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21 This is the Lord's reply. The Lord says this about King Sennacherib:

“The holy people of Zion laugh at you!
    They think that you are useless.
Yes, the people of Jerusalem shake their heads
    as you run away.
22 Who do you think it is that you have insulted?
    Who have you shouted at?
    Who have you looked at so proudly?
The answer is the Holy God of Israel!
23 You have sent your servants
    to insult the Lord God.
You have said, ‘I have taken all my chariots
    and I have gone up high mountains,
    the highest mountains in Lebanon.
I have cut down its tall cedar trees,
    and I have cut down its best pine trees.
I went up to its highest places,
    and I went far into its forests.

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21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken against(A) him:

“‘Virgin Daughter(B) Zion
    despises(C) you and mocks(D) you.
Daughter Jerusalem
    tosses her head(E) as you flee.
22 Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?(F)
    Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes in pride?
    Against the Holy One(G) of Israel!
23 By your messengers
    you have ridiculed the Lord.
And you have said,(H)
    “With my many chariots(I)
I have ascended the heights of the mountains,
    the utmost heights of Lebanon.
I have cut down(J) its tallest cedars,
    the choicest of its junipers.
I have reached its remotest parts,
    the finest of its forests.

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