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ἐπὶ — 4344x G1909 ἐπί
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Occurrences: 4344 times in 3454 verses
Speech: Preposition

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:11 - Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:12 - The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17 - God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:22 - Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26 - Then God said, “Let us make human beings[fn] in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:30 - And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:5 - neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the LORD God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:21 - So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the LORD God took out one of the man's ribs[fn] and closed up the opening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:1 - The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - Then the LORD God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this, you are cursed
more than all animals, domestic and wild.
You will crawl on your belly,
groveling in the dust as long as you live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - Abel also brought a gift—the best of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The LORD accepted Abel and his gift,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:5 - but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:8 - One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let's go out into the fields.”[fn] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:12 - No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:14 - You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:17 - Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:1 - Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:4 - In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:5 - The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:6 - So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:12 - God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:17 - “Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:20 - Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:3 - Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:4 - Seven days from now I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:6 - Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:8 - With them were all the various kinds of animals—those approved for eating and for sacrifice and those that were not—along with all the birds and the small animals that scurry along the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:10 - After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:12 - The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:14 - With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal—domestic and wild, large and small—along with birds of every kind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:17 - For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:18 - As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:19 - Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:21 - All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:22 - Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:23 - God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:24 - And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:1 - But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:4 - exactly five months from the time the flood began,[fn] the boat came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:9 - But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17 - Release all the animals—the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:19 - And all of the large and small animals and birds came out of the boat, pair by pair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:20 - Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:21 - And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:2 - All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:14 - When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:16 - When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:17 - Then God said to Noah, “Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:19 - From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:23 - Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:8 - Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:32 - These are the clans that descended from Noah's sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:4 - Then they said, “Come, let's build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:8 - In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:9 - That is why the city was called Babel,[fn] because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:6 - Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:8 - After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the LORD, and he worshiped the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:10 - At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:3 - This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea[fn]).

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7 - Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (now called Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites living in Hazazon-tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:11 - Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:7 - The angel of the LORD found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:12 - This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey! He will raise his fist against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will live in open hostility against all his relatives.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:3 - At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:13 - All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:17 - Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:1 - The LORD appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2 - He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:6 - So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah, “Hurry! Get three large measures[fn] of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:16 - Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:19 - I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:1 - That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:11 - Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up trying to get inside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:21 - “All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:23 - Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24 - Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:28 - He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:31 - One day the older daughter said to her sister, “There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can't get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:9 - Then Abimelech called for Abraham. “What have you done to us?” he demanded. “What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:14 - So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar's shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:33 - Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the LORD, the Eternal God.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:3 - The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:9 - When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:12 - “Don't lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19 - Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:13 - See, I am standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming out to draw water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:15 - Before he had finished praying, he saw a young woman named Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his wife, Milcah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:16 - Rebekah was very beautiful and old enough to be married, but she was still a virgin. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came up again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:18 - “Yes, my lord,” she answered, “have a drink.” And she quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and gave him a drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:20 - So she quickly emptied her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw water for all his camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22 - Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring for her nose and two large gold bracelets[fn] for her wrists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:29 - Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, who ran out to meet the man at the spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:30 - He had seen the nose-ring and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man had said. So he rushed out to the spring, where the man was still standing beside his camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:42 - “So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: ‘O LORD, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:43 - See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:45 - “Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:52 - When Abraham's servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:61

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:61 - Then Rebekah and her servant girls mounted the camels and followed the man. So Abraham's servant took Rebekah and went on his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:1 - A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham's time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22 - Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means “open space”), for he said, “At last the LORD has created enough space for us to prosper in this land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:23 - From there Isaac moved to Beersheba,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:16 - She covered his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the young goats.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40 - You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you decide to break free,
you will shake his yoke from your neck.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:14 - Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions—to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:18 - The next morning Jacob got up very early. He took the stone he had rested his head against, and he set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiting to be watered. But a heavy stone covered the mouth of the well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - It was the custom there to wait for all the flocks to arrive before removing the stone and watering the animals. Afterward the stone would be placed back over the mouth of the well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:3 - Then Rachel told him, “Take my maid, Bilhah, and sleep with her. She will bear children for me,[fn] and through her I can have a family, too.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The LORD has blessed you through everything I've done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:37 - Then Jacob took some fresh branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled off strips of bark, making white streaks on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:10 - “One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:12 - “The angel said, ‘Look up, and you will see that only the streaked, speckled, and spotted males are mating with the females of your flock. For I have seen how Laban has treated you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:17 - So Jacob put his wives and children on camels,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:46

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:46 - Then he told his family members, “Gather some stones.” So they gathered stones and piled them in a heap. Then Jacob and Laban sat down beside the pile of stones to eat a covenant meal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:50

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:50 - If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other wives, God will see it even if no one else does. He is a witness to this covenant between us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:52 - They stand between us as witnesses of our vows. I will never pass this pile of stones to harm you, and you must never pass these stones or this monument to harm me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:11 - O LORD, please rescue me from the hand of my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to attack me, along with my wives and children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:32 - (Even today the people of Israel don't eat the tendon near the hip socket because of what happened that night when the man strained the tendon of Jacob's hip.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:1 - Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and his two servant wives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:3 - Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4 - Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:21 - “These men are our friends,” they said. “Let's invite them to live here among us and trade freely. Look, the land is large enough to hold them. We can take their daughters as wives and let them marry ours.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:27 - Meanwhile, the rest of Jacob's sons arrived. Finding the men slaughtered, they plundered the town because their sister had been defiled there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5 - As they set out, a terror from God spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so no one attacked Jacob's family.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:20 - Jacob set up a stone monument over Rachel's grave, and it can be seen there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:10 - This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:29 - Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:34 - Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:9 - But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother's wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:12 - Some years later Judah's wife died. After the time of mourning was over, Judah and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to Timnah to supervise the shearing of his sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21 - So he asked the men who lived there, “Where can I find the shrine prostitute who was sitting beside the road at the entrance to Enaim?”
“We've never had a shrine prostitute here,” they replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:28 - While she was in labor, one of the babies reached out his hand. The midwife grabbed it and tied a scarlet string around the child's wrist, announcing, “This one came out first.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:30 - Then the baby with the scarlet string on his wrist was born, and he was named Zerah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:4 - This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:5 - From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master's household and property, the LORD began to bless Potiphar's household for Joseph's sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:7 - and Potiphar's wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:2 - Pharaoh became angry with these two officials,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:13 - Within three days Pharaoh will lift you up and restore you to your position as his chief cup-bearer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:16 - When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given the first dream such a positive interpretation, he said to Joseph, “I had a dream, too. In my dream there were three baskets of white pastries stacked on my head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:19 - Three days from now Pharaoh will lift you up and impale your body on a pole. Then birds will come and peck away at your flesh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:21 - He then restored the chief cup-bearer to his former position, so he could again hand Pharaoh his cup.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:1 - Two full years later, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing on the bank of the Nile River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:13 - And everything happened just as he had predicted. I was restored to my position as cup-bearer, and the chief baker was executed and impaled on a pole.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31 - This famine will be so severe that even the memory of the good years will be erased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:33 - “Therefore, Pharaoh should find an intelligent and wise man and put him in charge of the entire land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:34 - Then Pharaoh should appoint supervisors over the land and let them collect one-fifth of all the crops during the seven good years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:40 - You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:41 - Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:42 - Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph's finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothing and hung a gold chain around his neck.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:43 - Then he had Joseph ride in the chariot reserved for his second-in-command. And wherever Joseph went, the command was shouted, “Kneel down!” So Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of all Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:44

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:44 - And Pharaoh said to him, “I am Pharaoh, but no one will lift a hand or foot in the entire land of Egypt without your approval.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:56

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:56 - So with severe famine everywhere, Joseph opened up the storehouses and distributed grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6 - Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:26 - So the brothers loaded their donkeys with the grain and headed for home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:1 - But the famine continued to ravage the land of Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, “These men will eat with me this noon. Take them inside the palace. Then go slaughter an animal, and prepare a big feast.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:19 - The brothers approached the manager of Joseph's household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:26 - When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought him, then bowed low to the ground before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:30 - Then Joseph hurried from the room because he was overcome with emotion for his brother. He went into his private room, where he broke down and wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:1 - When his brothers were ready to leave, Joseph gave these instructions to his palace manager: “Fill each of their sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man's money back into his sack.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:4 - But when they had gone only a short distance and were barely out of the city, Joseph said to his palace manager, “Chase after them and stop them. When you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you repaid my kindness with such evil?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:11 - They all quickly took their sacks from the backs of their donkeys and opened them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:12 - The palace manager searched the brothers' sacks, from the oldest to the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:13 - When the brothers saw this, they tore their clothing in despair. Then they loaded their donkeys again and returned to the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:14 - Joseph was still in his palace when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:6 - This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:7 - God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:14 - Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:1 - So Jacob[fn] set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:4 - I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:5 - So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:26 - Joseph then issued a decree still in effect in the land of Egypt, that Pharaoh should receive one-fifth of all the crops grown on his land. Only the land belonging to the priests was not given to Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27 - Meanwhile, the people of Israel settled in the region of Goshen in Egypt. There they acquired property, and they were fruitful, and their population grew rapidly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:31 - “Swear that you will do it,” Jacob insisted. So Joseph gave his oath, and Jacob bowed humbly at the head of his bed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:2 - When Joseph arrived, Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” So Jacob[fn] gathered his strength and sat up in his bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:6 - But any children born to you in the future will be your own, and they will inherit land within the territories of their brothers Ephraim and Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:12 - Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather's knees, and he bowed with his face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14 - But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys' heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:16 - the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
may he bless these boys.
May they preserve my name
and the names of Abraham and Isaac.
And may their descendants multiply greatly
throughout the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:17 - But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim's head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:18 - “No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:4 - But you are as unruly as a flood,
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 - May I never join in their meetings;
may I never be a party to their plans.
For in their anger they murdered men,
and they crippled oxen just for sport.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:8 - “Judah, your brothers will praise you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - Dan will be a snake beside the road,
a poisonous viper along the path
that bites the horse's hooves
so its rider is thrown off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:26 - May the blessings of your father
surpass the blessings of the ancient mountains,[fn]
reaching to the heights of the eternal hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
who is a prince among his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:33 - When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1 - Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:23 - He lived to see three generations of descendants of his son Ephraim, and he lived to see the birth of the children of Manasseh's son Makir, whom he claimed as his own.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:5 - Soon Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe in the river, and her attendants walked along the riverbank. When the princess saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it for her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:15 - And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian.
When Moses arrived in Midian, he sat down beside a well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:22 - Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and from the foreign women in their houses. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:3 - “Throw it down on the ground,” the LORD told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:9 - And if they don't believe you or listen to you even after these two signs, then take some water from the Nile River and pour it out on the dry ground. When you do, the water from the Nile will turn to blood on the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:14 - Then the LORD became angry with Moses. “All right,” he said. “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he speaks well. And look! He is on his way to meet you now. He will be delighted to see you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:20 - So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:23 - Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:9 - “Pharaoh will demand, ‘Show me a miracle.' When he does this, say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.[fn]'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:17 - So this is what the LORD says: “I will show you that I am the LORD.” Look! I will strike the water of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn to blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:19 - Then the LORD said to Moses: “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt—all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:23 - Pharaoh returned to his palace and put the whole thing out of his mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:3 - The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and into your palace, even into your bedroom and onto your bed! They will enter the houses of your officials and your people. They will even jump into your ovens and your kneading bowls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:4 - Frogs will jump on you, your people, and all your officials.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:5 - [fn]Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise the staff in your hand over all the rivers, canals, and ponds of Egypt, and bring up frogs over all the land.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:6 - So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the whole land!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:7 - But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:20 - Then the LORD told Moses, “Get up early in the morning and stand in Pharaoh's way as he goes down to the river. Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so they can worship me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:21 - If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:23 - I will make a clear distinction between[fn] my people and your people. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:32 - But Pharaoh again became stubborn and refused to let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:5 - The LORD has already set the time for the plague to begin. He has declared that he will strike the land tomorrow.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:9 - The ashes will spread like fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, causing festering boils to break out on people and animals throughout the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:22 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky so hail may fall on the people, the livestock, and all the plants throughout the land of Egypt.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:23 - So Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed toward the earth. The LORD sent a tremendous hailstorm against all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:33 - So Moses left Pharaoh's court and went out of the city. When he lifted his hands to the LORD, the thunder and hail stopped, and the downpour ceased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:4 - If you refuse, watch out! For tomorrow I will bring a swarm of locusts on your country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:5 - They will cover the land so that you won't be able to see the ground. They will devour what little is left of your crops after the hailstorm, including all the trees growing in the fields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:6 - They will overrun your palaces and the homes of your officials and all the houses in Egypt. Never in the history of Egypt have your ancestors seen a plague like this one!” And with that, Moses turned and left Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:12 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Raise your hand over the land of Egypt to bring on the locusts. Let them cover the land and devour every plant that survived the hailstorm.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:13 - So Moses raised his staff over Egypt, and the LORD caused an east wind to blow over the land all that day and through the night. When morning arrived, the east wind had brought the locusts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:14 - And the locusts swarmed over the whole land of Egypt, settling in dense swarms from one end of the country to the other. It was the worst locust plague in Egyptian history, and there has never been another one like it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:21 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:22 - So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:1 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will strike Pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow. After that, Pharaoh will let you leave this country. In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you that he will force you all to leave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:5 - All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:7 - They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:8 - That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:13 - But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:23 - For the LORD will pass through the land to strike down the Egyptians. But when he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, the LORD will pass over your home. He will not permit his death angel to enter your house and strike you down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:29 - And that night at midnight, the LORD struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:34 - The Israelites took their bread dough before yeast was added. They wrapped their kneading boards in their cloaks and carried them on their shoulders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:9 - This annual festival will be a visible sign to you, like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. Let it remind you always to recite this teaching of the LORD: ‘With a strong hand, the LORD rescued you from Egypt.'[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:16 - This ceremony will be like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the LORD's mighty hand brought us out of Egypt.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:2 - “Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:5 - When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. “What have we done, letting all those Israelite slaves get away?” they asked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:7 - He took with him 600 of Egypt's best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:16 - Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:21 - Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the LORD opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:24 - But just before dawn the LORD looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw their forces into total confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:26 - When all the Israelites had reached the other side, the LORD said to Moses, “Raise your hand over the sea again. Then the waters will rush back and cover the Egyptians and their chariots and charioteers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:27 - So as the sun began to rise, Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the water rushed back into its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the LORD swept them into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:24 - Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:26 - He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:2 - There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:3 - “If only the LORD had killed us back in Egypt,” they moaned. “There we sat around pots filled with meat and ate all the bread we wanted. But now you have brought us into this wilderness to starve us all to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:7 - In the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your complaints, which are against him, not against us. What have we done that you should complain about us?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:14 - When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as frost blanketed the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:6 - I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai.[fn] Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink.” So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:9 - Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:10 - So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:16 - He said, “They have raised their fist against the LORD's throne, so now[fn] the LORD will be at war with Amalek generation after generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:9 - Jethro was delighted when he heard about all the good things the LORD had done for Israel as he rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:22 - They should always be available to solve the people's common disputes, but have them bring the major cases to you. Let the leaders decide the smaller matters themselves. They will help you carry the load, making the task easier for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:26 - These men were always available to solve the people's common disputes. They brought the major cases to Moses, but they took care of the smaller matters themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:4 - ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:11 - Be sure they are ready on the third day, for on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:13 - No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.' However, when the ram's horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:20 - The LORD came down on the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses climbed the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:5 - You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:7 - “You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:12 - “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:26 - And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:6 - If he does this, his master must present him before God.[fn] Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:18 - “Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person does not die but is confined to bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:19 - If he is later able to walk outside again, even with a crutch, the assailant will not be punished but must compensate his victim for lost wages and provide for his full recovery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:13 - If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the remains of the carcass must be shown as evidence, and no compensation will be required.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:2 - “You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:18 - “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:26 - There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:29 - But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals would multiply and threaten you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:16 - And the glory of the LORD settled down on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from inside the cloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:17 - To the Israelites at the foot of the mountain, the glory of the LORD appeared at the summit like a consuming fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:12 - Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19 - Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20 - The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21 - Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:26 - Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:30 - Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:4 - Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:7 - “Make eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:9 - Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front[fn] of the sacred tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:10 - Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:13 - Allow 18 inches[fn] of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:23 - along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:32 - Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:33 - Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant[fn] in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:35 - Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:2 - Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar are all one piece. Overlay the altar with bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:4 - Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:18 - So the entire courtyard will be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, with curtain walls 7½ feet high,[fn] made from finely woven linen. The bases for the posts will be made of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:21 - The lampstand will stand in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the LORD's presence all night. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel, and it must be observed from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:7 - It will consist of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:10 - Six names will be on each stone, arranged in the order of the births of the original sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:11 - Engrave these names on the two stones in the same way a jeweler engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in settings of gold filigree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:12 - Fasten the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that Aaron represents the people of Israel. Aaron will carry these names on his shoulders as a constant reminder whenever he goes before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14 - then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - “To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, make braided cords of pure gold thread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23 - Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29 - “In this way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes of Israel on the sacred chestpiece[fn] over his heart when he goes into the Holy Place. This will be a continual reminder that he represents the people when he comes before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30 - Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron's heart when he goes into the LORD's presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the LORD's will for his people whenever he goes in before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - Make pomegranates out of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attach them to the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:34 - The gold bells and pomegranates are to alternate all around the hem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:37 - Attach the medallion with a blue cord to the front of Aaron's turban, where it must remain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:38 - Aaron must wear it on his forehead so he may take on himself any guilt of the people of Israel when they consecrate their sacred offerings. He must always wear it on his forehead so the LORD will accept the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:3 - Place them all in a single basket, and present them at the entrance of the Tabernacle, along with the young bull and the two rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:4 - “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle,[fn] and wash them with water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:6 - Place the turban on his head, and fasten the sacred medallion to the turban.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:7 - Then anoint him by pouring the anointing oil over his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10 - “Bring the young bull to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on its head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:12 - Put some of its blood on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:13 - Take all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and burn it all on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:15 - “Next Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the head of one of the rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:17 - Cut the ram into pieces, and wash off the internal organs and the legs. Set them alongside the head and the other pieces of the body,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:18 - then burn the entire animal on the altar. This is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:19 - “Now take the other ram, and have Aaron and his sons lay their hands on its head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - Then slaughter it, and apply some of its blood to the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons. Also put it on the thumbs of their right hands and the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:21 - Then take some of the blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his sons and on their garments. In this way, they and their garments will be set apart as holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:24 - Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons to be lifted up as a special offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:25 - Afterward take the various breads from their hands, and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. It is a pleasing aroma to the LORD, a special gift for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:38 - “These are the sacrifices you are to offer regularly on the altar. Each day, offer two lambs that are a year old,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:42 - “These burnt offerings are to be made each day from generation to generation. Offer them in the LORD's presence at the Tabernacle entrance; there I will meet with you and speak with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6 - Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant,[fn] in front of the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant.[fn] I will meet with you there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:10 - “Once a year Aaron must purify[fn] the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the LORD's most holy altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:32 - It must never be used to anoint anyone else, and you must never make any blend like it for yourselves. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:1 - When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don't know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:12 - Why let the Egyptians say, ‘Their God rescued them with the evil intention of slaughtering them in the mountains and wiping them from the face of the earth'? Turn away from your fierce anger. Change your mind about this terrible disaster you have threatened against your people!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:20 - He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water, and forced the people to drink it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:26 - So he stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, “All of you who are on the LORD's side, come here and join me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:27 - Moses told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Each of you, take your swords and go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other. Kill everyone—even your brothers, friends, and neighbors.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:9 - As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at its entrance while the LORD spoke with Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:10 - When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:16 - How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don't go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:19 - The LORD replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh,[fn] before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:21 - The LORD continued, “Look, stand near me on this rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:22 - As my glorious presence passes by, I will hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:1 - Then the LORD told Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:2 - Be ready in the morning to climb up Mount Sinai and present yourself to me on the top of the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:7 - I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.[fn]
I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
But I do not excuse the guilty.
I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;
the entire family is affected—
even children in the third and fourth generations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:8 - Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:12 - “Be very careful never to make a treaty with the people who live in the land where you are going. If you do, you will follow their evil ways and be trapped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:15 - “You must not make a treaty of any kind with the people living in the land. They lust after their gods, offering sacrifices to them. They will invite you to join them in their sacrificial meals, and you will go with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:25 - “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And none of the meat of the Passover sacrifice may be kept over until the next morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:27 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:28 - Moses remained there on the mountain with the LORD forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the LORD[fn] wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments[fn]—on the stone tablets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:29 - When Moses came down Mount Sinai carrying the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant,[fn] he wasn't aware that his face had become radiant because he had spoken to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:33 - When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a veil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:35 - and the people of Israel would see the radiant glow of his face. So he would put the veil over his face until he returned to speak with the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:34 - He overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. Then he overlaid the crossbars with gold as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:36 - For the curtain, he made four posts of acacia wood and four gold hooks. He overlaid the posts with gold and set them in four silver bases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:3 - He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8 - He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9 - The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:13 - Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:21 - There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:15 - The curtain on the left side was also 22½ feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:7 - He fastened these stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that the priest represents the people of Israel. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:15 - To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 - They tied the two gold cords to the rings on the chestpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:18 - They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19 - Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attached them to the hem of the robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:25 - They also made bells of pure gold and placed them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:26 - with bells and pomegranates alternating all around the hem. This robe was to be worn whenever the priest ministered before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:31 - They attached the medallion with a blue cord to Aaron's turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:5 - “Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:12 - “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:19 - Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:22 - Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:38 - The cloud of the LORD hovered over the Tabernacle during the day, and at night fire glowed inside the cloud so the whole family of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4 - Lay your hand on the animal's head, and the LORD will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - Then slaughter the young bull in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the animal's blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:7 - The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:8 - They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:9 - But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:10 - “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:12 - Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:15 - The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:2 - and bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:9 - The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:12 - You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:13 - Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God's eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - Lay your hand on the animal's head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn] Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:3 - The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:4 - the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:5 - and Aaron's sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the sheep's blood against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:10 - the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:11 - and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the goat's blood against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:14 - The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:15 - the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16 - and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - He must bring the bull to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle,[fn] lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:5 - The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:7 - The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:8 - Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:9 - the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:10 - just as he does with cattle offered as a peace offering, and burn them on the altar of burnt offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:12 - and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull's head and slaughter it before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:18 - He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:19 - Then the priest must remove all the animal's fat and burn it on the altar,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - He must lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:25 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:26 - Then he must burn all the goat's fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the LORD, and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:30 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - Then he must remove all the goat's fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:34 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:35 - Then he must remove all the sheep's fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:9 - Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the sides of the altar, and the rest of the blood will be drained out at the base of the altar. This is an offering for sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:12 - Take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a representative portion. He will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. It is an offering for sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:9 - “Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the burnt offering. The burnt offering must be left on top of the altar until the next morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning all night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:13 - Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:15 - The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:21 - It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice[fn] this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:27 - Anyone or anything that touches the sacrificial meat will become holy. If any of the sacrificial blood spatters on a person's clothing, the soiled garment must be washed in a sacred place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2 - The animal sacrificed as a guilt offering must be slaughtered at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered, and its blood must be splattered against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:3 - The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:4 - the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These are to be removed with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:5 - and the priests will burn them on the altar as a special gift presented to the LORD. This is the guilt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:9 - Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:12 - If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast—thin cakes mixed with olive oil, wafers spread with oil, and cakes made of choice flour mixed with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:13 - This peace offering of thanksgiving must also be accompanied by loaves of bread made with yeast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:30 - Present it to the LORD with your own hands as a special gift to the LORD. Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and lift up the breast as a special offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:31 - Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:3 - and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:4 - So Moses followed the LORD's instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:8 - Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:9 - He placed the turban on Aaron's head and attached the gold medallion—the badge of holiness—to the front of the turban, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:11 - He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand, making them holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:12 - Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, anointing him and making him holy for his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:14 - Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull's head,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:16 - Then Moses took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and he burned it all on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:18 - Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram's blood and splattered it against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:21 - After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:22 - Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron's right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:24 - Next Moses presented Aaron's sons and applied some of the blood to the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. He then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:25 - Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:26 - On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD's presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:27 - He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted them up as a special offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:28 - Moses then took all the offerings back from them and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:30 - Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:35 - Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, and do everything the LORD requires. If you fail to do this, you will die, for this is what the LORD has commanded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:9 - His sons brought him the blood, and he dipped his finger in it and put it on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:10 - Then he burned on the altar the fat, the kidneys, and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 - Next Aaron slaughtered the animal for the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:13 - Then they handed him each piece of the burnt offering, including the head, and he burned them on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:14 - Then he washed the internal organs and the legs and burned them on the altar along with the rest of the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:17 - He also presented the grain offering, burning a handful of the flour mixture on the altar, in addition to the regular burnt offering for the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:19 - Then he took the fat of the bull and the ram—the fat of the broad tail and from around the internal organs—along with the kidneys and the long lobes of the livers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:20 - He placed these fat portions on top of the breasts of these animals and burned them on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:22 - After that, Aaron raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. Then, after presenting the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down from the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:24 - Fire blazed forth from the LORD's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:6 - Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed[fn] or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the LORD's anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the LORD's fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:15 - You must lift up the thigh and breast as a special offering to the LORD, along with the fat of the special gifts. These parts will belong to you and your descendants as your permanent right, just as the LORD has commanded.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:16 - Moses then asked them what had happened to the goat of the sin offering. When he discovered it had been burned up, he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:2 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
“Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:20 - “You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:21 - You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:27 - Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:29 - “Of the small animals that scurry along the ground, these are unclean for you: the mole rat, the rat, large lizards of all kinds,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:31 - All these small animals are unclean for you. If any of you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - If the carcass falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38 - But if the seed is wet when the carcass falls on it, the seed will be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:41 - “All small animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:42 - This includes all animals that slither along on their bellies, as well as those with four legs and those with many feet. All such animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43 - Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:44 - For I am the LORD your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:46 - “These are the instructions regarding land animals, birds, marine creatures, and animals that scurry along the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:6 - “When the time of purification is completed for either a son or a daughter, the woman must bring a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or turtledove for a purification offering. She must bring her offerings to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - But if the color of the scabby sore does not change and black hair has grown on it, it has healed. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:7 - The priest will then sprinkle the blood of the dead bird seven times on the person being purified of the skin disease. When the priest has purified the person, he will release the live bird in the open field to fly away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:11 - Then the officiating priest will present that person for purification, along with the offerings, before the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:14 - The priest will then take some of the blood of the guilt offering and apply it to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:15 - “Then the priest will pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:16 - He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:17 - The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:18 - The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify[fn] the person before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:20 - and offer it on the altar along with the grain offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the person who was healed, and the person will be ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:23 - On the eighth day of the purification ceremony, the person being purified must bring the offerings to the priest in the LORD's presence at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - Then the priest will slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering. He will take some of its blood and apply it to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:26 - “The priest will also pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:28 - The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:29 - The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:38 - the priest will step outside the door and put the house in quarantine for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - He will take the cedar stick, the hyssop branch, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, and dip them into the blood of the slaughtered bird and into the fresh water. Then he will sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:6 - If you sit where the man with the discharge has sat, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:8 - If the man spits on you, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14 - On the eighth day he must get two turtledoves or two young pigeons and come before the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle[fn] and give his offerings to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:23 - This includes her bed or any other object she has sat on; you will be unclean until evening if you touch it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29 - On the eighth day she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons and present them to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:2 - The LORD said to Moses, “Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. For the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—is there, and I myself am present in the cloud above the atonement cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4 - He must put on his linen tunic and the linen undergarments worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash around his waist and put the linen turban on his head. These are sacred garments, so he must bathe himself in water before he puts them on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:8 - He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the LORD and which will carry the sins of the people to the wilderness of Azazel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:13 - There in the LORD's presence he will put the incense on the burning coals so that a cloud of incense will rise over the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] If he follows these instructions, he will not die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:14 - Then he must take some of the blood of the bull, dip his finger in it, and sprinkle it on the east side of the atonement cover. He must sprinkle blood seven times with his finger in front of the atonement cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 - “Then Aaron must slaughter the first goat as a sin offering for the people and carry its blood behind the inner curtain. There he will sprinkle the goat's blood over the atonement cover and in front of it, just as he did with the bull's blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:18 - “Then Aaron will come out to purify the altar that stands before the LORD. He will do this by taking some of the blood from the bull and the goat and putting it on each of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:21 - He will lay both of his hands on the goat's head and confess over it all the wickedness, rebellion, and sins of the people of Israel. In this way, he will transfer the people's sins to the head of the goat. Then a man specially chosen for the task will drive the goat into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:25 - He must then burn all the fat of the sin offering on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:4 - instead of bringing it to the entrance of the Tabernacle[fn] to present it as an offering to the LORD, that person will be as guilty as a murderer.[fn] Such a person has shed blood and will be cut off from the community.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:5 - The purpose of this rule is to stop the Israelites from sacrificing animals in the open fields. It will ensure that they bring their sacrifices to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them to the LORD as peace offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6 - Then the priest will be able to splatter the blood against the LORD's altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and he will burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:9 - but does not bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to offer it to the LORD, that person will be cut off from the community.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:10 - “And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you eats or drinks blood in any form, I will turn against that person and cut him off from the community of your people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:11 - for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the LORD.[fn] It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18 - “While your wife is living, do not marry her sister and have sexual relations with her, for they would be rivals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:26 - “Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood.
“Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:28 - “Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:2 - “Give the people of Israel these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living in Israel.
“If any of them offer their children as a sacrifice to Molech, they must be put to death. The people of the community must stone them to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3 - I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, because they have defiled my sanctuary and brought shame on my holy name by offering their children to Molech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:5 - I myself will turn against them and their families and will cut them off from the community. This will happen to all who commit spiritual prostitution by worshiping Molech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:6 - “I will also turn against those who commit spiritual prostitution by putting their trust in mediums or in those who consult the spirits of the dead. I will cut them off from the community.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:2 - The only exceptions are his closest relatives—his mother or father, son or daughter, brother,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:3 - or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:5 - “The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:9 - “If a priest's daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she also defiles her father's holiness, and she must be burned to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:10 - “The high priest has the highest rank of all the priests. The anointing oil has been poured on his head, and he has been ordained to wear the priestly garments. He must never leave his hair uncombed[fn] or tear his clothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:11 - He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:13 - But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father's home as in her youth, she may eat her father's food again. Otherwise, no one outside a priest's family may eat the sacred offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:22 - You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:24 - If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, you may not offer it to the LORD. You must never do this in your own land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:4 - Aaron and the priests must tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand continually in the LORD's presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:6 - Place the bread before the LORD on the pure gold table, and arrange the loaves in two rows, with six loaves in each row.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:7 - Put some pure frankincense near each row to serve as a representative offering, a special gift presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:14 - “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard the curse to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:10 - Set this year apart as holy, a time to proclaim freedom throughout the land for all who live there. It will be a jubilee year for you, when each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors and return to your own clan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18 - “If you want to live securely in the land, follow my decrees and obey my regulations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:36 - Do not charge interest or make a profit at his expense. Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:37 - Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:5 - Your threshing season will overlap with the grape harvest, and your grape harvest will overlap with the season of planting grain. You will eat your fill and live securely in your own land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:18 - “And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:23 - “And if you fail to learn the lesson and continue your hostility toward me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:27 - “If in spite of all this you still refuse to listen and still remain hostile toward me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:30 - I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols,[fn] and I will despise you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:18 - But if the field is dedicated after the Year of Jubilee, the priest will assess the land's value in proportion to the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. Its assessed value is reduced each year.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:50 - Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant,[fn] along with all its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings as you travel, and they must take care of it and camp around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 - Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:26 - the curtains of the courtyard that surrounded the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain at the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:7 - “Next they must spread a blue cloth over the table where the Bread of the Presence is displayed, and on the cloth they will place the bowls, pans, jars, pitchers, and the special bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:11 - “Next they must spread a blue cloth over the gold incense altar and cover this cloth with fine goatskin leather. Then they must attach the carrying poles to the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12 - They must take all the remaining furnishings of the sanctuary and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine goatskin leather, and place them on the carrying frame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:13 - “They must remove the ashes from the altar for sacrifices and cover the altar with a purple cloth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14 - All the altar utensils—the firepans, meat forks, shovels, basins, and all the containers—must be placed on the cloth, and a covering of fine goatskin leather must be spread over them. Finally, they must put the carrying poles in place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - They are also to carry the curtains for the courtyard walls that surround the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain across the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use. The Gershonites are responsible for all these items.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:49 - When their names were recorded, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, each man was assigned his task and told what to carry.
And so the registration was completed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:2 - “Command the people of Israel to remove from the camp anyone who has a skin disease[fn] or a discharge, or who has become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - He must take some holy water in a clay jar and pour into it dust he has taken from the Tabernacle floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:18 - When the priest has presented the woman before the LORD, he must unbind her hair and place in her hands the offering of proof—the jealousy offering to determine whether her husband's suspicions are justified. The priest will stand before her, holding the jar of bitter water that brings a curse to those who are guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:26 - He will take a handful of the flour as a token portion and burn it on the altar, and he will require the woman to drink the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:5 - “They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the LORD. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:6 - And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:7 - Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:10 - On the eighth day they must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:17 - then the ram for a peace offering, along with the basket of bread made without yeast. The priest must also present the prescribed grain offering and liquid offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:18 - “Then the Nazirites will shave their heads at the entrance of the Tabernacle. They will take the hair that had been dedicated and place it on the fire beneath the peace-offering sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:19 - After the Nazirite's head has been shaved, the priest will take for each of them the boiled shoulder of the ram, and he will take from the basket a cake and a wafer made without yeast. He will put them all into the Nazirite's hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:20 - Then the priest will lift them up as a special offering before the LORD. These are holy portions for the priest, along with the breast of the special offering and the thigh of the sacred offering that are lifted up before the LORD. After this ceremony the Nazirites may again drink wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:23 - “Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:25 - May the LORD smile on you
and be gracious to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:26 - May the LORD show you his favor
and give you his peace.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 - Then the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders who had registered the troops—came and brought their offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:89

