Bible Cross References
I know
Job 23:13
He never changes. No one can oppose him or stop him from doing what he wants to do.
Psalm 33:11
But his plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally.
Psalm 40:5
You have done many things for us, O LORD our God; there is no one like you! You have made many wonderful plans for us. I could never speak of them all--- their number is so great!
Isaiah 46:10
From the beginning I predicted the outcome; long ago I foretold what would happen. I said that my plans would never fail, that I would do everything I intended to do.
Isaiah 46:11
I am calling a man to come from the east; he will swoop down like a hawk and accomplish what I have planned. I have spoken, and it will be done.
Isaiah 55:8-12
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"My thoughts," says the LORD, "are not like yours, and my ways are different from yours.
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As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways and thoughts above yours.
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"My word is like the snow and the rain that come down from the sky to water the earth. They make the crops grow and provide seed for planting and food to eat.
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So also will be the word that I speak--- it will not fail to do what I plan for it; it will do everything I send it to do.
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"You will leave Babylon with joy; you will be led out of the city in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into singing, and the trees will shout for joy.
Micah 4:12
But these nations do not know what is in the LORD's mind. They do not realize that they have been gathered together to be punished in the same way that grain is brought in to be threshed.
Zechariah 1:6
Through my servants the prophets I gave your ancestors commands and warnings, but they disregarded them and suffered the consequences. Then they repented and acknowledged that I, the LORD Almighty, had punished them as they deserved and as I had determined to do.' "
Zechariah 8:14
The LORD Almighty says, "When your ancestors made me angry, I planned disaster for them and did not change my mind, but carried out my plans.
Zechariah 8:15
But now I am planning to bless the people of Jerusalem and Judah. So don't be afraid.
thoughts
Jeremiah 3:12-19
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He told me to go and say to Israel, "Unfaithful Israel, come back to me. I am merciful and will not be angry; I will not be angry with you forever.
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Only admit that you are guilty and that you have rebelled against the LORD, your God. Confess that under every green tree you have given your love to foreign gods and that you have not obeyed my commands. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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"Unfaithful people, come back; you belong to me. I will take one of you from each town and two from each clan, and I will bring you back to Mount Zion.
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I will give you rulers who obey me, and they will rule you with wisdom and understanding.
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Then when you have become numerous in that land, people will no longer talk about my Covenant Box. They will no longer think about it or remember it; they will not even need it, nor will they make another one.
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When that time comes, Jerusalem will be called 'The Throne of the LORD,' and all nations will gather there to worship me. They will no longer do what their stubborn and evil hearts tell them.
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Israel will join with Judah, and together they will come from exile in the country in the north and will return to the land that I gave your ancestors as a permanent possession."
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The LORD says, "Israel, I wanted to accept you as my child and give you a delightful land, the most beautiful land in all the world. I wanted you to call me father and never again turn away from me.
Jeremiah 30:18-22
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The LORD says, "I will restore my people to their land and have mercy on every family; Jerusalem will be rebuilt, and its palace restored.
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The people who live there will sing praise; they will shout for joy. By my blessing they will increase in numbers; my blessing will bring them honor.
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I will restore the nation's ancient power and establish it firmly again; I will punish all who oppress them.
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Their ruler will come from their own nation, their prince from their own people. He will approach me when I invite him, for who would dare come uninvited? They will be my people, and I will be their God. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 31:1-33
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The LORD says, "The time is coming when I will be the God of all the tribes of Israel, and they will be my people.
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In the desert I showed mercy to those people who had escaped death. When the people of Israel longed for rest,
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I appeared to them from far away. People of Israel, I have always loved you, so I continue to show you my constant love.
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Once again I will rebuild you. Once again you will take up your tambourines and dance joyfully.
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Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria, and those who plant them will eat what the vineyards produce.
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Yes, the time is coming when sentries will call out on the hills of Ephraim, 'Let's go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.' "
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The LORD says, "Sing with joy for Israel, the greatest of the nations. Sing your song of praise, 'The LORD has saved his people; he has rescued all who are left.'
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I will bring them from the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. The blind and the lame will come with them, pregnant women and those about to give birth. They will come back a great nation.
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My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them back. I will guide them to streams of water, on a smooth road where they will not stumble. I am like a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my oldest son."
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The LORD says, "Nations, listen to me and proclaim my words on the far-off shores. I scattered my people, but I will gather them and guard them as a shepherd guards his flock.
