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31 People near the city gates, cry out!
    Philistines, be frightened,
because a cloud of dust comes from the north.
    It is an army, full of men ready to fight.
32 What shall we tell the messengers from Philistia?
    Say that the Lord has made Jerusalem strong
    and that his poor people will go there for safety.

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

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