\id JOL
\h Joel 
\toc3 JOL 
\toc2 Joel 
\toc1 Joel 
\mt1 Joel  
\c 1
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\v 1 \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Joel|strong="H3100"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pethuel|strong="H6602"\w*:   
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\v 2 \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w*; \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w give|strong="H1961"\w* \w ear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land. \w Has|strong="H1961"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w ever|strong="H3117"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w or|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* fathers?   
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\v 3 \w Tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*; let \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w What|strong="H3499"\w* \w the|strong="H3499"\w* devouring \w locust|strong="H3218"\w* \w has|strong="H3218"\w* \w left|strong="H3499"\w*, \w the|strong="H3499"\w* swarming \w locust|strong="H3218"\w* \w has|strong="H3218"\w* eaten; \w what|strong="H3499"\w* \w the|strong="H3499"\w* swarming \w locust|strong="H3218"\w* \w has|strong="H3218"\w* \w left|strong="H3499"\w*, \w the|strong="H3499"\w* \w young|strong="H3218"\w* \w locust|strong="H3218"\w* \w has|strong="H3218"\w* eaten; \w and|strong="H3499"\w* \w what|strong="H3499"\w* \w the|strong="H3499"\w* \w young|strong="H3218"\w* \w locust|strong="H3218"\w* \w has|strong="H3218"\w* \w left|strong="H3499"\w*, \w the|strong="H3499"\w* destroying \w locust|strong="H3218"\w* \w has|strong="H3218"\w* eaten.   
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\v 5 \w Wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w drunkards|strong="H7910"\w*, \w and|strong="H6310"\w* \w weep|strong="H1058"\w*; \w wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w drinkers|strong="H8354"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sweet|strong="H6071"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w invaded|strong="H5927"\w* \w My|strong="H5921"\w* land, \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w without|strong="H3588"\w* \w number|strong="H4557"\w*; \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w of|strong="H4557"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lion|strong="H3833"\w*, \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w fangs|strong="H4973"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fangs|strong="H4973"\w* \w of|strong="H4557"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lioness|strong="H3833"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w It|strong="H7760"\w* \w has|strong="H8047"\w* \w laid|strong="H7760"\w* \w waste|strong="H8047"\w* \w My|strong="H7760"\w* grapevine \w and|strong="H1612"\w* splintered \w My|strong="H7760"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H8384"\w*. \w It|strong="H7760"\w* \w has|strong="H8047"\w* \w stripped|strong="H2834"\w* \w off|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* bark \w and|strong="H1612"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w*; \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w branches|strong="H8299"\w* \w have|strong="H8299"\w* \w turned|strong="H7760"\w* \w white|strong="H3835"\w*.   
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\v 8 Wail \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w dressed|strong="H2296"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, grieving \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w husband|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*.   
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\v 9 Grain \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H5262"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*; \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* mourning, those \w who|strong="H3548"\w* \w minister|strong="H8334"\w* before \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w is|strong="H7704"\w* \w ruined|strong="H7703"\w*; \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* mourns. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w* \w is|strong="H7704"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w new|strong="H8492"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w* \w is|strong="H7704"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*, \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w oil|strong="H3323"\w* fails.   
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\v 11 \w Be|strong="H7704"\w* dismayed, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* farmers, \w wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w vinedressers|strong="H3755"\w*, \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w* \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* perished.   
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\v 12 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* grapevine \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w withered|strong="H3001"\w*; \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w*, \w palm|strong="H8558"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w apple|strong="H8598"\w*—\w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* orchard—\w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w withered|strong="H3001"\w*. \w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w joy|strong="H8342"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* mankind \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Put|strong="H2296"\w* \w on|strong="H2296"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w lament|strong="H5594"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*; \w wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w ministers|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w Come|strong="H2296"\w*, \w spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w ministers|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* God, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* grain \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w drink|strong="H5262"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w withheld|strong="H4513"\w* \w from|strong="H4513"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* God.   
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\v 14 \w Consecrate|strong="H6942"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fast|strong="H6685"\w*; \w proclaim|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w solemn|strong="H6116"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6116"\w*! Gather \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w cry|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 15 Alas \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*! \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* come \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7701"\w* \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Almighty|strong="H7706"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Has|strong="H5869"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3772"\w* \w food|strong="H1004"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w our|strong="H5048"\w* very \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*—\w joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3772"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w our|strong="H5048"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*?   
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w seeds|strong="H6507"\w* \w lie|strong="H8074"\w* \w shriveled|strong="H3001"\w* \w beneath|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w clods|strong="H4053"\w*; \w the|strong="H3588"\w* storehouses \w are|strong="H8074"\w* \w in|strong="H8478"\w* \w ruins|strong="H8074"\w*; \w the|strong="H3588"\w* granaries \w are|strong="H8074"\w* \w broken|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H2040"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w withered|strong="H3001"\w* \w away|strong="H3001"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w cattle|strong="H1241"\w* groan! \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w herds|strong="H1241"\w* wander \w in|strong="H6629"\w* confusion \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* no \w pasture|strong="H4829"\w*. \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H6629"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* suffering.   
