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20 I will remove the northerner far from you,
    and I will banish him to a dry and desolate land,
those in front to the eastern sea,
    and those in back to the western sea,
and his stink will rise,
    and his stench will rise,
    for he has done great things.

21 Do not be afraid, land;
    exult and rejoice,
    for the Lord has done great things!
22 Do not be afraid, beasts of the field,
    because the wild pastures flourish,
because the tree bears its fruit;
    the fig tree and the vine yield their abundance.

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20 “I will drive the northern horde(A) far from you,
    pushing it into a parched and barren land;
its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea
    and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea.
And its stench(B) will go up;
    its smell will rise.”

Surely he has done great things!
21     Do not be afraid,(C) land of Judah;
    be glad and rejoice.(D)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(E)
22     Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
    for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(F)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
    the fig tree(G) and the vine(H) yield their riches.(I)

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