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20 For the ruthless will vanish,
    and mockers will disappear,
        and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—
21 those who make a person appear to be the offender in a lawsuit,
    who set a trap for someone
        who is making his defense in court,[a]
and push aside the innocent
    with specious arguments.

22 “Therefore, this is what the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, says concerning the house of Jacob:

‘No longer will Jacob be ashamed;
    no longer will his face grow pale.

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  1. Isaiah 29:21 Lit. in the gate

20 The ruthless(A) will vanish,(B)
    the mockers(C) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil(D) will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court(E)
    and with false testimony(F) deprive the innocent of justice.(G)

22 Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed(H) Abraham,(I) says to the descendants of Jacob:

“No longer will Jacob be ashamed;(J)
    no longer will their faces grow pale.(K)

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