Isaiah 28:17
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17 And I will make justice the line
and righteousness the plummet;
hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
and waters will overwhelm the shelter.(A)
Isaiah 34:11
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11 But the desert owl[a] and the screech owl[b] shall possess it;
the great owl and the raven shall live in it.
He shall stretch the line of confusion
and the plummet of chaos over it.(A)
Lamentations 2:8
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8 The Lord determined to lay in ruins
the wall of daughter Zion;
he stretched the line;
he did not withhold his hand from destroying;
he caused rampart and wall to lament;
they languish together.(A)
Amos 8:2
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2 He said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me,
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- 8.2 In Heb the word for end is related to the word for summer fruit
Micah 7:18
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God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love
18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of his possession?
He does not retain his anger forever
because he delights in showing steadfast love.(A)
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