Bible Cross References
they read
Nehemiah 8:3-8
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There in the square by the gate he read the Law to them from dawn until noon, and they all listened attentively.
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Ezra was standing on a wooden platform that had been built for the occasion. The following men stood at his right: Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah; and the following stood at his left: Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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As Ezra stood there on the platform high above the people, they all kept their eyes fixed on him. As soon as he opened the book, they all stood up.
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Ezra said, "Praise the LORD, the great God!" All the people raised their arms in the air and answered, "Amen! Amen!" They knelt in worship, with their faces to the ground.
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Then they rose and stood in their places, and the following Levites explained the Law to them: Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah.
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They gave an oral translation of God's Law and explained it so that the people could understand it.
Nehemiah 9:3
For about three hours the Law of the LORD their God was read to them, and for the next three hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the LORD their God.
Deuteronomy 31:11
Read it to the people of Israel when they come to worship the LORD your God at the one place of worship.
Deuteronomy 31:12
Call together all the men, women, and children, and the foreigners who live in your towns, so that everyone may hear it and learn to honor the LORD your God and to obey his teachings faithfully.
2 Kings 23:2
and together they went to the Temple, accompanied by the priests and the prophets and all the rest of the people, rich and poor alike. Before them all the king read aloud the whole book of the covenant which had been found in the Temple.
Isaiah 34:16
Search in the LORD's book of living creatures and read what it says. Not one of these creatures will be missing, and not one will be without its mate. The LORD has commanded it to be so; he himself will bring them together.
Luke 4:16-19
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Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. He stood up to read the Scriptures
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and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written,
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"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed
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and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people."
Luke 10:26
Jesus answered him, "What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?"
Acts 13:15
After the reading from the Law of Moses and from the writings of the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message: "Friends, we want you to speak to the people if you have a message of encouragement for them."
Acts 15:21
For the Law of Moses has been read for a very long time in the synagogues every Sabbath, and his words are preached in every town."
the Ammonite
Nehemiah 13:23
At that time I also discovered that many of the Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Deuteronomy 23:3-5
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"No Ammonite or Moabite---or any of their descendants, even in the tenth generation---may be included among the LORD's people.
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They refused to provide you with food and water when you were on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor, from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia, to curse you.
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But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; instead he turned the curse into a blessing, because he loved you.
Isaiah 15:1-16
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This is a message about Moab. The cities of Ar and Kir are destroyed in a single night, and silence covers the land of Moab.
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The people of Dibon climb the hill to weep at the shrine. The people of Moab wail in grief over the cities of Nebo and Medeba; they have shaved their heads and their beards in grief.
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The people in the streets are dressed in sackcloth; in the city squares and on the rooftops people mourn and cry.
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The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far away as Jahaz. Even the soldiers tremble; their courage is gone.
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My heart cries out for Moab! The people have fled to the town of Zoar, and to Eglath Shelishiyah. Some climb the road to Luhith, weeping as they go; some escape to Horonaim, grieving loudly.
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Nimrim Brook is dry, the grass beside it has withered, and nothing green is left.
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The people go across the Valley of Willows, trying to escape with all their possessions.
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Everywhere at Moab's borders the sound of crying is heard. It is heard at the towns of Eglaim and Beerelim.
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At the town of Dibon the river is red with blood, and God has something even worse in store for the people there. Yes, there will be a bloody slaughter of everyone left in Moab.
Jeremiah 48:1-47
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This is what the LORD Almighty said about Moab: "Pity the people of Nebo--- their town is destroyed! Kiriathaim is captured, its mighty fortress torn down, and its people put to shame;
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the splendor of Moab is gone. The enemy have captured Heshbon and plot to destroy the nation of Moab. The town of Madmen will be silenced; armies will march against it.
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The people of Horonaim cry out, 'Violence! Destruction!'
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"Moab has been destroyed; listen to the children crying.
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Hear the sound of their sobs along the road up to Luhith, the cries of distress on the way down to Horonaim.
