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1. Drink this first. Or, do it quickly, i. e. «drink’; See Hebrew Act quickly, Mt 4:15, 16 O land of Zabulon, land of Nephthalim, and the rest inhabiting the sea-coast, and the land beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
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1. Nevertheless H3588 the dimness H4155 shall not H3808 be such as H834 was in her vexation H4164 , when H6256 at the first H7223 he lightly afflicted H7043 the land H776 of Zebulun H2074 and the land H776 of Naphtali H5321 , and afterward H314 did more grievously afflict H3513 her by the way H1870 of the sea H3220 , beyond H5676 Jordan H3383 , in Galilee H1551 of the nations H1471 .
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2. O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the region and shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.
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2. The people H5971 that walked H1980 in darkness H2822 have seen H7200 a great H1419 light H216 : they that dwell H3427 in the land H776 of the shadow of death H6757 , upon H5921 them hath the light H216 shined H5050 .
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3. The Gr. greatest part multitude of the people which thou hast brought down in thy joy, they shall even rejoice before thee as they that rejoice in harvest, and as they that divide the spoil.
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3. Thou hast multiplied H7235 the nation H1471 , and not H3808 increased H1431 the joy H8057 : they joy H8055 before H6440 thee according to the joy H8057 in harvest H7105 , and as H834 men rejoice H1523 when they divide H2505 the spoil H7998 .
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4. Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.
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4. For H3588 thou hast broken H2865 H853 the yoke H5923 of his burden H5448 , and the staff H4294 of his shoulder H7926 , the rod H7626 of his oppressor H5065 , as in the day H3117 of Midian H4080 .
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5. For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and all raiment with Gr. reconciliation, or, exchange restitution; and they shall be willing, even if they were burnt with fire.
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5. For H3588 every H3605 battle H5430 of the warrior H5431 is with confused noise H7494 , and garments H8071 rolled H1556 in blood H1818 ; but this shall be H1961 with burning H8316 and fuel H3980 of fire H784 .
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6. For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel: Alex. +Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty One, Potentate, Prince of Peace, Father of the age to come; Compare Heb 2:2 for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him.
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6. For H3588 unto us a child H3206 is born H3205 , unto us a son H1121 is given H5414 : and the government H4951 shall be upon H5921 his shoulder H7926 : and his name H8034 shall be H1961 called H7121 Wonderful H6382 , Counselor H3289 , The mighty H1368 God H410 , The everlasting H5703 Father H1 , The Prince H8269 of Peace H7965 .
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7. His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: it shall be upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to support it with judgement and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
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7. Of the increase H4766 of his government H4951 and peace H7965 there shall be no H369 end H7093 , upon H5921 the throne H3678 of David H1732 , and upon H5921 his kingdom H4467 , to order H3559 it , and to establish H5582 it with judgment H4941 and with justice H6666 from henceforth H4480 H6258 even forever H5704 H5769 . The zeal H7068 of the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 will perform H6213 this H2063 .
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8. The Lord has sent death upon Jacob, and it has come upon Israel.
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8. The Lord H136 sent H7971 a word H1697 into Jacob H3290 , and it hath lighted H5307 upon Israel H3478 .
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9. And all the people of Ephraim, and they that dwelt in Samaria shall know, who say in their pride and lofty heart,
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9. And all H3605 the people H5971 shall know H3045 , even Ephraim H669 and the inhabitant H3427 of Samaria H8111 , that say H559 in the pride H1346 and stoutness H1433 of heart H3824 ,
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10. The bricks are fallen down, but come, let us hew stones, and cut down sycamores and cedars, and let us build for ourselves a tower.
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10. The bricks H3843 are fallen down H5307 , but we will build H1129 with hewn stones H1496 : the sycamores H8256 are cut down H1438 , but we will change H2498 them into cedars H730 .
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11. And God shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Sion, and shall scatter his enemies;
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11. Therefore the LORD H3068 shall set up H7682 H853 the adversaries H6862 of Rezin H7526 against H5921 him , and join his enemies together H5526 H853 H341 ;
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12. even Syria from the rising of the sun, and the Greeks from the setting of the sun, who devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but still his hand is exalted.
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12. The Syrians H758 before H4480 H6924 , and the Philistines H6430 behind H4480 H268 ; and they shall devour H398 H853 Israel H3478 with open H3605 mouth H6310 . For all H3605 this H2063 his anger H639 is not H3808 turned away H7725 , but his hand H3027 is stretched out H5186 still H5750 .
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13. But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.
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13. For the people H5971 turneth H7725 not H3808 unto H5704 him that smiteth H5221 them, neither H3808 do they seek H1875 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 .
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14. So the Lord took away from Israel the head and tail, great and small, in one day:
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14. Therefore the LORD H3068 will cut off H3772 from Israel H4480 H3478 head H7218 and tail H2180 , branch H3712 and rush H100 , in one H259 day H3117 .
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15. the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
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15. The ancient H2205 and honorable H5375 H6440 , he H1931 is the head H7218 ; and the prophet H5030 that teacheth H3384 lies H8267 , he H1931 is the tail H2180 .
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16. And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
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16. For the leaders H833 of this H2088 people H5971 cause them to err H8582 ; and they that are led H833 of them are destroyed H1104 .
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17. Therefore the Lord shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither shall he have pity on their orphans or on their widows: for they are all transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.
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17. Therefore H5921 H3651 the Lord H136 shall have no H3808 joy H8055 in H5921 their young men H970 , neither H3808 shall have mercy H7355 on their fatherless H3490 and widows H490 : for H3588 every one H3605 is a hypocrite H2611 and an evildoer H7489 , and every H3605 mouth H6310 speaketh H1696 folly H5039 . For all H3605 this H2063 his anger H639 is not H3808 turned away H7725 , but his hand H3027 is stretched out H5186 still H5750 .
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18. And iniquity shall burn as fire, and shall be devoured by fire as dry grass: and it shall burn in the thickets of the wood, and shall devour all that is round about the hills.
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18. For H3588 wickedness H7564 burneth H1197 as the fire H784 : it shall devour H398 the briers H8068 and thorns H7898 , and shall kindle H3341 in the thickets H5442 of the forest H3293 , and they shall mount up H55 like the lifting up H1348 of smoke H6227 .
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19. The whole earth is set on fire because of the fierce anger of the Lord, and the people shall be as men burnt by fire: no man shall pity his brother.
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19. Through the wrath H5678 of the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 is the land H776 darkened H6272 , and the people H5971 shall be H1961 as the fuel H3980 of the fire H784 : no H3808 man H376 shall spare H2550 H413 his brother H251 .
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20. But one shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.
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20. And he shall snatch H1504 on H5921 the right hand H3225 , and be hungry H7456 ; and he shall eat H398 on H5921 the left hand H8040 , and they shall not H3808 be satisfied H7646 : they shall eat H398 every man H376 the flesh H1320 of his own arm H2220 :
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21. For Manasses shall eat the flesh of Ephraim, and Ephraim the flesh of Manasses; for they shall besiege Juda together. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.
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21. Manasseh H4519 , H853 Ephraim H669 ; and Ephraim H669 , H853 Manasseh H4519 : and they H1992 together H3162 shall be against H5921 Judah H3063 . For all H3605 this H2063 his anger H639 is not H3808 turned away H7725 , but his hand H3027 is stretched out H5186 still H5750 .
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