23 He [a]brings the (A)princes to nothing;
He makes the judges of the earth useless.

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  1. Isaiah 40:23 reduces

23 He brings princes(A) to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(B)

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40 (A)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

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40 he who pours contempt on nobles(A)
    made them wander in a trackless waste.(B)

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21 (A)He pours contempt on princes,
And [a]disarms the mighty.

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  1. Job 12:21 loosens the belt of

21 He pours contempt on nobles(A)
    and disarms the mighty.(B)

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18 Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and its princes, to make them (A)a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and (B)a curse, as it is this day; 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his princes, and all his people; 20 all the mixed multitude, all the kings of (C)the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the (D)Philistines (namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and (E)the remnant of Ashdod); 21 (F)Edom, Moab, and the people of Ammon; 22 all the kings of (G)Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are across the (H)sea; 23 (I)Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners; 24 all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the (J)mixed multitude who dwell in the desert; 25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of (K)Elam, and all the kings of the (L)Medes; 26 (M)all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth. Also the king of [a]Sheshach shall drink after them.

27 “Therefore you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (N)“Drink, (O)be drunk, and vomit! Fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.” ’

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  1. Jeremiah 25:26 A code word for Babylon, Jer. 51:41

18 Jerusalem(A) and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin(B) and an object of horror and scorn,(C) a curse[a](D)—as they are today;(E) 19 Pharaoh king(F) of Egypt,(G) his attendants, his officials and all his people, 20 and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz;(H) all the kings of the Philistines(I) (those of Ashkelon,(J) Gaza,(K) Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod); 21 Edom,(L) Moab(M) and Ammon;(N) 22 all the kings of Tyre(O) and Sidon;(P) the kings of the coastlands(Q) across the sea; 23 Dedan,(R) Tema,(S) Buz(T) and all who are in distant places[b];(U) 24 all the kings of Arabia(V) and all the kings of the foreign people(W) who live in the wilderness; 25 all the kings of Zimri,(X) Elam(Y) and Media;(Z) 26 and all the kings of the north,(AA) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(AB) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[c](AC) will drink it too.

27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(AD) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(AE) I will send among you.’

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  1. Jeremiah 25:18 That is, their names to be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, to be seen by others as cursed
  2. Jeremiah 25:23 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
  3. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.

18 (A)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, [a]free and slave, both small and great.”

19 (B)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 (C)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 (D)those who worshiped his image. (E)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire (F)burning with brimstone.

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  1. Revelation 19:18 NU, M both free

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,(A) free and slave,(B) great and small.”(C)

19 Then I saw the beast(D) and the kings of the earth(E) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(F) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(G) who had performed the signs(H) on its behalf.(I) With these signs he had deluded(J) those who had received the mark of the beast(K) and worshiped its image.(L) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(M) of burning sulfur.(N)

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51 (A)He has shown strength with His arm;
(B)He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 (C)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.

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51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(A)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(B)
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.(C)

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12 They shall call its nobles to the kingdom,
But none shall be there, and all its princes shall be nothing.

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12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,
    all her princes(A) will vanish(B) away.

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21 It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones,
And on the earth (A)the kings of the earth.
22 They will be gathered together,
As prisoners are gathered in the [a]pit,
And will be shut up in the prison;
After many days they will be punished.

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  1. Isaiah 24:22 dungeon

21 In that day(A) the Lord will punish(B)
    the powers(C) in the heavens above
    and the kings(D) on the earth below.
22 They will be herded together
    like prisoners(E) bound in a dungeon;(F)
they will be shut up in prison
    and be punished[a] after many days.(G)

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  1. Isaiah 24:22 Or released

The Lord of hosts has (A)purposed it,
To [a]bring to dishonor the (B)pride of all glory,
To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

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  1. Isaiah 23:9 pollute

The Lord Almighty planned(A) it,
    to bring down(B) her pride in all her splendor
    and to humble(C) all who are renowned(D) on the earth.

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13 The princes of Zoan have become fools;
(A)The princes of [a]Noph are deceived;
They have also [b]deluded Egypt,
Those who are the [c]mainstay of its tribes.
14 The Lord has mingled (B)a perverse spirit in her midst;
And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work,
As a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

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  1. Isaiah 19:13 Ancient Memphis
  2. Isaiah 19:13 Lit. caused to stagger
  3. Isaiah 19:13 cornerstone

13 The officials of Zoan(A) have become fools,
    the leaders of Memphis(B) are deceived;
the cornerstones(C) of her peoples
    have led Egypt astray.
14 The Lord has poured into them
    a spirit of dizziness;(D)
they make Egypt stagger in all that she does,
    as a drunkard staggers(E) around in his vomit.

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12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
(A)He is awesome to the kings of the earth.

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12 He breaks the spirit of rulers;
    he is feared by the kings of the earth.

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19 Yet He (A)is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
For (B)they are all the work of His hands.
20 In a moment they die, (C)in the middle of the night;
The people are shaken and pass away;
The mighty are taken away without a hand.

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19 who shows no partiality(A) to princes
    and does not favor the rich over the poor,(B)
    for they are all the work of his hands?(C)
20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night;(D)
    the people are shaken and they pass away;
    the mighty are removed without human hand.(E)

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