Jeremiah 12:12
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12 The plunderers have come
On all the desolate heights in the wilderness,
For the sword of the Lord shall devour
From one end of the land to the other end of the land;
No flesh shall have peace.
Amos 9:4
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4 Though they go into captivity before their enemies,
From there (A)I will command the sword,
And it shall slay them.
(B)I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.”
Jeremiah 47:6
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6 “O you (A)sword of the Lord,
How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself up into your scabbard,
Rest and be still!
Ezekiel 14:17
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17 “Or if (A)I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I (B)cut off man and beast from it,
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Isaiah 34:6
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6 The (A)sword of the Lord is filled with blood,
It is made [a]overflowing with fatness,
With the blood of lambs and goats,
With the fat of the kidneys of rams.
For (B)the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:6 Lit. fat
Revelation 19:16-21
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16 And (A)He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
(B)KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.
The Beast and His Armies Defeated
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, (C)“Come and gather together for the [a]supper of the great God, 18 (D)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, [b]free and slave, both small and great.”
19 (E)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 (F)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 (G)those who worshiped his image. (H)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire (I)burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest (J)were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. (K)And all the birds (L)were filled with their flesh.
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- Revelation 19:17 NU, M great supper of God
- Revelation 19:18 NU, M both free
Revelation 6:4
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4 (A)Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to (B)take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
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Matthew 24:21-22
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21 For (A)then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; (B)but for the [a]elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
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- Matthew 24:22 chosen ones’
Zephaniah 2:12
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Ezekiel 5:2
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2 (A)You shall burn with fire one-third in the midst of (B)the city, when (C)the days of the siege are finished; then you shall take one-third and strike around it with the sword, and one-third you shall scatter in the wind: I will draw out a sword after (D)them.
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Jeremiah 48:2
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2 (A)No more praise of Moab.
In (B)Heshbon they have devised evil against her:
‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’
You also shall be cut down, O (C)Madmen![a]
The sword shall pursue you;
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:2 A city of Moab
Jeremiah 34:17
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17 “Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and every one to his neighbor. (A)Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,’ says the Lord—(B)‘to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to (C)trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth.
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Jeremiah 15:2
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2 And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Such as are for death, to death;
And such as are for the sword, to the sword;
And such as are for the famine, to the famine;
And such as are for the (B)captivity, to the captivity.” ’
Jeremiah 9:19-21
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19 For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion:
‘How we are plundered!
We are greatly ashamed,
Because we have forsaken the land,
Because we have been cast out of (A)our dwellings.’ ”
20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O women,
And let your ear receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And everyone her neighbor a lamentation.
21 For death has come through our windows,
Has entered our palaces,
To kill off (B)the children—[a]no longer to be outside!
And the young men—[b]no longer on the streets!
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:21 Lit. from outside
- Jeremiah 9:21 Lit. from the square
Jeremiah 4:11-15
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11 At that time it will be said
To this people and to Jerusalem,
(A)“A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness
Toward the daughter of My people—
Not to fan or to cleanse—
12 A wind too strong for these will come for Me;
Now (B)I will also speak judgment against them.”
13 “Behold, he shall come up like clouds,
And (C)his chariots like a whirlwind.
(D)His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are plundered!”
14 O Jerusalem, (E)wash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
15 For a voice declares (F)from Dan
And proclaims [a]affliction from Mount Ephraim:
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:15 Or wickedness
Jeremiah 3:2
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2 “Lift up your eyes to (A)the desolate heights and see:
Where have you not [a]lain with men?
(B)By the road you have sat for them
Like an Arabian in the wilderness;
(C)And you have polluted the land
With your harlotries and your wickedness.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 3:2 Kt. been violated
Isaiah 66:15-16
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15 (A)For behold, the Lord will come with fire
And with His chariots, like a whirlwind,
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by (B)His sword
The Lord will judge all flesh;
And the slain of the Lord shall be (C)many.
Isaiah 57:21
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21 “There(A) is no peace,”
Says my God, “for the wicked.”
Leviticus 26:33
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33 (A)I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you;
your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.
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