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The Message on Moab from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel: "Doom to Nebo! Leveled to the ground! Kiriathaim demeaned and defeated, The mighty fortress reduced to a molehill,

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Concerning Moab: This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "Woe to Nebo, for it will be ruined. Kiriathaim will be disgraced and captured; the stronghold will be disgraced and shattered.

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Against Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Woe to Nebo! For it is plundered, Kirjathaim is shamed and taken; The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed--

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This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "Destruction is certain for the city of Nebo; it will soon lie in ruins. The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured; the fortress will be humiliated and broken down.

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Moab's glory--dust and ashes. Conspirators plot Heshbon's doom: "Come, let's wipe Moab off the map.' Dungface Dimon will loudly lament, as killing follows killing.

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Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon men will plot her downfall: 'Come, let us put an end to that nation.' You too, O Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.

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No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: "Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.' You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you;

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No one will ever brag about Moab again, for there is a plot against her life. In Heshbon plans have been completed to destroy her. `Come,' they say, `we will cut her off from being a nation.' The city of Madmen, too, will be silenced; the sword will follow you there.

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Listen! A cry out of Horonaim: "Disaster--doom and more doom!'

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Listen to the cries from Horonaim, cries of great havoc and destruction.

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A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim: "Plundering and great destruction!'

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And then the roar of battle will surge against Horonaim,

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Moab will be shattered. Her cries will be heard clear down in Zoar.

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Moab will be broken; her little ones will cry out.

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"Moab is destroyed; Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard;

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for all Moab is being destroyed. Her little ones will cry out.

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Up the ascent of Luhith climbers weep, And down the descent from Horonaim, cries of loss and devastation.

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They go up the way to Luhith, weeping bitterly as they go; on the road down to Horonaim anguished cries over the destruction are heard.

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For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping; For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.

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Her refugees will climb the hills of Luhith, weeping bitterly, while cries of terror rise from Horonaim below.

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Oh, run for your lives! Get out while you can! Survive by your wits in the wild!

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Flee! Run for your lives; become like a bush in the desert.

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"Flee, save your lives! And be like the juniper in the wilderness.

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Flee for your lives! Hide in the wilderness!

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You trusted in thick walls and big money, yes? But it won't help you now. Your big god Chemosh will be hauled off, his priests and managers with him.

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Since you trust in your deeds and riches, you too will be taken captive, and Chemosh will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.

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For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, You also shall be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together.

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Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill, you will be taken captive. Your god Chemosh, with his priests and princes, will be exiled to distant lands!

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A wrecker will wreck every city. Not a city will survive. The valley fields will be ruined, the plateau pastures destroyed, just as I told you.

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The destroyer will come against every town, and not a town will escape. The valley will be ruined and the plateau destroyed, because the LORD has spoken.

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And the plunderer shall come against every city; No one shall escape. The valley also shall perish, And the plain shall be destroyed, As the LORD has spoken.

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"All the towns will be destroyed, both on the plateaus and in the valleys, for the LORD has spoken.

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Cover the land of Moab with salt. Make sure nothing ever grows here again. Her towns will all be ghost towns. Nobody will ever live here again.

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Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her towns will become desolate, with no one to live in them.

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"Give wings to Moab, That she may flee and get away; For her cities shall be desolate, Without any to dwell in them.

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Oh, that Moab had wings so she could fly away, for her cities will be left empty, with no one living in them.

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Sloppy work in GOD's name is cursed, and cursed all halfhearted use of the sword.

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"A curse on him who is lax in doing the LORD's work! A curse on him who keeps his sword from bloodshed!

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Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully, And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

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Cursed be those who refuse to do the work the LORD has given them, who hold back their swords from shedding blood!

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"Moab has always taken it easy--lazy as a dog in the sun, Never had to work for a living, never faced any trouble, Never had to grow up, never once worked up a sweat.

