44 As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
    (A)foreigners (B)came cringing to me.

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44     foreigners(A) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

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15 Those who hate the Lord would (A)cringe toward him,
    and their fate would last forever.

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15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe(A) before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.

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Say to God, (A)“How awesome are your deeds!
    So great is your power that your enemies (B)come cringing to you.

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Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!(A)
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe(B) before you.

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29 Happy are you, O Israel! (A)Who is like you,
    a people (B)saved by the Lord,
(C)the shield of your help,
    and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
    and you shall tread upon their backs.”

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29 Blessed are you, Israel!(A)
    Who is like you,(B)
    a people saved by the Lord?(C)
He is your shield and helper(D)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(E)

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16 But (A)they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, (B)“Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” 17 So (C)faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

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16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.(A) For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”[a](B) 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,(C) and the message is heard through the word about Christ.(D)

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  1. Romans 10:16 Isaiah 53:1

in (A)admitting foreigners, (B)uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, (C)profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You[a] have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations.

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  1. Ezekiel 44:7 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew They

In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in heart(A) and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat and blood, and you broke my covenant.(B)

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The Lord has sworn (A)by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
“I will not again give (B)your grain
    to be food for your enemies,
(C)and foreigners shall not drink your wine
    for which you have labored;

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The Lord has sworn(A) by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
“Never again will I give your grain(B)
    as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
    for which you have toiled;

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30 Rebuke (A)the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
    the herd of (B)bulls with the calves of the peoples.
(C)Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
    scatter the peoples who delight in war.[a]

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  1. Psalm 68:30 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain

30 Rebuke the beast(A) among the reeds,(B)
    the herd of bulls(C) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
    Scatter the nations(D) who delight in war.(E)

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44 “You delivered me from strife with my people;[a]
    you kept me as the head of (A)the nations;
    (B)people whom I had not known served me.
45 Foreigners came cringing to me;
    as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46 Foreigners lost heart
    and came trembling[b] (C)out of their fortresses.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:44 Septuagint with the peoples
  2. 2 Samuel 22:46 Compare Psalm 18:45; Hebrew equipped themselves

44 “You have delivered(A) me from the attacks of the peoples;
    you have preserved(B) me as the head of nations.
People(C) I did not know now serve me,
45     foreigners cower(D) before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.(E)
46 They all lose heart;
    they come trembling[a](F) from their strongholds.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:46 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); Masoretic Text they arm themselves

13 And David said to the young man who told him, “Where do you come from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.”

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13 David said to the young man who brought him the report, “Where are you from?”

“I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,(A)” he answered.

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