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Isaiah 14:1-9

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1 But not so with Jacob. God will have compassion on Jacob. Once again he'll choose Israel. He'll establish them in their own country. Outsiders will be attracted and throw their lot in with Jacob.
1 The LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
2 The nations among whom they lived will actually escort them back home, and then Israel will pay them back by making slaves of them, men and women alike, possessing them as slaves in God's country, capturing those who had captured them, ruling over those who had abused them.
2 Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
3 When God has given you time to recover from the abuse and trouble and harsh servitude that you had to endure,
3 On the day the LORD gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you,
4 you can amuse yourselves by taking up this satire, a taunt against the king of Babylon: Can you believe it? The tyrant is gone! The tyranny is over!
4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended!
5 God has broken the rule of the wicked, the power of the bully-rulers
5 The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
6 That crushed many people. A relentless rain of cruel outrage Established a violent rule of anger rife with torture and persecution.
6 which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression.
7 And now it's over, the whole earth quietly at rest. Burst into song! Make the rafters ring!
7 All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing.
8 Ponderosa pine trees are happy, giant Lebanon cedars are relieved, saying, "Since you've been cut down, there's no one around to cut us down."
8 Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say, “Now that you have been laid low, no one comes to cut us down.”
9 And the underworld dead are all excited, preparing to welcome you when you come. Getting ready to greet you are the ghostly dead, all the famous names of earth. All the buried kings of the nations will stand up on their thrones
9 The realm of the dead below is all astir to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you— all those who were leaders in the world; it makes them rise from their thrones— all those who were kings over the nations.
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