Jeremiah 47:2
New Living Translation
2 This is what the Lord says:
“A flood is coming from the north
to overflow the land.
It will destroy the land and everything in it—
cities and people alike.
People will scream in terror,
and everyone in the land will wail.
Jeremiah 46:20
New Living Translation
20 Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful heifer,
but a horsefly from the north is on its way!
Jeremiah 8:16
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16 “The snorting of the enemies’ warhorses can be heard
all the way from the land of Dan in the north!
The neighing of their stallions makes the whole land tremble.
They are coming to devour the land and everything in it—
cities and people alike.
Jeremiah 1:14
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14 “Yes,” the Lord said, “for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land.
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Isaiah 15:2-5
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2 Your people will go to their temple in Dibon to mourn.
They will go to their sacred shrines to weep.
They will wail for the fate of Nebo and Medeba,
shaving their heads in sorrow and cutting off their beards.
3 They will wear burlap as they wander the streets.
From every home and public square will come the sound of wailing.
4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out;
their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz!
The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror.
They will be helpless with fear.
5 My heart weeps for Moab.
Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah.
Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith.
Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim.
Isaiah 8:7-8
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7 Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River[a]—the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels 8 and sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel.
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- 8:7 Hebrew the river.
Revelation 17:15
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15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters where the prostitute is ruling represent masses of people of every nation and language.
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Revelation 17:1
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The Great Prostitute
17 One of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls came over and spoke to me. “Come with me,” he said, “and I will show you the judgment that is going to come on the great prostitute, who rules over many waters.
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Revelation 12:15-16
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15 Then the dragon tried to drown the woman with a flood of water that flowed from his mouth. 16 But the earth helped her by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that gushed out from the mouth of the dragon.
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James 5:1
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Warning to the Rich
5 Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.
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1 Corinthians 10:28
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28 (But suppose someone tells you, “This meat was offered to an idol.” Don’t eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you.
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1 Corinthians 10:26
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26 For “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”[a]
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Zephaniah 1:10-11
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10 “On that day,” says the Lord,
“a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate
and echo throughout the New Quarter of the city.[a]
And a great crash will sound from the hills.
11 Wail in sorrow, all you who live in the market area,[b]
for all the merchants and traders will be destroyed.
Nahum 1:8
New Living Translation
8 But he will sweep away his enemies[a]
in an overwhelming flood.
He will pursue his foes
into the darkness of night.
Footnotes
- 1:8 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads sweep away her place.
Amos 9:5-6
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5 The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
touches the land and it melts,
and all its people mourn.
The ground rises like the Nile River at floodtime,
and then it sinks again.
6 The Lord’s home reaches up to the heavens,
while its foundation is on the earth.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The Lord is his name!
Daniel 11:22
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22 Before him great armies will be swept away, including a covenant prince.
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Jeremiah 48:39
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39 How it is shattered! Hear the wailing! See the shame of Moab! It has become an object of ridicule, an example of ruin to all its neighbors.”
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Jeremiah 48:3-5
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3 Listen to the cries from Horonaim,
cries of devastation and great destruction.
4 All Moab is destroyed.
Her little ones will cry out.[a]
5 Her refugees weep bitterly,
climbing the slope to Luhith.
They cry out in terror,
descending the slope to Horonaim.
Footnotes
- 48:4 Greek version reads Her cries are heard as far away as Zoar.
Jeremiah 46:13
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13 Then the Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah this message about King Nebuchadnezzar’s plans to attack Egypt.
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Jeremiah 46:6-8
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6 “The swiftest runners cannot flee;
the mightiest warriors cannot escape.
By the Euphrates River to the north,
they stumble and fall.
7 “Who is this, rising like the Nile at floodtime,
overflowing all the land?
8 It is the Egyptian army,
overflowing all the land,
boasting that it will cover the earth like a flood,
destroying cities and their people.
Isaiah 59:19
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19 In the west, people will respect the name of the Lord;
in the east, they will glorify him.
For he will come like a raging flood tide
driven by the breath of the Lord.[a]
Footnotes
- 59:19 Or When the enemy comes like a raging flood tide, / the Spirit of the Lord will drive him back.
Isaiah 28:17
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17 I will test you with the measuring line of justice
and the plumb line of righteousness.
Since your refuge is made of lies,
a hailstorm will knock it down.
Since it is made of deception,
a flood will sweep it away.
Isaiah 22:4-5
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4 That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep;
do not try to comfort me.
Let me cry for my people
as I watch them being destroyed.”
5 Oh, what a day of crushing defeat!
What a day of confusion and terror
brought by the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
upon the Valley of Vision!
The walls of Jerusalem have been broken,
and cries of death echo from the mountainsides.
Isaiah 22:1
New Living Translation
A Message about Jerusalem
22 This message came to me concerning Jerusalem—the Valley of Vision[a]:
What is happening?
Why is everyone running to the rooftops?
Footnotes
- 22:1 Hebrew concerning the Valley of Vision.
Isaiah 15:8
New Living Translation
8 A cry of distress echoes through the land of Moab
from one end to the other—
from Eglaim to Beer-elim.
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