Job 31:40
New King James Version
40 Then let (A)thistles grow instead of wheat,
And weeds instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
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Malachi 1:3
New King James Version
3 But Esau I have hated,
And (A)laid waste his mountains and his heritage
For the jackals of the wilderness.”
Zephaniah 2:9
New King James Version
9 Therefore, as I live,”
Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
“Surely (A)Moab shall be like Sodom,
And (B)the people of Ammon like Gomorrah—
(C)Overrun[a] with weeds and saltpits,
And a [b]perpetual desolation.
The residue of My people shall plunder them,
And the remnant of My people shall possess them.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:9 Lit. Possessed by nettles
- Zephaniah 2:9 Or permanent ruin
Isaiah 7:23
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23 It shall happen in that day,
That wherever there could be a thousand vines
Worth a thousand shekels of silver,
(A)It will be for briers and thorns.
Psalm 72:20
New King James Version
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Genesis 3:17-18
New King James Version
17 Then to Adam He said, (A)“Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree (B)of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:
(C)“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
(D)In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.
18 Both thorns and thistles it shall [a]bring forth for you,
And (E)you shall eat the herb of the field.
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:18 cause to grow
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