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Isaiah 16:12

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And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.

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  1. Isaiah 16:10

    And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.

  2. Isaiah 16:11

    Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir–haresh.

  3. Isaiah 16:13

    This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.

  4. Isaiah 16:14

    But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.

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