16 (A)I hear, and (B)my body trembles;
    my lips quiver at the sound;
(C)rottenness enters into my bones;
    my legs tremble beneath me.
Yet (D)I will quietly wait for the day of trouble
    to come upon people who invade us.

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16 I heard and my heart pounded,
    my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
    and my legs trembled.(A)
Yet I will wait patiently(B) for the day of calamity
    to come on the nation invading us.

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Lying Prophets

Concerning the prophets:

(A)My heart is broken within me;
    (B)all my bones shake;
I am like a drunken man,
    like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
    and because of his holy words.

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Lying Prophets

Concerning the prophets:

My heart(A) is broken within me;
    all my bones tremble.(B)
I am like a drunken man,
    like a strong man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
    and his holy words.(C)

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O Lord, (A)I have heard the report of you,
    and (B)your work, O Lord, do I fear.
In the midst of the years (C)revive it;
    in the midst of the years make it known;
    (D)in wrath remember mercy.

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Lord, I have heard(A) of your fame;
    I stand in awe(B) of your deeds, Lord.(C)
Repeat(D) them in our day,
    in our time make them known;
    in wrath remember mercy.(E)

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So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and (A)no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed,[a] (B)and I retained no strength.

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  1. Daniel 10:8 Hebrew My splendor was changed to ruin

So I was left alone,(A) gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left,(B) my face turned deathly pale(C) and I was helpless.(D)

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since indeed God considers it (A)just (B)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant (C)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (D)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (E)with his mighty angels (F)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (G)who do not know God and on those who (H)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of (I)eternal destruction, (J)away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from

God is just:(A) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(B) and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(C) in blazing fire(D) with his powerful angels.(E) He will punish(F) those who do not know God(G) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(H) They will be punished with everlasting destruction(I) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(J) and from the glory of his might(K)

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The Lord's Answer

(A)“Look among the nations, and see;
    wonder and be astounded.
(B)For I am doing a work in your days
    that you would not believe if told.
For behold, (C)I am raising up the Chaldeans,
    that bitter and hasty nation,
(D)who march through the breadth of the earth,
    (E)to seize dwellings not their own.
They are dreaded and fearsome;
    (F)their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.
(G)Their horses are swifter than leopards,
    more fierce than (H)the evening wolves;
    their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
    (I)they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
They all come (J)for violence,
    all their faces forward.
    They gather captives (K)like sand.
10 At kings they scoff,
    and at rulers they laugh.
(L)They laugh at every fortress,
    for (M)they pile up earth and take it.
11 Then they sweep by like the wind and go on,
    (N)guilty men, (O)whose own might is their god!”

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The Lord’s Answer

“Look at the nations and watch—
    and be utterly amazed.(A)
For I am going to do something in your days
    that you would not believe,
    even if you were told.(B)
I am raising up the Babylonians,[a](C)
    that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth(D)
    to seize dwellings not their own.(E)
They are a feared and dreaded people;(F)
    they are a law to themselves
    and promote their own honor.
Their horses are swifter(G) than leopards,
    fiercer than wolves(H) at dusk.
Their cavalry gallops headlong;
    their horsemen come from afar.
They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;
    they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes[b] advance like a desert wind
    and gather prisoners(I) like sand.
10 They mock kings
    and scoff at rulers.(J)
They laugh at all fortified cities;
    by building earthen ramps(K) they capture them.
11 Then they sweep past like the wind(L) and go on—
    guilty people, whose own strength is their god.”(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans
  2. Habakkuk 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

You said, (A)‘Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. (B)I am weary with my groaning, (C)and I find no rest.’ Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: (D)Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. And (E)do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, (F)I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you (G)your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”

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You said, ‘Woe(A) to me! The Lord has added sorrow(B) to my pain;(C) I am worn out with groaning(D) and find no rest.’(E) But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot(F) what I have planted,(G) throughout the earth.(H) Should you then seek great(I) things for yourself? Do not seek them.(J) For I will bring disaster(K) on all people,(L) declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape(M) with your life.’”(N)

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(A)behold, I will send for all the tribes of the north, declares the Lord, and for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, (B)my servant, and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I will devote them to destruction, (C)and make them a horror, a hissing, and an everlasting desolation. 10 Moreover, (D)I will banish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, (E)the grinding of the millstones and (F)the light of the lamp. 11 (G)This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and (H)these nations shall serve the king of Babylon (I)seventy years.

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I will summon(A) all the peoples of the north(B) and my servant(C) Nebuchadnezzar(D) king of Babylon,” declares the Lord, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy[a](E) them and make them an object of horror and scorn,(F) and an everlasting ruin.(G) 10 I will banish from them the sounds(H) of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom,(I) the sound of millstones(J) and the light of the lamp.(K) 11 This whole country will become a desolate wasteland,(L) and these nations will serve(M) the king of Babylon seventy years.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:9 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

120 My flesh (A)trembles for fear of you,
    and I am afraid of your judgments.

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120 My flesh trembles(A) in fear of you;(B)
    I stand in awe(C) of your laws.

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12 (A)Blessed is the man whom you (B)discipline, O Lord,
    and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him (C)rest from (D)days of trouble,
    until (E)a pit is dug for the wicked.

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12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(A) Lord,
    the one you teach(B) from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,(C)
    till a pit(D) is dug for the wicked.

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Jeremiah's Complaint

10 (A)Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! (B)I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. 11 The Lord said, “Have I not[a] set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:11 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

10 Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth,(A)
    a man with whom the whole land strives and contends!(B)
I have neither lent(C) nor borrowed,
    yet everyone curses(D) me.

11 The Lord said,

“Surely I will deliver you(E) for a good purpose;
    surely I will make your enemies plead(F) with you
    in times of disaster and times of distress.

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15 When he (A)calls to me, I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble;
    I will rescue him and (B)honor him.

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15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.(A)

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27 And (A)I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision (B)and did not understand it.

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27 I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted(A) for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business.(B) I was appalled(C) by the vision; it was beyond understanding.

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