2 Chronicles 12:8
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8 Nevertheless, they shall be his servants, so that they may know the difference between serving me and serving the kingdoms of other lands.”(A)
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Deuteronomy 28:47-48
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47 “Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and with gladness of heart for the abundance of everything,(A) 48 therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and lack of everything. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.(B)
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Isaiah 26:13
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13 O Lord our God,
other lords besides you have ruled over us,
but we acknowledge your name alone.(A)
Hosea 8:10
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10 Though they bargain with the nations,
I will now gather them up.
They shall soon writhe
under the burden of kings and princes.(A)
Jeremiah 10:24
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24 Correct me, O Lord, but in just measure;
not in your anger, or you will bring me to nothing.(A)
Judges 3:1
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Nations Remaining in the Land
3 Now these are the nations that the Lord left to test all those in Israel who had no experience of war in Canaan(A)
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Nehemiah 9:36
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36 Here we are, slaves to this day, slaves in the land that you gave to our ancestors to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts.(A)
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