Jeremiah 23:2
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2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the Lord.
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Micah 7:4
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4 The best of them is like a brier,
the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of their[a] sentinels, of their[b] punishment, has come;
now their confusion is at hand.(A)
Jeremiah 21:12
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12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord:
Execute justice in the morning,
and deliver from the hand of the oppressor
anyone who has been robbed,
or else my wrath will go forth like fire
and burn, with no one to quench it,
because of their evil doings.(A)
Exodus 32:34
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34 But now go, lead the people to the place about which I have spoken to you; see, my angel shall go in front of you. Nevertheless, when the day for punishment comes, I will punish them for their sin.”(A)
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James 1:27
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27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.(A)
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Matthew 25:43
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43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’
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Matthew 25:36
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36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’(A)
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Hosea 2:13
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13 I will punish her for the festival days of the Baals,
to whom she offered incense
and decked herself with her rings and jewelry
and went after her lovers
and forgot me, says the Lord.(A)
Jeremiah 23:34
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34 And as for the prophet, priest, or the people who say, “The burden of the Lord,” I will punish them and their households.(A)
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Jeremiah 13:21
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21 What will you say when they set as head over you
those whom you have trained
to be your allies?
Will not pangs seize you
like those of a woman in labor?(A)
Jeremiah 11:22
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22 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: I am going to punish them; the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine,
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Jeremiah 8:12
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12 They acted shamefully; they committed abomination,
yet they were not at all ashamed;
they did not know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
at the time when I punish them, they shall be overthrown,
says the Lord.(A)
Jeremiah 5:29
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29 Shall I not punish them for these things?
says the Lord,
and shall I not bring retribution
on a nation such as this?(A)
Jeremiah 5:9
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9 Shall I not punish them for these things?
says the Lord,
and shall I not bring retribution
on a nation such as this?(A)
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