Zechariah 14:17
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17 (A)And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain.
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Amos 4:7-8
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7 “I also withheld rain from you,
When there were still three months to the harvest.
I made it rain on one city,
I withheld rain from another city.
One part was rained upon,
And where it did not rain the part withered.
8 So two or three cities wandered to another city to drink water,
But they were not satisfied;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
Jeremiah 14:4
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4 Because the ground is parched,
For there was (A)no rain in the land,
The plowmen were ashamed;
They covered their heads.
Isaiah 60:12
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12 (A)For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
And those nations shall be utterly ruined.
Revelation 11:6
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6 These (A)have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.
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James 5:17
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17 Elijah was a man (A)with a nature like ours, and (B)he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
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Deuteronomy 11:17
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17 lest (A)the Lord’s anger be aroused against you, and He (B)shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and (C)you perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you.
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Zechariah 14:16
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The Nations Worship the King
16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall (A)go up from year to year to (B)worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep (C)the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Amos 3:2
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2 “You(A) only have I known of all the families of the earth;
(B)Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
Jeremiah 14:22
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22 (A)Are there any among (B)the idols of the nations that can cause (C)rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
(D)Are You not He, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.
Deuteronomy 28:23-24
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23 And (A)your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you shall be iron. 24 The Lord will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.
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Genesis 28:14
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14 Also your (A)descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad (B)to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and (C)in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
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Genesis 12:3
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3 (A)I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in (B)you all the families of the earth shall be (C)blessed.”
Genesis 10:32
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32 (A)These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; (B)and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.
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Romans 14:10-11
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10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For (A)we shall all stand before the judgment seat of [a]Christ. 11 For it is written:
(B)“As I live, says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall confess to God.”
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- Romans 14:10 NU God
Acts 17:26-27
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26 And He has made from one [a]blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and (A)the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 (B)so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, (C)though He is not far from each one of us;
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- Acts 17:26 NU omits blood
Jeremiah 10:25
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25 (A)Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, (B)who do not know You,
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
(C)Devoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.
Isaiah 45:23
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23 (A)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every (B)knee shall bow,
(C)Every tongue shall take an oath.
Isaiah 5:6
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6 I will lay it (A)waste;
It shall not be pruned or [a]dug,
But there shall come up briers and (B)thorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:6 hoed
Psalm 110:5-6
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5 The Lord is (A)at Your right hand;
He shall [a]execute kings (B)in the day of His wrath.
6 He shall judge among the nations,
He shall fill the places with dead bodies,
(C)He shall [b]execute the heads of many countries.
Footnotes
- Psalm 110:5 Lit. break kings in pieces
- Psalm 110:6 Lit. break in pieces
Psalm 2:8-12
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8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 (A)You shall [a]break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 [b]Kiss the Son, lest [c]He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When (B)His wrath is kindled but a little.
(C)Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 2:9 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. rule (cf. Rev. 2:27)
- Psalm 2:12 LXX, Vg. Embrace discipline; Tg. Receive instruction
- Psalm 2:12 LXX the Lord
2 Chronicles 7:13
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13 (A)When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people,
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2 Chronicles 6:26
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26 “When the (A)heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them,
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1 Kings 8:35
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35 (A)“When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them,
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