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12 At that time I, the Lord, will search Jerusalem with lamps.
    I will punish those who are ·satisfied with themselves [complacent; or entrenched in sin; L thickened in their dregs/sediment],
    who think, ‘The Lord won’t ·help us or punish us [L do good or evil].’
13 Their wealth will be ·stolen [plundered]
    and their houses ·destroyed [ruined; laid waste].
They may build houses,
    but they will not live in them.
They may plant vineyards,
    but they will not drink any wine from them.

The Lord’s Day of Judging

14 “The ·Lord’s day of judging [great day of the Lord; 1:7] is ·coming soon [near];
    it is near and coming fast.
The cry will be ·very sad [bitter] on the day of the Lord;
    ·even soldiers will cry [or soldiers will shout a battle cry].

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12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
    and punish those who are complacent,(A)
    who are like wine left on its dregs,(B)
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,(C)
    either good or bad.’(D)
13 Their wealth will be plundered,(E)
    their houses demolished.
Though they build houses,
    they will not live in them;
though they plant vineyards,
    they will not drink the wine.”(F)

14 The great day of the Lord(G) is near(H)
    near and coming quickly.
The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;
    the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

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