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14 therefore the tumult of war shall rise against your people,
    and all your fortresses shall be destroyed,
as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle,
    when mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.(A)

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14 the roar of battle will rise against your people,
    so that all your fortresses will be devastated(A)
as Shalman(B) devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle,
    when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.(C)

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16 [a]Samaria shall bear her guilt
    because she has rebelled against her God;
they shall fall by the sword;
    their little ones shall be dashed in pieces,
    and their pregnant women ripped open.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 13.16 14.1 in Heb

16 The people of Samaria(A) must bear their guilt,(B)
    because they have rebelled(C) against their God.
They will fall by the sword;(D)
    their little ones will be dashed(E) to the ground,
    their pregnant women(F) ripped open.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:16 In Hebrew texts this verse (13:16) is numbered 14:1.

10 At kings they scoff,
    and of rulers they make sport.
They laugh at every fortress
    and heap up earth to take it.(A)

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10 They mock kings
    and scoff at rulers.(A)
They laugh at all fortified cities;
    by building earthen ramps(B) they capture them.

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12 All your fortresses are like fig trees
    with first-ripe figs—
if shaken they fall
    into the mouth of the eater.(A)

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12 All your fortresses are like fig trees
    with their first ripe fruit;(A)
when they are shaken,
    the figs(B) fall into the mouth of the eater.

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10 Yet she became an exile;
    she went into captivity;
even her infants were dashed in pieces
    at the head of every street;
lots were cast for her nobles;
    all her dignitaries were bound in fetters.(A)

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10 Yet she was taken captive(A)
    and went into exile.
Her infants were dashed(B) to pieces
    at every street corner.
Lots(C) were cast for her nobles,
    and all her great men were put in chains.(D)

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The Lord, God of hosts,
he who touches the earth and it melts,
    and all who live in it mourn,
and all of it rises like the Nile
    and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt,(A)

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The Lord, the Lord Almighty—
he touches the earth and it melts,(A)
    and all who live in it mourn;
the whole land rises like the Nile,
    then sinks like the river of Egypt;(B)

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The lion has roared;
    who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
    who can but prophesy?(A)

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The lion(A) has roared(B)
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?(C)

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41 the towns[a] shall be taken
    and the strongholds seized.
The hearts of the warriors of Moab, on that day,
    shall be like the heart of a woman in labor.(A)

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  1. 48.41 Or Kerioth

41 Kerioth[a](A) will be captured
    and the strongholds taken.
In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors(B)
    will be like the heart of a woman in labor.(C)

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  1. Jeremiah 48:41 Or The cities

14 And I will dash them one against another, parents and children together, says the Lord. I will not pity or spare or have compassion when I destroy them.(A)

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14 I will smash them one against the other, parents and children alike, declares the Lord. I will allow no pity(A) or mercy or compassion(B) to keep me from destroying(C) them.’”

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14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
    trembling has seized the godless:
“Who among us can live with the devouring fire?
    Who among us can live with everlasting flames?”

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14 The sinners(A) in Zion are terrified;
    trembling(B) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(C)
    Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”

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A Warning of Destruction of Jerusalem

22 The oracle concerning the valley of vision.

What has happened that you have gone up,
    all of you, to the housetops,(A)
city full of shouting,
    tumultuous city, panic-stricken town?
Your slain are not slain by the sword,
    nor are they dead in battle.(B)
Your rulers have all fled together;
    they were captured without the use of a bow.[a]
All of your people who were found were captured,
    though they had fled far away.[b](C)
Therefore I said:
“Look away from me;
    let me weep bitter tears;
do not try to comfort me
    for the destruction of my beloved people.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.3 Or without their bows
  2. 22.3 Gk Syr Vg: Heb fled from far away

A Prophecy About Jerusalem

22 A prophecy(A) against the Valley(B) of Vision:(C)

What troubles you now,
    that you have all gone up on the roofs,(D)
you town so full of commotion,
    you city of tumult(E) and revelry?(F)
Your slain(G) were not killed by the sword,(H)
    nor did they die in battle.
All your leaders have fled(I) together;
    they have been captured(J) without using the bow.
All you who were caught were taken prisoner together,
    having fled while the enemy was still far away.
Therefore I said, “Turn away from me;
    let me weep(K) bitterly.
Do not try to console me
    over the destruction of my people.”(L)

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The fortress will disappear from Ephraim
    and the kingdom from Damascus,
and the remnant of Aram will be
    like the glory of the people of Israel,
            says the Lord of hosts.(A)

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The fortified(A) city will disappear from Ephraim,
    and royal power from Damascus;
the remnant of Aram will be
    like the glory(B) of the Israelites,”(C)
declares the Lord Almighty.

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16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces
    before their eyes;
their houses will be plundered
    and their wives raped.(A)
17 See, I am stirring up the Medes against them,
    who have no regard for silver
    and do not delight in gold.(B)
18 Their bows will slaughter the young men;
    they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb;
    their eyes will not pity children.(C)

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16 Their infants(A) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
    their houses will be looted and their wives violated.(B)

17 See, I will stir up(C) against them the Medes,(D)
    who do not care for silver
    and have no delight in gold.(E)
18 Their bows(F) will strike down the young men;(G)
    they will have no mercy(H) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.(I)

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