And if they are driven
by their enemies into captivity,(A)
from there I will command
the sword to kill them.(B)
I will keep my eye on them
for harm and not for good.(C)

The Lord, the God of Armies—
he touches the earth;(D)
it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;
all of it rises like the Nile
and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.(E)
He builds his upper chambers
in the heavens(F)
and lays the foundation of his vault
on the earth.(G)
He summons the water of the sea
and pours it out over the surface of the earth.(H)
The Lord is his name.(I)

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