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The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor.
    Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.

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In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(A)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.

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12 Because of the sinful things they say,
    because of the evil that is on their lips,
let them be captured by their pride,
    their curses, and their lies.

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12 For the sins of their mouths,(A)
    for the words of their lips,(B)
    let them be caught in their pride.(C)
For the curses and lies they utter,

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11 Don’t let the proud trample me
    or the wicked push me around.

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11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
    nor the hand of the wicked(A) drive me away.

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16 The trouble they make for others backfires on them.
    The violence they plan falls on their own heads.

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16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

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22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
    they are ropes that catch and hold him.

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(B)

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122 Please guarantee a blessing for me.
    Don’t let the arrogant oppress me!

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122 Ensure your servant’s well-being;(A)
    do not let the arrogant oppress me.(B)

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18 Silence their lying lips—
    those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.

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18 Let their lying lips(A) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly(B) against the righteous.

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12 After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant. 13 He boasts,

“By my own powerful arm I have done this.
    With my own shrewd wisdom I planned it.
I have broken down the defenses of nations
    and carried off their treasures.
    I have knocked down their kings like a bull.

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12 When the Lord has finished all his work(A) against Mount Zion(B) and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria(C) for the willful pride(D) of his heart and the haughty look(E) in his eyes. 13 For he says:

“‘By the strength of my hand(F) I have done this,(G)
    and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
    I plundered their treasures;(H)
    like a mighty one I subdued[a] their kings.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:13 Or treasures; / I subdued the mighty,

The proud have set a trap to catch me;
    they have stretched out a net;
    they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude

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The arrogant have hidden a snare(A) for me;
    they have spread out the cords of their net(B)
    and have set traps(C) for me along my path.

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85 These arrogant people who hate your instructions
    have dug deep pits to trap me.

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85 The arrogant(A) dig pits(B) to trap me,
    contrary to your law.

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69 Arrogant people smear me with lies,
    but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.

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69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,(A)
    I keep your precepts with all my heart.

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Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, “You lie! The Lord our God hasn’t forbidden us to go to Egypt!

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Azariah son of Hoshaiah(A) and Johanan(B) son of Kareah and all the arrogant(C) men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying!(D) The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to settle there.’(E)

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16 Everyone there will stare at you and ask,
‘Can this be the one who shook the earth
    and made the kingdoms of the world tremble?

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16 Those who see you stare at you,
    they ponder your fate:(A)
“Is this the man who shook(B) the earth
    and made kingdoms tremble,

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