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30 The poor among us will have enough to eat;
    the needy and most vulnerable will sleep in peace.
But I will go after your key people with famine,
    and then wipe out any who remain.
31 Look out, Philistia; you will soon vanish!
    Let your gates and your city walls cry out!
    It’ll be bad for you soon, because an army from the north
Is bearing down on you, burning cities in its wake;
    and there is not a straggler in its ranks.

32 So, how do we answer the ambassadors of the nations?
    The Eternal has made Zion what it is—
And His humbled and afflicted people will find shelter there.

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30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
    and the needy(A) will lie down in safety.(B)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(C)
    it will slay(D) your survivors.(E)

31 Wail,(F) you gate!(G) Howl, you city!
    Melt away, all you Philistines!(H)
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,(I)
    and there is not a straggler in its ranks.(J)
32 What answer shall be given
    to the envoys(K) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,(L)
    and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.(M)

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