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"Moab has been at rest from youth, like wine left on its dregs, not poured from one jar to another- she has not gone into exile. So she tastes as she did, and her aroma is unchanged.

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"Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has settled on his dregs, And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remained in him, And his scent has not changed.

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"From her earliest history, Moab has lived in peace. She is like wine that has been allowed to settle. She has not been poured from flask to flask, and she is now fragrant and smooth.

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But those days are a thing of the past. I'll put him to work at hard labor. That will wake him up to the world of hard knocks. That will smash his illusions.

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But days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will send men who pour from jars, and they will pour her out; they will empty her jars and smash her jugs.

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"Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I shall send him wine-workers Who will tip him over And empty his vessels And break the bottles.

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But the time is coming soon," says the LORD, "when I will send troublemakers to pour her from her jar. They will pour her out, then shatter the jar!

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Moab will be as ashamed of god Chemosh as Israel was ashamed of her Bethel calf-gods, the calf-gods she thought were so great.

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Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.

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Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.

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At last Moab will be ashamed of her idol Chemosh, as Israel was ashamed of her gold calf at Bethel.

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For how long do you think you'll be saying, "We're tough. We can beat anyone anywhere'?

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"How can you say, 'We are warriors, men valiant in battle'?

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"How can you say, "We are mighty And strong men for the war'?

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"You used to boast, `We are heroes, mighty men of war.'

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The destruction of Moab has already begun. Her choice young soldiers are lying dead right now." The King's Decree--his full name, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies.

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Moab will be destroyed and her towns invaded; her finest young men will go down in the slaughter," declares the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty.

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Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities; Her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter," says the King, Whose name is the LORD of hosts.

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But now Moab and her towns will be destroyed. Her most promising youth are doomed to slaughter," says the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty.

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"Yes. Moab's doom is on countdown, disaster targeted and launched.

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"The fall of Moab is at hand; her calamity will come quickly.

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"The calamity of Moab is near at hand, And his affliction comes quickly.

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"Calamity is coming fast to Moab; it threatens ominously.

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Weep for Moab, friends and neighbors, all who know how famous he's been. Lament, "His mighty scepter snapped in two like a toothpick, that magnificent royal staff!'

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Mourn for her, all who live around her, all who know her fame; say, 'How broken is the mighty scepter, how broken the glorious staff!'

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Bemoan him, all you who are around him; And all you who know his name, Say, "How the strong staff is broken, The beautiful rod!'

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"You friends of Moab, weep for her and cry! See how the strong scepter is broken, how the beautiful staff is shattered!

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"Come down from your high horse, pampered beauty of Dibon. Sit in dog dung. The destroyer of Moab will come against you. He'll wreck your safe, secure houses.

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"Come down from your glory and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitants of the Daughter of Dibon, for he who destroys Moab will come up against you and ruin your fortified cities.

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"O daughter inhabiting Dibon, Come down from your glory, And sit in thirst; For the plunderer of Moab has come against you, He has destroyed your strongholds.

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Come down from your glory and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon, for those who destroy Moab will shatter Dibon, too. They will tear down all your towers.

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Stand on the roadside, pampered women of Aroer. Interview the refugees who are running away. Ask them, "What's happened? And why?'

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Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, ask them, 'What has happened?'

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O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the way and watch; Ask him who flees And her who escapes; Say, "What has happened?'

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The people of Aroer stand anxiously beside the road to watch. They shout to those who flee from Moab, `What has happened there?'

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Moab will be an embarrassing memory, nothing left of the place. Wail and weep your eyes out! Tell the bad news along the Arnon river. Tell the world that Moab is no more.

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Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered. Wail and cry out! Announce by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.

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Moab is shamed, for he is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered.

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"And the reply comes back, `Moab lies in ruins; weep and wail! Tell it by the banks of the Arnon River: Moab has been destroyed!'

