17 (A)One thousand will flee at the threat of one man;
You will flee at the threat of five,
Until you are left as a [a]flag on a mountain top
And as a signal on a hill.

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  1. Isaiah 30:17 Lit pole

(A)Judah has gone into exile [a]under affliction
And [b]under [c]harsh servitude;
She dwells (B)among the nations,
But she has found no rest;
All (C)her pursuers have overtaken her
In the midst of [d]distress.

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  1. Lamentations 1:3 Or by reason of
  2. Lamentations 1:3 Or by reason of
  3. Lamentations 1:3 Lit great
  4. Lamentations 1:3 Or narrow places

All her (A)majesty
Has departed from the daughter of Zion;
Her princes have become like deer
That have found no pasture;
And they have [a](B)fled without strength
Before the pursuer.

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  1. Lamentations 1:6 Lit gone

19 Our pursuers were (A)swifter
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.

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And when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the (A)news that is coming; and (B)every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will [a]faint and all knees will [b]be weak as water. Behold, it comes and it will happen,’ declares the Lord [c]God.”

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  1. Ezekiel 21:7 Lit be dim
  2. Ezekiel 21:7 Lit flow
  3. Ezekiel 21:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch