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22 or they will look to the earth, but they will see only distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and they will be thrust into thick darkness.[a](A)

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  1. 8.22 Meaning of Heb uncertain

22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom,(A) and they will be thrust into utter darkness.(B)

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29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,
    that the rod that struck you is broken,
for from the root of the snake will come forth an adder,
    and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.(A)

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29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,(A)
    that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,(B)
    its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.(C)

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Therefore the abundance they have gained
    and what they have laid up
they carry away
    over the Wadi of the Willows.(A)

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So the wealth they have acquired(A) and stored up
    they carry away over the Ravine of the Poplars.

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46 Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;
    their idols are on beasts and cattle;
these things you carry are loaded
    as burdens on weary animals.(A)

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Gods of Babylon

46 Bel(A) bows down, Nebo stoops low;
    their idols(B) are borne by beasts of burden.[a]
The images that are carried(C) about are burdensome,
    a burden for the weary.

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  1. Isaiah 46:1 Or are but beasts and cattle

They stoop; they bow down together;
    they cannot save the burden
    but themselves go into captivity.(A)

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They stoop and bow down together;
    unable to rescue the burden,
    they themselves go off into captivity.(A)

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