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And the nations will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess the nations[a] as male and female slaves in the Lord’s land; they will take captive those who were their captors and rule over those who oppressed them.(A)

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  1. 14.2 Heb them

Nations will take them
    and bring(A) them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations(B)
    and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives(C) of their captors
    and rule over their oppressors.(D)

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Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks;
    foreigners shall till your land and dress your vines,(A)

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Strangers(A) will shepherd your flocks;
    foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.

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14 The descendants of those who oppressed you
    shall come bending low to you,
and all who despised you
    shall bow down at your feet;
they shall call you the City of the Lord,
    the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.(A)

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14 The children of your oppressors(A) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down(B) at your feet
and will call you the City(C) of the Lord,
    Zion(D) of the Holy One(E) of Israel.

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16 Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
    and all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
those who plunder you shall be plundered,
    and all who prey on you I will make a prey.(A)

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16 “‘But all who devour(A) you will be devoured;
    all your enemies will go into exile.(B)
Those who plunder(C) you will be plundered;
    all who make spoil of you I will despoil.

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25 He shall speak words against the Most High,
    shall wear out the holy ones of the Most High,
    and shall attempt to change the ritual calendar and the law,
and they shall be given into his power
    for a time, two times,[a] and half a time.(A)
26 Then the court shall sit in judgment,
    and his dominion shall be taken away,
    to be consumed and totally destroyed.(B)
27 The kingship and dominion
    and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
    shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High;
their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
    and all dominions shall serve and obey them.”(C)

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  1. 7.25 Aram a time, times

25 He will speak against the Most High(A) and oppress his holy people(B) and try to change the set times(C) and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.[a](D)

26 “‘But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed(E) forever. 27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms(F) under heaven will be handed over to the holy people(G) of the Most High.(H) His kingdom will be an everlasting(I) kingdom, and all rulers will worship(J) and obey him.’

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  1. Daniel 7:25 Or for a year, two years and half a year

For the coastlands shall wait for me,
    the ships of Tarshish first,
to bring your children from far away,
    their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the Lord your God
    and for the Holy One of Israel,
    because he has glorified you.(A)
10 Foreigners shall build up your walls,
    and their kings shall minister to you,
for in my wrath I struck you down,
    but in my favor I have had mercy on you.(B)
11 Your gates shall always be open;
    day and night they shall not be shut,
so that nations shall bring you their wealth,
    with their kings led in procession.(C)
12 For the nation and kingdom
    that will not serve you shall perish;
    those nations shall be utterly laid waste.(D)

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Surely the islands(A) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](B)
bringing(C) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,(D)
to the honor(E) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(F) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.(G)

10 “Foreigners(H) will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings(I) will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor(J) I will show you compassion.(K)
11 Your gates(L) will always stand open,
    they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations(M)
    their kings(N) led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(O) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(P)

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  1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints and apostles and prophets! For God has condemned her condemnation of you.(A)

21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“With such violence Babylon the great city
    will be thrown down
    and will be found no more;(B)
22 and the sound of harpists and entertainers and of flutists and trumpeters
    will be heard in you no more,
and an artisan of any trade
    will be found in you no more,
and the sound of the millstone
    will be heard in you no more,(C)
23 and the light of a lamp
    will shine in you no more,
and the voice of bridegroom and bride
    will be heard in you no more,
for your merchants were the magnates of the earth,
    and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.(D)
24 And in you[a] was found the blood of prophets and of saints
    and of all who have been slaughtered on earth.”(E)

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  1. 18.24 Gk her

20 “Rejoice over her, you heavens!(A)
    Rejoice, you people of God!
    Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
    with the judgment she imposed on you.”(B)

The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

21 Then a mighty angel(C) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(D) and said:

“With such violence
    the great city(E) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.
22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
    will never be heard in you again.(F)
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.(G)
23 The light of a lamp
    will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
    will never be heard in you again.(H)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.(I)
    By your magic spell(J) all the nations were led astray.
24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,(K)
    of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”(L)

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18 But the holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever—forever and ever.”(A)

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18 But the holy people(A) of the Most High will receive the kingdom(B) and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’(C)

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23 Kings shall be your foster fathers
    and their queens your nursing mothers.
With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you
    and lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
    those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.(A)

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23 Kings(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(B)
They will bow down(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
    those who hope(F) in me will not be disappointed.(G)

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11 But after the three and a half days, the breath[a] of life from God entered the two witnesses,[b] and they stood on their feet, and those who saw them were terrified.(A) 12 Then they[c] heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” And they went up to heaven in a cloud while their enemies watched them.(B) 13 At that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.(C)

14 The second woe has passed. The third woe is coming very soon.(D)

The Seventh Trumpet

15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord
    and of his Messiah,[d]
and he will reign forever and ever.”(E)

16 Then the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,(F) 17 singing,

“We give you thanks, Lord God Almighty,
    who are and who were,
for you have taken your great power
    and begun to reign.(G)
18 The nations raged,
    but your wrath has come,
    and the time for judging the dead,
for rewarding your servants, the prophets
    and saints and all who fear your name,
    both small and great,
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”(H)

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  1. 11.11 Or the spirit
  2. 11.11 Gk them
  3. 11.12 Other ancient authorities read I
  4. 11.15 Gk Christ

11 But after the three and a half days(A) the breath[a] of life from God entered them,(B) and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.”(C) And they went up to heaven in a cloud,(D) while their enemies looked on.

13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake(E) and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory(F) to the God of heaven.(G)

14 The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.(H)

The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet,(I) and there were loud voices(J) in heaven, which said:

“The kingdom of the world has become
    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,(K)
    and he will reign for ever and ever.”(L)

16 And the twenty-four elders,(M) who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces(N) and worshiped God, 17 saying:

“We give thanks(O) to you, Lord God Almighty,(P)
    the One who is and who was,(Q)
because you have taken your great power
    and have begun to reign.(R)
18 The nations were angry,(S)
    and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,(T)
    and for rewarding your servants the prophets(U)
and your people who revere your name,
    both great and small(V)
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”

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  1. Revelation 11:11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14)

I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not but are lying—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.(A)

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I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,(A) who claim to be Jews though they are not,(B) but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet(C) and acknowledge that I have loved you.(D)

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27 They were pleased to do this, and indeed they owe it to them, for if the gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material things.(A)

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27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.(A)

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For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped; half the city shall go into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.(A) Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.(B)

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I will gather all the nations(A) to Jerusalem to fight against it;(B) the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped.(C) Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.(D) Then the Lord will go out and fight(E) against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.(F)

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