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17 He brought the tribute money to Eglon, who was very fat.

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17 He presented the tribute(A) to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.(B)

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20 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep.

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20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.(A)

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Babylon’s Sure Fall

11 “You rejoice and are glad,
    you who plundered my chosen people.
You frisk about like a calf in a meadow
    and neigh like a stallion.

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11 “Because you rejoice and are glad,
    you who pillage my inheritance,(A)
because you frolic like a heifer(B) threshing grain
    and neigh like stallions,

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28 They are fat and sleek,
    and there is no limit to their wicked deeds.
They refuse to provide justice to orphans
    and deny the rights of the poor.

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28     and have grown fat(A) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;(B)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.(C)

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19 In an instant they are destroyed,
    completely swept away by terrors.

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19 How suddenly(A) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away(B) by terrors!

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These fat cats have everything
    their hearts could ever wish for!

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From their callous hearts(A) comes iniquity[a];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat

27 “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous;
    their waists bulge with fat.

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27 “Though his face is covered with fat
    and his waist bulges with flesh,(A)

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29 So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you give your sons more honor than you give me—for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people Israel!

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29 Why do you[a] scorn my sacrifice and offering(A) that I prescribed for my dwelling?(B) Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:29 The Hebrew is plural.

29 They attacked the Moabites and killed about 10,000 of their strongest and most able-bodied warriors. Not one of them escaped.

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29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.

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