19 (A)So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west,
    and his glory from the rising of the sun;
(B)for he will come like a rushing stream,[a]
    which the wind of the Lord drives.

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  1. Isaiah 59:19 Hebrew a narrow river

19 From the west,(A) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,(B) they will revere his glory.(C)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath(D) of the Lord drives along.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 59:19 Or When enemies come in like a flood, / the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight

27 (A)And the kingdom and the dominion
    and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
    shall be given to the people of (B)the saints of the Most High;
(C)his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
    and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’[a]

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  1. Daniel 7:27 Or their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them

27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms(A) under heaven will be handed over to the holy people(B) of the Most High.(C) His kingdom will be an everlasting(D) kingdom, and all rulers will worship(E) and obey him.’

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(A)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
    (B)the name of the Lord is (C)to be praised!

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From the rising of the sun(A) to the place where it sets,
    the name of the Lord is to be praised.

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Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel: (B)Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

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So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:(A) ‘Not(B) by might nor by power,(C) but by my Spirit,’(D) says the Lord Almighty.

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The Thousand Years

20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, (A)holding in his hand the key to (B)the bottomless pit[a] and a great chain. And he seized (C)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and (D)bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into (E)the pit, and shut it and (F)sealed it over him, so that (G)he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

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  1. Revelation 20:1 Greek the abyss; also verse 3

The Thousand Years

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,(A) having the key(B) to the Abyss(C) and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,(D) and bound him for a thousand years.(E) He threw him into the Abyss,(F) and locked and sealed(G) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations(H) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

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14 They (A)will make war on the Lamb, and (B)the Lamb will conquer them, for he is (C)Lord of lords and (D)King of kings, and those with him are (E)called and chosen and faithful.”

15 And the angel[a] said to me, (F)“The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.

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  1. Revelation 17:15 Greek he

14 They will wage war(A) against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over(B) them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings(C)—and with him will be his called, chosen(D) and faithful followers.”

15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters(E) you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.(F)

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15 The serpent poured water (A)like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. 16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. 17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off (B)to make war on the rest of (C)her offspring, (D)on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to (E)the testimony of Jesus. And he stood[a] on the sand of the sea.

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  1. Revelation 12:17 Some manuscripts And I stood, connecting the sentence with 13:1

15 Then from his mouth the serpent(A) spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war(B) against the rest of her offspring(C)—those who keep God’s commands(D) and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.(E)

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27 All (A)the ends of the earth shall remember
    and turn to the Lord,
and all (B)the families of the nations
    shall worship before you.

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27 All the ends of the earth(A)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,(B)

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“Therefore (A)wait for me,” declares the Lord,
    “for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.
For my decision is (B)to gather nations,
    to assemble kingdoms,
to pour out upon them my indignation,
    all my burning anger;
for in the fire of my jealousy
    (C)all the earth shall be consumed.

The Conversion of the Nations

“For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples
    to (D)a pure speech,
that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord
    and serve him with one accord.

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Therefore wait(A) for me,”
    declares the Lord,
    “for the day I will stand up to testify.[a]
I have decided to assemble(B) the nations,(C)
    to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath(D) on them—
    all my fierce anger.(E)
The whole world will be consumed(F)
    by the fire of my jealous anger.

Restoration of Israel’s Remnant

“Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
    that all of them may call(G) on the name of the Lord(H)
    and serve(I) him shoulder to shoulder.

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  1. Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder

10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now (A)the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers[a] has been thrown down, (B)who accuses them day and night before our God.

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  1. Revelation 12:10 Or brothers and sisters

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven(A) say:

“Now have come the salvation(B) and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,(C)
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down.

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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name (A)will be[a] great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name (B)will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.

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  1. Malachi 1:11 Or is (three times in verse 11; also verse 14)

11 My name will be great(A) among the nations,(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(C) In every place incense(D) and pure offerings(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.

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15 Nations will (A)fear the name of the Lord,
    and all (B)the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16 For the Lord (C)builds up Zion;
    he (D)appears in his glory;

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15 The nations will fear(A) the name of the Lord,
    all the kings(B) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(C)
    and appear in his glory.(D)

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(A)They shall not hurt or destroy
    in all (B)my holy mountain;
(C)for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

10 In that day (D)the root of (E)Jesse, who shall stand as (F)a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.

11 (G)In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, (H)from Assyria, (I)from Egypt, from (J)Pathros, from (K)Cush,[a] from (L)Elam, from (M)Shinar, from (N)Hamath, and from (O)the coastlands of the sea.

12 He will raise (P)a signal for the nations
    and will assemble (Q)the banished of Israel,
and gather the dispersed of Judah
    from the four corners of the earth.
13 (R)The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
    and those who harass Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
    and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
14 (S)But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west,
    and together they shall plunder (T)the people of the east.
They shall put out their hand (U)against (V)Edom and (W)Moab,
    and (X)the Ammonites shall obey them.
15 And the Lord will utterly destroy[b]
    (Y)the tongue of the Sea of Egypt,
and will wave his hand over (Z)the River[c]
    with his scorching breath,[d]
and strike it into seven channels,
    and he will lead people across in sandals.
16 And there will be (AA)a highway from Assyria
    for the remnant that remains of his people,
(AB)as there was for Israel
    when they came up from the land of Egypt.

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  1. Isaiah 11:11 Probably Nubia
  2. Isaiah 11:15 Hebrew devote to destruction
  3. Isaiah 11:15 That is, the Euphrates
  4. Isaiah 11:15 Or wind

They will neither harm nor destroy(A)
    on all my holy mountain,(B)
for the earth(C) will be filled with the knowledge(D) of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

10 In that day(E) the Root of Jesse(F) will stand as a banner(G) for the peoples; the nations(H) will rally to him,(I) and his resting place(J) will be glorious.(K) 11 In that day(L) the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant(M) of his people from Assyria,(N) from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt,(O) from Cush,[a](P) from Elam,(Q) from Babylonia,[b] from Hamath(R) and from the islands(S) of the Mediterranean.(T)

12 He will raise a banner(U) for the nations
    and gather(V) the exiles of Israel;(W)
he will assemble the scattered people(X) of Judah
    from the four quarters of the earth.(Y)
13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,
    and Judah’s enemies[c] will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
    nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.(Z)
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia(AA) to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.(AB)
They will subdue Edom(AC) and Moab,(AD)
    and the Ammonites(AE) will be subject to them.(AF)
15 The Lord will dry up(AG)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind(AH) he will sweep his hand(AI)
    over the Euphrates River.(AJ)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.(AK)
16 There will be a highway(AL) for the remnant(AM) of his people
    that is left from Assyria,(AN)
as there was for Israel
    when they came up from Egypt.(AO)

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  1. Isaiah 11:11 That is, the upper Nile region
  2. Isaiah 11:11 Hebrew Shinar
  3. Isaiah 11:13 Or hostility