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Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressingcity!
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She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction;[a] she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
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Her princeswithin her are roaringlions; her judges are eveningwolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
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Her prophets are light and treacherouspersons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
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The justLORD is in the midst thereof; he will not doiniquity:everymorning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjustknoweth no shame.
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I have cut off the nations: their towers[b] are desolate; I made their streetswaste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
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I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receiveinstruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoeverIpunished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
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Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierceanger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
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For then will I turn to the people a purelanguage,[c] that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with oneconsent.
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From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
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In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holymountain.
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I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poorpeople, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
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The remnant of Israel shall not doiniquity, nor speaklies; neither shall a deceitfultongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
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Sing, O daughter of Zion;shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
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The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not seeevil any more.
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In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem,Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.[d]
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The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest[e] in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
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I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach[f] of it was a burden.
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Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get[g] them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
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At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes,saith the LORD.