Ezekiel 26:12
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12 They will plunder your riches and pillage your merchandise; they will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses; they will lay your stones, your timber, and your soil in the (A)midst of the water.
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Isaiah 23:8
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8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, (A)the crowning city,
Whose merchants are princes,
Whose traders are the honorable of the earth?
Zechariah 9:3-4
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3 For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.
4 Behold, (A)the Lord will cast her out;
He will destroy (B)her power in the sea,
And she will be devoured by fire.
2 Chronicles 32:27
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Hezekiah’s Wealth and Honor(A)
27 Hezekiah had very great riches and honor. And he made himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of desirable items;
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Revelation 18:11-13
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11 “And (A)the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: 12 (B)merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and (C)souls of men.
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Matthew 6:19-20
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven(A)
19 (B)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 (C)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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Zechariah 7:14
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14 “But (A)I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate.”
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Nahum 2:9
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9 [a]Take spoil of silver!
Take spoil of (A)gold!
There is no end of treasure,
Or wealth of every desirable prize.
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- Nahum 2:9 Plunder
Hosea 13:15
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15 Though he is fruitful among his brethren,
(A)An east wind shall come;
The wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness.
Then his spring shall become dry,
And his fountain shall be dried up.
He shall plunder the treasury of every desirable prize.
Daniel 11:8
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8 And he shall also carry their gods captive to Egypt, with their [a]princes and their precious articles of silver and gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the North.
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- Daniel 11:8 Or molded images
Ezekiel 28:8
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8 They shall throw you down into the (A)Pit,
And you shall die the death of the slain
In the midst of the seas.
Ezekiel 27:3-36
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3 and say to Tyre, (A)‘You who [a]are situated at the entrance of the sea, (B)merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God:
“O Tyre, you have said,
(C)‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4 Your borders are in the midst of the seas.
Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5 They [b]made all your planks of fir trees from (D)Senir;
They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.
6 Of (E)oaks from Bashan they made your oars;
The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks
With ivory from (F)the coasts of [c]Cyprus.
7 Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail;
Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
8 “Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen;
Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you;
They became your pilots.
9 Elders of (G)Gebal and its wise men
Were in you to caulk your seams;
All the ships of the sea
And their oarsmen were in you
To market your merchandise.
10 “Those from Persia, [d]Lydia, and [e]Libya
Were in your army as men of war;
They hung shield and helmet in you;
They gave splendor to you.
11 Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around,
And the men of Gammad were in your towers;
They hung their shields on your walls all around;
They made (H)your beauty perfect.
12 (I)“Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods. 13 (J)Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered (K)human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. 14 Those from the house of (L)Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules. 15 The men of (M)Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment. 16 Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies. 17 Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of (N)Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and (O)balm. 18 Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool. 19 Dan and Javan paid for your wares, [f]traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise. 20 (P)Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. 21 Arabia and all the princes of (Q)Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. 22 The merchants of (R)Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. 23 (S)Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of (T)Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants. 24 These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.
25 “The (U)ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise.
You were filled and very glorious (V)in the midst of the seas.
26 Your oarsmen brought you into many waters,
But (W)the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.
27 “Your (X)riches, wares, and merchandise,
Your mariners and pilots,
Your caulkers and merchandisers,
All your men of war who are in you,
And the entire company which is in your midst,
Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.
28 The (Y)common-land[g] will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.
29 “All (Z)who handle the oar,
The mariners,
All the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships and stand on the [h]shore.
30 They will make their voice heard because of you;
They will cry bitterly and (AA)cast dust on their heads;
They (AB)will roll about in ashes;
31 They will (AC)shave themselves completely bald because of you,
Gird themselves with sackcloth,
And weep for you
With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
32 In their wailing for you
They will (AD)take up a lamentation,
And lament for you:
(AE)‘What city is like Tyre,
Destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 ‘When(AF) your wares went out by sea,
You satisfied many people;
You enriched the kings of the earth
With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.
34 But (AG)you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters;
(AH)Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst.
35 (AI)All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you;
Their kings will be greatly afraid,
And their countenance will be troubled.
36 The merchants among the peoples (AJ)will hiss at you;
(AK)You will become a horror, and be no (AL)more forever.’ ” ’ ”
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- Ezekiel 27:3 Lit. sit or dwell
- Ezekiel 27:5 built
- Ezekiel 27:6 Heb. Kittim, western lands, especially Cyprus
- Ezekiel 27:10 Heb. Lud
- Ezekiel 27:10 Heb. Put
- Ezekiel 27:19 LXX, Syr. from Uzal
- Ezekiel 27:28 open lands or pasturelands
- Ezekiel 27:29 Lit. land
Ezekiel 26:5
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5 It shall be a place for spreading nets (A)in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,’ says the Lord God; ‘it shall become plunder for the nations.
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Jeremiah 25:34
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34 “Wail,(A) shepherds, and cry!
Roll about in the ashes,
You leaders of the flock!
For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions are fulfilled;
You shall fall like a precious vessel.
Isaiah 32:12
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12 People shall mourn upon their breasts
For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
Isaiah 23:17-18
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17 And it shall be, at the end of seventy years, that the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire, and (A)commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. 18 Her gain and her pay (B)will be set apart for the Lord; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for [a]fine clothing.
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- Isaiah 23:18 choice
Isaiah 23:11
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11 He stretched out His hand over the sea,
He shook the kingdoms;
The Lord has given a commandment (A)against Canaan
To destroy its strongholds.
2 Chronicles 36:10
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10 At the turn of the year (A)King Nebuchadnezzar summoned him and took him to Babylon, (B)with the costly articles from the house of the Lord, and made (C)Zedekiah,[a] [b]Jehoiakim’s brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:10 Or Mattaniah
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 Lit. his brother, 2 Kin. 24:17
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