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I have set Israel's people free and have saved them from a mighty nation.
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They will come and sing for joy on Mount Zion and be delighted with my gifts--- gifts of grain and wine and olive oil, gifts of sheep and cattle. They will be like a well-watered garden; they will have everything they need.
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Then the young women will dance and be happy, and men, young and old, will rejoice. I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy, their sorrow into gladness.
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I will fill the priests with the richest food and satisfy all the needs of my people. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD says, "A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of bitter weeping. Rachel is crying for her children; they are gone, and she refuses to be comforted.
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Stop your crying and wipe away your tears. All that you have done for your children will not go unrewarded; they will return from the enemy's land.
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There is hope for your future; your children will come back home. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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"I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ' LORD, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back; we are ready to return to you, the LORD our God.
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We turned away from you, but soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us, we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.'
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"Israel, you are my dearest child, the one I love best. Whenever I mention your name, I think of you with love. My heart goes out to you; I will be merciful.
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Set up signs and mark the road; find again the way by which you left. Come back, people of Israel, come home to the towns you left.
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How long will you hesitate, faithless people? I have created something new and different, as different as a woman protecting a man."
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The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says, "When I restore the people to their land, they will once again say in the land of Judah and in its towns, 'May the LORD bless the sacred hill of Jerusalem, the holy place where he lives.'
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People will live in Judah and in all its towns, and there will be farmers, and shepherds with their flocks.
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I will refresh those who are weary and will satisfy with food everyone who is weak from hunger.
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So then, people will say, 'I went to sleep and woke up refreshed.'
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"I, the LORD, say that the time is coming when I will fill the land of Israel and Judah with people and animals.
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And just as I took care to uproot, to pull down, to overthrow, to destroy, and to demolish them, so I will take care to plant them and to build them up.
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When that time comes, people will no longer say, 'The parents ate the sour grapes, But the children got the sour taste.'
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Instead, those who eat sour grapes will have their own teeth set on edge; and everyone will die because of their own sin."
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The LORD says, "The time is coming when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
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It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. Although I was like a husband to them, they did not keep that covenant.
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The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Isaiah 40:1-46
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"Comfort my people," says our God. "Comfort them!
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Encourage the people of Jerusalem. Tell them they have suffered long enough and their sins are now forgiven. I have punished them in full for all their sins."
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A voice cries out, "Prepare in the wilderness a road for the LORD! Clear the way in the desert for our God!
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Fill every valley; level every mountain. The hills will become a plain, and the rough country will be made smooth.
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Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it. The LORD himself has promised this."
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A voice cries out, "Proclaim a message!" "What message shall I proclaim?" I ask. "Proclaim that all human beings are like grass; they last no longer than wild flowers.
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Grass withers and flowers fade when the LORD sends the wind blowing over them. People are no more enduring than grass.
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Yes, grass withers and flowers fade, but the word of our God endures forever."
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Jerusalem, go up on a high mountain and proclaim the good news! Call out with a loud voice, Zion; announce the good news! Speak out and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah that their God is coming!
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The Sovereign LORD is coming to rule with power, bringing with him the people he has rescued.
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He will take care of his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs together and carry them in his arms; he will gently lead their mothers.
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Can anyone measure the ocean by handfuls or measure the sky with his hands? Can anyone hold the soil of the earth in a cup or weigh the mountains and hills on scales?
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Can anyone tell the LORD what to do? Who can teach him or give him advice?
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With whom does God consult in order to know and understand and to learn how things should be done?
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To the LORD the nations are nothing, no more than a drop of water; the distant islands are as light as dust.
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All the animals in the forests of Lebanon are not enough for a sacrifice to our God, and its trees are too few to kindle the fire.
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The nations are nothing at all to him.
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To whom can God be compared? How can you describe what he is like?
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He is not like an idol that workers make, that metalworkers cover with gold and set in a base of silver.
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Anyone who cannot afford silver or gold chooses wood that will not rot. He finds a skillful worker to make an image that won't fall down.
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Do you not know? Were you not told long ago? Have you not heard how the world began?
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It was made by the one who sits on his throne above the earth and beyond the sky; the people below look as tiny as ants. He stretched out the sky like a curtain, like a tent in which to live.
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He brings down powerful rulers and reduces them to nothing.
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They are like young plants, just set out and barely rooted. When the LORD sends a wind, they dry up and blow away like straw.
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To whom can the holy God be compared? Is there anyone else like him?
