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For the LORD'Sindignation is againstall the nations, And His wrathagainstall their armies; He has utterlydestroyed them, He has given them over to slaughter.
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And all the host of heaven will wearaway, And the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts will also witheraway As a leafwithers from the vine, Or as one withers from the figtree.
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The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a greatslaughter in the land of Edom.
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It will not be quenchednight or day; Its smoke will go up forever. From generation to generation it will be desolate; None will pass through it forever and ever.
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But pelican and hedgehog will possess it, And owl and raven will dwell in it; And He will stretchover it the line of desolation And the plumbline of emptiness.
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Thorns will come up in its fortifiedtowers, Nettles and thistles in its fortifiedcities; It will also be a haunt of jackals And an abode of ostriches.
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The desertcreatures will meet with the wolves, The hairygoat also will cry to its kind; Yes, the nightmonster will settlethere And will find herself a restingplace.
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The treesnake will make its nest and lay eggs there, And it will hatch and gather them under its protection. Yes, the hawks will be gatheredthere, Everyone with its kind.
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Seek from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these will be missing; None* will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them.
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He has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided it to them by line. They shall possess it forever*; From generation to generation they will dwell in it.