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From: petrich@netcom.com (Loren Petrich)
Subject: Re: Which should I learn Now?
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In article <D49GMw.9r0@news.cis.umn.edu>,
William E Meuse <meus0001@maroon.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
>Kai-hsu TAI (b3203054@cc.ntu.edu.tw) wrote:
>: Loren Petrich (petrich@netcom.com) wrote:
>: : William E Meuse <meus0001@maroon.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
>: : >Zeph. 3:9
>: : 	What's there?

>: "Then will I purify the lips of the peoples,
>:  that all of them may call on the name of the LORD
>:  and serve him shoulder to shoulder. -- NIV

>: For then I will turn to the people a pure language,
>:  that they may all call upon the name of the LORD,
>:  to serve him with one consent. -- KJV

>: Nashi wo yao shi wanmin you jiejing de zuichun,
>:  tamen quandou keyi huqiu YEHEHUA de ming,
>:  tongxin heyi de shifeng YEHEHUA. -- Mandarin New Translation

>: Nashi, wo bi shi wanmin yong qingjie de yanyu,
>:  hao qiugao [wo] YEHEHUA de ming,
>:  tongxin heyi de shifeng wo. -- Chinese Union Version 

>  Bezzeeyan geeziem 'ahizab hullu 'and honew 'Igzee'abihiern yagelegilut 
>zend Simun 'indeetheru nitsuhin lisan 'imellislatchewallehue. Zeph 3:9

>  Midirm hullu be'and qwanqwanna be'and nigiggir nebberetch. Gen 11:1

	Mr. Meuse, what's the point? That Bible quote does not specify 
which is the One True Language that God speaks :-)

	Some people seem to think that God only speaks Latin. Or Arabic.
Or King James English. Or Hebrew. Should we add Amharic to the list? :-)

-- 
Loren Petrich, the Master Blaster
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