32 It will be paid in full (A)before his time,
    and his branch will not be green.

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32 Before his time(A) he will wither,(B)
    and his branches will not flourish.(C)

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17 Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. (A)Why should you die before your time?

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17 Do not be overwicked,
    and do not be a fool—
    why die before your time?(A)

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16 They were snatched away (A)before their time;
    their foundation was washed away.[a]

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  1. Job 22:16 Or their foundation was poured out as a stream (or river)

16 They were carried off before their time,(A)
    their foundations(B) washed away by a flood.(C)

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23 But you, O God, (A)will cast them down
    into (B)the pit of destruction;
men of (C)blood and treachery
    shall not (D)live out half their days.
But I will (E)trust in you.

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23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(A) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(B)
    will not live out half their days.(C)

But as for me, I trust in you.(D)

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If anyone does not abide in me (A)he is thrown away like a branch and withers; (B)and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

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If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.(A)

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(A)I will be like the dew to Israel;
    (B)he shall blossom like the lily;
    he shall take root like the trees (C)of Lebanon;
his shoots shall spread out;
    his beauty shall be (D)like the olive,
    and his fragrance like Lebanon.
They shall return and (E)dwell beneath my[a] shadow;
    they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
    their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

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  1. Hosea 14:7 Hebrew his

I will be like the dew(A) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.(B)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(C)
    he will send down his roots;(D)
    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(E)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(F)
People will dwell again in his shade;(G)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(H) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine(I) of Lebanon.(J)

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16 Ephraim is stricken;
    (A)their root is dried up;
    they shall bear no fruit.
Even (B)though they give birth,
    (C)I will put their beloved children to death.

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16 Ephraim(A) is blighted,
    their root is withered,
    they yield no fruit.(B)
Even if they bear children,
    I will slay(C) their cherished offspring.”

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(A)It had been planted on good soil by abundant waters, that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine.

“Say, Thus says the Lord God: (B)Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots. 10 Behold, it is planted; will it thrive? (C)Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it—wither away on the bed where it sprouted?”

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It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches,(A) bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.(B) 10 It has been planted,(C) but will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it—wither away in the plot where it grew?(D)’”

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11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken;
    women come and make a fire of them.
(A)For this is a people without discernment;
    therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them;
    he who formed them will show them no favor.

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11 When its twigs are dry, they are broken off(A)
    and women come and make fires(B) with them.
For this is a people without understanding;(C)
    so their Maker has no compassion on them,
    and their Creator(D) shows them no favor.(E)

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But God will break you down forever;
    he will snatch and (A)tear you from your tent;
    he will uproot you from (B)the land of the living. Selah
The righteous shall (C)see and fear,
    and shall (D)laugh at him, saying,
“See the man who would not make
    God his refuge,
but (E)trusted in the abundance of his riches
    and sought refuge in his own destruction!”[a]

But I am like (F)a green olive tree
    in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
    forever and ever.

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  1. Psalm 52:7 Or in his work of destruction

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck(A) you from your tent;
    he will uproot(B) you from the land of the living.(C)
The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh(D) at you, saying,
“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold(E)
but trusted in his great wealth(F)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

But I am like an olive tree(G)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust(H) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.

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16 His (A)roots dry up beneath,
    and his branches (B)wither above.
17 His (C)memory perishes from the earth,
    and he has no name in the street.

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16 His roots dry up below(A)
    and his branches wither above.(B)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(C)
    he has no name(D) in the land.(E)

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“For there is hope for a tree,
    if it be cut down, that it will sprout again,
    and that its shoots will not cease.
Though its root grow old in the earth,
    and (A)its stump die in the soil,
yet at the scent of water it will bud
    and put out (B)branches like a young plant.

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“At least there is hope for a tree:(A)
    If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
    and its new shoots(B) will not fail.(C)
Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump(D) die in the soil,
yet at the scent of water(E) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.(F)

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16 He is a lush plant before the sun,
    and his (A)shoots spread over his garden.
17 His roots entwine the stone heap;
    he looks upon a house of stones.
18 If he is destroyed from his (B)place,
    then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have never (C)seen you.’
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way,
    and out of (D)the soil others will spring.

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16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
    spreading its shoots(A) over the garden;(B)
17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
    and looks for a place among the stones.
18 But when it is torn from its spot,
    that place disowns(C) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’(D)
19 Surely its life withers(E) away,
    and[a] from the soil other plants grow.(F)

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  1. Job 8:19 Or Surely all the joy it has / is that