Revelation 6:8
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8 (A)So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And [a]power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (B)to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, (C)and by the beasts of the earth.
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- Revelation 6:8 authority
Hosea 13:14
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14 “I will ransom them from the [a]power of [b]the grave;
I will redeem them from death.
(A)O Death, [c]I will be your plagues!
O [d]Grave, [e]I will be your destruction!
(B)Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
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- Hosea 13:14 Lit. hand
- Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
- Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your punishment?
- Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
- Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your sting?
Jeremiah 15:2-3
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2 And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Such as are for death, to death;
And such as are for the sword, to the sword;
And such as are for the famine, to the famine;
And such as are for the (B)captivity, to the captivity.” ’
3 “And I will (C)appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the Lord: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, (D)the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
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Zechariah 6:3
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3 with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses—strong steeds.
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Jeremiah 16:4
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4 “They shall die (A)gruesome deaths; they shall not be (B)lamented nor shall they be (C)buried, but they shall be (D)like refuse on the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their (E)corpses shall be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth.”
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Revelation 9:18
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18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
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Revelation 1:18
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18 (A)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, (B)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And (C)I have the keys of [a]Hades and of Death.
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- Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm
Revelation 20:13-14
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13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, (A)and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. (B)And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then (C)Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. (D)This is the second [a]death.
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- Revelation 20:14 NU, M death, the lake of fire.
Revelation 9:15
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15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a (A)third of mankind.
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Revelation 8:7-12
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First Trumpet: Vegetation Struck
7 The first angel sounded: (A)And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown (B)to the [a]earth. And a third (C)of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
Second Trumpet: The Seas Struck
8 Then the second angel sounded: (D)And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, (E)and a third of the sea (F)became blood. 9 (G)And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Third Trumpet: The Waters Struck
10 Then the third angel sounded: (H)And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, (I)and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 (J)The name of the star is Wormwood. (K)A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.
Fourth Trumpet: The Heavens Struck
12 (L)Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day [b]did not shine, and likewise the night.
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- Revelation 8:7 NU, M add and a third of the earth was burned up
- Revelation 8:12 had no light
Ezekiel 14:13-21
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13 “Son of man, when a land sins against Me by persistent unfaithfulness, I will stretch out My hand against it; I will cut off its (A)supply of bread, send famine on it, and cut off man and beast from it. 14 (B)Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only themselves (C)by their righteousness,” says the Lord God.
15 “If I cause (D)wild beasts to pass through the land, and they [a]empty it, and make it so desolate that no man may pass through because of the beasts, 16 even (E)though these three men were [b]in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; only they would be delivered, and the land would be (F)desolate.
17 “Or if (G)I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I (H)cut off man and beast from it, 18 even (I)though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they themselves would be delivered.
19 “Or if I send (J)a pestilence into that land and (K)pour out My fury on it in blood, and cut off from it man and beast, 20 even (L)though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.”
21 For thus says the Lord God: “How much more it shall be when (M)I send My four [c]severe judgments on Jerusalem—the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence—to cut off man and beast from it?
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- Ezekiel 14:15 Lit. bereave it of children
- Ezekiel 14:16 Lit. in the midst of it
- Ezekiel 14:21 Lit. evil
Ezekiel 5:12
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12 (A)One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and (B)I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after (C)them.
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Ezekiel 5:15-17
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15 ‘So [a]it shall be a (A)reproach, a taunt, a (B)lesson, and an astonishment to the nations that are all around you, when I execute judgments among you in anger and in fury and in (C)furious rebukes. I, the Lord, have spoken. 16 When I (D)send against them the terrible arrows of famine which shall be for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, I will increase the famine upon you and cut off your (E)supply of bread. 17 So I will send against you famine and (F)wild beasts, and they will bereave you. (G)Pestilence and blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken.’ ”
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- Ezekiel 5:15 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. you
Isaiah 25:8
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8 He will (A)swallow up death forever,
And the Lord God will (B)wipe away tears from all faces;
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For the Lord has spoken.
1 Corinthians 15:55
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- 1 Corinthians 15:55 NU O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?
Matthew 11:23
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23 And you, Capernaum, (A)who[a] are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
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- Matthew 11:23 NU will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be
Habakkuk 2:5
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Woe to the Wicked
5 “Indeed, because he transgresses by wine,
He is a proud man,
And he does not stay at home.
Because he (A)enlarges his desire as [a]hell,
And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied,
He gathers to himself all nations
And heaps up for himself all peoples.
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- Habakkuk 2:5 Or Sheol
Jeremiah 43:11
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11 (A)When he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt and deliver to death (B)those appointed for death, and to captivity those appointed for captivity, and to the sword those appointed for the sword.
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Jeremiah 16:16
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16 “Behold, I will send for many (A)fishermen,” says the Lord, “and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
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Leviticus 26:22-33
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22 (A)I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number;
and (B)your highways shall be desolate.
23 ‘And if (C)by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me,
24 (D)then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
25 And (E)I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant;
when you are gathered together within your cities (F)I will send pestilence among you;
and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
26 (G)When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, (H)and you shall eat and not be satisfied.
27 ‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, but walk contrary to Me,
28 then I also will walk contrary to you in fury;
and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
29 (I)You[a] shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters.
30 (J)I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols;
and My soul shall abhor you.
31 I will lay your (K)cities waste and (L)bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not (M)smell the fragrance of your [b]sweet aromas.
32 (N)I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it.
33 (O)I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you;
your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.
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- Leviticus 26:29 In time of famine
- Leviticus 26:31 pleasing
Proverbs 5:5
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- Proverbs 5:5 Or Sheol
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