Jeremiah 5:15
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15 (A)Behold, I am bringing against you
a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
declares the Lord.
It is an enduring nation;
it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
(B)nor can you understand what they say.
Deuteronomy 28:49
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49 (A)The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, (B)swooping down like the eagle, a nation (C)whose language you do not understand,
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Jeremiah 4:16
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16 Warn the nations that he is coming;
announce to Jerusalem,
“Besiegers come (A)from a distant land;
they shout against the cities of Judah.
Isaiah 33:19
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19 (A)You will see no more the insolent people,
the people (B)of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend,
stammering in a tongue that you cannot understand.
Isaiah 28:11
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11 (A)For by people of strange lips
and with a foreign tongue
the Lord will speak to this people,
Isaiah 5:26
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26 He will (A)raise a signal for nations far away,
and (B)whistle for them (C)from the ends of the earth;
and behold, quickly, speedily they come!
Jeremiah 1:15
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15 For behold, (A)I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the Lord, (B)and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah.
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1 Corinthians 14:21
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21 (A)In the Law it is written, (B)“By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.”
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Matthew 3:9-10
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9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, (A)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from (B)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (C)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Habakkuk 1:5-10
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The Lord's Answer
5 (A)“Look among the nations, and see;
wonder and be astounded.
(B)For I am doing a work in your days
that you would not believe if told.
6 For behold, (C)I am raising up the Chaldeans,
that bitter and hasty nation,
(D)who march through the breadth of the earth,
(E)to seize dwellings not their own.
7 They are dreaded and fearsome;
(F)their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.
8 (G)Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more fierce than (H)the evening wolves;
their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
(I)they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
9 They all come (J)for violence,
all their faces forward.
They gather captives (K)like sand.
10 At kings they scoff,
and at rulers they laugh.
(L)They laugh at every fortress,
for (M)they pile up earth and take it.
Daniel 7:7
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7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, (A)terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; (B)it devoured and broke in pieces (C)and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and (D)it had ten horns.
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Daniel 2:37-38
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37 You, O king, (A)the king of kings, to whom (B)the God of heaven (C)has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, 38 and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, (D)the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are (E)the head of gold.
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Ezekiel 18:31
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31 (A)Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and (B)make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! (C)Why will you die, O house of Israel?
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Jeremiah 25:9
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9 (A)behold, I will send for all the tribes of the north, declares the Lord, and for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, (B)my servant, and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I will devote them to destruction, (C)and make them a horror, a hissing, and an everlasting desolation.
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Jeremiah 9:26
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26 (A)Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and (B)all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are (C)uncircumcised in heart.”
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Jeremiah 6:22
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22 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Behold, a people is coming (B)from the north country,
a great nation is stirring from (C)the farthest parts of the earth.
Jeremiah 5:11
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11 (A)For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
have been utterly treacherous to me,
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 2:26
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26 “As a thief is shamed when caught,
so the house of Israel shall be shamed:
(A)they, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets,
Isaiah 29:6
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6 (A)you will be visited by the Lord of hosts
with thunder and with earthquake and great noise,
with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
Isaiah 29:3
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3 (A)And I will encamp against you all around,
and will besiege you (B)with towers
and I will raise siegeworks against you.
Isaiah 5:7
English Standard Version
7 (A)For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
but behold, bloodshed;[a]
for righteousness,
but behold, an outcry![b]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for justice and bloodshed sound alike
- Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for righteous and outcry sound alike
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