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12 ·Many soldiers [L Destroyers] have marched over those barren hills.
    ·The Lord is using the armies to punish that land [L The sword of the Lord devours]
from one end to the other.
    ·No one is safe [L There is no peace for all flesh].
13 The people have planted wheat,
    but they have harvested only thorns.
They have worked hard until they were very tired,
    but they have nothing for all their work.
They are ashamed of their poor harvest,
    because the Lord’s terrible anger has caused this.”

14 This is what the Lord said to me: “Here is what I will do to all my wicked neighbors [C like Edom; Ps. 137:7; Obad. 10–14] who ·take [L touch] the ·land [L inheritance] I ·gave my people Israel [L made my people Israel inherit]. I will ·pull them up and throw them out of [L uproot them from] their land. And I will ·pull up [uproot] the ·people [L house] of Judah from among them.

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12 Over all the barren heights in the desert
    destroyers will swarm,
for the sword(A) of the Lord(B) will devour(C)
    from one end of the land to the other;(D)
    no one will be safe.(E)
13 They will sow wheat but reap thorns;
    they will wear themselves out but gain nothing.(F)
They will bear the shame of their harvest
    because of the Lord’s fierce anger.”(G)

14 This is what the Lord says: “As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance(H) I gave my people Israel, I will uproot(I) them from their lands and I will uproot(J) the people of Judah from among them.

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