12 And may the God who causes His (A)name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this [a]house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius issue a decree; let it be done diligently.

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  1. Ezra 6:12 Temple

12 May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there,(A) overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem.

I Darius(B) have decreed it. Let it be carried out with diligence.

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And the Lord said to him: (A)“I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built (B)to put My name there forever, (C)and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

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The Lord said to him:

“I have heard(A) the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name(B) there forever. My eyes(C) and my heart will always be there.

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“But you shall seek the (A)place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His (B)dwelling[a] place; and there you shall go.

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  1. Deuteronomy 12:5 home

But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name(A) there for his dwelling.(B) To that place you must go;

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11 then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord.

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11 Then to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name(A)—there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice possessions you have vowed to the Lord.(B)

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24 An altar of (A)earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, (B)your sheep and your oxen. In every (C)place where I [a]record My name I will come to you, and I will (D)bless you.

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  1. Exodus 20:24 cause My name to be remembered

24 “‘Make an altar(A) of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings(B) and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name(C) to be honored, I will come to you and bless(D) you.

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14 (A)And the armies in heaven, (B)clothed in [a]fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now (C)out of His mouth goes a [b]sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And (D)He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. (E)He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And (F)He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

(G)KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.

The Beast and His Armies Defeated

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, (H)“Come and gather together for the [c]supper of the great God, 18 (I)that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, [d]free and slave, both small and great.”

19 (J)And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 (K)Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and (L)those who worshiped his image. (M)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire (N)burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest (O)were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. (P)And all the birds (Q)were filled with their flesh.

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  1. Revelation 19:14 NU, M pure white linen
  2. Revelation 19:15 M sharp two-edged
  3. Revelation 19:17 NU, M great supper of God
  4. Revelation 19:18 NU, M both free

14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(A) white(B) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(C) with which to strike down(D) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](E) He treads the winepress(F) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(G)

king of kings and lord of lords.(H)

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(I) flying in midair,(J) “Come,(K) gather together for the great supper of God,(L) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(M) free and slave,(N) great and small.”(O)

19 Then I saw the beast(P) and the kings of the earth(Q) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(R) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(S) who had performed the signs(T) on its behalf.(U) With these signs he had deluded(V) those who had received the mark of the beast(W) and worshiped its image.(X) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(Y) of burning sulfur.(Z) 21 The rest were killed with the sword(AA) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,(AB) and all the birds(AC) gorged themselves on their flesh.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”

Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. [a]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

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  1. Acts 9:5 NU, M omit the rest of v. 5 and begin v. 6 with But arise and go

“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.

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38 And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; 39 (A)but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found (B)to fight against God.”

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38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.(A) 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”(B)

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“Behold, I will make Jerusalem (A)a cup of [a]drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. (B)And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem (C)a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. In that day,” says the Lord, (D)“I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.

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  1. Zechariah 12:2 Lit. reeling

“I am going to make Jerusalem a cup(A) that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling.(B) Judah(C) will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations(D) of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock(E) for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure(F) themselves. On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.(G)

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Edom Mistreated His Brother

10 “For (A)violence against your brother Jacob,
Shame shall cover you,
And (B)you shall be cut off forever.

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10 Because of the violence(A) against your brother Jacob,(B)
    you will be covered with shame;
    you will be destroyed forever.(C)

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12 (A)For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
And those nations shall be utterly ruined.

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12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(A) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(B)

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10 (A)Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your (B)might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.

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10 Whatever(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(B) for in the realm of the dead,(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(D)

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O daughter of Babylon, (A)who are to be destroyed,
Happy the one (B)who repays you as you have served us!
Happy the one who takes and (C)dashes
Your little ones against the rock!

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Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(A)
    happy is the one who repays you
    according to what you have done to us.
Happy is the one who seizes your infants
    and dashes them(B) against the rocks.

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