Isaiah 27:1
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Israel Will Be Restored
27 In that day the Lord with His severe sword, great and strong,
Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent,
(A)Leviathan that twisted serpent;
And He will slay (B)the reptile that is in the sea.
Revelation 12:3-13:2
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3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, (A)a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 (B)His tail drew a third (C)of the stars of heaven (D)and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood (E)before the woman who was ready to give birth, (F)to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child (G)who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was (H)caught up to God and His throne. 6 Then (I)the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there (J)one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
Satan Thrown Out of Heaven
7 And war broke out in heaven: (K)Michael and his angels fought (L)with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they [a]did not prevail, nor was a place found for [b]them in heaven any longer. 9 So (M)the great dragon was cast out, (N)that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, (O)who deceives the whole world; (P)he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, (Q)“Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, (R)who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11 And (S)they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, (T)and they did not love their lives to the death. 12 Therefore (U)rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! (V)Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, (W)because he knows that he has a short time.”
The Woman Persecuted
13 Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted (X)the woman who gave birth to the male Child. 14 (Y)But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, (Z)that she might fly (AA)into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished (AB)for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. 15 So the serpent (AC)spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. 16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus [c]Christ.
The Beast from the Sea
13 Then [d]I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw (AD)a beast rising up out of the sea, (AE)having [e]seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a (AF)blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The (AG)dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
Footnotes
- Revelation 12:8 were not strong enough
- Revelation 12:8 M him
- Revelation 12:17 NU, M omit Christ
- Revelation 13:1 NU he
- Revelation 13:1 NU, M ten horns and seven heads
Ezekiel 29:3
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3 Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
(A)“Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great (B)monster who lies in the midst of his rivers,
(C)Who has said, ‘My [a]River is my own;
I have made it for myself.’
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:3 The Nile
Isaiah 66:16
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16 For by fire and by (A)His sword
The Lord will judge all flesh;
And the slain of the Lord shall be (B)many.
Psalm 104:26
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Footnotes
- Psalm 104:26 A large sea creature of unknown identity
- Psalm 104:26 Lit. formed
Job 26:13
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Revelation 20:2
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2 He laid hold of (A)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
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Psalm 74:13-14
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13 (A)You divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the [a]sea serpents in the waters.
14 You broke the heads of [b]Leviathan in pieces,
And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:13 sea monsters
- Psalm 74:14 A large sea creature of unknown identity
Revelation 19:21
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21 And the rest (A)were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. (B)And all the birds (C)were filled with their flesh.
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Isaiah 65:25
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25 The (A)wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
The lion shall eat straw like the ox,
(B)And dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,”
Says the Lord.
Job 40:19
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19 He is the first of the (A)ways of God;
Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
Revelation 17:1
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The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast
17 Then (A)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying [a]to me, “Come, (B)I will show you the judgment of (C)the great harlot (D)who sits on many waters,
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- Revelation 17:1 NU, M omit to me
Revelation 16:13
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13 And I saw three unclean (A)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of (B)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of (C)the false prophet.
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Revelation 13:11
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The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I saw another beast (A)coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
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Revelation 13:4
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4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, (A)“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
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Revelation 2:16
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16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and (A)will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
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Ezekiel 32:2-5
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2 “Son of man, (A)take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:
(B)‘You are like a young lion among the nations,
And (C)you are like a monster in the seas,
(D)Bursting forth in your rivers,
Troubling the waters with your feet,
And (E)fouling their rivers.
3 ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“I will therefore (F)spread My net over you with a company of many people,
And they will draw you up in My net.
4 Then (G)I will leave you on the land;
I will cast you out on the open fields,
(H)And cause to [a]settle on you all the birds of the heavens.
And with you I will fill the beasts of the whole earth.
5 I will lay your flesh (I)on the mountains,
And fill the valleys with your carcass.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 32:4 Lit. sit or dwell
Jeremiah 51:34
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34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
Has (A)devoured me, he has crushed me;
He has made me an (B)empty vessel,
He has swallowed me up like a monster;
He has filled his stomach with my delicacies,
He has spit me out.
Jeremiah 51:13
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13 (A)O you who dwell by many waters,
Abundant in treasures,
Your end has come,
The measure of your covetousness.
Jeremiah 47:6
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6 “O you (A)sword of the Lord,
How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself up into your scabbard,
Rest and be still!
Isaiah 34:5-6
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5 “For (A)My sword shall be bathed in heaven;
Indeed it (B)shall come down on Edom,
And on the people of My curse, for judgment.
6 The (C)sword of the Lord is filled with blood,
It is made [a]overflowing with fatness,
With the blood of lambs and goats,
With the fat of the kidneys of rams.
For (D)the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:6 Lit. fat
Isaiah 26:21
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21 For behold, the Lord (A)comes out of His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
The earth will also disclose her [a]blood,
And will no more cover her slain.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:21 Or bloodshed
Psalm 45:3
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Footnotes
- Psalm 45:3 Belt on
Job 12
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Job Answers His Critics
12 Then Job answered and said:
2 “No doubt you are the people,
And wisdom will die with you!
3 But I have [a]understanding as well as you;
I am not (A)inferior to you.
Indeed, who does not know such things as these?
4 “I(B) am one mocked by his friends,
Who (C)called on God, and He answered him,
The just and blameless who is ridiculed.
5 A [b]lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease;
It is made ready for (D)those whose feet slip.
6 (E)The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.
7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
10 (F)In whose hand is the [c]life of every living thing,
And the (G)breath of [d]all mankind?
11 Does not the ear test words
And the [e]mouth taste its food?
12 Wisdom is with aged men,
And with [f]length of days, understanding.
13 “With Him are (H)wisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding.
14 If (I)He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;
If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
15 If He (J)withholds the waters, they dry up;
If He (K)sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.
18 He loosens the bonds of kings,
And binds their waist with a belt.
19 He leads [g]princes away plundered,
And overthrows the mighty.
20 (L)He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 (M)He pours contempt on princes,
And [h]disarms the mighty.
22 He (N)uncovers deep things out of darkness,
And brings the shadow of death to light.
23 (O)He makes nations great, and destroys them;
He [i]enlarges nations, and guides them.
24 He takes away the [j]understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,
And (P)makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
25 (Q)They grope in the dark without light,
And He makes them (R)stagger like a drunken man.
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