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-\p
-\q1
-\v 3 Listen to me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel,
-\q1 who have been carried by me from before your birth, carried from the womb.
-\q1
-\v 4 Even to your old age I am he, and until your hair is gray I will carry you.
-\q1 I made you and I will bear you; I will carry you and I will rescue you.
+\q
+\v 3 Listen to me, house of Jacob, 
+\q2 all the remnant of the house of Israel,
+\q who have been carried by me from before your birth, 
+\q2 carried from the womb.
+\q
+\v 4 Even to your old age I am he, 
+\q2 and until your hair is gray I will carry you.
+\q I made you and I will bear you; 
+\q2 I will carry you and I will rescue you.
+\b
 
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-\p
-\q1
-\v 5 To whom will you compare me? Who do you think I resemble, so that we may be compared?
-\q1
-\v 6 People pour out gold from the bag and weigh silver on the scale.
-\q1 They hire a metalsmith, and he makes it into a god; they bow down and worship it.
+\q
+\v 5 To whom will you compare me? Who do you think I resemble, 
+\q2 so that we may be compared?
+\q
+\v 6 People pour out gold from the bag 
+\q2 and weigh silver on the scale.
+\q They hire a metalsmith, and he makes it into a god; 
+\q2 they bow down and worship it.
 
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-\q1
-\v 7 They lift it on their shoulder and carry it; they set it in its place, and it stands in its place and does not move from it.
-\q1 They cry out to it, but it cannot answer nor save anyone from his trouble.
+\q
+\v 7 They lift it on their shoulder and carry it; 
+\q2 they set it in its place, and it stands in its place 
+\q2 and does not move from it.
+\q They cry out to it, but it cannot answer 
+\q2 nor save anyone from his trouble.
+\b
 
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-\p
-\q1
-\v 8 Think about these things; never ignore them, you rebels!
-\q1
+\q
+\v 8 Think about these things; 
+\q2 never ignore them, you rebels!
+\q
 \v 9 Think about the earlier things, those of times past,
-\q1 for I am God, and there is no other, I am God, and there is no one like me.
+\q2 for I am God, and there is no other, 
+\q2 I am God, and there is no one like me.
 
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-\q1
-\v 10 I announce the end from the beginning, and beforehand what has not yet happened;
-\q1 I say, "My plan will happen, and I will do as I desire."
-\q1
-\v 11 I call a bird of prey from the east, the man of my choice from a distant land;
-\q1 yes, I have spoken; I will also accomplish it; I have purposed, I will also do it.
+\q
+\v 10 I announce the end from the beginning, 
+\q2 and beforehand what has not yet happened;
+\q I say, "My plan will happen, 
+\q2 and I will do as I desire."
+\q
+\v 11 I call a bird of prey from the east, 
+\q2 the man of my choice from a distant land;
+\q yes, I have spoken; I will also accomplish it; 
+\q2 I have purposed, I will also do it.
 
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-\q1
-\v 12 Listen to me, you stubborn people, who are far from doing what is right.
-\q1
-\v 13 I am bringing my righteousness near; it is not far away, and my salvation does not wait;
-\q1 and I will give salvation to Zion and my beauty to Israel.
+\q
+\v 12 Listen to me, you stubborn people, 
+\q2 who are far from doing what is right.
+\q
+\v 13 I am bringing my righteousness near; 
+\q2 it is not far away, 
+\q2 and my salvation does not wait;
+\q and I will give salvation to Zion 
+\q2 and my beauty to Israel.
 
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 \m
-\q1
-\v 1 Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon;
-\q1 sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans.
-\q1 You will no longer be called dainty and delicate.
-\q1
-\v 2 Take the millstone and grind flour; remove your veil,
-\q1 strip off your flowing robe, uncover your legs, cross the streams.
+\q
+\v 1 Come down and sit in the dust, 
+\q2 virgin daughter of Babylon;
+\q sit on the ground without a throne, 
+\q2 daughter of the Chaldeans.
+\q You will no longer be called 
+\q2 dainty and delicate.
+\q
+\v 2 Take the millstone and grind flour; 
+\q2 remove your veil,
+\q strip off your flowing robe, uncover your legs, 
+\q2 cross the streams.
 
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-\q1
-\v 3 Your nakedness will be uncovered, yes, your shame will be seen:
-\q1 I will take vengeance and will not spare a man.
-\p
-\q1
-\v 4 Our Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
-\p
-\q1
-\v 5 Sit in silence and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans;
-\q1 for you will no longer be called queen of kingdoms.
+\q
+\v 3 Your nakedness will be uncovered, 
+\q2 yes, your shame will be seen:
+\q I will take vengeance 
+\q2 and will not spare a man.
+\b
+
+\q
+\v 4 Our Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts is his name, 
+\q2 the Holy One of Israel.
+\b
+
+\q
+\v 5 Sit in silence and go into darkness, 
+\q2 daughter of the Chaldeans;
+\q for you will no longer be called 
+\q2 queen of kingdoms.
 