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\v 19 \w To|strong="H3068"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w fire|strong="H3857"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w consumed|strong="H3857"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* open \w pastures|strong="H4999"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w flames|strong="H3852"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w scorched|strong="H3857"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* beasts \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w pant|strong="H6165"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* streams \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*, \w and|strong="H7704"\w* fire \w has|strong="H1571"\w* consumed \w the|strong="H3588"\w* open \w pastures|strong="H4999"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ram’s \w horn|strong="H7782"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*; \w sound|strong="H7321"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w alarm|strong="H7321"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*! Let \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w tremble|strong="H7264"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* coming; \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w*—   
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\v 2 \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w gloom|strong="H6205"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w clouds|strong="H6051"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* blackness. \w Like|strong="H3644"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dawn|strong="H7837"\w* overspreading \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w strong|strong="H6099"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w appears|strong="H1961"\w*, \w such|strong="H3644"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w old|strong="H5769"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w ages|strong="H5769"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fire|strong="H3857"\w* devours, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* behind \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flame|strong="H3852"\w* scorches. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* behind \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w it|strong="H6440"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w wasteland|strong="H4057"\w*—\w surely|strong="H1571"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w escape|strong="H6413"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Their|strong="H3651"\w* \w appearance|strong="H4758"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w of|strong="H4758"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w and|strong="H5483"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* gallop \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w swift|strong="H5483"\w* \w steeds|strong="H6571"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w With|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H7540"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* bound \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* mountaintops, \w like|strong="H7540"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w crackling|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* fire consuming \w stubble|strong="H7179"\w*, \w like|strong="H7540"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H6099"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w deployed|strong="H6186"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w Nations|strong="H5971"\w* \w writhe|strong="H2342"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* horror \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*; \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w turns|strong="H6908"\w* \w pale|strong="H6289"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w charge|strong="H7323"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w*; \w they|strong="H3808"\w* scale \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*. Each \w one|strong="H3808"\w* marches \w in|strong="H3212"\w* formation, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* swerving \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w course|strong="H1870"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w jostle|strong="H1766"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w*; each proceeds \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H3808"\w* \w path|strong="H4546"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w burst|strong="H5307"\w* \w through|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w defenses|strong="H7973"\w*, \w never|strong="H3808"\w* breaking \w ranks|strong="H1214"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w They|strong="H7323"\w* storm \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*; \w they|strong="H7323"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* along \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*; \w they|strong="H7323"\w* \w climb|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*, entering \w through|strong="H1157"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w thieves|strong="H1590"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w earth|strong="H8121"\w* \w quakes|strong="H7264"\w*; \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w tremble|strong="H7264"\w*. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w grow|strong="H6937"\w* \w dark|strong="H6937"\w*, \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* lose \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w brightness|strong="H5051"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* raises \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w mighty|strong="H6099"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w those|strong="H6213"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w command|strong="H1697"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w dreadful|strong="H3372"\w*. \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w endure|strong="H3557"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*?   
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\v 12 “\w Yet|strong="H1571"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*,” \w declares|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Me|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6685"\w*, \w weeping|strong="H1065"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w mourning|strong="H4553"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w rend|strong="H7167"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* garments, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w gracious|strong="H2587"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w compassionate|strong="H7349"\w*, slow \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w anger|strong="H3824"\w*, \w abounding|strong="H7227"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* loving \w devotion|strong="H2617"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w relents|strong="H5162"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* sending \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w*? \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w relent|strong="H5162"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w behind|strong="H7604"\w* \w Him|strong="H7725"\w*—grain \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H5262"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* ram’s \w horn|strong="H7782"\w* \w in|strong="H7782"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \w consecrate|strong="H6942"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fast|strong="H6685"\w*, \w proclaim|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sacred \w assembly|strong="H6116"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w sanctify|strong="H6942"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*, \w assemble|strong="H6908"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w aged|strong="H2205"\w*, \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w children|strong="H5768"\w*, even \w those|strong="H3318"\w* \w nursing|strong="H3243"\w* \w at|strong="H6908"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w breast|strong="H7699"\w*. Let \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w bridegroom|strong="H2860"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H6942"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w*, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w* \w her|strong="H3318"\w* \w chamber|strong="H2315"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w minister|strong="H8334"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w between|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* portico \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, saying, “\w Spare|strong="H2347"\w* \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w heritage|strong="H5159"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w reproach|strong="H2781"\w*, \w an|strong="H5414"\w* object \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w scorn|strong="H2781"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* say \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*, ‘\w Where|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*?’”   
