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Yahweh, a Sanctuary and a Stumbling Stone

(A)Be broken, O peoples, and be [a](B)shattered;
And give ear, all remote places of the earth.
Gird yourselves, yet be [b]shattered;
Gird yourselves, yet be [c]shattered.
10 (C)Devise counsel, but it will be thwarted;
Speak a word, but (D)it will not stand,
For [d](E)God is with us.”

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  1. Isaiah 8:9 Or dismayed
  2. Isaiah 8:9 Or dismayed
  3. Isaiah 8:9 Or dismayed
  4. Isaiah 8:10 Heb Immanuel

(A)Arrange the shield and large shield,
And draw near for the battle!
Harness the horses,
And [a]mount the steeds,
And take your stand with helmets on!
(B)Polish the spears,
Put on the (C)scale-armor!

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  1. Jeremiah 46:4 Or go up, you horsemen

Indeed, I will (A)gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, the (B)houses plundered, the women ravished, and half of the city will go forth in exile, but those left of the people will not be cut off from the city. Then Yahweh will go forth and (C)fight against those nations, as the day when He fights on a day of battle.

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