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39 When they are diminished and brought low
    through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,(A)

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39 Then their numbers decreased,(A) and they were humbled(B)
    by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

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Death of Jehu

32 In those days the Lord began to trim off parts of Israel. Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:(A)

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32 In those days the Lord began to reduce(A) the size of Israel. Hazael(B) overpowered the Israelites throughout their territory

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33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor
    at the time when it is trodden;
yet a little while
    and the time of her harvest will come.(A)

34 “King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon has devoured me;
    he has crushed me;
he has made me an empty vessel;
    he has swallowed me like a monster;
he has filled his belly with my delicacies;
    he has spewed me out.(B)

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33 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:

“Daughter Babylon(A) is like a threshing floor(B)
    at the time it is trampled;
    the time to harvest(C) her will soon come.(D)

34 “Nebuchadnezzar(E) king of Babylon has devoured(F) us,(G)
    he has thrown us into confusion,
    he has made us an empty jar.
Like a serpent he has swallowed us
    and filled his stomach with our delicacies,
    and then has spewed(H) us out.

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As for me, I said in my prosperity,
    “I shall never be moved.”
By your favor, O Lord,
    you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
    I was dismayed.(A)

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When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”(A)
Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[a] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(B)
    I was dismayed.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion

10 Have you not put a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.(A) 11 But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.”(B) 12 The Lord said to the accuser,[a] “Very well, all that he has is in your power; only do not stretch out your hand against him!” So the accuser[b] went out from the presence of the Lord.

Job Loses Property and Children

13 One day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the eldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them, 15 and the Sabeans fell on them and carried them off and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you.”(C) 16 While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them; I alone have escaped to tell you.”(D) 17 While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three columns, made a raid on the camels and carried them off, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you.”(E)

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  1. 1.12 Heb the satan
  2. 1.12 Heb the satan

10 “Have you not put a hedge(A) around him and his household and everything he has?(B) You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.(C) 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has,(D) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(E)

12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has(F) is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”(G)

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters(H) were feasting(I) and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing(J) nearby, 15 and the Sabeans(K) attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens(L) and burned up the sheep and the servants,(M) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans(N) formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

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In those times it was not safe for anyone to go or come, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.(A) They were broken in pieces, nation against nation and city against city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.(B)

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In those days it was not safe to travel about,(A) for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil. One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another,(B) because God was troubling them with every kind of distress.

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26 For the Lord saw that the distress of Israel was very bitter; there was no one left, bond or free, and no one to help Israel.(A)

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26 The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free,(A) was suffering;[a](B) there was no one to help them.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:26 Or Israel was suffering. They were without a ruler or leader, and

Israel Recaptures Cities from Aram

22 Now King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.(A)

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22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed(A) Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.

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So Jehoahaz was left with an army of not more than fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.(A)

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Nothing had been left(A) of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust(B) at threshing time.

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At the end of the seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she set out to appeal to the king for her house and her land.

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At the end of the seven years she came back from the land of the Philistines and went to appeal to the king for her house and land.

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Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son

One day Elisha was passing through Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to have a meal. So whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for a meal.(A)

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The Shunammite’s Son Restored to Life

One day Elisha went to Shunem.(A) And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat.

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Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
    but those who were hungry are fat with spoil.
The barren has borne seven,
    but she who has many children is forlorn.(A)
The Lord kills and brings to life;
    he brings down to Sheol and raises up.(B)
The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
    he brings low; he also exalts.(C)

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Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
    but those who were hungry(A) are hungry no more.
She who was barren(B) has borne seven children,
    but she who has had many sons pines away.

“The Lord brings death and makes alive;(C)
    he brings down to the grave and raises up.(D)
The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(E)
    he humbles and he exalts.(F)

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20 She said to them,

“Call me no longer Naomi;[a]
    call me Mara,[b]
    for the Almighty[c] has dealt bitterly with me.(A)
21 I went away full,
    but the Lord has brought me back empty;
why call me Naomi
    when the Lord has dealt harshly with[d] me
    and the Almighty[e] has brought calamity upon me?”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.20 That is, pleasant
  2. 1.20 That is, bitter
  3. 1.20 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
  4. 1.21 Or has testified against
  5. 1.21 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,[a]” she told them. “Call me Mara,[b] because the Almighty[c](A) has made my life very bitter.(B) 21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.(C) Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted[d] me;(D) the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:20 Naomi means pleasant.
  2. Ruth 1:20 Mara means bitter.
  3. Ruth 1:20 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21
  4. Ruth 1:21 Or has testified against