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The high praises of God shall be in their mouths, And a two-edged sword in their hands,

Everything that has breath shall praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!

"So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes.

You shall strike him with the rod And rescue his soul from Sheol.

Do not say, "I shall do the same to him as he has done to me; I will repay the person according to his work."

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

"Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, You shall come with me from Lebanon. You shall come down from the summit of Amana, From the summit of Senir and Hermon, From the dens of lions, From the mountains of leopards.

"We have a little sister, And she has no breasts; What shall we do for our sister On the day when she is spoken for?

"Come now, and let us debate your case," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They shall become as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be like wool.

The strong man will become like flax fiber, And his work a spark. So they shall both burn together And there will be no one to extinguish them.

When a man lays hold of his brother in his father's house, saying, "You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler! And these ruins will be under your authority,"

In my ears the LORD of armies has sworn, "Many houses shall certainly become desolate, Even great and fine ones, without occupants.

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

this is what the Lord GOD says: "It shall not stand nor shall it come to pass.

and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, you certainly shall not last."'"

"It is the LORD of armies whom you are to regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread.

Shall I not do the same to Jerusalem and her images Just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?"

He has said, "You shall not be jubilant anymore, you crushed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest."

You turn things around! Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay, That what is made would say to its maker, "He did not make me"; Or what is formed say to him who formed it, "He has no understanding"?

And you said, "No, for we will flee on horses!" Therefore you shall flee! "And we will ride on swift horses!" Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.