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-\q1
-\v 6 I was angry with my people; I defiled my heritage
-\q1 and gave them over into your hand, but you showed them no mercy;
-\q1 you placed a very heavy yoke on the old people.
-\q1
-\v 7 You said, "I will rule forever as sovereign queen."
-\q1 You did not take these things to heart, nor did you consider how they would turn out.
+\q
+\v 6 I was angry with my people; 
+\q2 I defiled my heritage
+\q and gave them over into your hand, 
+\q2 but you showed them no mercy;
+\q you placed a very heavy yoke on the old people.
+\q
+\v 7 You said, "I will rule forever 
+\q2 as sovereign queen."
+\q You did not take these things to heart, 
+\q2 nor did you consider how they would turn out.
+\b
 
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-\p
-\q1
-\v 8 So now hear this, you who love pleasure and sit securely;
-\q1 you who say in your heart, "I exist, and there is no one else like me;
-\q1 I will never sit as a widow, nor will I ever experience loss of children."
-\q1
-\v 9 But these two things will come to you in a moment in one day:
-\q1 the loss of children and widowhood; in full force they will come on you,
-\q1 despite your sorceries and your many incantations and amulets.
+\q
+\v 8 So now hear this, you who love pleasure 
+\q2 and sit securely;
+\q you who say in your heart, 
+\q2 "I exist, and there is no one else like me;
+\q I will never sit as a widow, 
+\q2 nor will I ever experience loss of children."
+\q
+\v 9 But these two things will come to you 
+\q2 in a moment in one day:
+\q the loss of children and widowhood; 
+\q2 in full force they will come on you,
+\q despite your sorceries 
+\q2 and your many incantations and amulets.
 
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-\q1
-\v 10 You have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, "No one sees me";
-\q1 your wisdom and your knowledge lead you astray,
-\q1 but you say in your heart, "I exist, and there is no one else like me."
-\q1
-\v 11 Disaster will overcome you; you will not be able to drive it away with your incantations.
-\q1 Destruction will fall on you; you will not be able to ward it off.
-\q1 Calamity will strike you suddenly, before you know it.
+\q
+\v 10 You have trusted in your wickedness; 
+\q2 you have said, "No one sees me";
+\q your wisdom and your knowledge lead you astray,
+\q2 but you say in your heart, 
+\q2 "I exist, and there is no one else like me."
+\q
+\v 11 Disaster will overcome you; 
+\q2 you will not be able to drive it away with your incantations.
+\q Destruction will fall on you; 
+\q2 you will not be able to ward it off.
+\q Calamity will strike you suddenly, 
+\q2 before you know it.
+\b
 
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-\p
-\q1
-\v 12 Persist in casting your spells and your many sorceries
-\q1 which you have faithfully recited since your childhood;
-\q1 perhaps you will profit from them, perhaps you will cause trembling.
-\q1
-\v 13 You are tired out from so much counsel; let those men stand up
-\q1 and save you—those who chart the heavens and prophesy by the stars,
-\q1 those who declare the new moons—let them save you from what will happen to you.
+\q
+\v 12 Persist in casting your spells 
+\q2 and your many sorceries
+\q2 which you have faithfully recited since your childhood;
+\q perhaps you will profit from them, 
+\q2 perhaps you will cause trembling.
+\q
+\v 13 You are tired out from so much counsel; 
+\q2 let those men stand up and save you—
+\q those who chart the heavens and prophesy by the stars,
+\q2 those who declare the new moons—
+\q2 let them save you from what will happen to you.
 
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-\q1
-\v 14 See, they will become like stubble. The fire will burn them up.
-\q1 They will not save themselves from the hand of the flame.
-\q1 There are no coals to warm them and no fire for them to sit by!
-\q1
+\q
+\v 14 See, they will become like stubble. 
+\q2 The fire will burn them up.
+\q They will not save themselves 
+\q2 from the hand of the flame.
+\q There are no coals to warm them 
+\q2 and no fire for them to sit by!
+\q
 \v 15 This is what they have become to you—
-\q1 those with whom you have worked,
-\q1 and you have bought and sold with them since your youth—
-\q1 they wandered about each one in his own direction;
+\q2 those with whom you have worked,
+\q2 and you have bought and sold with them since your youth—
+\q they wandered about each one in his own direction;
 \q2 there is no one who can rescue you."
 
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