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    like drought in a dry land.
But you, Lord, have silenced our enemies;
    you silence the shouts of cruel people,
    as a cloud cools a hot day.

God Prepares a Banquet

Here on Mount Zion the Lord Almighty will prepare a banquet for all the nations of the world—a banquet of the richest food and the finest wine. Here he will suddenly remove the cloud of sorrow that has been hanging over all the nations.

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    and like the heat of the desert.
You silence(A) the uproar of foreigners;(B)
    as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud,
    so the song of the ruthless(C) is stilled.

On this mountain(D) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast(E) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.(F)
On this mountain he will destroy
    the shroud(G) that enfolds all peoples,(H)
the sheet that covers all nations;

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