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Haggai 1:4
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Haggai 1:4
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4 “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?
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Haggai 1:4
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Haggai 1:4
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4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses,(A) while this house remains a ruin?(B)”
2 Samuel 7:2
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2 Samuel 7:2
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2 the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace,[a] but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!”
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- 7:2 Hebrew a house of cedar.
2 Samuel 7:2
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2 Samuel 7:2
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2 he said to Nathan(A) the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house(B) of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”(C)
Psalm 132:3-5
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Psalm 132:3-5
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3 “I will not go home;
I will not let myself rest.
4 I will not let my eyes sleep
nor close my eyelids in slumber
5 until I find a place to build a house for the Lord,
a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.”
Psalm 132:3-5
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Psalm 132:3-5
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Philippians 2:21
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Philippians 2:21
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21 All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ.
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Philippians 2:21
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Philippians 2:21
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21 For everyone looks out for their own interests,(A) not those of Jesus Christ.
Haggai 1:9
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Haggai 1:9
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9 You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses.
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Haggai 1:9
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Haggai 1:9
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9 “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little.(A) What you brought home, I blew(B) away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin,(C) while each of you is busy with your own house.
Matthew 6:33
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Matthew 6:33
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33 Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
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- 6:33 Some manuscripts do not include of God.
Matthew 6:33
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Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first his kingdom(A) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(B)
Micah 3:12
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Micah 3:12
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12 Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;
Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
A thicket will grow on the heights
where the Temple now stands.
Micah 3:12
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Micah 3:12
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Daniel 9:17-18
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Daniel 9:17-18
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17 “O our God, hear your servant’s prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary.
18 “O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name—lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.
Daniel 9:17-18
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Daniel 9:17-18
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17 “Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor(A) on your desolate sanctuary. 18 Give ear,(B) our God, and hear;(C) open your eyes and see(D) the desolation of the city that bears your Name.(E) We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.(F)
Jeremiah 52:13
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Jeremiah 52:13
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13 He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings[a] in the city.
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- 52:13 Or destroyed the houses of all the important people.
Jeremiah 52:13
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Jeremiah 52:13
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13 He set fire(A) to the temple(B) of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses(C) of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.
Lamentations 4:1
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Lamentations 4:1
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God’s Anger Satisfied
4 How the gold has lost its luster!
Even the finest gold has become dull.
The sacred gemstones
lie scattered in the streets!
Lamentations 4:1
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Lamentations 4:1
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- Lamentations 4:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Lamentations 2:7
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Lamentations 2:7
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7 The Lord has rejected his own altar;
he despises his own sanctuary.
He has given Jerusalem’s palaces
to her enemies.
They shout in the Lord’s Temple
as though it were a day of celebration.
Lamentations 2:7
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Lamentations 2:7
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Jeremiah 33:12
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Jeremiah 33:12
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12 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: This land—though it is now desolate and has no people and animals—will once more have pastures where shepherds can lead their flocks.
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Jeremiah 33:12
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Jeremiah 33:12
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12 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate(A) and without people or animals(B)—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.(C)
Jeremiah 33:10
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Jeremiah 33:10
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10 “This is what the Lord says: You have said, ‘This is a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.’ Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah’s other towns, there will be heard once more
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Jeremiah 33:10
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Jeremiah 33:10
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10 “This is what the Lord says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate waste, without people or animals.”(A) Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted,(B) inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more
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