Jeremiah 51:46
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46 Do not be fainthearted or fearful
at the rumors heard in the land—
one year one rumor comes,
the next year another,
rumors of violence in the land
and of ruler against ruler.(A)
Isaiah 19:2
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2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
and they will fight, one against the other,
neighbor against neighbor,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom;(A)
Isaiah 13:3-5
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3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,
have summoned my warriors, my proudly exulting ones,
to execute my anger.[a](A)
4 Listen, a tumult on the mountains
as of a great multitude!
Listen, an uproar of kingdoms,
of nations gathering together!
The Lord of hosts is mustering
an army for battle.(B)
5 They come from a distant land,
from the end of the heavens,
the Lord and the weapons of his indignation,
to destroy the whole earth.(C)
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- 13.3 Gk: Heb for my anger
2 Kings 19:7
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7 I myself will put a spirit in him so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”(A)
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Luke 21:28
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28 Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”[a](A)
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- 21.28 Or at hand
Luke 21:9-19
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9 “When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.” 10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom;(A) 11 there will be great earthquakes and in various places famines and plagues, and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven.
12 “But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.(B) 13 This will give you an opportunity to testify.(C) 14 So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance,(D) 15 for I will give you words[a] and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.(E) 16 You will be betrayed even by parents and siblings, by relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.(F) 17 You will be hated by all because of my name.(G) 18 But not a hair of your head will perish.(H) 19 By your endurance you will gain your souls.(I)
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- 21.15 Gk a mouth
Mark 13:7-8
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7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. 8 For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
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Jeremiah 46:27
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God Will Save Israel
27 But as for you, have no fear, my servant Jacob,
and do not be dismayed, O Israel,
for I am going to save you from far away
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and no one shall make him afraid.(A)
Isaiah 21:2-3
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2 A stern vision is told to me;
the betrayer betrays,
and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, O Elam;
lay siege, O Media;
all the sighing she has caused
I bring to an end.(A)
3 Therefore my loins are filled with anguish;
pangs have seized me
like the pangs of a woman in labor;
I am bowed down so that I cannot hear;
I am dismayed so that I cannot see.(B)
2 Chronicles 20:23
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23 For the Ammonites and Moab attacked the inhabitants of Mount Seir, destroying them utterly, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped to destroy one another.(A)
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1 Samuel 14:16-20
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16 Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin were watching as the multitude was surging back and forth.[a](A) 17 Then Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has gone from us.” When they called the roll, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there. 18 Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God here.” For at that time the ark of God went with the Israelites. 19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more, and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”(B) 20 Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle, and every sword was against the other, so that there was very great confusion.(C)
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- 14.16 Gk: Heb they went and there
Judges 7:22
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22 When they blew the three hundred trumpets, the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow and against all the army, and the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah,[a] as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.(A)
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- 7.22 Another reading is Zeredah
Matthew 24:6-8
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6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines[a] and earthquakes in various places:(A) 8 all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
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- 24.7 Other ancient authorities add and pestilences
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