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Jeremiah 17:6
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6 For he shall be (A)like a shrub in the desert,
And (B)shall not see when good comes,
But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
(C)In a salt land which is not inhabited.

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Jeremiah 17:6
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6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
    they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places(A) of the desert,
    in a salt(B) land where no one lives.

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Jeremiah 16
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Job 20:17
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17 He will not see (A)the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and cream.

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Job 20:17
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17 He will not enjoy the streams,
    the rivers(A) flowing with honey(B) and cream.(C)

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Psalm 1:4
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4 The ungodly are not so,
But are (A)like the chaff which the wind drives away.

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Psalm 1:4
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4 Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff(A)
    that the wind blows away.

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Psalm 2
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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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Deuteronomy 29:23
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23 The whole land will be a burning waste(A) of salt(B) and sulfur—nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah,(C) Admah and Zeboyim, which the Lord overthrew in fierce anger.(D)

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Deuteronomy 28
Deuteronomy 30
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Jeremiah 48:6
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6 “Flee, save your lives!
And be like [a]the (A)juniper in the wilderness.

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  1. Jeremiah 48:6 Or Aroer, a city of Moab
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Jeremiah 48:6
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6 Flee!(A) Run for your lives;
    become like a bush[a] in the desert.(B)

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  1. Jeremiah 48:6 Or like Aroer
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Jeremiah 47
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Job 39:6
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6 (A)Whose home I have made the wilderness,
And the [a]barren land his dwelling?

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  1. Job 39:6 Lit. salt land
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Job 39:6
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6 I gave it the wasteland(A) as its home,
    the salt flats(B) as its habitat.(C)

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Job 15:30-34
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30 He will not depart from darkness;
The flame will dry out his branches,
And (A)by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
31 Let him not (B)trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.
32 It will be accomplished (C)before his time,
And his branch will not be green.
33 He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine,
And cast off his blossom like an olive tree.
34 For the company of hypocrites will be barren,
And fire will consume the tents of bribery.

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Job 15:30-34
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30 He will not escape the darkness;(A)
    a flame(B) will wither his shoots,(C)
    and the breath of God’s mouth(D) will carry him away.(E)
31 Let him not deceive(F) himself by trusting what is worthless,(G)
    for he will get nothing in return.(H)
32 Before his time(I) he will wither,(J)
    and his branches will not flourish.(K)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(L)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(M)
34 For the company of the godless(N) will be barren,
    and fire will consume(O) the tents of those who love bribes.(P)

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Job 16
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Job 8:11-13
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11 “Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the reeds flourish without water?
12 (A)While it is yet green and not cut down,
It withers before any other plant.
13 So are the paths of all who (B)forget God;
And the hope of the (C)hypocrite shall perish,

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Job 8:11-13
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11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?(A)
    Can reeds(B) thrive without water?
12 While still growing and uncut,
    they wither more quickly than grass.(C)
13 Such is the destiny(D) of all who forget God;(E)
    so perishes the hope of the godless.(F)

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Job 7
Job 9
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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.”

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  1. Zephaniah 2:9 Lit. Possessed by nettles
  2. Zephaniah 2:9 Or permanent ruin
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Zephaniah 2:9
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9 Therefore, as surely as I live,”
    declares the Lord Almighty,
    the God of Israel,
“surely Moab(A) will become like Sodom,(B)
    the Ammonites(C) like Gomorrah—
a place of weeds and salt pits,
    a wasteland forever.
The remnant of my people will plunder(D) them;
    the survivors(E) of my nation will inherit their land.(F)”

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Psalm 129:6-8
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6 Let them be as the (A)grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his [a]arms.
8 Neither let those who pass by them say,
(B)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”

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  1. Psalm 129:7 armsful, lit. bosom
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Psalm 129:6-8
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6 May they be like grass on the roof,(A)
    which withers(B) before it can grow;
7 a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,(C)
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.
8 May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you(D) in the name of the Lord.”

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Psalm 128
Psalm 130
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Judges 9:45
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45 So Abimelech fought against the city all that day; (A)he took the city and killed the people who were in it; and he (B)demolished the city and sowed it with salt.

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Judges 9:45
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45 All that day Abimelek pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he destroyed the city(A) and scattered salt(B) over it.

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Ezekiel 47:11
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11 But its swamps and marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt.

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Ezekiel 47:11
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11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.(A)

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Ezekiel 48
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Isaiah 1:30
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30 For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades,
And as a garden that has no water.

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Isaiah 1:30
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30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves,(A)
    like a garden without water.

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