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Look up at the sky! Who created the stars you see? The one who leads them out like an army, he knows how many there are and calls each one by name! His power is so great--- not one of them is ever missing!
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Israel, why then do you complain that the LORD doesn't know your troubles or care if you suffer injustice?
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Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The LORD is the everlasting God; he created all the world. He never grows tired or weary. No one understands his thoughts.
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He strengthens those who are weak and tired.
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Even those who are young grow weak; young people can fall exhausted.
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But those who trust in the LORD for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.
Ezekiel 34:11-31
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"I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I myself will look for my sheep and take care of them
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in the same way as shepherds take care of their sheep that were scattered and are brought together again. I will bring them back from all the places where they were scattered on that dark, disastrous day.
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I will take them out of foreign countries, gather them together, and bring them back to their own land. I will lead them back to the mountains and the streams of Israel and will feed them in pleasant pastures.
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I will let them graze in safety in the mountain meadows and the valleys and in all the green pastures of the land of Israel.
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I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will find them a place to rest. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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"I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that wander off, bandage those that are hurt, and heal those that are sick; but those that are fat and strong I will destroy, because I am a shepherd who does what is right.
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"Now then, my flock, I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I will judge each of you and separate the good from the bad, the sheep from the goats.
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Some of you are not satisfied with eating the best grass; you even trample down what you don't eat! You drink the clear water and muddy what you don't drink!
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My other sheep have to eat the grass you trample down and drink the water you muddy.
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"So now, I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I will judge between you strong sheep and the weak sheep.
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You pushed the sick ones aside and butted them away from the flock.
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But I will rescue my sheep and not let them be mistreated any more. I will judge each of my sheep and separate the good from the bad.
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I will give them a king like my servant David to be their one shepherd, and he will take care of them.
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I, the LORD, will be their God, and a king like my servant David will be their ruler. I have spoken.
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I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security. I will get rid of all the dangerous animals in the land, so that my sheep can live safely in the fields and sleep in the forests.
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"I will bless them and let them live around my sacred hill. There I will bless them with showers of rain when they need it.
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The trees will bear fruit, the fields will produce crops, and everyone will live in safety on his own land. When I break my people's chains and set them free from those who made them slaves, then they will know that I am the LORD.
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The heathen nations will not plunder them any more, and the wild animals will not kill and eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrify them.
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I will give them fertile fields and put an end to hunger in the land. The other nations will not sneer at them any more.
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Everyone will know that I protect Israel and that they are my people. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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"You, my sheep, the flock that I feed, are my people, and I am your God," says the Sovereign LORD.
Ezekiel 36:1-37
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The LORD said, "Mortal man, speak to the mountains of Israel and tell them to listen to the message which I,
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the Sovereign LORD, have for them: Israel's enemies gloated and said, 'Now those ancient hills are ours!'
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"Prophesy, then, and announce what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying. When the neighboring nations captured and plundered the mountains of Israel, everyone made fun of Israel.
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So now listen to what I, the Sovereign LORD, say to you mountains and hills, to you brooks and valleys, to you places that were left in ruins, and to you deserted cities which were plundered and mocked by all the surrounding nations.
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"I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken out in the heat of my anger against the surrounding nations, and especially against Edom. With glee and contempt they captured my land and took possession of its pastures.
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"So prophesy to the land of Israel; tell the mountains, hills, brooks, and valleys what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying in jealous anger because of the way the nations have insulted and humiliated them.
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I, the Sovereign LORD, solemnly promise that the surrounding nations will be humiliated.
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But on the mountains of Israel the trees will again grow leaves and bear fruit for you, my people Israel. You are going to come home soon.
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I am on your side, and I will make sure that your land is plowed again and crops are planted on it.
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I will make your population grow. You will live in the cities and rebuild everything that was left in ruins.
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I will make people and cattle increase in number. There will be more of you than ever before, and you will have many children. I will let you live there as you used to live, and I will make you more prosperous than ever. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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I will bring you, my people Israel, back to live again in the land. It will be your own land, and it will never again let your children starve.
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"I, the Sovereign LORD, say: It is true that people say that the land eats people and that it robs the nation of its children.
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But from now on it will no longer eat people and rob you of your children. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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The land will no longer have to listen to the nations making fun of it or see the peoples sneer at it. The land will no longer rob the nation of its children. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."
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"Mortal man," he said, "when the Israelites were living in their land, they defiled it by the way they lived and acted. I regarded their behavior as being as ritually unclean as a woman is during her monthly period.
