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"For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
r,v]a ayih;h te['b.Wt06256 h'Meh'h ~yim'Y;B heNih yiK ? ~i'l'v.Wryiwt03389 h'd.Wh.y t.Wb.vt07622 -t,a b.Wv'at07725
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I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.
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3
"They have also cast lots for My people, Traded a boy for a harlot And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.
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4
"Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head.
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"Since you have taken My silver and My gold, brought My precious treasures to your temples,
~yib{J;h y;D;m]x;m.Wt04261 ~,T.x;q.l yib'h.z.Wt02091 yiP.s;K -r,v]a ? ~,kyel.kyeh.lt01964 ~,taeb]h
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and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory,
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behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where * you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head.
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"Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation," for the LORD has spoken.
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Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers * draw near, let them come up!
.Wryi['h h'm'x.limt04421 .Wv.D;qt06942 ~Iyw{G;Bt01471 ta{z -.Wa.riqt07121 ? h'm'x.liM;ht04421 yev.n;at0582 l{K .Wl][;y .Wv.GIy ~yirw{BiG;ht01368
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Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, "I am a mighty man."
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Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves there. Bring down, O LORD, Your mighty ones.
.Wc'B.qin.w byib'Simt05439 ~Iyw{G;ht01471 -l'k .Wa{b'wt0935 .Wv.W[t05789 ? '$y,rw{BiGt01368 h'wh.yt03068 t;x.n;ht05181 h'M'v
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Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations.
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Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.
h'a.l'mt04390 -yiK .Wd.r .Wa{Bt0935 ryic'qt07105 l;v'bt01310 yiK l'G;mt04038 .Wx.livt07971 ? ~'t'['rt07451 h'B;rt07227 yiK ~yib'q.y;ht03342 .Wqyiveh t;Gt01660
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Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
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The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
~'h.g'nt05051 .Wp.s'a ~yib'kw{k.wt03556 .Wr'd'qt06937 ;xer'y.wt03394 v,m,vt08121
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The LORD roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble. But the LORD is a refuge for His people And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.
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Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. So Jerusalem will be holy, And strangers will pass through it no more.
!w{Yic.Bt06726 !ek{v ~,kyeh{l/at0430 h'wh.yt03068 yin]a yiK ~,T.[;dyiw ? ~yir'z.wt03389 v,d{qt06944 ~i;l'v.Wr.y h't.y'h.w yiv.d'qt06944 -r;ht02022 ? dw{[ H'b -.Wr.b;[;yt05674 -a{l
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And in that day The mountains will drip with sweet wine, And the hills will flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water; And a spring will go out from the house of the LORD To water the valley of Shittim.
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Egypt will become a waste, And Edom will become a desolate wilderness, Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, In whose land they have shed innocent blood.
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But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem for all generations.
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And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion.
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