Isaiah 37:22-24

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‘The virgin daughter Zion^[a] does not think you are important.
    She makes fun of you.
Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head at you
    and laughs behind your back.
²³ But who was it that you insulted and made fun of?
    Who was it that you spoke against?
You were speaking against the Holy One of Israel.
    You acted like you were great and he was nothing.
²⁴ You sent your officers to insult the Lord.
    This is what you said:
“I took my many chariots up the high mountains
    deep inside Lebanon.
I cut down its tallest cedars
    and its best fir trees.
I have been on its highest mountain
    and deep inside its forests.