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glorify itself without him that hews with it? or shall the saw
lift up itself without him that uses it, as if one should lift a
rod or staff? But it shall not be so;
16.
But the Lord of hosts
shall send dishonor upon thine honor, and burning fire
shall be kindled upon thy glory.
17.
And the light of Israel
shall be for a fire, and it shall devour the wood as grass.
18.
In that day the mountains shall be consumed, and the
hills, and the forests, and [fire] shall devour [both] soul
and body: and he that flees shall be as one fleeing from
burning flame.
19.
And they that are left of them shall be [a
small] number, and a child shall write them.
20.
And it shall
come to pass in that day [that] the remnant of Israel shall
no more join themselves with, and the saved of Jacob shall
no more trust in, them that injured them; but they shall
trust in the Holy God of Israel, in truth.
Reader:
The Prokeimenon, Psalm 50, in the 6th Tone: Have
mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
Stichos:
Create in me a clean heart, O God.