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"My judgment will come to the plateau cities: on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath;

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Judgment has come to the plateau- to Holon, Jahzah and Mephaath,

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"And judgment has come on the plain country: On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,

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All the cities of the plateau lie in ruins, too. Judgment has been poured out on them all--on Holon and Jahaz and Mephaath,

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on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim;

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to Dibon, Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,

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On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,

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and on Dibon and Nebo and Beth-diblathaim,

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on Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon;

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to Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,

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On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,

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and on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,

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on Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the cities of Moab, far and near.

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to Kerioth and Bozrah- to all the towns of Moab, far and near.

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On Kerioth and Bozrah, On all the cities of the land of Moab, Far or near.

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and on Kerioth and Bozrah--all the cities of Moab, far and near.

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"Moab's link to power is severed. Moab's arm is broken." GOD's Decree.

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Moab's horn is cut off; her arm is broken," declares the LORD.

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The horn of Moab is cut off, And his arm is broken," says the LORD.

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"The strength of Moab has ended. Her horns have been cut off, and her arms have been broken," says the LORD.

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"Turn Moab into a drunken sot, drunk on the wine of my wrath, a dung-faced drunk, filling the country with vomit--Moab a falling-down drunk, a joke in bad taste.

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"Make her drunk, for she has defied the LORD. Let Moab wallow in her vomit; let her be an object of ridicule.

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"Make him drunk, Because he exalted himself against the LORD. Moab shall wallow in his vomit, And he shall also be in derision.

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"Let her stagger and fall like a drunkard, for she has rebelled against the LORD. Moab will wallow in her own vomit, ridiculed by all.

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Wasn't it you, Moab, who made crude jokes over Israel? And when they were caught in bad company, didn't you cluck and gossip and snicker?

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Was not Israel the object of your ridicule? Was she caught among thieves, that you shake your head in scorn whenever you speak of her?

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For was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him, You shake your head in scorn.

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Did you not make Israel the object of your ridicule? Was she caught in the company of thieves that you should despise her as you do?

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"Leave town! Leave! Look for a home in the cliffs, you who grew up in Moab. Try living like a dove who nests high in the river gorge.

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Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks, you who live in Moab. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the mouth of a cave.

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You who dwell in Moab, Leave the cities and dwell in the rock, And be like the dove which makes her nest In the sides of the cave's mouth.

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"You people of Moab, flee from your cities and towns! Live in the caves like doves that nest in the clefts of the rocks.

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"We've all heard of Moab's pride, that legendary pride, The strutting, bullying, puffed-up pride, the insufferable arrogance.

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"We have heard of Moab's pride- her overweening pride and conceit, her pride and arrogance and the haughtiness of her heart.

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"We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly proud), Of his loftiness and arrogance and pride, And of the haughtiness of his heart."

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We have heard of the pride of Moab, for it is very great. We know of her loftiness, her arrogance, and her haughty heart.

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I know"--GOD's Decree--"his rooster-crowing pride, the inflated claims, the sheer nothingness of Moab.

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I know her insolence but it is futile," declares the LORD, "and her boasts accomplish nothing.

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"I know his wrath," says the LORD, "But it is not right; His lies have made nothing right.

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I know about her insolence," says the LORD, "but her boasts are false; they accomplish nothing.

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But I will weep for Moab, yes, I will mourn for the people of Moab. I will even mourn for the people of Kir-heres.

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Therefore I wail over Moab, for all Moab I cry out, I moan for the men of Kir Hareseth.

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Therefore I will wail for Moab, And I will cry out for all Moab; I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.

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Yes, I wail for Moab; my heart is broken for the men of Kir-hareseth.

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I'll weep for the grapevines of Sibmah and join Jazer in her weeping--Grapevines that once reached the Dead Sea with tendrils as far as Jazer. Your summer fruit and your bursting grapes will be looted by brutal plunderers,

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I weep for you, as Jazer weeps, O vines of Sibmah. Your branches spread as far as the sea; they reached as far as the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your ripened fruit and grapes.

