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22 this is the pronouncement that the Lord has made in regard to him:

“The virgin daughter of Zion
    despises you and scorns you.
While you retreat the daughter of Jerusalem
    tosses her head at you.
23 Whom have you insulted and blasphemed?
    Against whom have you raised your voice,
and haughtily lifted up your eyes?
    Against the Holy One of Israel!
24 Through your servants you have insulted the Lord
    and boasted: ‘With my many chariots
I have ascended the mountain heights,
    the farthest peaks of Lebanon.
I have felled its tallest cedars,
    its finest cypresses.
I have reached its highest peak
    and its most luxuriant forest.

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22 this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:

“Virgin Daughter(A) Zion(B)
    despises and mocks you.
Daughter Jerusalem
    tosses her head(C) as you flee.
23 Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?(D)
    Against whom have you raised your voice(E)
and lifted your eyes in pride?(F)
    Against the Holy One(G) of Israel!
24 By your messengers
    you have ridiculed the Lord.
And you have said,
    ‘With my many chariots(H)
I have ascended the heights of the mountains,
    the utmost heights(I) of Lebanon.(J)
I have cut down its tallest cedars,
    the choicest of its junipers.(K)
I have reached its remotest heights,
    the finest of its forests.

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