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 \v 3 "Give instruction, execute justice; provide some shade like night in the middle of the day;
-\q1 hide the fugitives; do not betray the fugitives.
+\q1 hide the outcasts; do not betray the fugitives.
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-\v 4 Let them live among you, the refugees from Moab;
+\v 4 Let them live among you, the outcasts from Moab;
 \q1 be a hiding place for them from the destroyer."
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 \q1 For the oppression will stop, and destruction will cease,
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 \v 11 So my heart sighs like a harp for Moab, and my inward being for Kir Hareseth.
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 \v 12 When Moab wears himself out on the high place
-\q1 and enters his temple to pray, his prayers will accomplish nothing.
+\q1 and enters his sanctuary to pray, his prayers will accomplish nothing.
 
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 \v 13 This is the word that Yahweh spoke concerning Moab previously.
-\v 14 Again Yahweh speaks, "Within three years, the glory of Moab will disappear; in spite of his many people, the remnant will be very few and insignificant."
+\v 14 Again Yahweh speaks, "Within three years, the glory of Moab will be dishonored; in spite of his many people, the remnant will be very few and insignificant."
 
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 \v 1 A declaration about Damascus.
+\q1 Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city,
+\q1 and it shall be a fallen ruin.
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 \v 2 The cities of Aroer will be abandoned.
 \q1 They will be places for flocks to lie down, and no one will frighten them.
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-\v 10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have ignored the rock of your strength.
+\v 10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have ignored the rock of your refuge.
 \q1 So you plant pleasant plants, and set out vine branches received from a stranger.
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 \v 11 But though on the day you plant them you hedge them in, and though in the morning your seed grows,
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 \v 4 This is what Yahweh said to me, "I will quietly observe from my home,
-\q1 like the simmering heat in sunshine, like a cloud of mist in the heat of harvest.
+\q1 like the simmering heat in sunlight, like a cloud of mist in the heat of harvest.
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 \v 5 Before the harvest, when the blossoming is over, and the flower is ripening into a grape,
 \q1 he will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and he will cut down and take away the spreading branches.
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 \v 6 They will be left together for the birds of the mountains and for the animals of the earth.
-\q1 The birds will summer on them, and all the animals of the earth will winter on them."
+\q1 The birds of prey will spend the summer on them, and all the animals of the earth will spend harvest time on them."
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 \v 7 At that time tribute will be brought to Yahweh of hosts from a people tall and smooth,
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 \v 3 The spirit of Egypt will be weakened from within. I will destroy his advice,
 \q1 though they sought the advice of idols, dead men's spirits, sorcerers, and spiritists.
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-\v 4 I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a harsh master, and a strong king will rule over them—
+\v 4 I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a severe master, and a strong king will rule over them—
 \q1 this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts."
 
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 \q1 will be driven away, and will be no more.
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 \v 8 The fishermen will wail and mourn, and all who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn,
-\q1 and those who spread nets on the waters will grieve.
+\q1 and those who spread nets on the waters will become weak.
 
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 \v 9 The workers in combed flax and those who weave white cloth will turn pale.
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-\v 10 The cloth workers of Egypt will be crushed; all who work for hire will be grieved within themselves.
+\v 10 The cloth workers of Egypt will be crushed; all who work for wages will be grieved within themselves.
 
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-\v 11 The princes of Zoan are completely foolish. The advice of the wisest advisors of Pharaoh has become senseless.
+\v 11 The princes of Zoan are completely foolish. The advice of the wisest advisors of Pharaoh has become stupid.
 \q1 How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of wise men, a son of ancient kings?"
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 \v 16 In that day, the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because of the upraised hand of Yahweh of hosts that he raises over them.
-\v 17 The land of Judah will become a cause of staggering to Egypt. Whenever anyone reminds them of her, they will be afraid, because of the plan of Yahweh, that he is planning against them.
+\v 17 The land of Judah will become a cause of staggering to Egypt. Whenever anyone reminds them of her, they will be afraid, because of the plan of Yahweh of hosts, that he is planning against them.
 
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 \v 18 In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to Yahweh of hosts. One of these will be called The City of the Sun. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa The City of the Sun \fqa* , which probably refers to the Egyptian city of Heliopolis, some ancient and modern translations have \fqa The City of Destruction \fqa* . \f*
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 \v 2 At that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah son of Amoz and said, "Go and remove the sackcloth from your waist, and take your sandals off your feet." He did so, walking naked and barefoot.
 
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-\v 3 Yahweh said, "Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years, it is a sign and an omen concerning Egypt and concerning Cush—
+\v 3 Yahweh said, "Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years, it is a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Cush—
 \v 4 in this way the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
 
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-\v 2 A distressing vision has been given to me:
+\v 2 A severe vision has been given to me:
 \q1 the treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys.
 \q1 Go up and attack, Elam; besiege, Media;
 \q1 I will stop all her groaning.