“Be(A) shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!
Give ear, all you from far countries.
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.

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Raise the war cry,[a](A) you nations, and be shattered!(B)
    Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare(C) for battle, and be shattered!
    Prepare for battle, and be shattered!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:9 Or Do your worst

The Lord has broken (A)the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;
He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.

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The Lord has broken the rod(A) of the wicked,(B)
    the scepter(C) of the rulers,
which in anger struck down peoples(D)
    with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued(E) nations
    with relentless aggression.(F)

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11 So the king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not the one who puts on his armor (A)boast like the one who takes it off.’ ”

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11 The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: ‘One who puts on his armor should not boast(A) like one who takes it off.’”

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12 Woe to the multitude of many people
Who make a noise (A)like the roar of the seas,
And to the rushing of nations
That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters;
But God will (B)rebuke them and they will flee far away,
And (C)be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind,
Like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

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12 Woe to the many nations that rage(A)
    they rage like the raging sea!(B)
Woe to the peoples who roar(C)
    they roar like the roaring of great waters!(D)
13 Although the peoples roar(E) like the roar of surging waters,
    when he rebukes(F) them they flee(G) far away,
driven before the wind like chaff(H) on the hills,
    like tumbleweed before a gale.(I)

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21 (A)Though they join [a]forces, the wicked will not go unpunished;
But (B)the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

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  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit. hand to hand

21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will go free.(A)

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14 The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.

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14 The wicked draw the sword(A)
    and bend the bow(B)
to bring down the poor and needy,(C)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(D)
    and their bows will be broken.(E)

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(A)Proclaim this among the nations:
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
10 (B)Beat your plowshares into swords
And your [a]pruning hooks into spears;
(C)Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ”
11 Assemble and come, all you nations,
And gather together all around.
Cause (D)Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.

12 “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
For there I will sit to (E)judge all the surrounding nations.
13 (F)Put in the sickle, for (G)the harvest is ripe.
Come, go down;
For the (H)winepress is full,
The vats overflow—
For their wickedness is great.”

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For (I)the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

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  1. Joel 3:10 pruning knives

Proclaim this among the nations:
    Prepare for war!(A)
Rouse the warriors!(B)
    Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
    and your pruning hooks(C) into spears.(D)
Let the weakling(E) say,
    “I am strong!”(F)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
    and assemble(G) there.

Bring down your warriors,(H) Lord!

12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(I)
for there I will sit
    to judge(J) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(K)
    for the harvest(L) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(M)
    for the winepress(N) is full
    and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”

14 Multitudes,(O) multitudes
    in the valley(P) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(Q) is near
    in the valley of decision.(R)

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Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz(A)

Now it came to pass in the days of (B)Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against (C)it, but could not [a]prevail against it. And it was told to the house of David, saying, “Syria’s forces are [b]deployed in Ephraim.” So his heart and the heart of his people were moved as the trees of the woods are moved with the wind.

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  1. Isaiah 7:1 conquer it
  2. Isaiah 7:2 Lit. settled upon

The Sign of Immanuel

When Ahaz(A) son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin(B) of Aram(C) and Pekah(D) son of Remaliah(E) king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.

Now the house of David(F) was told, “Aram has allied itself with[a] Ephraim(G)”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken,(H) as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.

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  1. Isaiah 7:2 Or has set up camp in

and will go out (A)to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, (B)Gog and Magog, (C)to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. (D)They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

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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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12 (A)“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 (B)These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will (C)overcome them, (D)for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; (E)and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

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12 “The ten horns(A) you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour(B) will receive authority as kings along with the beast. 13 They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.(C) 14 They will wage war(D) against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over(E) them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings(F)—and with him will be his called, chosen(G) and faithful followers.”

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The Day of the Lord(A)

14 Behold, (B)the day of the Lord is coming,
And your [a]spoil will be divided in your midst.
For (C)I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem;
The city shall be taken,
The houses [b]rifled,
And the women ravished.
Half of the city shall go into captivity,
But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Then the Lord will go forth
And fight against those nations,
As He fights in the day of battle.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 14:1 plunder or booty
  2. Zechariah 14:2 Or plundered

The Lord Comes and Reigns

14 A day of the Lord(A) is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions(B) will be plundered and divided up within your very walls.

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

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11 (A)Now also many nations have gathered against you,
Who say, “Let her be defiled,
And let our eye (B)look upon Zion.”
12 But they do not know (C)the thoughts of the Lord,
Nor do they understand His counsel;
For He will gather them (D)like sheaves to the threshing floor.

13 “Arise(E) and (F)thresh, O daughter of Zion;
For I will make your horn iron,
And I will make your hooves bronze;
You shall (G)beat in pieces many peoples;
(H)I will consecrate their gain to the Lord,
And their substance to (I)the Lord of the whole earth.”

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11 But now many nations
    are gathered against you.
They say, “Let her be defiled,
    let our eyes gloat(A) over Zion!”
12 But they do not know
    the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,(B)
    that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 “Rise and thresh,(C) Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”(D)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,(E)
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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34 You watched while a stone was cut out (A)without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 (B)Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became (C)like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that (D)no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image (E)became a great mountain (F)and filled the whole earth.

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34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands.(A) It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed(B) them.(C) 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away(D) without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain(E) and filled the whole earth.(F)

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