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21 (A) The Lord will fiercely attack
as he did at Mount Perazim[a]
    and in Gibeon Valley.[b]
But this time the Lord
will do something surprising,
    not what you expect.
22 So you had better stop sneering
or you will be in worse shape
    than ever before.
I heard the Lord All-Powerful
threaten the whole country
    with destruction.

All Wisdom Comes from the Lord

23 Pay close attention
    to what I am saying.

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Footnotes

  1. 28.21 Mount Perazim: This may refer to David's defeat of the Philistines at Baal Perazim (2 Samuel 5.17-21).
  2. 28.21 Gibeon Valley: This refers to Joshua's victory at Gibeon (Joshua 10.1-11).

21 The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim,(A)
    he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon(B)
to do his work,(C) his strange work,
    and perform his task, his alien task.
22 Now stop your mocking,(D)
    or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
    of the destruction decreed(E) against the whole land.(F)

23 Listen(G) and hear my voice;
    pay attention and hear what I say.

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