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Jeremiah 17:6
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Jeremiah 17:6
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6 They shall be like a shrub in the desert
and shall not see when relief comes.
They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness,
in an uninhabited salt land.(A)
Jeremiah 17:6
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Jeremiah 17:6
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Job 20:17
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Job 20:17
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17 They will not look on the rivers,
the streams flowing with honey and curds.(A)
Job 20:17
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Job 20:17
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Psalm 1:4
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Psalm 1:4
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4 The wicked are not so
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.(A)
Psalm 1:4
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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.
Deuteronomy 29:23
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Deuteronomy 29:23
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23 all its soil burned out by sulfur and salt, nothing planted, nothing sprouting, unable to support any vegetation, like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his fierce anger(A)—
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Deuteronomy 29:23
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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)
Jeremiah 48:6
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Jeremiah 48:6
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- 48.6 Gk: Heb like Aroer
Jeremiah 48:6
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Jeremiah 48:6
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- Jeremiah 48:6 Or like Aroer
Job 39:6
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Job 39:6
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6 to which I have given the steppe for its home,
the salt land for its dwelling place?(A)
Job 39:6
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Job 39:6
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Job 15:30-34
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Job 15:30-34
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30 they will not escape from darkness;
the flame will dry up their shoots,
and their blossom[a] will be swept away by the wind.(A)
31 Let them not trust in emptiness, deceiving themselves,
for emptiness will be their recompense.(B)
32 It will be paid in full before their time,
and their branch will not be green.(C)
33 They will shake off their unripe grape, like the vine,
and cast off their blossoms, like the olive tree.(D)
34 For the company of the godless is barren,
and fire consumes the tents of bribery.(E)
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- 15.30 Gk: Heb mouth
Job 15:30-34
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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)
Job 8:11-13
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Job 8:11-13
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11 “Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh?
Can reeds flourish where there is no water?
12 While yet in flower and not cut down,
they wither before any other plant.(A)
13 Such are the paths of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless shall perish.(B)
Job 8:11-13
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Job 8:11-13
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Zephaniah 2:9
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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,
Moab shall become like Sodom
and the Ammonites like Gomorrah,
a land possessed by nettles and salt pits
and a waste forever.
The remnant of my people shall plunder them,
and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.(A)
Zephaniah 2:9
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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)”
Psalm 129:6-8
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Psalm 129:6-8
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6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops
that withers before it grows up,(A)
7 with which reapers do not fill their hands
or binders of sheaves their arms,
8 while those who pass by do not say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you!
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”(B)
Psalm 129:6-8
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Psalm 129:6-8
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Judges 9:45
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Judges 9:45
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45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day; he took the city and killed the people who were in it, and he razed the city and sowed it with salt.(A)
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Judges 9:45
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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.
Ezekiel 47:11
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Ezekiel 47:11
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11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt.
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Ezekiel 47:11
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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)
Isaiah 1:30
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Isaiah 1:30
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30 For you shall be like an oak
whose leaf withers
and like a garden without water.
Isaiah 1:30
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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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