11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice,
The villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.

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The Peace of God’s Reign

16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

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All the flocks of (A)Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with (B)acceptance on My altar,
And (C)I will glorify the house of My glory.

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18 I will open (A)rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the (B)wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree,
The myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the (C)desert the cypress tree and the pine
And the box tree together,

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(A)He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
(B)Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
(C)And His enemies will lick the dust.
10 (D)The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.

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15 Behold, on the mountains
The (A)feet of him who brings good tidings,
Who proclaims peace!
O Judah, keep your appointed feasts,
Perform your vows.
For the [a]wicked one shall no more pass through you;
He is (B)utterly cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:15 Lit. one of Belial

(A)How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,
(B)“Your God reigns!”

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Then the (A)lame shall leap like a deer,
And the (B)tongue of the dumb sing.
For (C)waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.

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16 For thus the Lord has said to me: “Within a year, (A)according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of (B)Kedar will fail;

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Moab Destroyed

16 Send (A)the lamb to the ruler of the land,
(B)From [a]Sela to the wilderness,
To the mount of the daughter of Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 16:1 Lit. Rock

23 And the Lord said to her:

(A)“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than (B)the other,
(C)And the older shall serve the younger.”

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16 Your fierceness has deceived you,
The (A)pride of your heart,
O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Who hold the height of the hill!
(B)Though you make your (C)nest as high as the eagle,
(D)I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.

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28 You who dwell in Moab,
Leave the cities and (A)dwell in the rock,
And be like (B)the dove which makes her nest
In the sides of the cave’s mouth.

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13 “Behold, (A)I am against you, O [a]inhabitant of the valley,
And rock of the plain,” says the Lord,
“Who say, (B)‘Who shall come down against us?
Or who shall enter our dwellings?’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:13 dweller

19 Behold, I will do a (A)new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
(B)I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.

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The Future Glory of Zion

35 The (A)wilderness and the [a]wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the (B)desert[b] shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:1 desert
  2. Isaiah 35:1 Heb. arabah

The (A)pride of your heart has deceived you,
You who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Whose habitation is high;
(B)You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’

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(A)The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)“Prepare the way of the Lord;
(C)Make straight [a]in the desert
A highway for our God.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert

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