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Deu 13:16 — And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

burn with		Jos 6:24
an heap		Num 21:2,3; Jos 6:26; Jos 8:28; Isa 17:1; Isa 25:2; Jer 49:2; Mic 1:6

Correlating Passages

burn with

Jos 6:24

And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

an heap

	Num 21:2	And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
	Num 21:3	And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
	Jos 6:26	And Joshua adjured [them] at that time, saying, Cursed [be] the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest [son] shall he set up the gates of it.
	Jos 8:28	And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, [even] a desolation unto this day.
	Isa 17:1	The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
	Isa 25:2	For thou hast made of a city an heap; [of] a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
	Jer 49:2	Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.
	Mic 1:6	Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, [and] as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 13:16," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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