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15 This is what the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel [1:4], says:

“If you ·come back to me [repent] and ·trust [rest in] me, you will be saved.
    If you will be calm and trust me, you will be strong.”
    But you ·don’t want to do that [refused; would not].
16 You say, “No, we need horses to ·run away on [flee].”
    So you will ·run away on horses [L flee].
You say, “We will ride away on fast horses.”
    So those who chase you will be fast.
17 One enemy will make threats,
    and a thousand of your men will ·run away [flee; Deut. 32:30].
Five enemies will make threats,
    and all of you will run from them.
You will be left alone like a flagpole on a hilltop,
    like a ·banner [standard; signal flag] on a hill.

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15 This is what the Sovereign(A) Lord, the Holy One(B) of Israel, says:

“In repentance and rest(C) is your salvation,
    in quietness and trust(D) is your strength,
    but you would have none of it.(E)
16 You said, ‘No, we will flee(F) on horses.’(G)
    Therefore you will flee!
You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’
    Therefore your pursuers will be swift!
17 A thousand will flee
    at the threat of one;
at the threat of five(H)
    you will all flee(I) away,
till you are left(J)
    like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
    like a banner(K) on a hill.”

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