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Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
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"Take a good look at my servant. I'm backing him to the hilt. He's the one I chose, and I couldn't be more pleased with him. I've bathed him with my Spirit, my life. He'll set everything right among the nations.
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"Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations.
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"Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
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"Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will reveal justice to the nations.
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He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
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He won't call attention to what he does with loud speeches or gaudy parades.
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He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets.
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He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
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He will be gentle--he will not shout or raise his voice in public.
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A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
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He won't brush aside the bruised and the hurt and he won't disregard the small and insignificant, but he'll steadily and firmly set things right.
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A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
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A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth.
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He will not crush those who are weak or quench the smallest hope. He will bring full justice to all who have been wronged.
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He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
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He won't tire out and quit. He won't be stopped until he's finished his work--to set things right on earth. Far-flung ocean islands wait expectantly for his teaching."
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he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope."
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He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law."
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He will not stop until truth and righteousness prevail throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction."
Isa.42.5
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
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GOD's Message, the God who created the cosmos, stretched out the skies, laid out the earth and all that grows from it, Who breathes life into earth's people, makes them alive with his own life:
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This is what God the LORD says- he who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:
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Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it:
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God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath and life to everyone in all the world. And it is he who says,
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I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
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"I am GOD. I have called you to live right and well. I have taken responsibility for you, kept you safe. I have set you among my people to bind them to me, and provided you as a lighthouse to the nations,
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"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,
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"I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles,
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"I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will guard and support you, for I have given you to my people as the personal confirmation of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide all nations to me.
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To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
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To make a start at bringing people into the open, into light: opening blind eyes, releasing prisoners from dungeons, emptying the dark prisons.
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to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
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To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
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You will open the eyes of the blind and free the captives from prison. You will release those who sit in dark dungeons.
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I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
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I am GOD. That's my name. I don't franchise my glory, don't endorse the no-god idols.
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"I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.
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I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.
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"I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else. I will not share my praise with carved idols.
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Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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Take note: The earlier predictions of judgment have been fulfilled. I'm announcing the new salvation work. Before it bursts on the scene, I'm telling you all about it."
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See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you."
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Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them."
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Everything I prophesied has come true, and now I will prophesy again. I will tell you the future before it happens."
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Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
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Sing to GOD a brand-new song, sing his praises all over the world! Let the sea and its fish give a round of applause, with all the far-flung islands joining in.
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Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
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Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise from the ends of the earth, You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
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Sing a new song to the LORD! Sing his praises from the ends of the earth! Sing, all you who sail the seas, all you who live in distant coastlands.
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Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
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Let the desert and its camps raise a tune, calling the Kedar nomads to join in. Let the villagers in Sela round up a choir and perform from the tops of the mountains.
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Let the desert and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
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Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, The villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing, Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
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Join in the chorus, you desert towns; let the villages of Kedar rejoice! Let the people of Sela sing for joy; shout praises from the mountaintops!
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Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
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Make GOD's glory resound; echo his praises from coast to coast.
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Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands.
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Let them give glory to the LORD, And declare His praise in the coastlands.
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Let the coastlands glorify the LORD; let them sing his praise.
Isa.42.13
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
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GOD steps out like he means business. You can see he's primed for action. He shouts, announcing his arrival; he takes charge and his enemies fall into line:
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The LORD will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.
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The LORD shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies.
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The LORD will march forth like a mighty man; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his thundering battle cry, and he will crush all his enemies.
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I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
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"I've been quiet long enough. I've held back, biting my tongue. But now I'm letting loose, letting go, like a woman who's having a baby--
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"For a long time I have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back. But now, like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant.
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"I have held My peace a long time, I have been still and restrained Myself. Now I will cry like a woman in labor, I will pant and gasp at once.
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He will say, "I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now I will give full vent to my fury; I will gasp and pant like a woman giving birth.
