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There is no one on the roads,
    no one walking in the paths.
People have broken the agreements they made.
    They refuse to believe the proof from witnesses.
    No one respects other people.
The land is sick and dying;
    Lebanon is ashamed and dying.
The Plain of Sharon is dry like the desert,
    and the trees of Bashan and Carmel are dying.

10 The Lord says, “Now, I will stand up
    and show my greatness.
    Now, I will become important to the people.

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The highways are deserted,
    no travelers(A) are on the roads.(B)
The treaty is broken,(C)
    its witnesses[a] are despised,
    no one is respected.
The land dries up(D) and wastes away,
    Lebanon(E) is ashamed and withers;(F)
Sharon(G) is like the Arabah,
    and Bashan(H) and Carmel(I) drop their leaves.

10 “Now will I arise,(J)” says the Lord.
    “Now will I be exalted;(K)
    now will I be lifted up.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:8 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / the cities