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Lexicon :: Strong's H7489 - rāʿaʿ

Aa
רָעַע
Transliteration
rāʿaʿ
Pronunciation
raw-ah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2191,2192

Strong’s Definitions

רָעַע râʻaʻ, raw-ah'; a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally):—afflict, associate selves (by mistake for 7462), break (down, in pieces), displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for 7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, × indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 83x

The KJV translates Strong's H7489 in the following manner: evil (20x), evildoer (10x), hurt (7x), wickedly (5x), worse (5x), afflict (5x), wicked (4x), break (3x), doer (3x), ill (3x), harm (3x), displease (2x), miscellaneous (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 83x
The KJV translates Strong's H7489 in the following manner: evil (20x), evildoer (10x), hurt (7x), wickedly (5x), worse (5x), afflict (5x), wicked (4x), break (3x), doer (3x), ill (3x), harm (3x), displease (2x), miscellaneous (13x).

  1. to be bad, be evil

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be displeasing

      2. to be sad

      3. to be injurious, be evil

      4. to be wicked, be evil (ethically)

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to do an injury or hurt

      2. to do evil or wickedly

      3. mischief (participle)

  2. to break, shatter

    1. (Qal)

      1. to break

      2. broken (participle)

      3. to be broken

    2. (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָעַע râʻaʻ, raw-ah'; a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally):—afflict, associate selves (by mistake for 7462), break (down, in pieces), displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for 7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, × indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.
STRONGS H7489: Abbreviations
[רָעַע]98 verb denominative be evil, bad; —
† Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular רַע Numbers 22:34 + 3 times, רָ֑ע Numbers 11:10; 3rd person feminine singular רָעָה Deuteronomy 15:9 (Exodus 21:8 see I. רַע); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵרַע (Ges§ 67 p) Genesis 21:12 +; 3rd person feminine singular תֵּרַע Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56; 3rd person masculine plural יֵרְעוּ Nehemiah 2:3; —
1. be displeasing: רַע בְּעֵינֵי Numbers 11:10; Numbers 22:34 (J), Joshua 24:15 (E), Jeremiah 40:4; Proverbs 24:18 (with וְ consecutive) imperfect יֵרַע בְּעֵינֵי Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 (E), Genesis 48:17 (J), 1 Samuel 8:6; 1 Samuel 18:8; 2 Samuel 11:25; later, וַיֵּרַעאֶל Jonah 4:1 or וירעלְ Nehemiah 2:10 (intensified by רָעָה גְרוֺלֶה), וַיֵּרַעלִי מְאֹד Nehemiah 13:8.
2. be sad: ירע לבב Deuteronomy 15:10; 1 Samuel 1:8; יֵֽֽֽרְעוּ פָנַי Nehemiah 2:3.
3. be injurious, evil: וַיִּרַע לְ Psalm 106:32 it went ill with Moses, person subject 2 Samuel 20:6; רָעָה עַיִן be grudging, with ב person, Deuteronomy 15:9; Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56.
4. be evil, wicked, ethically: וַיֵּרַע בְּעֵינֵי י׳ Genesis 38:10 (J) 2 Samuel 11:27; Isaiah 59:15; בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהַים 1 Chronicles 21:71 Chronicles 21:7.
†Niph. suffer hurt: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular (רַע) יֵרוֺעַ Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 13:20.
Hiph.70 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֵרַע Exodus 5:23 +; 2nd person masculine singular הֲרֵעוֺתָ 1 Kings 17:20, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָרֵעַ Zephaniah 1:12, וַיָּרַע 1 Kings 16:25; 2nd person masculine singular תָּרַע Psalm 44:3 [Psalm 44:2] +, etc.; Infinitive absolute הָרֵעַ 1 Samuel 12:25; 1 Chronicles 21:17; construct הָרַע Genesis 31:7 + 8 times, הָרֵעַ֑ Isaiah 1:16 + 4 times; Participle מֵרַע Isaiah 9:16 [Isaiah 9:17]; Proverbs 17:4; plural מְרֵעִים Isaiah 1:4 +; —
1. do an injury, hurt: absolute Genesis 44:5 (J), Isaiah 11:9 = Isaiah 65:25, Jeremiah 31:28; Proverbs 4:16; Proverbs 24:8; opposed to היטיב Isaiah 41:23; Jeremiah 10:5; Zephaniah 1:12 (all in prov. phr. = do anything at all, compare רָע 2); הרע ל Genesis 19:9; Genesis 43:6; Exodus 5:22, Exodus 5:23; Numbers 11:11 (J) Numbers 20:15; Joshua 24:20 (E) + 5 times; with accusative of person Numbers 16:15 (J) + 4 times; with בְּ, 1 Chronicles 16:22 = Psalm 105:15 (with ל), Jeremiah 25:29; Psalm 74:3; with עִמָּדִי Genesis 31:7 (E); with על 1 Kings 17:20 bring evil upon; swear לְהָרַע, = to one's hurt, Psalm 15:4; Leviticus 5:4 (P); Participle = substantive לְבָכָם לְמֵרָ֔ע [H4827 Daniel 11:27] (shall be) for mischief.
2. do evil, wickedly: absolute Genesis 19:7 (J) 1 Samuel 12:25 (twice in verse) + 6 times; opposed to היטיב Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 13:23; with מִן compare, 1 Kings 14:9; 1 Kings 16:25; 2 Kings 21:11; Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 16:12; with accusative הֵרֵעוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶם Micah 3:4, compare 1 Samuel 25:3; Participle מֵרַע evil doer, Isaiah 9:16 [Isaiah 9:17]; Proverbs 17:4; plural Jeremiah 20:13; Jeremiah 23:14; Psalm 27:2 + 7 times; וֶרַע מ׳ Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 14:20; בית מ׳ Isaiah 31:2; עֲרַתמ׳ Psalm 22:17 [Psalm 22:16]; קִחַל מ׳ Psalm 26:5; סוֺר מ׳ Psalm 64:3 [Psalm 64:2].

