Matthew 2:16
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Massacre of the Innocents
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.
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Isaiah 59:7
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7 (A)Their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed (B)innocent blood;
(C)Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;
Wasting and (D)destruction are in their paths.
Proverbs 28:15
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Revelation 17:6
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6 I saw (A)the woman, drunk (B)with the blood of the saints and with the blood of (C)the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.
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Hosea 10:14
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14 Therefore tumult shall arise among your people,
And all your fortresses shall be plundered
As Shalman plundered Beth Arbel in the day of battle—
A mother dashed in pieces upon her children.
Daniel 3:19-20
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Saved in Fiery Trial
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. 20 And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
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Daniel 3:13
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13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in (A)rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king.
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Isaiah 26:21
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21 For behold, the Lord (A)comes out of His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
The earth will also disclose her [a]blood,
And will no more cover her slain.
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- Isaiah 26:21 Or bloodshed
2 Kings 8:12
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12 And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?”
He answered, “Because I know (A)the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword; and you (B)will dash their children, and rip open their women with child.”
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Judges 16:10
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10 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me what you may be bound with.”
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Genesis 49:7
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7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
(A)I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.
Proverbs 28:17
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17 (A)A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit;
Let no one help him.
Proverbs 27:3-4
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3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But (A)who is able to stand before jealousy?
Job 12:4
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4 “I(A) am one mocked by his friends,
Who (B)called on God, and He answered him,
The just and blameless who is ridiculed.
Numbers 24:10
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10 Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he (A)struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, (B)“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times!
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Numbers 22:29
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29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have [a]abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, (A)for now I would kill you!”
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- Numbers 22:29 mocked
Genesis 39:17
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17 Then she (A)spoke to him with words like these, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me;
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Genesis 39:14
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14 that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a (A)Hebrew to [a]mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
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- Genesis 39:14 laugh at
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