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I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
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Stripping the hills bare, withering the wildflowers, Drying up the rivers, turning lakes into mudflats.
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I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
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I will lay waste the mountains and hills, And dry up all their vegetation; I will make the rivers coastlands, And I will dry up the pools.
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I will level the mountains and hills and bring a blight on all their greenery. I will turn the rivers into dry land and will dry up all the pools.
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And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
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But I'll take the hand of those who don't know the way, who can't see where they're going. I'll be a personal guide to them, directing them through unknown country. I'll be right there to show them what roads to take, make sure they don't fall into the ditch. These are the things I'll be doing for them--sticking with them, not leaving them for a minute."
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I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
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I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
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I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will make the darkness bright before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them.
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They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
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But those who invested in the no-gods are bankrupt--dead broke.
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But those who trust in idols, who say to images, 'You are our gods,' will be turned back in utter shame.
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They shall be turned back, They shall be greatly ashamed, Who trust in carved images, Who say to the molded images, "You are our gods.'
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But those who trust in idols, calling them their gods--they will be turned away in shame.
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Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
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Pay attention! Are you deaf? Open your eyes! Are you blind?
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"Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!
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"Hear, you deaf; And look, you blind, that you may see.
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"Oh, how deaf and blind you are toward me! Why won't you listen? Why do you refuse to see?
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Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant?
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You're my servant, and you're not looking! You're my messenger, and you're not listening! The very people I depended upon, servants of GOD, blind as a bat--willfully blind!
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Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one committed to me, blind like the servant of the LORD?
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Who is blind but My servant, Or deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is blind as he who is perfect, And blind as the LORD's servant?
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Who in all the world is as blind as my own people, my servant? Who is as deaf as my messengers? Who is as blind as my chosen people, the servant of the LORD?
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Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
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You've seen a lot, but looked at nothing. You've heard everything, but listened to nothing.
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You have seen many things, but have paid no attention; your ears are open, but you hear nothing."
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Seeing many things, but you do not observe; Opening the ears, but he does not hear."
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You see and understand what is right but refuse to act on it. You hear, but you don't really listen."
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The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
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GOD intended, out of the goodness of his heart, to be lavish in his revelation.
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It pleased the LORD for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious.
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The LORD is well pleased for His righteousness' sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
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The LORD has magnified his law and made it truly glorious. Through it he had planned to show the world that he is righteous.
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But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
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But this is a people battered and cowed, shut up in attics and closets, Victims licking their wounds, feeling ignored, abandoned.
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But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, "Send them back."
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But this is a people robbed and plundered; All of them are snared in holes, And they are hidden in prison houses; They are for prey, and no one delivers; For plunder, and no one says, "Restore!"
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But what a sight his people are, for they have been robbed, enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped. They are fair game for all and have no one to protect them.
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Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
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But is anyone out there listening? Is anyone paying attention to what's coming?
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Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention in time to come?
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Who among you will give ear to this? Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
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Will not even one of you apply these lessons from the past and see the ruin that awaits you?
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Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
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Who do you think turned Jacob over to the thugs, let loose the robbers on Israel? Wasn't it GOD himself, this God against whom we've sinned--not doing what he commanded, not listening to what he said?
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Who handed Jacob over to become loot, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? For they would not follow his ways; they did not obey his law.
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Who gave Jacob for plunder, and Israel to the robbers? Was it not the LORD, He against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in His ways, Nor were they obedient to His law.
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Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? Was it not the LORD? It was the LORD whom we sinned against, for the people would not go where he sent them, nor would they obey his law.
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Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
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Isn't it God's anger that's behind all this, God's punishing power? Their whole world collapsed but they still didn't get it; their life is in ruins but they don't take it to heart.
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So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
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Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger And the strength of battle; It has set him on fire all around, Yet he did not know; And it burned him, Yet he did not take it to heart.
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That is why he poured out such fury on them and destroyed them in battle. They were set on fire and burned, but they still refused to understand.
