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14     Your destruction will be as complete
        as when someone savagely smashes a piece of pottery.
    There won’t be even a single piece big enough
        to scoop an ember from the fire or skim a sip of water from a cistern.

15 Listen! The Lord, the Eternal, the Holy One of Israel says,

Eternal One: In returning and rest, you will be saved.
        In quietness and trust you will find strength.

God invites His people to lean only on Him. If they will just stop their busyness and self-reliance, God will be able to take care of them.

But you refused. 16     You couldn’t sit still;
        instead, you said, “No! We will ride out of here on horseback.
    Fast horses will give us an edge in battle.”
        But those who pursue you will be faster still.

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