May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.(A)
They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?” (B)

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May the Lord silence all flattering lips(A)
    and every boastful tongue—(B)
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(C)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

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10 They are uncaring;[a](A)
their mouths speak arrogantly.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 17:10 Lit have closed up their fat

10 They close up their callous hearts,(A)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(B)

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25 He will speak words against the Most High(A) and oppress[a] the holy ones(B) of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivals[b] and laws,(C) and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.[c](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:25 Lit wear out
  2. 7:25 Lit change times
  3. 7:25 Or for three and a half years

25 He will speak against the Most High(A) and oppress his holy people(B) and try to change the set times(C) and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 7:25 Or for a year, two years and half a year

The Righteous and the Wicked

13 “Your words against me are harsh,”(A) says the Lord.

Yet you ask, “What have we spoken against you?”

14 You have said, “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping his requirements(B) and walking mournfully(C) before the Lord of Armies?

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Israel Speaks Arrogantly Against God

13 “You have spoken arrogantly(A) against me,” says the Lord.

“Yet you ask,(B) ‘What have we said against you?’

14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(C) to serve(D) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(E) and going about like mourners(F) before the Lord Almighty?

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