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Hear the word of the Lord,you rulers of Sodom!Listen to the instruction of our God,you people of Gomorrah!

Therefore the Lord God of Armies,the Mighty One of Israel, declares:“Ah, I will get even with my foes;I will take revenge against my enemies.

and many peoples will come and say,“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,to the house of the God of Jacob.He will teach us about his waysso that we may walk in his paths.”For instruction will go out of Zionand the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Note this: The Lord God of Armies

But the Lord of Armies is exalted by his justice,and the holy God shows that he is holy through his righteousness.

This is what the Lord God says:

“Ask for a sign from the Lord your God—it can be as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.”

Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God?

Devise a plan; it will fail.Make a prediction; it will not happen.For God is with us.

When they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the spiritists who chirp and mutter,” shouldn’t a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?

They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.

For a child will be born for us,a son will be given to us,and the government will be on his shoulders.He will be namedWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Therefore the Lord God of Armieswill inflict an emaciating diseaseon the well-fed of Assyria,and he will kindle a burning fireunder its glory.

The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob,to the Mighty God.

For throughout the landthe Lord God of Armiesis carrying out a destruction that was decreed.

Therefore, the Lord God of Armies says this: “My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, though they strike you with a rod and raise their staff over you as the Egyptians did.

Look, the Lord God of Armieswill chop off the branches with terrifying power,and the tall trees will be cut down,the high trees felled.

Indeed, God is my salvation;I will trust him and not be afraid,for the Lord, the Lord himself,is my strength and my song.He has become my salvation.”

And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms,the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans,will be like Sodom and Gomorrahwhen God overthrew them.

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,and you have failed to rememberthe rock of your strength;therefore you will plant beautiful plantsand set out cuttings from exotic vines.