14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, (A)“Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, (B)who is great and awesome, (C)and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”

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14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid(A) of them. Remember(B) the Lord, who is great and awesome,(C) and fight(D) for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”

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Only (A)do not rebel against the Lord. And (B)do not fear the people of the land, for (C)they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.”

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Only do not rebel(A) against the Lord. And do not be afraid(B) of the people of the land,(C) because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with(D) us.(E) Do not be afraid of them.”(F)

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10 fear not, for I am with you;
    be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
    I will uphold you with (A)my righteous right hand.

11 (B)Behold, all who are incensed against you
    shall be put to shame and confounded;
those who strive against you
    shall be as nothing and shall perish.
12 (C)You shall seek those who contend with you,
    but you shall not find them;
(D)those who war against you
    shall be as nothing at all.
13 For I, the Lord your God,
    hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
    I am the one who helps you.”

14 Fear not, you (E)worm Jacob,
    you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
    your (F)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

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10 So do not fear,(A) for I am with you;(B)
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen(C) you and help(D) you;
    I will uphold you(E) with my righteous right hand.(F)

11 “All who rage(G) against you
    will surely be ashamed and disgraced;(H)
those who oppose(I) you
    will be as nothing and perish.(J)
12 Though you search for your enemies,
    you will not find them.(K)
Those who wage war against you
    will be as nothing(L) at all.
13 For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand(M)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help(N) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(O) you worm(P) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(Q) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(R) the Holy One(S) of Israel.

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12 (A)Be of good courage, and (B)let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and (C)may the Lord do what seems good to him.”

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12 Be strong,(A) and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”(B)

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So we can confidently say,

(A)“The Lord is my helper;
    (B)I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”

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So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 13:6 Psalm 118:6,7

And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, (A)the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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Then I said:

Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God,(A) who keeps his covenant of love(B) with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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29 Then I said to you, ‘Do not be in dread or afraid of them. 30 The Lord your God who goes before you (A)will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

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29 Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid(A) of them.(B) 30 The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight(C) for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,

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28 And (A)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him (B)who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[a]

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  1. Matthew 10:28 Greek Gehenna

28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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17 For the Lord your God is (A)God of gods and (B)Lord of lords, (C)the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is (D)not partial and takes no bribe.

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17 For the Lord your God is God of gods(A) and Lord of lords,(B) the great God, mighty and awesome,(C) who shows no partiality(D) and accepts no bribes.(E)

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28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving (A)a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus (B)let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our (C)God is a consuming fire.

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28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,(A) let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,(B) 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:29 Deut. 4:24

20 For they could not endure the order that was given, (A)“If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” 21 Indeed, (B)so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.”

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20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”[a](A) 21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”[b](B)

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  1. Hebrews 12:20 Exodus 19:12,13
  2. Hebrews 12:21 See Deut. 9:19.

God's Wrath Against Nineveh

(A)The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
    the Lord is avenging and wrathful;
(B)the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries
    and (C)keeps wrath for his enemies.
(D)The Lord is slow to anger and (E)great in power,
    and (F)the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.
(G)His way is in whirlwind and storm,
    and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
(H)He rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
    he dries up all the rivers;
(I)Bashan and (J)Carmel wither;
    the bloom of (K)Lebanon withers.
(L)The mountains quake before him;
    (M)the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
    (N)the world and all who dwell in it.

(O)Who can stand before his indignation?
    Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath (P)is poured out like fire,
    and (Q)the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
(R)The Lord is good,
    (S)a stronghold in the day of trouble;
(T)he knows those who take refuge in him.

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The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

The Lord is a jealous(A) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance(B) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.(C)
The Lord is slow to anger(D) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.(E)
His way is in the whirlwind(F) and the storm,(G)
    and clouds(H) are the dust of his feet.
He rebukes(I) the sea and dries it up;(J)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(K) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
The mountains quake(L) before him
    and the hills melt away.(M)
The earth trembles(N) at his presence,
    the world and all who live in it.(O)
Who can withstand(P) his indignation?
    Who can endure(Q) his fierce anger?(R)
His wrath is poured out like fire;(S)
    the rocks are shattered(T) before him.

The Lord is good,(U)
    a refuge in times of trouble.(V)
He cares for(W) those who trust in him,(X)

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64 (A)Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down,
    (B)that the mountains might quake at your presence—
[a] as when fire kindles brushwood
    and the fire causes water to boil—
(C)to make your name known to your adversaries,
    and that the nations might tremble at your presence!
(D)When you did awesome things that we did not look for,
    you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.

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  1. Isaiah 64:2 Ch 64:1 in Hebrew

64 [a]Oh, that you would rend the heavens(A) and come down,(B)
    that the mountains(C) would tremble before you!
As when fire sets twigs ablaze
    and causes water to boil,
come down to make your name(D) known to your enemies
    and cause the nations to quake(E) before you!
For when you did awesome(F) things that we did not expect,
    you came down, and the mountains trembled(G) before you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1 is numbered 63:19b, and 64:2-12 is numbered 64:1-11.