Job 3:14
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14 With kings and counselors of the earth,
Who (A)built ruins for themselves,
Job 15:28
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28 He dwells in desolate cities,
In houses which no one inhabits,
Which are destined to become ruins.
Isaiah 14:10-16
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10 They all shall (A)speak and say to you:
‘Have you also become as weak as we?
Have you become like us?
11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
And the sound of your stringed instruments;
The maggot is spread under you,
And worms cover you.’
The Fall of Lucifer
12 “How(B) you are fallen from heaven,
O [a]Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
(C)‘I will ascend into heaven,
(D)I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the (E)mount of the congregation
(F)On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
(G)I will be like the Most High.’
15 Yet you (H)shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the [b]lowest depths of the Pit.
16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:12 Lit. Day Star
- Isaiah 14:15 Lit. recesses
Ezekiel 27:18-32
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18 Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool. 19 Dan and Javan paid for your wares, [a]traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise. 20 (A)Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. 21 Arabia and all the princes of (B)Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. 22 The merchants of (C)Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. 23 (D)Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of (E)Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants. 24 These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.
25 “The (F)ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise.
You were filled and very glorious (G)in the midst of the seas.
26 Your oarsmen brought you into many waters,
But (H)the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.
27 “Your (I)riches, wares, and merchandise,
Your mariners and pilots,
Your caulkers and merchandisers,
All your men of war who are in you,
And the entire company which is in your midst,
Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.
28 The (J)common-land[b] will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.
29 “All (K)who handle the oar,
The mariners,
All the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships and stand on the [c]shore.
30 They will make their voice heard because of you;
They will cry bitterly and (L)cast dust on their heads;
They (M)will roll about in ashes;
31 They will (N)shave themselves completely bald because of you,
Gird themselves with sackcloth,
And weep for you
With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
32 In their wailing for you
They will (O)take up a lamentation,
And lament for you:
(P)‘What city is like Tyre,
Destroyed in the midst of the sea?
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:19 LXX, Syr. from Uzal
- Ezekiel 27:28 open lands or pasturelands
- Ezekiel 27:29 Lit. land
Ezekiel 26:20
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20 then I will bring you down (A)with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lowest part of the earth, in places desolate from antiquity, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you may never be inhabited; and I shall establish glory (B)in the land of the living.
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Isaiah 58:12
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12 Those from among you
(A)Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of [a]Streets to Dwell In.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:12 Lit. Paths
Isaiah 5:8
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Impending Judgment on Excesses
8 Woe to those who [a]join (A)house to house;
They add field to field,
Till there is no place
Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:8 Accumulate houses
Ecclesiastes 8:8
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8 (A)No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit,
And no one has power in the day of death.
There is (B)no release from that war,
And wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it.
Psalm 89:48
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48 What man can live and not [a]see (A)death?
Can he deliver his life from the power of [b]the grave? Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:48 experience death
- Psalm 89:48 Or Sheol
Psalm 49:14
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14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
(A)The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
(B)And their beauty shall be consumed in [a]the grave, far from their dwelling.
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:14 Or Sheol
Psalm 49:6-10
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6 Those who (A)trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor (B)give to God a ransom for him—
8 For (C)the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—
9 That he should continue to live eternally,
And (D)not [a]see the Pit.
10 For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:9 experience corruption
Job 30:23
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23 For I know that You will bring me to death,
And to the house (A)appointed for all living.
Job 12:17
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17 He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.
1 Kings 11:43
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43 (A)Then Solomon [a]rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his (B)place.
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- 1 Kings 11:43 Died and joined his ancestors
1 Kings 2:10
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Death of David(A)
10 So (B)David [a]rested with his fathers, and was buried in (C)the City of David.
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- 1 Kings 2:10 Died and joined his ancestors
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