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'Quick, run for your lives!' they say. 'Run like a wild desert donkey!'
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"Moab, you trusted in your strength and your wealth, but now even you will be conquered; your god Chemosh will go into exile, along with his princes and priests.
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Not a town will escape the destruction; both valley and plain will be ruined. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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Set up a tombstone for Moab; it will soon be destroyed. Its towns will be left in ruins, and no one will live there again."
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(Curse those who do not do the LORD's work with all their heart! Curse those who do not slash and kill!)
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The LORD said, "Moab has always lived secure and has never been taken into exile. Moab is like wine left to settle undisturbed and never poured from jar to jar. Its flavor has never been ruined, and it tastes as good as ever.
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"So now, the time is coming when I will send people to pour Moab out like wine. They will empty its wine jars and break them in pieces.
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Then the Moabites will be disillusioned with their god Chemosh, just as the Israelites were disillusioned with Bethel, a god in whom they trusted.
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"Men of Moab, why do you claim to be heroes, brave soldiers tested in war?
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Moab and its cities are destroyed; its finest young men have been slaughtered. I am the king, the LORD Almighty, and I have spoken.
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Moab's doom approaches; its ruin is coming soon.
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"Mourn for that nation, you that live nearby, all of you that know its fame. Say, 'Its powerful rule has been broken; its glory and might are no more.'
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You that live in Dibon, come down from your place of honor and sit on the ground in the dust; Moab's destroyer is here and has left its forts in ruins.
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You that live in Aroer, stand by the road and wait; ask those who are running away, find out from them what has happened.
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'Moab has fallen,' they will answer, 'weep for it; it is disgraced. Announce along the Arnon River that Moab is destroyed!'
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"Judgment has come on the cities of the plateau: on Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,
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Dibon, Nebo, Beth Diblathaim,
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Kiriathaim, Bethgamul, Bethmeon,
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Kerioth, and Bozrah. Judgment has come on all the cities of Moab, far and near.
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Moab's might has been crushed; its power has been destroyed. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD said, "Make Moab drunk, because it has rebelled against me. Moab will roll in its own vomit, and people will laugh.
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Moab, remember how you made fun of the people of Israel? You treated them as though they had been caught with a gang of robbers.
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"You people who live in Moab, leave your towns! Go and live on the cliffs! Be like the dove that makes its nest in the sides of a ravine.
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Moab is very proud! I have heard how proud, arrogant, and conceited the people are, how much they think of themselves.
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I, the LORD, know of their arrogance. Their boasts amount to nothing, and the things they do will not last.
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And so I will weep for everyone in Moab and for the people of Kir Heres.
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I will cry for the people of Sibmah, even more than for the people of Jazer. City of Sibmah, you are like a vine whose branches reach across the Dead Sea and go as far as Jazer. But now your summer fruits and your grapes have been destroyed.
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Happiness and joy have been taken away from the fertile land of Moab. I have made the wine stop flowing from the wine presses; there is no one to make the wine and shout for joy.
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"The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far as Jahaz; it can be heard by the people in Zoar, and it is heard as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. Even Nimrim Brook has dried up.
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I will stop the people of Moab from making burnt offerings at their places of worship and from offering sacrifices to their gods. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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"So my heart mourns for Moab and for the people of Kir Heres, like someone playing a funeral song on a flute, because everything they owned is gone.
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All of them have shaved their heads and cut off their beards. They have all made gashes on their hands, and everyone is wearing sackcloth.
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On all the housetops of Moab and in all its public squares there is nothing but mourning, because I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants.
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Moab has been shattered! Cry out! Moab has been disgraced. It is in ruins, and all the surrounding nations make fun of it. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD has promised that a nation will swoop down on Moab like an eagle with its outspread wings,
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and the towns and fortresses will be captured. On that day Moab's soldiers will be as frightened as a woman in labor.
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Moab will be destroyed and will no longer be a nation, because it rebelled against me.
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Terror, pits, and traps are waiting for the people of Moab. The LORD has spoken.