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:89 - Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] The LORD spoke to him from there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:7 - Do this by sprinkling them with the water of purification, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:10 - When you present the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel must lay their hands on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:12 - “Next the Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Present one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to purify the Levites and make them right with the LORD.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:6 - But some of the men had been ceremonially defiled by touching a dead body, so they could not celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron that day

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:7 - and said, “We have become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead body. But why should we be prevented from presenting the LORD's offering at the proper time with the rest of the Israelites?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:10 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people now or in future generations are ceremonially unclean at Passover time because of touching a dead body, or if they are on a journey and cannot be present at the ceremony, they may still celebrate the LORD's Passover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:15 - On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it.[fn] But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:18 - In this way, they traveled and camped at the LORD's command wherever he told them to go. Then they remained in their camp as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:19 - If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:20 - Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days, as the LORD commanded. Then at the LORD's command they would break camp and move on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:3 - When both trumpets are blown, everyone must gather before you at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:10 - Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind the LORD your God of his covenant with you. I am the LORD your God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:14 - Judah's troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:15 - They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Issachar, led by Nethanel son of Zuar,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:16 - and the troops of the tribe of Zebulun, led by Eliab son of Helon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:18 - Reuben's troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elizur son of Shedeur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:19 - They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Simeon, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:20 - and the troops of the tribe of Gad, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:22 - Ephraim's troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elishama son of Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:23 - They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Manasseh, led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:24 - and the troops of the tribe of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:25 - Dan's troops went last, marching behind their banner and serving as the rear guard for all the tribal camps. Their leader was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:26 - They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Asher, led by Pagiel son of Ocran,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:27 - and the troops of the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:9 - The manna came down on the camp with the dew during the night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:10 - Moses heard all the families standing in the doorways of their tents whining, and the LORD became extremely angry. Moses was also very aggravated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:17 - I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you, and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you, so you will not have to carry it alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:25 - And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:31 - Now the LORD sent a wind that brought quail from the sea and let them fall all around the camp. For miles in every direction there were quail flying about three feet above the ground.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:3 - (Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:5 - Then the LORD descended in the pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn] “Aaron and Miriam!” he called, and they stepped forward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:10 - As the cloud moved from above the Tabernacle, there stood Miriam, her skin as white as snow from leprosy.[fn] When Aaron saw what had happened to her,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:2 - Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:5 - Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:10 - But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:14 - Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have already heard that you live among your people. They know, LORD, that you have appeared to your people face to face and that your pillar of cloud hovers over them. They know that you go before them in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:18 - ‘The LORD is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:44 - But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the Ark of the LORD's Covenant left the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:5 - For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:9 - you must also give a grain offering of six quarts[fn] of choice flour mixed with two quarts[fn] of olive oil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:3 - They united against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel has been set apart by the LORD, and he is with all of us. What right do you have to act as though you are greater than the rest of the LORD's people?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:4 - When Moses heard what they were saying, he fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:22 - But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. “O God,” they pleaded, “you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:41 - But the very next morning the whole community of Israel began muttering again against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD's people!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:42 - As the community gathered to protest against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tabernacle and saw that the cloud had covered it, and the glorious presence of the LORD appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:45 - “Get away from all these people so that I can instantly destroy them!” But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:50 - Then because the plague had stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2 - “Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel's ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader's name on his staff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:3 - Inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:16 - And if someone in an open field touches the corpse of someone who was killed with a sword or who died a natural death, or if someone touches a human bone or a grave, that person will be defiled for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:18 - Then someone who is ceremonially clean must take a hyssop branch and dip it into the water. That person must sprinkle the water on the tent, on all the furnishings in the tent, and on the people who were in the tent; also on the person who touched a human bone, or touched someone who was killed or who died naturally, or touched a grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19 - On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:2 - There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:6 - Moses and Aaron turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Tabernacle,[fn] where they fell face down on the ground. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:23 - There, on the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:24 - “The time has come for Aaron to join his ancestors in death. He will not enter the land I am giving the people of Israel, because the two of you rebelled against my instructions concerning the water at Meribah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:28 - At the summit, Moses removed the priestly garments from Aaron and put them on Eleazar, Aaron's son. Then Aaron died there on top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar went back down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:4 - Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to the Red Sea[fn] to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient with the long journey,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:8 - Then the LORD told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:9 - So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:17 - There the Israelites sang this song:
“Spring up, O well!
Yes, sing its praises!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:30 - We have utterly destroyed them,
from Heshbon to Dibon.
We have completely wiped them out
as far away as Nophah and Medeba.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:1 - Then the people of Israel traveled to the plains of Moab and camped east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:5 - sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor[fn] near the Euphrates River.[fn] His message said: “Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:22 - But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the LORD to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36 - When King Balak heard that Balaam was on the way, he went out to meet him at a Moabite town on the Arnon River at the farthest border of his land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:41 - The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see some of the people of Israel spread out below him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:2 - Balak followed his instructions, and the two of them sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the LORD will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:4 - and God met him there. Balaam said to him, “I have prepared seven altars and have sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:6 - So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:14 - So Balak took Balaam to the plateau of Zophim on Pisgah Peak. He built seven altars there and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:15 - Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:17 - So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked eagerly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:28 - So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, overlooking the wasteland.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:30 - So Balak did as Balaam ordered and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:6 - They spread before me like palm groves,[fn]
like gardens by the riverside.
They are like tall trees planted by the LORD,
like cedars beside the waters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10 - King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, “I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:2 - These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, so the Israelites feasted with them and worshiped the gods of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:3 - So there on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these instructions to the leaders of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:9 - and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:63

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:63 - So these are the results of the registration of the people of Israel as conducted by Moses and Eleazar the priest on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:2 - These women stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the tribal leaders, and the entire community at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:14 - for you both rebelled against my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the people of Israel rebelled, you failed to demonstrate my holiness to them at the waters.” (These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] in the wilderness of Zin.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:16 - “O LORD, you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Please appoint a new man as leader for the community.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:21 - When direction from the LORD is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim—one of the sacred lots cast before the LORD—to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine everything they should do.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:10 - This is the burnt offering to be presented each Sabbath day, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:15 - “On the first day of each month, you must also offer one male goat for a sin offering to the LORD. This is in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:24 - On each of the seven days of the festival, this is how you must prepare the food offering that is presented as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. These will be offered in addition to the regular burnt offerings and liquid offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:14 - Each of these offerings must be accompanied by a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts for each of the thirteen bulls, four quarts for each of the two rams,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:15 - and two quarts for each of the fourteen lambs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:3 - So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the LORD's war of revenge against Midian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:7 - They attacked Midian as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:12 - they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:14 - But Moses was furious with all the generals and captains[fn] who had returned from the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:13 - “The LORD was angry with Israel and made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the entire generation that sinned in the LORD's sight had died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:14 - But here you are, a brood of sinners, doing exactly the same thing! You are making the LORD even angrier with Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:7 - They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped near Migdol.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:10 - They left Elim and camped beside the Red Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:44 - They left Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:47 - They left Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains east of the river,[fn] near Mount Nebo.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:48 - They left the mountains east of the river and camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:50 - While they were camped near the Jordan River on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:55 - But if you fail to drive out the people who live in the land, those who remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:11 - then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:12 - and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:1 - While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:30 - “All murderers must be put to death, but only if evidence is presented by more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:32 - And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing a slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:33 - This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:4 - Then when the Year of Jubilee comes, their portion of land will be added to that of the new tribe, causing it to be lost forever to our ancestral tribe.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:7 - None of the territorial land may pass from tribe to tribe, for all the land given to each tribe must remain within the tribe to which it was first allotted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:9 - No grant of land may pass from one tribe to another; each tribe of Israel must keep its allotted portion of land.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:12 - They married into the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. Thus, their inheritance of land remained within their ancestral tribe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:13 - These are the commands and regulations that the LORD gave to the people of Israel through Moses while they were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River across from Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:40 - As for you, turn around now and go on back through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.[fn]'

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:3 - ‘You have been wandering around in this hill country long enough; turn to the north.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:25 - Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.'”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:12 - “When we took possession of this land, I gave to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory beyond Aroer along the Arnon Gorge, plus half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:14 - Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, conquered the whole Argob region in Bashan, all the way to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. Jair renamed this region after himself, calling it the Towns of Jair,[fn] as it is still known today.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:24 - ‘O Sovereign LORD, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:27 - But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over the land in every direction. Take a good look, but you may not cross the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:10 - Never forget the day when you stood before the LORD your God at Mount Sinai,[fn] where he told me, ‘Summon the people before me, and I will personally instruct them. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live, and they will teach their children to fear me also.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:13 - He proclaimed his covenant—the Ten Commandments[fn]—which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:14 - It was at that time that the LORD commanded me to teach you his decrees and regulations so you would obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:17 - an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:18 - a small animal that scurries along the ground, or a fish in the deepest sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:25 - “In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the LORD your God and will arouse his anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:32 - “Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:36 - He let you hear his voice from heaven so he could instruct you. He let you see his great fire here on earth so he could speak to you from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:39 - “So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The LORD is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:40 - If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you for all time.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:48 - So Israel conquered the entire area from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon Gorge all the way to Mount Sirion,[fn] also called Mount Hermon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:9 - You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:11 - “You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:16 - “Honor your father and mother, as the LORD your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:22 - “The LORD spoke these words to all of you assembled there at the foot of the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness. This was all he said at that time, and he wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:33 - Stay on the path that the LORD your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:8 - Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:9 - Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:6 - For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:13 - He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:15 - And the LORD will protect you from all sickness. He will not let you suffer from the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all your enemies!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:3 - Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:10 - When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:15 - “So while the mountain was blazing with fire I turned and came down, holding in my hands the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:20 - The LORD was so angry with Aaron that he wanted to destroy him, too. But I prayed for Aaron, and the LORD spared him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:27 - Please overlook the stubbornness and the awful sin of these people, and remember instead your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:2 - and I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the ones you smashed. Then place the tablets in the Ark.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:3 - “So I made an Ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first two. Then I went up the mountain with the tablets in my hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:4 - Once again the LORD wrote the Ten Commandments[fn] on the tablets and gave them to me. They were the same words the LORD had spoken to you from the heart of the fire on the day you were assembled at the foot of the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8 - At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, and to stand before the LORD as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:4 - They didn't see what the LORD did to the armies of Egypt and to their horses and chariots—how he drowned them in the Red Sea[fn] as they were chasing you. He destroyed them, and they have not recovered to this very day!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:9 - If you obey, you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and to you, their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:18 - “So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:20 - Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:21 - so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:24 - Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:25 - No one will be able to stand against you, for the LORD your God will cause the people to fear and dread you, as he promised, wherever you go in the whole land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:30 - (These two mountains are west of the Jordan River in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Jordan Valley,[fn] near the town of Gilgal, not far from the oaks of Moreh.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:1 - “These are the decrees and regulations you must be careful to obey when you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. You must obey them as long as you live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:2 - “When you drive out the nations that live there, you must destroy all the places where they worship their gods—high on the mountains, up on the hills, and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:7 - There you and your families will feast in the presence of the LORD your God, and you will rejoice in all you have accomplished because the LORD your God has blessed you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:10 - But you will soon cross the Jordan River and live in the land the LORD your God is giving you. When he gives you rest from all your enemies and you're living safely in the land,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:12 - “You must celebrate there in the presence of the LORD your God with your sons and daughters and all your servants. And remember to include the Levites who live in your towns, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 - “But you may butcher your animals and eat their meat in any town whenever you want. You may freely eat the animals with which the LORD your God blesses you. All of you, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you now eat gazelle and deer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:16 - But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:18 - You must eat these in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose. Eat them there with your children, your servants, and the Levites who live in your towns, celebrating in the presence of the LORD your God in all you do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:19 - And be very careful never to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:24 - Instead, pour out the blood on the ground like water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:27 - You must offer the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out on the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:1 - “Since you are the people of the LORD your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:2 - You have been set apart as holy to the LORD your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any kind of food you want—cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and celebrate with your household.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11 - There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:23 - But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:6 - But never put a person to death on the testimony of only one witness. There must always be two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:12 - Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must die. In this way you will purge the evil from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:15 - If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the LORD your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:18 - “When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:20 - This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:5 - For the LORD your God chose the tribe of Levi out of all your tribes to minister in the LORD's name forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:19 - I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:20 - But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:22 - If the prophet speaks in the LORD's name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the LORD did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:15 - “You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:1 - “When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3 - He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:20 - You may only cut down trees that you know are not valuable for food. Use them to make the equipment you need to attack the enemy town until it falls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:2 - In such a case, your elders and judges must measure the distance from the site of the crime to the nearby towns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:5 - Then the Levitical priests must step forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in the LORD's name. They are to decide all legal and criminal cases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:6 - “The elders of the town must wash their hands over the young cow whose neck was broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:10 - “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:19 - In such a case, the father and mother must take the son to the elders as they hold court at the town gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:22 - “If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:23 - the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung[fn] is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:5 - “A woman must not put on men's clothing, and a man must not wear women's clothing. Anyone who does this is detestable in the sight of the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:6 - “If you happen to find a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground, and there are young ones or eggs in it with the mother sitting in the nest, do not take the mother with the young.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:10 - “You must not plow with an ox and a donkey harnessed together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:12 - “You must put four tassels on the hem of the cloak with which you cover yourself—on the front, back, and sides.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:15 - Then the woman's father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the elders as they hold court at the town gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:19 - They must also fine him 100 pieces of silver,[fn] which he must pay to the woman's father because he publicly accused a virgin of Israel of shameful conduct. The woman will then remain the man's wife, and he may never divorce her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:21 - The woman must be taken to the door of her father's home, and there the men of the town must stone her to death, for she has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents' home. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:24 - you must take both of them to the gates of that town and stone them to death. The woman is guilty because she did not scream for help. The man must die because he violated another man's wife. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:26 - Do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no crime worthy of death. She is as innocent as a murder victim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:4 - These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in distant Aram-naharaim to curse you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:9 - “When you go to war against your enemies, be sure to stay away from anything that is impure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13 - Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:20 - You may charge interest to foreigners, but you may not charge interest to Israelites, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:23 - But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to fulfill your promise to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:5 - “If two brothers are living together on the same property and one of them dies without a son, his widow may not be married to anyone from outside the family. Instead, her husband's brother should marry her and have intercourse with her to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:7 - “But if the man refuses to marry his brother's widow, she must go to the town gate and say to the elders assembled there, ‘My husband's brother refuses to preserve his brother's name in Israel—he refuses to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law by marrying me.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:11 - “If two Israelite men get into a fight and the wife of one tries to rescue her husband by grabbing the testicles of the other man,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:15 - Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:3 - Write this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the river to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:8 - You must clearly write all these instructions on the stones coated with plaster.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:13 - And the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali must stand on Mount Ebal to proclaim a curse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:2 - You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:8 - “The LORD will guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:11 - “The LORD will give you prosperity in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, blessing you with many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:12 - The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:15 - “But if you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:20 - “The LORD himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:24 - The LORD will change the rain that falls on your land into powder, and dust will pour down from the sky until you are destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:35 - The LORD will cover your knees and legs with incurable boils. In fact, you will be covered from head to foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:36 - “The LORD will exile you and your king to a nation unknown to you and your ancestors. There in exile you will worship gods of wood and stone!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:43 - “The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:45 - “If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:48 - you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The LORD will put an iron yoke on your neck, oppressing you harshly until he has destroyed you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:49

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:49 - “The LORD will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like a vulture. It is a nation whose language you do not understand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:56 - The most tender and delicate woman among you—so delicate she would not so much as touch the ground with her foot—will be selfish toward the husband she loves and toward her own son or daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:60 - He will afflict you with all the diseases of Egypt that you feared so much, and you will have no relief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:61 - The LORD will afflict you with every sickness and plague there is, even those not mentioned in this Book of Instruction, until you are destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:27 - That is why the LORD's anger has burned against this land, bringing down on it every curse recorded in this book.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:1 - “In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the LORD your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:2 - If at that time you and your children return to the LORD your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:7 - The LORD your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:9 - “The LORD your God will then make you successful in everything you do. He will give you many children and numerous livestock, and he will cause your fields to produce abundant harvests, for the LORD will again delight in being good to you as he was to your ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:10 - The LORD your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:18 - then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:20 - You can make this choice by loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This[fn] is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the LORD, you will live long in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:13 - Do this so that your children who have not known these instructions will hear them and will learn to fear the LORD your God. Do this as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:18 - At that time I will hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping other gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:20 - For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise me and break my covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:2 - Let my teaching fall on you like rain;
let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,
like gentle showers on young plants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:11 - Like an eagle that rouses her chicks
and hovers over her young,
so he spread his wings to take them up
and carried them safely on his pinions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:13 - He let them ride over the highlands
and feast on the crops of the fields.
He nourished them with honey from the rock
and olive oil from the stony ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:24 - I will weaken them with famine,
burning fever, and deadly disease.
I will send the fangs of wild beasts
and poisonous snakes that glide in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:36 - “Indeed, the LORD will give justice to his people,
and he will change his mind about[fn] his servants,
when he sees their strength is gone
and no one is left, slave or free.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:46 - he added: “Take to heart all the words of warning I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of these instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:47 - These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:51 - For both of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:8 - Moses said this about the tribe of Levi:
“O LORD, you have given your Thummim and Urim—the sacred lots—
to your faithful servants the Levites.[fn]
You put them to the test at Massah
and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:10 - They teach your regulations to Jacob;
they give your instructions to Israel.
They present incense before you
and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:16 - with the best gifts of the earth and its bounty,
and the favor of the one who appeared in the burning bush.
May these blessings rest on Joseph's head,
crowning the brow of the prince among his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26 - “There is no one like the God of Israel.[fn]
He rides across the heavens to help you,
across the skies in majestic splendor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:28 - So Israel will live in safety,
prosperous Jacob in security,
in a land of grain and new wine,
while the heavens drop down dew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - How blessed you are, O Israel!
Who else is like you, a people saved by the LORD?
He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will stomp on their backs!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:1 - Then Moses went up to Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab and climbed Pisgah Peak, which is across from Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land, from Gilead as far as Dan;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:8 - The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:6 - (Actually, she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath bundles of flax she had laid out.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:7 - So the king's men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king's men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:8 - Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:11 - No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:8 - Give this command to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant: ‘When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop there.'”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:15 - It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river's edge,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:17 - Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the LORD's Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:5 - He told them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:18 - As soon as the priests carrying the Ark of the LORD's Covenant came up out of the riverbed and their feet were on high ground, the water of the Jordan returned and overflowed its banks as before.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:22 - Then you can tell them, ‘This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:3 - So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the entire male population of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:10 - While the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:14 - “Neither one,” he replied. “I am the commander of the LORD's army.”
At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. “I am at your command,” Joshua said. “What do you want your servant to do?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:14 - On the second day they again marched around the town once and returned to the camp. They followed this pattern for six days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:5 - chased the Israelites from the town gate as far as the quarries,[fn] and they killed about thirty-six who were retreating down the slope. The Israelites were paralyzed with fear at this turn of events, and their courage melted away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:6 - Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the LORD until evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:10 - But the LORD said to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying on your face like this?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:10 - Early the next morning Joshua roused his men and started toward Ai, accompanied by the elders of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:18 - Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Point the spear in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand the town over to you.” Joshua did as he was commanded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:19 - As soon as Joshua gave this signal, all the men in ambush jumped up from their position and poured into the town. They quickly captured it and set it on fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:24 - When the Israelite army finished chasing and killing all the men of Ai in the open fields, they went back and finished off everyone inside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:29 - Joshua impaled the king of Ai on a sharpened pole and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body, as Joshua commanded, and threw it in front of the town gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:32 - And as the Israelites watched, Joshua copied onto the stones of the altar[fn] the instructions Moses had given them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:2 - These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:4 - they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:18 - But the Israelites did not attack the towns, for the Israelite leaders had made a vow to them in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
The people of Israel grumbled against their leaders because of the treaty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:11 - As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the LORD destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:18 - he issued this command: “Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance to keep the kings inside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:24 - When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings' necks.” And they did as they were told.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:26 - Then Joshua killed each of the five kings and impaled them on five sharpened poles, where they hung until evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:27 - As the sun was going down, Joshua gave instructions for the bodies of the kings to be taken down from the poles and thrown into the cave where they had been hiding. Then they covered the opening of the cave with a pile of large rocks, which remains to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:5 - The kings joined forces and established their camp around the water near Merom to fight against Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:7 - So Joshua and all his fighting men traveled to the water near Merom and attacked suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:9 - Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba, as far as Dibon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:2 - The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:3 - ran south of Scorpion Pass[fn] into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:4 - From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn] This was their[fn] southern boundary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:6 - went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben's son.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:7 - From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:8 - The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:9 - From there the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah,[fn] and from there to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:10 - The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:11 - The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:15 - From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:21 - The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:2 - From Bethel (that is, Luz)[fn] it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:3 - Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer and over to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:6 - then on to the Mediterranean Sea. From Micmethath on the north, the boundary curved eastward past Taanath-shiloh to the east of Janoah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:7 - From Janoah it turned southward to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:8 - From Tappuah the boundary extended westward, following the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:7 - The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:8 - The land surrounding Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh's territory, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:9 - From the spring of Tappuah, the boundary of Manasseh followed the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn] Several towns south of the ravine were inside Manasseh's territory, but they actually belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:10 - In general, however, the land south of the ravine belonged to Ephraim, and the land north of the ravine belonged to Manasseh. Manasseh's boundary ran along the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. North of Manasseh was the territory of Asher, and to the east was the territory of Issachar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:12 - The northern boundary of Benjamin's land began at the Jordan River, went north of the slope of Jericho, then west through the hill country and the wilderness of Beth-aven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:13 - From there the boundary went south to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:14 - The boundary then made a turn and swung south along the western edge of the hill facing Beth-horon, ending at the village of Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:15 - The southern boundary began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. From that western point it ran[fn] to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:16 - and down to the base of the mountain beside the valley of Ben-Hinnom, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. From there it went down the valley of Hinnom, crossing south of the slope where the Jebusites lived, and continued down to En-rogel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:17 - From En-rogel the boundary proceeded in a northerly direction and came to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth (which is across from the slopes of Adummim). Then it went down to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben's son.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:19 - ran past the north slope of Beth-hoglah, and ended at the north bay of the Dead Sea,[fn] which is the southern end of the Jordan River. This was the southern boundary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:11 - From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:12 - In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:13 - Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:14 - The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:22 - The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:29 - Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn] The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34 - The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River[fn] on the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:10 - But while they were still in Canaan, and when they came to a place called Geliloth[fn] near the Jordan River, the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh stopped to build a large and imposing altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:11 - The rest of Israel heard that the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar at Geliloth at the edge of the land of Canaan, on the west side of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:18 - And yet today you are turning away from following the LORD. If you rebel against the LORD today, he will be angry with all of us tomorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:20 - Didn't divine anger fall on the entire community of Israel when Achan, a member of the clan of Zerah, sinned by stealing the things set apart for the LORD[fn]? He was not the only one who died because of his sin.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:4 - I have allotted to you as your homeland all the land of the nations yet unconquered, as well as the land of those we have already conquered—from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea[fn] in the west.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:14 - “Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the LORD your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:15 - But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:16 - When the tribe of Judah left Jericho—the city of palms—the Kenites, who were descendants of Moses' father-in-law, traveled with them into the wilderness of Judah. They settled among the people there, near the town of Arad in the Negev.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:35 - The Amorites were determined to stay in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the descendants of Joseph became stronger, they forced the Amorites to work as slaves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:36 - The boundary of the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass[fn] to Sela and continued upward from there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:1 - The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, “I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:10 - The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel's judge. He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the LORD gave Othniel victory over him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:12 - Once again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight, and the LORD gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because of their evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:16 - So Ehud made a double-edged dagger that was about a foot[fn] long, and he strapped it to his right thigh, keeping it hidden under his clothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 - so they waited. But when the king didn't come out after a long delay, they became concerned and got a key. And when they opened the doors, they found their master dead on the floor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24 - And from that time on Israel became stronger and stronger against King Jabin until they finally destroyed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:9 - My heart is with the commanders of Israel,
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:10 - “Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys,
you who sit on fancy saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:17 - Gilead remained east of the Jordan.
And why did Dan stay home?
Asher sat unmoved at the seashore,
remaining in his harbors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:18 - But Zebulun risked his life,
as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:19 - “The kings of Canaan came and fought,
at Taanach near Megiddo's springs,
but they carried off no silver treasures.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - “From the window Sisera's mother looked out.
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don't we hear the sound of chariot wheels?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:19 - Gideon hurried home. He cooked a young goat, and with a basket[fn] of flour he baked some bread without yeast. Then, carrying the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, he brought them out and presented them to the angel, who was under the great tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:26 - Then build an altar to the LORD your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 - Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had been cut down. In their place a new altar had been built, and on it were the remains of the bull that had been sacrificed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:33 - Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:37 - prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:39 - Then Gideon said to God, “Please don't be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test. This time let the fleece remain dry while the ground around it is wet with dew.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:40 - So that night God did as Gideon asked. The fleece was dry in the morning, but the ground was covered with dew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:1 - So Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon) and his army got up early and went as far as the spring of Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5 - When Gideon took his warriors down to the water, the LORD told him, “Divide the men into two groups. In one group put all those who cup water in their hands and lap it up with their tongues like dogs. In the other group put all those who kneel down and drink with their mouths in the stream.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:6 - Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:12 - The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore—too many to count!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:22 - When the 300 Israelites blew their rams' horns, the LORD caused the warriors in the camp to fight against each other with their swords. Those who were not killed fled to places as far away as Beth-shittah near Zererah and to the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:4 - Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds,[fn] not including the royal ornaments and pendants, the purple clothing worn by the kings of Midian, or the chains around the necks of their camels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:5 - He went to his father's home at Ophrah, and there, on one stone, they killed all seventy of his half brothers, the sons of Gideon.[fn] But the youngest brother, Jotham, escaped and hid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:7 - When Jotham heard about this, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted,
“Listen to me, citizens of Shechem!
Listen to me if you want God to listen to you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:11 - But the fig tree also refused, saying,
‘Should I quit producing my sweet fruit
just to wave back and forth over the trees?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:18 - But today you have revolted against my father and his descendants, killing his seventy sons on one stone. And you have chosen his slave woman's son, Abimelech, to be your king just because he is your relative.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:22 - After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - God was punishing Abimelech for murdering Gideon's seventy sons, and the citizens of Shechem for supporting him in this treachery of murdering his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25 - The citizens of Shechem set an ambush for Abimelech on the hilltops and robbed everyone who passed that way. But someone warned Abimelech about their plot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:31 - He sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah,[fn] telling him, “Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to live in Shechem, and now they are inciting the city to rebel against you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:33 - In the morning, as soon as it is daylight, attack the city. When Gaal and those who are with him come out against you, you can do with them as you wish.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:34 - So Abimelech and all his men went by night and split into four groups, stationing themselves around Shechem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:44 - Abimelech and his group stormed the city gate to keep the men of Shechem from getting back in, while Abimelech's other two groups cut them down in the fields.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:48 - so he led his forces to Mount Zalmon. He took an ax and chopped some branches from a tree, then put them on his shoulder. “Quick, do as I have done!” he told his men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - So each of them cut down some branches, following Abimelech's example. They piled the branches against the walls of the temple and set them on fire. So all the people who had lived in the tower of Shechem died—about 1,000 men and women.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:51 - But there was a strong tower inside the town, and all the men and women—the entire population—fled to it. They barricaded themselves in and climbed up to the roof of the tower.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:53 - a woman on the roof dropped a millstone that landed on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:4 - His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys, and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are still called the Towns of Jair.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:23 - “So you see, it was the LORD, the God of Israel, who took away the land from the Amorites and gave it to Israel. Why, then, should we give it back to you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:29 - At that time the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and from there he led an army against the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:37 - But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:38 - “You may go,” Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim, he would say “Sibboleth,” because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:14 - He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:5 - You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:19 - Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a rock as a sacrifice to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife watched, the LORD did an amazing thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:20 - As the flames from the altar shot up toward the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - So he said:
“Out of the one who eats came something to eat;
out of the strong came something sweet.” Three days later they were still trying to figure it out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:17 - So she cried whenever she was with him and kept it up for the rest of the celebration. At last, on the seventh day he told her the answer because she was tormenting him with her nagging. Then she explained the riddle to the young men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:8 - So he attacked the Philistines with great fury and killed many of them. Then he went to live in a cave in the rock of Etam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:9 - The Philistines retaliated by setting up camp in Judah and spreading out near the town of Lehi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:11 - So 3,000 men of Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock of Etam. They said to Samson, “Don't you realize the Philistines rule over us? What are you doing to us?”
But Samson replied, “I only did to them what they did to me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2 - Word soon spread[fn] that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at the town gates. They kept quiet during the night, saying to themselves, “When the light of morning comes, we will kill him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:3 - But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:4 - Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:9 - She had hidden some men in one of the inner rooms of her house, and she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson snapped the bowstrings as a piece of string snaps when it is burned by a fire. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:12 - So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them. The men were hiding in the inner room as before, and again Delilah cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But again Samson snapped the ropes from his arms as if they were thread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:14 - Then she tightened it with the loom shuttle.[fn] Again she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson woke up, pulled back the loom shuttle, and yanked his hair away from the loom and the fabric.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:20 - Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!”
When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn't realize the LORD had left him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:26 - Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand, “Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:27 - Now the temple was completely filled with people. All the Philistine rulers were there, and there were about 3,000 men and women on the roof who were watching as Samson amused them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:30 - he prayed, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:19 - “Be quiet and come with us,” they said. “Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn't it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27 - Then, with Micah's idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked with swords and burned the town to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:3 - her husband set out for Bethlehem to speak personally to her and persuade her to come back. He took with him a servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at[fn] her father's house, her father saw him and welcomed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:6 - So the two men sat down together and had something to eat and drink. Then the woman's father said, “Please stay another night and enjoy yourself.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27 - When her husband opened the door to leave, there lay his concubine with her hands on the threshold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:28 - He said, “Get up! Let's go!” But there was no answer.[fn] So he put her body on his donkey and took her home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:19 - So the Israelites left early the next morning and camped near Gibeah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:21 - But Benjamin's warriors, who were defending the town, came out and killed 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:25 - but the men of Benjamin killed another 18,000 Israelites, all of whom were experienced with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:36 - Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten.
The Israelites had retreated from Benjamin's warriors in order to give those hiding in ambush more room to maneuver against Gibeah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:23 - So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. Each man caught one of the women as she danced in the celebration and carried her off to be his wife. They returned to their own land, and they rebuilt their towns and lived in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:5 - Then Boaz asked his foreman, “Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:6 - And the foreman replied, “She is the young woman from Moab who came back with Naomi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:10 - Ruth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly. “What have I done to deserve such kindness?” she asked. “I am only a foreigner.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:13 - “I hope I continue to please you, sir,” she replied. “You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:3 - Now do as I tell you—take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes. Then go to the threshing floor, but don't let Boaz see you until he has finished eating and drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:9 - “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your covering over me, for you are my family redeemer.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:1 - Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:5 - Then Boaz told him, “Of course, your purchase of the land from Naomi also requires that you marry Ruth, the Moabite widow. That way she can have children who will carry on her husband's name and keep the land in the family.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:7 - Now in those days it was the custom in Israel for anyone transferring a right of purchase to remove his sandal and hand it to the other party. This publicly validated the transaction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:10 - And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:9 - Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:11 - And she made this vow: “O LORD of Heaven's Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the LORD, his hair will never be cut.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:1 - Then Hannah prayed:
“My heart rejoices in the LORD!
The LORD has made me strong.[fn]
Now I have an answer for my enemies;
I rejoice because you rescued me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:28 - I chose your ancestor Aaron[fn] from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest[fn] as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:29 - So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you give your sons more honor than you give me—for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:34 - And to prove that what I have said will come true, I will cause your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, to die on the same day!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:36 - Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. ‘Please,' they will say, ‘give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:12 - I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:19 - As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:1 - And Samuel's words went out to all the people of Israel.[fn] At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:2 - The Philistines attacked and defeated the army of Israel, killing 4,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:12 - A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13 - Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3 - But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see it the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face to the ground in front of the Ark of the LORD! So they took Dagon and put him in his place again.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:4 - But the next morning the same thing happened—Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the LORD again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:5 - That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor anyone who enters the temple of Dagon in Ashdod will step on its threshold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:6 - Then the LORD's heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumors.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7 - When the people realized what was happening, they cried out, “We can't keep the Ark of the God of Israel here any longer! He is against us! We will all be destroyed along with Dagon, our god.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:8 - Put the Ark of the LORD on the cart, and beside it place a chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors you are sending as a guilt offering. Then let the cows go wherever they want.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:11 - Then the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors were placed on the cart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:15 - Several men of the tribe of Levi lifted the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors from the cart and placed them on the large rock. Many sacrifices and burnt offerings were offered to the LORD that day by the people of Beth-shemesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:6 - So they gathered at Mizpah and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before the LORD. They also went without food all day and confessed that they had sinned against the LORD. (It was at Mizpah that Samuel became Israel's judge.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:7 - When the Philistine rulers heard that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, they mobilized their army and advanced. The Israelites were badly frightened when they learned that the Philistines were approaching.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:10 - Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the LORD spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from heaven that day, and the Philistines were thrown into such confusion that the Israelites defeated them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:13 - So the Philistines were subdued and didn't invade Israel again for some time. And throughout Samuel's lifetime, the LORD's powerful hand was raised against the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:16 - “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the leader of my people, Israel. He will rescue them from the Philistines, for I have looked down on my people in mercy and have heard their cry.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:25 - When they came down from the place of worship and returned to town, Samuel took Saul up to the roof of the house and prepared a bed for him there.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:26 - At daybreak the next morning, Samuel called to Saul, “Get up! It's time you were on your way.” So Saul got ready, and he and Samuel left the house together.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:1 - Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul's head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the LORD has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:6 - At that time the Spirit of the LORD will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:7 - After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:1 - About a month later,[fn] King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the Israelite town of Jabesh-gilead. But all the citizens of Jabesh asked for peace. “Make a treaty with us, and we will be your servants,” they pleaded.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:2 - “All right,” Nahash said, “but only on one condition. I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you as a disgrace to all Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:6 - Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:7 - He took two oxen and cut them into pieces and sent the messengers to carry them throughout Israel with this message: “This is what will happen to the oxen of anyone who refuses to follow Saul and Samuel into battle!” And the LORD made the people afraid of Saul's anger, and all of them came out together as one.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:15 - But if you rebel against the LORD's commands and refuse to listen to him, then his hand will be as heavy upon you as it was upon your ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:5 - The Philistines mustered a mighty army of 3,000[fn] chariots, 6,000 charioteers, and as many warriors as the grains of sand on the seashore! They camped at Micmash east of Beth-aven.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:13 - “How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. Had you kept it, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:14 - But now your kingdom must end, for the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart. The LORD has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the LORD's command.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:17 - Three raiding parties soon left the camp of the Philistines. One went north toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:18 - another went west to Beth-horon, and the third moved toward the border above the valley of Zeboim near the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:13 - So they climbed up using both hands and feet, and the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer killed those who came behind them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:20 - Then Saul and all his men rushed out to the battle and found the Philistines killing each other. There was terrible confusion everywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, but they ate them without draining the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - Then go out among the troops and tell them, ‘Bring the cattle, sheep, and goats here to me. Kill them here, and drain the blood before you eat them. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.'”
So that night all the troops brought their animals and slaughtered them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:45 - But the people broke in and said to Saul, “Jonathan has won this great victory for Israel. Should he die? Far from it! As surely as the LORD lives, not one hair on his head will be touched, for God helped him do a great deed today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:47 - Now when Saul had secured his grasp on Israel's throne, he fought against his enemies in every direction—against Moab, Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. And wherever he turned, he was victorious.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:52 - The Israelites fought constantly with the Philistines throughout Saul's lifetime. So whenever Saul observed a young man who was brave and strong, he drafted him into his army.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:1 - One day Samuel said to Saul, “It was the LORD who told me to anoint you as king of his people, Israel. Now listen to this message from the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:7 - Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:17 - And Samuel told him, “Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD has anointed you king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:19 - Why haven't you obeyed the LORD? Why did you rush for the plunder and do what was evil in the LORD's sight?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:23 - Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft,
and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols.
So because you have rejected the command of the LORD,
he has rejected you as king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:26 - But Samuel replied, “I will not go back with you! Since you have rejected the LORD's command, he has rejected you as king of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:35 - Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the LORD was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - Now the LORD said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:7 - But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don't judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:13 - So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:16 - Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:23 - And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:3 - So the Philistines and Israelites faced each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:5 - He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:49 - Reaching into his shepherd's bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:21 - “Here's another chance to see him killed by the Philistines!” Saul said to himself. But to David he said, “Today you have a second chance to become my son-in-law!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:9 - But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit[fn] from the LORD suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:13 - Then she took an idol[fn] and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat's hair at its head.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:15 - But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, “Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:16 - But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat's hair at its head.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:20 - he sent troops to capture him. But when they arrived and saw Samuel leading a group of prophets who were prophesying, the Spirit of God came upon Saul's men, and they also began to prophesy.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:9 - “Never!” Jonathan exclaimed. “You know that if I had the slightest notion my father was planning to kill you, I would tell you at once.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:13 - But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the LORD strike me and even kill me if I don't warn you so you can escape and live. May the LORD be with you as he used to be with my father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:24 - So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:25 - He sat at his usual place against the wall, with Jonathan sitting opposite him[fn] and Abner beside him. But David's place was empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:27 - But when David's place was empty again the next day, Saul asked Jonathan, “Why hasn't the son of Jesse been here for the meal either yesterday or today?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:29 - He said, ‘Please let me go, for we are having a family sacrifice. My brother demanded that I be there. So please let me get away to see my brothers.' That's why he isn't here at the king's table.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:30 - Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. “You stupid son of a whore!”[fn] he swore at him. “Do you think I don't know that you want him to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:31 - As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you'll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:33 - Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan, intending to kill him. So at last Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:34 - Jonathan left the table in fierce anger and refused to eat on that second day of the festival, for he was crushed by his father's shameful behavior toward David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:40 - Then Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy and told him to take them back to town.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41 - As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile.[fn] Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:13 - So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:9 - Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul's men, spoke up. “When I was at Nob,” he said, “I saw the son of Jesse talking to the priest, Ahimelech son of Ahitub.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:10 - Then David prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come and destroy Keilah because I am here.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:17 - “Don't be afraid,” Jonathan reassured him. “My father will never find you! You are going to be the king of Israel, and I will be next to you, as my father, Saul, is well aware.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:19 - But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:23 - Discover his hiding places, and come back when you are sure. Then I'll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I'll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:26 - Saul and David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:27 - an urgent message reached Saul that the Philistines were raiding Israel again.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:2 - So Saul chose 3,000 elite troops from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:3 - At the place where the road passes some sheepfolds, Saul went into a cave to relieve himself. But as it happened, David and his men were hiding farther back in that very cave!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8 - David came out and shouted after him, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked around, David bowed low before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 - This very day you can see with your own eyes it isn't true. For the LORD placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I spared you. For I said, ‘I will never harm the king—he is the LORD's anointed one.'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:12 - “May the LORD judge between us. Perhaps the LORD will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13 - As that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.' So you can be sure I will never harm you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:5 - he sent ten of his young men to Carmel with this message for Nabal:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:18 - Abigail wasted no time. She quickly gathered 200 loaves of bread, two wineskins full of wine, five sheep that had been slaughtered, nearly a bushel[fn] of roasted grain, 100 clusters of raisins, and 200 fig cakes. She packed them on donkeys

