15 And the (A)kings of the earth, the great men, [a]the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, (B)hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,

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  1. Revelation 6:15 NU, M the commanders, the rich men,

19 They shall go into the (A)holes of the rocks,
And into the caves of the [a]earth,
(B)From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises (C)to shake the earth mightily.

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  1. Isaiah 2:19 Lit. dust

21 It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones,
And on the earth (A)the kings of the earth.
22 They will be gathered together,
As prisoners are gathered in the [a]pit,
And will be shut up in the prison;
After many days they will be punished.

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  1. Isaiah 24:22 dungeon

21 To go into the clefts of the rocks,
And into the crags of the rugged rocks,
From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

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10 (A)Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust,
From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty.

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12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
(A)He is awesome to the kings of the earth.

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10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 [a]Kiss the Son, lest [b]He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When (A)His wrath is kindled but a little.
(B)Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

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  1. Psalm 2:12 LXX, Vg. Embrace discipline; Tg. Receive instruction
  2. Psalm 2:12 LXX the Lord

13 (A)He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called (B)The Word of God. 14 (C)And the armies in heaven, (D)clothed in [a]fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now (E)out of His mouth goes a [b]sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And (F)He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. (G)He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And (H)He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

(I)KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.

The Beast and His Armies Defeated

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, (J)“Come and gather together for the [c]supper of the great God, 18 (K)that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, [d]free and slave, both small and great.”

19 (L)And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 (M)Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and (N)those who worshiped his image. (O)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire (P)burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest (Q)were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. (R)And all the birds (S)were filled with their flesh.

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  1. Revelation 19:14 NU, M pure white linen
  2. Revelation 19:15 M sharp two-edged
  3. Revelation 19:17 NU, M great supper of God
  4. Revelation 19:18 NU, M both free

The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

(A)“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her (B)will weep and lament for her, (C)when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, (D)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! (E)For in one hour your judgment has come.’

11 “And (F)the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

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38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, (A)in dens and caves of the earth.

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17 They shall lick the (A)dust like a serpent;
(B)They shall crawl from their holes like [a]snakes of the earth.
(C)They shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.

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  1. Micah 7:17 Lit. crawlers

22 But this is a people robbed and plundered;
All of them are [a]snared in holes,
And they are hidden in prison houses;
They are for prey, and no one delivers;
For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!”

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  1. Isaiah 42:22 Or trapped in caves

The Lord is (A)at Your right hand;
He shall [a]execute kings (B)in the day of His wrath.
He shall judge among the nations,
He shall fill the places with dead bodies,
(C)He shall [b]execute the heads of many countries.

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  1. Psalm 110:5 Lit. break kings in pieces
  2. Psalm 110:6 Lit. break in pieces

The Confidence of the Foolish

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

49 Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.

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19 Yet He (A)is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
For (B)they are all the work of His hands.
20 In a moment they die, (C)in the middle of the night;
The people are shaken and pass away;
The mighty are taken away without a hand.

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When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people (A)hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits.

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and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, (A)the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains.

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The Amorite Kings Executed

16 But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”

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