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Isaiah 12-14
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Isaiah 12-14
Christian Standard Bible
A Song of Praise
12 On that day you will say:
“I will give thanks to you, Lord,
although you were angry with me.
Your anger has turned away,
and you have comforted me.(A)
2 Indeed, God is my salvation;
I will trust him and not be afraid,
for the Lord, the Lord himself,
is my strength and my song.
He has become my salvation.”(B)
3 You will joyfully draw water(C)
from the springs of salvation,
4 and on that day you will say,
“Give thanks to the Lord; proclaim his name!
Make his works known among the peoples.(D)
Declare that his name is exalted.
5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things.(E)
Let this be known throughout the earth.
6 Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion,
for the Holy One of Israel(F) is among you
in his greatness.”
A Pronouncement against Babylon
13 A pronouncement(G) concerning Babylon(H) that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:
2 Lift up a banner on a barren mountain.(I)
Call out to them.
Signal with your hand, and they will go
through the gates of the nobles.
3 I have commanded my consecrated ones;
yes, I have called my warriors,
who celebrate my triumph,
to execute my wrath.(J)
4 Listen, a commotion on the mountains,
like that of a mighty people!
Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,
like nations being gathered together!
The Lord of Armies is mobilizing an army for war.
5 They are coming from a distant land,
from the farthest horizon—
the Lord and the weapons of his wrath—
to destroy the whole country.[a]
6 Wail! For the day of the Lord is near.(K)
It will come as destruction from the Almighty.(L)
7 Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak,
and every man will lose heart.
8 They will be horrified;
pain and agony will seize them;
they will be in anguish like a woman in labor.(M)
They will look at each other,
their faces flushed with fear.
9 Look, the day(N) of the Lord is coming—
cruel, with fury and burning anger—
to make the earth a desolation
and to destroy its sinners.(O)
10 Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations[b]
will not give their light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will not shine.(P)
11 I will punish the world for its evil,(Q)
and wicked people for their iniquities.
I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant(R)
and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.
12 I will make a human more scarce than fine gold,
and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.(S)
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble,
and the earth will shake from its foundations(T)
at the wrath of the Lord of Armies,
on the day of his burning anger.
14 Like wandering gazelles
and like sheep without a shepherd,(U)
each one will turn to his own people,
each one will flee to his own land.
15 Whoever is found will be stabbed,
and whoever is caught will die by the sword.
16 Their children will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;(V)
their houses will be looted,
and their wives raped.
17 Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them,(W)
who cannot be bought off with[c] silver
and who have no desire for gold.
18 Their bows will cut young men to pieces.
They will have no compassion on offspring;
they will not look with pity on children.
19 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms,
the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans,
will be like Sodom and Gomorrah
when God overthrew them.(X)
20 It will never be inhabited
or lived in from generation to generation;(Y)
a nomad will not pitch his tent there,
and shepherds will not let their flocks rest there.
21 But desert creatures will lie down there,
and owls will fill the houses.
Ostriches will dwell there,
and wild goats will leap about.(Z)
22 Hyenas will howl in the fortresses,
and jackals, in the luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s time is almost up;
her days are almost over.
Israel’s Return
14 For the Lord will have compassion(AA) on Jacob and will choose Israel again.(AB) He will settle them on their own land.(AC) The resident alien will join them and be united with the house of Jacob.(AD) 2 The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess them as male and female slaves in the Lord’s land.(AE) They will make captives of their captors and will rule over their oppressors.
Downfall of the King of Babylon
3 When the Lord gives you rest from your pain,(AF) torment, and the hard labor(AG) you were forced to do, 4 you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon(AH) and say:
How the oppressor has quieted down,
and how the raging[d] has become quiet!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of the rulers.
6 It struck the peoples in anger
with unceasing blows.
It subdued the nations in rage
with relentless persecution.
7 The whole earth is calm and at rest;
people shout with a ringing cry.
8 Even the cypresses and the cedars of Lebanon
rejoice over you:(AI)
“Since you have been laid low,
no lumberjack has come against us.”
9 Sheol below is eager to greet your coming,
stirring up the spirits of the departed for you—
all the rulers[e] of the earth—
making all the kings of the nations
rise from their thrones.
10 They all respond to you, saying,
“You too have become as weak as we are;
you have become like us!
11 Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol,
along with the music of your harps.
Maggots are spread out under you,
and worms cover you.”
12 Shining morning star,[f](AJ)
how you have fallen from the heavens!(AK)
You destroyer of nations,
you have been cut down to the ground.
13 You said to yourself,
“I will ascend to the heavens;(AL)
I will set up my throne
above the stars of God.(AM)
I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly,
in the remotest parts of the North.[g](AN)
14 I will ascend above the highest clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”
15 But you will be brought down to Sheol
into the deepest regions of the Pit.(AO)
16 Those who see you will stare at you;
they will look closely at you:
“Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble,
who shook the kingdoms,
17 who turned the world into a wilderness,(AP)
who destroyed its cities
and would not release the prisoners to return home?”
