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“Then the people in the towns of Israel will go out and pick up your small and large shields, bows and arrows, javelins and spears, and they will use them for fuel. There will be enough to last them seven years!

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“‘Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the weapons for fuel and burn them up—the small and large shields, the bows and arrows,(A) the war clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.(B)

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He causes wars to end throughout the earth.
    He breaks the bow and snaps the spear;
    he burns the shields with fire.

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He makes wars(A) cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow(B) and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields[a] with fire.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:9 Or chariots

When you see the destruction for yourselves, you will say, ‘Truly, the Lord’s greatness reaches far beyond Israel’s borders!’”

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You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great(A) is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’(B)

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24 And as they go out, they will see
    the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me.
For the worms that devour them will never die,
    and the fire that burns them will never go out.
All who pass by
    will view them with utter horror.”

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24 “And they will go out and look on the dead bodies(A) of those who rebelled(B) against me; the worms(C) that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched,(D) and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

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Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel as dead men. Then you must cripple their horses and burn their chariots.”

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The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand(A) all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring(B) their horses and burn their chariots.”(C)

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10 I will remove the battle chariots from Israel[a]
    and the warhorses from Jerusalem.
I will destroy all the weapons used in battle,
    and your king will bring peace to the nations.
His realm will stretch from sea to sea
    and from the Euphrates River[b] to the ends of the earth.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 9:10a Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 9:13.
  2. 9:10b Hebrew the river.
  3. 9:10c Or the end of the land.

10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
    and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
    and the battle bow will be broken.(A)
He will proclaim peace(B) to the nations.
    His rule will extend from sea to sea
    and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates

10 They won’t need to cut wood from the fields or forests, for these weapons will give them all the fuel they need. They will plunder those who planned to plunder them, and they will rob those who planned to rob them, says the Sovereign Lord.

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10 They will not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons for fuel. And they will plunder(A) those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Sovereign Lord.(B)

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How amazing are the deeds of the Lord!
    All who delight in him should ponder them.
Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty.
    His righteousness never fails.

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Great are the works(A) of the Lord;
    they are pondered by all(B) who delight in them.
Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
    and his righteousness endures(C) forever.

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