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 14:1 ¶ For Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

 14:1 ¶ Forº the LORDº will have mercyºº onº Jacob,º and will yetº chooseºº Israel,º and setººº them inº their own land:º and the strangersº shall be joinedºº withº them, and they shall cleaveºº toº the houseº of Jacob.º

 14:2 And the peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Jehovah for servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

 14:2 And the peopleº shall takeºº them, and bringºº them toº their place:º and the houseº of Israelº shall possessºº them inº the landº of the LORDº for servantsº and handmaids:º and they shall takeº them captives,ºº whose captivesºº they were; and they shall ruleºº overº their oppressors.ºº

 14:3 And it shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein thou wast made to serve,

 14:3 And it shall come to passº in the dayº that the LORDº shall give thee restºº from thy sorrow,ºº and from thy fear,ºº and fromº the hardº bondageº whereinº thou wast made to serve,ºº

 14:4 ¶ that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

 14:4 ¶ That thou shalt take upºº thisº proverbº againstº the kingº of Babylon,º and say,ºº Howº hath the oppressorºº ceased!ºº the golden cityº ceased!ºº

 14:5 Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;

 14:5 The LORDº hath brokenºº the staffº of the wicked,º [and] the sceptreº of the rulers.ºº

 14:6 that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

 14:6 He who smoteºº the peopleº in wrathº with a continualºº stroke,ººº he that ruledºº the nationsº in anger,º is persecuted,º [and] noneº hindereth.ºº

 14:7 The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.

 14:7 The wholeº earthº is at rest,ºº [and] is quiet:ºº they break forthºº into singing.º

 14:8 Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, [and] the cedars of Lebanon, [saying], Since thou art laid low, no hewer is come up against us.

 14:8 Yea,º the fir treesº rejoiceºº at thee, [and] the cedarsº of Lebanon,º [saying], Sinceºº thou art laid down,ºº noº fellerºº is come upºº againstº us.

 14:9 Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

 14:9 Hellº from beneathºº is movedºº for thee to meetººº [thee] at thy coming:ºº it stirreth upºº the deadº for thee, [even] allº the chief onesº of the earth;º it hath raised upºº from their thronesºº allº the kingsº of the nations.º

 14:10 All they shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

 14:10 Allº they shall speakºº and sayºº unto thee, Art thouº alsoº become weakºº as we? art thou become likeºº untoº us?

 14:11 Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, [and] the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.

 14:11 Thy pompº is brought downºº to the grave,º [and] the noiseº of thy viols:º the wormº is spreadºº underº thee, and the wormsº coverº thee.

 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations!

 14:12 Howº art thou fallenºº from heaven,ºº O Lucifer,º sonº of the morning!ºººº [how] art thou cut downºº to the ground,º which didst weakenººº the nations!º

 14:13 And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north;

 14:13 For thouº hast saidºº in thine heart,º I will ascendºº into heaven,º I will exaltºº my throneº aboveºº the starsº of God:º I will sitºº also upon the mountº of the congregation,º in the sidesº of the north:º

 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.

 14:14 I will ascendºº aboveº the heightsº of the clouds;º I will be likeºº the most High.º

 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the pit.

 14:15 Yetº thou shalt be brought downºº toº hell,º toº the sidesº of the pit.º

 14:16 They that see thee shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee, [saying], Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

 14:16 They that seeºº thee shall narrowly lookºº uponº thee, [and] considerºº thee, [saying, Is] thisº the manº that made the earthº to tremble,ºº that did shakeºº kingdoms;º

 14:17 that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

 14:17 [That] madeºº the worldº as a wilderness,º and destroyedºº the citiesº thereof; [that] openedºº notº the houseº of his prisoners?º

 14:18 All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

 14:18 Allº the kingsº of the nations,º [even] allº of them, lieºº in glory,º every oneº in his own house.º

 14:19 But thou art cast forth away from thy sepulchre like an abominable 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.

 14:19 But thouº art castº outºº of thy graveºº like an abominableºº branch,º [and as] the raimentº of those that are slain,ºº thrust throughºº with a sword,º that go downºº toº the stonesº of the pit;º as a carcaseº trodden under feet.ºº

 14:20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall not be named for ever.

 14:20 Thou shalt notº be joinedºº withº them in burial,º becauseº thou hast destroyedºº thy land,º [and] slainºº thy people:º the seedº of evildoersºº shall neverºº be renowned.ºº

 14:21 Prepare ye slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers, that they rise not up, and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities.

 14:21 Prepareºº slaughterº for his childrenº for the iniquityº of their fathers;º that they do notº rise,ºº nor possessºº the land,º nor fillºº the faceº of the worldº with cities.ººº

 14:22 And I will rise up against them, saith Jehovah of hosts, and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son's son, saith Jehovah.

 14:22 For I will rise upºº againstº them, saithºº the LORDº of hosts,º and cut offºº from Babylonº the name,º and remnant,º and son,º and nephew,º saithºº the LORD.º

 14:23 I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith Jehovah of hosts.

 14:23 I will also makeºº it a possessionº for the bittern,º and poolsº of water:º and I will sweepºº it with the besomº of destruction,ºº saithºº the LORDº of hosts.º

 14:24 ¶ Jehovah of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

 14:24 ¶ The LORDº of hostsº hath sworn,ºº saying,ºº Surelyºº asº I have thought,ºº soº shall it come to pass;º and asº I have purposed,ºº [so] shall itº stand:ºº

 14:25 that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulder.

 14:25 That I will breakºº the Assyrianº in my land,º and uponº my mountainsº tread him under foot:ºº then shall his yokeº departºº from offºº them, and his burdenº departºº from offºº their shoulders.º

 14:26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

 14:26 Thisº [is] the purposeº that is purposedºº uponº the wholeº earth:º and thisº [is] the handº that is stretched outºº uponº allº the nations.º

 14:27 For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

 14:27 Forº the LORDº of hostsº hath purposed,ºº and whoº shall disannulºº [it]? and his handº [is] stretched out,ºº and whoº shall turn it back?ºº

 14:28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

 14:28 In the yearº that kingº Ahazº diedº wasº thisº burden.º

 14:29 ¶ Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

 14:29 ¶ Rejoiceºº notº thou, wholeº Palestina,º becauseº the rodº of him thatº smoteºº thee is broken:ºº for out of the serpent'sº rootººº shall come forthºº a cockatrice,º and his fruitº [shall be] a fieryºº flyingºº serpent.ºº

 14:30 And the first-born of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will kill thy root with famine, and thy remnant shall be slain.

 14:30 And the firstbornº of the poorº shall feed,ºº and the needyº shall lie downºº in safety:º and I will killºº thy rootº with famine,º and he shall slayºº thy remnant.º

 14:31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

 14:31 Howl,ºº O gate;º cry,ºº O city;º thou, wholeº Palestina,º [art] dissolved:ºº forº there shall comeºº from the northºº a smoke,º and noneº [shall be] aloneºº in his appointed times.º

 14:32 What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.

 14:32 Whatº shall [one] then answerºº the messengersº of the nation?º Thatº the LORDº hath foundedºº Zion,º and the poorº of his peopleº shall trustºº in it.