1 whom they have scattered among the nations
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\q2 as they divided up My land.
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\q1
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\v 3 They cast lots for My people;
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\q2 they bartered a boy for a prostitute
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\q2 and sold a girl for wine to drink.
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\b
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\m
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\v 4 Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
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\v 5 For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.\f + \fr 3:5 \ft Or palaces\f*
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\v 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks,\f + \fr 3:6 \ft Or to the peoples of Javan\f* to send them far from their homeland.
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\v 7 Behold, I will rouse them from the places to which you sold them; I will return your recompense upon your heads.
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\v 8 I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.”
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\b
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\m Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
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\b
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\v 9 Proclaim this among the nations:
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\b
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\q1 “Prepare for war;
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\q2 rouse the mighty men;
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\q1 let all the men of war
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\q2 advance and attack!
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\q1
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\v 10 Beat your plowshares into swords
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\q2 and your pruning hooks into spears.
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\q2 Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’
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\q1
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\v 11 Come quickly, all you surrounding nations,
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\q2 and gather yourselves.
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\q1 Bring down Your mighty ones,
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\q2 O LORD.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 12 Let the nations be roused
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\q2 and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat,
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\q1 for there I will sit down
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\q2 to judge all the nations on every side.
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\q1
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\v 13 Swing the sickle,
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\q2 for the harvest is ripe.\f + \fr 3:13 \ft LXX the harvest has come; see also Mark 4:29.\f*
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\q1 Come, trample the grapes,
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\q2 for the winepress is full;
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\q1 the wine vats overflow
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\q2 because their wickedness is great.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 14 Multitudes, multitudes
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\q2 in the valley of decision!
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\q1 For the Day of the LORD is near
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\q2 in the valley of decision.
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\q1
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\v 15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
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\q2 and the stars will no longer shine.
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\v 16 The LORD will roar from Zion
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\q2 and raise His voice from Jerusalem;
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\q2 heaven and earth will tremble.
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\q1 But the LORD will be a refuge for His people,
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\q2 a stronghold for the people of Israel.
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\s1 Blessings for God’s People
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\q1
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\v 17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God,
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\q2 who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain.
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\q1 Jerusalem will be holy,
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\q2 never again to be overrun by foreigners.
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\q1
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\v 18 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine,
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\q2 and the hills will flow with milk.
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\q1 All the streams of Judah will run with water,
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\q2 and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD
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\q2 to water the Valley of Acacias.\f + \fr 3:18 \ft Or Valley of Shittim\f*
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\q1
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\v 19 Egypt will become desolate,
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\q2 and Edom a desert wasteland,
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\q1 because of the violence done to the people of Judah,
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\q2 in whose land they shed innocent blood.
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\q1
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\v 20 But Judah will be inhabited forever,
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\q2 and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
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\q1
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\v 21 For I will avenge their blood,
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\q2 which I have not yet avenged.\f + \fr 3:21 \ft Or For I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not yet pardoned.\f*”
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\qr For the LORD dwells in Zion.
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