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17 He shall take his zeal for armor(A)
    and arm creation to requite the enemy,

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20     and sharpen his sudden anger for a sword.
The universe will war with him against the foolhardy;

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[a]For all creation, in its several kinds, was being made over anew,
    serving your commands, that your children might be preserved unharmed.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:6 The cooperation of creation in Israel’s deliverance (vv. 7–12) under the direction of the Lord is a favorite theme; cf. 16:24–25.

25 Good things for the good he provided from the beginning,
    but for the wicked good things and bad.
26 Chief of all needs for human life
    are water and fire, iron and salt,
The heart of the wheat, milk and honey,
    the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing.(A)
27 For the good all these are good,
    but for the wicked they turn out evil.

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