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:20 - As she was riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming toward her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:23 - When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:24 - She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don't pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests.[fn] But I never even saw the young men you sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:30 - When the LORD has done all he promised and has made you leader of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:41 - She bowed low to the ground and responded, “I, your servant, would be happy to marry David. I would even be willing to become a slave, washing the feet of his servants!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:42 - Quickly getting ready, she took along five of her servant girls as attendants, mounted her donkey, and went with David's messengers. And so she became his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:3 - Saul camped along the road beside the hill of Hakilah, near Jeshimon, where David was hiding. When David learned that Saul had come after him into the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:9 - “No!” David said. “Don't kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the LORD's anointed one?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:11 - The LORD forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! But take his spear and that jug of water beside his head, and then let's get out of here!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:13 - David climbed the hill opposite the camp until he was at a safe distance.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:20 - Must I die on foreign soil, far from the presence of the LORD? Why has the king of Israel come out to search for a single flea? Why does he hunt me down like a partridge on the mountains?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:23 - The LORD gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the LORD placed you in my power, for you are the LORD's anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:8 - David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites—people who had lived near Shur, toward the land of Egypt, since ancient times.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:10 - “Where did you make your raid today?” Achish would ask.
And David would reply, “Against the south of Judah, the Jerahmeelites, and the Kenites.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:14 - “What does he look like?” Saul asked.
“He is an old man wrapped in a robe,” she replied. Saul realized it was Samuel, and he fell to the ground before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:20 - Saul fell full length on the ground, paralyzed with fright because of Samuel's words. He was also faint with hunger, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:23 - But Saul refused to eat anything. Then his advisers joined the woman in urging him to eat, so he finally yielded and got up from the ground and sat on the couch.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:11 - So David and his men headed back into the land of the Philistines, while the Philistine army went on to Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:1 - Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:6 - David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:14 - We were on our way back from raiding the Kerethites in the Negev, the territory of Judah, and the land of Caleb, and we had just burned Ziklag.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:15 - “Will you lead me to this band of raiders?” David asked.
The young man replied, “If you take an oath in God's name that you will not kill me or give me back to my master, then I will guide you to them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:16 - So he led David to them, and they found the Amalekites spread out across the fields, eating and drinking and dancing with joy because of the vast amount of plunder they had taken from the Philistines and the land of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:17 - David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:24 - Who will listen when you talk like this? We share and share alike—those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:1 - Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:5 - When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died beside the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:8 - The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons on Mount Gilboa.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:2 - On the third day a man arrived from Saul's army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6 - The man answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the enemy chariots and charioteers closing in on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:7 - When he turned and saw me, he cried out for me to come to him. ‘How can I help?' I asked him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:10 - “So I killed him,” the Amalekite told David, “for I knew he couldn't live. Then I took his crown and his armband, and I have brought them here to you, my lord.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:12 - They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the LORD's army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:16 - “You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the LORD's anointed one.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:17 - Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:18 - and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. It is known as the Song of the Bow, and it is recorded in The Book of Jashar.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:19 - Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills!
Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:24 - O women of Israel, weep for Saul,
for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing,
in garments decorated with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:25 - Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen in battle!
Jonathan lies dead on the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan!
Oh, how much I loved you!
And your love for me was deep,
deeper than the love of women!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:4 - Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah.
When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:5 - he sent them this message: “May the LORD bless you for being so loyal to your master Saul and giving him a decent burial.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:9 - There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:10 - Ishbosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he became king, and he ruled from Mahanaim for two years. Meanwhile, the people of Judah remained loyal to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:11 - David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:13 - About the same time, Joab son of Zeruiah led David's troops out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. The two groups sat down there, facing each other from opposite sides of the pool.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23 - But Asahel refused to turn back, so Abner thrust the butt end of his spear through Asahel's stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He stumbled to the ground and died there. And everyone who came by that spot stopped and stood still when they saw Asahel lying there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24 - When Joab and Abishai found out what had happened, they set out after Abner. The sun was just going down as they arrived at the hill of Ammah near Giah, along the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:25 - Abner's troops from the tribe of Benjamin regrouped there at the top of the hill to take a stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:1 - That was the beginning of a long war between those who were loyal to Saul and those loyal to David. As time passed David became stronger and stronger, while Saul's dynasty became weaker and weaker.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:10 - I'm going to take Saul's kingdom and give it to David. I will establish the throne of David over Israel as well as Judah, all the way from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21 - Then Abner said to David, “Let me go and call an assembly of all Israel to support my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you to make you their king, and you will rule over everything your heart desires.” So David sent Abner safely on his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:27 - When Abner arrived back at Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gateway as if to speak with him privately. But then he stabbed Abner in the stomach and killed him in revenge for killing his brother Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:29 - Joab and his family are the guilty ones. May the family of Joab be cursed in every generation with a man who has open sores or leprosy[fn] or who walks on crutches[fn] or dies by the sword or begs for food!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:32 - They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king and all the people wept at his graveside.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:33 - Then the king sang this funeral song for Abner:
“Should Abner have died as fools die?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:7 - They went into the house and found Ishbosheth sleeping on his bed. They struck and killed him and cut off his head. Then, taking his head with them, they fled across the Jordan Valley[fn] through the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:11 - How much more should I reward evil men who have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed? Shouldn't I hold you responsible for his blood and rid the earth of you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:12 - So David ordered his young men to kill them, and they did. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies beside the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:2 - In the past,[fn] when Saul was our king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be Israel's leader.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:3 - So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:5 - He had reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years and six months, and from Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:12 - And David realized that the LORD had confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:17 - When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he went into the stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:2 - He led them to Baalah of Judah[fn] to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the LORD of Heaven's Armies,[fn] who is enthroned between the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:6 - But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:21 - David retorted to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me above your father and all his family! He appointed me as the leader of Israel, the people of the LORD, so I celebrate before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:8 - “Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:9 - I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:11 - starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, the LORD declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:2 - David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David's subjects and paid him tribute money.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:3 - David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:7 - David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer's officers to Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:15 - So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:16 - Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:6 - His name was Mephibosheth[fn]; he was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.”
Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:7 - “Don't be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king's table!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:8 - Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:10 - You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him to produce food for your master's household.[fn] But Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will eat here at my table.” (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:11 - Ziba replied, “Yes, my lord the king; I am your servant, and I will do all that you have commanded.” And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at David's table,[fn] like one of the king's own sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:13 - And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king's table.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:15 - The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel. So when they regrouped,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:1 - In the spring of the year,[fn] when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:2 - Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:11 - Uriah replied, “The Ark and the armies of Israel and Judah are living in tents,[fn] and Joab and my master's men are camping in the open fields. How could I go home to wine and dine and sleep with my wife? I swear that I would never do such a thing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:13 - Then David invited him to dinner and got him drunk. But even then he couldn't get Uriah to go home to his wife. Again he slept at the palace entrance with the king's palace guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:16 - So Joab assigned Uriah to a spot close to the city wall where he knew the enemy's strongest men were fighting.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:3 - The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man's own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:7 - Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! The LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:11 - “This is what the LORD says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:16 - David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:28 - Now bring the rest of the army and capture the city. Otherwise, I will capture it and get credit for the victory.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:30 - David removed the crown from the king's head,[fn] and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and it weighed seventy-five pounds.[fn] David took a vast amount of plunder from the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:5 - “Well,” Jonadab said, “I'll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you'll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25 - The king replied, “No, my son. If we all came, we would be too much of a burden on you.” Absalom pressed him, but the king would not come, though he gave Absalom his blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:29 - So at Absalom's signal they murdered Amnon. Then the other sons of the king jumped on their mules and fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:31 - The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - But just then Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimea, arrived and said, “No, don't believe that all the king's sons have been killed! It was only Amnon! Absalom has been plotting this ever since Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:33 - No, my lord the king, your sons aren't all dead! It was only Amnon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:37 - And David mourned many days for his son Amnon.
Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:39 - And King David,[fn] now reconciled to Amnon's death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:1 - Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2 - So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don't put on lotions.[fn] Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:4 - When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - Now the rest of the family is demanding, ‘Let us have your son. We will execute him for murdering his brother. He doesn't deserve to inherit his family's property.' They want to extinguish the only coal I have left, and my husband's name and family will disappear from the face of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:9 - “Oh, thank you, my lord the king,” the woman from Tekoa replied. “If you are criticized for helping me, let the blame fall on me and on my father's house, and let the king and his throne be innocent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:11 - Then she said, “Please swear to me by the LORD your God that you won't let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed.”
“As surely as the LORD lives,” he replied, “not a hair on your son's head will be disturbed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:13 - She replied, “Why don't you do as much for the people of God as you have promised to do for me? You have convicted yourself in making this decision, because you have refused to bring home your own banished son.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:14 - All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:22 - Joab bowed with his face to the ground in deep respect and said, “At last I know that I have gained your approval, my lord the king, for you have granted me this request!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:33 - So Joab told the king what Absalom had said. Then at last David summoned Absalom, who came and bowed low before the king, and the king kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:18 - to let all the king's men move past to lead the way. There were 600 men from Gath who had come with David, along with the king's bodyguard.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:23 - Everyone cried loudly as the king and his followers passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley and then went out toward the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:32 - When David reached the summit of the Mount of Olives where people worshiped God, Hushai the Arkite was waiting there for him. Hushai had torn his clothing and put dirt on his head as a sign of mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:8 - “The LORD is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul's clan. You stole his throne, and now the LORD has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:22 - So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had sex with his father's concubines.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:11 - “I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:12 - When we find David, we'll fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. Then neither he nor any of his men will be left alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's.” For the LORD had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:19 - The man's wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:25 - Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. (Amasa was Joab's cousin. His father was Jether,[fn] an Ishmaelite.[fn] His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab's mother, Zeruiah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8 - The battle raged all across the countryside, and more men died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:9 - During the battle, Absalom happened to come upon some of David's men. He tried to escape on his mule, but as he rode beneath the thick branches of a great tree, his hair[fn] got caught in the tree. His mule kept going and left him dangling in the air.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:12 - “I would not kill the king's son for even a thousand pieces of silver,[fn]” the man replied to Joab. “We all heard the king say to you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, please spare young Absalom.'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:28 - Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, “Everything is all right!” He bowed before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise to the LORD your God, who has handed over the rebels who dared to stand against my lord the king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:31 - Then the man from Ethiopia arrived and said, “I have good news for my lord the king. Today the LORD has rescued you from all those who rebelled against you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:1 - [fn]Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:2 - As all the people heard of the king's deep grief for his son, the joy of that day's victory was turned into deep sadness.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:18 - They crossed the shallows of the Jordan to bring the king's household across the river, helping him in every way they could. As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei fell down before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:22 - “Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah!” David exclaimed. “Why have you become my adversary[fn] today? This is not a day for execution but for celebration! Today I am once again the king of Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:35 - I am eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a burden to my lord the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:8 - As they arrived at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa met them. Joab was wearing his military tunic with a dagger strapped to his belt. As he stepped forward to greet Amasa, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:21 - That's not my purpose. All I want is a man named Sheba son of Bicri from the hill country of Ephraim, who has revolted against King David. If you hand over this one man to me, I will leave the town in peace.”
“All right,” the woman replied, “we will throw his head over the wall to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:23 - Now Joab was the commander of the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:24 - Adoniram[fn] was in charge of the labor force. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:1 - There was a famine during David's reign that lasted for three years, so David asked the LORD about it. And the LORD said, “The famine has come because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:7 - The king spared Jonathan's son Mephibosheth,[fn] who was Saul's grandson, because of the oath David and Jonathan had sworn before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:9 - The men of Gibeon executed them on the mountain before the LORD. So all seven of them died together at the beginning of the barley harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:11 - Mounted on a mighty angelic being,[fn] he flew,
soaring[fn] on the wings of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:28 - You rescue the humble,
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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:34 - He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - These are the last words of David:
“David, the son of Jesse, speaks—
David, the man who was raised up so high,
David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob,
David, the sweet psalmist of Israel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:2 - “The Spirit of the LORD speaks through me;
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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:8 - These are the names of David's mightiest warriors. The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite,[fn] who was leader of the Three[fn]—the three mightiest warriors among David's men. He once used his spear to kill 800 enemy warriors in a single battle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:18 - Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty.[fn] He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:12 - “Go and say to David, ‘This is what the LORD says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:16 - But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:20 - When Araunah saw the king and his men coming toward him, he came and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:25 - David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And the LORD answered his prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:13 - Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, didn't you make a vow and say to me, “Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:17 - She replied, “My lord, you made a vow before the LORD your God when you said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne.'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:20 - And now, my lord the king, all Israel is waiting for you to announce who will become king after you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:23 - The king's officials told him, “Nathan the prophet is here to see you.”
Nathan went in and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:24 - Nathan asked, “My lord the king, have you decided that Adonijah will be the next king and that he will sit on your throne?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:27 - Has my lord the king really done this without letting any of his officials know who should be the next king?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:30 - your son Solomon will be the next king and will sit on my throne this very day, just as I vowed to you before the LORD, the God of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:31 - Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground before the king and exclaimed, “May my lord King David live forever!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:33 - the king said to them, “Take Solomon and my officials down to Gihon Spring. Solomon is to ride on my own mule.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:34 - There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. Blow the ram's horn and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:35 - Then escort him back here, and he will sit on my throne. He will succeed me as king, for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:38 - So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the king's bodyguard[fn] took Solomon down to Gihon Spring, with Solomon riding on King David's own mule.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:44 - The king sent him down to Gihon Spring with Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, protected by the king's bodyguard. They had him ride on the king's own mule,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:46 - What's more, Solomon is now sitting on the royal throne as king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:47 - And all the royal officials have gone to King David and congratulated him, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon's fame even greater than your own, and may Solomon's reign be even greater than yours!' Then the king bowed his head in worship as he lay in his bed,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:48 - and he said, ‘Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who today has chosen a successor to sit on my throne while I am still alive to see it.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:52 - Solomon replied, “If he proves himself to be loyal, not a hair on his head will be touched. But if he makes trouble, he will die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:11 - David had reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:12 - Solomon became king and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:19 - So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah's behalf. The king rose from his throne to meet her, and he bowed down before her. When he sat down on his throne again, the king ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and she sat at his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:24 - The LORD has confirmed me and placed me on the throne of my father, David; he has established my dynasty as he promised. So as surely as the LORD lives, Adonijah will die this very day!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:27 - So Solomon deposed Abiathar from his position as priest of the LORD, thereby fulfilling the prophecy the LORD had given at Shiloh concerning the descendants of Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:35 - Then the king appointed Benaiah to command the army in place of Joab, and he installed Zadok the priest to take the place of Abiathar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:37 - On the day you so much as cross the Kidron Valley, you will surely die; and your blood will be on your own head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:2 - At that time the people of Israel sacrificed their offerings at local places of worship, for a temple honoring the name of the LORD had not yet been built.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:4 - The most important of these places of worship was at Gibeon, so the king went there and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:6 - Solomon replied, “You showed faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued your faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:26 - Then the woman who was the real mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out, “Oh no, my lord! Give her the child—please do not kill him!”
But the other woman said, “All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:1 - King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:5 - Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors.
Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:6 - Ahishar was manager of the palace property.
Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the labor force.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:7 - Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king's household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:27 - The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:5 - So I am planning to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God, just as he had instructed my father, David. For the LORD told him, ‘Your son, whom I will place on your throne, will build the Temple to honor my name.'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:7 - When Hiram received Solomon's message, he was very pleased and said, “Praise the LORD today for giving David a wise son to be king of the great nation of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:14 - He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:16 - and 3,600[fn] foremen to supervise the work.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:1 - It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv,[fn] during the fourth year of Solomon's reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the LORD. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:8 - The entrance to the bottom floor[fn] was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:32 - These double doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors, including the decorations of cherubim and palm trees, were overlaid with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:35 - These doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers—all overlaid evenly with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:3 - The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms,[fn] arranged in three tiers of fifteen each.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:4 - On each end of the long hall were three rows of windows facing each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:5 - All the doorways and doorposts[fn] had rectangular frames and were arranged in sets of three, facing each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:6 - Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide.[fn] There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:16 - For the tops of the pillars he cast bronze capitals, each 7½ feet[fn] tall.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:18 - He also encircled the latticework with two rows of pomegranates to decorate the capitals over the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:19 - The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feet[fn] tall.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29 - Both the panels and the crossbars were decorated with carved lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreath decorations.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:34 - There were handles at each of the four corners of the carts, and these, too, were cast as one unit with the cart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:35 - Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide.[fn] The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:38 - Huram also made ten smaller bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and could hold 220 gallons[fn] of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:41 - the two pillars;
the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:43 - the ten water carts holding the ten basins;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:7 - The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:16 - ‘From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:17 - Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:18 - But the LORD told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:20 - “And now the LORD has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father's place, and I now sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:23 - and he prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:25 - “And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow me as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:27 - “But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:28 - Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you today.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:36 - then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follow the right path, and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as their special possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:40 - Then they will fear you as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:43 - then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:44 - “If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to the LORD by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:53

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:53 - For when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O Sovereign LORD, you told your servant Moses that you had set Israel apart from all the nations of the earth to be your own special possession.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:54 - When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the LORD, he stood up in front of the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands raised toward heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:66 - After the festival was over,[fn] Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad because the LORD had been good to his servant David and to his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:5 - then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:26 - King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, a port near Elath[fn] in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:7 - I didn't believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:12 - The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before or since has there been such a supply of sandalwood.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:16 - King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20 - There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:9 - The LORD was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:27 - This is the story behind his rebellion. Solomon was rebuilding the supporting terraces[fn] and repairing the walls of the city of his father, David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:28 - Jeroboam was a very capable young man, and when Solomon saw how industrious he was, he put him in charge of the labor force from the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:37 - And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:18 - King Rehoboam sent Adoniram,[fn] who was in charge of the labor force, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:20 - When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam's return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:32 - And Jeroboam instituted a religious festival in Bethel, held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month,[fn] in imitation of the annual Festival of Shelters in Judah. There at Bethel he himself offered sacrifices to the calves he had made, and he appointed priests for the pagan shrines he had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:33 - So on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a day that he himself had designated, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar at Bethel. He instituted a religious festival for Israel, and he went up to the altar to burn incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:1 - At the LORD's command, a man of God from Judah went to Bethel, arriving there just as Jeroboam was approaching the altar to burn incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:2 - Then at the LORD's command, he shouted, “O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: A child named Josiah will be born into the dynasty of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests from the pagan shrines who come here to burn incense, and human bones will be burned on you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:4 - When King Jeroboam heard the man of God speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at him and shouted, “Seize that man!” But instantly the king's hand became paralyzed in that position, and he couldn't pull it back.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:20 - Then while they were sitting at the table, a command from the LORD came to the old prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:29 - So the prophet laid the body of the man of God on the donkey and took it back to the town to mourn over him and bury him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:32 - For the message the LORD told him to proclaim against the altar in Bethel and against the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria will certainly come true.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:21 - Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:23 - For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:25 - In the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:1 - Abijam[fn] began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:7 - The rest of the events in Abijam's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. There was constant war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:9 - Asa began to rule over Judah in the twentieth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:17 - King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa's territory in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:23 - The rest of the events in Asa's reign—the extent of his power, everything he did, and the names of the cities he built—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In his old age his feet became diseased.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:25 - Nadab son of Jeroboam began to rule over Israel in the second year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in Israel two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:27 - Then Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, plotted against Nadab and assassinated him while he and the Israelite army were laying siege to the Philistine town of Gibbethon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:33 - Baasha son of Ahijah began to rule over all Israel in the third year of King Asa's reign in Judah. Baasha reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:2 - “I lifted you out of the dust to make you ruler of my people Israel, but you have followed the evil example of Jeroboam. You have provoked my anger by causing my people Israel to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:7 - The message from the LORD against Baasha and his family came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani. It was delivered because Baasha had done what was evil in the LORD's sight (just as the family of Jeroboam had done), and also because Baasha had destroyed the family of Jeroboam. The LORD's anger was provoked by Baasha's sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:8 - Elah son of Baasha began to rule over Israel in the twenty-sixth year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in the city of Tirzah for two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:11 - Zimri immediately killed the entire royal family of Baasha, leaving him not even a single male child. He even destroyed distant relatives and friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:12 - So Zimri destroyed the dynasty of Baasha as the LORD had promised through the prophet Jehu.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:15 - Zimri began to rule over Israel in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa's reign in Judah, but his reign in Tirzah lasted only seven days. The army of Israel was then attacking the Philistine town of Gibbethon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:16 - When they heard that Zimri had committed treason and had assassinated the king, that very day they chose Omri, commander of the army, as the new king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:17 - So Omri led the entire army of Israel up from Gibbethon to attack Tirzah, Israel's capital.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:23 - Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-first year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned twelve years in all, six of them in Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:24 - Then Omri bought the hill now known as Samaria from its owner, Shemer, for 150 pounds of silver.[fn] He built a city on it and called the city Samaria in honor of Shemer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:28 - When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:29 - Ahab son of Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:3 - “Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:5 - So Elijah did as the LORD told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:7 - But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:14 - For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the LORD sends rain and the crops grow again!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:19 - But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child's body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:1 - Later on, in the third year of the drought, the LORD said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:5 - Ahab said to Obadiah, “We must check every spring and valley in the land to see if we can find enough grass to save at least some of my horses and mules.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:7 - As Obadiah was walking along, he suddenly saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized him at once and bowed low to the ground before him. “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?” he asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:23 - Now bring two bulls. The prophets of Baal may choose whichever one they wish and cut it into pieces and lay it on the wood of their altar, but without setting fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood on the altar, but not set fire to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:26 - So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:33 - He piled wood on the altar, cut the bull into pieces, and laid the pieces on the wood.
Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water over the offering and the wood.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:34 - After they had done this, he said, “Do the same thing again!” And when they were finished, he said, “Now do it a third time!” So they did as he said,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:39 - And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, “The LORD—he is God! Yes, the LORD is God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42 - So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46 - Then the LORD gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt[fn] and ran ahead of Ahab's chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:16 - Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi[fn] to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:1 - About that time King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his army, supported by the chariots and horses of thirty-two allied kings. They went to besiege Samaria, the capital of Israel, and launched attacks against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:12 - Ahab's reply reached Ben-hadad and the other kings as they were drinking in their tents.[fn] “Prepare to attack!” Ben-hadad commanded his officers. So they prepared to attack the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:22 - Afterward the prophet said to King Ahab, “Get ready for another attack. Begin making plans now, for the king of Aram will come back next spring.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:26 - The following spring he called up the Aramean army and marched out against Israel, this time at Aphek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:30 - The rest fled into the town of Aphek, but the wall fell on them and killed another 27,000. Ben-hadad fled into the town and hid in a secret room.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - Ben-hadad's officers said to him, “Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let's humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live!'”
The king of Israel responded, “Is he still alive? He is my brother!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:33 - The men took this as a good sign and quickly picked up on his words. “Yes,” they said, “your brother Ben-hadad!”
“Go and get him,” the king of Israel told them. And when Ben-hadad arrived, Ahab invited him up into his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:38 - The prophet placed a bandage over his eyes to disguise himself and then waited beside the road for the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:39 - As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds[fn] of silver!'

