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17 the Arabah also, with the Jordan and its banks, from Chinnereth down to the sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea,[a] with the lower slopes of Pisgah on the east.(A)

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  1. 3.17 Heb Salt Sea

17 Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah,(A) from Kinnereth(B) to the Sea of the Arabah(C) (that is, the Dead Sea(D)), below the slopes of Pisgah.

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16 the waters flowing from above stood still, rising up in a single heap far off at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, while those flowing toward the sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea,[a] were wholly cut off. Then the people crossed over opposite Jericho.(A)

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  1. 3.16 Heb Salt Sea

16 the water from upstream stopped flowing.(A) It piled up in a heap(B) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,(C) while the water flowing down(D) to the Sea of the Arabah(E) (that is, the Dead Sea(F)) was completely cut off.(G) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.(H)

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then the lame shall leap like a deer,
    and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness
    and streams in the desert;(A)

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Then will the lame(A) leap like a deer,(B)
    and the mute tongue(C) shout for joy.(D)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(E) in the desert.

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the burning sand shall become a pool
    and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp;[a]
    the grass shall become reeds and rushes.(A)

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  1. 35.7 Cn: Heb in the haunt of jackals is her resting place

The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground(A) bubbling springs.(B)
In the haunts where jackals(C) once lay,
    grass and reeds(D) and papyrus will grow.

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