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This is God’s message for Damascus: |
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Her ruins[1] will be abandoned— |
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Damascus will lose the power of her fortress, |
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“On that day, the beautiful splendor of Jacob’s northern tribes |
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It will be as when a farmer harvests the standing grain |
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Yet some gleanings will remain, |
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In that day, people will gaze toward their Creator,[8] |
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They will not be infatuated with the religious altars |
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On that day their bustling cities will become deserted |
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For you have ignored and forgotten the God who saves you |
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Even if on the day you plant them they begin to grow, |
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Ah, the thunder of many people joining together![12] |
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The nations are roaring like the roar of a massive waterfall, |
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In the evening—behold, sudden terror! |
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