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“I warned the proud, ‘Stop your boasting!’
    I told the wicked, ‘Don’t raise your fists!

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To the arrogant(A) I say, ‘Boast no more,’(B)
    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:4 Horns here symbolize strength; also in verses 5 and 10.

21 “What are these men coming to do?” I asked.

The angel replied, “These four horns—these nations—scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them.”

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21 I asked, “What are these coming to do?”

He answered, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise their head, but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations who lifted up their horns(A) against the land of Judah to scatter its people.”[a](B)

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  1. Zechariah 1:21 In Hebrew texts 1:18-21 is numbered 2:1-4.

20 I also asked about the ten horns on the fourth beast’s head and the little horn that came up afterward and destroyed three of the other horns. This horn had seemed greater than the others, and it had human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly. 21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against God’s holy people and was defeating them,

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20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns(A) on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully.(B) 21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them,(C)

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Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;
    learn to use good judgment.”

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Leave your simple ways and you will live;(A)
    walk in the way of insight.”(B)

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You simple people, use good judgment.
    You foolish people, show some understanding.

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You who are simple,(A) gain prudence;(B)
    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds

22 “How long, you simpletons,
    will you insist on being simpleminded?
How long will you mockers relish your mocking?
    How long will you fools hate knowledge?

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22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(B) knowledge?

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14 He has made his people strong,
    honoring his faithful ones—
    the people of Israel who are close to him.

Praise the Lord!

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14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,[a](A)
    the praise(B) of all his faithful servants,(C)
    of Israel, the people close to his heart.(D)

Praise the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 148:14 Horn here symbolizes strength.

Think again, you fools!
    When will you finally catch on?

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Take notice, you senseless ones(A) among the people;
    you fools, when will you become wise?

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17 You are their glorious strength.
    It pleases you to make us strong.

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17 For you are their glory and strength,(A)
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.

“How long will you hand down unjust decisions
    by favoring the wicked? Interlude

“Give justice to the poor and the orphan;
    uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Rescue the poor and helpless;
    deliver them from the grasp of evil people.
But these oppressors know nothing;
    they are so ignorant!
They wander about in darkness,
    while the whole world is shaken to the core.
I say, ‘You are gods;
    you are all children of the Most High.
But you will die like mere mortals
    and fall like every other ruler.’”

Rise up, O God, and judge the earth,
    for all the nations belong to you.

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“How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality(A) to the wicked?[b](B)
Defend the weak and the fatherless;(C)
    uphold the cause of the poor(D) and the oppressed.
Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.(E)
    They walk about in darkness;(F)
    all the foundations(G) of the earth are shaken.

“I said, ‘You are “gods”;(H)
    you are all sons of the Most High.’
But you will die(I) like mere mortals;
    you will fall like every other ruler.”

Rise up,(J) O God, judge(K) the earth,
    for all the nations are your inheritance.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.