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17 lines
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# His breath is like an overflowing torrent
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This compares the air coming out of Yahweh's mouth to a flood to emphasize its power to destroy.
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# to sift the nations with the sieve of worthlessness
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"Yahweh will separate and destroy the wicked people of the nations"
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# sieve of worthlessness
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"sieve that gets rid of what is worthless." Many modern translations read, "sieve of destruction."
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# a bridle in the jaws of the peoples
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"a bridle on the heads of the peoples" or "a bit in the jaws of the peoples"
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