Zechariah 8:2
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2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
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Joel 2:18
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The Lord Had Pity
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Zechariah 1:14-16
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14 So (A)the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: (B)I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. 15 (C)And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are (D)at ease; (E)for while I was angry but a little, (F)they furthered the disaster. 16 Therefore, thus says the Lord, (G)I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; (H)my house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and (I)the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.
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Nahum 1:2
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God's Wrath Against Nineveh
2 (A)The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord is avenging and wrathful;
(B)the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries
and (C)keeps wrath for his enemies.
Ezekiel 36:5-6
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5 therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely I have spoken in (A)my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and (B)against all Edom, who (C)gave my land to themselves as a possession (D)with wholehearted joy and (E)utter contempt, that they might make its pasturelands a prey. 6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to (F)the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord God: (G)Behold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered (H)the reproach of the nations.
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Isaiah 63:15
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Prayer for Mercy
15 (A)Look down from heaven and see,
(B)from your holy and beautiful[a] habitation.
Where are (C)your zeal and your might?
The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
are held back from me.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:15 Or holy and glorious
Isaiah 63:4-6
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4 (A)For the day of vengeance was in my heart,
and my year of redemption[a] had come.
5 I looked, but (B)there was no one to help;
I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold;
so my own arm brought me salvation,
and my wrath upheld me.
6 I trampled down the peoples in my anger;
(C)I made them drunk in my wrath,
and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:4 Or the year of my redeemed
Isaiah 59:17
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17 (A)He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
and wrapped himself in (B)zeal as a cloak.
Isaiah 42:13-14
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13 (A)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
like a man of war (B)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, (C)he shouts aloud,
he shows himself mighty against his foes.
14 For a long time I have held my peace;
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out (D)like a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.
Nahum 1:6
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6 (A)Who can stand before his indignation?
Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath (B)is poured out like fire,
and (C)the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
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