Isaiah 40:23
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- Isaiah 40:23 reduces
Psalm 107:40
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40 (A)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
Job 12:21
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- Job 12:21 loosens the belt of
Jeremiah 25:18-27
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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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- Jeremiah 25:26 A code word for Babylon, Jer. 51:41
Revelation 19:18-20
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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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- Revelation 19:18 NU, M both free
Luke 1:51-52
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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.
Isaiah 34:12
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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.
Isaiah 24:21-22
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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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- Isaiah 24:22 dungeon
Isaiah 23:9
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9 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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- Isaiah 23:9 pollute
Isaiah 19:13-14
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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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- Isaiah 19:13 Ancient Memphis
- Isaiah 19:13 Lit. caused to stagger
- Isaiah 19:13 cornerstone
Psalm 76:12
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12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
(A)He is awesome to the kings of the earth.
Job 34:19-20
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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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