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14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
    and his arrow go forth like lightning;
the Lord God will sound the trumpet
    and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.(A)
15 The Lord of hosts will protect them,
    and they shall consume and conquer the slingers;[a]
they shall drink their blood[b] like wine
    and be full like a bowl,
    drenched like the corners of the altar.(B)

16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
    for they are the flock of his people,
for like the jewels of a crown
    they shall shine on his land.(C)
17 For what goodness and beauty are his!
    Grain shall make the young men flourish,
    and new wine the young women.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.15 Cn: Heb the slingstones
  2. 9.15 Gk: Heb they roared

14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
and His arrow will fly like lightning.
The Lord God will sound the trumpet
and advance with the southern storms.(A)
15 The Lord of Hosts will defend them.
They will consume and conquer with slingstones;
they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine.(B)
They will be as full as the sprinkling basin,(C)
like those at the corners of the altar.(D)
16 The Lord their God will save them on that day
as the flock of His people;(E)
for they are like jewels in a crown,(F)
sparkling over His land.
17 How lovely and beautiful they will be!
Grain will make the young men flourish,
and new wine, the young women.

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