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18 He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
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18 He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
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19 He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.
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19 He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.
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20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
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20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
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21 He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
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21 He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
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22 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.
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22 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.
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23 He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
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23 He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
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24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he sends them wandering through a trackless waste.
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24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he sends them wandering through a trackless waste.
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25 They grope in darkness with no light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
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25 They grope in darkness with no light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
