Jeremiah 50:35
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35 “A sword is against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord,
“Against the inhabitants of Babylon,
And (A)against her princes and (B)her wise men.
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!
Hosea 11:6
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6 And the sword shall slash in his cities,
Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.
Daniel 5:30
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Belshazzar’s Fall
30 (A)That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.
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Daniel 5:7-8
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7 (A)The king cried [a]aloud to bring in (B)the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; (C)and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” 8 Now all the king’s wise men came, (D)but they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation.
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- Daniel 5:7 Lit. with strength
Daniel 5:1-2
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Belshazzar’s Feast
5 Belshazzar the king (A)made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand. 2 While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels (B)which his [a]father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.
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- Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor
Jeremiah 51:57
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57 “And I will make drunk
Her princes and (A)wise men,
Her governors, her deputies, and her mighty men.
And they shall sleep a perpetual sleep
And not awake,” says (B)the King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts.
Zechariah 11:17
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17 “Woe(A) to the worthless shepherd,
Who leaves the flock!
A sword shall be against his arm
And against his right eye;
His arm shall completely wither,
And his right eye shall be totally blinded.”
Ezekiel 14:2
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2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Jeremiah 51:39
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39 In their excitement I will prepare their feasts;
(A)I will make them drunk,
That they may rejoice,
And sleep a perpetual sleep
And not awake,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:30
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30 (A)Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets,
And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:27
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27 Slay all her (A)bulls,
Let them go down to the slaughter.
Woe to them!
For their day has come, the time of (B)their punishment.
Jeremiah 10:7
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7 (A)Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For this is Your rightful due.
For (B)among all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
Jeremiah 8:9
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9 (A)The wise men are ashamed,
They are dismayed and taken.
Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord;
So (B)what wisdom do they have?
Isaiah 66:16
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16 For by fire and by (A)His sword
The Lord will judge all flesh;
And the slain of the Lord shall be (B)many.
Isaiah 47:13-14
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13 (A)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now (B)the[a] astrologers, the stargazers,
And [b]the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
14 Behold, they shall be (C)as stubble,
The fire shall (D)burn them;
They shall not deliver themselves
From the power of the flame;
It shall not be a coal to be warmed by,
Nor a fire to sit before!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. viewers of the heavens
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. those giving knowledge for new moons
Isaiah 44:25
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25 Who (A)frustrates the signs (B)of the babblers,
And drives diviners mad;
Who turns wise men backward,
(C)And makes their knowledge foolishness;
Isaiah 41:25
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25 “I have raised up one from the north,
And he shall come;
From the [a]rising of the sun (A)he shall call on My name;
(B)And he shall come against princes as though mortar,
As the potter treads clay.
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- Isaiah 41:25 East
Isaiah 29:14
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14 (A)Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work
Among this people,
A marvelous work and a wonder;
(B)For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”
Isaiah 19:11-13
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11 Surely the princes of (A)Zoan are fools;
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
(B)How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”
12 (C)Where are they?
Where are your wise men?
Let them tell you now,
And let them know what the Lord of hosts has (D)purposed against Egypt.
13 The princes of Zoan have become fools;
(E)The princes of [a]Noph are deceived;
They have also [b]deluded Egypt,
Those who are the [c]mainstay of its tribes.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 19:13 Ancient Memphis
- Isaiah 19:13 Lit. caused to stagger
- Isaiah 19:13 cornerstone
Leviticus 26:25
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25 And (A)I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant;
when you are gathered together within your cities (B)I will send pestilence among you;
and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
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