15 (A)I will lay waste mountains and hills,
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,[a]
    and dry up the pools.

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  1. Isaiah 42:15 Or into coastlands

15 I will lay waste(A) the mountains(B) and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
    and dry up(C) the pools.

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(A)Why, when I came, was there no man;
    why, when I called, was there no one to answer?
(B)Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem?
    Or have I no power to deliver?
(C)Behold, by my rebuke (D)I dry up the sea,
    (E)I make the rivers a desert;
(F)their fish stink for lack of water
    and die of thirst.

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When I came, why was there no one?
    When I called, why was there no one to answer?(A)
Was my arm too short(B) to deliver you?
    Do I lack the strength(C) to rescue you?
By a mere rebuke(D) I dry up the sea,(E)
    I turn rivers into a desert;(F)
their fish rot for lack of water
    and die of thirst.

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(A)He rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
    he dries up all the rivers;
(B)Bashan and (C)Carmel wither;
    the bloom of (D)Lebanon withers.
(E)The mountains quake before him;
    (F)the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
    (G)the world and all who dwell in it.

(H)Who can stand before his indignation?
    Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath (I)is poured out like fire,
    and (J)the rocks are broken into pieces by him.

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He rebukes(A) the sea and dries it up;(B)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(C) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
The mountains quake(D) before him
    and the hills melt away.(E)
The earth trembles(F) at his presence,
    the world and all who live in it.(G)
Who can withstand(H) his indignation?
    Who can endure(I) his fierce anger?(J)
His wrath is poured out like fire;(K)
    the rocks are shattered(L) before him.

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27 (A)who says to the deep, ‘Be dry;
    I will dry up your rivers’;

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27 who says to the watery deep, ‘Be dry,
    and I will dry up(A) your streams,’

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Judgment Before the Great White Throne

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence (A)earth and sky fled away, and (B)no place was found for them.

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The Judgment of the Dead

11 Then I saw a great white throne(A) and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,(B) and there was no place for them.

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12 (A)For the Lord of hosts has a day
    against all that is proud and lofty,
    against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
13 against all the (B)cedars of Lebanon,
    lofty and lifted up;
    and against all the (C)oaks of Bashan;
14 against all (D)the lofty mountains,
    and against all the uplifted hills;
15 against every high tower,
    and against every fortified wall;
16 against all (E)the ships of Tarshish,
    and against all the beautiful craft.

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12 The Lord Almighty has a day(A) in store
    for all the proud(B) and lofty,(C)
for all that is exalted(D)
    (and they will be humbled),(E)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(F) tall and lofty,(G)
    and all the oaks of Bashan,(H)
14 for all the towering mountains
    and all the high hills,(I)
15 for every lofty tower(J)
    and every fortified wall,(K)
16 for every trading ship[a](L)
    and every stately vessel.

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  1. Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish

18 And there were (A)flashes of lightning, rumblings,[a] peals of thunder, and (B)a great earthquake (C)such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake.

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  1. Revelation 16:18 Or voices, or sounds

18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(A) and a severe earthquake.(B) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(C) so tremendous was the quake.

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12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on (A)the great river Euphrates, and (B)its water was dried up, (C)to prepare the way for the kings (D)from the east.

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12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(A) and its water was dried up to prepare the way(B) for the kings from the East.(C)

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13 And at that hour there was (A)a great earthquake, and (B)a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and (C)gave glory to (D)the God of heaven.

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13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake(A) and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory(B) to the God of heaven.(C)

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The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed (A)hail and (B)fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a (C)third of the earth was burned up, and a third of (D)the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like (E)a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea (F)became blood. A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of (G)the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and (H)a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on (I)the springs of water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third of the waters (J)became wormwood, and many people died from the water, (K)because it had been made bitter.

12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of (L)the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.

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  1. Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is the name of a plant and of the bitter-tasting extract derived from it

The first angel(A) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire(B) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third(C) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.(D)

The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,(E) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third(F) of the sea turned into blood,(G) a third(H) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky(I) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water(J) 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third(K) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(L)

12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third(M) of them turned dark.(N) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(O)

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  1. Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.

12 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, (A)there was a great earthquake, and (B)the sun became black as (C)sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, 13 and (D)the stars of the sky fell to the earth (E)as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. 14 (F)The sky vanished (G)like a scroll that is being rolled up, and (H)every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave[a] and free, (I)hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 (J)calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of (K)him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 for (L)the great day of their wrath has come, and (M)who can stand?”

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  1. Revelation 6:15 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.(A) The sun turned black(B) like sackcloth(C) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth,(D) as figs drop from a fig tree(E) when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up,(F) and every mountain and island was removed from its place.(G)

15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free,(H) hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.(I) 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us(J) and hide us[a] from the face of him who sits on the throne(K) and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day(L) of their[b] wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”(M)

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  1. Revelation 6:16 See Hosea 10:8.
  2. Revelation 6:17 Some manuscripts his

11 (A)He shall pass through the sea of troubles
    and strike down the waves of the sea,
    (B)and all the depths of the Nile shall be dried up.
The pride of Assyria shall be laid low,
    and (C)the scepter of Egypt shall depart.

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11 They will pass through the sea of trouble;
    the surging sea will be subdued
    and all the depths of the Nile will dry up.(A)
Assyria’s pride(B) will be brought down
    and Egypt’s scepter(C) will pass away.(D)

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For thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)Yet once more, in a little while, (B)I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land.

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“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while(A) I will once more shake the heavens and the earth,(B) the sea and the dry land.

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