Therefore the land (A)mourns,
And everyone who lives in it languishes
Along with the animals of the field and the birds of the sky,
And even the fish of the sea [a]disappear.

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  1. Hosea 4:3 Lit are taken away

Because of this the land dries up,(A)
    and all who live in it waste away;(B)
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the fish in the sea are swept away.(C)

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23 “For this reason (A)the kingdom of heaven [a]is like a king who wanted to (B)settle accounts with his slaves. 24 And when he had begun to settle them, one who owed him [b]ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25 But since he [c](C)did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he (D)be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made.

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  1. Matthew 18:23 Lit has been compared to
  2. Matthew 18:24 By one estimate, a debt of 60 million working days for a laborer
  3. Matthew 18:25 Or was unable to

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a king who wanted to settle accounts(B) with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[a] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay,(C) the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold(D) to repay the debt.

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  1. Matthew 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.