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:4 - So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth's answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:7 - “Are you the king of Israel or not?” Jezebel demanded. “Get up and eat something, and don't worry about it. I'll get you Naboth's vineyard!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:8 - So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:21 - So now the LORD says, ‘I will bring disaster on you and consume you. I will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:27 - But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:10 - King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of Ahab's prophets were prophesying there in front of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:19 - Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:23 - “So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets. For the LORD has pronounced your doom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 - Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the LORD leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:35 - The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed,[fn] just as the LORD had promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:41 - Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab's reign in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:51 - Ahaziah son of Ahab began to rule over Israel in the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:9 - Then he sent an army captain with fifty soldiers to arrest him. They found him sitting on top of a hill. The captain said to him, “Man of God, the king has commanded you to come down with us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 - Once more the king sent a third captain with fifty men. But this time the captain went up the hill and fell to his knees before Elijah. He pleaded with him, “O man of God, please spare my life and the lives of these, your fifty servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:18 - The rest of the events in Ahaziah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:7 - Fifty men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped beside the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:13 - Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up. Then Elisha returned to the bank of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:15 - When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance what happened, they exclaimed, “Elijah's spirit rests upon Elisha!” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:4 - King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel an annual tribute of 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:11 - But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD with us? If there is, we can ask the LORD what to do through him.”
One of King Joram's officers replied, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to be Elijah's personal assistant.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:21 - Meanwhile, when the people of Moab heard about the three armies marching against them, they mobilized every man who was old enough to strap on a sword, and they stationed themselves along their border.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:22 - But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it appear red to the Moabites—like blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:23 - “It's blood!” the Moabites exclaimed. “The three armies must have attacked and killed each other! Let's go, men of Moab, and collect the plunder!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:27 - Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have been the next king, and sacrificed him as a burnt offering on the wall. So there was great anger against Israel,[fn] and the Israelites withdrew and returned to their own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:20 - So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:21 - She carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and left him there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:29 - Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready to travel[fn]; take my staff and go! Don't talk to anyone along the way. Go quickly and lay the staff on the child's face.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:31 - Gehazi hurried on ahead and laid the staff on the child's face, but nothing happened. There was no sign of life. He returned to meet Elisha and told him, “The child is still dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:32 - When Elisha arrived, the child was indeed dead, lying there on the prophet's bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:34 - Then he lay down on the child's body, placing his mouth on the child's mouth, his eyes on the child's eyes, and his hands on the child's hands. And as he stretched out on him, the child's body began to grow warm again!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35 - Elisha got up, walked back and forth across the room once, and then stretched himself out again on the child. This time the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:37 - She fell at his feet and bowed before him, overwhelmed with gratitude. Then she took her son in her arms and carried him downstairs.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:9 - So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and waited at the door of Elisha's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:11 - But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he said. “I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the LORD his God and heal me!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:18 - However, may the LORD pardon me in this one thing: When my master the king goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship there and leans on my arm, may the LORD pardon me when I bow, too.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:23 - “By all means, take twice as much[fn] silver,” Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:26 - One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, “Please help me, my lord the king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:30 - When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing burlap under his robe next to his skin.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:2 - The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, “That couldn't happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!”
But Elisha replied, “You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able to eat any of it!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:17 - The king appointed his officer to control the traffic at the gate, but he was knocked down and trampled to death as the people rushed out.
So everything happened exactly as the man of God had predicted when the king came to his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:1 - Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the LORD has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:13 - Hazael responded, “How could a nobody like me[fn] ever accomplish such great things?”
Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you are going to be the king of Aram.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:15 - But the next day Hazael took a blanket, soaked it in water, and held it over the king's face until he died. Then Hazael became the next king of Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:23 - The rest of the events in Jehoram's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:3 - and pour the oil over his head. Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you to be the king over Israel.' Then open the door and run for your life!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:6 - So Jehu left the others and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil over Jehu's head and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anoint you king over the LORD's people, Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:12 - “You're hiding something,” they said. “Tell us.”
So Jehu told them, “He said to me, ‘This is what the LORD says: I have anointed you to be king over Israel.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:13 - Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram's horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:17 - The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “I see a company of troops coming!”
“Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace,” King Joram ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:25 - Jehu said to Bidkar, his officer, “Throw him into the plot of land that belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. Do you remember when you and I were riding along behind his father, Ahab? The LORD pronounced this message against him:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:28 - His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:29 - Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:37 - Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be able to recognize her.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:3 - select the best qualified of your master's sons to be your king, and prepare to fight for Ahab's dynasty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:5 - So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians of the king's sons, sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants and will do anything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever you think is best.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:9 - In the morning he went out and spoke to the crowd that had gathered around them. “You are not to blame,” he told them. “I am the one who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:10 - You can be sure that the message of the LORD that was spoken concerning Ahab's family will not fail. The LORD declared through his servant Elijah that this would happen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:15 - When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?”
“Yes, I am,” Jehonadab replied.
“If you are,” Jehu said, “then give me your hand.” So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:22 - And Jehu instructed the keeper of the wardrobe, “Be sure that every worshiper of Baal wears one of these robes.” So robes were given to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:24 - So they were all inside the temple to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty of his men outside the building and had warned them, “If you let anyone escape, you will pay for it with your own life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:30 - Nonetheless the LORD said to Jehu, “You have done well in following my instructions to destroy the family of Ahab. Therefore, your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:33 - east of the Jordan River, including all of Gilead, Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh. He conquered the area from the town of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:34 - The rest of the events in Jehu's reign—everything he did and all his achievements—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:36 - In all, Jehu reigned over Israel from Samaria for twenty-eight years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:3 - Joash remained hidden in the Temple of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:8 - Form a bodyguard around the king and keep your weapons in hand. Kill anyone who tries to break through. Stay with the king wherever he goes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:11 - The palace guards stationed themselves around the king, with their weapons ready. They formed a line from the south side of the Temple around to the north side and all around the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:14 - When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar, as was the custom at times of coronation. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:19 - Then the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, the palace guards, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the LORD. They went through the gate of the guards and into the palace, and the king took his seat on the royal throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:4 - One day King Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as a sacred offering to the LORD's Temple, whether it is a regular assessment, a payment of vows, or a voluntary gift.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9 - Then Jehoiada the priest bored a hole in the lid of a large chest and set it on the right-hand side of the altar at the entrance of the Temple of the LORD. The priests guarding the entrance put all of the people's contributions into the chest.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - Then they gave the money to the construction supervisors, who used it to pay the people working on the LORD's Temple—the carpenters, the builders,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:12 - the masons, and the stonecutters. They also used the money to buy the timber and the finished stone needed for repairing the LORD's Temple, and they paid any other expenses related to the Temple's restoration.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:15 - No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:17 - About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:19 - The rest of the events in Joash's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:8 - The rest of the events in Jehoahaz's reign—everything he did and the extent of his power—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:10 - Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began to rule over Israel in the thirty-seventh year of King Joash's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria sixteen years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:13 - When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then his son Jeroboam II became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:14 - When Elisha was in his last illness, King Jehoash of Israel visited him and wept over him. “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” he cried.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:16 - Elisha told him, “Put your hand on the bow,” and Elisha laid his own hands on the king's hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:21 - Once when some Israelites were burying a man, they spied a band of these raiders. So they hastily threw the corpse into the tomb of Elisha and fled. But as soon as the body touched Elisha's bones, the dead man revived and jumped to his feet!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:18 - The rest of the events in Amaziah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:23 - Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, began to rule over Israel in the fifteenth year of King Amaziah's reign in Judah. Jeroboam reigned in Samaria forty-one years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:5 - The LORD struck the king with leprosy,[fn] which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king's son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:8 - Zechariah son of Jeroboam II began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria six months.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:12 - So the LORD's message to Jehu came true: “Your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:15 - The rest of the events in Shallum's reign, including his conspiracy, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:17 - Menahem son of Gadi began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria ten years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:19 - Then King Tiglath-pileser[fn] of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirty-seven tons[fn] of silver to gain his support in tightening his grip on royal power.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:20 - Menahem extorted the money from the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay fifty pieces[fn] of silver to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned from attacking Israel and did not stay in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:23 - Pekahiah son of Menahem began to rule over Israel in the fiftieth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:27 - Pekah son of Remaliah began to rule over Israel in the fifty-second year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:30 - Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:36 - The rest of the events in Jotham's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:4 - He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:5 - Then King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel came up to attack Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:13 - He presented a burnt offering and a grain offering, he poured out a liquid offering, and he sprinkled the blood of peace offerings on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:14 - Then King Ahaz removed the old bronze altar from its place in front of the LORD's Temple, between the entrance and the new altar, and placed it on the north side of the new altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:15 - He told Uriah the priest, “Use the new altar[fn] for the morning sacrifices of burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king's burnt offering and grain offering, and the burnt offerings of all the people, as well as their grain offerings and liquid offerings. Sprinkle the blood from all the burnt offerings and sacrifices on the new altar. The bronze altar will be for my personal use only.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:17 - Then the king removed the side panels and basins from the portable water carts. He also removed the great bronze basin called the Sea from the backs of the bronze oxen and placed it on the stone pavement.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:19 - The rest of the events in Ahaz's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:1 - Hoshea son of Elah began to rule over Israel in the twelfth year of King Ahaz's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria nine years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:10 - They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:40 - But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former practices.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:9 - During the fourth year of Hezekiah's reign, which was the seventh year of King Hoshea's reign in Israel, King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked the city of Samaria and began a siege against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:13 - In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign,[fn] King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:14 - King Hezekiah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: “I have done wrong. I will pay whatever tribute money you demand if you will only withdraw.” The king of Assyria then demanded a settlement of more than eleven tons of silver and one ton of gold.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff[fn] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:22 - “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:25 - What's more, do you think we have invaded your land without the LORD's direction? The LORD himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:26 - Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don't speak in Hebrew,[fn] for the people on the wall will hear.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:27 - But Sennacherib's chief of staff replied, “Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:8 - Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:15 - And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - And the LORD has spoken this word against him:
“The virgin daughter of Zion
despises you and laughs at you.
The daughter of Jerusalem
shakes her head in derision as you flee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:22 - “Whom have you been defying and ridiculing?
Against whom did you raise your voice?
At whom did you look with such haughty eyes?
It was the Holy One of Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:6 - I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:7 - Then Isaiah said, “Make an ointment from figs.” So Hezekiah's servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:20 - The rest of the events in Hezekiah's reign, including the extent of his power and how he built a pool and dug a tunnel[fn] to bring water into the city, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:12 - So this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I will bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of those who hear about it will tingle with horror.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:13 - I will judge Jerusalem by the same standard I used for Samaria and the same measure[fn] I used for the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:17 - The rest of the events in Manasseh's reign and everything he did, including the sins he committed, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:24 - But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:25 - The rest of the events in Amon's reign and what he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:5 - Entrust this money to the men assigned to supervise the Temple's restoration. Then they can use it to pay workers to repair the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:9 - Shaphan went to the king and reported, “Your officials have turned over the money collected at the Temple of the LORD to the workers and supervisors at the Temple.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:16 - ‘This is what the LORD says: I am going to bring disaster on this city[fn] and its people. All the words written in the scroll that the king of Judah has read will come true.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:19 - You were sorry and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I said against this city and its people—that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:20 - So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city.'”
So they took her message back to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:3 - The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the LORD's presence. He pledged to obey the LORD by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. In this way, he confirmed all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll, and all the people pledged themselves to the covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:12 - Josiah tore down the altars that the kings of Judah had built on the palace roof above the upper room of Ahaz. The king destroyed the altars that Manasseh had built in the two courtyards of the LORD's Temple. He smashed them to bits[fn] and scattered the pieces in the Kidron Valley.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:13 - The king also desecrated the pagan shrines east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, where King Solomon of Israel had built shrines for Ashtoreth, the detestable goddess of the Sidonians; and for Chemosh, the detestable god of the Moabites; and for Molech,[fn] the vile god of the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:16 - Then Josiah turned around and noticed several tombs in the side of the hill. He ordered that the bones be brought out, and he burned them on the altar at Bethel to desecrate it. (This happened just as the LORD had promised through the man of God when Jeroboam stood beside the altar at the festival.)
Then Josiah turned and looked up at the tomb of the man of God[fn] who had predicted these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:17 - “What is that monument over there?” Josiah asked.
And the people of the town told him, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and predicted the very things that you have just done to the altar at Bethel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:20 - He executed the priests of the pagan shrines on their own altars, and he burned human bones on the altars to desecrate them. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:21 - King Josiah then issued this order to all the people: “You must celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, as required in this Book of the Covenant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:24 - Josiah also got rid of the mediums and psychics, the household gods, the idols,[fn] and every other kind of detestable practice, both in Jerusalem and throughout the land of Judah. He did this in obedience to the laws written in the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found in the LORD's Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:26 - Even so, the LORD was very angry with Judah because of all the wicked things Manasseh had done to provoke him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:28 - The rest of the events in Josiah's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:29 - While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah and his army marched out to fight him,[fn] but King Neco[fn] killed him when they met at Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:33 - Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath to prevent him from ruling[fn] in Jerusalem. He also demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold[fn] as tribute.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:35 - In order to get the silver and gold demanded as tribute by Pharaoh Neco, Jehoiakim collected a tax from the people of Judah, requiring them to pay in proportion to their wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:3 - These disasters happened to Judah because of the LORD's command. He had decided to banish Judah from his presence because of the many sins of Manasseh,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:5 - The rest of the events in Jehoiakim's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:12 - Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians.
In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:20 - These things happened because of the LORD's anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:1 - So on January 15,[fn] during the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:4 - Then a section of the city wall was broken down, and all the soldiers fled. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians,[fn] they waited for nightfall. Then they slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king's garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:17 - Each of the pillars was 27 feet[fn] tall. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7½ feet[fn] high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:19 - And from among the people still hiding in the city, he took an officer who had been in charge of the Judean army; five of the king's personal advisers; the army commander's chief secretary, who was in charge of recruitment; and sixty other citizens.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:10 - Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:1 - The oldest son of Israel[fn] was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father's concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:8 - and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. The Reubenites lived in the area that stretches from Aroer to Nebo and Baal-meon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:26 - So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath-pileser) to invade the land and take away the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:31 - David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the LORD after the Ark was placed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32 - They ministered with music at the Tabernacle[fn] until Solomon built the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They carried out their work, following all the regulations handed down to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:49 - Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:19 - Shallum was the son of Kore, a descendant of Abiasaph,[fn] from the clan of Korah. He and his relatives, the Korahites, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the sanctuary, just as their ancestors had guarded the Tabernacle in the camp of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:23 - These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the LORD when that house was a tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:26 - The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:27 - They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:28 - Some of the gatekeepers were assigned to care for the various articles used in worship. They checked them in and out to avoid any loss.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Others were responsible for the furnishings, the items in the sanctuary, and the supplies, such as choice flour, wine, olive oil, frankincense, and spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:31 - Mattithiah, a Levite and the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread used in the offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:32 - And some members of the clan of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread to be set on the table each Sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:3 - The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:5 - When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:6 - So Saul and his three sons died there together, bringing his dynasty to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - In the past,[fn] even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:3 - So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the LORD had promised through Samuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:10 - These are the leaders of David's mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the LORD had promised concerning Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:11 - Here is the record of David's mightiest warriors: The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three—the mightiest warriors among David's men.[fn] He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:20 - Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty.[fn] He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:25 - He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:4 - Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty;
[fn]Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:15 - These were the men who crossed the Jordan River during its seasonal flooding at the beginning of the year and drove out all the people living in the lowlands on both the east and west banks.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 - Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said, “It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:21 - They helped David chase down bands of raiders, for they were all brave and able warriors who became commanders in his army.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:38 - All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:40 - And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:6 - Then David and all Israel went to Baalah of Judah (also called Kiriath-jearim) to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name[fn] of the LORD who is enthroned between the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:7 - They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab's house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:10 - Then the LORD's anger was aroused against Uzzah, and he struck him dead because he had laid his hand on the Ark. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2 - And David realized that the LORD had confirmed him as king over Israel and had greatly blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:8 - When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he marched out to meet them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:10 - So David asked God, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
The LORD replied, “Yes, go ahead. I will hand them over to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:17 - So David's fame spread everywhere, and the LORD caused all the nations to fear David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:20 - Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were chosen to play the harps.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:27 - David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who carried the Ark, and also the singers, and Kenaniah the choir leader. David was also wearing a priestly garment.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:25 - Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise!
He is to be feared above all gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:40 - They sacrificed the regular burnt offerings to the LORD each morning and evening on the altar set aside for that purpose, obeying everything written in the Law of the LORD, as he had commanded Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:7 - “Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:8 - I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:10 - starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, I declare that the LORD will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:17 - And now, O God, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! You speak as though I were someone very great,[fn] O LORD God!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:21 - What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations that stood in their way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:23 - “And now, O LORD, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. May it be a promise that will last forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:26 - For you are God, O LORD. And you have promised these good things to your servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:3 - David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath,[fn] when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:7 - David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer's officers to Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:14 - So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:15 - Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:17 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard.[fn] And David's sons served as the king's chief assistants.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:2 - When David arrived at Rabbah, he removed the crown from the king's head,[fn] and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and he found that it weighed seventy-five pounds.[fn] David took a vast amount of plunder from the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:3 - But Joab replied, “May the LORD increase the number of his people a hundred times over! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this? Are they not all your servants? Why must you cause Israel to sin?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:4 - But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab traveled throughout all Israel to count the people. Then he returned to Jerusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:10 - “Go and say to David, ‘This is what the LORD says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:15 - And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah[fn] the Jebusite.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:16 - David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with his sword drawn, reaching out over Jerusalem. So David and the leaders of Israel put on burlap to show their deep distress and fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:21 - When Araunah saw David approaching, he left his threshing floor and bowed before David with his face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:26 - David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the LORD answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:7 - “My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God,” David told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:8 - “But the LORD said to me, ‘You have killed many men in the battles you have fought. And since you have shed so much blood in my sight, you will not be the one to build a Temple to honor my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:9 - But you will have a son who will be a man of peace. I will give him peace with his enemies in all the surrounding lands. His name will be Solomon,[fn] and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - And may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the LORD your God as you rule over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the LORD gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:1 - When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:4 - Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the LORD. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:13 - The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the LORD's presence, to serve the LORD, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:28 - The work of the Levites was to assist the priests, the descendants of Aaron, as they served at the house of the LORD. They also took care of the courtyards and side rooms, helped perform the ceremonies of purification, and served in many other ways in the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:31 - They assisted with the burnt offerings that were presented to the LORD on Sabbath days, at new moon celebrations, and at all the appointed festivals. The required number of Levites served in the LORD's presence at all times, following all the procedures they had been given.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:20 - Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:22 - The sons of Jehiel, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:24 - From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of the treasuries containing the gifts that King David, the family leaders, and the generals and captains[fn] and other officers of the army had dedicated to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:28 - Shelomoth[fn] and his relatives also cared for the gifts dedicated to the LORD by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All the other dedicated gifts were in their care, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:29 - From the clan of Izhar came Kenaniah. He and his sons were given administrative responsibilities[fn] over Israel as officials and judges.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:30 - From the clan of Hebron came Hashabiah. He and his relatives—1,700 capable men—were put in charge of the Israelite lands west of the Jordan River. They were responsible for all matters related to the things of the LORD and the service of the king in that area.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32 - There were 2,700 capable men among the relatives of Jeriah. King David sent them to the east side of the Jordan River and put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for all matters related to God and to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:2 - Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was commander of the first division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the first month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:4 - Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah, was commander of the second division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the second month. Mikloth was his chief officer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:5 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest was commander of the third division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the third month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:6 - This was the Benaiah who commanded David's elite military group known as the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was his chief officer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:7 - Asahel, the brother of Joab, was commander of the fourth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fourth month. Asahel was succeeded by his son Zebadiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:8 - Shammah[fn] the Izrahite was commander of the fifth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fifth month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:9 - Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa was commander of the sixth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the sixth month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:10 - Helez, a descendant of Ephraim from Pelon, was commander of the seventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the seventh month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:11 - Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah, was commander of the eighth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eighth month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:12 - Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin was commander of the ninth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the ninth month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:13 - Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophah, was commander of the tenth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the tenth month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:14 - Benaiah from Pirathon in Ephraim was commander of the eleventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eleventh month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:15 - Heled,[fn] a descendant of Othniel from Netophah, was commander of the twelfth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the twelfth month.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:16 - The following were the tribes of Israel and their leaders:
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ReubenEliezer son of Zicri
SimeonShephatiah son of Maacah

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:24 - Joab son of Zeruiah began the census but never finished it because[fn] the anger of God fell on Israel. The total number was never recorded in King David's official records.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:25 - Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the palace treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the regional treasuries throughout the towns, villages, and fortresses of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:26 - Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the king's lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:27 - Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the king's vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham was responsible for the grapes and the supplies of wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:28 - Baal-hanan from Geder was in charge of the king's olive groves and sycamore-fig trees in the foothills of Judah.[fn] Joash was responsible for the supplies of olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:29 - Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle on the Sharon Plain. Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for the cattle in the valleys.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:30 - Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth was in charge of the donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:31 - Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the king's flocks of sheep and goats. All these officials were overseers of King David's property.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1 - David summoned all the officials of Israel to Jerusalem—the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions, the other generals and captains,[fn] the overseers of the royal property and livestock, the palace officials, the mighty men, and all the other brave warriors in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:2 - David rose to his feet and said: “My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a temple where the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, God's footstool, could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:4 - “Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my father's family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father's family. And from among my father's sons the LORD was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:5 - And from among my sons—for the LORD has given me many—he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to rule over the LORD's kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:18 - He designated the amount of refined gold for the altar of incense. Finally, he gave him a plan for the LORD's “chariot”—the gold cherubim[fn] whose wings were stretched out over the Ark of the LORD's Covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:11 - Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:15 - We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:19 - Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:23 - So Solomon took the throne of the LORD in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:25 - And the LORD exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:26 - So David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:29 - All the events of King David's reign, from beginning to end, are written in The Record of Samuel Seer, The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Record of Gad the Seer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:30 - These accounts include the mighty deeds of his reign and everything that happened to him and to Israel and to all the surrounding kingdoms.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:1 - Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the LORD his God was with him and made him very powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:6 - There in front of the Tabernacle, Solomon went up to the bronze altar in the LORD's presence and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:9 - O LORD God, please continue to keep your promise to David my father, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:13 - Then Solomon returned to Jerusalem from the Tabernacle at the place of worship in Gibeon, and he reigned over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:4 - I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:16 - We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:18 - He assigned 70,000 of them as common laborers, 80,000 as quarry workers in the hill country, and 3,600 as foremen.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:4 - The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet[fn] wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet[fn] high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:7 - He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:8 - He made the Most Holy Place 30 feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and 30 feet deep. He overlaid its interior with 23 tons[fn] of fine gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:13 - So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:16 - He made a network of interwoven chains and used them to decorate the tops of the pillars. He also made 100 decorative pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:12 - the two pillars;
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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:14 - the water carts holding the basins;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:8 - The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:5 - ‘From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:7 - Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:8 - But the LORD told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:10 - “And now the LORD has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father's place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:13 - Now Solomon had made a bronze platform 7½ feet long, 7½ feet wide, and 4½ feet high[fn] and had placed it at the center of the Temple's outer courtyard. He stood on the platform, and then he knelt in front of the entire community of Israel and lifted his hands toward heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:14 - He prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven and earth. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:16 - “And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow my Law as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:18 - “But will God really live on earth among people? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:19 - Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:20 - May you watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have said you would put your name. May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:27 - then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follow the right path, and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as their special possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:28 - “If there is a famine in the land or a plague or crop disease or attacks of locusts or caterpillars, or if your people's enemies are in the land besieging their towns—whatever disaster or disease there is—

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:31 - Then they will fear you and walk in your ways as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:33 - then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:34 - “If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to you by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:3 - When all the people of Israel saw the fire coming down and the glorious presence of the LORD filling the Temple, they fell face down on the ground and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying,
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His faithful love endures forever!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:6 - The priests took their assigned positions, and so did the Levites who were singing, “His faithful love endures forever!” They accompanied the singing with music from the instruments King David had made for praising the LORD. Across from the Levites, the priests blew the trumpets, while all Israel stood.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:10 - Then at the end of the celebration,[fn] Solomon sent the people home. They were all joyful and glad because the LORD had been so good to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:12 - Then Solomon presented burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar he had built for him in front of the entry room of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:14 - In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He also assigned the Levites to lead the people in praise and to assist the priests in their daily duties. And he assigned the gatekeepers to their gates by their divisions, following the commands of David, the man of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:6 - I didn't believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of your great wisdom! It is far beyond what I was told.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:15 - King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 15 pounds.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:16 - He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 7½ pounds.[fn] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:29 - The rest of the events of Solomon's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Prophecy of Ahijah from Shiloh, and also in The Visions of Iddo the Seer, concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:30 - Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:18 - King Rehoboam sent Adoniram,[fn] who was in charge of the labor force, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:4 - ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not fight against your relatives. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!'” So they obeyed the message of the LORD and did not fight against Jeroboam.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:2 - Because they were unfaithful to the LORD, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:1 - Abijah began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:5 - Don't you realize that the LORD, the God of Israel, made a lasting covenant[fn] with David, giving him and his descendants the throne of Israel forever?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the LORD our God, but you have abandoned him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:18 - So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:22 - The rest of the events of Abijah's reign, including his words and deeds, are recorded in The Commentary of Iddo the Prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:11 - Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, “O LORD, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O LORD, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:4 - But whenever they were in trouble and turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him out, they found him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:5 - “During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:1 - In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa's territory in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:4 - Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa's request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah,[fn] and all the store cities in Naphtali.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:7 - At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:8 - Don't you remember what happened to the Ethiopians[fn] and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers?[fn] At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them over to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:9 - The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:10 - Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison and put him in stocks. At that time Asa also began to oppress some of his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14 - He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:1 - Then Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:10 - Then the fear of the LORD fell over all the surrounding kingdoms so that none of them wanted to declare war on Jehoshaphat.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:9 - King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of Ahab's prophets were prophesying there in front of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:18 - Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:22 - “So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of your prophets. For the LORD has pronounced your doom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23 - Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the LORD leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34 - The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:2 - Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. “Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD?” he asked the king. “Because of what you have done, the LORD is very angry with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:4 - Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he went out among the people, traveling from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, encouraging the people to return to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:10 - Whenever a case comes to you from fellow citizens in an outlying town, whether a murder case or some other violation of God's laws, commands, decrees, or regulations, you must warn them not to sin against the LORD, so that he will not be angry with you and them. Do this and you will not be guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:2 - Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army from Edom[fn] is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea.[fn] They are already at Hazazon-tamar.” (This was another name for En-gedi.)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9 - They said, ‘Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war,[fn] plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:12 - O our God, won't you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:18 - Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground. And all the people of Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:22 - At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:23 - The armies of Moab and Ammon turned against their allies from Mount Seir and killed every one of them. After they had destroyed the army of Seir, they began attacking each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:24 - So when the army of Judah arrived at the lookout point in the wilderness, all they saw were dead bodies lying on the ground as far as they could see. Not a single one of the enemy had escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:29 - When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the LORD himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:31 - So Jehoshaphat ruled over the land of Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:4 - But when Jehoram had become solidly established as king, he killed all his brothers and some of the other leaders of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:5 - Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:16 - Then the LORD stirred up the Philistines and the Arabs, who lived near the Ethiopians,[fn] to attack Jehoram.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:17 - They marched against Judah, broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value in the royal palace, including the king's sons and his wives. Only his youngest son, Ahaziah,[fn] was spared.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:5 - Following their evil advice, Ahaziah joined King Joram,[fn] the son of King Ahab of Israel, in his war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. When the Arameans wounded Joram in the battle,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:12 - Joash remained hidden in the Temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:3 - They all gathered at the Temple of God, where they made a solemn pact with Joash, the young king.
Jehoiada said to them, “Here is the king's son! The time has come for him to reign! The LORD has promised that a descendant of David will be our king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:10 - He stationed all the people around the king, with their weapons ready. They formed a line from the south side of the Temple around to the north side and all around the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:13 - When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar at the Temple entrance. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Singers with musical instruments were leading the people in a great celebration. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:18 - Jehoiada now put the priests and Levites in charge of the Temple of the LORD, following all the directions given by David. He also commanded them to present burnt offerings to the LORD, as prescribed by the Law of Moses, and to sing and rejoice as David had instructed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:19 - He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD's Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:20 - Then the commanders, nobles, rulers, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the LORD. They went through the upper gate and into the palace, and they seated the king on the royal throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:4 - At one point Joash decided to repair and restore the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:9 - Then a proclamation was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem, telling the people to bring to the LORD the tax that Moses, the servant of God, had required of the Israelites in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:13 - The men in charge of the renovation worked hard and made steady progress. They restored the Temple of God according to its original design and strengthened it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:18 - They decided to abandon the Temple of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and they worshiped Asherah poles and idols instead! Because of this sin, divine anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:23 - In the spring of the year[fn] the Aramean army marched against Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the nation. Then they sent all the plunder back to their king in Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:25 - The Arameans withdrew, leaving Joash severely wounded. But his own officials plotted to kill him for murdering the son[fn] of Jehoiada the priest. They assassinated him as he lay in bed. Then he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:27 - The account of the sons of Joash, the prophecies about him, and the record of his restoration of the Temple of God are written in The Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:10 - So Amaziah discharged the hired troops and sent them back to Ephraim. This made them very angry with Judah, and they returned home in a great rage.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:12 - They captured another 10,000 and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, dashing them to pieces on the rocks below.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:13 - Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:15 - This made the LORD very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, “Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:16 - But the king interrupted him and said, “Since when have I made you the king's counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!”
So the prophet stopped with this warning: “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:26 - The rest of the events in Amaziah's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:28 - They brought his body back on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:7 - God helped him in his wars against the Philistines, his battles with the Arabs of Gur,[fn] and his wars with the Meunites.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:9 - Uzziah built fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:13 - The army consisted of 307,500 men, all elite troops. They were prepared to assist the king against any enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones[fn] from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the LORD gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the LORD his God by entering the sanctuary of the LORD's Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:18 - They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The LORD God will not honor you for this!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:21 - So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the LORD. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:7 - The rest of the events of Jotham's reign, including all his wars and other activities, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:4 - He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:9 - But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, “The LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:12 - Then some of the leaders of Israel[fn]—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—agreed with this and confronted the men returning from battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:13 - “You must not bring the prisoners here!” they declared. “We cannot afford to add to our sins and guilt. Our guilt is already great, and the LORD's fierce anger is already turned against Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:18 - And the Philistines had raided towns located in the foothills of Judah[fn] and in the Negev of Judah. They had already captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:26 - The rest of the events of Ahaz's reign and everything he did, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:3 - In the very first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the LORD and repaired them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:8 - “That is why the LORD's anger has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:10 - But now I will make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:21 - They brought seven bulls, seven rams, and seven male lambs as a burnt offering, together with seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the Temple, and for Judah. The king commanded the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, to sacrifice the animals on the altar of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:22 - So they killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Next they killed the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. And finally, they did the same with the male lambs.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:27 - Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be placed on the altar. As the burnt offering was presented, songs of praise to the LORD were begun, accompanied by the trumpets and other instruments of David, the former king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:1 - King Hezekiah now sent word to all Israel and Judah, and he wrote letters of invitation to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh. He asked everyone to come to the Temple of the LORD at Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:16 - Then they took their places at the Temple as prescribed in the Law of Moses, the man of God. The Levites brought the sacrificial blood to the priests, who then sprinkled it on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:22 - Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites regarding the skill they displayed as they served the LORD. The celebration continued for seven days. Peace offerings were sacrificed, and the people gave thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:14 - Kore son of Imnah the Levite, who was the gatekeeper at the East Gate, was put in charge of distributing the voluntary offerings given to God, the gifts, and the things that had been dedicated to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:1 - After Hezekiah had faithfully carried out this work, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified towns, giving orders for his army to break through their walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:2 - When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib also intended to attack Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:6 - He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate. Then Hezekiah encouraged them by saying:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:8 - He may have a great army, but they are merely men. We have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!” Hezekiah's words greatly encouraged the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:9 - While King Sennacherib of Assyria was still besieging the town of Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah and all the people in the city:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:10 - “This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you think you can survive my siege of Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:16 - And Sennacherib's officers further mocked the LORD God and his servant Hezekiah, heaping insult upon insult.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:18 - The Assyrian officials who brought the letters shouted this in Hebrew[fn] to the people gathered on the walls of the city, trying to terrify them so it would be easier to capture the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:19 - These officers talked about the God of Jerusalem as though he were one of the pagan gods, made by human hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:25 - But Hezekiah did not respond appropriately to the kindness shown him, and he became proud. So the LORD's anger came against him and against Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:31 - However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:32 - The rest of the events in Hezekiah's reign and his acts of devotion are recorded in The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah Son of Amoz, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:10 - The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:13 - And when he prayed, the LORD listened to him and was moved by his request. So the LORD brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the LORD alone is God!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:17 - However, the people still sacrificed at the pagan shrines, though only to the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:18 - The rest of the events of Manasseh's reign, his prayer to God, and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:19 - Manasseh's prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers.[fn] It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:25 - But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:4 - He ordered that the altars of Baal be demolished and that the incense altars which stood above them be broken down. He also made sure that the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images were smashed and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:5 - He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their own altars, and so he purified Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:10 - He entrusted the money to the men assigned to supervise the restoration of the LORD's Temple. Then they paid the workers who did the repairs and renovation of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:12 - The workers served faithfully under the leadership of Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the Merarite clan, and Zechariah and Meshullam, Levites of the Kohathite clan. Other Levites, all of whom were skilled musicians,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13 - were put in charge of the laborers of the various trades. Still others assisted as secretaries, officials, and gatekeepers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:17 - The money that was collected at the Temple of the LORD has been turned over to the supervisors and workmen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:24 - ‘This is what the LORD says: I am going to bring disaster on this city[fn] and its people. All the curses written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah will come true.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:26 - “But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the LORD and tell him: ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:27 - You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:28 - So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You yourself will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city and its people.'”
So they took her message back to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:31 - The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the LORD's presence. He pledged to obey the LORD by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. He promised to obey all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:2 - Josiah also assigned the priests to their duties and encouraged them in their work at the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:10 - When everything was ready for the Passover celebration, the priests and the Levites took their places, organized by their divisions, as the king had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:15 - The musicians, descendants of Asaph, were in their assigned places, following the commands that had been given by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer. The gatekeepers guarded the gates and did not need to leave their posts of duty, for their Passover offerings were prepared for them by their fellow Levites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:16 - The entire ceremony for the LORD's Passover was completed that day. All the burnt offerings were sacrificed on the altar of the LORD, as King Josiah had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19 - This Passover celebration took place in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:20 - After Josiah had finished restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt led his army up from Egypt to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and Josiah and his army marched out to fight him.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:21 - But King Neco sent messengers to Josiah with this message: “What do you want with me, king of Judah? I have no quarrel with you today! I am on my way to fight another nation, and God has told me to hurry! Do not interfere with God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:23 - But the enemy archers hit King Josiah with their arrows and wounded him. He cried out to his men, “Take me from the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:24 - So they lifted Josiah out of his chariot and placed him in another chariot. Then they brought him back to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried there in the royal cemetery. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25 - The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:27 - from beginning to end—all are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:3 - Then he was deposed by the king of Egypt, who demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold[fn] as tribute.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:4 - The king of Egypt then installed Eliakim, the brother of Jehoahaz, as the next king of Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. Then Neco took Jehoahaz to Egypt as a prisoner.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:5 - Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:8 - The rest of the events in Jehoiakim's reign, including all the evil things he did and everything found against him, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. Then his son Jehoiachin became the next king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:10 - In the spring of the year[fn] King Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon. Many treasures from the Temple of the LORD were also taken to Babylon at that time. And Nebuchadnezzar installed Jehoiachin's uncle,[fn] Zedekiah, as the next king in Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:8 - Cyrus directed Mithredath, the treasurer of Persia, to count these items and present them to Sheshbazzar, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:61

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:61 - Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:68

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:68 - When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God's Temple on its original site,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:3 - Even though the people were afraid of the local residents, they rebuilt the altar at its old site. Then they began to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar to the LORD each morning and evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:8 - The construction of the Temple of God began in midspring,[fn] during the second year after they arrived in Jerusalem. The work force was made up of everyone who had returned from exile, including Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his fellow priests, and all the Levites. The Levites who were twenty years old or older were put in charge of rebuilding the LORD's Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:9 - The workers at the Temple of God were supervised by Jeshua with his sons and relatives, and Kadmiel and his sons, all descendants of Hodaviah.[fn] They were helped in this task by the Levites of the family of Henadad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 - When the builders completed the foundation of the LORD's Temple, the priests put on their robes and took their places to blow their trumpets. And the Levites, descendants of Asaph, clashed their cymbals to praise the LORD, just as King David had prescribed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:11 - With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the LORD:
“He is so good!
His faithful love for Israel endures forever!” Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the LORD because the foundation of the LORD's Temple had been laid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:3 - But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel replied, “You may have no part in this work. We alone will build the Temple for the LORD, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:6 - Years later when Xerxes[fn] began his reign, the enemies of Judah wrote a letter of accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:19 - I ordered a search of the records and have found that Jerusalem has indeed been a hotbed of insurrection against many kings. In fact, rebellion and revolt are normal there!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:20 - Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiving tribute, customs, and tolls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:1 - At that time the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:5 - But because their God was watching over them, the leaders of the Jews were not prevented from building until a report was sent to Darius and he returned his decision.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - “Therefore, if it pleases the king, we request that a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to discover whether King Cyrus ever issued a decree to rebuild God's Temple in Jerusalem. And then let the king send us his decision in this matter.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:5 - Furthermore, the gold and silver cups, which were taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, must be returned to Jerusalem and put back where they belong. Let them be taken back to the Temple of God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - Do not disturb the construction of the Temple of God. Let it be rebuilt on its original site, and do not hinder the governor of Judah and the elders of the Jews in their work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:18 - Then the priests and Levites were divided into their various divisions to serve at the Temple of God in Jerusalem, as prescribed in the Book of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:11 - King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied and taught the commands and decrees of the LORD to Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:14 - I and my council of seven hereby instruct you to conduct an inquiry into the situation in Judah and Jerusalem, based on your God's law, which is in your hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:17 - These donations are to be used specifically for the purchase of bulls, rams, male lambs, and the appropriate grain offerings and liquid offerings, all of which will be offered on the altar of the Temple of your God in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:18 - Any silver and gold that is left over may be used in whatever way you and your colleagues feel is the will of your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - Be careful to provide whatever the God of heaven demands for his Temple, for why should we risk bringing God's anger against the realm of the king and his sons?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:17 - I sent them to Iddo, the leader of the Levites at Casiphia, to ask him and his relatives and the Temple servants to send us ministers for the Temple of God at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:21 - And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen[fn] to accompany us and protect us from enemies along the way. After all, we had told the king, “Our God's hand of protection is on all who worship him, but his fierce anger rages against those who abandon him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:26 - I weighed the treasure as I gave it to them and found the totals to be as follows:
24 tons[fn] of silver,
7,500 pounds[fn] of silver articles,
7,500 pounds of gold,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:33 - On the fourth day after our arrival, the silver, gold, and other valuables were weighed at the Temple of our God and entrusted to Meremoth son of Uriah the priest and to Eleazar son of Phinehas, along with Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui—both of whom were Levites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:4 - Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel came and sat with me because of this outrage committed by the returned exiles. And I sat there utterly appalled until the time of the evening sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:5 - At the time of the sacrifice, I stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn. I fell to my knees and lifted my hands to the LORD my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:11 - Your servants the prophets warned us when they said, ‘The land you are entering to possess is totally defiled by the detestable practices of the people living there. From one end to the other, the land is filled with corruption.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:15 - O LORD, God of Israel, you are just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your presence.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2 - Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:4 - Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you, so be strong and take action.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:6 - Then Ezra left the front of the Temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He spent the night[fn] there without eating or drinking anything. He was still in mourning because of the unfaithfulness of the returned exiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:10 - Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: “You have committed a terrible sin. By marrying pagan women, you have increased Israel's guilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:6 - listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned!

