The peoples will take them along and bring them to their place, and the (A)house of Israel will make them their own possession in the land of the Lord (B)as male and female servants; and [a]they will take their captors captive and will rule over their oppressors.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:2 Lit the captors will become their captives

Nations will take them
    and bring(A) them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations(B)
    and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives(C) of their captors
    and rule over their oppressors.(D)

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The Judgment of God

33 Woe (A)to you, destroyer,
While you were not destroyed;
And he (B)who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, (C)you will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will (D)deal treacherously with you.

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Distress and Help

33 Woe(A) to you, destroyer,
    you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
    you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
    you will be destroyed;(B)
when you stop betraying,
    you will be betrayed.(C)

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The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
(A)Like a lion among the animals of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Which, if he passes through,
(B)Tramples and (C)tears,
And there is (D)no one who can rescue.

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The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(A)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(B) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(C)

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Since you have (A)looted many nations,
All the rest of the peoples will loot you—
Because of human bloodshed and violence [a]done to the land,
To the town and all its inhabitants.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:8 Lit of the land

Because you have plundered many nations,
    the peoples who are left will plunder you.(A)
For you have shed human blood;(B)
    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.(C)

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