the glory: Isaiah 9:8, Isaiah 9:21, Isaiah 10:4
the fatness: Isaiah 10:16, Isaiah 24:13, Isaiah 24:16; Deuteronomy 32:15-27; Ezekiel 34:20; Zephaniah 2:11 *marg.
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Isaiah 17:4
Isaiah 17:4
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