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11 You led us into a snare;
    you bound us at the waist as captives.
12 [a]You let captors set foot on our neck;
    we went through fire and water;
    then you led us out to freedom.(A)

III

13 I will bring burnt offerings[b] to your house;
    to you I will fulfill my vows,

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Footnotes

  1. 66:12 You let captors set foot on our neck: lit., “you let men mount our heads.” Conquerors placed their feet on the neck of their enemies as a sign of complete defeat, cf. Jos 10:24. A ceremonial footstool of the Egyptian king Tutankhamen portrays bound and prostrate bodies of enemies ready for the king’s feet on their heads, and one of Tutankhamen’s ceremonial chariots depicts the king as a sphinx standing with paw atop the neck of an enemy.
  2. 66:13 Burnt offerings: cf. Lv 1:3–13; 6:1–4; 22:17–20.

11 You brought us into prison(A)
    and laid burdens(B) on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;(C)
    we went through fire and water,
    but you brought us to a place of abundance.(D)

13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings(E)
    and fulfill my vows(F) to you—

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