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but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.

But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there.

But you are cast forth away from your tomb like a disgusting branch, clothed with the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a dead body trodden under foot.

But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

In the day of your planting you hedge it in, and in the morning you make your seed to blossom; but the harvest flees away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.

you also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you didn't look to him that had done this, neither had you respect to him that purposed it long ago.

but saw joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die.

From the uttermost part of the earth we have heard songs: Glory to the righteous. But I said, I pine away, I pine away, woe is me! the treacherous have dealt treacherously; yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that swims spreads forth [his hands] to swim; but [Yahweh] will lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands.

Yahweh, your hand is lifted up, yet they don't see: but they shall see [your] zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yes, fire shall devour your adversaries.

O Yahweh our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us; but by you only we will make mention of your name.

No, but by [men of] strange lips and with another tongue he will speak to this people;

As often as it passes through, it shall take you; for morning by morning it shall pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be nothing but terror to understand the message.

For the fitches are not threshed with a sharp [threshing] instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about on the cumin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cumin with a rod.

But the multitude of your strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passes away: yes, it shall be suddenly in an instant.

And it shall be as when a hungry man dreams, and, look, he eats; but he awakes, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreams, and, look, he drinks; but he awakes, and, look, he is faint, and his soul has appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

Tarry and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

And the Lord said, Since this people draw near [to me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught [to them];

But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name; yes, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the God of Israel.