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and all the people will know,
    E′phraim and the inhabitants of Samar′ia,
    who say in pride and in arrogance of heart:
10 “The bricks have fallen,
    but we will build with dressed stones;
the sycamores have been cut down,
    but we will put cedars in their place.”
11 So the Lord raises adversaries[a] against them,
    and stirs up their enemies.

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  1. Isaiah 9:11 Cn: Heb the adversaries of Rezin

All the people will know it—
    Ephraim(A) and the inhabitants of Samaria(B)
who say with pride
    and arrogance(C) of heart,
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
    but we will rebuild with dressed stone;(D)
the fig(E) trees have been felled,
    but we will replace them with cedars.(F)
11 But the Lord has strengthened Rezin’s(G) foes against them
    and has spurred their enemies on.

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