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For there'll be no more gangs on the street. Cynical scoffers will be an extinct species. Those who never missed a chance to hurt or demean will never be heard of again:
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For the ruthless one will vanish, the scorner will disappear, and all those who lie in wait with evil intent will be killed-
Isaiah 29:20 In-Context
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In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
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Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—
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those who with a word make someone out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.
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Therefore this is what the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the descendants of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed; no longer will their faces grow pale.