Isaiah 13:19
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19 (A)And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,
The beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God overthrew (B)Sodom and Gomorrah.
Genesis 19:24
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24 Then the Lord rained (A)brimstone and (B)fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens.
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Daniel 4:30
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30 The king (A)spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”
Jeremiah 51:41
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41 “Oh, how (A)Sheshach[a] is taken!
Oh, how (B)the praise of the whole earth is seized!
How Babylon has become desolate among the nations!
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:41 A code word for Babylon, Jer. 25:26
Jeremiah 50:40
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40 (A)As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah
And their neighbors,” says the Lord,
“So no one shall reside there,
Nor son of man (B)dwell in it.
Jeremiah 49:18
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18 (A)As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah
And their neighbors,” says the Lord,
“No one shall remain there,
Nor shall a son of man dwell in it.
Deuteronomy 29:23
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23 ‘The whole land is brimstone, (A)salt, and burning; it is not sown, nor does it bear, nor does any grass grow there, (B)like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and His wrath.’
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Zephaniah 2:9
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9 Therefore, as I live,”
Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
“Surely (A)Moab shall be like Sodom,
And (B)the people of Ammon like Gomorrah—
(C)Overrun[a] with weeds and saltpits,
And a [b]perpetual desolation.
The residue of My people shall plunder them,
And the remnant of My people shall possess them.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:9 Lit. Possessed by nettles
- Zephaniah 2:9 Or permanent ruin
Amos 4:11
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11 “I overthrew some of you,
As God overthrew (A)Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
Daniel 2:37-38
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37 (A)You, O king, are a king of kings. (B)For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; 38 (C)and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—(D)you are this head of gold.
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Isaiah 14:12-15
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The Fall of Lucifer
12 “How(A) you are fallen from heaven,
O [a]Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
(B)‘I will ascend into heaven,
(C)I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the (D)mount of the congregation
(E)On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
(F)I will be like the Most High.’
15 Yet you (G)shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the [b]lowest depths of the Pit.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:12 Lit. Day Star
- Isaiah 14:15 Lit. recesses
Isaiah 14:4-6
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4 that you (A)will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
The (B)golden[a] city ceased!
5 The Lord has broken (C)the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;
6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Or insolent
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