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:5 - I replied, “If it please the king, and if you are pleased with me, your servant, send me to Judah to rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:7 - I also said to the king, “If it please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River,[fn] instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:8 - And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king's forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:14 - Then I went to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but my donkey couldn't get through the rubble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:19 - But when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard of our plan, they scoffed contemptuously. “What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” they asked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:2 - People from the town of Jericho worked next to them, and beyond them was Zaccur son of Imri.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:4 - Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. Beside him were Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, and then Zadok son of Baana.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:5 - Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:8 - Next was Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith by trade, who also worked on the wall. Beyond him was Hananiah, a manufacturer of perfumes. They left out a section of Jerusalem as they built the Broad Wall.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:9 - Rephaiah son of Hur, the leader of half the district of Jerusalem, was next to them on the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:10 - Next Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired the wall across from his own house, and next to him was Hattush son of Hashabneiah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:12 - Shallum son of Hallohesh and his daughters repaired the next section. He was the leader of the other half of the district of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:17 - Next to him, repairs were made by a group of Levites working under the supervision of Rehum son of Bani. Then came Hashabiah, the leader of half the district of Keilah, who supervised the building of the wall on behalf of his own district.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:19 - Next to them, Ezer son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section of wall across from the ascent to the armory near the angle in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:1 - [fn]Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:3 - Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, “That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:5 - Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of[fn] the builders.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:8 - They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:18 - All the builders had a sword belted to their side. The trumpeter stayed with me to sound the alarm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19 - Then I explained to the nobles and officials and all the people, “The work is very spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces[fn] of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:16 - I also devoted myself to working on the wall and refused to acquire any land. And I required all my servants to spend time working on the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:17 - I asked for nothing, even though I regularly fed 150 Jewish officials at my table, besides all the visitors from other lands!

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:18 - The provisions I paid for each day included one ox, six choice sheep or goats, and a large number of poultry. And every ten days we needed a large supply of all kinds of wine. Yet I refused to claim the governor's food allowance because the people already carried a heavy burden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:2 - So Sanballat and Geshem sent a message asking me to meet them at one of the villages[fn] in the plain of Ono.
But I realized they were plotting to harm me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:7 - He also reports that you have appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim about you, ‘Look! There is a king in Judah!' “You can be very sure that this report will get back to the king, so I suggest that you come and talk it over with me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:4 - Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform that had been made for the occasion. To his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah. To his left stood Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:6 - Then Ezra praised the LORD, the great God, and all the people chanted, “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:16 - So the people went out and cut branches and used them to build shelters on the roofs of their houses, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of God's Temple, or in the squares just inside the Water Gate and the Ephraim Gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:3 - They remained standing in place for three hours[fn] while the Book of the Law of the LORD their God was read aloud to them. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:4 - The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani—stood on the stairway of the Levites and cried out to the LORD their God with loud voices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:5 - Then the leaders of the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—called out to the people: “Stand up and praise the LORD your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!” Then they prayed: “May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:9 - “You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:13 - “You came down at Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and instructions that were just, and decrees and commands that were good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:33 - Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:1 - [fn]The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: The governor: Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:29 - joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the LORD our Lord:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:34 - “We have cast sacred lots to determine when—at regular times each year—the families of the priests, Levites, and the common people should bring wood to God's Temple to be burned on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the Law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:9 - Their chief officer was Joel son of Zicri, who was assisted by Judah son of Hassenuah, second-in-command over the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:8 - The Levites who returned with them were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:23 - A record of the heads of the Levite families was kept in The Book of History down to the days of Johanan, the grandson[fn] of Eliashib.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:37 - At the Fountain Gate they went straight up the steps on the ascent of the city wall toward the City of David. They passed the house of David and then proceeded to the Water Gate on the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:39 - then past the Ephraim Gate to the Old City Gate,[fn] past the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel, and on to the Tower of the Hundred. Then we continued on to the Sheep Gate and stopped at the Guard Gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:44 - On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the offerings, the first part of the harvest, and the tithes. They were responsible to collect from the fields outside the towns the portions required by the Law for the priests and Levites. For all the people of Judah took joy in the priests and Levites and their work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:11 - I immediately confronted the leaders and demanded, “Why has the Temple of God been neglected?” Then I called all the Levites back again and restored them to their proper duties.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:13 - I assigned supervisors for the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah, one of the Levites. And I appointed Hanan son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah as their assistant. These men had an excellent reputation, and it was their job to make honest distributions to their fellow Levites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:15 - In those days I saw men of Judah treading out their winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in grain, loading it on donkeys, and bringing their wine, grapes, figs, and all sorts of produce to Jerusalem to sell on the Sabbath. So I rebuked them for selling their produce on that day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:18 - “Wasn't it just this sort of thing that your ancestors did that caused our God to bring all this trouble upon us and our city? Now you are bringing even more wrath upon Israel by permitting the Sabbath to be desecrated in this way!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:19 - Then I commanded that the gates of Jerusalem should be shut as darkness fell every Friday evening,[fn] not to be opened until the Sabbath ended. I sent some of my own servants to guard the gates so that no merchandise could be brought in on the Sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:26 - “Wasn't this exactly what led King Solomon of Israel into sin?” I demanded. “There was no king from any nation who could compare to him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel. But even he was led into sin by his foreign wives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:29 - Remember them, O my God, for they have defiled the priesthood and the solemn vows of the priests and Levites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:4 - The celebration lasted 180 days—a tremendous display of the opulent wealth of his empire and the pomp and splendor of his majesty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:5 - When it was all over, the king gave a banquet for all the people, from the greatest to the least, who were in the fortress of Susa. It lasted for seven days and was held in the courtyard of the palace garden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - The courtyard was beautifully decorated with white cotton curtains and blue hangings, which were fastened with white linen cords and purple ribbons to silver rings embedded in marble pillars. Gold and silver couches stood on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:18 - To celebrate the occasion, he gave a great banquet in Esther's honor for all his nobles and officials, declaring a public holiday for the provinces and giving generous gifts to everyone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:16 - “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day of the fast, Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:2 - When he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her and held out the gold scepter to her. So Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:8 - If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do what I ask, please come with Haman tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for you. Then I will explain what this is all about.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - So Haman's wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, “Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet[fn] tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king.” This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:4 - “Who is that in the outer court?” the king inquired. As it happened, Haman had just arrived in the outer court of the palace to ask the king to impale Mordecai on the pole he had prepared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:9 - Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most noble officials. And let him see that the man whom the king wishes to honor is dressed in the king's robes and led through the city square on the king's horse. Have the official shout as they go, ‘This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!'”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:11 - So Haman took the robes and put them on Mordecai, placed him on the king's own horse, and led him through the city square, shouting, “This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:14 - While they were still talking, the king's eunuchs arrived and quickly took Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - In despair he fell on the couch where Queen Esther was reclining, just as the king was returning from the palace garden.
The king exclaimed, “Will he even assault the queen right here in the palace, before my very eyes?” And as soon as the king spoke, his attendants covered Haman's face, signaling his doom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:10 - So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king's anger subsided.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:2 - The king took off his signet ring—which he had taken back from Haman—and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai to be in charge of Haman's property.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:7 - Then King Xerxes said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “I have given Esther the property of Haman, and he has been impaled on a pole because he tried to destroy the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:25 - But when Esther came before the king, he issued a decree causing Haman's evil plot to backfire, and Haman and his sons were impaled on a sharpened pole.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:27 - the Jews throughout the realm agreed to inaugurate this tradition and to pass it on to their descendants and to all who became Jews. They declared they would never fail to celebrate these two prescribed days at the appointed time each year.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:1 - King Xerxes imposed a tribute throughout his empire, even to the distant coastlands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:3 - He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:8 - Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:10 - You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:19 - Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you urged me to harm him without cause.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8 - Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:14 - I would rest with the world's kings and prime ministers,
whose great buildings now lie in ruins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:5 - But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart.
You are terrified when it touches you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:15 - A spirit[fn] swept past my face,
and my hair stood on end.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:4 - Their children are abandoned far from help;
they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:10 - He gives rain for the earth
and water for the fields.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Don't I have a right to complain?
Don't wild donkeys bray when they find no grass,
and oxen bellow when they have no food?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:10 - At least I can take comfort in this:
Despite the pain,
I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - They count on it but are disappointed.
When they arrive, their hopes are dashed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27 - You would even send an orphan into slavery[fn]
or sell a friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:1 - “Is not all human life a struggle?
Our lives are like that of a hired hand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:20 - If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
O watcher of all humanity?
Why make me your target?
Am I a burden to you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:9 - For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:12 - While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut,
they begin to wither more quickly than grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:17 - Its roots grow down through a pile of stones;
it takes hold on a bed of rocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:8 - He alone has spread out the heavens
and marches on the waves of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:18 - He removes the royal robe of kings.
They are led away with ropes around their waist.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5 - You have decided the length of our lives.
You know how many months we will live,
and we are not given a minute longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:27 - “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous;
their waists bulge with fat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:29 - Their riches will not last,
and their wealth will not endure.
Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:11 - God has handed me over to sinners.
He has tossed me into the hands of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:14 - Again and again he smashes against me,
charging at me like a warrior.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:15 - I wear burlap to show my grief.
My pride lies in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:16 - My eyes are red with weeping;
dark shadows circle my eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:8 - The virtuous are horrified when they see me.
The innocent rise up against the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:16 - No, my hope will go down with me to the grave.
We will rest together in the dust!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:10 - A noose lies hidden on the ground.
A rope is stretched across their path.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:17 - All memory of their existence will fade from the earth,
no one will remember their names.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:4 - Even if I have sinned,
that is my concern, not yours.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:8 - God has blocked my way so I cannot move.
He has plunged my path into darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:25 - “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
and he will stand upon the earth at last.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:4 - “Don't you realize that from the beginning of time,
ever since people were first placed on the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:11 - Though they are young,
their bones will lie in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:5 - Look at me and be stunned.
Put your hand over your mouth in shock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:26 - But both are buried in the same dust,
both eaten by the same maggots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:31 - No one criticizes them openly
or pays them back for what they have done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:32 - When they are carried to the grave,
an honor guard keeps watch at their tomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:8 - You probably think the land belongs to the powerful
and only the privileged have a right to it!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:24 - If you give up your lust for money
and throw your precious gold into the river,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:28 - You will succeed in whatever you choose to do,
and light will shine on the road ahead of you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:15 - No wonder I am so terrified in his presence.
When I think of it, terror grips me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:13 - “Wicked people rebel against the light.
They refuse to acknowledge its ways
or stay in its paths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:18 - “But they disappear like foam down a river.
Everything they own is cursed,
and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - The grave[fn] consumes sinners
just as drought and heat consume snow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:3 - Who is able to count his heavenly army?
Doesn't his light shine on all the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:7 - God stretches the northern sky over empty space
and hangs the earth on nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:10 - He created the horizon when he separated the waters;
he set the boundary between day and night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:14 - These are just the beginning of all that he does,
merely a whisper of his power.
Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:8 - For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off
and takes away their life?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:9 - The princes stood in silence
and put their hands over their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:19 - For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water,
whose branches are refreshed with the dew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - “Everyone listened to my advice.
They were silent as they waited for me to speak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:22 - And after I spoke, they had nothing to add,
for my counsel satisfied them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:4 - They pluck wild greens from among the bushes
and eat from the roots of broom trees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:12 - These outcasts oppose me to my face.
They send me sprawling
and lay traps in my path.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 - Did I not weep for those in trouble?
Was I not deeply grieved for the needy?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:1 - “I made a covenant with my eyes
not to look with lust at a young woman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:8 - then let someone else eat the crops I have planted.
Let all that I have planted be uprooted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:9 - “If my heart has been seduced by a woman,
or if I have lusted for my neighbor's wife,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12 - It is a fire that burns all the way to hell.[fn]
It would wipe out everything I own.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27 - and been secretly enticed in my heart
to throw kisses at them in worship?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7 - So you don't need to be afraid of me.
I won't come down hard on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15 - He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they lie in their beds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19 - “Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds,
with ceaseless aching in their bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:23 - “But if an angel from heaven appears—
a special messenger to intercede for a person
and declare that he is upright—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:24 - he will be gracious and say,
‘Rescue him from the grave,
for I have found a ransom for his life.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 - Be on guard! Turn back from evil,
for God sent this suffering
to keep you from a life of evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:28 - The rain pours down from the clouds,
and everyone benefits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:32 - He fills his hands with lightning bolts
and hurls each at its target.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:3 - It rolls across the heavens,
and his lightning flashes in every direction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 - “He directs the snow to fall on the earth
and tells the rain to pour down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:8 - The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:12 - The clouds churn about at his direction.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:17 - When you are sweltering in your clothes
and the south wind dies down and everything is still,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21 - We cannot look at the sun,
for it shines brightly in the sky
when the wind clears away the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:22 - So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God.[fn]
He is clothed in dazzling splendor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:6 - What supports its foundations,
and who laid its cornerstone

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:12 - “Have you ever commanded the morning to appear
and caused the dawn to rise in the east?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:14 - As the light approaches,
the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal;
it is robed in brilliant colors.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:16 - “Have you explored the springs from which the seas come?
Have you explored their depths?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:22 - “Have you visited the storehouses of the snow
or seen the storehouses of hail?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:26 - Who makes the rain fall on barren land,
in a desert where no one lives?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:32 - Can you direct the sequence of the seasons
or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:9 - “Will the wild ox consent to being tamed?
Will it spend the night in your stall?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:14 - She lays her eggs on top of the earth,
letting them be warmed in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:27 - Is it at your command that the eagle rises
to the heights to make its nest?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4 - “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
I will cover my mouth with my hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:5 - I have said too much already.
I have nothing more to say.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9 - [fn]No, it is useless to try to capture it.
The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:25 - When it rises, the mighty are afraid,
gripped by terror.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:33 - Nothing on earth is its equal,
no other creature so fearless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:11 - Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the LORD had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money[fn] and a gold ring.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:17 - Then he died, an old man who had lived a long, full life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:2 - The kings of the earth prepare for battle;
the rulers plot together
against the LORD
and against his anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:6 - For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne
in Jerusalem,[fn] on my holy mountain.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:8 - Victory comes from you, O LORD.
May you bless your people.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:4 - Don't sin by letting anger control you.
Think about it overnight and remain silent.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:5 - Offer sacrifices in the right spirit,
and trust the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:8 - In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O LORD, will keep me safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:11 - But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them sing joyful praises forever.
Spread your protection over them,
that all who love your name may be filled with joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:1 - A psalm of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin.

I come to you for protection, O LORD my God.
Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:16 - The trouble they make for others backfires on them.
The violence they plan falls on their own heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:6 - You gave them charge of everything you made,
putting all things under their authority—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:4 - For you have judged in my favor;
from your throne you have judged with fairness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:10 - Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:14 - Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates,
so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:18 - You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed,
so mere people can no longer terrify them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

I trust in the LORD for protection.
So why do you say to me,
“Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 - He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,
punishing them with scorching winds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:5 - But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:2 - The LORD looks down from heaven
on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
if anyone seeks God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:3 - Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:5 - Those who lend money without charging interest,
and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.
Such people will stand firm forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:1 - A psalm[fn] of David.

Keep me safe, O God,
for I have come to you for refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:7 - Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways.
By your mighty power you rescue
those who seek refuge from their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:10 - Mounted on a mighty angelic being,[fn] he flew,
soaring on the wings of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:33 - He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:9 - Reverence for the LORD is pure,
lasting forever.
The laws of the LORD are true;
each one is fair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

How the king rejoices in your strength, O LORD!
He shouts with joy because you give him victory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:3 - You welcomed him back with success and prosperity.
You placed a crown of finest gold on his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:7 - For the king trusts in the LORD.
The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:4 - Our ancestors trusted in you,
and you rescued them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - They cried out to you and were saved.
They trusted in you and were never disgraced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:8 - “Is this the one who relies on the LORD?
Then let the LORD save him!
If the LORD loves him so much,
let the LORD rescue him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:10 - I was thrust into your arms at my birth.
You have been my God from the moment I was born.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:18 - They divide my garments among themselves
and throw dice[fn] for my clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:2 - He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:3 - He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:2 - For he laid the earth's foundation on the seas
and built it on the ocean depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 - Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - I trust in you, my God!
Do not let me be disgraced,
or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:5 - Lead me by your truth and teach me,
for you are the God who saves me.
All day long I put my hope in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Protect me! Rescue my life from them!
Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:1 - A psalm of David.

Declare me innocent, O LORD,
for I have acted with integrity;
I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:3 - The voice of the LORD echoes above the sea.
The God of glory thunders.
The LORD thunders over the mighty sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O LORD, I have come to you for protection;
don't let me be disgraced.
Save me, for you do what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate those who worship worthless idols.
I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love,
for you have seen my troubles,
and you care about the anguish of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:14 - But I am trusting you, O LORD,
saying, “You are my God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:16 - Let your favor shine on your servant.
In your unfailing love, rescue me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:19 - How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:24 - So be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8 - The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:10 - Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him!
Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:14 - From his throne he observes
all who live on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:18 - But the LORD watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:22 - Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD,
for our hope is in you alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:3 - Come, let us tell of the LORD's greatness;
let us exalt his name together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:15 - The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right;
his ears are open to their cries for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:16 - But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil;
he will erase their memory from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:9 - Then I will rejoice in the LORD.
I will be glad because he rescues me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:4 - They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots.
Their actions are never good.
They make no attempt to turn from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 - Trust in the LORD and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:11 - The lowly will possess the land
and will live in peace and prosperity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:38 - But the rebellious will be destroyed;
they have no future.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:15 - For I am waiting for you, O LORD.
You must answer for me, O Lord my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2 - He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:3 - He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:16 - But may all who search for you
be filled with joy and gladness in you.
May those who love your salvation
repeatedly shout, “The LORD is great!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:3 - The LORD nurses them when they are sick
and restores them to health.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:7 - All who hate me whisper about me,
imagining the worst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:1 - For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of the descendants of Korah.

As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:5 - Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:11 - Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:5 - Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:6 - I do not trust in my bow;
I do not count on my sword to save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:3 - Put on your sword, O mighty warrior!
You are so glorious, so majestic!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:16 - Your sons will become kings like their father.
You will make them rulers over many lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:8 - Come, see the glorious works of the LORD:
See how he brings destruction upon the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2 - For the LORD Most High is awesome.
He is the great King of all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:8 - God reigns above the nations,
sitting on his holy throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:4 - The kings of the earth joined forces
and advanced against the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:10 - As your name deserves, O God,
you will be praised to the ends of the earth.
Your strong right hand is filled with victory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2 - High and low,
rich and poor—listen!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:6 - They trust in their wealth
and boast of great riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:10 - Those who are wise must finally die,
just like the foolish and senseless,
leaving all their wealth behind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:11 - The grave is their eternal home,
where they will stay forever.
They may name their estates after themselves,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:5 - “Bring my faithful people to me—
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8 - I have no complaint about your sacrifices
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:2 - Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:13 - Then I will teach your ways to rebels,
and they will return to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:19 - Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit—
with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - “Look what happens to mighty warriors
who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:8 - But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God.
I will always trust in God's unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:2 - God looks down from heaven
on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
if anyone seeks God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 - Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders,
but the real danger is wickedness within the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:14 - What good fellowship we once enjoyed
as we walked together to the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:22 - Give your burdens to the LORD,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:23 - But you, O God, will send the wicked
down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
but I am trusting you to save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:3 - But when I am afraid,
I will put my trust in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:4 - I praise God for what he has promised.
I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:10 - I praise God for what he has promised;
yes, I praise the LORD for what he has promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:11 - I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 - For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:5 - Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens!
May your glory shine over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:11 - Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens.
May your glory shine over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:8 - But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant,
and I will wipe my feet on Edom
and shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:2 - He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will never be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:7 - My victory and honor come from God alone.
He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
together they are lighter than a breath of air.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10 - Don't make your living by extortion
or put your hope in stealing.
And if your wealth increases,
don't make it the center of your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:6 - I lie awake thinking of you,
meditating on you through the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:11 - But the king will rejoice in God.
All who trust in him will praise him,
while liars will be silenced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:10 - The godly will rejoice in the LORD
and find shelter in him.
And those who do what is right
will praise him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7 - For by his great power he rules forever.
He watches every movement of the nations;
let no rebel rise in defiance.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - You captured us in your net
and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:12 - Then you put a leader over us.[fn]
We went through fire and flood,
but you brought us to a place of great abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:4 - Sing praises to God and to his name!
Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.
His name is the LORD—
rejoice in his presence!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:29 - The kings of the earth are bringing tribute
to your Temple in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:33 - Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,
his mighty voice thundering from the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:34 - Tell everyone about God's power.
His majesty shines down on Israel;
his strength is mighty in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:3 - I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:26 - To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;
they add to the pain of those you have hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27 - Pile their sins up high,
and don't let them go free.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:4 - But may all who search for you
be filled with joy and gladness in you.
May those who love your salvation
repeatedly shout, “God is great!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:1 - O LORD, I have come to you for protection;
don't let me be disgraced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6 - Yes, you have been with me from birth;
from my mother's womb you have cared for me.
No wonder I am always praising you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:10 - For my enemies are whispering against me.
They are plotting together to kill me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:14 - But I will keep on hoping for your help;
I will praise you more and more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:6 - May the king's rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass,
like the showers that water the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:3 - For I envied the proud
when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:9 - They boast against the very heavens,
and their words strut throughout the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:25 - Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:1 - A psalm[fn] of Asaph.

O God, why have you rejected us so long?
Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:3 - Walk through the awful ruins of the city;
see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:6 - With axes and picks,
they smashed the carved paneling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:8 - Then they thought, “Let's destroy everything!”
So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:13 - You split the sea by your strength
and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:7 - So each generation should set its hope anew on God,
not forgetting his glorious miracles
and obeying his commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:21 - When the LORD heard them, he was furious.
The fire of his wrath burned against Jacob.
Yes, his anger rose against Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22 - for they did not believe God
or trust him to care for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:6 - Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph, to be sung to the tune “Lilies of the Covenant.”

Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph's descendants like a flock.
O God, enthroned above the cherubim,
display your radiant glory

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:4 - O LORD God of Heaven's Armies,
how long will you be angry with our prayers?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:15 - that you yourself have planted,
this son you have raised for yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:17 - Strengthen the man you love,
the son of your choice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you;
I answered out of the thundercloud
and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:14 - How quickly I would then subdue their enemies!
How soon my hands would be upon their foes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:3 - They devise crafty schemes against your people;
they conspire against your precious ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:5 - Yes, this was their unanimous decision.
They signed a treaty as allies against you—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:18 - Then they will learn that you alone are called the LORD,
that you alone are the Most High,
supreme over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:2 - I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the LORD.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9 - O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
Show favor to the one you have anointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:12 - O LORD of Heaven's Armies,
what joy for those who trust in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:6 - Won't you revive us again,
so your people can rejoice in you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:8 - I listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying,
for he speaks peace to his faithful people.
But let them not return to their foolish ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:2 - Protect me, for I am devoted to you.
Save me, for I serve you and trust you.
You are my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:7 - The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God.
He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:19 - Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people.
You said, “I have raised up a warrior.
I have selected him from the common people to be king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:13 - O LORD, come back to us!
How long will you delay?
Take pity on your servants!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:16 - Let us, your servants, see you work again;
let our children see your glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:12 - They will hold you up with their hands
so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:16 - Who will protect me from the wicked?
Who will stand up for me against evildoers?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:20 - Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:21 - They gang up against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:3 - For the LORD is a great God,
a great King above all gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:4 - Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise!
He is to be feared above all gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:9 - For you, O LORD, are supreme over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:12 - May all who are godly rejoice in the LORD
and praise his holy name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:8 - Let the rivers clap their hands in glee!
Let the hills sing out their songs of joy

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:1 - The LORD is king!
Let the nations tremble!
He sits on his throne between the cherubim.
Let the whole earth quake!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:2 - The LORD sits in majesty in Jerusalem,[fn]
exalted above all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:8 - O LORD our God, you answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,
but you punished them when they went wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 - I will search for faithful people
to be my companions.
Only those who are above reproach
will be allowed to serve me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:7 - I lie awake,
lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 - He will listen to the prayers of the destitute.
He will not reject their pleas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:19 - Tell them the LORD looked down
from his heavenly sanctuary.
He looked down to earth from heaven

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:22 - when multitudes gather together
and kingdoms come to worship the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11 - For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:17 - But the love of the LORD remains forever
with those who fear him.
His salvation extends to the children's children

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:3 - you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.
You make the clouds your chariot;
you ride upon the wings of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:5 - You placed the world on its foundation
so it would never be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:6 - You clothed the earth with floods of water,
water that covered even the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:23 - Then people go off to their work,
where they labor until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:31 - May the glory of the LORD continue forever!
The LORD takes pleasure in all he has made!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:32 - The earth trembles at his glance;
the mountains smoke at his touch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:34 - May all my thoughts be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:16 - He called for a famine on the land of Canaan,
cutting off its food supply.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:17 - Because of this, the earth opened up;
it swallowed Dathan
and buried Abiram and the other rebels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22 - such wonderful things in the land of Ham,
such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40 - That is why the LORD's anger burned against his people,
and he abhorred his own special possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:30 - What a blessing was that stillness
as he brought them safely into harbor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:5 - Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens.
May your glory shine over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:9 - But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant,
and I will wipe my feet on Edom
and shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 110:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:6 - He will punish the nations
and fill their lands with corpses;
he will shatter heads over the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:7 - They do not fear bad news;
they confidently trust the LORD to care for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 - They are confident and fearless
and can face their foes triumphantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:4 - For the LORD is high above the nations;
his glory is higher than the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:1 - Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
but to your name goes all the glory
for your unfailing love and faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:9 - O Israel, trust the LORD!
He is your helper and your shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:10 - O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD!
He is your helper and your shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:11 - All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD!
He is your helper and your shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:14 - May the LORD richly bless
both you and your children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:8 - It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:9 - It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I will not be ashamed
when I compare my life with your commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:14 - I have rejoiced in your laws
as much as in riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:42 - Then I can answer those who taunt me,
for I trust in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - Do not snatch your word of truth from me,
for your regulations are my only hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:62

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:62 - I rise at midnight to thank you
for your just regulations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:135

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:135 - Look upon me with love;
teach me your decrees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:162

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:162 - I rejoice in your word
like one who discovers a great treasure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:164

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:164 - I will praise you seven times a day
because all your regulations are just.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:5 - The LORD himself watches over you!
The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:3 - Jerusalem is a well-built city;
its seamless walls cannot be breached.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:5 - Here stand the thrones where judgment is given,
the thrones of the dynasty of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 123:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:3 - Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy,
for we have had our fill of contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 123:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4 - We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud
and the contempt of the arrogant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:3 - The wicked will not rule the land of the godly,
for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:5 - But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD.
Take them away with those who do evil.
May Israel have peace!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 128:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:6 - May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.
May Israel have peace!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:3 - My back is covered with cuts,
as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:6 - I long for the Lord
more than sentries long for the dawn,
yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:2 - Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself,
like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother's milk.
Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:3 - O Israel, put your hope in the LORD—
now and always.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:3 - “I will not go home;
I will not let myself rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:11 - The LORD swore an oath to David
with a promise he will never take back:
“I will place one of your descendants
on your throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:12 - If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant
and the laws that I teach them,
then your royal line
will continue forever and ever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:18 - I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but he will be a glorious king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 133:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 133:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.

How wonderful and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in harmony!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 133:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 133:2 - For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil
that was poured over Aaron's head,
that ran down his beard
and onto the border of his robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 133:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 133:3 - Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon
that falls on the mountains of Zion.
And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing,
even life everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:14 - For the LORD will give justice to his people
and have compassion on his servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:6 - Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters.
His faithful love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:1 - Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept
as we thought of Jerusalem.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:2 - We put away our harps,
hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:4 - But how can we sing the songs of the LORD
while in a pagan land?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:2 - I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.
I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;
for your promises are backed
by all the honor of your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:16 - You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:21 - O LORD, shouldn't I hate those who hate you?
Shouldn't I despise those who oppose you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:7 - O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me,
you protected me on the day of battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 - Don't let liars prosper here in our land.
Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:7 - Like rocks brought up by a plow,
the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:8 - I look to you for help, O Sovereign LORD.
You are my refuge; don't let them kill me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:8 - Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 - The LORD is good to everyone.
He showers compassion on all his creation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:5 - But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[fn] as their helper,
whose hope is in the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 - No, the LORD's delight is in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:13 - Let them all praise the name of the LORD.
For his name is very great;
his glory towers over the earth and heaven!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:2 - O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.
O people of Jerusalem,[fn] exult in your King.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:5 - Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.
Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:2 - Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:21 - She calls to the crowds along the main street,
to those gathered in front of the city gate:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:2 - Tune your ears to wisdom,
and concentrate on understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:14 - They take pleasure in doing wrong,
and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:3 - Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:16 - She offers you long life in her right hand,
and riches and honor in her left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:18 - Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:26 - for the LORD is your security.
He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:29 - Don't plot harm against your neighbor,
for those who live nearby trust you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:21 - Keep their words always in your heart.
Tie them around your neck.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:3 - Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - He followed her at once,
like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:2 - On the hilltop along the road,
she takes her stand at the crossroads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:3 - She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.
She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:14 - She sits in her doorway
on the heights overlooking the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:18 - But little do they know that the dead are there.
Her guests are in the depths of the grave.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:6 - The godly are showered with blessings;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:22 - The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:28 - Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:10 - The king speaks with divine wisdom;
he must never judge unfairly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:20 - Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
those who trust the LORD will be joyful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:23 - From a wise mind comes wise speech;
the words of the wise are persuasive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26 - It is good for workers to have an appetite;
an empty stomach drives them on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:27 - Scoundrels create trouble;
their words are a destructive blaze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:21 - It is painful to be the parent of a fool;
there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12 - The king's anger is like a lion's roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:8 - When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
distinguishing the bad from the good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:9 - It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 - The wise have wealth and luxury,
but fools spend whatever they get.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:18 - For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart
and always ready on your lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:19 - I am teaching you today—yes, you—
so you will trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:20 - I have written thirty sayings[fn] for you,
filled with advice and knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:1 - While dining with a ruler,
pay attention to what is put before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:24 - The father of godly children has cause for joy.
What a pleasure to have children who are wise.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:25 - So give your father and mother joy!
May she who gave you birth be happy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:19 - Don't fret because of evildoers;
don't envy the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Don't testify against your neighbors without cause;
don't lie about them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:14 - A person who promises a gift but doesn't give it
is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 - You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads,
and the LORD will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:24 - It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11 - As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:14 - As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15 - Lazy people take food in their hand
but don't even lift it to their mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:25 - Greed causes fighting;
trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:5 - To flatter friends
is to lay a trap for their feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
but trusting the LORD means safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:19 - how an eagle glides through the sky,
how a snake slithers on a rock,
how a ship navigates the ocean,
how a man loves a woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 - There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:19 - Her hands are busy spinning thread,
her fingers twisting fiber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:6 - The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:12 - I, the Teacher, was king of Israel, and I lived in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:16 - I said to myself, “Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20 - So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:17 - I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:2 - [fn]Don't make rash promises, and don't be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:6 - Don't let your mouth make you sin. And don't defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - Don't be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:1 - There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:14 - And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:16 - In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people's burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:8 - Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:4 - If your boss is angry at you, don't quit!
A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:7 - I have even seen servants riding horseback like princes—and princes walking like servants!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:1 - Send your grain across the seas,
and in time, profits will flow back to you.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:2 - But divide your investments among many places,[fn]
for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3 - When clouds are heavy, the rains come down.
Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:6 - Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don't know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:9 - Young people,[fn] it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:6 - Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don't wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:7 - For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8 - Young Man
If you don't know, O most beautiful woman,
follow the trail of my flock,
and graze your young goats by the shepherds' tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:8 - Ah, I hear my lover coming!
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:9 - My lover is like a swift gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:17 - Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
return to me, my love, like a gazelle
or a young stag on the rugged mountains.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:1 - Young Woman
One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover.
I yearned for him, but he did not come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:8 - They are all skilled swordsmen,
experienced warriors.
Each wears a sword on his thigh,
ready to defend the king against an attack in the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2 - Young Woman
I slept, but my heart was awake,
when I heard my lover knocking and calling:
“Open to me, my treasure, my darling,
my dove, my perfect one.
My head is drenched with dew,
my hair with the dampness of the night.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:5 - I jumped up to open the door for my love,
and my hands dripped with perfume.
My fingers dripped with lovely myrrh
as I pulled back the bolt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:12 - His eyes sparkle like doves
beside springs of water;
they are set like jewels
washed in milk.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:14 - His arms are like rounded bars of gold,
set with beryl.
His body is like bright ivory,
glowing with lapis lazuli.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:15 - His legs are like marble pillars
set in sockets of finest gold.
His posture is stately,
like the noble cedars of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:5 - Your head is as majestic as Mount Carmel,
and the sheen of your hair radiates royalty.
The king is held captive by its tresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:13 - There the mandrakes give off their fragrance,
and the finest fruits are at our door,
new delights as well as old,
which I have saved for you, my lover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:5 - Young Women of Jerusalem
Who is this sweeping in from the desert,
leaning on her lover?

