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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 31, Verse 9

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Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
King James Version
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire [is] in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
American Standard Version
And his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, saith Jehovah, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
New English Translation
They will surrender their stronghold because of fear; their officers will be afraid of the LORD’s battle flag.” This is what the LORD says– the one whose fire is in Zion, whose firepot is in Jerusalem.
World English Bible
His rock will pass away by reason of terror, and his princes will be afraid of the banner," says Yahweh, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
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Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
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And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
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And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
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The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
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The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said [to be] bountiful.
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For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
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The instruments also of the churl [are] evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
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But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
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Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
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Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.