20 The ruthless(A) will vanish,(B)
    the mockers(C) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil(D) will be cut down—

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

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20 For the [a]terrible one is brought to nothing,
(A)The scornful one is consumed,
And all who (B)watch for iniquity are cut off—

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:20 terrifying

20 For the ruthless shall come to nothing
    and (A)the scoffer cease,
    and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,

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Both hands are skilled in doing evil;(A)
    the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,(B)
    the powerful dictate what they desire—
    they all conspire together.

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That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

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That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (A)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.

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(A)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
    (B)the prince and (C)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
    thus they weave it together.

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