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Revelation 8:11
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Revelation 8:11
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11 The name of the star was Bitterness.[a] It made one-third of the water bitter, and many people died from drinking the bitter water.
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- 8:11 Greek Wormwood.
Revelation 8:11
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Revelation 8:11
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11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third(A) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(B)
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- Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.
Jeremiah 23:15
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Jeremiah 23:15
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15 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says concerning the prophets:
“I will feed them with bitterness
and give them poison to drink.
For it is because of Jerusalem’s prophets
that wickedness has filled this land.”
Jeremiah 23:15
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Jeremiah 23:15
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15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets:
Jeremiah 9:15
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Jeremiah 9:15
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15 So now, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink.
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Jeremiah 9:15
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Jeremiah 9:15
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15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food(A) and drink poisoned water.(B)
Deuteronomy 29:18
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Deuteronomy 29:18
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18 I am making this covenant with you so that no one among you—no man, woman, clan, or tribe—will turn away from the Lord our God to worship these gods of other nations, and so that no root among you bears bitter and poisonous fruit.
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Deuteronomy 29:18
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Deuteronomy 29:18
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18 Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns(A) away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.(B)
Amos 6:12
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Amos 6:12
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12 Can horses gallop over boulders?
Can oxen be used to plow them?
But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison
and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
Amos 6:12
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Amos 6:12
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Amos 5:7
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Amos 5:7
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7 You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed.
You treat the righteous like dirt.
Amos 5:7
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Amos 5:7
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Lamentations 3:19
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Lamentations 3:19
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19 The thought of my suffering and homelessness
is bitter beyond words.[a]
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- 3:19 Or is wormwood and gall.
Lamentations 3:19
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Lamentations 3:19
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Proverbs 5:4
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Proverbs 5:4
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4 But in the end she is as bitter as poison,
as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
Proverbs 5:4
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Proverbs 5:4
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4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,(A)
sharp as a double-edged sword.
Revelation 8:7
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Revelation 8:7
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7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire, one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned.
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Revelation 8:7
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Revelation 8:7
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7 The first angel(A) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire(B) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third(C) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.(D)
Hebrews 12:15
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Hebrews 12:15
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15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.
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Hebrews 12:15
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Hebrews 12:15
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15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(A) and that no bitter root(B) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
Lamentations 3:5
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Lamentations 3:5
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5 He has besieged and surrounded me
with anguish and distress.
Lamentations 3:5
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Lamentations 3:5
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Ruth 1:20
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Ruth 1:20
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20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara,[a] for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.
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- 1:20 Naomi means “pleasant”; Mara means “bitter.”
Exodus 15:23
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Exodus 15:23
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23 When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).
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Exodus 15:23
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Exodus 15:23
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23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[a](A))
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- Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.
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