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SEPTEMBER 9
16 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, 29 They have gone along the ridge,
Will send leanness among his fat ones; They have taken up lodging at Geba.
And under his glory Ramah is afraid,
He will kindle a burning Gibeah of Saul has fled.
Like the burning of a fire. 30 Lift up your voice,
17 So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, O daughter of Gallim!
And his Holy One for a flame; Cause it to be heard as far
It will burn and devour as Laish—
His thorns and his briers in one day. O poor Anathoth!
18 And it will consume the glory of his 31 Madmenah has fled,
forest and of his fruitful field, The inhabitants of Gebim seek refuge.
Both soul and body; 32 As yet he will remain at Nob that day;
And they will be as when a sick man He will shake his fist at the mount of
wastes away. the daughter of Zion,
19 Then the rest of the trees of his forest The hill of Jerusalem.
Will be so few in number 33 Behold, the Lord,
That a child may write them.
The LORD of hosts,
20 And it shall come to pass in that day Will lop off the bough with terror;
That the remnant of Israel, Those of high stature will be hewn
And such as have escaped of the house down,
of Jacob, And the haughty will be humbled.
Will never again depend on him who 34 He will cut down the thickets of the
defeated them, forest with iron,
But will depend on the LORD, the Holy And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty
One of Israel, in truth. One.
21 The remnant will return, the remnant
of Jacob, Psalm 106:1–5
For though your people, O Israel, be as P raise the LORD!
To the Mighty God.
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the sand of the sea, Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is
A remnant of them will return; good!
The destruction decreed shall overflow For His mercy endures forever.
with righteousness. 2
23 For the Lord GOD of hosts Who can utter the mighty acts of the
LORD?
Will make a determined end Who can declare all His praise?
In the midst of all the land. 3 Blessed are those who keep justice,
24 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD of hosts: And he who does righteousness at all
“O My people, who dwell in Zion, do not be times!
afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a 4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favor
rod and lift up his staff against you, in the man- You have toward Your people.
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ner of Egypt. For yet a very little while and the Oh, visit me with Your salvation,
indignation will cease, as will My anger in 5 That I may see the benefit of Your
their destruction.” And the LORD of hosts will chosen ones,
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stir up a scourge for him like the slaughter of That I may rejoice in the gladness of
Midian at the rock of Oreb; as His rod was on the Your nation,
sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt.
That I may glory with Your
27 It shall come to pass in that day inheritance.
That his burden will be taken away Proverbs 25:1–2
from your shoulder,
And his yoke from your neck, These also are proverbs of Solomon
And the yoke will be destroyed 25 which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah
because of the anointing oil. copied:
28 He has come to Aiath, 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a
He has passed Migron; matter,
At Michmash he has attended to his But the glory of kings is to search out a
equipment. matter.

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