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Lexicon :: Strong's H2199 - zāʿaq

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זָעַק
Transliteration
zāʿaq
Pronunciation
zaw-ak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 570

Strong’s Definitions

זָעַק zâʻaq, zaw-ak'; a primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly:—assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H2199 in the following manner: cry (50x), cry out (11x), assemble (3x), called (3x), gathered together (2x), gathered (2x), company (1x), proclaimed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x
The KJV translates Strong's H2199 in the following manner: cry (50x), cry out (11x), assemble (3x), called (3x), gathered together (2x), gathered (2x), company (1x), proclaimed (1x).

  1. to cry, cry out, call, call for help

    1. (Qal)

      1. to call (to one's aid)

      2. to cry, cry out (in need)

    2. (Niphal) to be assembled, be called together, be joined together

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to call, call out, call together, summon

      2. to make a crying, proclaim

      3. to have a proclamation made

      4. to call out to, call out at

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָעַק zâʻaq, zaw-ak'; a primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly:—assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.
STRONGS H2199: Abbreviations
† [זָעַק] verb cry, cry out, call (|| form of צעק which see; Arabic زَعَقَ, Aramaic Qfiz) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular וְזָעָ֑קָה 2 Samuel 13:19; 1st person singular זָעַקְתִּי Psalm 142:6; 3rd person plural זָֽעֲקוּ Judges 6:7 + 3 times; וְזָעֲקוּ consecutive Judges 11:11 + 2 times; 2nd person masculine plural וּזְעַקְתֶּם consecutive 1 Samuel 8:18; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִזְעָ֑ק Isaiah 15:5; וַיִּזְעַק 1 Samuel 7:9 + 5 times, etc.; Imperative זְעַק Ezekiel 21:17; feminine singular זַעֲקְיֿ Isaiah 14:31, compare Jeremiah 48:20 Kt; וְזַעֲקוּ Judges 10:14 + 2 times; וּזְעָ֑קוּ Jeremiah 48:20 Qr; Infinitive construct מִזְּעֹק 1 Samuel 7:8; וְלִזְעֹק 2 Samuel 19:29; suffix זַעְקֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 30:19; בְּזַעְקֵךְ Isaiah 57:13 (Ol§ 245 b Ges§ 61. 1. R 1); —
1. call, to one's aid, followed by accusative of person Judges 12:2.
2. cry, cry out, in need:
a. unto God (י׳), followed by אֶלֿ Judges 3:9, 15; Judges 6:6, 7; Judges 10:10; 1 Samuel 7:8, 9 (+ בעד of intercession), 1 Samuel 12:8, 10; 1 Samuel 15:11; Micah 3:4; Jeremiah 11:11; Habakkuk 1:2 (with accusative חמס, compare Hosea 8:2 below), 2 Chronicles 20:9; Psalm 22:6; Psalm 107:13; Psalm 107:19; Psalm 142:6; Joel 1:14; followed by אֶליֿ׳ + בְּקוֺל גָּדוֺל Nehemiah 9:4; + קוֺלִי Psalm 142:2 (|| התחנן); + בְּלִבָּם Hosea 7:14 (opposed to הֵילִיל); followed by לְ Hosea 8:2 (+ object of words uttered), 1 Chronicles 5:20; followed by suffix Nehemiah 9:28; followed by הַשָּׁמַיִם (without divine name) 2 Chronicles 32:20 (|| התפלל); absolute, but with implication of cry to י׳ 1 Samuel 8:18; Isaiah 30:19.
b. unto other gods, followed by אֶלֿ Judges 10:14; Jeremiah 11:12; Jonah 1:5.
c. unto king, followed by אֶלֿ 2 Samuel 19:29.
d. absolute, utterance of horror, anxiety, alarm, distress, sorrow, etc. 1 Samuel 4:13; 1 Samuel 5:10; 1 Samuel 28:12 (+ בקול גדול), 2 Samuel 13:19; 2 Samuel 19:5 (+ קול גדול), 1 Kings 22:32 2 Chronicles 18:31; Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 26:17; Isaiah 57:13; Jeremiah 20:8 (|| קרא, compare Habakkuk 1:2 above), Lamentations 3:8 (|| אֲשַׁוֵּעַ) Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 27:30; also of cry heard by God Exodus 2:23 (P); followed by לְ of that in behalf of, or for which one cries Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:31; so followed by עַלֿ Jeremiah 30:15; followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb זְעָקָה Esther 4:1; || היליל Jeremiah 47:2; and especially Imperative Isaiah 14:31; Jeremiah 25:34; Jeremiah 48:20; Ezekiel 21:17.
e. cry out against one, followed by עַלֿ Job 31:38 if my land cry out against me (|| יִבְכָּיוּן); compare also (absolute, and without preposition) Habakkuk 2:11 the stone shall cry out of (מִן) the wall.
Niph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular נִזְעָ֑קְתָּ Judges 18:23; 3rd person masculine plural נִזְעֲקוּ Judges 18:22; Imperfect וַיִּזָּעֵק Judges 6:34 + 2 times; וַיִּזָּעֲקוּ Joshua 8:16; — be called together **＝ be called out for military service, passive of Hiph. 1.; compare GFMJudg 18:23; assemble, join Joshua 8:16 (JE), Judges 18:22, 23; 1 Samuel 14:20; followed by אַחֲרָיו Judges 6:34, 35 assembled after him, i.e. joined him as his followers.
Hiph. Imperfect וַיַּזְעֵק Judges 4:10 + 3 times; יַזְעִיקוּ Job 35:9; Imperative הַזְעֶקֿ 2 Samuel 20:4; Infinitive construct לְהַזְעִיק 2 Samuel 20:5; —
1. call, call out, or together, for military service, followed by accusative Judges 4:10, 13; 2 Samuel 20:4, 5.
2. make a crying Job 35:9 (יְשַׁוְּעוּ in || clause)
3. have proclamation made ויאמר ויז׳ Jonah 3:7.
4. call out to, or at, followed by accusative וַיַּזְעֵק אֹתִי וַיְדַבֵּר Zechariah 6:8 (si vera lectio; Gr queries וַיָּעַר ?).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2200.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