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O vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer. Your plants have gone over the sea, They reach to the sea of Jazer. The plunderer has fallen on your summer fruit and your vintage.

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"You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards, I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer. Your spreading vines once reached as far as the Dead Sea, but the destroyer has stripped you bare! He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits.

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Lush Moab stripped of song and laughter. And yes, I'll shut down the winepresses, stop all the shouts and hurrahs of harvest.

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Joy and gladness are gone from the orchards and fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy. Although there are shouts, they are not shouts of joy.

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Joy and gladness are taken From the plentiful field And from the land of Moab; I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; No one will tread with joyous shouting-- Not joyous shouting!

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Joy and gladness are gone from fruitful Moab. The presses yield no wine. No one treads the grapes with shouts of joy. There is shouting, yes, but not of joy.

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"Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, and the people in Jahaz will hear the cries. They will hear them all the way from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.

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"The sound of their cry rises from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz, from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.

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"From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice, From Zoar to Horonaim, Like a three-year-old heifer; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.

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Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now.

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"I will put a stop in Moab"--GOD's Decree--"to all hiking to the high places to offer burnt sacrifices to the gods.

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In Moab I will put an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods," declares the LORD.

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"Moreover," says the LORD, "I will cause to cease in Moab The one who offers sacrifices in the high places And burns incense to his gods.

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"I will put an end to Moab," says the LORD, "for they offer sacrifices at the pagan shrines and burn incense to their false gods.

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"My heart moans for Moab, for the men of Kir-heres, like soft flute sounds carried by the wind. They've lost it all. They've got nothing.

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"So my heart laments for Moab like a flute; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir Hareseth. The wealth they acquired is gone.

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Therefore My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab, And like flutes My heart shall wail For the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the riches they have acquired have perished.

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My heart moans like a flute for Moab and Kir-hareseth, for all their wealth has disappeared.

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"Everywhere you look are signs of mourning: heads shaved, beards cut, Hands scratched and bleeding, clothes ripped and torn.

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Every head is shaved and every beard cut off; every hand is slashed and every waist is covered with sackcloth.

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"For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth--

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They shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of sackcloth.

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"In every house in Moab there'll be loud lamentation, on every street in Moab, loud lamentation. As with a pottery jug that no one wants, I'll smash Moab to bits." GOD's Decree.

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On all the roofs in Moab and in the public squares there is nothing but mourning, for I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants," declares the LORD.

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A general lamentation On all the housetops of Moab, And in its streets; For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure," says the LORD.

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Crying and sorrow will be in every Moabite home and on every street. For I have smashed Moab like an old, unwanted bottle.

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"Moab ruined! Moab shamed and ashamed to be seen! Moab a cruel joke! The stark horror of Moab!" [JC]

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"How shattered she is! How they wail! How Moab turns her back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule, an object of horror to all those around her."

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"They shall wail: "How she is broken down! How Moab has turned her back with shame!' So Moab shall be a derision And a dismay to all those about her."

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How it is broken! Hear the wailing! See the shame of Moab! She has become an object of ridicule, an example of ruin to all her neighbors.

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GOD's verdict on Moab. Indeed! "Look! An eagle is about to swoop down and spread its wings over Moab.

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This is what the LORD says: "Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab.

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For thus says the LORD: "Behold, one shall fly like an eagle, And spread his wings over Moab.

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"An eagle swoops down on the land of Moab," says the LORD.

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The towns will be captured, the fortresses taken. Brave warriors will double up in pain, helpless to fight, like a woman giving birth to a baby.

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Kerioth will be captured and the strongholds taken. In that day the hearts of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

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Kerioth is taken, And the strongholds are surprised; The mighty men's hearts in Moab on that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.

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"Her cities will fall; her strongholds will be seized. Even the mightiest warriors will be as frightened as a woman about to give birth.