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I let them feel the force of my anger because of the murders they had committed in the land and because of the idols by which they had defiled it.
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I condemned them for the way they lived and acted, and I scattered them through foreign countries.
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Wherever they went, they brought disgrace on my holy name, because people would say, 'These are the people of the LORD, but they had to leave his land.'
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That made me concerned for my holy name, since the Israelites brought disgrace on it everywhere they went.
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"Now then, give the Israelites the message that I, the Sovereign LORD, have for them: What I am going to do is not for the sake of you Israelites, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have disgraced in every country where you have gone.
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When I demonstrate to the nations the holiness of my great name---the name you disgraced among them---then they will know that I am the LORD. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken. I will use you to show the nations that I am holy.
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I will take you from every nation and country and bring you back to your own land.
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I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean from all your idols and everything else that has defiled you.
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I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart.
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I will put my spirit in you and will see to it that you follow my laws and keep all the commands I have given you.
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Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
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I will save you from everything that defiles you. I will command the grain to be plentiful, so that you will not have any more famines.
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I will increase the yield of your fruit trees and your fields, so that there will be no more famines to disgrace you among the nations.
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You will remember your evil conduct and the wrongs that you committed, and you will be disgusted with yourselves because of your sins and your iniquities.
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Israel, I want you to know that I am not doing all this for your sake. I want you to feel the shame and disgrace of what you are doing. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."
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The Sovereign LORD says, "When I make you clean from all your sins, I will let you live in your cities again and let you rebuild the ruins.
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Everyone who used to walk by your fields saw how overgrown and wild they were, but I will let you farm them again.
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Everyone will talk about how this land, which was once a wilderness, has become like the Garden of Eden, and how the cities which were torn down, looted, and left in ruins, are now inhabited and fortified.
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Then the neighboring nations that have survived will know that I, the LORD, rebuild ruined cities and replant waste fields. I, the LORD, have promised that I would do this---and I will."
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The Sovereign LORD says, "I will once again let the Israelites ask me for help, and I will let them increase in numbers like a flock of sheep.
Ezekiel 39:1-29
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The Sovereign LORD said, "Mortal man, denounce Gog, the chief ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and tell him that I am his enemy.
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I will turn him in a new direction and lead him out of the far north until he comes to the mountains of Israel.
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Then I will knock his bow out of his left hand and his arrows out of his right hand.
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Gog and his army and his allies will fall dead on the mountains of Israel, and I will let their bodies be food for all the birds and wild animals.
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They will fall dead in the open field. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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I will start a fire in the land of Magog and along all the seacoasts where people live undisturbed, and everyone will know that I am the LORD.
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I will make sure that my people Israel know my holy name, and I will not let my name be disgraced any more. Then the nations will know that I, the LORD, am the holy God of Israel."
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The Sovereign LORD said, "The day I spoke about is certain to come.
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The people who live in the cities of Israel will go out and collect the abandoned weapons for firewood. They will build fires with the shields, bows, arrows, spears, and clubs, and have enough to last for seven years.
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They will not have to gather firewood in the fields or cut down trees in the forest, because they will have the abandoned weapons to burn. They will loot and plunder those who looted and plundered them." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
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The LORD said, "When all this happens, I will give Gog a burial ground there in Israel, in Travelers' Valley, east of the Dead Sea. Gog and all his army will be buried there, and the valley will be called 'The Valley of Gog's Army.'
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It will take the Israelites seven months to bury all the corpses and make the land clean again.
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Everyone in the land will help bury them, and they will be honored for this on the day of my victory. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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After the seven months are over, men will be chosen to travel through the land in order to find and bury those bodies remaining on the ground, so that they can make the land clean.
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As they go up and down the country, every time they find a human bone, they will put a marker beside it so that the gravediggers can come and bury it in the Valley of Gog's Army.
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(There will be a town nearby named after the army.) And so the land will be made clean again."
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The Sovereign LORD said to me, "Mortal man, call all the birds and animals to come from all around to eat the sacrifice I am preparing for them. It will be a huge feast on the mountains of Israel, where they can eat meat and drink blood.
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They are to eat the bodies of soldiers and drink the blood of the rulers of the earth, all of whom will be killed like rams or lambs or goats or fat bulls.
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When I kill these people like sacrifices, the birds and animals are to eat all the fat they can hold and to drink blood until they are drunk.
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At my table they will eat all they can hold of horses and their riders and of soldiers and fighting men. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD said, "I will let the nations see my glory and show them how I use my power to carry out my just decisions.
