Isaiah 14:5-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked,
the staff of the tyrants(A)
6 That struck the peoples in wrath
with relentless blows;
That ruled the nations in anger,
with boundless persecution.(B)
Ezekiel 34:27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
27 The trees of the field shall bear their fruits, and the land its crops, and they shall dwell securely on their own soil. They shall know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their yoke and deliver them from the power of those who enslaved them.(A)
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