15 (A)If anyone stirs up strife,
    it is not from me;
whoever stirs up strife with you
    shall fall because of you.

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15 If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
    whoever attacks you will surrender(A) to you.

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11 (A)Behold, all who are incensed against you
    shall be put to shame and confounded;
those who strive against you
    shall be as nothing and shall perish.
12 (B)You shall seek those who contend with you,
    but you shall not find them;
(C)those who war against you
    shall be as nothing at all.
13 For I, the Lord your God,
    hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
    I am the one who helps you.”

14 Fear not, you (D)worm Jacob,
    you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
    your (E)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 (F)Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge,
    new, sharp, and having teeth;
you shall thresh (G)the mountains and crush them,
    and you shall make the hills like chaff;
16 (H)you shall winnow them, and (I)the wind shall carry them away,
    and the tempest shall scatter them.
(J)And you shall rejoice in the Lord;
    in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.

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11 “All who rage(A) against you
    will surely be ashamed and disgraced;(B)
those who oppose(C) you
    will be as nothing and perish.(D)
12 Though you search for your enemies,
    you will not find them.(E)
Those who wage war against you
    will be as nothing(F) at all.
13 For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand(G)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help(H) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(I) you worm(J) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(K) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(L) the Holy One(M) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(N)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(O) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(P)
16 You will winnow(Q) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(R) will blow them away.(S)
But you will rejoice(T) in the Lord
    and glory(U) in the Holy One(V) of Israel.

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12 The wicked (A)plots against the righteous
    and (B)gnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord (C)laughs at the wicked,
    for he sees that his (D)day is coming.

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12 The wicked plot(A) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth(B) at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he knows their day is coming.(C)

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(A)And on that day (B)I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

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On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations(A) that attack Jerusalem.(B)

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For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me[a] to the nations who plundered you, (A)for he who touches you touches (B)the apple of his eye:

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  1. Zechariah 2:8 Or he sent me after glory

For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(A)

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For (A)I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
(B)I give Egypt as your ransom,
    Cush and (C)Seba in exchange for you.
Because you are precious in my eyes,
    and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
    peoples in exchange for your life.

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For I am the Lord your God,(A)
    the Holy One(B) of Israel, your Savior;(C)
I give Egypt(D) for your ransom,
    Cush[a](E) and Seba(F) in your stead.(G)
Since you are precious and honored(H) in my sight,
    and because I love(I) you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
    nations in exchange for your life.

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  1. Isaiah 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region

and will come out (A)to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, (B)Gog and Magog, (C)to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And (D)they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded (E)the camp of the saints and (F)the beloved city, but (G)fire came down from heaven[a] and consumed them,

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  1. Revelation 20:9 Some manuscripts from God, out of heaven, or out of heaven from God

and will go out to deceive the nations(A) in the four corners of the earth(B)—Gog and Magog(C)—and to gather them for battle.(D) In number they are like the sand on the seashore.(E) They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded(F) the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.(G) But fire came down from heaven(H) and devoured them.

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

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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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(A)On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. (B)All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And (C)all the nations of the earth will gather against it.

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On that day, when all the nations(A) of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock(B) for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure(C) themselves.

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14 Thus says the Lord,
    your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
(A)“For your sake I send to Babylon
    and (B)bring them all down as fugitives,
    (C)even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.

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God’s Mercy and Israel’s Unfaithfulness

14 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(A) the Holy One(B) of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon
    and bring down as fugitives(C) all the Babylonians,[a](D)
    in the ships in which they took pride.

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  1. Isaiah 43:14 Or Chaldeans

(A)After many days you will be mustered. (B)In the latter years you will go against (C)the land that is restored from war, the land whose people (D)were gathered from many peoples upon (E)the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and (F)now dwell securely, all of them. You will advance, coming on (G)like a storm. You will be (H)like a cloud covering the land, you and all your (I)hordes, and many peoples with you.

10 “Thus says the Lord God: On that day, (J)thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme 11 and say, ‘I will go up against (K)the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon (L)the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’ 12 to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against (M)the waste places that are now inhabited, and (N)the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, (O)who dwell at the center of the earth. 13 (P)Sheba and (Q)Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all (R)its leaders[a] will say to you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?’

14 “Therefore, (S)son of man, prophesy, and say to (T)Gog, Thus says the Lord God: On that day when my people Israel are (U)dwelling securely, (V)will you not know it? 15 You will come from your place out of (W)the uttermost parts of the north, you and (X)many peoples with you, (Y)all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army. 16 You will come up against my people Israel, (Z)like a cloud covering the land. (AA)In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, (AB)I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.

17 “Thus says the Lord God: Are you (AC)he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? 18 But on that day, the day that Gog shall come against the land of Israel, declares the Lord God, (AD)my wrath will be roused in my anger. 19 For (AE)in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare, On that day (AF)there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 (AG)The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the people who are on the face of the earth, (AH)shall quake at my presence. And (AI)the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground. 21 (AJ)I will summon a sword against Gog[b] on all my mountains, declares the Lord God. (AK)Every man's sword will be against his brother. 22 With pestilence and bloodshed (AL)I will enter into judgment with him, and (AM)I will rain upon him and (AN)his hordes and the many peoples who are with him (AO)torrential rains and hailstones, (AP)fire and sulfur. 23 So I will show my greatness and my (AQ)holiness and (AR)make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then (AS)they will know that I am the Lord.

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  1. Ezekiel 38:13 Hebrew young lions
  2. Ezekiel 38:21 Hebrew against him

After many days(A) you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations(B) to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety.(C) You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm;(D) you will be like a cloud(E) covering the land.(F)

10 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind(G) and you will devise an evil scheme.(H) 11 You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people(I)—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars.(J) 12 I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land.[a] 13 Sheba(K) and Dedan(L) and the merchants of Tarshish(M) and all her villages[b] will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?(N)”’

14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety,(O) will you not take notice of it? 15 You will come from your place in the far north,(P) you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army.(Q) 16 You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud(R) that covers the land.(S) In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy(T) through you before their eyes.(U)

17 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You are the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. 18 This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign Lord. 19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake(V) in the land of Israel.(W) 20 The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble(X) at my presence. The mountains will be overturned,(Y) the cliffs will crumble(Z) and every wall will fall to the ground.(AA) 21 I will summon a sword(AB) against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man’s sword will be against his brother.(AC) 22 I will execute judgment(AD) on him with plague and bloodshed;(AE) I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones(AF) and burning sulfur(AG) on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.(AH) 23 And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.(AI)

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  1. Ezekiel 38:12 The Hebrew for this phrase means the navel of the earth.
  2. Ezekiel 38:13 Or her strong lions

14 For they are (A)demonic spirits, (B)performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, (C)to assemble them for battle on (D)the great day of God the Almighty.

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14 They are demonic spirits(A) that perform signs,(B) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,(C) to gather them for the battle(D) on the great day(E) of God Almighty.

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19 And I saw (A)the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies (B)gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it (C)the false prophet (D)who in its presence[a] had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who (E)worshiped its image. These two were (F)thrown alive into the lake of (G)fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword (H)that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and (I)all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

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  1. Revelation 19:20 Or on its behalf

19 Then I saw the beast(A) and the kings of the earth(B) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(C) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(D) who had performed the signs(E) on its behalf.(F) With these signs he had deluded(G) those who had received the mark of the beast(H) and worshiped its image.(I) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(J) of burning sulfur.(K) 21 The rest were killed with the sword(L) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,(M) and all the birds(N) gorged themselves on their flesh.

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