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Isaiah 28

Ephraim's Captivity Predicted

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Woeh1945 to the proudh1348 crownh5850 of the  adrunkardsh7910 of  bEphraimh669, And to the fadingh5034b flowerh6731b of its glorioush6643a beautyh6643a, Whichh834 is at the headh7218 of the  1fertileh8081 valleyh1516 Of those who are  2overcomeh1986 with wineh3196!

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Beholdh2009, the Lordh136 has a strongh2389 and  amightyh533 agent; As a stormh2230 of  bhailh1259, a tempesth8178b of destructionh6986, Like a stormh2230 of  cmightyh3524 overflowingh7857 watersh4325, He has casth5117 it downh5117 to the earthh776 with His handh3027.

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The proudh1348 crownh5850 of the drunkardsh7910 of Ephraimh669 is  atroddenh7429 under footh7272.

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And the fadingh5034b flowerh6731b of its glorioush6643a beautyh6643a, Whichh834 is at the headh7218 of the  1fertileh8081 valleyh1516, Will be like the  afirst-ripeh1063 figh1063 priorh2962 to summerh7019c, Whichh834  2one seesh7200, And  3as soonh5750 as it is in his  4handh3709, He swallowsh1104 it.

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In that dayh3117 the  aLORDh3068 of hostsh6635 will becomeh1961 a beautifulh6643a  bcrownh5850 And a glorioush8597 diademh6843 to the remnanth7605 of His peopleh5971a;

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A  aspirith7307 of justiceh4941 for him who sitsh3427 in judgmenth4941, A  bstrengthh1369 to those who repelh7725 the  1onslaughth4421 at the gateh8179.

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And theseh428 alsoh1571  areelh7686 with wineh3196 and staggerh8582 from strongh7941 drinkh7941:  bThe priesth3548 and  cthe propheth5030 reelh7686 with strongh7941 drinkh7941, They are confusedh1104 by wineh3196, they staggerh8582 from  dstrongh7941 drinkh7941; They reelh7686 while  1having  evisionsh7203b, They totterh6328 when rendering judgmenth6417.

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For allh3605 the tablesh7979 are fullh4390 of filthyh6675  avomith7006b, withouth1097 a single clean placeh4725.

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"To  awhomh4310 would He teachh3384 knowledgeh1844, And to whomh4310 would He interpreth995 the messageh8052? Those just  bweanedh1580 from milkh2461? Those just takenh6267 from the breasth7699a?

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"For He says,1 aOrderh6673 on orderh6673, orderh6673 on orderh6673, Lineh6957b on lineh6957b, lineh6957b on lineh6957b, A littleh2191 hereh8033, a littleh2191 thereh8033.' "

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Indeedh3588, He will speakh1696 to thish2088 peopleh5971a Through  astammeringh3934 lipsh8193 and a foreignh312 tongueh3956,

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He whoh834 saidh559 to them, "Hereh2088 is  aresth4496, giveh5117 resth5117 to the wearyh5889," And, "Hereh2088 is reposeh4774," but they wouldh14 not listenh8085.

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So the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 to them will be, " 1Orderh6673 on orderh6673, orderh6673 on orderh6673, Lineh6957b on lineh6957b, lineh6957b on lineh6957b, A littleh2191 hereh8033, a littleh2191 thereh8033," That they may goh1980 and  astumbleh3782 backwardh268, be brokenh7665, snaredh3369 and takenh3920 captiveh3920.

Judah Is Warned

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Thereforeh3651,  ahearh8085 the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068, O  bscoffersh582h3944, Who ruleh4910 thish2088 peopleh5971a whoh834 are in Jerusalemh3389,

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Becauseh3588 you have saidh559, "We have madeh3772 a  acovenanth1285 with deathh4194, And with  1Sheolh7585 we have madeh6213a a  2pacth2374.  bThe overwhelmingh7857  3scourgeh7752 will not reachh935 us whenh3588 it passesh5674a by, For we have madeh7760  cfalsehoodh3577 our refugeh4268 and we have  dconcealedh5641 ourselves with deceptionh8267."

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Thereforeh3651 thush3541 saysh559 the Lordh136  1GODh3068, " aBeholdh2009, I am layingh3245 in Zionh6726 a stoneh68, a testedh976  bstoneh68, A costlyh3368 cornerstoneh6438 for the foundationh4143,  2firmlyh3245 placedh3245. He who believesh539 in it will not be  3disturbedh2363a.

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"I will makeh7760  ajusticeh4941 the measuringh6957b lineh6957b And righteousnessh6666 the levelh4949; Then  bhailh1259 will sweeph3261 awayh3261 the refugeh4268 of liesh3577 And the watersh4325 will overflowh7857 the secreth5643a placeh5643a.

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"Your  acovenanth1285 with deathh4194 will be  1 bcanceledh3722a, And your pacth2380 with Sheolh7585 will not standh6965; Whenh3588 the  aoverwhelmingh7857 scourgeh7752 passesh5674a throughh5674a, Then you becomeh1961 its  ctramplingh4823 place.

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"As  aoftenh1767 as it passesh5674a throughh5674a, it will  1seizeh3947 you; For  bmorningh1242 after morningh1242 it will passh5674a throughh5674a, anytime during the dayh3117 or nighth3915, And it will be  2sheerh7534  cterrorh2113 to understandh995  3whath8052 it meansh8052."

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The bedh4702 is tooh4480 shorth7114a on which to stretchh8311 out, And the  ablanketh4541b is too  1smallh6887a to wraph3664 oneself in.

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For the LORDh3068 will riseh6965 up as at Mounth2022  aPerazimh6559, He will be stirredh7264 up as in the valleyh6010 of  bGibeonh1391, To doh6213a His  ctaskh4639, His  1 dunusualh2114a taskh4639, And to workh5647 His workh5656, His  2extraordinaryh5237 workh5656.

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And nowh6258 do not carryh3917b on as  ascoffersh3917b, Orh6435 your fettersh4147 will be madeh2388 strongerh2388; For I have heardh8085 from the Lordh136  1GODh3068 of hostsh6635 Of decisiveh2782  bdestructionh3617 on allh3605 the earthh776.

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Giveh238 earh238 and hearh8085 my voiceh6963, Listenh7181 and hearh8085 my wordsh565a.

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Does the  1farmerh2790a plowh2790a  2continuallyh3605h3117 to planth2232 seedh2232? Does he continually  3turnh6605a and harrowh7702 the groundh127?

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Does he not levelh7737a its surfaceh6440 And sowh6327a dillh7100 and scatterh2236b  acumminh3646 And  1planth7760  bwheath2406 in rowsh7795a, Barleyh8184 in its placeh5567 and ryeh3698 within its  2areah1367?

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For his Godh430 instructsh3256 and teachesh3384 him properlyh4941.

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For dillh7100 is not threshedh1758 with a  athreshingh2742a sledgeh2742a, Norh3808 is the cartwheelh5699  1drivenh5437 overh5921 cumminh3646; But dillh7100 is beatenh2251 out with a rodh4294, and cumminh3646 with a clubh7626.

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Grain for breadh3899 is crushedh1854, Indeedh3588, he does not continueh1758 to threshh1758 it foreverh5331. Because the wheelh1536 of his carth5699 and his horsesh6571a eventually  1damageh2000 it, He does not threshh1854 it longer.

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Thish384 alsoh1571 comesh3318 from the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, Who has madeh6381 His counselh6098  awonderfulh6381 and His wisdomh8454  bgreath1431.



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