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1. How terrible for the wicked, stubborn city of Jerusalem, which hurts its own people.
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1. Woe H1945 to her that is filthy H4784 and polluted H1351 , to the oppressing H3238 city H5892 !
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2. It obeys no voice; it can't be taught to do right. It doesn't trust the Lord; it doesn't worship its God.
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2. She obeyed H8085 not H3808 the voice H6963 ; she received H3947 not H3808 correction H4148 ; she trusted H982 not H3808 in the LORD H3068 ; she drew not near H7126 H3808 to H413 her God H430 .
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3. Its officers are like roaring lions. Its rulers are like hungry wolves that attack in the evening, and in the morning nothing is left of those they attacked.
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3. Her princes H8269 within H7130 her are roaring H7580 lions H738 ; her judges H8199 are evening H6153 wolves H2061 ; they gnaw not the bones H1633 H3808 till the morrow H1242 .
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4. Its prophets are proud; they are people who cannot be trusted. Its priests don't respect holy things; they break God's teachings.
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4. Her prophets H5030 are light H6348 and treacherous H900 persons H376 : her priests H3548 have polluted H2490 the sanctuary H6944 , they have done violence H2554 to the law H8451 .
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5. But the Lord is good, and he is there in that city. He does no wrong. Every morning he governs the people fairly; every day he can be trusted. But evil people are not ashamed of what they do.
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5. The just H6662 LORD H3068 is in the midst H7130 thereof ; he will not H3808 do H6213 iniquity H5766 : every morning H1242 H1242 doth he bring H5414 his judgment H4941 to light H216 , he faileth H5737 not H3808 ; but the unjust H5767 knoweth H3045 no H3808 shame H1322 .
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6. "I have destroyed nations; their towers were ruined. I made their streets empty so no one goes there anymore. Their cities are ruined; no one lives there at all.
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6. I have cut off H3772 the nations H1471 : their towers H6438 are desolate H8074 ; I made their streets waste H2717 H2351 , that none H4480 H1097 passeth by H5674 : their cities H5892 are destroyed H6658 , so that there is no H4480 H1097 man H376 , that there is none H4480 H369 inhabitant H3427 .
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7. I said, 'Surely now Jerusalem will respect me and will accept my teaching.' Then the place where they lived would not be destroyed, and I would not have to punish them. But they were still eager to do evil in everything they did.
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7. I said H559 , Surely H389 thou wilt fear H3372 me , thou wilt receive H3947 instruction H4148 ; so their dwelling H4583 should not H3808 be cut off H3772 , howsoever H3605 H834 I punished H6485 H5921 them: but H403 they rose early H7925 , and corrupted H7843 all H3605 their doings H5949 .
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8. Just wait," says the Lord. "Some day I will stand up as a witness. I have decided that I will gather nations and assemble kingdoms. I will pour out my anger on them, all my strong anger. My anger will be like fire that will burn up the whole world.
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8. Therefore H3651 wait H2442 ye upon me, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , until the day H3117 that I rise up H6965 to the prey H5706 : for H3588 my determination H4941 is to gather H622 the nations H1471 , that I may assemble H6908 the kingdoms H4467 , to pour H8210 upon H5921 them mine indignation H2195 , even all H3605 my fierce H2740 anger H639 : for H3588 all H3605 the earth H776 shall be devoured H398 with the fire H784 of my jealousy H7068 .
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9. "Then I will give the people of all nations pure speech so that all of them will speak the name of the Lord and worship me together.
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9. For H3588 then H227 will I turn H2015 to H413 the people H5971 a pure H1305 language H8193 , that they may all H3605 call H7121 upon the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 , to serve H5647 him with one H259 consent H7926 .
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10. People will come from where the Nile River begins; my scattered people will come with gifts for me.
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10. From beyond H4480 H5676 the rivers H5104 of Ethiopia H3568 my suppliants H6282 , even the daughter H1323 of my dispersed H6327 , shall bring H2986 mine offering H4503 .