2:23

Joshua

8:16; 8:16

Judges

3:9; 3:15; 4:10; 4:10; 4:13; 6:6; 6:7; 6:7; 6:34; 6:34; 6:35; 10:10; 10:14; 10:14; 11:11; 12:2; 18:22; 18:22; 18:23; 18:23; 18:23

1 Samuel

4:13; 5:10; 7:8; 7:8; 7:9; 7:9; 8:18; 8:18; 12:8; 12:10; 14:20; 15:11; 28:12

2 Samuel

13:19; 13:19; 19:5; 19:29; 19:29; 20:4; 20:4; 20:5; 20:5

1 Kings

22:32

1 Chronicles

5:20

2 Chronicles

18:31; 20:9; 32:20

Nehemiah

9:4; 9:28

Esther

4:1

Job

31:38; 35:9; 35:9

Psalms

22:6; 107:13; 107:19; 142:2; 142:6; 142:6

Isaiah

14:31; 14:31; 15:4; 15:5; 15:5; 26:17; 30:19; 30:19; 57:13; 57:13

Jeremiah

11:11; 11:12; 20:8; 25:34; 30:15; 47:2; 48:20; 48:20; 48:20; 48:31

Lamentations

3:8

Ezekiel

9:8; 11:13; 21:17; 21:17; 27:30

Hosea

7:14; 8:2; 8:2

Joel

1:14

Jonah

1:5; 3:7

Micah

3:4

Habakkuk

1:2; 1:2; 2:11

Zechariah

6:8

H2199

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Strong's Number H2199 matches the Hebrew זָעַק (zāʿaq),
which occurs 73 times in 72 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 2:23–Isa 57:13)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:23 - During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:16 - All the reinforcements in Ai were ordered to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:9 - When the Israelites cried out for help to the LORD, he raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who rescued them. His name was Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:15 - When the Israelites cried out for help to the LORD, he raised up a deliverer for them. His name was Ehud son of Gera the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to King Eglon of Moab with their tribute payment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:10 - Barak summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him; Deborah went up with him as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:13 - he ordered all his chariotry - nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels - and all the troops he had with him to go from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the River Kishon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:6 - Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:7 - When the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help because of Midian,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:34 - The LORD's spirit took control of Gideon. He blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:35 - He sent messengers throughout Manasseh and summoned them to follow him as well. He also sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they came up to meet him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:10 - The Israelites cried out for help to the LORD: "We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:14 - Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:2 - Jephthah said to them, "My people and I were entangled in controversy with the Ammonites. I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:22 - After they had gone a good distance from Micah's house, Micah's neighbors gathered together and caught up with the Danites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:23 - When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah, "Why have you gathered together?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13 - When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair watching by the side of the road, for he was very worried about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, the whole city cried out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:10 - So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, "They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill our people!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:8 - The Israelites said to Samuel, "Keep crying out to the LORD our God so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:9 - So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. Samuel cried out to the LORD on Israel's behalf, and the LORD answered him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:18 - In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD won't answer you in that day."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:8 - When Jacob entered Egypt, your ancestors cried out to the LORD. The LORD sent Moses and Aaron, and they led your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10 - Then they cried out to the LORD and admitted, 'We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the images of Ashtoreth. Now deliver us from the hand of our enemies so that we may serve you.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:20 - Saul and all the army that was with him assembled and marched into battle, where they found the Philistines in total panic killing one another with their swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:11 - "I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from me and has not done what I told him to do." Samuel became angry and he cried out to the LORD all that night.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:12 - When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out loudly. The woman said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - Then Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went on her way, wailing as she went.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:4 - The king covered his face and cried out loudly, "My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:28 - After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:4 - Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together for me in three days, and you be present here with them too."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:5 - So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32 - When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "He must be the king of Israel." So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:20 - They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:31 - When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "He must be the king of Israel!" So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The LORD helped him; God lured them away from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9 - 'If disaster comes on us in the form of military attack, judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple before you, for you are present in this temple. We will cry out to you for help in our distress, so that you will hear and deliver us.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:20 - King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:4 - Then the Levites - Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani - stood on the steps and called out loudly to the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:28 - "Then, when they were at rest again, they went back to doing evil before you. Then you abandoned them to their enemies, and they gained dominion over them. When they again cried out to you, in your compassion you heard from heaven and rescued them time and again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - Now when Mordecai became aware of all that had been done, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the city, crying out in a loud and bitter voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:38 - "If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:9 - "People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - To you they cried out, and they were saved; in you they trusted and they were not disappointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 - They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 - They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1 - To the LORD I cry out; to the LORD I plead for mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:5 - I cry out to you, O LORD; I say, "You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:31 - Wail, O city gate! Cry out, O city! Melt with fear, all you Philistines! For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:4 - The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. For this reason Moab's soldiers shout in distress; their courage wavers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:5 - My heart cries out because of Moab's plight, and for the fugitives stretched out as far as Zoar and Eglath Shelishiyah. For they weep as they make their way up the ascent of Luhith; they loudly lament their demise on the road to Horonaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:17 - As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver and strains and cries out because of her labor pains, so were we because of you, O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:13 - When you cry out for help, let your idols help you! The wind blows them all away, a breeze carries them away. But the one who looks to me for help will inherit the land and will have access to my holy mountain."

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