† II. [רָעַע] verb break (Aramaic loan-word = Hebrew רָצַץwhich see); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural רָעוּ Jeremiah 11:16; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָרֹעַ Jeremiah 15:12; Job 34:24, 2nd person masculine singular suffix תְּרֹעֵם Psalm 2:9 (but see below); Infinitive absolute רֹ֫עָה Isaiah 24:19 (strike out ה as dittograph and read רֹעַ, see Hithpō`.); Participle feminine רֹעָה (? for רֹעֲעָה) [H7465 Proverbs 25:19]: —
1. transitive הֲיָרֹע בַּרְזֶל בַּרְזֶל וגו׳ Jeremiah 15:12 can one break iron, iron out of the north? compare יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים Job 34:24; תְּרֹעֵם בְּשֵֹׁבֶט בַּרְזֶל Psalm 2:9 (but read תִּרְעֵם, see I. רהְ, Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate Hup-Now and others).
2. intransitive break = be broken, of branches Jeremiah 11:16 (in figurative; Gf Or and others; > Hi Gie are in a sad state, √ I. רעע); שֵׁן רֹעָה [H7465 Proverbs 25:19] a broken tooth (ר׳ = רֹעֲעָה ?; Frankenb Niph. Participle נְרָעָה, compare Toy, but Niph. not elsewhere; Vrss רָעָה bad). — רֹ֫עוּ Isaiah 8:9 read דְּעוּ (Greek Version of the LXX Lo Che and others, || הַאֲזִינוּ).
Hithpō`. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular + Qal Infinitive absolute (see above) צרץ [הָ] רֹעַ הִתְרֹעֲעָה Isaiah 24:19 the earth is broken asunder (|| הִתְפּוֹרְרָה פּוֹר, מוֺט הִתְמוֺטְטָה); also Infinitive construct לְהִתְרוֺעֵעַ Proverbs 18:24 will be broken in pieces (Ges§ 114 i), ruined, De and others, but < read לְהִתְרָעוֺת Vrss Toy and others, see רעה Hithp. (see, however, DrExpos. Times xi (1899-1900), 230f.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:7; 19:9; 21:11; 21:12; 21:12; 31:7; 31:7; 38:10; 43:6; 44:5; 48:17

