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So they panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys, and everything else, as they fled for their lives.

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So they got up and fled(A) in the dusk and abandoned their tents and their horses and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

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28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
    but the godly are as bold as lions.

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28 The wicked flee(A) though no one pursues,(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(C)

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The kings of the earth joined forces
    and advanced against the city.
But when they saw it, they were stunned;
    they were terrified and ran away.
They were gripped with terror
    and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.

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When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,(A)
they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.(B)
Trembling seized(C) them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.(D)

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18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

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18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(A) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(B) set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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16 “Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. 17 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. 18 A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.

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16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop(A) go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.

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14 Your fastest runners will not get away.
    The strongest among you will become weak.
Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.
15     The archers will not stand their ground.
The swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to escape.
    Even those riding horses won’t be able to save themselves.
16 On that day the most courageous of your fighting men
    will drop their weapons and run for their lives,”
    says the Lord.

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14 The swift will not escape,(A)
    the strong(B) will not muster their strength,
    and the warrior will not save his life.(C)
15 The archer(D) will not stand his ground,
    the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
    and the horseman(E) will not save his life.(F)
16 Even the bravest warriors(G)
    will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.

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“All the towns will be destroyed,
    and no one will escape—
either on the plateaus or in the valleys,
    for the Lord has spoken.
Oh, that Moab had wings
    so she could fly away,[a]
for her towns will be left empty,
    with no one living in them.

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Footnotes

  1. 48:9 Or Put salt on Moab, / for she will be laid waste.

The destroyer(A) will come against every town,
    and not a town will escape.
The valley will be ruined
    and the plateau(B) destroyed,
    because the Lord has spoken.
Put salt(C) on Moab,
    for she will be laid waste[a];(D)
her towns will become desolate,
    with no one to live in them.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:9 Or Give wings to Moab, / for she will fly away

20 On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols
    they made for themselves to worship.
They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,

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20 In that day(A) people will throw away
    to the moles and bats(B)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,(C)
    which they made to worship.(D)

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21 The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord;
    he guides it wherever he pleases.

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21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
    that he channels toward all who please him.(A)

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Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter,
    like a bird fleeing from a net.

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Free yourself, like a gazelle(A) from the hand of the hunter,(B)
    like a bird from the snare of the fowler.(C)

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12 Enemy kings and their armies flee,
    while the women of Israel divide the plunder.

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12 “Kings and armies flee(A) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.(B)

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17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
    for all its strength, it cannot save you.

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17 A horse(A) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.

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Some nations boast of their chariots and horses,
    but we boast in the name of the Lord our God.
Those nations will fall down and collapse,
    but we will rise up and stand firm.

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Some trust in chariots(A) and some in horses,(B)
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.(C)
They are brought to their knees and fall,(D)
    but we rise up(E) and stand firm.(F)

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