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18 You will think about the terror of the past:
    “Where is that officer?
    Where is the one who collected the taxes?
    Where is the officer in charge of our defense towers?”
19 No longer will you see those proud people from other countries,
    whose strange language you couldn’t understand.

God Will Protect Jerusalem

20 Look at Jerusalem, the city of our festivals.
    Look at Jerusalem, that beautiful place of rest.
It is like a tent that will never be moved;
    the pegs that hold her in place will never be pulled up,
    and her ropes will never be broken.

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18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(A)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(B)
19 You will see those arrogant people(C) no more,
    people whose speech is obscure,
    whose language is strange and incomprehensible.(D)

20 Look on Zion,(E) the city of our festivals;
    your eyes will see Jerusalem,
    a peaceful abode,(F) a tent(G) that will not be moved;(H)
its stakes will never be pulled up,
    nor any of its ropes broken.

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