18 All the kings of the nations
lie in splendor, each in his own tomb.
19 But you are thrown out without a grave,
like a worthless branch,
covered by those slain with the sword
and dumped into a rocky pit like a trampled corpse.
20 You will not join them in burial,
because you destroyed your land
and slaughtered your own people.
The offspring of evildoers
will never be mentioned again.(AQ)
21 Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons,
because of the iniquity(AR) of their ancestors.
They will never rise up to possess a land
or fill the surface of the earth with cities.
22 “I will rise up against them”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies—“and I will cut off from Babylon her reputation, remnant, offspring, and posterity”—this is the Lord’s declaration. 23 “I will make her a swampland and a region for herons,[h] and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction.”
This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
Assyria Will Be Destroyed
24 The Lord of Armies has sworn:
As I have purposed, so it will be;
as I have planned it, so it will happen.(AS)
25 I will break Assyria(AT) in my land;
I will tread him down on my mountain.
Then his yoke will be taken from them,
and his burden will be removed from their shoulders.
26 This is the plan(AU) prepared
for the whole earth,
and this is the hand stretched out
against all the nations.
27 The Lord of Armies himself has planned it;
therefore, who can stand in its way?
It is his hand that is outstretched,
so who can turn it back?
A Pronouncement against Philistia
28 In the year that King Ahaz died,(AV) this pronouncement came:(AW)
29 Don’t rejoice, all of you in Philistia,
because the rod of the one who struck you(AX) is broken.
For a viper will come from the root[i] of a snake,
and from its egg comes a flying serpent.(AY)
30 Then the firstborn(AZ) of the poor will be well fed,
and the impoverished will lie down in safety,
but I will kill your root with hunger,
and your remnant will be slain.
31 Wail, you gates!(BA) Cry out, city!
Tremble with fear,(BB) all Philistia!
For a cloud of dust is coming from the north,(BC)
and there is no one missing from the invader’s ranks.
32 What answer will be given to the messengers from that nation?
The Lord has founded Zion,(BD)
and his oppressed people find refuge in her.
Isaiah 12-14
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Isaiah 12-14
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Songs of Praise
12 In that day(A) you will say:
“I will praise(B) you, Lord.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away(C)
and you have comforted(D) me.
2 Surely God is my salvation;(E)
I will trust(F) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(G) is my strength(H) and my defense[a];
he has become my salvation.(I)”
3 With joy you will draw water(J)
from the wells(K) of salvation.
4 In that day(L) you will say:
“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;(M)
make known among the nations(N) what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.(O)
5 Sing(P) to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;(Q)
let this be known to all the world.
6 Shout aloud and sing for joy,(R) people of Zion,
for great(S) is the Holy One of Israel(T) among you.(U)”
A Prophecy Against Babylon
13 A prophecy(V) against Babylon(W) that Isaiah son of Amoz(X) saw:(Y)
2 Raise a banner(Z) on a bare hilltop,
shout to them;
beckon to them
to enter the gates(AA) of the nobles.
3 I have commanded those I prepared for battle;
I have summoned my warriors(AB) to carry out my wrath(AC)—
those who rejoice(AD) in my triumph.
4 Listen, a noise on the mountains,
like that of a great multitude!(AE)
Listen, an uproar(AF) among the kingdoms,
like nations massing together!
The Lord Almighty(AG) is mustering(AH)
an army for war.
5 They come from faraway lands,
from the ends of the heavens(AI)—
the Lord and the weapons(AJ) of his wrath(AK)—
to destroy(AL) the whole country.
6 Wail,(AM) for the day(AN) of the Lord is near;
it will come like destruction(AO) from the Almighty.[b](AP)
7 Because of this, all hands will go limp,(AQ)
every heart will melt with fear.(AR)
8 Terror(AS) will seize them,
pain and anguish will grip(AT) them;
they will writhe like a woman in labor.(AU)
They will look aghast at each other,
their faces aflame.(AV)
9 See, the day(AW) of the Lord is coming
—a cruel(AX) day, with wrath(AY) and fierce anger(AZ)—
to make the land desolate
and destroy the sinners within it.