Young Woman
I aroused you under the apple tree,
where your mother gave you birth,
where in great pain she delivered you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy[fn] as enduring as the grave.[fn]
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14 - Young Woman
Come away, my love! Be like a gazelle
or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25 - I will raise my fist against you.
I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
I will remove all your impurities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 - You will be ashamed of your idol worship
in groves of sacred oaks.
You will blush because you worshiped
in gardens dedicated to idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:12 - For the LORD of Heaven's Armies
has a day of reckoning.
He will punish the proud and mighty
and bring down everything that is exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:13 - He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon
and all the mighty oaks of Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:14 - He will level all the high mountains
and all the lofty hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:15 - He will break down every high tower
and every fortified wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:16 - He will destroy all the great trading ships[fn]
and every magnificent vessel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:2 - But in that day, the branch[fn] of the LORD
will be beautiful and glorious;
the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory
of all who survive in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8 - What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field,
until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:25 - That is why the LORD's anger burns against his people,
and why he has raised his fist to crush them.
The mountains tremble,
and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage.
But even then the LORD's anger is not satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:1 - It was in the year King Uzziah died[fn] that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:12 - until the LORD has sent everyone away,
and the entire land of Israel lies deserted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:1 - When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria[fn] and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, set out to attack Jerusalem. However, they were unable to carry out their plan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:17 - “Then the LORD will bring things on you, your nation, and your family unlike anything since Israel broke away from Judah. He will bring the king of Assyria upon you!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:22 - Nevertheless, there will be enough milk for everyone because so few people will be left in the land. They will eat their fill of yogurt and honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:7 - Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River[fn]—the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:4 - For you will break the yoke of their slavery
and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders.
You will break the oppressor's rod,
just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:6 - For a child is born to us,
a son is given to us.
The government will rest on his shoulders.
And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor,[fn] Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:7 - His government and its peace
will never end.
He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David
for all eternity.
The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Armies
will make this happen!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:8 - The Lord has spoken out against Jacob;
his judgment has fallen upon Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:12 - The Syrians[fn] from the east and the Philistines from the west
will bare their fangs and devour Israel.
But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men
and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans.
For they are all wicked hypocrites,
and they all speak foolishness.
But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:21 - Manasseh will feed on Ephraim,
Ephraim will feed on Manasseh,
and both will devour Judah.
But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:4 - You will stumble along as prisoners
or lie among the dead.
But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:12 - After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:20 - In that day the remnant left in Israel,
the survivors in the house of Jacob,
will no longer depend on allies
who seek to destroy them.
But they will faithfully trust the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:21 - A remnant will return;[fn]
yes, the remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:24 - So this is what the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, says: “O my people in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they oppress you with rod and club as the Egyptians did long ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:25 - In a little while my anger against you will end, and then my anger will rise up to destroy them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:8 - The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra.
Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:9 - Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain,
for as the waters fill the sea,
so the earth will be filled with people who know the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:14 - They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west.
Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east.
They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab,
and Ammon will obey them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:15 - The LORD will make a dry path through the gulf of the Red Sea.[fn]
He will wave his hand over the Euphrates River,[fn]
sending a mighty wind to divide it into seven streams
so it can easily be crossed on foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:4 - Hear the noise on the mountains!
Listen, as the vast armies march!
It is the noise and shouting of many nations.
The LORD of Heaven's Armies has called this army together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18 - The attacking armies will shoot down the young men with arrows.
They will have no mercy on helpless babies
and will show no compassion for children.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:1 - But the LORD will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their own land. And people from many different nations will come and join them there and unite with the people of Israel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:2 - The nations of the world will help the LORD's people to return, and those who come to live in their land will serve them. Those who captured Israel will themselves be captured, and Israel will rule over its enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:4 - you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,
“The mighty man has been destroyed.
Yes, your insolence[fn] is ended.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:8 - Even the trees of the forest—
the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon—
sing out this joyous song:
‘Since you have been cut down,
no one will come now to cut us down!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:13 - For you said to yourself,
‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God's stars.
I will preside on the mountain of the gods
far away in the north.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:16 - Everyone there will stare at you and ask,
‘Can this be the one who shook the earth
and made the kingdoms of the world tremble?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:26 - I have a plan for the whole earth,
a hand of judgment upon all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:2 - Your people will go to their temple in Dibon to mourn.
They will go to their sacred shrines to weep.
They will wail for the fate of Nebo and Medeba,
shaving their heads in sorrow and cutting off their beards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:3 - They will wear burlap as they wander the streets.
From every home and public square will come the sound of wailing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:5 - My heart weeps for Moab.
Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah.
Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith.
Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:7 - The people grab their possessions
and carry them across the Ravine of Willows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:9 - The stream near Dibon[fn] runs red with blood,
but I am still not finished with Dibon!
Lions will hunt down the survivors—
both those who try to escape
and those who remain behind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:1 - Send lambs from Sela as tribute
to the ruler of the land.
Send them through the desert
to the mountain of beautiful Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:4 - Let our refugees stay among you.
Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past.”
When oppression and destruction have ended
and enemy raiders have disappeared,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:9 - So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah;
my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh.
There are no more shouts of joy
over your summer fruits and harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:11 - My heart's cry for Moab is like a lament on a harp.
I am filled with anguish for Kir-hareseth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:12 - The people of Moab will worship at their pagan shrines,
but it will do them no good.
They will cry to the gods in their temples,
but no one will be able to save them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:13 - The LORD has already said these things about Moab in the past.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:6 - Only a few of its people will be left,
like stray olives left on a tree after the harvest.
Only two or three remain in the highest branches,
four or five scattered here and there on the limbs,”
declares the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:7 - Then at last the people will look to their Creator
and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:8 - They will no longer look to their idols for help
or worship what their own hands have made.
They will never again bow down to their Asherah poles
or worship at the pagan shrines they have built.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - This message came to me concerning Egypt:
Look! The LORD is advancing against Egypt,
riding on a swift cloud.
The idols of Egypt tremble.
The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:2 - “I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian—
brother against brother,
neighbor against neighbor,
city against city,
province against province.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:5 - Then the Philistines will be thrown into panic, for they counted on the power of Ethiopia and boasted of their allies in Egypt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:8 - Then the watchman[fn] called out,
“Day after day I have stood on the watchtower, my lord.
Night after night I have remained at my post.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:4 - That's why I said, “Leave me alone to weep;
do not try to comfort me.
Let me cry for my people
as I watch them being destroyed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:5 - Oh, what a day of crushing defeat!
What a day of confusion and terror
brought by the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
upon the Valley of Vision!
The walls of Jerusalem have been broken,
and cries of death echo from the mountainsides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:8 - Who has brought this disaster on Tyre,
that great creator of kingdoms?
Her traders were all princes,
her merchants were nobles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:9 - The LORD of Heaven's Armies has done it
to destroy your pride
and bring low all earth's nobility.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:14 - But all who are left shout and sing for joy.
Those in the west praise the LORD's majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:17 - Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
you people of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:21 - In that day the LORD will punish the gods in the heavens
and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:6 - In Jerusalem,[fn] the LORD of Heaven's Armies
will spread a wonderful feast
for all the people of the world.
It will be a delicious banquet
with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:7 - There he will remove the cloud of gloom,
the shadow of death that hangs over the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 - In that day the people will proclaim,
“This is our God!
We trusted in him, and he saved us!
This is the LORD, in whom we trusted.
Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:10 - For the LORD's hand of blessing will rest on Jerusalem.
But Moab will be crushed.
It will be like straw trampled down and left to rot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:1 - In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song:
Our city is strong!
We are surrounded by the walls of God's salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:3 - You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws;
our heart's desire is to glorify your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9 - All night long I search for you;
in the morning I earnestly seek for God.
For only when you come to judge the earth
will people learn what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:10 - Your kindness to the wicked
does not make them do good.
Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong
and take no notice of the LORD's majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:17 - Just as a pregnant woman
writhes and cries out in pain as she gives birth,
so were we in your presence, LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:18 - We, too, writhe in agony,
but nothing comes of our suffering.
We have not given salvation to the earth,
nor brought life into the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:21 - Look! The LORD is coming from heaven
to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will no longer hide those who have been killed.
They will be brought out for all to see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - In that day the LORD will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan,[fn] the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:13 - In that day the great trumpet will sound. Many who were dying in exile in Assyria and Egypt will return to Jerusalem to worship the LORD on his holy mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:1 - What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria—
the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel.[fn]
It sits at the head of a fertile valley,
but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower.
It is the pride of a people
brought down by wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:6 - He will give a longing for justice
to their judges.
He will give great courage
to their warriors who stand at the gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:10 - He tells us everything over and over—
one line at a time,
one line at a time,
a little here,
and a little there!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:13 - So the LORD will spell out his message for them again,
one line at a time,
one line at a time,
a little here,
and a little there,
so that they will stumble and fall.
They will be injured, trapped, and captured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:22 - For the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
has plainly said that he is determined to crush the whole land.
So scoff no more,
or your punishment will be even greater.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:27 - A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin;
rather, it is beaten with a light stick.
A threshing wheel is never rolled on cumin;
instead, it is beaten lightly with a flail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:3 - I will be your enemy,
surrounding Jerusalem and attacking its walls.
I will build siege towers
and destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:7 - All the nations fighting against Jerusalem[fn]
will vanish like a dream!
Those who are attacking her walls
will vanish like a vision in the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - A hungry person dreams of eating
but wakes up still hungry.
A thirsty person dreams of drinking
but is still faint from thirst when morning comes.
So it will be with your enemies,
with those who attack Mount Zion.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - The scoffer will be gone,
the arrogant will disappear,
and those who plot evil will be killed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:22 - That is why the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the people of Israel,[fn]
“My people will no longer be ashamed
or turn pale with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:8 - Now go and write down these words.
Write them in a book.
They will stand until the end of time
as a witness

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel:
“Because you despise what I tell you
and trust instead in oppression and lies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - This is what the Sovereign LORD,
the Holy One of Israel, says:
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be saved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength.
But you would have none of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:16 - You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt.
They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.'
But the only swiftness you are going to see
is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:17 - One of them will chase a thousand of you.
Five of them will make all of you flee.
You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a hill
or a tattered banner on a distant mountaintop.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:25 - In that day, when your enemies are slaughtered and the towers fall, there will be streams of water flowing down every mountain and hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - His hot breath pours out like a flood
up to the neck of his enemies.
He will sift out the proud nations for destruction.
He will bridle them and lead them away to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help,
trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers
and depending on the strength of human armies
instead of looking to the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:2 - In his wisdom, the LORD will send great disaster;
he will not change his mind.
He will rise against the wicked
and against their helpers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - But this is what the LORD has told me:
“When a strong young lion
stands growling over a sheep it has killed,
it is not frightened by the shouts and noise
of a whole crowd of shepherds.
In the same way, the LORD of Heaven's Armies
will come down and fight on Mount Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:12 - Beat your breasts in sorrow for your bountiful farms
and your fruitful grapevines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:20 - the LORD will greatly bless his people.
Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops will spring up.
Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1 - What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed others[fn]
but have never been destroyed yourselves.
You betray others,
but you have never been betrayed.
When you are done destroying,
you will be destroyed.
When you are done betraying,
you will be betrayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:2 - But LORD, be merciful to us,
for we have waited for you.
Be our strong arm each day
and our salvation in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:2 - For the LORD is enraged against the nations.
His fury is against all their armies.
He will completely destroy[fn] them,
dooming them to slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:5 - And when my sword has finished its work in the heavens,
it will fall upon Edom,
the nation I have marked for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10 - Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return.
They will enter Jerusalem[fn] singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:1 - In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign,[fn] King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:5 - Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:7 - “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:10 - What's more, do you think we have invaded your land without the LORD's direction? The LORD himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:11 - Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don't speak in Hebrew,[fn] for the people on the wall will hear.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:12 - But Sennacherib's chief of staff replied, “Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:16 - “O LORD of Heaven's Armies, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:22 - the LORD has spoken this word against him:
“The virgin daughter of Zion
despises you and laughs at you.
The daughter of Jerusalem
shakes her head in derision as you flee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 - That is why their people have so little power
and are so frightened and confused.
They are as weak as grass,
as easily trampled as tender green shoots.
They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,
scorched[fn] before it can grow lush and tall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:33 - “And this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria:
“‘His armies will not enter Jerusalem.
They will not even shoot an arrow at it.
They will not march outside its gates with their shields
nor build banks of earth against its walls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:11 - I said, “Never again will I see the LORD GOD
while still in the land of the living.
Never again will I see my friends
or be with those who live in this world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:18 - I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus.
I will give them fountains of water in the valleys.
I will fill the desert with pools of water.
Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:4 - He will not falter or lose heart
until justice prevails throughout the earth.
Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:13 - The LORD will march forth like a mighty hero;
he will come out like a warrior, full of fury.
He will shout his battle cry
and crush all his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 - But those who trust in idols,
who say, ‘You are our gods,'
will be turned away in shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:25 - Therefore, he poured out his fury on them
and destroyed them in battle.
They were enveloped in flames,
but they still refused to understand.
They were consumed by fire,
but they did not learn their lesson.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:3 - For I will pour out water to quench your thirst
and to irrigate your parched fields.
And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,
and my blessing on your children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:4 - They will thrive like watered grass,
like willows on a riverbank.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:5 - Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the LORD.'
Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.'
Some will write the LORD's name on their hands
and will take the name of Israel as their own.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - The person who made the idol never stops to reflect,
“Why, it's just a block of wood!
I burned half of it for heat
and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat.
How can the rest of it be a god?
Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:14 - This is what the LORD says:
“You will rule the Egyptians,
the Ethiopians,[fn] and the Sabeans.
They will come to you with all their merchandise,
and it will all be yours.
They will follow you as prisoners in chains.
They will fall to their knees in front of you and say,
‘God is with you, and he is the only God.
There is no other.'”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:7 - They carry it around on their shoulders,
and when they set it down, it stays there.
It can't even move!
And when someone prays to it, there is no answer.
It can't rescue anyone from trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:1 - “Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust.
For your days of sitting on a throne have ended.
O daughter of Babylonia,[fn] never again will you be
the lovely princess, tender and delicate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:6 - For I was angry with my chosen people
and punished them by letting them fall into your hands.
But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy.
You oppressed even the elderly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9 - Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment:
widowhood and the loss of your children.
Yes, these calamities will come upon you,
despite all your witchcraft and magic.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - So disaster will overtake you,
and you won't be able to charm it away.
Calamity will fall upon you,
and you won't be able to buy your way out.
A catastrophe will strike you suddenly,
one for which you are not prepared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:13 - All the advice you receive has made you tired.
Where are all your astrologers,
those stargazers who make predictions each month?
Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14 - But they are like straw burning in a fire;
they cannot save themselves from the flame.
You will get no help from them at all;
their hearth is no place to sit for warmth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:2 - even though you call yourself the holy city
and talk about depending on the God of Israel,
whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:5 - That is why I told you what would happen;
I told you beforehand what I was going to do.
Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it.
My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!'

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:9 - Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name,
I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:14 - Have any of your idols ever told you this?
Come, all of you, and listen:
The LORD has chosen Cyrus as his ally.
He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon
and to destroy the Babylonian[fn] armies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:16 - See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.
Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem's walls in ruins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 - Kings and queens will serve you
and care for all your needs.
They will bow to the earth before you
and lick the dust from your feet.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Those who trust in me will never be put to shame.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:10 - Who among you fears the LORD
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the LORD
and rely on your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:11 - Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return.
They will enter Jerusalem[fn] singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:7 - How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who brings good news,
the good news of peace and salvation,
the news that the God of Israel[fn] reigns!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:14 - But many were amazed when they saw him.[fn]
His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human,
and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:7 - He was oppressed and treated harshly,
yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:9 - “Just as I swore in the time of Noah
that I would never again let a flood cover the earth,
so now I swear
that I will never again be angry and punish you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:15 - If any nation comes to fight you,
it is not because I sent them.
Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:17 - But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:5 - You also will command nations you do not know,
and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,
because I, the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 - Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:7 - I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem
and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer.
I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices,
because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:4 - Whom do you mock,
making faces and sticking out your tongues?
You children of sinners and liars!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:5 - You worship your idols with great passion
beneath the oaks and under every green tree.
You sacrifice your children down in the valleys,
among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:6 - Your gods are the smooth stones in the valleys.
You worship them with liquid offerings and grain offerings.
They, not I, are your inheritance.
Do you think all this makes me happy?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:14 - Then the LORD will be your delight.
I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one cares about being fair and honest.
The people's lawsuits are based on lies.
They conceive evil deeds
and then give birth to sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:7 - Their feet run to do evil,
and they rush to commit murder.
They think only about sinning.
Misery and destruction always follow them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:17 - He put on righteousness as his body armor
and placed the helmet of salvation on his head.
He clothed himself with a robe of vengeance
and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:21 - “And this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children's children forever. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:1 - “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 - Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,
but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:7 - The flocks of Kedar will be given to you,
and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars.
I will accept their offerings,
and I will make my Temple glorious.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God!
For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation
and draped me in a robe of righteousness.
I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit
or a bride with her jewels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:5 - Your children will commit themselves to you, O Jerusalem,
just as a young man commits himself to his bride.
Then God will rejoice over you
as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:6 - O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
they will pray day and night, continually.
Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:7 - Give the LORD no rest until he completes his work,
until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:12 - After all this, LORD, must you still refuse to help us?
Will you continue to be silent and punish us?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:3 - All day long they insult me to my face
by worshiping idols in their sacred gardens.
They burn incense on pagan altars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:7 - both for their own sins
and for those of their ancestors,”
says the LORD.
“For they also burned incense on the mountains
and insulted me on the hills.
I will pay them back in full!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:16 - All who invoke a blessing or take an oath
will do so by the God of truth.
For I will put aside my anger
and forget the evil of earlier days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:17 - “Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth,
and no one will even think about the old ones anymore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:19 - I will rejoice over Jerusalem
and delight in my people.
And the sound of weeping and crying
will be heard in it no more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 - The wolf and the lamb will feed together.
The lion will eat hay like a cow.
But the snakes will eat dust.
In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:2 - My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.[fn]
I, the LORD, have spoken!
“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:12 - This is what the LORD says:
“I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity.
The wealth of the nations will flow to her.
Her children will be nursed at her breasts,
carried in her arms, and held on her lap.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:17 - “Those who ‘consecrate' and ‘purify' themselves in a sacred garden with its idol in the center—feasting on pork and rats and other detestable meats—will come to a terrible end,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:1 - These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10 - Today I appoint you to stand up
against nations and kingdoms.
Some you must uproot and tear down,
destroy and overthrow.
Others you must build up
and plant.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:12 - And the LORD said, “That's right, and it means that I am watching,[fn] and I will certainly carry out all my plans.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:14 - “Yes,” the LORD said, “for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:15 - Listen! I am calling the armies of the kingdoms of the north to come to Jerusalem. I, the LORD, have spoken!
“They will set their thrones
at the gates of the city.
They will attack its walls
and all the other towns of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:12 - The heavens are shocked at such a thing
and shrink back in horror and dismay,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - Your wickedness will bring its own punishment.
Your turning from me will shame you.
You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is
to abandon the LORD your God and not to fear him.
I, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:20 - “Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you
and tore away the chains of your slavery,
but still you said,
‘I will not serve you.'
On every hill and under every green tree,
you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:34 - Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor,
though you didn't catch them breaking into your houses!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:37 - In despair, you will be led into exile
with your hands on your heads,
for the LORD has rejected the nations you trust.
They will not help you at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:2 - “Look at the shrines on every hilltop.
Is there any place you have not been defiled
by your adultery with other gods?
You sit like a prostitute beside the road waiting for a customer.
You sit alone like a nomad in the desert.
You have polluted the land with your prostitution
and your wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:10 - But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:16 - “And when your land is once more filled with people,” says the LORD, “you will no longer wish for ‘the good old days' when you possessed the Ark of the LORD's Covenant. You will not miss those days or even remember them, and there will be no need to rebuild the Ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:18 - In those days the people of Judah and Israel will return together from exile in the north. They will return to the land I gave their ancestors as an inheritance forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:5 - “Shout to Judah, and broadcast to Jerusalem!
Tell them to sound the alarm throughout the land:
‘Run for your lives!
Flee to the fortified cities!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:8 - So put on clothes of mourning
and weep with broken hearts,
for the fierce anger of the LORD
is still upon us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:16 - “Warn the surrounding nations
and announce this to Jerusalem:
The enemy is coming from a distant land,
raising a battle cry against the towns of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:23 - I looked at the earth, and it was empty and formless.
I looked at the heavens, and there was no light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:28 - The earth will mourn
and the heavens will be draped in black
because of my decree against my people.
I have made up my mind and will not change it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:29 - At the noise of charioteers and archers,
the people flee in terror.
They hide in the bushes
and run for the mountains.
All the towns have been abandoned—
not a person remains!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:31 - I hear a cry, like that of a woman in labor,
the groans of a woman giving birth to her first child.
It is beautiful Jerusalem[fn]
gasping for breath and crying out,
“Help! I'm being murdered!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:2 - But even when they are under oath,
saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,'
they are still telling lies!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - So now a lion from the forest will attack them;
a wolf from the desert will pounce on them.
A leopard will lurk near their towns,
tearing apart any who dare to venture out.
For their rebellion is great,
and their sins are many.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:8 - They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for his neighbor's wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:9 - Should I not punish them for this?” says the LORD.
“Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10 - “Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines,
leaving a scattered few alive.
Strip the branches from the vines,
for these people do not belong to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:29 - Should I not punish them for this?” says the LORD.
“Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:30 - A horrible and shocking thing
has happened in this land—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:6 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
“Cut down the trees for battering rams.
Build siege ramps against the walls of Jerusalem.
This is the city to be punished,
for she is wicked through and through.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:7 - She spouts evil like a fountain.
Her streets echo with the sounds of violence and destruction.
I always see her sickness and sores.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:9 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
“Even the few who remain in Israel
will be picked over again,
as when a harvester checks each vine a second time
to pick the grapes that were missed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:11 - So now I am filled with the LORD's fury.
Yes, I am tired of holding it in!
“I will pour out my fury on children playing in the streets
and on gatherings of young men,
on husbands and wives
and on those who are old and gray.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:12 - Their homes will be turned over to their enemies,
as will their fields and their wives.
For I will raise my powerful fist
against the people of this land,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:16 - This is what the LORD says:
“Stop at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you reply, ‘No, that's not the road we want!'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:19 - Listen, all the earth!
I will bring disaster on my people.
It is the fruit of their own schemes,
because they refuse to listen to me.
They have rejected my word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:21 - Therefore, this is what the LORD says:
“I will put obstacles in my people's path.
Fathers and sons will both fall over them.
Neighbors and friends will die together.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:4 - But don't be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the LORD's Temple is here. They chant, “The LORD's Temple is here! The LORD's Temple is here!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:8 - “‘Don't be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here. It's a lie!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:20 - So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “I will pour out my terrible fury on this place. Its people, animals, trees, and crops will be consumed by the unquenchable fire of my anger.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:29 - Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the LORD has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:2 - They will spread out their bones on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars—the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up again or buried but will be scattered on the ground like manure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - “Then the people will say,
‘Why should we wait here to die?
Come, let's go to the fortified towns and die there.
For the LORD our God has decreed our destruction
and has given us a cup of poison to drink
because we sinned against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:21 - I hurt with the hurt of my people.
I mourn and am overcome with grief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:3 - “My people bend their tongues like bows
to shoot out lies.
They refuse to stand up for the truth.
They only go from bad to worse.
They do not know me,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:6 - They pile lie upon lie
and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:9 - Should I not punish them for this?” says the LORD.
“Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:10 - I will weep for the mountains
and wail for the wilderness pastures.
For they are desolate and empty of life;
the lowing of cattle is heard no more;
the birds and wild animals have all fled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:22 - This is what the LORD says:
“Bodies will be scattered across the fields like clumps of manure,
like bundles of grain after the harvest.
No one will be left to bury them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:24 - But those who wish to boast
should boast in this alone:
that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD
who demonstrates unfailing love
and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,
and that I delight in these things.
I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:25 - “A time is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:26 - the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places,[fn] and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:19 - My wound is severe,
and my grief is great.
My sickness is incurable,
but I must bear it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:25 - Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on the peoples that do not call upon your name.
For they have devoured your people Israel[fn];
they have devoured and consumed them,
making the land a desolate wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:10 - They have returned to the sins of their forefathers. They have refused to listen to me and are worshiping other gods. Israel and Judah have both broken the covenant I made with their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:11 - Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:16 - I, the LORD, once called them a thriving olive tree,
beautiful to see and full of good fruit.
But now I have sent the fury of their enemies
to burn them with fire,
leaving them charred and broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:17 - “I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, who planted this olive tree, have ordered it destroyed. For the people of Israel and Judah have done evil, arousing my anger by burning incense to Baal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:21 - This is what the LORD says about the men of Anathoth who wanted me dead. They had said, “We will kill you if you do not stop prophesying in the LORD's name.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:23 - Not one of these plotters from Anathoth will survive, for I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:12 - On all the bare hilltops,
destroying armies can be seen.
The sword of the LORD devours people
from one end of the nation to the other.
No one will escape!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:4 - “Take the linen loincloth you are wearing, and go to the Euphrates River.[fn] Hide it there in a hole in the rocks.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:6 - A long time afterward the LORD said to me, “Go back to the Euphrates and get the loincloth I told you to hide there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:7 - So I went to the Euphrates and dug it out of the hole where I had hidden it. But now it was rotting and falling apart. The loincloth was good for nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:13 - “Then tell them, ‘No, this is what the LORD means: I will fill everyone in this land with drunkenness—from the king sitting on David's throne to the priests and the prophets, right down to the common people of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:21 - What will you say when the LORD takes the allies you have cultivated
and appoints them as your rulers?
Pangs of anguish will grip you,
like those of a woman in labor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:25 - This is your allotment,
the portion I have assigned to you,”
says the LORD,
“for you have forgotten me,
putting your trust in false gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:26 - I myself will strip you
and expose you to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - I have seen your adultery and lust,
and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills.
What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem!
How long before you are pure?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:2 - “Judah wilts;
commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt.
All the people sit on the ground in mourning,
and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3 - The nobles send servants to get water,
but all the wells are dry.
The servants return with empty pitchers,
confused and desperate,
covering their heads in grief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:6 - The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills
panting like thirsty jackals.
They strain their eyes looking for grass,
but there is none to be found.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:8 - O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble,
why are you like a stranger to us?
Why are you like a traveler passing through the land,
stopping only for the night?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:13 - Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, their prophets are telling them, ‘All is well—no war or famine will come. The LORD will surely send you peace.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14 - Then the LORD said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:15 - Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will punish these lying prophets, for they have spoken in my name even though I never sent them. They say that no war or famine will come, but they themselves will die by war and famine!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:5 - “Who will feel sorry for you, Jerusalem?
Who will weep for you?
Who will even bother to ask how you are?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - There will be more widows
than the grains of sand on the seashore.
At noontime I will bring a destroyer
against the mothers of young men.
I will cause anguish and terror
to come upon them suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:4 - They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:7 - No one will offer a meal to comfort those who mourn for the dead—not even at the death of a mother or father. No one will send a cup of wine to console them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:17 - I am watching them closely, and I see every sin. They cannot hope to hide from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:7 - “But blessed are those who trust in the LORD
and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:8 - They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:13 - O LORD, the hope of Israel,
all who turn away from you will be disgraced.
They will be buried in the dust of the earth,
for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:25 - then kings and their officials will go in and out of these gates forever. There will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will always ride in and out among the people of Judah in chariots and on horses, and this city will remain forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:3 - So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:7 - If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:9 - And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:18 - Then the people said, “Come on, let's plot a way to stop Jeremiah. We have plenty of priests and wise men and prophets. We don't need him to teach the word and give us advice and prophecies. Let's spread rumors about him and ignore what he says.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:2 - Go out through the Gate of Broken Pots to the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and give them this message.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:3 - Say to them, ‘Listen to this message from the LORD, you kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem! This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will bring a terrible disaster on this place, and the ears of those who hear about it will ring!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:13 - Yes, all the houses in Jerusalem, including the palace of Judah's kings, will become like Topheth—all the houses where you burned incense on the rooftops to your star gods, and where liquid offerings were poured out to your idols.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.'”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9 - But if I say I'll never mention the LORD
or speak in his name,
his word burns in my heart like a fire.
It's like a fire in my bones!
I am worn out trying to hold it in!
I can't do it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:10 - For I have decided to bring disaster and not good upon this city, says the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will reduce it to ashes.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:2 - ‘Listen to this message from the LORD, you king of Judah, sitting on David's throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:4 - If you obey me, there will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. The king will ride through the palace gates in chariots and on horses, with his parade of attendants and subjects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:7 - I will call for wreckers,
who will bring out their tools to dismantle you.
They will tear out all your fine cedar beams
and throw them on the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:11 - For this is what the LORD says about Jehoahaz,[fn] who succeeded his father, King Josiah, and was taken away as a captive: “He will never return.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 - Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah:
“The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another,
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!'
His subjects will not mourn for him, crying,
‘Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:24 - “As surely as I live,” says the LORD, “I will abandon you, Jehoiachin[fn] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. Even if you were the signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:30 - This is what the LORD says:
‘Let the record show that this man Jehoiachin was childless.
He is a failure,
for none of his children will succeed him on the throne of David
to rule over Judah.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:5 - “For the time is coming,”
says the LORD,
“when I will raise up a righteous descendant[fn]
from King David's line.
He will be a King who rules with wisdom.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:17 - They keep saying to those who despise my word,
‘Don't worry! The LORD says you will have peace!'
And to those who stubbornly follow their own desires,
they say, ‘No harm will come your way!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:19 - Look! The LORD's anger bursts out like a storm,
a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:25 - “I have heard these prophets say, ‘Listen to the dream I had from God last night.' And then they proceed to tell lies in my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:1 - This message for all the people of Judah came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign over Judah.[fn] This was the year when King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon began his reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:5 - Each time the message was this: ‘Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the LORD gave to you and your ancestors forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:9 - I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy[fn] you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:13 - I will bring upon them all the terrors I have promised in this book—all the penalties announced by Jeremiah against the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:15 - This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:26 - And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other—all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon[fn] himself drank from the cup of the LORD's anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:29 - I have begun to punish Jerusalem, the city that bears my name. Now should I let you go unpunished? No, you will not escape disaster. I will call for war against all the nations of the earth. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:30 - “Now prophesy all these things, and say to them,
“‘The LORD will roar against his own land
from his holy dwelling in heaven.
He will shout like those who tread grapes;
he will shout against everyone on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:31 - His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth,
for the LORD will bring his case against all the nations.
He will judge all the people of the earth,
slaughtering the wicked with the sword.
I, the LORD, have spoken!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:32 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
“Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation!
A great whirlwind of fury is rising
from the most distant corners of the earth!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:33 - In that day those the LORD has slaughtered will fill the earth from one end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:9 - “What right do you have to prophesy in the LORD's name that this Temple will be destroyed like Shiloh? What do you mean, saying that Jerusalem will be destroyed and left with no inhabitants?” And all the people threatened him as he stood in front of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:12 - Then Jeremiah spoke to the officials and the people in his own defense. “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this Temple and this city,” he said. “The LORD gave me every word that I have spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:15 - But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the LORD sent me to speak every word you have heard.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:16 - Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets, “This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:19 - But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the LORD. They begged him for mercy. Then the LORD changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:11 - But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their own country to farm the land as usual. I, the LORD, have spoken!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:8 - The ancient prophets who preceded you and me spoke against many nations, always warning of war, disaster, and disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:14 - The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I have put a yoke of iron on the necks of all these nations, forcing them into slavery under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:4 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives he has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:9 - because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:21 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says about your prophets—Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah—who are telling you lies in my name: “I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar[fn] for execution before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31 - “Send an open letter to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, ‘This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Since he has prophesied to you when I did not send him and has tricked you into believing his lies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:32 - I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has incited you to rebel against me. I, the LORD, have spoken!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:2 - “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:4 - This is the message the LORD gave concerning Israel and Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:6 - Now let me ask you a question:
Do men give birth to babies?
Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced,
hands pressed against their sides
like a woman in labor?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 - All your lovers—your allies—have left you
and do not care about you anymore.
I have wounded you cruelly,
as though I were your enemy.
For your sins are many,
and your guilt is great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:16 - “But all who devour you will be devoured,
and all your enemies will be sent into exile.
All who plunder you will be plundered,
and all who attack you will be attacked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:18 - This is what the LORD says:
“When I bring Israel home again from captivity
and restore their fortunes,
Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins,
and the palace reconstructed as before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:7 - Now this is what the LORD says:
“Sing with joy for Israel.[fn]
Shout for the greatest of nations!
Shout out with praise and joy:
‘Save your people, O LORD,
the remnant of Israel!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:9 - Tears of joy will stream down their faces,
and I will lead them home with great care.
They will walk beside quiet streams
and on smooth paths where they will not stumble.
For I am Israel's father,
and Ephraim is my oldest child.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:12 - They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem.
They will be radiant because of the LORD's good gifts—
the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil,
and the healthy flocks and herds.
Their life will be like a watered garden,
and all their sorrows will be gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:15 - This is what the LORD says:
“A cry is heard in Ramah—
deep anguish and bitter weeping.
Rachel weeps for her children,
refusing to be comforted—
for her children are gone.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:23 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity, the people of Judah and its towns will again say, ‘The LORD bless you, O righteous home, O holy mountain!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:33 - “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,” says the LORD. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:2 - Jerusalem was then under siege from the Babylonian army, and Jeremiah was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - The Babylonians outside the walls will come in and set fire to the city. They will burn down all these houses where the people provoked my anger by burning incense to Baal on the rooftops and by pouring out liquid offerings to other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:31 - “From the time this city was built until now, it has done nothing but anger me, so I am determined to get rid of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:35 - They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:36 - “Now I want to say something more about this city. You have been saying, ‘It will fall to the king of Babylon through war, famine, and disease.' But this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:42 - “This is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all these calamities on them, so I will do all the good I have promised them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:13 - Once again shepherds will count their flocks in the towns of the hill country, the foothills of Judah,[fn] the Negev, the land of Benjamin, the vicinity of Jerusalem, and all the towns of Judah. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:1 - King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with all the armies from the kingdoms he ruled, and he fought against Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. At that time this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:7 - At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah—the only fortified cities of Judah not yet captured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:7 - And do not build houses or plant crops or vineyards, but always live in tents. If you follow these commands, you will live long, good lives in the land.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:11 - But when King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon attacked this country, we were afraid of the Babylonian and Syrian[fn] armies. So we decided to move to Jerusalem. That is why we are here.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:15 - Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you, “Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right. Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you would not listen to me or obey me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:17 - “Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you refuse to listen or answer when I call, I will send upon Judah and Jerusalem all the disasters I have threatened.'”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:2 - “Get a scroll, and write down all my messages against Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Begin with the first message back in the days of Josiah, and write down every message, right up to the present time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:7 - Perhaps even yet they will turn from their evil ways and ask the LORD's forgiveness before it is too late. For the LORD has threatened them with his terrible anger.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:23 - Each time Jehudi finished reading three or four columns, the king took a knife and cut off that section of the scroll. He then threw it into the fire, section by section, until the whole scroll was burned up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:28 - “Get another scroll, and write everything again just as you did on the scroll King Jehoiakim burned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:30 - Now this is what the LORD says about King Jehoiakim of Judah: He will have no heirs to sit on the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to lie unburied—exposed to the heat of the day and the frost of the night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:31 - I will punish him and his family and his attendants for their sins. I will pour out on them and on all the people of Jerusalem and Judah all the disasters I promised, for they would not listen to my warnings.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:8 - Then the Babylonians[fn] will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:15 - They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan's house had been converted into a prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:19 - Where are your prophets now who told you the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:1 - Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal[fn] son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah had been telling the people. He had been saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:1 - In January[fn] of the ninth year of King Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] came with his army to besiege Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:16 - “Say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian,[fn] ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will do to this city everything I have threatened. I will send disaster, not prosperity. You will see its destruction,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:2 - The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The LORD your God has brought this disaster on this land,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:4 - But I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want to come with me to Babylon, you are welcome. I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don't want to come, you may stay here. The whole land is before you—go wherever you like.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:2 - Ishmael and his ten men suddenly jumped up, drew their swords, and killed Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:12 - they took all their men and set out to stop him. They caught up with him at the large pool near Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:10 - ‘Stay here in this land. If you do, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you. For I am sorry about all the punishment I have had to bring upon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:18 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as my anger and fury have been poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so they will be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. You will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery. And you will never see your homeland again.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:2 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: You saw the calamity I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. They now lie deserted and in ruins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:7 - “And now the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, asks you: Why are you destroying yourselves? For not one of you will survive—not a man, woman, or child among you who has come here from Judah, not even the babies in your arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:13 - I will punish them in Egypt just as I punished them in Jerusalem, by war, famine, and disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:21 - “Do you think the LORD did not know that you and your ancestors, your kings and officials, and all the people were burning incense to idols in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:26 - “But listen to this message from the LORD, all you Judeans now living in Egypt: ‘I have sworn by my great name,' says the LORD, ‘that my name will no longer be spoken by any of the Judeans in the land of Egypt. None of you may invoke my name or use this oath: “As surely as the Sovereign LORD lives.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 45:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 45:2 - “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 45:3 - You have said, ‘I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven't I had enough pain already? And now the LORD has added more! I am worn out from sighing and can find no rest.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 45:5 - Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't do it! I will bring great disaster upon all these people; but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I, the LORD, have spoken!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:2 - This message concerning Egypt was given in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, the king of Judah, on the occasion of the battle of Carchemish[fn] when Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, and his army were defeated beside the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 - “The swiftest runners cannot flee;
the mightiest warriors cannot escape.
By the Euphrates River to the north,
they stumble and fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:9 - Charge, you horses and chariots;
attack, you mighty warriors of Egypt!
Come, all you allies from Ethiopia, Libya, and Lydia[fn]
who are skilled with the shield and bow!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 - For this is the day of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
a day of vengeance on his enemies.
The sword will devour until it is satisfied,
yes, until it is drunk with your blood!
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will receive a sacrifice today
in the north country beside the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:12 - The nations have heard of your shame.
The earth is filled with your cries of despair.
Your mightiest warriors will run into each other
and fall down together.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:25 - The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes,[fn] and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish its rulers and Pharaoh, too, and all who trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:1 - This is the LORD's message to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines of Gaza, before it was captured by the Egyptian army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 - Gaza will be humiliated, its head shaved bald;
Ashkelon will lie silent.
You remnant from the Mediterranean coast,[fn]
how long will you lament and mourn?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:7 - “But how can it be still
when the LORD has sent it on a mission?
For the city of Ashkelon
and the people living along the sea
must be destroyed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 - This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says:
“What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo;
it will soon lie in ruins.
The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured;
the fortress will be humiliated and broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:8 - “All the towns will be destroyed,
and no one will escape—
either on the plateaus or in the valleys,
for the LORD has spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:11 - “From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace,
never going into exile.
He is like wine that has been allowed to settle.
He has not been poured from flask to flask,
and he is now fragrant and smooth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:21 - Judgment has been poured out on the towns of the plateau—
on Holon and Jahaz[fn] and Mephaath,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:22 - on Dibon and Nebo and Beth-diblathaim,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:23 - on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:24 - on Kerioth and Bozrah—
all the towns of Moab, far and near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - “Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard,
for he has rebelled against the LORD.
Moab will wallow in his own vomit,
ridiculed by all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:31 - So now I wail for Moab;
yes, I will mourn for Moab.
My heart is broken for the men of Kir-hareseth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:32 - “You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards,
I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer.
Your spreading vines once reached as far as the Dead Sea,[fn]
but the destroyer has stripped you bare!
He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:33 - Joy and gladness are gone from fruitful Moab.
The presses yield no wine.
No one treads the grapes with shouts of joy.
There is shouting, yes, but not of joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:35 - “I will put an end to Moab,” says the LORD, “for the people offer sacrifices at the pagan shrines and burn incense to their false gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:37 - The people shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of burlap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:38 - There is crying and sorrow in every Moabite home and on every street. For I have smashed Moab like an old, unwanted jar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:42 - Moab will no longer be a nation,
for it has boasted against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:43 - “Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
O Moab,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:44 - “Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2 - In the days to come,” says the LORD,
“I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah.
It will become a desolate heap of ruins,
and the neighboring towns will be burned.
Then Israel will take back the land
you took from her,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - “Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:4 - You are proud of your fertile valleys,
but they will soon be ruined.
You trusted in your wealth,
you rebellious daughter,
and thought no one could ever harm you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:5 - But look! I will bring terror upon you,”
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Your neighbors will chase you from your land,
and no one will help your exiles as they flee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:20 - Listen to the LORD's plans against Edom
and the people of Teman.
Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep,
and their homes will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:28 - This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon. This is what the LORD says:
“Advance against Kedar!
Destroy the warriors from the East!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:36 - I will bring enemies from all directions,
and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds.
They will be exiled to countries around the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:1 - The LORD gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:4 - “In those coming days,”
says the LORD,
“the people of Israel will return home
together with the people of Judah.
They will come weeping
and seeking the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:6 - “My people have been lost sheep.
Their shepherds have led them astray
and turned them loose in the mountains.
They have lost their way
and can't remember how to get back to the sheepfold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 - For I am raising up an army
of great nations from the north.
They will join forces to attack Babylon,
and she will be captured.
The enemies' arrows will go straight to the mark;
they will not miss!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:13 - Because of the LORD's anger,
Babylon will become a deserted wasteland.
All who pass by will be horrified
and will gasp at the destruction they see there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:14 - “Yes, prepare to attack Babylon,
all you surrounding nations.
Let your archers shoot at her; spare no arrows.
For she has sinned against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:18 - Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
the God of Israel, says:
“Now I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,
just as I punished the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:20 - In those days,” says the LORD,
“no sin will be found in Israel or in Judah,
for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:21 - “Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim
and against the people of Pekod.
Pursue, kill, and completely destroy[fn] them,
as I have commanded you,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:29 - “Send out a call for archers to come to Babylon.
Surround the city so none can escape.
Do to her as she has done to others,
for she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:31 - “See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,”
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Your day of reckoning has arrived—
the day when I will punish you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:35 - “The sword of destruction will strike the Babylonians,”
says the LORD.
“It will strike the people of Babylon—
her officials and wise men, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:36 - The sword will strike her wise counselors,
and they will become fools.
The sword will strike her mightiest warriors,
and panic will seize them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:37 - The sword will strike her horses and chariots
and her allies from other lands,
and they will all become like women.
The sword will strike her treasures,
and they all will be plundered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:38 - The sword will even strike her water supply,
causing it to dry up.
And why? Because the whole land is filled with idols,
and the people are madly in love with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:45 - Listen to the LORD's plans against Babylon
and the land of the Babylonians.
Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep,
and their homes will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:1 - This is what the LORD says:
“I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon
and the people of Babylonia.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:2 - Foreigners will come and winnow her,
blowing her away as chaff.
They will come from every side
to rise against her in her day of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:3 - Don't let the archers put on their armor
or draw their bows.
Don't spare even her best soldiers!
Let her army be completely destroyed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:12 - Raise the battle flag against Babylon!
Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen.
Prepare an ambush,
for the LORD will fulfill all his plans against Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:13 - You are a city by a great river,
a great center of commerce,
but your end has come.
The thread of your life is cut.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:14 - The LORD of Heaven's Armies has taken this vow
and has sworn to it by his own name:
“Your cities will be filled with enemies,
like fields swarming with locusts,
and they will shout in triumph over you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:24 - “I will repay Babylon
and the people of Babylonia[fn]
for all the wrong they have done
to my people in Jerusalem,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:25 - “Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth!
I am your enemy,” says the LORD.
“I will raise my fist against you,
to knock you down from the heights.
When I am finished,
you will be nothing but a heap of burnt rubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:27 - Raise a signal flag to the nations.
Sound the battle cry!
Mobilize them all against Babylon.
Prepare them to fight against her!
Bring out the armies of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.
Appoint a commander,
and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:29 - The earth trembles and writhes in pain,
for everything the LORD has planned against Babylon stands unchanged.
Babylon will be left desolate without a single inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:35 - Make Babylon suffer as she made us suffer,”
say the people of Zion.
“Make the people of Babylonia pay for spilling our blood,”
says Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42 - The sea has risen over Babylon;
she is covered by its crashing waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:44 - And I will punish Bel, the god of Babylon,
and make him vomit up all he has eaten.
The nations will no longer come and worship him.
The wall of Babylon has fallen!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:50 - Get out, all you who have escaped the sword!
Do not stand and watch—flee while you can!
Remember the LORD, though you are in a far-off land,
and think about your home in Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:52 - “Yes,” says the LORD, “but the time is coming
when I will destroy Babylon's idols.
The groans of her wounded people
will be heard throughout the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:56