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Whoever tries to escape the terror will fall into the pits, and whoever climbs out of the pits will be caught in the traps, because the LORD has set the time for Moab's destruction.
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Helpless refugees try to find protection in Heshbon, the city that King Sihon once ruled, but it is in flames. Fire has burned up the frontiers and the mountain heights of the war-loving people of Moab.
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Pity the people of Moab! The people who worshiped Chemosh have been destroyed, and their sons and daughters have been taken away as prisoners.
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But in days to come the LORD will make Moab prosperous again. All of this is what the LORD has said will happen to Moab.
Ezekiel 25:1-11
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The LORD spoke to me.
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"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the country of Ammon.
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Tell them to listen to what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: You were delighted to see my Temple profaned, to see the land of Israel devastated, to see the people of Judah go into exile.
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Because you were glad, I will let the tribes from the eastern desert conquer you. They will set up their camps in your country and settle there. They will eat the fruit and drink the milk that should have been yours.
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I will turn the city of Rabbah into a place to keep camels, and the whole country of Ammon will become a place to keep sheep, so that you will know I am the LORD.
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"This is what the Sovereign LORD is saying: You clapped your hands and jumped for joy. You despised the land of Israel.
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Because you did, I will hand you over to other nations who will rob you and plunder you. I will destroy you so completely that you will not be a nation any more or have a country of your own. Then you will know that I am the LORD."
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The Sovereign LORD said, "Because Moab has said that Judah is like all the other nations,
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I will let the cities that defend the border of Moab be attacked, including even the finest cities---Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.
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I will let the tribes of the eastern desert conquer Moab, together with Ammon, so that Moab will no longer be a nation.
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I will punish Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD."
Amos 2:1-3
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The LORD says, "The people of Moab have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They dishonored the bones of the king of Edom by burning them to ashes.
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I will send fire upon the land of Moab and burn down the fortresses of Kerioth. The people of Moab will die in the noise of battle while soldiers are shouting and trumpets are sounding.
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I will kill the ruler of Moab and all the leaders of the land."
Moabite
Nehemiah 2:10
But Sanballat, from the town of Beth Horon, and Tobiah, an official in the province of Ammon, heard that someone had come to work for the good of the people of Israel, and they were highly indignant.
Nehemiah 2:19
When Sanballat, Tobiah, and an Arab named Geshem heard what we were planning to do, they laughed at us and said, "What do you think you're doing? Are you going to rebel against the emperor?"
Nehemiah 4:3
Tobiah was standing there beside him, and he added, "What kind of wall could they ever build? Even a fox could knock it down!"
Psalm 83:7-9
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the people of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, and of Philistia and Tyre.
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Assyria has also joined them as a strong ally of the Ammonites and Moabites, the descendants of Lot.
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Do to them what you did to the Midianites, and to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
Jeremiah 49:1-6
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This is what the LORD said about Ammon: "Where are the men of Israel? Is there no one to defend their land? Why have they let the people who worship Molech take the territory of the tribe of Gad and settle there?
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But the time is coming when I will make the people of the capital city of Rabbah hear the noise of battle, and it will be left in ruins and its villages burned to the ground. Then Israel will take its land back from those who took it from them.
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People of Heshbon, cry out! Ai is destroyed! Women of Rabbah, go into mourning! Put on sackcloth and mourn. Run about in confusion. Your god Molech will be taken into exile, together with his priests and princes.
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Why do you unfaithful people boast? Your strength is failing. Why do you trust in your power and say that no one would dare attack you?
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I will bring terror on you from every side. You will all run away. Each one will run for his life, and there will be no one to bring your troops together again.
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"But later on I will make Ammon prosperous again. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Amos 1:13-15
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The LORD says, "The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. In their wars for more territory they even ripped open pregnant women in Gilead.
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So I will send fire upon the city walls of Rabbah and burn down its fortresses. Then there will be shouts on the day of battle, and the fighting will rage like a storm.
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Their king and his officers will go into exile."