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There'll be nothing left of Moab, nothing at all, because of his defiant arrogance against me.

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Moab will be destroyed as a nation because she defied the LORD.

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And Moab shall be destroyed as a people, Because he exalted himself against the LORD.

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Moab will no longer be a nation, for she has boasted against the LORD.

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"Terror and pit and trap are what you have facing you, Moab." GOD's Decree.

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Terror and pit and snare await you, O people of Moab," declares the LORD.

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Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab," says the LORD.

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"Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, O Moab," says the LORD.

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"A man running in terror will fall into a trap. A man climbing out of a pit will be caught in a trap. This is my agenda for Moab on doomsday." GOD's Decree.

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"Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring upon Moab the year of her punishment," declares the LORD.

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"He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For upon Moab, upon it I will bring The year of their punishment," says the LORD.

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"Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, and those who escape the trap will step into a snare. I will see to it that you do not get away, for the time of your judgment has come," says the LORD.

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"On the outskirts of Heshbon, refugees will pull up short, worn out. Fire will flame high from Heshbon, a firestorm raging from the capital of Sihon's kingdom. It will burn off Moab's eyebrows, will scorch the skull of the braggarts.

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"In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand helpless, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, a blaze from the midst of Sihon; it burns the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of the noisy boasters.

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"Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon Because of exhaustion. But a fire shall come out of Heshbon, A flame from the midst of Sihon, And shall devour the brow of Moab, The crown of the head of the sons of tumult.

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"The people flee as far as Heshbon but are unable to go on. For a fire comes from Heshbon, King Sihon's ancestral home, to devour the entire land with all its rebellious people.

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That's all for you, Moab! You worshipers of Chemosh will be finished off! Your sons will be trucked off to prison camps; your daughters will be herded into exile.

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Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are destroyed; your sons are taken into exile and your daughters into captivity.

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Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; For your sons have been taken captive, And your daughters captive.

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"O Moab, your destruction is sure! The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed! Your sons and daughters have been taken away as captives.

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But yet there's a day that's coming when I'll put things right in Moab. "For now, that's the judgment on Moab."

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"Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in days to come," declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.

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"Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab In the latter days," says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

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But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Moab," says the LORD. This is the end of Jeremiah's prophecy concerning Moab.

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GOD's Message on the Ammonites: "Doesn't Israel have any children, no one to step into her inheritance? So why is the god Milcom taking over Gad's land, his followers moving into its towns?

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Concerning the Ammonites: This is what the LORD says: "Has Israel no sons? Has she no heirs? Why then has Molech taken possession of Gad? Why do his people live in its towns?

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Against the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: "Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, And his people dwell in its cities?

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This message was given concerning the Ammonites. This is what the LORD says: "What are you doing? Are there no descendants of Israel to inherit the land of Gad? Why are you, who worship Molech, living in its towns?

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But not for long! The time's coming" -GOD's Decree--"When I'll fill the ears of Rabbah, Ammon's big city, with battle cries. She'll end up a pile of rubble, all her towns burned to the ground. Then Israel will kick out the invaders. I, GOD, say so, and it will be so.

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But the days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it will become a mound of ruins, and its surrounding villages will be set on fire. Then Israel will drive out those who drove her out," says the LORD.

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Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war In Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall be a desolate mound, And her villages shall be burned with fire. Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance," says the LORD.

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I will punish you for this," says the LORD, "by destroying your city of Rabbah. It will become a desolate heap, and the neighboring towns will be burned. Then Israel will come and take back the land you took from her," says the LORD.

Jer.49.3

Wail Heshbon, Ai is in ruins. Villages of Rabbah, wring your hands! Dress in mourning, weep buckets of tears. Go into hysterics, run around in circles! Your god Milcom will be hauled off to exile, and all his priests and managers right with him.

Jer.49.3

"Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, O inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molech will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.

