Numbers 24:8
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8 God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.
Psalm 45:5
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5 Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies’ hearts.
The nations fall beneath your feet.
Numbers 23:22
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22 God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
Jeremiah 50:17
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Hope for God’s People
17 “The Israelites are like sheep
that have been scattered by lions.
First the king of Assyria ate them up.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar[a] of Babylon cracked their bones.”
Footnotes
- 50:17 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, a variant spelling of Nebuchadnezzar.
Psalm 2:9
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9 You will break[a] them with an iron rod
and smash them like clay pots.’”
Numbers 23:24
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24 These people rise up like a lioness,
like a majestic lion rousing itself.
They refuse to rest
until they have feasted on prey,
drinking the blood of the slaughtered!”
Numbers 14:9
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9 Do not rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!”
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Jeremiah 50:9
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9 For I am raising up an army
of great nations from the north.
They will join forces to attack Babylon,
and she will be captured.
The enemies’ arrows will go straight to the mark;
they will not miss!
Isaiah 38:13
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13 I waited patiently all night,
but I was torn apart as though by lions.
Suddenly, my life was over.
Daniel 6:24
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24 Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.
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Psalm 21:12
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12 For they will turn and run
when they see your arrows aimed at them.
Deuteronomy 32:42
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42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and my sword will devour flesh—
the blood of the slaughtered and the captives,
and the heads of the enemy leaders.”’
Deuteronomy 32:23
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23 I will heap disasters upon them
and shoot them down with my arrows.
Deuteronomy 7:1
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The Privilege of Holiness
7 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you.
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Numbers 21:5
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5 and they began to speak against God and Moses. “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?” they complained. “There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!”
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