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:56 - Destroying armies come against Babylon.
Her mighty men are captured,
and their weapons break in their hands.
For the LORD is a God who gives just punishment;
he always repays in full.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:60

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:60 - Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon—all the words written here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:62

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:62 - Then say, ‘LORD, you have said that you will destroy Babylon so that neither people nor animals will remain here. She will lie empty and abandoned forever.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:4 - So on January 15,[fn] during the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:7 - Then a section of the city wall was broken down, and all the soldiers fled. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians,[fn] they waited for nightfall. Then they slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king's garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:22 - The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7½ feet[fn] high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:23 - There were 96 pomegranates on the sides, and a total of 100 on the network around the top.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:1 - Jerusalem, once so full of people,
is now deserted.
She who was once great among the nations
now sits alone like a widow.
Once the queen of all the earth,
she is now a slave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:2 - She sobs through the night;
tears stream down her cheeks.
Among all her lovers,
there is no one left to comfort her.
All her friends have betrayed her
and become her enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:5 - Her oppressors have become her masters,
and her enemies prosper,
for the LORD has punished Jerusalem
for her many sins.
Her children have been captured
and taken away to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:7 - In the midst of her sadness and wandering,
Jerusalem remembers her ancient splendor.
But now she has fallen to her enemy,
and there is no one to help her.
Her enemy struck her down
and laughed as she fell.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:10 - The enemy has plundered her completely,
taking every precious thing she owns.
She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple,
the place the LORD had forbidden them to enter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:14 - “He wove my sins into ropes
to hitch me to a yoke of captivity.
The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies;
I am helpless in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:15 - “The Lord has treated my mighty men
with contempt.
At his command a great army has come
to crush my young warriors.
The Lord has trampled his beloved city[fn]
like grapes are trampled in a winepress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:10 - The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem
sit on the ground in silence.
They are clothed in burlap
and throw dust on their heads.
The young women of Jerusalem
hang their heads in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:11 - I have cried until the tears no longer come;
my heart is broken.
My spirit is poured out in agony
as I see the desperate plight of my people.
Little children and tiny babies
are fainting and dying in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - Your prophets have said
so many foolish things, false to the core.
They did not save you from exile
by pointing out your sins.
Instead, they painted false pictures,
filling you with false hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:15 - All who pass by jeer at you.
They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem,[fn] saying,
“Is this the city called ‘Most Beautiful in All the World'
and ‘Joy of All the Earth'?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:16 - All your enemies mock you.
They scoff and snarl and say,
“We have destroyed her at last!
We have long waited for this day,
and it is finally here!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 - But it is the LORD who did just as he planned.
He has fulfilled the promises of disaster
he made long ago.
He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy.
He has caused her enemies to gloat over her
and has given them power over her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:41 - Let us lift our hearts and hands
to God in heaven and say,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:48 - Tears stream from my eyes
because of the destruction of my people!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:51 - My heart is breaking
over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:54 - The water rose over my head,
and I cried out, “This is the end!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:63

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:63 - Look at them! Whether they sit or stand,
I am the object of their mocking songs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - The people who once ate the richest foods
now beg in the streets for anything they can get.
Those who once wore the finest clothes
now search the garbage dumps for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 - But now their faces are blacker than soot.
No one recognizes them in the streets.
Their skin sticks to their bones;
it is as dry and hard as wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:19 - Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight.
If we fled to the mountains, they found us.
If we hid in the wilderness,
they were waiting for us there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:21 - Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz,
O people of Edom?
But you, too, must drink from the cup of the LORD's anger.
You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:22 - O beautiful Jerusalem,[fn] your punishment will end;
you will soon return from exile.
But Edom, your punishment is just beginning;
soon your many sins will be exposed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:5 - Those who pursue us are at our heels;
we are exhausted but are given no rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:1 - On July 31[fn] of my thirtieth year,[fn] while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:3 - (The LORD gave this message to Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, beside the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians,[fn] and he felt the hand of the LORD take hold of him.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:8 - Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So each of the four beings had four faces and four wings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:15 - As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels touching the ground beside them, one wheel belonging to each.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:17 - The beings could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22 - Spread out above them was a surface like the sky, glittering like crystal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:26 - Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:28 - All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the LORD looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone's voice speaking to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:1 - “Stand up, son of man,” said the voice. “I want to speak with you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:2 - The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:6 - “Son of man, do not fear them or their words. Don't be afraid even though their threats surround you like nettles and briers and stinging scorpions. Do not be dismayed by their dark scowls, even though they are rebels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:15 - Then I came to the colony of Judean exiles in Tel-abib, beside the Kebar River. I was overwhelmed and sat among them for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:23 - So I got up and went, and there I saw the glory of the LORD, just as I had seen in my first vision by the Kebar River. And I fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:24 - Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He spoke to me and said, “Go to your house and shut yourself in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:25 - There, son of man, you will be tied with ropes so you cannot go out among the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:4 - “Now lie on your left side and place the sins of Israel on yourself. You are to bear their sins for the number of days you lie there on your side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:6 - After that, turn over and lie on your right side for 40 days—one day for each year of Judah's sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:8 - I will tie you up with ropes so you won't be able to turn from side to side until the days of your siege have been completed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:9 - “Now go and get some wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and emmer wheat, and mix them together in a storage jar. Use them to make bread for yourself during the 390 days you will be lying on your side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1 - “Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:8 - Therefore, I myself, the Sovereign LORD, am now your enemy. I will punish you publicly while all the nations watch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:17 - And along with the famine, wild animals will attack you and rob you of your children. Disease and war will stalk your land, and I will bring the sword of the enemy against you. I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:2 - “Son of man, turn and face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:11 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Clap your hands in horror, and stamp your feet. Cry out because of all the detestable sins the people of Israel have committed. Now they are going to die from war and famine and disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:13 - They will know that I am the LORD when their dead lie scattered among their idols and altars on every hill and mountain and under every green tree and every great shade tree—the places where they offered sacrifices to their idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:2 - “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to Israel:
“The end is here!
Wherever you look—
east, west, north, or south—
your land is finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:3 - No hope remains,
for I will unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:4 - I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:7 - O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning.
The time has come; the day of trouble is near.
Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains,
not shouts of joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:8 - Soon I will pour out my fury on you
and unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:9 - I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that it is I, the LORD,
who is striking the blow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:16 - The survivors who escape to the mountains
will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:18 - They will dress themselves in burlap;
horror and shame will cover them.
They will shave their heads
in sorrow and remorse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:26 - Calamity will follow calamity;
rumor will follow rumor.
They will look in vain
for a vision from the prophets.
They will receive no teaching from the priests
and no counsel from the leaders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:3 - He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the Temple, where there is a large idol that has made the LORD very jealous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:5 - Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and there to the north, beside the entrance to the gate near the altar, stood the idol that had made the LORD so jealous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:7 - Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:14 - He brought me to the north gate of the LORD's Temple, and some women were sitting there, weeping for the god Tammuz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:16 - Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD's Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the LORD. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:2 - Six men soon appeared from the upper gate that faces north, each carrying a deadly weapon in his hand. With them was a man dressed in linen, who carried a writer's case at his side. They all went into the Temple courtyard and stood beside the bronze altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:3 - Then the glory of the God of Israel rose up from between the cherubim, where it had rested, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. And the LORD called to the man dressed in linen who was carrying the writer's case.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:4 - He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:6 - Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:8 - While they were out killing, I was all alone. I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign LORD! Will your fury against Jerusalem wipe out everyone left in Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - Then the LORD spoke to the man in linen clothing and said, “Go between the whirling wheels beneath the cherubim, and take a handful of burning coals and scatter them over the city.” He did this as I watched.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:15 - Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the same living beings I had seen beside the Kebar River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:18 - Then the glory of the LORD moved out from the door of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:19 - And as I watched, the cherubim flew with their wheels to the east gate of the LORD's Temple. And the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:20 - These were the same living beings I had seen beneath the God of Israel when I was by the Kebar River. I knew they were cherubim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:22 - And their faces were just like the faces of the beings I had seen at the Kebar, and they traveled straight ahead, just as the others had.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:1 - Then the Spirit lifted me and brought me to the east gateway of the LORD's Temple, where I saw twenty-five prominent men of the city. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders among the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:10 - You will be slaughtered all the way to the borders of Israel. I will execute judgment on you, and you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:11 - No, this city will not be an iron pot for you, and you will not be like meat safe inside it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:13 - While I was still prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah suddenly died. Then I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign LORD, are you going to kill everyone in Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:23 - Then the glory of the LORD went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:19 - Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says concerning those living in Israel and Jerusalem: They will eat their food with trembling and sip their water in despair, for their land will be stripped bare because of their violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - “Son of man, you've heard that proverb they quote in Israel: ‘Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the false prophets of Israel who are inventing their own prophecies. Say to them, ‘Listen to the word of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:5 - They have done nothing to repair the breaks in the walls around the nation. They have not helped it to stand firm in battle on the day of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:9 - I will raise my fist against all the prophets who see false visions and make lying predictions, and they will be banished from the community of Israel. I will blot their names from Israel's record books, and they will never again set foot in their own land. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - I will break down your wall right to its foundation, and when it falls, it will crush you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:15 - At last my anger against the wall and those who covered it with whitewash will be satisfied. Then I will say to you: ‘The wall and those who whitewashed it are both gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:16 - They were lying prophets who claimed peace would come to Jerusalem when there was no peace. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:17 - “Now, son of man, speak out against the women who prophesy from their own imaginations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:18 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my people, young and old alike. You tie magic charms on their wrists and furnish them with magic veils. Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:20 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against all your magic charms, which you use to ensnare my people like birds. I will tear them from your arms, setting my people free like birds set free from a cage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:3 - “Son of man, these leaders have set up idols[fn] in their hearts. They have embraced things that will make them fall into sin. Why should I listen to their requests?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:4 - Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their hearts and fallen into sin, and then they go to a prophet asking for a message. So I, the LORD, will give them the kind of answer their great idolatry deserves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7 - I, the LORD, will answer all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols in their hearts and so fall into sin, and who then come to a prophet asking for my advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:8 - I will turn against such people and make a terrible example of them, eliminating them from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:15 - “Or suppose I were to send wild animals to invade the country, kill the people, and make the land too desolate and dangerous to pass through.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:17 - “Or suppose I were to bring war against the land, and I sent enemy armies to destroy both people and animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:19 - “Or suppose I were to pour out my fury by sending an epidemic into the land, and the disease killed people and animals alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:21 - “Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How terrible it will be when all four of these dreadful punishments fall upon Jerusalem—war, famine, wild animals, and disease—destroying all her people and animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:22 - Yet there will be survivors, and they will come here to join you as exiles in Babylon. You will see with your own eyes how wicked they are, and then you will feel better about what I have done to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:5 - No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On the day you were born, you were unwanted, dumped in a field and left to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:6 - “But I came by and saw you there, helplessly kicking about in your own blood. As you lay there, I said, ‘Live!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8 - And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:12 - a ring for your nose, earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:14 - Your fame soon spread throughout the world because of your beauty. I dressed you in my splendor and perfected your beauty, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:15 - “But you thought your fame and beauty were your own. So you gave yourself as a prostitute to every man who came along. Your beauty was theirs for the asking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:26 - Then you added lustful Egypt to your lovers, provoking my anger with your increasing promiscuity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:27 - That is why I struck you with my fist and reduced your boundaries. I handed you over to your enemies, the Philistines, and even they were shocked by your lewd conduct.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:28 - You have prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, too. It seems you can never find enough new lovers! And after your prostitution there, you still were not satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:31 - You build your pagan shrines on every street corner and your altars to idols in every square. In fact, you have been worse than a prostitute, so eager for sin that you have not even demanded payment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:37

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:37 - this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:40 - They will band together in a mob to stone you and cut you up with swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:42 - “Then at last my fury against you will be spent, and my jealous anger will subside. I will be calm and will not be angry with you anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:43 - But first, because you have not remembered your youth but have angered me by doing all these evil things, I will fully repay you for all of your sins, says the Sovereign LORD. For you have added lewd acts to all your detestable sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:12 - “Say to these rebels of Israel: Don't you understand the meaning of this riddle of the eagles? The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took away her king and princes, and brought them to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:6 - He does not feast in the mountains before Israel's idols[fn] or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:8 - He grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:11 - And that son does all the evil things his father would never do—he worships idols on the mountains, commits adultery,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:15 - This son refuses to worship idols on the mountains and does not commit adultery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:1 - “Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:9 - With hooks, they dragged him into a cage
and brought him before the king of Babylon.
They held him in captivity,
so his voice could never again be heard
on the mountains of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 - Its branches became strong—
strong enough to be a ruler's scepter.
It grew very tall,
towering above all others.
It stood out because of its height
and its many lush branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But the vine was uprooted in fury
and thrown down to the ground.
The desert wind dried up its fruit
and tore off its strong branches,
so that it withered
and was destroyed by fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:31 - For when you offer gifts to them and give your little children to be burned as sacrifices,[fn] you continue to pollute yourselves with idols to this day. Should I allow you to ask for a message from me, O people of Israel? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will tell you nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:40 - For on my holy mountain, the great mountain of Israel, says the Sovereign LORD, the people of Israel will someday worship me, and I will accept them. There I will require that you bring me all your offerings and choice gifts and sacrifices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:46

