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Psalm 7:16
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Psalm 7:16
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16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
and on their own heads their violence descends.(A)
Psalm 7:16
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Psalm 7:16
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16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
Esther 9:25
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Esther 9:25
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25 but when Esther[a] came before the king, he gave orders in writing that the wicked plot that he had devised against the Jews should come upon his own head and that he and his sons should be hung on the pole.(A)
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- 9.25 Heb she
Esther 9:25
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Esther 9:25
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25 But when the plot came to the king’s attention,[a] he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head,(A) and that he and his sons should be impaled(B) on poles.(C)
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- Esther 9:25 Or when Esther came before the king
Psalm 37:12-13
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Psalm 37:12-13
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12 The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them,(A)
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that their day is coming.(B)
Psalm 37:12-13
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Psalm 37:12-13
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Psalm 36:12
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Psalm 36:12
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12 There the evildoers lie prostrate;
they are thrust down, unable to rise.(A)
Psalm 36:12
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Psalm 36:12
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12 See how the evildoers lie fallen—
thrown down, not able to rise!(A)
Psalm 36:4
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Psalm 36:4
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4 They plot mischief while on their beds;
they are set on a way that is not good;
they do not reject evil.(A)
Psalm 36:4
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Psalm 36:4
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1 Kings 2:32
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1 Kings 2:32
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32 The Lord will bring back his bloody deeds on his own head because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men more righteous and better than he: Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.(A)
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1 Kings 2:32
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1 Kings 2:32
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32 The Lord will repay(A) him for the blood he shed,(B) because without my father David knowing it he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa(C) son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army—were better(D) men and more upright than he.
1 Samuel 31:3-4
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1 Samuel 31:3-4
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3 The battle pressed hard on Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by them.(A) 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised may not come and thrust me through and make sport of me.” But his armor-bearer was unwilling, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.(B)
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1 Samuel 31:3-4
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1 Samuel 31:3-4
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3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded(A) him critically.
4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through,(B) or these uncircumcised(C) fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.”
But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
1 Samuel 28:19
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1 Samuel 28:19
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19 Moreover, the Lord will give Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me; the Lord will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”(A)
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1 Samuel 28:19
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1 Samuel 28:19
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19 The Lord will deliver both Israel and you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons(A) will be with me. The Lord will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”
1 Samuel 26:10
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1 Samuel 26:10
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10 David said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him down, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.(A)
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1 Samuel 26:10
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1 Samuel 26:10
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10 As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “the Lord himself will strike(A) him, or his time(B) will come and he will die,(C) or he will go into battle and perish.
1 Samuel 24:12-13
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1 Samuel 24:12-13
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12 May the Lord judge between me and you! May the Lord avenge me on you, but my hand shall not be against you.(A) 13 As the ancient proverb says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness,’ but my hand shall not be against you.(B)
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1 Samuel 24:12-13
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1 Samuel 24:12-13
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12 May the Lord judge(A) between you and me. And may the Lord avenge(B) the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you. 13 As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,(C)’ so my hand will not touch you.
1 Samuel 23:9
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1 Samuel 23:9
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9 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to the priest Abiathar, “Bring the ephod here.”(A)
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1 Samuel 23:9
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1 Samuel 23:9
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9 When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar(A) the priest, “Bring the ephod.(B)”
Malachi 2:3-5
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Malachi 2:3-5
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3 I will rebuke your offspring and spread dung on your faces, the dung of your offerings, and I will put you out of my presence.[a]
4 Know, then, that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may hold, says the Lord of hosts.(A) 5 My covenant with him was a covenant of life and well-being, which I gave him; this called for reverence, and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.(B)
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- 2.3 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb and he shall bear you to it
Malachi 2:3-5
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Malachi 2:3-5
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3 “Because of you I will rebuke your descendants[a]; I will smear on your faces the dung(A) from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.(B) 4 And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi(C) may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. 5 “My covenant was with him, a covenant(D) of life and peace,(E) and I gave them to him; this called for reverence(F) and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.
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- Malachi 2:3 Or will blight your grain
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