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Like ·locusts [or the caterpillar], your enemies will ·take away [gather; harvest] ·the things you stole in war [your plunder].
    Like locusts ·rushing about [swarming], they will take your wealth.
The Lord is ·very great [exalted], and he ·lives in a high place [T dwells on high].
    He fills ·Jerusalem [L Zion; 1:27] with ·fairness [justice; judgment] and ·justice [righteousness].
He will ·always be your safety [be the foundation/stability of your time].
    He is ·full [a rich store/abundance] of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
·Respect for [The fear of] the Lord is the greatest treasure [Prov. 1:7].

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Your plunder,(A) O nations, is harvested(B) as by young locusts;(C)
    like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.

The Lord is exalted,(D) for he dwells on high;(E)
    he will fill Zion with his justice(F) and righteousness.(G)
He will be the sure foundation for your times,
    a rich store of salvation(H) and wisdom and knowledge;
    the fear(I) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.[a](J)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:6 Or is a treasure from him