Woe to me, that I sojourn in (A)Meshech,
    that I dwell among (B)the tents of (C)Kedar!

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Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
    that I live among the tents of Kedar!(A)

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(A)The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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The Japhethites(A)

The sons[a] of Japheth:

Gomer,(B) Magog,(C) Madai, Javan,(D) Tubal,(E) Meshek(F) and Tiras.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:2 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 3, 4, 6, 7, 20-23, 29 and 31.

13 (A)Javan, (B)Tubal, and (C)Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

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13 “‘Greece,(A) Tubal and Meshek(B) did business with you; they traded human beings(C) and articles of bronze for your wares.

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13 (A)These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: (B)Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and (C)Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth(A) the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar,(B) Adbeel, Mibsam,

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13 “‘I know where you dwell, (A)where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not (B)deny my faith[a] even in the days of Antipas (C)my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:13 Or your faith in me

13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(A) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(B) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(C)

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and (A)if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, (B)he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);

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and if he rescued Lot,(A) a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless(B) (for that righteous man,(C) living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

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Wait for the God of Salvation

Woe is me! For I have become
    (A)as when the summer fruit has been gathered,
    as when the grapes have been gleaned:
there is no cluster to eat,
    no (B)first-ripe fig that my soul desires.
(C)The godly has perished from the earth,
    and (D)there is no one upright among mankind;
(E)they all lie in wait for blood,
    and (F)each hunts the other with a net.

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Israel’s Misery

What misery is mine!
I am like one who gathers summer fruit
    at the gleaning of the vineyard;
there is no cluster of grapes to eat,
    none of the early figs(A) that I crave.
The faithful have been swept from the land;(B)
    not one(C) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(D) to shed blood;(E)
    they hunt each other(F) with nets.(G)

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39 “And you, (A)son of man, (B)prophesy against (C)Gog and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, (D)I am against you, O Gog, (E)chief prince of (F)Meshech[a] and (G)Tubal.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 39:1 Or Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech

39 “Son of man, prophesy against Gog(A) and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of[a] Meshek(B) and Tubal.(C)

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  1. Ezekiel 39:1 Or Gog, prince of Rosh,

(A)“Son of man, (B)set your face toward (C)Gog, of the land of (D)Magog, the (E)chief prince of (F)Meshech[a] and (G)Tubal, and (H)prophesy against him and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, (I)I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech[b] and Tubal.

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  1. Ezekiel 38:2 Or Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech
  2. Ezekiel 38:3 Or Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech

“Son of man, set your face against Gog,(A) of the land of Magog,(B) the chief prince of[a] Meshek and Tubal;(C) prophesy against him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of[b] Meshek and Tubal.(D)

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  1. Ezekiel 38:2 Or the prince of Rosh,
  2. Ezekiel 38:3 Or Gog, prince of Rosh,

21 Arabia and all the princes of (A)Kedar were your favored dealers (B)in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you.

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21 “‘Arabia(A) and all the princes of Kedar(B) were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.

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[a] Oh that I had in the desert
    a travelers' lodging place,
that I might leave my people
    and go away from them!
For they are all (A)adulterers,
    a company of (B)treacherous men.
(C)They bend their tongue like a bow;
    falsehood and not truth has grown strong[b] in the land;
for they proceed from evil to evil,
    (D)and they do not know me, declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Hebrew
  2. Jeremiah 9:3 Septuagint; Hebrew and not for truth they have grown strong

Oh, that I had in the desert(A)
    a lodging place for travelers,
so that I might leave my people
    and go away from them;
for they are all adulterers,(B)
    a crowd of unfaithful(C) people.

“They make ready their tongue
    like a bow, to shoot lies;(D)
it is not by truth
    that they triumph[a] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
    they do not acknowledge(E) me,”
declares the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth

A multitude of camels shall cover you,
    the young camels of (A)Midian and (B)Ephah;
    all those from (C)Sheba shall come.
(D)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
    and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
All the flocks of (E)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
    the rams of (F)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
(G)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
    (H)and I will beautify my beautiful house.

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Herds of camels(A) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian(B) and Ephah.(C)
And all from Sheba(D) will come,
    bearing gold and incense(E)
    and proclaiming the praise(F) of the Lord.
All Kedar’s(G) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings(H) on my altar,(I)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.(J)

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