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21     And so I, the Eternal One, will place stumbling blocks on your path of rebellion.
        You will stumble indeed, fathers and sons alike.
    Neighbors and friends will be wiped out.

22     Look in the distance, and you will see an army
        marching toward you out of the north.
    A nation whose size and might you can’t imagine
        is now awakening and coming from the remote parts of the earth.
23     They are armed with bows and spears.
        Their hearts are cruel and will show you no mercy.
    The sound of their massive army,
        riding in on their horses, is like the sound of an angry sea;
    They are ready for battle, marching in formation,
        coming to destroy you, O Jerusalem, daughter of Zion.

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21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“I will put obstacles before this people.
    Parents and children alike will stumble(A) over them;
    neighbors and friends will perish.”

22 This is what the Lord says:

“Look, an army is coming
    from the land of the north;(B)
a great nation is being stirred up
    from the ends of the earth.(C)
23 They are armed with bow and spear;
    they are cruel and show no mercy.(D)
They sound like the roaring sea(E)
    as they ride on their horses;(F)
they come like men in battle formation
    to attack you, Daughter Zion.(G)

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