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25 Upon every high mountain and lofty hill
    there will be streams of running water.
On the day of the great slaughter,
    when the towers fall,
26 The light of the moon will be like the light of the sun,
    and the light of the sun will be seven times greater,
    like the light of seven days,
On the day the Lord binds up the wounds of his people
    and heals the bruises left by his blows.(A)

Divine Judgment on Assyria[a]

27 See, the name of the Lord is coming from afar,
    burning with anger, heavy with threat,
His lips filled with fury,
    tongue like a consuming fire,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 30:27–33 God’s punishment of Assyria. The name of the Lord: here, God himself; cf. Ps 20:2.

25 In the day of great slaughter,(A) when the towers(B) fall, streams of water will flow(C) on every high mountain and every lofty hill. 26 The moon will shine like the sun,(D) and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals(E) the wounds he inflicted.

27 See, the Name(F) of the Lord comes from afar,
    with burning anger(G) and dense clouds of smoke;
his lips are full of wrath,(H)
    and his tongue is a consuming fire.(I)

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