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The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim,
    and the kingdom from Damascus,
and the remnant of Aram;
    they shall be as the glory of the sons of Israel,
    says the Lord of Hosts.

In that day the glory of Jacob shall decrease,
    and the fatness of his flesh shall grow lean.
It shall be as when the harvestman gathers the corn
    and reaps the ears with his arm,
and it shall be as he who gathers ears
    in the Valley of Rephaim.

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The fortified(A) city will disappear from Ephraim,
    and royal power from Damascus;
the remnant of Aram will be
    like the glory(B) of the Israelites,”(C)
declares the Lord Almighty.

“In that day(D) the glory(E) of Jacob will fade;
    the fat of his body will waste(F) away.
It will be as when reapers harvest the standing grain,
    gathering(G) the grain in their arms—
as when someone gleans heads of grain(H)
    in the Valley of Rephaim.(I)

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