Nahum 1:14
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14 And this is what the Lord says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh:
“You will have no more children to carry on your name.
I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods.
I am preparing a grave for you
because you are despicable!”
Psalm 109:13
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13 May all his offspring die.
May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.
Micah 5:13
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13 I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars,
so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.
Isaiah 46:1-2
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Babylon’s False Gods
46 Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon,
bow as they are lowered to the ground.
They are being hauled away on ox carts.
The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
2 Both the idols and their owners are bowed down.
The gods cannot protect the people,
and the people cannot protect the gods.
They go off into captivity together.
Proverbs 10:7
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7 We have happy memories of the godly,
but the name of a wicked person rots away.
Ezekiel 32:22-23
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22 “Assyria lies there surrounded by the graves of its army, those who were slaughtered by the sword. 23 Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword.
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2 Kings 19:37
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37 One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons[a] Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria.
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Nahum 3:4-6
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4 All this because Nineveh,
the beautiful and faithless city,
mistress of deadly charms,
enticed the nations with her beauty.
She taught them all her magic,
enchanting people everywhere.
5 “I am your enemy!”
says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“And now I will lift your skirts
and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.
6 I will cover you with filth
and show the world how vile you really are.
Daniel 11:21
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21 “The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue.
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Jeremiah 50:2
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2 This is what the Lord says:
“Tell the whole world,
and keep nothing back.
Raise a signal flag
to tell everyone that Babylon will fall!
Her images and idols[a] will be shattered.
Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.
Footnotes
- 50:2 The Hebrew term (literally round things) probably alludes to dung.
Isaiah 33:13
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13 Listen to what I have done, you nations far away!
And you that are near, acknowledge my might!”
Isaiah 19:1
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A Message about Egypt
19 This message came to me concerning Egypt:
Look! The Lord is advancing against Egypt,
riding on a swift cloud.
The idols of Egypt tremble.
The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.
Isaiah 14:20-22
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20 You will not be given a proper burial,
for you have destroyed your nation
and slaughtered your people.
The descendants of such an evil person
will never again receive honor.
21 Kill this man’s children!
Let them die because of their father’s sins!
They must not rise and conquer the earth,
filling the world with their cities.”
22 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
“I, myself, have risen against Babylon!
I will destroy its children and its children’s children,”
says the Lord.
Psalm 71:3
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3 Be my rock of safety
where I can always hide.
Give the order to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
2 Chronicles 32:21
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21 And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian army with all its commanders and officers. So Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace to his own land. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.
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1 Samuel 3:13
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13 I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God[a] and he hasn’t disciplined them.
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- 3:13 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads his sons have made themselves contemptible.
Leviticus 26:30
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30 I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols,[a] and I will despise you.
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- 26:30 The Hebrew term (literally round things) probably alludes to dung.
Exodus 12:12
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12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord!
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