12 [a]I will kindle a fire in the houses of (A)the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace.

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  1. Jeremiah 43:12 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. He

13 ‘Thus says the Lord God:

“I will also (A)destroy the idols,
And cause the images to cease from [a]Noph;
(B)There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt;
(C)I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

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  1. Ezekiel 30:13 Ancient Memphis

18 (A)Lift up your eyes, look around and see;
All these gather together and come to you.
As I live,” says the Lord,
“You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all (B)as an ornament,
And bind them on you as a bride does.

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Proclamation Against Egypt

19 The (A)burden[a] against Egypt.

Behold, the Lord (B)rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
(C)The idols of Egypt will [b]totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

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  1. Isaiah 19:1 oracle, prophecy
  2. Isaiah 19:1 Lit. shake

18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
So let it (A)enter his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him like the garment which covers him,
And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.

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For because you have trusted in your works and your (A)treasures,
You also shall be taken.
And (B)Chemosh shall go forth into captivity,
His (C)priests and his princes together.

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25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will bring punishment on [a]Amon of (A)No,[b] and Pharaoh and Egypt, (B)with their gods and their kings—Pharaoh and those who (C)trust in him.

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  1. Jeremiah 46:25 A sun god
  2. Jeremiah 46:25 Ancient Thebes

Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

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10 (A)Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
And array yourself with glory and beauty.

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Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that he may array the man whom the king delights to honor. Then [a]parade him on horseback through the city square, (A)and proclaim before him: ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’ ”

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  1. Esther 6:9 Lit. cause him to ride

21 And they left their [a]images there, and David and his men (A)carried them away.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:21 idols

12 ‘For I (A)will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and (B)against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: (C)I am the Lord.

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14 (A)But above all these things (B)put on love, which is the (C)bond of perfection.

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Character of the New Man

12 Therefore, (A)as the elect of God, holy and beloved, (B)put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

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11 (A)Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil.

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  1. Ephesians 6:11 schemings

24 and that you (A)put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

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12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. (A)Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and (B)let us put on the armor of light.

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11 The Lord will be awesome to them,
For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth;
(A)People shall worship Him,
Each one from his place,
Indeed all (B)the shores of the nations.

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44 I will punish (A)Bel[a] in Babylon,
And I will bring out of his mouth what he has swallowed;
And the nations shall not stream to him anymore.
Yes, (B)the wall of Babylon shall fall.

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  1. Jeremiah 51:44 A Babylonian god

“Declare among the nations,
Proclaim, and [a]set up a standard;
Proclaim—do not conceal it
Say, ‘Babylon is (A)taken, (B)Bel is shamed.
[b]Merodach is broken in pieces;
(C)Her idols are humiliated,
Her images are broken in pieces.’

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  1. Jeremiah 50:2 lift
  2. Jeremiah 50:2 Or Marduk; a Babylonian god

10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (B)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(C)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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(A)Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the foreigner
Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

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17 (A)For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.

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God Redeems Jerusalem

52 Awake, awake!
Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city!
For the uncircumcised (A)and the unclean
Shall no longer come to you.

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Dead Idols and the Living God

46 Bel (A)bows down, Nebo stoops;
Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle.
Your carriages were heavily loaded,
(B)A burden to the weary beast.

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