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13 The Lord advances like a warrior;
he stirs up his zeal like a soldier.(A)
He shouts, he roars aloud,
he prevails over his enemies.

14 ‘I have kept silent from ages past;
I have been quiet and restrained myself.(B)
But now, I will groan like a woman in labour,(C)
gasping breathlessly.
15 I will lay waste mountains and hills
and dry up all their vegetation.
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up marshes.(D)

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13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(A)
    like a warrior(B) he will stir up his zeal;(C)
with a shout(D) he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.(E)

14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(F)
    I have been quiet and held myself back.(G)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
    I cry out, I gasp and pant.(H)
15 I will lay waste(I) the mountains(J) and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
    and dry up(K) the pools.

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13 (A)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
    like a man of war (B)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, (C)he shouts aloud,
    he shows himself mighty against his foes.

14 For a long time I have held my peace;
    I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out (D)like a woman in labor;
    I will gasp and pant.
15 (E)I will lay waste mountains and hills,
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,[a]
    and dry up the pools.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:15 Or into coastlands