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"Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is plundered! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth! Lament and run to and fro by the walls; For Milcom shall go into captivity With his priests and his princes together.

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"Cry out, O Heshbon, for the town of Ai is destroyed. Weep, O people of Rabbah! Put on your clothes of mourning. Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, for your god Molech will be exiled along with his princes and priests.

Jer.49.4

Why do you brag of your once-famous strength? You're a broken-down has-been, a castoff Who fondles his trophies and dreams of glory days and vainly thinks, "No one can lay a hand on me.'

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Why do you boast of your valleys, boast of your valleys so fruitful? O unfaithful daughter, you trust in your riches and say, 'Who will attack me?'

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Why do you boast in the valleys, Your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? Who trusted in her treasures, saying, "Who will come against me?'

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You are proud of your fertile valleys, but they will soon be ruined. You rebellious daughter, you trusted in your wealth and thought no one could ever harm you.

Jer.49.5

Well, think again. I'll face you with terror from all sides." Word of the Master, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies. "You'll be stampeded headlong, with no one to round up the runaways.

Jer.49.5

I will bring terror on you from all those around you," declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty. "Every one of you will be driven away, and no one will gather the fugitives.

Jer.49.5

Behold, I will bring fear upon you," Says the Lord GOD of hosts, "From all those who are around you; You shall be driven out, everyone headlong, And no one will gather those who wander off.

Jer.49.5

But look! I will bring terror upon you," says the Lord, the LORD Almighty. "Your neighbors will chase you from your land, and no one will help your exiles as they flee.

Jer.49.6

Still, the time will come when I will make things right with Ammon." GOD's Decree.

Jer.49.6

"Yet afterward, I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites," declares the LORD.

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But afterward I will bring back The captives of the people of Ammon," says the LORD.

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But afterward I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites," says the LORD.

2Tim.1.1

I, Paul, am on special assignment for Christ, carrying out God's plan laid out in the Message of Life by Jesus.

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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

2Tim.1.1

This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus.

2Tim.1.2

I write this to you, Timothy, the son I love so much. All the best from our God and Christ be yours!

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To Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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To Timothy, a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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It is written to Timothy, my dear son. May God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

2Tim.1.3

Every time I say your name in prayer--which is practically all the time--I thank God for you, the God I worship with my whole life in the tradition of my ancestors.

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I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.

2Tim.1.3

I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,

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Timothy, I thank God for you. He is the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.

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I miss you a lot, especially when I remember that last tearful good-bye, and I look forward to a joy-packed reunion.

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Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

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greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy,

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I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again.

2Tim.1.5

That precious memory triggers another: your honest faith--and what a rich faith it is, handed down from your grandmother Lois to your mother Eunice, and now to you!

2Tim.1.5

I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

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when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.

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I know that you sincerely trust the Lord, for you have the faith of your mother, Eunice, and your grandmother, Lois.

2Tim.1.6

And the special gift of ministry you received when I laid hands on you and prayed--keep that ablaze!

2Tim.1.6

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

2Tim.1.6

Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

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This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.

2Tim.1.7

God doesn't want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.

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For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

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For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

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For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

2Tim.1.8

So don't be embarrassed to speak up for our Master or for me, his prisoner. Take your share of suffering for the Message along with the rest of us. We can only keep on going, after all, by the power of God,

2Tim.1.8

So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God,

2Tim.1.8

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,

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So you must never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for Christ. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the proclamation of the Good News.

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who first saved us and then called us to this holy work. We had nothing to do with it. It was all his idea, a gift prepared for us in Jesus long before we knew anything about it.

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who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

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who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

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It is God who saved us and chose us to live a holy life. He did this not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan long before the world began--to show his love and kindness to us through Christ Jesus.

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But we know it now. Since the appearance of our Savior, nothing could be plainer: death defeated, life vindicated in a steady blaze of light, all through the work of Jesus.

