THE
BOOK OF ISAIAH
Isaiah Chapter 16
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¶ The ruler of
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For at the fords of Arnon, the daughters of
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Give us counsel, grant us justice; make your shadow like night at the height of
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Let the people who have been driven out of
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Then a throne will be established in mercy: and there in David’s tent will sit
a judge, faithfully pursuing justice, and quick to do right.
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¶ We have heard of
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Therefore
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For the fields of Heshbon will languish, as will
the vines of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have
trampled its choice vines, that reached as far as
Jazer, and spread to the desert: her shoots have
spread out, and passed over the sea.
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Therefore I will weep with those of Jazer, who weep
over the vines of Sibmah: I will water Heshbon and Elealeh with my
tears: for the shouting of battle will fall on your summer fruits and your
harvest.
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Joy and rejoicing are gone from the fertile field; and there will be no singing
or shouting in the vineyards: the treaders will tread
out no wine in their presses; I have put an end to their shouting.
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Therefore my soul grieves for
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But when
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This is the word that the LORD has spoken in the past concerning
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But now the LORD says, Within three years, as the
years of an hireling, the glory of