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\v 18 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w became|strong="H7065"\w* \w jealous|strong="H7065"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w His|strong="H3068"\w* land, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w spared|strong="H2550"\w* \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: “\w Behold|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w new|strong="H8492"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w oil|strong="H3323"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w reproach|strong="H2781"\w* \w among|strong="H2781"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w northern|strong="H6830"\w* \w army|strong="H5927"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3220"\w* \w drive|strong="H5080"\w* \w away|strong="H5080"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, banishing \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w barren|strong="H6723"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8077"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*, \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* ranks \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Eastern|strong="H6931"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w rear|strong="H5490"\w* guard \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Western|strong="H3220"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*. \w And|strong="H6440"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* stench \w will|strong="H3220"\w* \w rise|strong="H5927"\w*; \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w foul|strong="H6709"\w* odor \w will|strong="H3220"\w* \w ascend|strong="H5927"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1431"\w* \w things|strong="H1431"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* land; \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1431"\w* \w things|strong="H1431"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w Do|strong="H1612"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H5414"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* beasts \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w open|strong="H5414"\w* \w pastures|strong="H4999"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* \w turned|strong="H5414"\w* \w green|strong="H1876"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w bear|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*, \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w yield|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* best.   
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\v 23 \w Be|strong="H3068"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* autumn \w rains|strong="H1653"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w vindication|strong="H6666"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w sends|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w showers|strong="H1653"\w*, both autumn \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w spring|strong="H4456"\w* \w rains|strong="H1653"\w*, \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w before|strong="H7223"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w The|strong="H4390"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floors|strong="H1637"\w* \w will|strong="H3342"\w* be \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H4390"\w* \w grain|strong="H1250"\w*, \w and|strong="H8492"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w vats|strong="H3342"\w* \w will|strong="H3342"\w* \w overflow|strong="H7783"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w new|strong="H8492"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w* \w and|strong="H8492"\w* \w oil|strong="H3323"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w I|strong="H8141"\w* \w will|strong="H2428"\w* \w repay|strong="H7999"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* eaten \w by|strong="H8141"\w* \w locusts|strong="H3218"\w*—\w the|strong="H7971"\w* swarming \w locust|strong="H3218"\w*, \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w young|strong="H7971"\w* \w locust|strong="H3218"\w*, \w the|strong="H7971"\w* destroying \w locust|strong="H3218"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* devouring \w locust|strong="H3218"\w*—\w My|strong="H7971"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w I|strong="H8141"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w against|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7646"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* eat, \w until|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*. \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w worked|strong="H6213"\w* \w wonders|strong="H6381"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*. \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* again \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* shame.   
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\v 27 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* present \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w*. \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w put|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* shame.   
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\v 28 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.   
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\v 29 Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.   
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\v 30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.   
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\v 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* has promised, among the remnant called by the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 1 “\w Yes|strong="H3651"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* days \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w*, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w restore|strong="H2492"\w* Judah \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Jerusalem \w from|strong="H5921"\w* captivity,   
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\v 2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* gather \w all|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* nations \w and|strong="H3117"\w* bring \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w down|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Valley \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Jehoshaphat. \w There|strong="H1992"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* enter \w into|strong="H5921"\w* judgment \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1571"\w*, \w My|strong="H5921"\w* inheritance, Israel, \w whom|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* scattered \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* nations \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* divided \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w My|strong="H5921"\w* land.   
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\v 3 \w They|strong="H6227"\w* \w cast|strong="H5414"\w* lots \w for|strong="H8064"\w* \w My|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w*; \w they|strong="H6227"\w* bartered \w a|strong="H3068"\w* boy \w for|strong="H8064"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* prostitute \w and|strong="H8064"\w* sold \w a|strong="H3068"\w* girl \w for|strong="H8064"\w* wine \w to|strong="H5414"\w* drink.   
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\v 4 \w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H3372"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w Me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* Tyre, Sidon, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* regions \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Philistia? \w Are|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* rendering \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w Me|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* recompense? If \w you|strong="H6440"\w* retaliate \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w Me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* swiftly \w and|strong="H3068"\w* speedily return \w your|strong="H3068"\w* recompense \w upon|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* heads.   
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\v 5 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w My|strong="H3605"\w* silver \w and|strong="H3068"\w* gold \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H3068"\w* off \w My|strong="H3605"\w* finest treasures \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* temples.   
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\v 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.   
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\v 7 Behold, I will rouse them from the places to which you sold them; I will return your recompense upon your heads.   
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\v 8 I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to \w a|strong="H3068"\w* distant nation.” Indeed, the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* has spoken.   
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\v 9 Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!   
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\v 10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’   
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\v 11 Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 12 Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.   
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\v 13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.   
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\v 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* is near in the valley of decision.   
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\v 15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.   
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\v 16 The \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* will be \w a|strong="H3068"\w* refuge for His people, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stronghold for the people of Israel.   
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\v 17 Then you will know that I am the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.   
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\v 18 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and \w a|strong="H3068"\w* spring will flow from the house of the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* to water the Valley of Acacias.   
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\v 19 Egypt will become desolate, and Edom \w a|strong="H3068"\w* desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.   
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\v 20 But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.   
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\v 21 For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* dwells in Zion.