Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha GNTA
New International Version NIV
1 The Lord will once again be merciful to his people Israel and choose them as his own. He will let them live in their own land again, and foreigners will come and live there with them.
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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 Many nations will help the people of Israel return to the land which the Lord gave them, and there the nations will serve Israel as slaves. Those who once captured Israel will now be captured by Israel, and the people of Israel will rule over those who once oppressed them.
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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 The Lord will give the people of Israel relief from their pain and suffering and from the hard work they were forced to do.
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On the day the LORD gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you,
4 When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say: "The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again!
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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 The Lord has ended the power of the evil rulers
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The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
6 who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered.
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which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression.
7 Now at last the whole world enjoys rest and peace, and everyone sings for joy.
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All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing.
8 The cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon rejoice over the fallen king, because there is no one to cut them down, now that he is gone!
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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 "The world of the dead is getting ready to welcome the king of Babylon. The ghosts of those who were powerful on earth are stirring about. The ghosts of kings are rising from their thrones.
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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.
10 They all call out to him, "Now you are as weak as we are! You are one of us!
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They will all respond, they will say to you, “You also have become weak, as we are; you have become like us.”
11 You used to be honored with the music of harps, but now here you are in the world of the dead. You lie on a bed of maggots and are covered with a blanket of worms.' "
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All your pomp has been brought down to the grave, along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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