10 The stars of heaven and their constellations
will not show their light.(BA)
The rising sun(BB) will be darkened(BC)
and the moon will not give its light.(BD)
11 I will punish(BE) the world for its evil,
the wicked(BF) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty(BG)
and will humble(BH) the pride of the ruthless.(BI)
12 I will make people(BJ) scarcer than pure gold,
more rare than the gold of Ophir.(BK)
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;(BL)
and the earth will shake(BM) from its place
at the wrath(BN) of the Lord Almighty,
in the day of his burning anger.(BO)
14 Like a hunted(BP) gazelle,
like sheep without a shepherd,(BQ)
they will all return to their own people,
they will flee(BR) to their native land.(BS)
15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through;
all who are caught will fall(BT) by the sword.(BU)
16 Their infants(BV) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
their houses will be looted and their wives violated.(BW)
17 See, I will stir up(BX) against them the Medes,(BY)
who do not care for silver
and have no delight in gold.(BZ)
18 Their bows(CA) will strike down the young men;(CB)
they will have no mercy(CC) on infants,
nor will they look with compassion on children.(CD)
19 Babylon,(CE) the jewel of kingdoms,(CF)
the pride and glory(CG) of the Babylonians,[c]
will be overthrown(CH) by God
like Sodom and Gomorrah.(CI)
20 She will never be inhabited(CJ)
or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads(CK) will pitch their tents,
there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
21 But desert creatures(CL) will lie there,
jackals(CM) will fill her houses;
there the owls(CN) will dwell,
and there the wild goats(CO) will leap about.
22 Hyenas(CP) will inhabit her strongholds,(CQ)
jackals(CR) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,(CS)
and her days will not be prolonged.(CT)
14 The Lord will have compassion(CU) on Jacob;
once again he will choose(CV) Israel
and will settle them in their own land.(CW)
Foreigners(CX) will join them
and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
2 Nations will take them
and bring(CY) them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations(CZ)
and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives(DA) of their captors
and rule over their oppressors.(DB)
3 On the day the Lord gives you relief(DC) from your suffering and turmoil(DD) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(DE) 4 you will take up this taunt(DF) against the king of Babylon:(DG)
How the oppressor(DH) has come to an end!
How his fury[d] has ended!
5 The Lord has broken the rod(DI) of the wicked,(DJ)
the scepter(DK) of the rulers,
6 which in anger struck down peoples(DL)
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued(DM) nations
with relentless aggression.(DN)
7 All the lands are at rest and at peace;(DO)
they break into singing.(DP)
8 Even the junipers(DQ) and the cedars of Lebanon
gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
no one comes to cut us down.”(DR)
9 The realm of the dead(DS) below is all astir
to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(DT) to greet you—
all those who were leaders(DU) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
all those who were kings over the nations.(DV)
10 They will all respond,
they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
you have become like us.”(DW)
11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave,(DX)
along with the noise of your harps;(DY)
maggots are spread out beneath you
and worms(DZ) cover you.(EA)
12 How you have fallen(EB) from heaven,
morning star,(EC) son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!(ED)
13 You said in your heart,
“I will ascend(EE) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne(EF)
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,(EG)
on the utmost heights(EH) of Mount Zaphon.[e]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(EI)
I will make myself like the Most High.”(EJ)
15 But you are brought down(EK) to the realm of the dead,(EL)
to the depths(EM) of the pit.(EN)
16 Those who see you stare at you,
they ponder your fate:(EO)
“Is this the man who shook(EP) the earth
and made kingdoms tremble,
17 the man who made the world a wilderness,(EQ)
who overthrew(ER) its cities
and would not let his captives go home?”(ES)
18 All the kings of the nations lie in state,
each in his own tomb.(ET)
19 But you are cast out(EU) of your tomb
like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,(EV)
with those pierced by the sword,(EW)
those who descend to the stones of the pit.(EX)
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
20 you will not join them in burial,(EY)
for you have destroyed your land
and killed your people.
Let the offspring(EZ) of the wicked(FA)
never be mentioned(FB) again.
21 Prepare a place to slaughter his children(FC)
for the sins of their ancestors;(FD)
they are not to rise to inherit the land
and cover the earth with their cities.
22 “I will rise up(FE) against them,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name(FF) and survivors,
her offspring and descendants,(FG)”
declares the Lord.
23 “I will turn her into a place for owls(FH)
and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,(FI)”
declares the Lord Almighty.(FJ)
24 The Lord Almighty has sworn,(FK)
“Surely, as I have planned,(FL) so it will be,
and as I have purposed, so it will happen.(FM)
25 I will crush the Assyrian(FN) in my land;
on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke(FO) will be taken from my people,
and his burden removed from their shoulders.(FP)”
26 This is the plan(FQ) determined for the whole world;
this is the hand(FR) stretched out over all nations.
