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15 I will let you be like a log
    covered with sharp spikes.[a]
You will grind and crush
every mountain and hill[b]
    until they turn to dust.
16 A strong wind will scatter them
    in all directions.
Then you will celebrate
and praise me, your Lord,
    the holy God of Israel.

The Lord Helps the Poor

17 When the poor and needy
are dying of thirst
    and cannot find water,
I, the Lord God of Israel,
will come to their rescue.
    I won't forget them.

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Footnotes

  1. 41.15 I will let … sharp spikes: In ancient times a heavy object was sometimes dragged over wheat or barley to separate the grain from the husk. This was called threshing.
  2. 41.15 mountain and hill: These stand for the power and pride of Israel's enemies.

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