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15 Then the kings of the earth and the magnates and the generals and the rich and the powerful and everyone, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,(A)

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19 Enter the caves of the rocks
    and the holes of the ground,
from the terror of the Lord
    and from the glory of his majesty,
    when he rises to terrify the earth.(A)

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21 to enter the caverns of the rocks
    and the clefts in the crags,
from the terror of the Lord
    and from the glory of his majesty,
    when he rises to terrify the earth.(A)

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21 On that day the Lord will punish
    the host of heaven in heaven
    and on earth the kings of the earth.(A)
22 They will be gathered together
    like prisoners in a pit;
they will be shut up in a prison,
    and after many days they will be punished.(B)

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10 Enter into the rock,
    and hide in the dust
from the terror of the Lord
    and from the glory of his majesty.]][a](A)

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  1. 2.9–10 Q ms lacks do not forgive . . . majesty

10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
    be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear;
with trembling(A) 12     kiss his feet,[a]
or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way,
    for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Happy are all who take refuge in him.(B)

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  1. 2.12 Cn: Meaning of Heb of 2.11b and 12a is uncertain

13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in[a] blood, and his name is called The Word of God.(A) 14 And the armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule[b] them with a scepter of iron; he will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.(B) 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”(C)

The Beast and Its Armies Defeated

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly in midheaven, “Come, gather for the great supper of God,(D) 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of the mighty, the flesh of horses and their riders—flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great.”(E) 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to wage war against the rider on the horse and against his army.(F) 20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed in its presence the signs by which he deceived those who had received the brand of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were killed by the sword of the rider on the horse, the sword that came from his mouth, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

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  1. 19.13 Other ancient authorities read sprinkled with
  2. 19.15 Or will shepherd

And the kings of the earth, who engaged in sexual immorality[a] and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning;(A) 10 they will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

“Alas, alas, the great city,
    Babylon, the mighty city!
For in one hour your judgment has come.”(B)

11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo any more,

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  1. 18.9 Or prostitution

38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains and in caves and holes in the ground.(A)

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17 they shall lick dust like a snake,
    like the crawling things of the earth;
they shall come trembling out of their fortresses;
    they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,
    and they shall stand in fear of you.(A)

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22 But this is a people robbed and plundered;
    all of them are trapped in holes
    and hidden in prisons;
they have become a prey with no one to rescue,
    a spoil with no one to say, “Restore!”(A)

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The Lord is at your right hand;
    he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.(A)
He will execute judgment among the nations,
    filling them with corpses;
he will shatter heads
    over the wide earth.(B)

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12 who cuts off the spirit of princes,
    who inspires fear in the kings of the earth.(A)

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Psalm 49

The Folly of Trust in Riches

To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm.

Hear this, all you peoples;
    give ear, all inhabitants of the world,(A)
both low and high,
    rich and poor together.

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19 who shows no partiality to nobles,
    nor regards the rich more than the poor,
    for they are all the work of his hands?(A)
20 In a moment they die;
    at midnight the people are shaken and pass away,
    and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.(B)

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When the Israelites saw that they were in distress (for the troops were hard pressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in cisterns.(A)

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The hand of Midian prevailed over Israel, and because of Midian the Israelites provided for themselves hiding places in the mountains, caves and strongholds.

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Five Kings Defeated

16 Meanwhile, these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.(A) 17 And it was told Joshua, “The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”

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