"Cease[striving] and knowthat I am God;I will be exaltedamong the nations,I will be exaltedin the earth."
At the timeof the offeringof the [evening] sacrifice,Elijahthe prophetcamenearand said,"O LORD,the Godof Abraham,Isaacand Israel,todaylet it be knownthat You are Godin Israeland that I am Your servantand I have doneallthesethingsat Your word.
Did the godsof those nationswhichmy fathersdestroyeddeliverthem, [even] Gozanand Haranand Rezephand the sonsof Edenwho[were] in Telassar?
So he prepareda greatfeastfor them; and when they had eatenand drunkhe sentthem away,and they wentto their master.And the maraudingbandsof Arameansdidnot comeagaininto the landof Israel.
"Yours, O LORD,is the greatnessand the powerand the gloryand the victoryand the majesty,indeedeverythingthat is in the heavensand the earth;Yours is the dominion,O LORD,and You exaltYourself as headover all.
Knowthat the LORDHimselfis God;It is He who has madeus, and not we ourselves;[We are] His peopleand the sheepof His pasture.
Be exalted,O LORD,in Your strength;We will singand praiseYour power.
Their swordwill entertheir own heart,And their bowswill be broken.
Be exaltedabovethe heavens,O God;[Let] Your glory[be] aboveallthe earth.
That they may knowthat You alone,whose nameis the LORD,Are the MostHighoverallthe earth.
"NowI knowthat the LORDis greaterthanallthe gods;indeed,it was provenwhenthey dealtproudlyagainstthe people."
The proudlookof manwill be abasedAnd the loftinessof manwill be humbled,And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day.
The prideof manwill be humbledAnd the loftinessof menwill be abased;And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day,
And He will judgebetweenthe nations,And will renderdecisionsfor manypeoples;And they will hammertheir swordsinto plowsharesand their spearsinto pruninghooks.Nationwill not liftup swordagainstnation,And neveragainwill they learnwar.
But the LORDof hostswill be exaltedin judgment,And the holyGodwill showHimself holyin righteousness.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Behold,I am going to breakthe bowof Elam,The finestof their might.
"And they will knowthat I am the LORD,When I seta firein EgyptAnd allher helpersare broken.
"I will magnifyMyself, sanctifyMyself, and makeMyself knownin the sightof manynations;and they will knowthat I am the LORD."'
"I will strikeyour bowfrom your lefthandand dashdownyour arrowsfrom your righthand.
And He will judgebetweenmanypeoplesAnd renderdecisionsfor mighty,distantnations.Then they will hammertheir swordsinto plowsharesAnd their spearsinto pruninghooks;Nationwill not liftup swordagainstnation,And neveragainwill they trainfor war.
"But the LORDis in His holytemple.Let allthe earthbe silentbeforeHim."
"Be silent,allflesh,beforethe LORD;for He is arousedfrom His holyhabitation."
Then the LORDsaidto Joshua,"Do not be afraidbecauseof them, for tomorrowat thistimeI will deliverallof them slainbeforeIsrael;you shall hamstringtheir horsesand burntheir chariotswith fire."
Joshuadidto them as the LORDhad toldhim; he hamstrungtheir horsesand burnedtheir chariotswith fire.
"Thisdaythe LORDwill deliveryou up into my hands,and I will strikeyou downand removeyour headfrom you. And I will givethe deadbodiesof the armyof the Philistinesthisdayto the birdsof the skyand the wildbeastsof the earth,that allthe earthmay knowthat thereis a Godin Israel,
"The bowsof the mightyare shattered,But the feeblegirdon strength.
