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See, the Lord, the Lord of All, will cut off the branches with a great noise. Those who stand tall will be cut down. And those who are high will be brought low.

He will be glad in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what His eyes see, or decide by what His ears hear.

In that day the nations will turn to the One from the family of Jesse. He will be honored by the people as someone special to see. And His place of rest will be full of His shining-greatness.

See, God saves me. I will trust and not be afraid. For the Lord God is my strength and song. And He has become the One Who saves me."

See, the day of the Lord is coming, without pity and with much anger. He is coming to destroy the land and its sinners from it.

See, I am going to make the Medes go against them, who will not want silver or be happy with gold.

Those who see you will look hard at you and think about you, and say, ‘Is this the man who made the earth shake with fear, who shook nations?

The special word about Damascus: "See, Damascus will no longer be a city. It will be destroyed and laid waste.

All you people of the world, you who live on the earth, as soon as a flag is raised on the mountain, you will see it. As soon as the horn is sounded, you will hear it.

The special word about Egypt: See, the Lord is traveling on a fast cloud and is coming to Egypt. The false gods of Egypt shake in fear before Him. The hearts of the Egyptians become weak.

It will be something special to see, to make the Lord of All known in the land of Egypt. For they will cry to the Lord because of those who make it hard for them. And He will send a Powerful One to save them, and He will take them out of trouble.

The people living on this island will say in that day, ‘See, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped, and to whom we ran for help to be saved from the king of Assyria. Now how can we get away?'"

For this reason my body is full of suffering. Pains have taken hold of me like the pains of a woman giving birth. I am so troubled that I cannot hear. I am so afraid that I cannot see.

Now see, here comes an army of men riding on horses, two by two." One answered and said, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon. All the objects of her gods are broken to pieces on the ground."

See, the Lord will throw you away without pity, O you strong man. He will take a strong hold of you

See, the Lord will lay the earth waste. He will destroy it, turn its ground up-side-down, and send its people everywhere.

It will be said in that day, "See, this is our God. We have waited for Him, that He might save us. This is the Lord for Whom we have waited. Let us be glad and full of joy because He saves us."

When favor is shown to the sinful, he does not learn what is right and good. He goes on doing what is wrong in the land of those who are right. He does not see the wonderful power of the Lord.

O Lord, Your hand is lifted up but they do not see it. Let them see Your care for Your people and be ashamed. Let fire destroy those who hate You.

For see, the Lord is about to come out from His place to punish the people of the earth for their sin. And the earth will let the blood be seen that has poured on her. She will no longer cover her dead.