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Trouble and hope

33 It will be very bad for you who destroy other nations.
    No other nation has destroyed you yet.
It will be very bad for you who deceive other nations.
    No other nation has deceived you yet.
But in the end, when you stop destroying,
    others will destroy you.
When you stop deceiving,
    other nations will deceive you.[a]

Lord, please be kind to us.
    We wait for you to help us.
Make us strong every day.
    Rescue us when trouble happens.
When they hear the noise of battle,
    the nations run away.
When you go to war,
    they run in every direction!

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Footnotes

  1. 33:1 This message is for the enemies of God's people. Assyria was the strongest enemy at this time.

Distress and Help

33 Woe(A) to you, destroyer,
    you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
    you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
    you will be destroyed;(B)
when you stop betraying,
    you will be betrayed.(C)

Lord, be gracious(D) to us;
    we long for you.
Be our strength(E) every morning,
    our salvation(F) in time of distress.(G)
At the uproar of your army,(H) the peoples flee;(I)
    when you rise up,(J) the nations scatter.

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