As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So (A)the Lord surrounds His people
(B)From this time forth and forever.

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As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(A)
    so the Lord surrounds(B) his people
    both now and forevermore.

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13 “Behold, (A)I am against you, O (B)valley dweller,
O [a]rocky plain,” declares the Lord,
“You men who say, ‘(C)Who will come down against us?
Or who will enter into our habitations?’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:13 Lit rock of the level place

13 I am against(A) you, Jerusalem,
    you who live above this valley(B)
    on the rocky plateau, declares the Lord
you who say, “Who can come against us?
    Who can enter our refuge?”(C)

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12 Let the nations be aroused
And come up to the (A)valley of [a]Jehoshaphat,
For there I will sit to (B)judge
All the surrounding nations.

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  1. Joel 3:12 I.e. YHWH judges

12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(A)
for there I will sit
    to judge(B) all the nations on every side.

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14 (A)Multitudes, multitudes in the (B)valley of [a]decision!
For the (C)day of the Lord is near in the valley of [b]decision.

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  1. Joel 3:14 I.e. God’s verdict
  2. Joel 3:14 I.e. God’s verdict

14 Multitudes,(A) multitudes
    in the valley(B) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(C) is near
    in the valley of decision.(D)

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