Job 20:18
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18 He will restore that for which he labored,
And will not swallow it down;
From the proceeds of business
He will get no enjoyment.
Jeremiah 51:44
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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.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:44 A Babylonian god
Jeremiah 22:13
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13 “Woe(A) to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
And his [a]chambers by injustice,
(B)Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages
And gives him nothing for his work,
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:13 Lit. roof chambers, upper chambers
Proverbs 1:12
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:12 Or the grave
Job 20:15
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15 He swallows down riches
And vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
Job 20:10
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10 His children will seek the favor of the poor,
And his hands will restore his wealth.
Matthew 23:24
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24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
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Matthew 23:13
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13 “But (A)woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
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Hosea 8:7-8
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7 “They(A) sow the wind,
And reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no bud;
It shall never produce meal.
If it should produce,
(B)Aliens would swallow it up.
8 (C)Israel is swallowed up;
Now they are among the Gentiles
(D)Like a vessel in which is no pleasure.
Jeremiah 51:34
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34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
Has (A)devoured me, he has crushed me;
He has made me an (B)empty vessel,
He has swallowed me up like a monster;
He has filled his stomach with my delicacies,
He has spit me out.
Jeremiah 22:17
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17 “Yet(A) your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness,
For shedding innocent blood,
And practicing oppression and violence.”
Jeremiah 11:15-16
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15 “What(A) has My beloved to do in My house,
Having (B)done lewd deeds with many?
And (C)the holy flesh has passed from you.
When you do evil, then you (D)rejoice.
16 The Lord called your name,
(E)Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit.
With the noise of a great tumult
He has kindled fire on it,
And its branches are broken.
Isaiah 24:7-11
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7 (A)The new wine fails, the vine languishes,
All the merry-hearted sigh.
8 The mirth (B)of the tambourine ceases,
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 The city of confusion is broken down;
Every house is shut up, so that none may go in.
11 There is a cry for wine in the streets,
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.
Job 31:29
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29 “If(A) I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,
Or lifted myself up when evil found him
Job 31:25
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25 (A)If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had gained much;
Job 20:5
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5 (A)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (B)moment?
James 4:8-9
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8 (A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 (D)Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
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Amos 8:4
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4 Hear this, you who [a]swallow up the needy,
And make the poor of the land fail,
Hosea 9:1
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Judgment of Israel’s Sin
9 Do(A) not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples,
For you have played the harlot against your God.
You have made love for (B)hire on every threshing floor.
Ezekiel 7:12
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12 The time has come,
The day draws near.
Lamentations 2:16
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16 (A)All your enemies have opened their mouth against you;
They hiss and gnash their teeth.
They say, (B)“We have swallowed her up!
Surely this is the (C)day we have waited for;
We have found it, (D)we have seen it!”
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