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but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

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but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

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And now he has made all of this plain to us by the coming of Christ Jesus, our Savior, who broke the power of death and showed us the way to everlasting life through the Good News.

2Tim.1.11

This is the Message I've been set apart to proclaim as preacher, emissary, and teacher.

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And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.

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to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News.

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It's also the cause of all this trouble I'm in. But I have no regrets. I couldn't be more sure of my ground--the One I've trusted in can take care of what he's trusted me to do right to the end.

2Tim.1.12

That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.

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For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

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And that is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.

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So keep at your work, this faith and love rooted in Christ, exactly as I set it out for you. It's as sound as the day you first heard it from me.

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What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.

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Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

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Hold on to the pattern of right teaching you learned from me. And remember to live in the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.

2Tim.1.14

Guard this precious thing placed in your custody by the Holy Spirit who works in us.

2Tim.1.14

Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

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That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

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With the help of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard what has been entrusted to you.

2Tim.1.15

I'm sure you know by now that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me, even Phygelus and Hermogenes.

2Tim.1.15

You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

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This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

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As you know, all the Christians who came here from the province of Asia have deserted me; even Phygelus and Hermogenes are gone.

2Tim.1.16

But God bless Onesiphorus and his family! Many's the time I've been refreshed in that house. And he wasn't embarrassed a bit that I was in jail.

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May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

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The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

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May the Lord show special kindness to Onesiphorus and all his family because he often visited and encouraged me. He was never ashamed of me because I was in prison.

2Tim.1.17

The first thing he did when he got to Rome was look me up.

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On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me.

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but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me.

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When he came to Rome, he searched everywhere until he found me.

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May God on the Last Day treat him as well as he treated me. And then there was all the help he provided in Ephesus--but you know that better than I.

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May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus.

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The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day--and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.

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May the Lord show him special kindness on the day of Christ's return. And you know how much he helped me at Ephesus.

Ps.119.81

I'm homesick--longing for your salvation; I'm waiting for your word of hope.

Ps.119.81

My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.

Ps.119.81

My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word.

Ps.119.81

I faint with longing for your salvation; but I have put my hope in your word.

Ps.119.82

My eyes grow heavy watching for some sign of your promise; how long must I wait for your comfort?

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My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, "When will you comfort me?"

Ps.119.82

My eyes fail from searching Your word, Saying, "When will You comfort me?"

Ps.119.82

My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me?

Ps.119.83

There's smoke in my eyes--they burn and water, but I keep a steady gaze on the instructions you post.

Ps.119.83

Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.

Ps.119.83

For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes.

Ps.119.83

I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke, exhausted with waiting. But I cling to your principles and obey them.

Ps.119.84

How long do I have to put up with all this? How long till you haul my tormentors into court?

Ps.119.84

How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?

Ps.119.84

How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

Ps.119.84

How long must I wait? When will you punish those who persecute me?

Ps.119.85

The arrogant godless try to throw me off track, ignorant as they are of God and his ways.

Ps.119.85

The arrogant dig pitfalls for me, contrary to your law.

Ps.119.85

The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your law.

Ps.119.85

These arrogant people who hate your law have dug deep pits for me to fall into.

Ps.119.86

Everything you command is a sure thing, but they harass me with lies. Help!

Ps.119.86

All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for men persecute me without cause.

Ps.119.86

All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me wrongfully; Help me!

Ps.119.86

All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.

Ps.119.87

They've pushed and pushed--they never let up--but I haven't relaxed my grip on your counsel.

Ps.119.87

They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.

Ps.119.87

They almost made an end of me on earth, But I did not forsake Your precepts.

Ps.119.87

They almost finished me off, but I refused to abandon your commandments.

Ps.119.88

In your great love revive me so I can alertly obey your every word. [JC]

Ps.119.88

Preserve my life according to your love, and I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

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Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

Ps.119.88

In your unfailing love, spare my life; then I can continue to obey your decrees.