Isaiah 18:1
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Zephaniah 3:10
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10 From beyond the rivers of Cush
my suppliants, my scattered ones,
shall bring my offering.(A)
Zephaniah 2:12
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12 You also, O Cushites,
shall be killed by my sword.(A)
Ezekiel 30:4-5
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4 A sword shall come upon Egypt,
and anguish shall be in Cush,
when the slain fall in Egypt,
and its wealth is carried away,
and its foundations are torn down.(A)
5 Cush and Put and Lud and all the mixed populations and Libya[a] and the people of the allied land[b] shall fall with them by the sword.(B)
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2 Kings 19:9
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9 When the king[a] heard concerning King Tirhakah of Cush, “See, he has set out to fight against you,” he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,
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- 19.9 Heb he
Matthew 23:37
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The Lament over Jerusalem
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
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Ezekiel 30:9
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9 On that day, messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the secure Cushites, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom,[a] for it is coming!(A)
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- 30.9 Heb the day of Egypt
Isaiah 31:1
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Alliance with Egypt Is Futile
31 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
and who rely on horses,
who trust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but do not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the Lord!(A)
Isaiah 30:2-3
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2 who set out to go down to Egypt
without asking for my counsel,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt.(A)
3 Therefore the protection of Pharaoh shall become your shame,
and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt your humiliation.(B)
Isaiah 20:3-6
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3 Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,(A) 4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as captives and the Cushites as exiles, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.(B) 5 And they shall be dismayed and confounded because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast.(C) 6 On that day the inhabitants of this coastland will say, ‘See, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’ ”(D)
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Psalm 91:4
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4 he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and defense.(A)
Psalm 63:7
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7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.(A)
Psalm 61:4
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4 Let me abide in your tent forever,
find refuge under the shelter of your wings. Selah(A)
Psalm 57:1
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Psalm 57
Praise and Assurance under Persecution
To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
1 Be merciful to me, O God; be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
until the destroying storms pass by.(A)
Psalm 36:7
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7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(A)
Psalm 17:8
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8 Guard me as the apple of the eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings,(A)
Ruth 2:12
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12 May the Lord reward you for your deeds, and may you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge!”(A)
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