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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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10 While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle. But that day the Lord thundered(A) with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic(B) that they were routed before the Israelites.

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10     Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered.
He thunders against them from heaven;
    the Lord judges throughout the earth.
He gives power to his king;
    he increases the strength[a] of his anointed one.”

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  1. 2:10 Hebrew he exalts the horn.

10     those who oppose the Lord will be broken.(A)
The Most High will thunder(B) from heaven;
    the Lord will judge(C) the ends of the earth.

“He will give strength(D) to his king
    and exalt the horn(E) of his anointed.”

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14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot arrows and scattered his enemies;
    his lightning flashed, and they were confused.

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14 The Lord thundered(A) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot his arrows(B) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning he routed them.

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17 You know that it does not rain at this time of the year during the wheat harvest. I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain today. Then you will realize how wicked you have been in asking the Lord for a king!”

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17 Is it not wheat harvest(A) now? I will call(B) on the Lord to send thunder(C) and rain.(D) And you will realize what an evil(E) thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”

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20 The stars fought from heaven.
    The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.

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20 From the heavens(A) the stars fought,
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.

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10 The Lord threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

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10 The Lord threw them into confusion(A) before Israel,(B) so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon.(C) Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon(D) and cut them down all the way to Azekah(E) and Makkedah.(F)

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Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:(A) ‘Not(B) by might nor by power,(C) but by my Spirit,’(D) says the Lord Almighty.

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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. For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’

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He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted(A) or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you(B) to fight(C) for you against your enemies to give you victory.(D)

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18 Then the thunder crashed and rolled, and lightning flashed. And a great earthquake struck—the worst since people were placed on the earth. 19 The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon’s sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce wrath. 20 And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled. 21 There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds[a] fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm.

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  1. 16:21 Greek 1 talent [34 kilograms].

18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(A) and a severe earthquake.(B) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(C) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(D) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(E) Babylon the Great(F) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(G) 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(H) 21 From the sky huge hailstones,(I) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] fell on people. And they cursed God(J) on account of the plague of hail,(K) because the plague was so terrible.

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  1. Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms

Fire spreads ahead of him
    and burns up all his foes.
His lightning flashes out across the world.
    The earth sees and trembles.

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Fire(A) goes before(B) him
    and consumes(C) his foes on every side.
His lightning(D) lights up the world;
    the earth(E) sees and trembles.(F)

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16 When the Red Sea[a] saw you, O God,
    its waters looked and trembled!
    The sea quaked to its very depths.
17 The clouds poured down rain;
    the thunder rumbled in the sky.
    Your arrows of lightning flashed.
18 Your thunder roared from the whirlwind;
    the lightning lit up the world!
    The earth trembled and shook.

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  1. 77:16 Hebrew the waters.

16 The waters(A) saw you, God,
    the waters saw you and writhed;(B)
    the very depths were convulsed.
17 The clouds poured down water,(C)
    the heavens resounded with thunder;(D)
    your arrows(E) flashed back and forth.
18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,(F)
    your lightning(G) lit up the world;
    the earth trembled and quaked.(H)

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11 He shrouded himself in darkness,
    veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.
12 Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him
    and rained down hail and burning coals.[a]
13 The Lord thundered from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded
    amid the hail and burning coals.
14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies;
    great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused.

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  1. 18:12 Or and lightning bolts; also in 18:13.

11 He made darkness his covering,(A) his canopy(B) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(C) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(D) and bolts of lightning.(E)
13 The Lord thundered(F) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(G) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(H) he routed them.(I)

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  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning

When Israel chose new gods,
    war erupted at the city gates.
Yet not a shield or spear could be seen
    among forty thousand warriors in Israel!

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God chose new leaders(A)
    when war came to the city gates,(B)
but not a shield or spear(C) was seen
    among forty thousand in Israel.

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