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Lamentations 4:17
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Lamentations 4:17
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17 Our eyes failed, ever watching
vainly for help;
we were watching eagerly
for a nation that could not save.(A)
Lamentations 4:17
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Lamentations 4:17
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Lamentations 4:17
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Lamentations 4:17
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17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
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Ezekiel 29:16
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Ezekiel 29:16
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16 The Egyptians[a] shall never again be the reliance of the house of Israel; they will recall their iniquity when they turned to them for aid. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God.(A)
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- 29.16 Heb It
Ezekiel 29:16
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Ezekiel 29:16
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16 Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence(A) for the people of Israel but will be a reminder(B) of their sin in turning to her for help.(C) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(D)’”
Ezekiel 29:16
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Ezekiel 29:16
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16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord God.
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Ezekiel 29:6-7
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Ezekiel 29:6-7
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6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know
that I am the Lord,
because you[a] were a staff of reed
to the house of Israel;(A)
7 when they grasped you with the hand, you broke
and tore all their shoulders,
and when they leaned on you, you broke
and made all their legs give way.[b](B)
Ezekiel 29:6-7
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Ezekiel 29:6-7
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6 Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.
“‘You have been a staff of reed(A) for the people of Israel. 7 When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered(B) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.[a](C)
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- Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand
Ezekiel 29:6-7
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Ezekiel 29:6-7
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6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
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Isaiah 20:5
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Isaiah 20:5
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5 And they shall be dismayed and confounded because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast.(A)
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Isaiah 20:5
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Isaiah 20:5
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Isaiah 20:5
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Isaiah 20:5
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5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
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2 Kings 24:7
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2 Kings 24:7
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7 The king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken over all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Wadi of Egypt to the River Euphrates.(A)
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2 Kings 24:7
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2 Kings 24:7
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7 The king of Egypt(A) did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon(B) had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
2 Kings 24:7
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2 Kings 24:7
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7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
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Lamentations 1:19
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Lamentations 1:19
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19 I called to my lovers,
but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
perished in the city
while seeking food
to revive their lives.(A)
Lamentations 1:19
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Lamentations 1:19
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Lamentations 1:19
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Lamentations 1:19
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19 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
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Lamentations 1:7
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Lamentations 1:7
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7 Jerusalem remembers[a] all the precious things
that were hers in days of old.
When her people fell into the hand of the enemy
and there was no one to help her,
the enemy looked on;
they mocked over her downfall.(A)
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- 1.7 Q ms: MT adds in the days of her affliction and wandering
Lamentations 1:7
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Lamentations 1:7
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Lamentations 1:7
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Lamentations 1:7
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7 Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
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Jeremiah 37:7-10
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Jeremiah 37:7-10
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7 Thus says the Lord, God of Israel: This is what you shall say to the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: Pharaoh’s army, which set out to help you, is going to return to its own land, to Egypt.(A) 8 And the Chaldeans shall return and fight against this city; they shall take it and burn it with fire.(B) 9 Thus says the Lord: Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely go away from us,” for they will not go away.(C) 10 Even if you defeated the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you and there remained of them only wounded men in their tents, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.(D)
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Jeremiah 37:7-10
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Jeremiah 37:7-10
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7 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire(A) of me, ‘Pharaoh’s army, which has marched(B) out to support you, will go back to its own land, to Egypt.(C) 8 Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture(D) it and burn(E) it down.’
9 “This is what the Lord says: Do not deceive(F) yourselves, thinking, ‘The Babylonians will surely leave us.’ They will not! 10 Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian[a] army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn(G) this city down.”
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- Jeremiah 37:10 Or Chaldean; also in verse 11
Jeremiah 37:7-10
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Jeremiah 37:7-10
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7 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
9 Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
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Jeremiah 8:20
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Jeremiah 8:20
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20 “The harvest is past, the summer is ended,
and we are not saved.”
Jeremiah 8:20
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Jeremiah 8:20
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20 “The harvest is past,
the summer has ended,
and we are not saved.”
Jeremiah 8:20
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Jeremiah 8:20
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20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
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