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15 Like the plague on human beings will be the plague upon the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and upon all the beasts that are in those camps.

The Future: Jerusalem, Judah, and the Nations. 16 Everyone who is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to bow down to the King, the Lord of hosts, and to celebrate the feast of Booths.[a](A) 17 Should any of the families of the earth(B) not go up to Jerusalem to bow down to the King, the Lord of hosts, then there will be no rain for them.

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  1. 14:16 Feast of Booths: fall harvest festival, also known as the “festival of Ingathering” (Ex 23:16; 34:22) or “Booths” (Lv 23:33–36; Dt 16:13–15; 31:9–13). The singling out of this festival indicates its special status in the sacred calendar; it is frequently referred to as “the feast” (1 Kgs 8:1–2; 2 Chr 5:3; Ez 45:25).

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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