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19 And the meek have joy after joy[a] in Yahweh,
    and the needy of the people shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel.
20 For the tyrant shall be no more,
    and the scoffer shall come to an end.
And all those lying in wait for evil shall be cut off;
21     those who mislead a person into sin with a word
and set a trap for the arbitrator[b] in the gate
    and guide away the righteous by emptiness.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:19 Literally “shall add joy”
  2. Isaiah 29:21 Literally “one who argues”

19 Once more the humble(A) will rejoice in the Lord;
    the needy(B) will rejoice in the Holy One(C) of Israel.
20 The ruthless(D) will vanish,(E)
    the mockers(F) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil(G) will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court(H)
    and with false testimony(I) deprive the innocent of justice.(J)

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19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

21 That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

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