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20 But if you turn away and refuse to listen,
    you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies.
    I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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20 but if you resist and rebel,(A)
    you will be devoured by the sword.”(B)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(C)

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12 now I will ‘destine’ you for the sword.
    All of you will bow down before the executioner.
For when I called, you did not answer.
    When I spoke, you did not listen.
You deliberately sinned—before my very eyes—
    and chose to do what you know I despise.”

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12 I will destine you for the sword,(A)
    and all of you will fall in the slaughter;(B)
for I called but you did not answer,(C)
    I spoke but you did not listen.(D)
You did evil in my sight
    and chose what displeases me.”(E)

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14 Then the Lord will be your delight.
    I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
    I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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14 then you will find your joy(A) in the Lord,
    and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights(B) of the land
    and to feast on the inheritance(C) of your father Jacob.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(D)

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Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.
    The Lord has spoken!”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 40:3-5 Greek version reads He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, / “Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! / Clear a road for our God! / Fill in the valleys, / and level the mountains and hills. / And then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, / and all people will see the salvation sent from God. / The Lord has spoken!” Compare Matt 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4-6.

And the glory(A) of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.(B)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(C)

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19 God is not a man, so he does not lie.
    He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
    Has he ever promised and not carried it through?

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19 God is not human,(A) that he should lie,(B)
    not a human being, that he should change his mind.(C)
Does he speak and then not act?
    Does he promise(D) and not fulfill?

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This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.

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in the hope of eternal life,(A) which God, who does not lie,(B) promised before the beginning of time,(C)

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Everyone will live in peace and prosperity,
    enjoying their own grapevines and fig trees,
    for there will be nothing to fear.
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies
    has made this promise!

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Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,(A)
and no one will make them afraid,(B)
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(C)

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25 The men of the city will be killed with the sword,
    and her warriors will die in battle.

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25 Your men will fall by the sword,(A)
    your warriors in battle.(B)

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11 But the wicked are doomed,
    for they will get exactly what they deserve.

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11 Woe to the wicked!(A)
    Disaster(B) is upon them!
They will be paid back(C)
    for what their hands have done.(D)

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33 I will scatter you among the nations and bring out my sword against you. Your land will become desolate, and your cities will lie in ruins.

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14 Likewise, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful. They followed all the pagan practices of the surrounding nations, desecrating the Temple of the Lord that had been consecrated in Jerusalem.

15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple. 16 But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.

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14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful,(A) following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.

The Fall of Jerusalem(B)(C)

15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers(D) again and again,(E) because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed(F) at his prophets until the wrath(G) of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.(H)

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29 And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!”

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29 He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie(A) or change(B) his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.”

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25 But if you continue to sin, you and your king will be swept away.”

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25 Yet if you persist(A) in doing evil, both you and your king(B) will perish.”(C)

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