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14-15 until even the people of Judah turn against those in Jerusalem.[a] This same terrible disaster will also strike every animal nearby, including horses, mules, camels, and donkeys. Finally, everything of value in the surrounding nations will be collected and brought to Jerusalem—gold, silver, and piles of clothing.

16 (A) Afterwards, the survivors from those nations that attacked Jerusalem will go there each year to worship the King, the Lord All-Powerful, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. 17 No rain will fall on the land of anyone in any country who refuses to go to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord All-Powerful.

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Footnotes

  1. 14.13-15 each other … Jerusalem: Or “each other. 14-15 But the people of Judah will fight on the side of Jerusalem.”

15 A similar plague(A) will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

16 Then the survivors(B) from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship(C) the King,(D) the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(E) 17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship(F) the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.(G)

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