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and all the people knew it—
    Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—
    but in pride and arrogance of heart they said:
10 ‘The bricks have fallen,
    but we will build with dressed stones;
the sycomores have been cut down,
    but we will put cedars in their place.’
11 So the Lord raised adversaries[a] against them,
    and stirred up their enemies,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:11 Cn: Heb the adversaries of Rezin

All the people will know it—
    Ephraim(A) and the inhabitants of Samaria(B)
who say with pride
    and arrogance(C) of heart,
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
    but we will rebuild with dressed stone;(D)
the fig(E) trees have been felled,
    but we will replace them with cedars.(F)
11 But the Lord has strengthened Rezin’s(G) foes against them
    and has spurred their enemies on.

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