Matthew 24:16
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16 then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;
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Luke 21:21-22
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21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must leave it, and those out in the country must not enter it,(A) 22 for these are days of vengeance, as a fulfillment of all that is written.(B)
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Genesis 19:15-17
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15 When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Get up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or else you will be consumed in the punishment of the city.”(A) 16 But he lingered, so the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and left him outside the city.(B) 17 When they had brought them outside, they[a] said, “Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the plain; flee to the hills, or else you will be consumed.”(C)
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- 19.17 Gk Syr Vg: Heb he
Hebrews 11:7
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7 By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith.(A)
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Exodus 9:20-21
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20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried their slaves and livestock off to a secure place,(A) 21 but those who did not regard the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the open field.
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Jeremiah 37:11-12
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Jeremiah Is Imprisoned
11 Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh’s army, 12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his share of property[a] among the people there.
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- 37.12 Or to slip away
Proverbs 22:3
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3 The clever see danger and hide,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Jeremiah 6:1
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The Imminence and Horror of the Invasion
6 Flee for safety, O children of Benjamin,
from the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem,
for evil looms out of the north
and great destruction.(A)
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