Isaiah 47:9
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9 But these two things shall come to you
(A)In a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
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3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (A)sudden destruction comes upon them, (B)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
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Psalm 73:19
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19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
Nahum 3:4
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4 Because of the multitude of [a]harlotries of the [b]seductive harlot,
(A)The mistress of sorceries,
Who sells nations through her harlotries,
And families through her sorceries.
Isaiah 47:12-13
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12 “Stand now with your enchantments
And the multitude of your sorceries,
In which you have labored from your youth—
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you will prevail.
13 (A)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now (B)the[a] astrologers, the stargazers,
And [b]the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
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- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. viewers of the heavens
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. those giving knowledge for new moons
Revelation 18:8-10
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8 Therefore her plagues will come (A)in one day—death and mourning and famine. And (B)she will be utterly burned with fire, (C)for strong is the Lord God who [a]judges her.
The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall
9 (D)“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her (E)will weep and lament for her, (F)when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, (G)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! (H)For in one hour your judgment has come.’
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- Revelation 18:8 NU, M has judged
Revelation 22:15
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15 [a]But (A)outside are (B)dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
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- Revelation 22:15 NU, M omit But
Revelation 21:8
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8 (A)But the cowardly, [a]unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in (B)the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
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- Revelation 21:8 M adds and sinners,
Revelation 18:21-23
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Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, (A)“Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and (B)shall not be found anymore. 22 (C)The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. 23 (D)The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, (E)and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For (F)your merchants were the great men of the earth, (G)for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.
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Revelation 9:20-21
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20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (A)did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship (B)demons, (C)and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21 And they did not repent of their murders (D)or their [a]sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
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- Revelation 9:21 NU, M drugs
Luke 7:12-13
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12 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, He had (A)compassion on her and said to her, (B)“Do not weep.”
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Daniel 5:7
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7 (A)The king cried [a]aloud to bring in (B)the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; (C)and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
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- Daniel 5:7 Lit. with strength
Daniel 4:7
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7 (A)Then the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.
Daniel 2:2
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2 (A)Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
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Jeremiah 51:62-64
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62 then you shall say, ‘O Lord, You have spoken against this place to cut it off, so that (A)none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but it shall be desolate forever.’ 63 Now it shall be, when you have finished reading this book, (B)that you shall tie a stone to it and throw it out into the Euphrates. 64 Then you shall say, ‘Thus Babylon shall sink and not rise from the catastrophe that I will bring upon her. And they shall be weary.’ ”
Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
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Jeremiah 51:29
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29 And the land will tremble and sorrow;
For every (A)purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon,
(B)To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant.
Isaiah 51:18-19
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18 There is no one to guide her
Among all the sons she has brought forth;
Nor is there any who takes her by the hand
Among all the sons she has brought up.
19 (A)These two things have come to you;
Who will be sorry for you?—
Desolation and destruction, famine and sword—
(B)By whom will I comfort you?
Isaiah 14:22-23
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Babylon Destroyed
22 “For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And cut off from Babylon (A)the name and (B)remnant,
(C)And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
23 “I will also make it a possession for the (D)porcupine,
And marshes of muddy water;
I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 13:18-22
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18 Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces,
And they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb;
Their eye will not spare children.
19 (A)And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,
The beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God overthrew (B)Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 (C)It will never be inhabited,
Nor will it be settled from generation to generation;
Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there,
Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there.
21 (D)But wild beasts of the desert will lie there,
And their houses will be full of [a]owls;
Ostriches will dwell there,
And wild goats will caper there.
22 The hyenas will howl in their citadels,
And jackals in their pleasant palaces.
(E)Her time is near to come,
And her days will not be prolonged.”
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- Isaiah 13:21 Or howling creatures
Ruth 1:20
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20 But she said to them, “Do not call me [a]Naomi; call me [b]Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
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Ruth 1:5
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5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.
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2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
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9 The coming of the lawless one is (A)according to the working of Satan, with all power, (B)signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among (C)those who perish, because they did not receive (D)the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
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