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:46 - “Son of man, turn and face the south[fn] and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:4 - Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from south to north.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:7 - When they ask why you are groaning, tell them, ‘I groan because of the terrifying news I have heard. When it comes true, the boldest heart will melt with fear; all strength will disappear. Every spirit will faint; strong knees will become as weak as water. And the Sovereign LORD says: It is coming! It's on its way!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:12 - “Son of man, cry out and wail;
pound your thighs in anguish,
for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders—
everyone will die!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:14 - “Son of man, prophesy to them
and clap your hands.
Then take the sword and brandish it twice,
even three times,
to symbolize the great massacre,
the great massacre facing them on every side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:15 - Let their hearts melt with terror,
for the sword glitters at every gate.
It flashes like lightning
and is polished for slaughter!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:20 - one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:21 - The king of Babylon now stands at the fork, uncertain whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah. He calls his magicians to look for omens. They cast lots by shaking arrows from the quiver. They inspect the livers of animal sacrifices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:22 - The omen in his right hand says, ‘Jerusalem!' With battering rams his soldiers will go against the gates, shouting for the kill. They will put up siege towers and build ramps against the walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:29 - Your prophets have given false visions,
and your fortune-tellers have told lies.
The sword will fall on the necks of the wicked
for whom the day of final reckoning has come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:31 - I will pour out my fury on you
and blow on you with the fire of my anger.
I will hand you over to cruel men
who are skilled in destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:9 - People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who do obscene things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:13 - “But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:24 - “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like a polluted land, a land without rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:5 - “Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrian officers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:7 - And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols[fn] and defiling herself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:12 - She fawned over all the Assyrian officers—those captains and commanders in handsome uniforms, those charioteers driving their horses—all of them attractive young men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:14 - “Then she carried her prostitution even further. She fell in love with pictures that were painted on a wall—pictures of Babylonian[fn] military officers, outfitted in striking red uniforms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15 - Handsome belts encircled their waists, and flowing turbans crowned their heads. They were dressed like chariot officers from the land of Babylonia.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:20 - She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey's and emissions like those of a horse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:22 - “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will send your lovers against you from every direction—those very nations from which you turned away in disgust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:24 - They will all come against you from the north[fn] with chariots, wagons, and a great army prepared for attack. They will take up positions on every side, surrounding you with men armed with shields and helmets. And I will hand you over to them for punishment so they can do with you as they please.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:41 - You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a table that was spread before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:42 - From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards[fn] from the wilderness, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:2 - “Son of man, write down today's date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:3 - Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“Put a pot on the fire,
and pour in some water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:7 - For the blood of her murders
is splashed on the rocks.
It isn't even spilled on the ground,
where the dust could cover it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:8 - So I will splash her blood on a rock
for all to see,
an expression of my anger
and vengeance against her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - Now set the empty pot on the coals.
Heat it red hot!
Burn away the filth and corruption.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:23 - Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will mourn privately for all the evil you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:2 - “Son of man, turn and face the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:3 - Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign LORD: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! Because you cheered when my Temple was defiled, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:6 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:7 - I will raise my fist of judgment against you. I will give you as plunder to many nations. I will cut you off from being a nation and destroy you completely. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:10 - And I will hand Moab over to nomads from the eastern deserts, just as I handed over Ammon. Yes, the Ammonites will no longer be counted among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:13 - Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out its people and animals with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:14 - I will accomplish this by the hand of my people of Israel. They will carry out my vengeance with anger, and Edom will know that this vengeance is from me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:16 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will raise my fist of judgment against the land of the Philistines. I will wipe out the Kerethites and utterly destroy the people who live by the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:2 - “Son of man, Tyre has rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Ha! She who was the gateway to the rich trade routes to the east has been broken, and I am the heir! Because she has been made desolate, I will become wealthy!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:3 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am your enemy, O Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the waves of the sea crashing against your shoreline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:7 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: From the north I will bring King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon against Tyre. He is king of kings and brings his horses, chariots, charioteers, and great army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:8 - First he will destroy your mainland villages. Then he will attack you by building a siege wall, constructing a ramp, and raising a roof of shields against you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:11 - His horsemen will trample through every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your strong pillars will topple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at your destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:17 - Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song:
“O famous island city,
once ruler of the sea,
how you have been destroyed!
Your people, with their naval power,
once spread fear around the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:19 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will make Tyre an uninhabited ruin, like many others. I will bury you beneath the terrible waves of enemy attack. Great seas will swallow you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:20 - I will send you to the pit to join those who descended there long ago. Your city will lie in ruins, buried beneath the earth, like those in the pit who have entered the world of the dead. You will have no place of respect here in the land of the living.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:2 - “Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:3 - that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“You boasted, O Tyre,
‘My beauty is perfect!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9 - Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking.
Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:11 - Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:29 - All the oarsmen abandon their ships;
the sailors and pilots on shore come to stand on the beach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30 - They cry aloud over you
and weep bitterly.
They throw dust on their heads
and roll in ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:32 - As they wail and mourn over you,
they sing this sad funeral song:
‘Was there ever such a city as Tyre,
now silent at the bottom of the sea?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35 - All who live along the coastlands
are appalled at your terrible fate.
Their kings are filled with horror
and look on with twisted faces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:7 - I will now bring against you a foreign army,
the terror of the nations.
They will draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom
and defile your splendor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:12 - “Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:17 - Your heart was filled with pride
because of all your beauty.
Your wisdom was corrupted
by your love of splendor.
So I threw you to the ground
and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - You defiled your sanctuaries
with your many sins and your dishonest trade.
So I brought fire out from within you,
and it consumed you.
I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:19 - All who knew you are appalled at your fate.
You have come to a terrible end,
and you will exist no more.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:21 - “Son of man, turn and face the city of Sidon and prophesy against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:22 - Give the people of Sidon this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“I am your enemy, O Sidon,
and I will reveal my glory by what I do to you.
When I bring judgment against you
and reveal my holiness among you,
everyone watching will know
that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:25 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel will again live in their own land, the land I gave my servant Jacob. For I will gather them from the distant lands where I have scattered them. I will reveal to the nations of the world my holiness among my people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:3 - Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt—
you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile.
For you have said, ‘The Nile River is mine;
I made it for myself.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:5 - I will leave you and all your fish
stranded in the wilderness to die.
You will lie unburied on the open ground,
for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 - When Israel leaned on you,
you splintered and broke
and stabbed her in the armpit.
When she put her weight on you, you gave way,
and her back was thrown out of joint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:8 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring an army against you, O Egypt, and destroy both people and animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:10 - I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - It will be the lowliest of all the nations, never again great enough to rise above its neighbors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18 - “Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors' heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders were raw and blistered. Yet Nebuchadnezzar and his army won no plunder to compensate them for all their work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:20 - Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign LORD, because he was working for me when he destroyed Tyre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:14 - I will destroy southern Egypt,[fn]
set fire to Zoan,
and bring judgment against Thebes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:15 - I will pour out my fury on Pelusium,[fn]
the strongest fortress of Egypt,
and I will stamp out
the hordes of Thebes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:22 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am the enemy of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt! I will break both of his arms—the good arm along with the broken one—and I will make his sword clatter to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:25 - I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, while the arms of Pharaoh fall useless to his sides. And when I put my sword in the hand of Babylon's king and he brings it against the land of Egypt, Egypt will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:12 - A foreign army—the terror of the nations—has cut it down and left it fallen on the ground. Its branches are scattered across the mountains and valleys and ravines of the land. All those who lived in its shadow have gone away and left it lying there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:13 - “The birds roost on its fallen trunk,
and the wild animals lie among its branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:2 - “Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this message:
“You think of yourself as a strong young lion among the nations,
but you are really just a sea monster,
heaving around in your own rivers,
stirring up mud with your feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:3 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
I will send many people
to catch you in my net
and haul you out of the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:4 - I will leave you stranded on the land to die.
All the birds of the heavens will land on you,
and the wild animals of the whole earth
will gorge themselves on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:5 - I will scatter your flesh on the hills
and fill the valleys with your bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:6 - I will drench the earth with your gushing blood
all the way to the mountains,
filling the ravines to the brim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 - I will darken the bright stars overhead
and cover your land in darkness.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:16 - Yes, this is the funeral song
they will sing for Egypt.
Let all the nations mourn.
Let them mourn for Egypt and its hordes.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:18 - “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations.[fn] For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:23 - Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:24 - “Elam lies there surrounded by the graves of all its hordes, those who were slaughtered by the sword. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have descended as outcasts to the world below. Now they lie in the pit and share the shame of those who have gone before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:26 - “Meshech and Tubal are there, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. They once struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere. But now they are outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:27 - They are not buried in honor like their fallen heroes, who went down to the grave[fn] with their weapons—their shields covering their bodies[fn] and their swords beneath their heads. Their guilt rests upon them because they brought terror to everyone while they were still alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:31 - “When Pharaoh and his entire army arrive, he will take comfort that he is not alone in having his hordes killed, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:32 - Although I have caused his terror to fall upon all the living, Pharaoh and his hordes will lie there among the outcasts who were slaughtered by the sword. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:3 - When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:4 - Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it is their own fault if they die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:13 - When I tell righteous people that they will live, but then they sin, expecting their past righteousness to save them, then none of their righteous acts will be remembered. I will destroy them for their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:24 - “Son of man, the scattered remnants of Judah living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27 - “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword. And I will send wild animals to eat those living in the open fields. Those hiding in the forts and caves will die of disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn't shepherds feed their sheep?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:6 - They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:10 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I now consider these shepherds my enemies, and I will hold them responsible for what has happened to my flock. I will take away their right to feed the flock, and I will stop them from feeding themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths; the sheep will no longer be their prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:13 - I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:14 - Yes, I will give them good pastureland on the high hills of Israel. There they will lie down in pleasant places and feed in the lush pastures of the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:21 - For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:27 - The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from those who enslaved them, then they will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:29 - “And I will make their land famous for its crops, so my people will never again suffer from famines or the insults of foreign nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 35:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:3 - Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“I am your enemy, O Mount Seir,
and I will raise my fist against you
to destroy you completely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:1 - “Son of man, prophesy to Israel's mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:5 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: My jealous anger burns against these nations, especially Edom, because they have shown utter contempt for me by gleefully taking my land for themselves as plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:6 - “Therefore, prophesy to the hills and mountains, the ravines and valleys of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am furious that you have suffered shame before the surrounding nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:7 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I have taken a solemn oath that those nations will soon have their own shame to endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:17 - “Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by the evil way they lived. To me their conduct was as unclean as a woman's menstrual cloth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:28 - “And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:31 - Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:2 - He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:4 - Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:9 - Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:10 - So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:14 - I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the LORD has spoken!'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:19 - say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take Ephraim and the northern tribes and join them to Judah. I will make them one piece of wood in my hand.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:25 - They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:3 - Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: Gog, I am your enemy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:8 - A long time from now you will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel, which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:10 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11 - You will say, ‘Israel is an unprotected land filled with unwalled villages! I will march against her and destroy these people who live in such confidence!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:12 - I will go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now. They think the whole world revolves around them!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:16 - and you will attack my people Israel, covering their land like a cloud. At that time in the distant future, I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you, Gog. Then all the nations will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:18 - But this is what the Sovereign LORD says: When Gog invades the land of Israel, my fury will boil over!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:19 - In my jealousy and blazing anger, I promise a mighty shaking in the land of Israel on that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20 - All living things—the fish in the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people on earth—will quake in terror at my presence. Mountains will be thrown down; cliffs will crumble; walls will fall to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:21 - I will summon the sword against you on all the hills of Israel, says the Sovereign LORD. Your men will turn their swords against each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 - I will punish you and your armies with disease and bloodshed; I will send torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:1 - “Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:2 - I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:4 - You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:5 - You will fall in the open fields, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6 - And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:14 - “After seven months, teams of men will be appointed to search the land for skeletons to bury, so the land will be made clean again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:17 - “And now, son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Call all the birds and wild animals. Say to them: Gather together for my great sacrificial feast. Come from far and near to the mountains of Israel, and there eat flesh and drink blood!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:20 - Feast at my banquet table—feast on horses and charioteers, on mighty men and all kinds of valiant warriors, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:26 - They will accept responsibility for[fn] their past shame and unfaithfulness after they come home to live in peace in their own land, with no one to bother them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:29 - And I will never again turn my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:3 - As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:12 - In front of each of the guard alcoves was a 21-inch[fn] curb. The alcoves themselves were 10½ feet[fn] on each side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:13 - Then he measured the entire width of the gateway, measuring the distance between the back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance was 43¾ feet.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:16 - There were recessed windows that narrowed inward through the walls of the guard alcoves and their dividing walls. There were also windows in the entry room. The surfaces of the dividing walls were decorated with carved palm trees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:19 - Then the man measured across the Temple's outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:23 - Here on the north side, just as on the east, there was another gateway leading to the Temple's inner courtyard directly opposite this outer gateway. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:26 - This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and an entry room at the inner end, and palm tree decorations along the dividing walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:27 - And here again, directly opposite the outer gateway, was another gateway that led into the inner courtyard. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:34 - Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:38 - A door led from the entry room of one of the inner gateways into a side room, where the meat for sacrifices was washed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:42 - There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31½ inches square and 21 inches high.[fn] On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:43 - There were hooks, each 3 inches[fn] long, fastened to the foyer walls. The sacrificial meat was laid on the tables.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:47 - Then the man measured the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:49 - The entry room was 35 feet[fn] wide and 21 feet[fn] deep. There were ten steps leading up to it, with a column on each side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:6 - These side rooms were built in three levels, one above the other, with thirty rooms on each level. The supports for these side rooms rested on exterior ledges on the Temple wall; they did not extend into the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:7 - Each level was wider than the one below it, corresponding to the narrowing of the Temple wall as it rose higher. A stairway led up from the bottom level through the middle level to the top level.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:11 - Two doors opened from the side rooms into the terrace yard, which was 8¾ feet wide. One door faced north and the other south.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:25 - The doors leading into the sanctuary were decorated with carved cherubim and palm trees, just as on the walls. And there was a wooden roof at the front of the entry room to the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:2 - This structure, whose entrance opened toward the north, was 175 feet[fn] long and 87½ feet[fn] wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:4 - Between the two blocks of rooms ran a walkway 17½ feet[fn] wide. It extended the entire 175 feet of the complex,[fn] and all the doors faced north.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:12 - So there was an entrance in the wall facing the doors of the inner block of rooms, and another on the east at the end of the interior walkway.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:1 - After this, the man brought me back around to the east gateway.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:3 - This vision was just like the others I had seen, first by the Kebar River and then when he came to destroy Jerusalem. I fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:12 - And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this is the basic law of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:13 - “These are the measurements of the altar[fn]: There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide,[fn] with a curb 9 inches[fn] wide around its edge. And this is the height[fn] of the altar:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:14 - From the gutter the altar rises 3½ feet[fn] to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar and is 21 inches[fn] wide. From the lower ledge the altar rises 7 feet[fn] to the upper ledge that is also 21 inches wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:16 - The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17 - The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24½ feet by 24½ feet,[fn] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10½-inch curb[fn] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:20 - You will take some of its blood and smear it on the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the upper ledge, and the curb that runs around that ledge. This will cleanse and make atonement for the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:27 - On the eighth day, and on each day afterward, the priests will sacrifice on the altar the burnt offerings and peace offerings of the people. Then I will accept you. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:4 - Then the man brought me through the north gateway to the front of the Temple. I looked and saw that the glory of the LORD filled the Temple of the LORD, and I fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:11 - They may still be Temple guards and gatekeepers, and they may slaughter the animals brought for burnt offerings and be present to help the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:18 - They must wear linen turbans and linen undergarments. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:24 - “They will serve as judges to resolve any disagreements among my people. Their decisions must be based on my regulations. And the priests themselves must obey my instructions and decrees at all the sacred festivals, and see to it that the Sabbaths are set apart as holy days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:25 - “A priest must not defile himself by being in the presence of a dead person unless it is his father, mother, child, brother, or unmarried sister. In such cases it is permitted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:30 - The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the LORD will go to the priests. The first samples of each grain harvest and the first of your flour must also be given to the priests so the LORD will bless your homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:2 - A section of this land, measuring 875 feet by 875 feet,[fn] will be set aside for the Temple. An additional strip of land 87½ feet[fn] wide is to be left empty all around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:7 - “Two special sections of land will be set apart for the prince. One section will share a border with the east side of the sacred lands and city, and the second section will share a border on the west side. Then the far eastern and western borders of the prince's lands will line up with the eastern and western boundaries of the tribal areas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:19 - The priest will take blood from this sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the Temple, the four corners of the upper ledge of the altar, and the gateposts at the entrance to the inner courtyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:2 - The prince will enter the entry room of the gateway from the outside. Then he will stand by the gatepost while the priest offers his burnt offering and peace offering. He will bow down in worship inside the gateway passage and then go back out the way he came. The gateway will not be closed until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:21 - Then he brought me back to the outer courtyard and led me to each of its four corners. In each corner I saw an enclosure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:22 - Each of these enclosures was 70 feet long and 52½ feet wide,[fn] surrounded by walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:1 - In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:6 - He asked me, “Have you been watching, son of man?” Then he led me back along the riverbank.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:7 - When I returned, I was surprised by the sight of many trees growing on both sides of the river.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:8 - Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea.[fn] The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:9 - There will be swarms of living things wherever the water of this river flows. Fish will abound in the Dead Sea, for its waters will become fresh. Life will flourish wherever this water flows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:12 - Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:18 - “The eastern border starts at a point between Hauran and Damascus and runs south along the Jordan River between Israel and Gilead, past the Dead Sea[fn] and as far south as Tamar.[fn] This will be the eastern border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:19 - “The southern border will go west from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] and then follow the course of the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. This will be the southern border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:1 - “Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan's territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:15 - “An additional strip of land 8⅓ miles long by 1⅔ miles wide,[fn] south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:20 - This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8⅓ miles[fn] on each side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:21 - “The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8⅓ miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of the Temple in the center.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:8 - But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission not to eat these unacceptable foods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:11 - Daniel spoke with the attendant who had been appointed by the chief of staff to look after Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The astrologers replied to the king, “No one on earth can tell the king his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:29 - “While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about coming events. He who reveals secrets has shown you what is going to happen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:34 - As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:46 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his people to offer sacrifices and burn sweet incense before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - At Daniel's request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be in charge of all the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king's court.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:19 - Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5 - But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:10 - “‘While I was lying in my bed, this is what I dreamed. I saw a large tree in the middle of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:13 - “‘Then as I lay there dreaming, I saw a messenger,[fn] a holy one, coming down from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:24 - “‘This is what the dream means, Your Majesty, and what the Most High has declared will happen to my lord the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - You will be driven from human society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:28 - “But all these things did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - Twelve months later he was taking a walk on the flat roof of the royal palace in Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - You will be driven from human society. You will live in the fields with the wild animals, and you will eat grass like a cow. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:33 - “That same hour the judgment was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven from human society. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven. He lived this way until his hair was as long as eagles' feathers and his nails were like birds' claws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36 - “When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and glory and kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater honor than before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:5 - Suddenly, they saw the fingers of a human hand writing on the plaster wall of the king's palace, near the lampstand. The king himself saw the hand as it wrote,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king shouted for the enchanters, astrologers,[fn] and fortune-tellers to be brought before him. He said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in purple robes of royal honor and will have a gold chain placed around his neck. He will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - I am told that you can give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can read these words and tell me their meaning, you will be clothed in purple robes of royal honor, and you will have a gold chain placed around your neck. You will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23 - For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 - [fn]Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10 - But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:17 - A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed the stone with his own royal seal and the seals of his nobles, so that no one could rescue Daniel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:19 - Very early the next morning, the king got up and hurried out to the lions' den.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:27 - He rescues and saves his people; he performs miraculous signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 - Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar's reign in Babylon,[fn] Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is what he saw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:4 - The first beast was like a lion with eagles' wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off, and it was left standing with its two hind feet on the ground, like a human being. And it was given a human mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:17 - “These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:28 - That was the end of the vision. I, Daniel, was terrified by my thoughts and my face was pale with fear, but I kept these things to myself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:2 - In this vision I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:5 - While I was watching, suddenly a male goat appeared from the west, crossing the land so swiftly that he didn't even touch the ground. This goat, which had one very large horn between its eyes,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:7 - The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat's power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:10 - Its power reached to the heavens, where it attacked the heavenly army, throwing some of the heavenly beings and some of the stars to the ground and trampling them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:12 - The army of heaven was restrained from responding to this rebellion. So the daily sacrifice was halted, and truth was overthrown. The horn succeeded in everything it did.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:17 - As Gabriel approached the place where I was standing, I became so terrified that I fell with my face to the ground. “Son of man,” he said, “you must understand that the events you have seen in your vision relate to the time of the end.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:18 - While he was speaking, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground. But Gabriel roused me with a touch and helped me to my feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 - He will be a master of deception and will become arrogant; he will destroy many without warning. He will even take on the Prince of princes in battle, but he will be broken, though not by human power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:1 - It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:12 - You have kept your word and done to us and our rulers exactly as you warned. Never has there been such a disaster as happened in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:14 - Therefore, the LORD has brought upon us the disaster he prepared. The LORD our God was right to do all of these things, for we did not obey him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:17 - “O our God, hear your servant's prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18 - “O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name—lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:19 - “O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:24 - “A period of seventy sets of seven[fn] has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:27 - The ruler will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven,[fn] but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds,[fn] he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration,[fn] until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:9 - Then I heard the man speak, and when I heard the sound of his voice, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:10 - Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:11 - And the man said to me, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:15 - While he was speaking to me, I looked down at the ground, unable to say a word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:14 - At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:20 - “His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:21 - “The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:25 - “Then he will stir up his courage and raise a great army against the king of the south. The king of the south will go to battle with a mighty army, but to no avail, for there will be plots against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:27 - Seeking nothing but each other's harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:28 - “The king of the north will then return home with great riches. On the way he will set himself against the people of the holy covenant, doing much damage before continuing his journey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:30 - For warships from western coastlands[fn] will scare him off, and he will withdraw and return home. But he will vent his anger against the people of the holy covenant and reward those who forsake the covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:36 - “The king will do as he pleases, exalting himself and claiming to be greater than every god, even blaspheming the God of gods. He will succeed, but only until the time of wrath is completed. For what has been determined will surely take place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:37 - He will have no respect for the gods of his ancestors, or for the god loved by women, or for any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:38 - Instead of these, he will worship the god of fortresses—a god his ancestors never knew—and lavish on him gold, silver, precious stones, and expensive gifts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:42 - He will conquer many countries, and even Egypt will not escape.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:1 - “At that time Michael, the archangel[fn] who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:4 - And the LORD said, “Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu's dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel. In fact, I will bring an end to Israel's independence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:11 - Then the people of Judah and Israel will unite together. They will choose one leader for themselves, and they will return from exile together. What a day that will be—the day of Jezreel[fn]—when God will again plant his people in his land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:14 - “But then I will win her back once again.
I will lead her into the desert
and speak tenderly to her there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:23 - At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites
and raise them for myself.
I will show love
to those I called ‘Not loved.'[fn]
And to those I called ‘Not my people,'[fn]
I will say, ‘Now you are my people.'
And they will reply, ‘You are our God!'”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 - Then the LORD said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she[fn] commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the LORD still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:3 - Then I said to her, “You must live in my house for many days and stop your prostitution. During this time, you will not have sexual relations with anyone, not even with me.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:5 - But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the LORD their God and to David's descendant, their king.[fn] In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the LORD and of his goodness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:1 - Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel!
The LORD has brought charges against you, saying:
“There is no faithfulness, no kindness,
no knowledge of God in your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - You make vows and break them;
you kill and steal and commit adultery.
There is violence everywhere—
one murder after another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:13 - They offer sacrifices to idols on the mountaintops.
They go up into the hills to burn incense
in the pleasant shade of oaks, poplars, and terebinth trees.
“That is why your daughters turn to prostitution,
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - But why should I punish them
for their prostitution and adultery?
For your men are doing the same thing,
sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes.
O foolish people! You refuse to understand,
so you will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:1 - “Hear this, you priests.
Pay attention, you leaders of Israel.
Listen, you members of the royal family.
Judgment has been handed down against you.
For you have led the people into a snare
by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:8 - “Sound the alarm in Gibeah!
Blow the trumpet in Ramah!
Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven[fn]!
Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:14 - They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts.
Instead, they sit on their couches and wail.
They cut themselves,[fn] begging foreign gods for grain and new wine,
and they turn away from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:1 - O people of Israel,
do not rejoice as other nations do.
For you have been unfaithful to your God,
hiring yourselves out like prostitutes,
worshiping other gods on every threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:8 - The prophet is a watchman over Israel[fn] for my God,
yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes.
He faces hostility even in the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:4 - They spout empty words
and make covenants they don't intend to keep.
So injustice springs up among them
like poisonous weeds in a farmer's field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:5 - The people of Samaria tremble in fear
for what might happen to their calf idol at Beth-aven.[fn]
The people mourn and the priests wail,
because its glory will be stripped away.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:7 - Samaria and its king will be cut off;
they will float away like driftwood on an ocean wave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:8 - And the pagan shrines of Aven,[fn] the place of Israel's sin, will crumble.
Thorns and thistles will grow up around their altars.
They will beg the mountains, “Bury us!”
and plead with the hills, “Fall on us!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:9 - The LORD says, “O Israel, ever since Gibeah,
there has been only sin and more sin!
You have made no progress whatsoever.
Was it not right that the wicked men of Gibeah were attacked?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:11 - “Israel[fn] is like a trained heifer treading out the grain—
an easy job she loves.
But I will put a heavy yoke on her tender neck.
I will force Judah to pull the plow
and Israel[fn] to break up the hard ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:14 - Now the terrors of war
will rise among your people.
All your fortifications will fall,
just as when Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel.
Even mothers and children
were dashed to death there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:3 - I myself taught Israel[fn] how to walk,
leading him along by the hand.
But he doesn't know or even care
that it was I who took care of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led Israel along
with my ropes of kindness and love.
I lifted the yoke from his neck,
and I myself stooped to feed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:7 - For my people are determined to desert me.
They call me the Most High,
but they don't truly honor me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11 - But the people of Gilead are worthless
because of their idol worship.
And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls;
their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone
along the edges of a plowed field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:6 - A vast army of locusts[fn] has invaded my land,
a terrible army too numerous to count.
Its teeth are like lions' teeth,
its fangs like those of a lioness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:8 - Weep like a bride dressed in black,
mourning the death of her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17 - The seeds die in the parched ground,
and the grain crops fail.
The barns stand empty,
and granaries are abandoned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:2 - It is a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of thick clouds and deep blackness.
Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains,
a great and mighty army appears.
Nothing like it has been seen before
or will ever be seen again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:5 - Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops.
Listen to the noise they make—like the rumbling of chariots,
like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble,
or like a mighty army moving into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:7 - The attackers march like warriors
and scale city walls like soldiers.
Straight forward they march,
never breaking rank.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:9 - They swarm over the city
and run along its walls.
They enter all the houses,
climbing like thieves through the windows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:13 - Don't tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the LORD your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 - Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!
Rejoice in the LORD your God!
For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.
Once more the autumn rains will come,
as well as the rains of spring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:28 - [fn]“Then, after doing all those things,
I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your old men will dream dreams,
and your young men will see visions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:29 - In those days I will pour out my Spirit
even on servants—men and women alike.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:30 - And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth—
blood and fire and columns of smoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:3 - They threw dice[fn] to decide which of my people
would be their slaves.
They traded boys to obtain prostitutes
and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again,[fn]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They beat down my people in Gilead
as grain is threshed with iron sledges.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:6 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sent whole villages into exile,
selling them as slaves to Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:7 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8 - I will slaughter the people of Ashdod
and destroy the king of Ashkelon.
Then I will turn to attack Ekron,
and the few Philistines still left will be killed,”
says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:9 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Tyre have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel,
selling whole villages as slaves to Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:10 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:11 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Edom have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords,
showing them no mercy.
In their rage, they slashed them continually
and were unrelenting in their anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:13 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders,
they ripped open pregnant women with their swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:15 - And their king[fn] and his princes will go into exile together,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:1 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Moab have sinned again and again,[fn]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They desecrated the bones of Edom's king,
burning them to ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:2 - So I will send down fire on the land of Moab,
and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed.
The people will fall in the noise of battle,
as the warriors shout and the ram's horn sounds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:4 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Judah have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They have rejected the instruction of the LORD,
refusing to obey his decrees.
They have been led astray by the same lies
that deceived their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:5 - So I will send down fire on Judah,
and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:6 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Israel have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sell honorable people for silver
and poor people for a pair of sandals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:7 - They trample helpless people in the dust
and shove the oppressed out of the way.
Both father and son sleep with the same woman,
corrupting my holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:3 - Can two people walk together
without agreeing on the direction?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:5 - Does a bird ever get caught in a trap
that has no bait?
Does a trap spring shut
when there's nothing to catch?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:9 - Announce this to the leaders of Philistia[fn]
and to the great ones of Egypt:
“Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria,
and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14 - “On the very day I punish Israel for its sins,
I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel.
The horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:15 - And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy—
their winter mansions and their summer houses, too—
all their palaces filled with ivory,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:7 - “I kept the rain from falling
when your crops needed it the most.
I sent rain on one town
but withheld it from another.
Rain fell on one field,
while another field withered away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:13 - For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains,
stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind.
He turns the light of dawn into darkness
and treads on the heights of the earth.
The LORD God of Heaven's Armies is his name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:2 - “The virgin Israel has fallen,
never to rise again!
She lies abandoned on the ground,
with no one to help her up.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:5 - Don't worship at the pagan altars at Bethel;
don't go to the shrines at Gilgal or Beersheba.
For the people of Gilgal will be dragged off into exile,
and the people of Bethel will be reduced to nothing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:8 - It is the LORD who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The LORD is his name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:9 - With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong,
crushing all their defenses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—
only to meet a bear.
Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—
and he's bitten by a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 - What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem,[fn]
and you who feel secure in Samaria!
You are famous and popular in Israel,
and people go to you for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:4 - How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds
and lounge on your couches,
eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock
and of choice calves fattened in the stall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:6 - You drink wine by the bowlful
and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions.
You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:3 - So the LORD relented from this plan. “I will not do it,” he said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:6 - Then the LORD relented from this plan, too. “I will not do that either,” said the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:7 - Then he showed me another vision. I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was using a plumb line to see if it was still straight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:9 - The pagan shrines of your ancestors[fn] will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:15 - But the LORD called me away from my flock and told me, ‘Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:16 - Now then, listen to this message from the LORD:
“You say,
‘Don't prophesy against Israel.
Stop preaching against my people.[fn]'

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:2 - “What do you see, Amos?” he asked.
I replied, “A basket full of ripe fruit.”
Then the LORD said, “Like this fruit, Israel is ripe for punishment! I will not delay their punishment again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:8 - The earth will tremble for your deeds,
and everyone will mourn.
The ground will rise like the Nile River at floodtime;
it will heave up, then sink again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:9 - “In that day,” says the Sovereign LORD,
“I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth while it is still day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning
and your singing into weeping.
You will wear funeral clothes
and shave your heads to show your sorrow—
as if your only son had died.
How very bitter that day will be!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:11 - “The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign LORD,
“when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread or water
but of hearing the words of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:1 - Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said,
“Strike the tops of the Temple columns,
so that the foundation will shake.
Bring down the roof
on the heads of the people below.
I will kill with the sword those who survive.
No one will escape!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:6 - The LORD's home reaches up to the heavens,
while its foundation is on the earth.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The LORD is his name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:8 - “I, the Sovereign LORD,
am watching this sinful nation of Israel.
I will destroy it
from the face of the earth.
But I will never completely destroy the family of Israel,[fn]”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:9 - “For I will give the command
and will shake Israel along with the other nations
as grain is shaken in a sieve,
yet not one true kernel will be lost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:15 - I will firmly plant them there
in their own land.
They will never again be uprooted
from the land I have given them,”
says the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:3 - You have been deceived by your own pride
because you live in a rock fortress
and make your home high in the mountains.
‘Who can ever reach us way up here?'
you ask boastfully.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:11 - When they were invaded,
you stood aloof, refusing to help them.
Foreign invaders carried off their wealth
and cast lots to divide up Jerusalem,
but you acted like one of Israel's enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:12 - “You should not have gloated
when they exiled your relatives to distant lands.
You should not have rejoiced
when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune.
You should not have spoken arrogantly
in that terrible time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:13 - You should not have plundered the land of Israel
when they were suffering such calamity.
You should not have gloated over their destruction
when they were suffering such calamity.
You should not have seized their wealth
when they were suffering such calamity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:14 - You should not have stood at the crossroads,
killing those who tried to escape.
You should not have captured the survivors
and handed them over in their terrible time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:15 - “The day is near when I, the LORD,
will judge all godless nations!
As you have done to Israel,
so it will be done to you.
All your evil deeds
will fall back on your own heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:16 - Just as you swallowed up my people
on my holy mountain,
so you and the surrounding nations
will swallow the punishment I pour out on you.
Yes, all you nations will drink and stagger
and disappear from history.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:7 - Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:10 - Then the LORD ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6 - When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:10 - When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2 - So he complained to the LORD about it: “Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah's head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:8 - And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:9 - Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”
“Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:3 - Look! The LORD is coming!
He leaves his throne in heaven
and tramples the heights of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:12 - The people of Maroth[fn] anxiously wait for relief,
but only bitterness awaits them
as the LORD's judgment reaches
even to the gates of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:16 - Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow,
for the children you love will be snatched away.
Make yourselves as bald as a vulture,
for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:3 - But this is what the LORD says:
“I will reward your evil with evil;
you won't be able to pull your neck out of the noose.
You will no longer walk around proudly,
for it will be a terrible time.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:6 - “Don't say such things,”
the people respond.[fn]
“Don't prophesy like that.
Such disasters will never come our way!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:12 - “Someday, O Israel, I will gather you;
I will gather the remnant who are left.
I will bring you together again like sheep in a pen,
like a flock in its pasture.
Yes, your land will again
be filled with noisy crowds!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:5 - This is what the LORD says:
“You false prophets are leading my people astray!
You promise peace for those who give you food,
but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:6 - Now the night will close around you,
cutting off all your visions.
Darkness will cover you,
putting an end to your predictions.
The sun will set for you prophets,
and your day will come to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - You rulers make decisions based on bribes;
you priests teach God's laws only for a price;
you prophets won't prophesy unless you are paid.
Yet all of you claim to depend on the LORD.
“No harm can come to us,” you say,
“for the LORD is here among us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:1 - In the last days, the mountain of the LORD's house
will be the highest of all—
the most important place on earth.
It will be raised above the other hills,
and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:8 - As for you, Jerusalem,
the citadel of God's people,[fn]
your royal might and power
will come back to you again.
The kingship will be restored
to my precious Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:11 - Now many nations have gathered against you.
“Let her be desecrated,” they say.
“Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:1 - [fn]Mobilize! Marshal your troops!
The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem.
They will strike Israel's leader
in the face with a rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:3 - The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies
until the woman in labor gives birth.
Then at last his fellow countrymen
will return from exile to their own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:5 - And he will be the source of peace.
When the Assyrians invade our land
and break through our defenses,
we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us,
eight princes to lead us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:6 - They will rule Assyria with drawn swords
and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod.
He will rescue us from the Assyrians
when they pour over the borders to invade our land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:7 - Then the remnant left in Israel[fn]
will take their place among the nations.
They will be like dew sent by the LORD
or like rain falling on the grass,
which no one can hold back
and no one can restrain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:9 - The people of Israel will stand up to their foes,
and all their enemies will be wiped out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:13 - “Therefore, I will wound you!
I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:3 - Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil!
Officials and judges alike demand bribes.
The people with influence get what they want,
and together they scheme to twist justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:4 - Even the best of them is like a brier;
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:5 - Don't trust anyone—
not your best friend or even your wife!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:6 - For the son despises his father.
The daughter defies her mother.
The daughter-in-law defies her mother-in-law.
Your enemies are right in your own household!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:7 - As for me, I look to the LORD for help.
I wait confidently for God to save me,
and my God will certainly hear me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:16 - All the nations of the world will stand amazed
at what the LORD will do for you.
They will be embarrassed
at their feeble power.
They will cover their mouths in silent awe,
deaf to everything around them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:17 - Like snakes crawling from their holes,
they will come out to meet the LORD our God.
They will fear him greatly,
trembling in terror at his presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:9 - Why are you scheming against the LORD?
He will destroy you with one blow;
he won't need to strike twice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:15 - [fn]Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news!
He is bringing a message of peace.
Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah,
and fulfill all your vows,
for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again.
They will be completely destroyed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:5 - The king shouts to his officers;
they stumble in their haste,
rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:10 - Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined.
Hearts melt and knees shake.
The people stand aghast,
their faces pale and trembling.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - “I am your enemy!”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Your chariots will soon go up in smoke.
Your young men[fn] will be killed in battle.
Never again will you plunder conquered nations.
The voices of your proud messengers will be heard no more.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:5 - “I am your enemy!”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“And now I will lift your skirts
and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:6 - I will cover you with filth
and show the world how vile you really are.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:10 - Yet Thebes fell,
and her people were led away as captives.
Her babies were dashed to death
against the stones of the streets.
Soldiers threw dice[fn] to get Egyptian officers as servants.
All their leaders were bound in chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:17 - Your guards[fn] and officials are also like swarming locusts
that crowd together in the hedges on a cold day.
But like locusts that fly away when the sun comes up,
all of them will fly away and disappear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:18 - Your shepherds are asleep, O Assyrian king;
your princes lie dead in the dust.
Your people are scattered across the mountains
with no one to gather them together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:19 - There is no healing for your wound;
your injury is fatal.
All who hear of your destruction
will clap their hands for joy.
Where can anyone be found
who has not suffered from your continual cruelty?

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:6 - I am raising up the Babylonians,[fn]
a cruel and violent people.
They will march across the world
and conquer other lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:13 - But you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil.
Will you wink at their treachery?
Should you be silent while the wicked
swallow up people more righteous than they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 - I will climb up to my watchtower
and stand at my guardpost.
There I will wait to see what the LORD says
and how he[fn] will answer my complaint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:2 - Then the LORD said to me,
“Write my answer plainly on tablets,
so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 - “What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk!
You force your cup on them
so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:16 - But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced.
Come, drink and be exposed![fn]
Drink from the cup of the LORD's judgment,
and all your glory will be turned to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:18 - “What good is an idol carved by man,
or a cast image that deceives you?
How foolish to trust in your own creation—
a god that can't even talk!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:8 - Was it in anger, LORD, that you struck the rivers
and parted the sea?
Were you displeased with them?
No, you were sending your chariots of salvation!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:9 - You brandished your bow
and your quiver of arrows.
You split open the earth with flowing rivers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17 - Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
and the cattle barns are empty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:18 - yet I will rejoice in the LORD!
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:19 - The Sovereign LORD is my strength!
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,[fn]
able to tread upon the heights. (For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:4 - “I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist
and destroy every last trace of their Baal worship.
I will put an end to all the idolatrous priests,
so that even the memory of them will disappear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:5 - For they go up to their roofs
and bow down to the sun, moon, and stars.
They claim to follow the LORD,
but then they worship Molech,[fn] too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:8 - “On that day of judgment,”
says the LORD,
“I will punish the leaders and princes of Judah
and all those following pagan customs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 - Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies,
and those who fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - “I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem's darkest corners
to punish those who sit complacent in their sins.
They think the LORD will do nothing to them,
either good or bad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:16 - a day of trumpet calls and battle cries.
Down go the walled cities
and the strongest battlements!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:18 - Your silver and gold will not save you
on that day of the LORD's anger.
For the whole land will be devoured
by the fire of his jealousy.
He will make a terrifying end
of all the people on earth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:8 - “I have heard the taunts of the Moabites
and the insults of the Ammonites,
mocking my people
and invading their borders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10 - They will receive the wages of their pride,
for they have scoffed at the people of the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:13 - And the LORD will strike the lands of the north with his fist,
destroying the land of Assyria.
He will make its great capital, Nineveh, a desolate wasteland,
parched like a desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:2 - No one can tell it anything;
it refuses all correction.
It does not trust in the LORD
or draw near to its God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:9 - “Then I will purify the speech of all people,
so that everyone can worship the LORD together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:11 - On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed,
for you will no longer be rebels against me.
I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you.
There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - For the LORD your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.[fn]
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:1 - On August 29[fn] of the second year of King Darius's reign, the LORD gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua[fn] son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:8 - Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:11 - I have called for a drought on your fields and hills—a drought to wither the grain and grapes and olive trees and all your other crops, a drought to starve you and your livestock and to ruin everything you have worked so hard to get.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:15 - on September 21[fn] of the second year of King Darius's reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:10 - On December 18[fn] of the second year of King Darius's reign, the LORD sent this message to the prophet Haggai:

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:13 - Then Haggai asked, “If someone becomes ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person and then touches any of these foods, will the food be defiled?”
And the priests answered, “Yes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:15 - Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the LORD's Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:19 - I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn.[fn] You have not yet harvested your grain, and your grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced their crops. But from this day onward I will bless you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:1 - In November[fn] of the second year of King Darius's reign, the LORD gave this message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo:

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:2 - “I, the LORD, was very angry with your ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:7 - Three months later, on February 15,[fn] the LORD sent another message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:8 - In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were riders on red, brown, and white horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:15 - But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:16 - “‘Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.[fn]'

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:21 - “What are these men coming to do?” I asked.
The angel replied, “These four horns—these nations—scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:8 - After a period of glory, the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me[fn] against the nations who plundered you. For he said, “Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:11 - Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:12 - The land of Judah will be the LORD's special possession in the holy land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem to be his own city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:5 - Then I said, “They should also place a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean priestly turban on his head and dressed him in new clothes while the angel of the LORD stood by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:9 - Now look at the jewel I have set before Jeshua, a single stone with seven facets.[fn] I will engrave an inscription on it, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and I will remove the sins of this land in a single day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:10 - Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand.”
(The seven lamps[fn] represent the eyes of the LORD that search all around the world.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:3 - Then he said to me, “This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:4 - And this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it—even its timbers and stones.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:11 - He replied, “To the land of Babylonia,[fn] where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:6 - The chariot with black horses is going north, the chariot with white horses is going west,[fn] and the chariot with dappled-gray horses is going south.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:8 - Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spirit[fn] there in the land of the north.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:11 - Accept their gifts, and make a crown[fn] from the silver and gold. Then put the crown on the head of Jeshua[fn] son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:13 - Yes, he will build the Temple of the LORD. Then he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne,[fn] and there will be perfect harmony between his two roles.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:1 - On December 7[fn] of the fourth year of King Darius's reign, another message came to Zechariah from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:3 - “And now the LORD says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the LORD of Heaven's Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:10 - Before the work on the Temple began, there were no jobs and no money to hire people or animals. No traveler was safe from the enemy, for there were enemies on all sides. I had turned everyone against each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:5 - The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall
and will be filled with fear.
Gaza will shake with terror,
as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed.
Gaza's king will be killed,
and Ashkelon will be deserted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 - Rejoice, O people of Zion![fn]
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,[fn]
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey's colt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:13 - Judah is my bow,
and Israel is my arrow.
Jerusalem[fn] is my sword,
and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:16 - On that day the LORD their God will rescue his people,
just as a shepherd rescues his sheep.
They will sparkle in his land
like jewels in a crown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:3 - “My anger burns against your shepherds,
and I will punish these leaders.[fn]
For the LORD of Heaven's Armies has arrived
to look after Judah, his flock.
He will make them strong and glorious,
like a proud warhorse in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:7 - The people of Israel[fn] will become like mighty warriors,
and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine.
Their children, too, will see it and be glad;
their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:6 - Likewise, I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” says the LORD. “I will let them fall into each other's hands and into the hands of their king. They will turn the land into a wilderness, and I will not rescue them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16 - This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young,[fn] nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - “What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd
who abandons the flock!
The sword will cut his arm
and pierce his right eye.
His arm will become useless,
and his right eye completely blind.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:1 - This[fn] message concerning the fate of Israel came from the LORD: “This message is from the LORD, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:2 - I will make Jerusalem like an intoxicating drink that makes the nearby nations stagger when they send their armies to besiege Jerusalem and Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4 - “On that day,” says the LORD, “I will cause every horse to panic and every rider to lose his nerve. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:7 - “The LORD will give victory to the rest of Judah first, before Jerusalem, so that the people of Jerusalem and the royal line of David will not have greater honor than the rest of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:9 - For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:10 - “Then I will pour out a spirit[fn] of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:7 - “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
the man who is my partner,”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Strike down the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn against the lambs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:2 - I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:4 - On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:9 - And the LORD will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one LORD—his name alone will be worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:10 - All the land from Geba, north of Judah, to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become one vast plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up in its original place and will be inhabited all the way from the Benjamin Gate over to the site of the old gate, then to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:12 - And the LORD will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:16 - In the end, the enemies of Jerusalem who survive the plague will go up to Jerusalem each year to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:18 - If the people of Egypt refuse to attend the festival, the LORD will punish them with the same plague that he sends on the other nations who refuse to go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:20 - On that day even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with these words: HOLY TO THE LORD. And the cooking pots in the Temple of the LORD will be as sacred as the basins used beside the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:1 - This is the message[fn] that the LORD gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:3 - I will punish your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your festival sacrifices, and I will throw you on the manure pile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:16 - “For I hate divorce!” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,[fn]” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
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