Exodus

5:22; 5:23; 5:23; 21:8

Leviticus

5:4

Numbers

11:10; 11:10; 11:11; 16:15; 20:15; 22:34; 22:34

Deuteronomy

15:9; 15:9; 15:10; 28:54; 28:54; 28:56; 28:56

Joshua

24:15; 24:20

1 Samuel

1:8; 8:6; 12:25; 12:25; 18:8; 25:3

2 Samuel

11:25; 11:27; 20:6

1 Kings

14:9; 16:25; 16:25; 17:20; 17:20

2 Kings

21:11

1 Chronicles

16:22; 21:7; 21:7; 21:17

Nehemiah

2:3; 2:3; 2:10; 13:8

Job

34:24; 34:24

Psalms

2:9; 2:9; 15:4; 22:16; 26:5; 27:2; 44:2; 64:2; 74:3; 105:15; 106:32

Proverbs

4:16; 11:15; 13:20; 17:4; 17:4; 18:24; 24:8; 24:18

Isaiah

1:4; 1:4; 1:16; 8:9; 9:17; 9:17; 11:9; 14:20; 24:19; 24:19; 31:2; 41:23; 59:15; 65:25

Jeremiah

4:22; 7:26; 10:5; 11:16; 11:16; 13:23; 15:12; 15:12; 16:12; 20:13; 23:14; 25:29; 31:28; 40:4

Jonah

4:1

Micah

3:4

Zephaniah

1:12; 1:12

H7489

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Strong's Number H7489 matches the Hebrew רָעַע (rāʿaʿ),
which occurs 102 times in 99 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Psa 37:1–Zec 8:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - A psalm of David.

Don’t worry about the wicked
or envy those who do wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8 - Stop being angry!
Turn from your rage!
Do not lose your temper—
it only leads to harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:9 - For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:2 - You drove out the pagan nations by your power
and gave all the land to our ancestors.
You crushed their enemies
and set our ancestors free.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:2 - Hide me from the plots of this evil mob,
from this gang of wrongdoers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 92:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:11 - My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:16

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 105:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:15 - “Do not touch my chosen people,
and do not hurt my prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:32 - At Meribah, too, they angered the LORD,
causing Moses serious trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:115

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:115 - Get out of my life, you evil-minded people,
for I intend to obey the commands of my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:16 - For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day.
They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt;
it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - Walk with the wise and become wise;
associate with fools and get in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 - Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
liars pay close attention to slander.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:24 - There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:8 - A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:18 - For the LORD will be displeased with you
and will turn his anger away from them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:19 - Don’t fret because of evildoers;
don’t envy the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Oh, what a sinful nation they are—
loaded down with a burden of guilt.
They are evil people,
corrupt children who have rejected the LORD.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16 - Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - “Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified.
Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!

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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 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 BoxIsa 14:20 - You will not be given a proper burial,
for you have destroyed your nation
and slaughtered your people.
The descendants of such an evil person
will never again receive honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:19 - The earth has broken up.
It has utterly collapsed;
it is violently shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 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 BoxIsa 41:23 - Yes, tell us what will occur in the days ahead.
Then we will know you are gods.
In fact, do anything—good or bad!
Do something that will amaze and frighten us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:15 - Yes, truth is gone,
and anyone who renounces evil is attacked.
The LORD looked and was displeased
to find there was no justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25

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 BoxJer 4:22 - “My people are foolish
and do not know me,” says the LORD.
“They are stupid children
who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
but they have no idea how to do right!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful—even worse than their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:5 - Their gods are like
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
They cannot speak,
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of such gods,
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”

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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 BoxJer 13:23 - Can an Ethiopian[fn] change the color of his skin?
Can a leopard take away its spots?
Neither can you start doing good,
for you have always done evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:12 - Can a man break a bar of iron from the north,
or a bar of bronze?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:12 - And you are even worse than your ancestors! You stubbornly follow your own evil desires and refuse to listen to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:13 - Sing to the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
For though I was poor and needy,
he rescued me from my oppressors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:14 - But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse!
They commit adultery and love dishonesty.
They encourage those who are doing evil
so that no one turns away from their sins.
These prophets are as wicked
as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:6 - Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.’

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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 BoxJer 31:28 - In the past I deliberately uprooted and tore down this nation. I overthrew it, destroyed it, and brought disaster upon it. But in the future I will just as deliberately plant it and build it up. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:9 - “My lord the king,” he said, “these men have done a very evil thing in putting Jeremiah the prophet into the cistern. He will soon die of hunger, for almost all the bread in the city is gone.”

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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 BoxJon 4:1 - This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:4 - Then you beg the LORD for help in times of trouble!
Do you really expect him to answer?
After all the evil you have done,
he won’t even look at you!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:6 - “In that coming day,” says the LORD,
“I will gather together those who are lame,
those who have been exiles,
and those whom I have filled with grief.

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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 BoxZec 8:14 - “For this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: I was determined to punish you when your ancestors angered me, and I did not change my mind, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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