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2 Kings 2:24
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2 Kings 2:24
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24 When he turned around and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.(A)
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2 Kings 2:24
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2 Kings 2:24
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24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse(A) on them in the name(B) of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
Acts 13:9-11
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Acts 13:9-11
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9 But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him(A) 10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?(B) 11 And now listen—the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind for a while, unable to see the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he fumbled about for someone to lead him by the hand.(C)
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Acts 13:9-11
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Acts 13:9-11
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9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,(A) looked straight at Elymas and said, 10 “You are a child of the devil(B) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?(C) 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you.(D) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”(E)
Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
Acts 5:9
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Acts 5:9
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9 Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”(A)
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Acts 5:9
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Acts 5:9
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9 Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?(A) Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
Acts 5:5
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Acts 5:5
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5 Now when Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard of it.
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Acts 5:5
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5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died.(A) And great fear(B) seized all who heard what had happened.
Amos 7:17
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Amos 7:17
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17 Therefore thus says the Lord:
Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city,
and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword,
and your land shall be parceled out by line;
you yourself shall die in an unclean land,
and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.”(A)
Amos 7:17
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Amos 7:17
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Acts 8:20
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Acts 8:20
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20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s gift with money!(A)
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Acts 8:20
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Acts 8:20
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20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!(A)
Mark 11:21
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Mark 11:21
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21 Then Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.”(A)
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Mark 11:21
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Mark 11:21
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21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi,(A) look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
Mark 11:14
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Mark 11:14
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14 He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
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Mark 11:14
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Mark 11:14
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14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
Hosea 13:8
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Hosea 13:8
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8 I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs
and will tear open the covering of their heart;
there I will devour them like a lion,
as a wild animal would mangle them.
Hosea 13:8
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Hosea 13:8
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Lamentations 3:65
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Lamentations 3:65
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65 Give them anguish of heart;
your curse be on them!
Lamentations 3:65
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Lamentations 3:65
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65 Put a veil over their hearts,(A)
and may your curse be on them!
Jeremiah 29:21-23
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Jeremiah 29:21-23
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21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: I am going to deliver them into the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, and he shall kill them before your eyes. 22 And on account of them this curse shall be used by all the exiles from Judah in Babylon: “The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,”(A) 23 because they have perpetrated outrage in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them; I am the one who knows and bears witness, says the Lord.(B)
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Jeremiah 29:21-23
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Jeremiah 29:21-23
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21 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies(A) to you in my name: “I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will put them to death before your very eyes. 22 Because of them, all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the Lord treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned(B) in the fire.’ 23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery(C) with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know(D) it and am a witness(E) to it,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 28:16
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Jeremiah 28:16
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16 Therefore thus says the Lord: I am going to send you off the face of the earth. Within this year you will be dead, for you have spoken rebellion against the Lord.”(A)
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Jeremiah 28:16
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Jeremiah 28:16
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16 Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth.(A) This very year you are going to die,(B) because you have preached rebellion(C) against the Lord.’”
Nehemiah 13:25-27
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Nehemiah 13:25-27
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25 And I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of the men and pulled out their hair, and I made them take an oath in the name of God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.(A) 26 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin.(B) 27 Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?”(C)
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Nehemiah 13:25-27
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Nehemiah 13:25-27
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25 I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath(A) in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.(B) 26 Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him.(C) He was loved by his God,(D) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.(E) 27 Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying(F) foreign women?”
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