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A shard to take fire from the hearth, In that day your cattle will feed
Or to take water from the cistern.” In large pastures.
24 Likewise the oxen and the young
For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One
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of Israel: donkeys that work the ground
Will eat cured fodder,
“In returning and rest you shall be Which has been winnowed with the
saved; shovel and fan.
In quietness and confidence shall be 25 There will be on every high mountain
your strength.” And on every high hill
But you would not, Rivers and streams of waters,
16 And you said, “No, for we will flee on In the day of the great slaughter,
horses”— When the towers fall.
Therefore you shall flee! 26 Moreover the light of the moon will be
And, “We will ride on swift horses”— as the light of the sun,
Therefore those who pursue you shall And the light of the sun will be
be swift! sevenfold,
As the light of seven days,
One thousand shall flee at the threat In the day that the LORD binds up the
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of one, bruise of His people
At the threat of five you shall flee, And heals the stroke of their wound.
Till you are left as a pole on top of a 27
mountain Behold, the name of the LORD comes
And as a banner on a hill. from afar,
Burning with His anger,
18 Therefore the LORD will wait, that He And His burden is heavy;
may be gracious to you; His lips are full of indignation,
And therefore He will be exalted, that And His tongue like a devouring fire.
He may have mercy on you. 28 His breath is like an overflowing stream,
For the LORD is a God of justice; Which reaches up to the neck,
Blessed are all those who wait for Him. To sift the nations with the sieve of
19 For the people shall dwell in Zion futility;
at Jerusalem; And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of
You shall weep no more. the people,
He will be very gracious to you at the Causing them to err.
sound of your cry; 29 You shall have a song
When He hears it, He will answer you. As in the night when a holy festival is
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And though the Lord gives you kept,
The bread of adversity and the water And gladness of heart as when one
of affliction, goes with a flute,
Yet your teachers will not be moved To come into the mountain of the
into a corner anymore, LORD,
But your eyes shall see your teachers.
Your ears shall hear a word behind 30 The LORD will cause His glorious voice
21 To the Mighty One of Israel.
you, saying,
to be heard,
“This is the way, walk in it,” And show the descent of His arm,
Whenever you turn to the right hand With the indignation of His anger
Or whenever you turn to the left.
You will also defile the covering of your With scattering, tempest, and
22 And the flame of a devouring fire,
images of silver,
hailstones.
And the ornament of your molded 31 For through the voice of the LORD
images of gold.
You will throw them away as an Assyria will be beaten down,
As He strikes with the rod.
unclean thing; 32
You will say to them, “Get away!” And in every place where the staff of
punishment passes,
Then He will give the rain for your
23 Which the LORD lays on him,
seed It will be with tambourines and harps;
With which you sow the ground, And in battles of brandishing He will
And bread of the increase of the earth; fight with it.
It will be fat and plentiful. 33 For Tophet was established of old,
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