Exodus 23:22
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22 “But if you listen attentively to his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.(A)
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Genesis 12:3
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3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a](A)
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- 12.3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves
Deuteronomy 30:7
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7 The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on the adversaries who took advantage of you.
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Jeremiah 30:20
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20 Their children shall be as of old;
their congregation shall be established before me,
and I will punish all who oppress them.
Acts 9:4-5
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4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”(A) 5 He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
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Zechariah 2:8
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8 For thus said the Lord of hosts after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you: Truly, one who touches you touches the apple of my eye.[a](A)
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- 2.8 Heb his eye
Numbers 24:9
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9 He crouched; he lay down like a lion
and like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”(A)
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