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10 “Now I will arise,” says Yahweh.
    “Now I will lift myself up.
    Now I will be exalted.
11 You will conceive chaff.
    You will give birth to stubble.
    Your breath is a fire that will devour you.
12 The peoples will be like the burning of lime,
    like thorns that are cut down and burned in the fire.

13 Hear, you who are far off, what I have done;
    and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.”
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid.
    Trembling has seized the godless ones.
Who among us can live with the devouring fire?
    Who among us can live with everlasting burning?
15 He who walks righteously
    and speaks blamelessly,
    he who despises the gain of oppressions,
    who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe,
    who stops his ears from hearing of blood,
    and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—
16 he will dwell on high.
    His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks.
    His bread will be supplied.
    His waters will be sure.

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10 “Now will I arise,(A)” says the Lord.
    “Now will I be exalted;(B)
    now will I be lifted up.
11 You conceive(C) chaff,
    you give birth(D) to straw;
    your breath is a fire(E) that consumes you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;(F)
    like cut thornbushes(G) they will be set ablaze.(H)

13 You who are far away,(I) hear(J) what I have done;
    you who are near, acknowledge my power!
14 The sinners(K) in Zion are terrified;
    trembling(L) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(M)
    Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
15 Those who walk righteously(N)
    and speak what is right,(O)
who reject gain from extortion(P)
    and keep their hands from accepting bribes,(Q)
who stop their ears against plots of murder
    and shut their eyes(R) against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(S)
    whose refuge(T) will be the mountain fortress.(U)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(V) them.

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