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-\v 13 Then the chief commander stood and shouted in a loud voice in the Jews' language, saying, "Listen to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
+\v 13 Then the chief commander stood and shouted in a loud voice in the language of Judah, saying, "Listen to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
 \v 14 The king says, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you.
 \v 15 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, "Yahweh will surely rescue us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."'
 
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-\v 21 But the people remained silent and did not respond, for the king's order was, "Do not answer him."
+\v 21 But the people remained silent and did not respond, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him."
 \v 22 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and reported to him the words of the chief commander.
 
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 \v 5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
 \v 6 and Isaiah said to them, "Say to your master: 'Yahweh says, "Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.
-\v 7 Look, I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a certain report and go back to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."'"
+\v 7 Look, I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a rumor and go back to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."'"
 
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 \v 21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "Yahweh, the God of Israel says, 'Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
 \v 22 this is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him:
-\q1 "The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn;
+\q1 "The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you;
 \q1 the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you.
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 \v 23 Whom have you defied and insulted? Against whom have you exalted your voice
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 \q1 and worked it out in ancient times? Now I am bringing it to pass.
 \q1 You are here to reduce impregnable cities into heaps of ruins.
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-\v 27 Their inhabitants, of little strength, are shattered and ashamed.
+\v 27 Their inhabitants, of little strength, are dismayed and ashamed.
 \q1 They are plants in the field, green grass,
 \q1 the grass on the roof or in the field,
 \q1 before the east wind.
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 \v 31 The remnant of the house of Judah that survives will again take root and bear fruit.
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-\v 32 For from Jerusalem a remnant will come out; from Mount Zion survivors will come.
+\v 32 For from Jerusalem a remnant will come out; from Mount Zion an escaped remnant will come.
 \q1 The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.'"
 
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-\v 35 For I will defend this city and rescue it, for my own sake and for David my servant's sake."
+\v 35 For I will defend this city and rescue it for my own sake and for the sake of David my servant."
 
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 \v 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the point of dying. So Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, came to him, and said to him, "Yahweh says, 'Set your house in order; for you will die, not live.'"
 \v 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh.
-\v 3 He said, "Please, Yahweh, call to mind how I have faithfully walked before you with my whole heart, and how I have done what was good in your sight." Then Hezekiah wept loudly.
+\v 3 He said, "Please, Yahweh, I beg you, call to mind how I have faithfully walked before you with my whole heart, and how I have done what was good in your sight." Then Hezekiah wept loudly.
 
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 \v 4 Then the word of Yahweh came to Isaiah, saying,
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-\v 12 My life is removed and carried away from me like a shepherd's tent;
+\v 12 My dwelling place is removed and carried away from me like a shepherd's tent;
 \q1 I have rolled up my life like a weaver; you are cutting me off from the loom;
 \q1 between day and night you are ending my life.
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 \v 15 What can I say? He has both spoken to me, and has done it;
-\q1 I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.
+\q1 I will walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
 
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 \v 16 Lord, the sufferings you send are good for me; may my life be given back to me;
 \q1 you have restored my life and health.
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-\v 17 It was for my benefit that I experienced such grief.
+\v 17 It was for my benefit that I experienced such bitterness.
 \q1 You have rescued me from the pit of destruction;
 \q1 for you have thrown all my sins behind your back.
 
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 \q1 "In the wilderness prepare the way of Yahweh;
 \q1 make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God." \f + \ft Some older English translations have \fqa A voice cries out in the wilderness \fqa* which follows Matthew 3:3. \f*
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-\v 4 Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled;
+\v 4 Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be brought low;
 \q1 and the rugged land will be made level, and the rough places a plain;
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 \v 5 and the glory of Yahweh will be revealed, and all people will see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.
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 \q1 Say to the cities of Judah, "Here is your God!"
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 \v 10 Look, the Lord Yahweh comes as a victorious warrior, and his strong arm rules for him.
-\q1 See, his reward is with him, and those he has rescued go before him.
+\q1 See, his reward is with him, and his recompense goes before him.
 
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 \v 16 Lebanon is not sufficient fuel,
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-\v 17 All the nations are insufficient before him; they are regarded by him as nothing.
+\v 17 All the nations are insufficient before him; they are regarded by him as nothing and emptiness.
 
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-\v 23 He reduces rulers to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth insignificant.
+\v 23 He reduces rulers to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth emptiness.
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 \v 24 They are barely planted, barely sown, their stem has barely taken root in the earth,
 \q1 when he blows upon them and they wither, and the wind carries them away like straw.
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-\v 29 He gives strength to the tired; and to the weak he gives renewed energy.
+\v 29 He gives strength to the tired; and to the one who lacks might he gives power.
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 \v 30 Even young people become tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall:
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