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@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 \v 12 Therefore, because of you,
 \q2 Zion will become a plowed field,
 \q Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,
-\q and the hill of the temple
+\q2 and the hill of the temple
 \q2 will become high places of a thicket.
 
 \s5
@@ -270,14 +270,13 @@
 \m
 \q
 \v 1 But in the last days it will come about
-\q that the mountain of the house of Yahweh
+\q2 that the mountain of the house of Yahweh
 \q2 will be established as the chief over the other mountains.
 \q It will be exalted above the hills,
 \q2 and peoples will stream to it.
 \s5
 \q
 \v 2 Many nations will go and say,
-\b
 \q "Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh,
 \q2 to the house of the God of Jacob.
 \q He will teach us his ways,
@@ -307,9 +306,8 @@
 \s5
 \q
 \v 6 "On that day"—this is Yahweh's declaration—
-\q "I will assemble the lame
-\q2 and gather the outcast,
-\q2 those whom I have afflicted.
+\q2 "I will assemble the lame
+\q2 and gather the outcast, those whom I have afflicted.
 \q
 \v 7 I will turn the lame into a remnant,
 \q2 and the ones driven away into a strong nation,
@@ -365,10 +363,9 @@
 \q
 \v 1 Now come together in battle ranks,
 \q2 daughter of soldiers!
-\q2 A siege has been set up against us!
-\q With a rod they strike the judge of Israel
+\q A siege has been set up against us!
+\q2 With a rod they strike the judge of Israel
 \q2 on the cheek. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa come together in battle ranks \fqa* , some modern translations read \fqa cut yourselves \fqa* , referring to the pagan practice of cutting oneself while praying to idols. There are some modern translations that follow an ancient translation of the Hebrew text that reads \fqa build up your fortifications \fqa* . \f*
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 \s5
 \q
 \v 2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
@@ -557,7 +554,8 @@
 \v 3 Their hands are very good at doing harm:
 \q2 the ruler asks for money,
 \q the judge is ready for bribes,
-\q2 and the powerful man is telling others of the desire of his soul.
+\q2 and the powerful man
+\q2 is telling others of the desire of his soul.
 \q2 Thus they plot together.
 \q
 \v 4 The best of them is like a brier,
@@ -583,7 +581,6 @@
 \v 7 But as for me, I will look to Yahweh.
 \q2 I will wait for the God of my salvation;
 \q2 my God will hear me.
-\q
 \v 8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy.
 \q2 After I fall, I will rise.
 \q When I sit in darkness,
@@ -632,7 +629,6 @@
 \q
 \v 15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
 \q2 I will show them wonders.
-
 \s5
 \q
 \v 16 The nations will see and be ashamed