12:8a Nevertheless, they will become his servants,

However, they will become Shishak’s servants.
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But I will let King Shishak ⌊defeat them and⌋ make them serve him.

12:8b so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”

Then they will know what it is like to serve foreign kings instead of serving me.”
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Through this they will learn that it is better to be a servant of Yahweh than to be the servant of other kings.”

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