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11. Then Jerusalem will not be ashamed of the wrongs done against me, because I will remove from this city those who like to brag; there will never be any more proud people on my holy mountain in Jerusalem.
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11. In that H1931 day H3117 shalt thou not H3808 be ashamed H954 for all H4480 H3605 thy doings H5949 , wherein H834 thou hast transgressed H6586 against me: for H3588 then H227 I will take away H5493 out of the midst H4480 H7130 of thee them that rejoice H5947 in thy pride H1346 , and thou shalt no H3808 more H3254 H5750 be haughty H1361 because of my holy H6944 mountain H2022 .
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12. But I will leave in the city the humble and those who are not proud, and they will trust in the Lord.
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12. I will also leave H7604 in the midst H7130 of thee an afflicted H6041 and poor H1800 people H5971 , and they shall trust H2620 in the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 .
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13. Those who are left alive in Israel won't do wrong or tell lies; they won't trick people with their words. They will eat and lie down with no one to make them afraid."
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13. The remnant H7611 of Israel H3478 shall not H3808 do H6213 iniquity H5766 , nor H3808 speak H1696 lies H3577 ; neither H3808 shall a deceitful H8649 tongue H3956 be found H4672 in their mouth H6310 : for H3588 they H1992 shall feed H7462 and lie down H7257 , and none H369 shall make them afraid H2729 .
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14. Sing, Jerusalem. Israel, shout for joy! Jerusalem, be happy and rejoice with all your heart.
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14. Sing H7442 , O daughter H1323 of Zion H6726 ; shout H7321 , O Israel H3478 ; be glad H8055 and rejoice H5937 with all H3605 the heart H3820 , O daughter H1323 of Jerusalem H3389 .
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15. The Lord has stopped punishing you; he has sent your enemies away. The King of Israel, the Lord, is with you; you will never again be afraid of being harmed.
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15. The LORD H3068 hath taken away H5493 thy judgments H4941 , he hath cast out H6437 thine enemy H341 : the king H4428 of Israel H3478 , even the LORD H3068 , is in the midst H7130 of thee : thou shalt not H3808 see H7200 evil H7451 any more H5750 .
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16. On that day Jerusalem will be told, "Don't be afraid, city of Jerusalem. Don't give up.
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16. In that H1931 day H3117 it shall be said H559 to Jerusalem H3389 , Fear H3372 thou not H408 : and to Zion H6726 , Let not H408 thine hands H3027 be slack H7503 .
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17. The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in his love; he will sing and be joyful about you."
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17. The LORD H3068 thy God H430 in the midst H7130 of thee is mighty H1368 ; he will save H3467 , he will rejoice H7797 over H5921 thee with joy H8057 ; he will rest H2790 in his love H160 , he will joy H1523 over H5921 thee with singing H7440 .
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18. "I will take away the sadness planned for you, which would have made you very ashamed.
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18. I will gather H622 them that are sorrowful H3013 for the solemn assembly H4480 H4150 , who are H1961 of H4480 thee, to whom the reproach H2781 of H5921 it was a burden H4864 .
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19. At that time I will punish all those who harmed you. I will save my people who cannot walk and gather my people who have been thrown out. I will give them praise and honor in every place where they were shamed.
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19. Behold H2009 , at that H1931 time H6256 I will undo H6213 H853 all H3605 that afflict H6031 thee : and I will save H3467 H853 her that halteth H6760 , and gather H6908 her that was driven out H5080 ; and I will get H7760 them praise H8416 and fame H8034 in every H3605 land H776 where they have been put to shame H1322 .
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20. At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you back home. I will give you honor and praise from people everywhere when I make things go well again for you, as you will see with your own eyes," says the Lord.
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20. At that H1931 time H6256 will I bring H935 you again , even in the time H6256 that I gather H6908 you: for H3588 I will make H5414 you a name H8034 and a praise H8416 among all H3605 people H5971 of the earth H776 , when I turn back H7725 H853 your captivity H7622 before your eyes H5869 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 .
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