27 For the Lord Almighty has purposed,(FS) and who can thwart him?
His hand(FT) is stretched out, and who can turn it back?(FU)
A Prophecy Against the Philistines
28 This prophecy(FV) came in the year(FW) King Ahaz(FX) died:
29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,(FY)
that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,(FZ)
its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.(GA)
30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
and the needy(GB) will lie down in safety.(GC)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(GD)
it will slay(GE) your survivors.(GF)
31 Wail,(GG) you gate!(GH) Howl, you city!
Melt away, all you Philistines!(GI)
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,(GJ)
and there is not a straggler in its ranks.(GK)
32 What answer shall be given
to the envoys(GL) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,(GM)
and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.(GN)”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 12:2 Or song
- Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai
- Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Isaiah 14:13 Or of the north; Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
2 Corinthians 13
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2 Corinthians 13
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Final Warnings and Exhortations
13 This is the third time I am coming to you.(A) Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.[a](B) 2 I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning(C) while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient, 3 since you seek proof of Christ speaking in me.(D) He is not weak in dealing with you, but powerful among you. 4 For he was crucified(E) in weakness, but he lives(F) by the power of God. For we also are weak in him,(G) but in dealing with you we will live(H) with him by God’s power.
5 Test(I) yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not recognize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test.[b] 6 And I hope you will recognize that we ourselves do not fail the test. 7 But we pray to God that you do nothing wrong—not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right,(J) even though we may appear to fail. 8 For we can’t do anything against the truth,(K) but only for the truth. 9 We rejoice when we are weak and you are strong.(L) We also pray that you become fully mature.[c] 10 This is why I am writing these things while absent, so that when I am there I may not have to deal harshly with you, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up(M) and not for tearing down.(N)
11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice.[d] Become mature, be encouraged,[e] be of the same mind,(O) be at peace,(P) and the God of love(Q) and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.(R) All the saints send you greetings.
13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love(S) of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.[f](T)
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- 13:1 Dt 17:6; 19:15
- 13:5 Or you are disqualified, or you are counterfeit
- 13:9 Or become complete, or be restored
- 13:11 Or farewell
- 13:11 Or listen to my appeal
- 13:12–13 Some translations divide these two vv. into three vv. so that v. 13 begins with All the saints... and v. 14 begins with The grace of...
2 Corinthians 13
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2 Corinthians 13
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Final Warnings
13 This will be my third visit to you.(A) “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”[a](B) 2 I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent:(C) On my return I will not spare(D) those who sinned earlier(E) or any of the others, 3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me.(F) He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. 4 For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness,(G) yet he lives by God’s power.(H) Likewise, we are weak(I) in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him(J) in our dealing with you.
5 Examine yourselves(K) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.(L) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you(M)—unless, of course, you fail the test? 6 And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. 7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed. 8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. 9 We are glad whenever we are weak(N) but you are strong;(O) and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.(P) 10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh(Q) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.(R)
Final Greetings
11 Finally, brothers and sisters,(S) rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace.(T) And the God of love(U) and peace(V) will be with you.
12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.(W) 13 All God’s people here send their greetings.(X)
14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,(Y) and the love of God,(Z) and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit(AA) be with you all.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 13:1 Deut. 19:15
Psalm 57
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Psalm 57
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Psalm 57
Praise for God’s Protection
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. When he fled before Saul into the cave.(A)
1 Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
for I take refuge in you.
I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings
until danger passes.(B)
2 I call to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.[a](C)
3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me,
challenging the one who tramples me.(D)Selah
God sends his faithful love and truth.(E)
4 I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down among devouring lions—
people whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.(F)
5 God, be exalted above the heavens;
let your glory be over the whole earth.(G)
6 They prepared a net for my steps;
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!(H)Selah
7 My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident.
I will sing; I will sing praises.(I)
8 Wake up, my soul!
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.(J)
9 I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.(K)
10 For your faithful love is as high as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches the clouds.(L)
11 God, be exalted above the heavens;(M)
let your glory be over the whole earth.(N)
Footnotes
- 57:2 Or who avenges me
Psalm 57
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Psalm 57
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Psalm 57[a](A)
For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.(B)
1 Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
for in you I take refuge.(C)
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings(D)
until the disaster has passed.(E)
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God, who vindicates me.(F)
3 He sends from heaven and saves me,(G)
rebuking those who hotly pursue me—[c](H)
God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.(I)
4 I am in the midst of lions;(J)
I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.(K)
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.(L)
6 They spread a net for my feet(M)—
I was bowed down(N) in distress.
They dug a pit(O) in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.(P)
7 My heart, O God, is steadfast,
my heart is steadfast;(Q)
I will sing and make music.
8 Awake, my soul!
Awake, harp and lyre!(R)
I will awaken the dawn.
9 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.(S)
Footnotes
- Psalm 57:1 In Hebrew texts 57:1-11 is numbered 57:2-12.
- Psalm 57:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 57:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
Proverbs 23:9-11
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Proverbs 23:9-11
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10 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker,(B)
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Redeemer is strong,(C)
and he will champion their cause against you.(D)
Footnotes
- 23:9 Lit in the ears of
Proverbs 23:9-11
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Proverbs 23:9-11
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