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21 Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I do give to this people stumbling blocks, And stumbled against them have fathers and sons together, The neighbour and his friend do perish.

22 Thus said Jehovah: Lo, a people hath come from a north country, And a great nation is stirred up from the sides of the earth.

23 Bow and javelin they take hold of, Fierce it [is], and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea doth sound, And on horses they ride, set in array as a man of war, Against thee, O 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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