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20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
    and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
    until the wrath is past.(A)
21 For the Lord comes out from his place
    to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
the earth will disclose the blood shed on it
    and will no longer cover its slain.(B)

Israel’s Redemption

27 On that day the Lord with his cruel and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.(C)

20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
    and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves (A)for a little while
    until the fury has passed by.
21 (B)For behold, the Lord is coming out from his place
    to punish the inhabitants of (C)the earth for their iniquity,
and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it,
    and will no more cover its slain.

The Redemption of Israel

27 In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong (D)sword will punish (E)Leviathan the fleeing serpent, (F)Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay (G)the dragon that is in the sea.