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The Israelites will know from then on that I am the LORD their God.
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And the nations will know that the Israelites went into exile because of the sins which they committed against me. I turned away from them and let their enemies defeat them and kill them in battle.
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I gave them what they deserved for their uncleanness and their wickedness, and I turned away from them."
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The Sovereign LORD said, "But now I will be merciful to Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel, and make them prosperous again. I will protect my holy name.
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When they are once more living in safety in their own land, with no one to threaten them, they will be able to forget how they were disgraced for having betrayed me.
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In order to show to the many nations that I am holy, I will bring my people back from all the countries where their enemies live.
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Then my people will know that I am the LORD their God. They will know this, because I sent them into captivity and now gather them and bring them back into their own land, not leaving even one of them behind.
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I will pour out my spirit on the people of Israel and never again turn away from them. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."
Hosea 2:14-23
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So I am going to take her into the desert again; there I will win her back with words of love.
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I will give back to her the vineyards she had and make Trouble Valley a door of hope. She will respond to me there as she did when she was young, when she came from Egypt.
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Then once again she will call me her husband---she will no longer call me her Baal.
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I will never let her speak the name of Baal again.
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At that time I will make a covenant with all the wild animals and birds, so that they will not harm my people. I will also remove all weapons of war from the land, all swords and bows, and will let my people live in peace and safety.
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Israel, I will make you my wife; I will be true and faithful; I will show you constant love and mercy and make you mine forever.
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I will keep my promise and make you mine, and you will acknowledge me as LORD.
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At that time I will answer the prayers of my people Israel. I will make rain fall on the earth, and the earth will produce grain and grapes and olives.
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I will establish my people in the land and make them prosper. I will show love to those who were called "Unloved," and to those who were called "Not-My-People" I will say, "You are my people," and they will answer, "You are our God."
Hosea 3:5
But the time will come when the people of Israel will once again turn to the LORD their God and to a descendant of David their king. Then they will fear the LORD and will receive his good gifts.
Hosea 14:2-9
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Return to the LORD, and let this prayer be your offering to him: "Forgive all our sins and accept our prayer, and we will praise you as we have promised.
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Assyria can never save us, and war horses cannot protect us. We will never again say to our idols that they are our God. O LORD, you show mercy to those who have no one else to turn to."
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The LORD says, "I will bring my people back to me. I will love them with all my heart; no longer am I angry with them.
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I will be to the people of Israel like rain in a dry land. They will blossom like flowers; they will be firmly rooted like the trees of Lebanon.
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They will be alive with new growth, and beautiful like olive trees. They will be fragrant like the cedars of Lebanon.
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Once again they will live under my protection. They will grow crops of grain and be fruitful like a vineyard. They will be as famous as the wine of Lebanon.
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The people of Israel will have nothing more to do with idols; I will answer their prayers and take care of them. Like an evergreen tree I will shelter them; I am the source of all their blessings."
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May those who are wise understand what is written here, and may they take it to heart. The LORD's ways are right, and righteous people live by following them, but sinners stumble and fall because they ignore them.
Joel 2:28-32
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"Afterward I will pour out my Spirit on everyone: your sons and daughters will proclaim my message; your old people will have dreams, and your young people will see visions.
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At that time I will pour out my Spirit even on servants, both men and women.
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"I will give warnings of that day in the sky and on the earth; there will be bloodshed, fire, and clouds of smoke.
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The sun will be darkened, and the moon will turn red as blood before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
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But all who ask the LORD for help will be saved. As the LORD has said, 'Some in Jerusalem will escape; those whom I choose will survive.' "
Amos 9:8-15
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I, the Sovereign LORD, am watching this sinful kingdom of Israel, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not destroy all the descendants of Jacob.
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"I will give the command and shake the people of Israel like grain in a sieve. I will shake them among the nations to remove all who are worthless.
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The sinners among my people will be killed in war---all those who say, 'God will not let any harm come near us.' "
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The LORD says, "A day is coming when I will restore the kingdom of David, which is like a house fallen into ruins. I will repair its walls and restore it. I will rebuild it and make it as it was long ago.
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And so the people of Israel will conquer what is left of the land of Edom and all the nations that were once mine," says the LORD, who will cause this to happen.
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"The days are coming," says the LORD, "when grain will grow faster than it can be harvested, and grapes will grow faster than the wine can be made. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with it.
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I will bring my people back to their land. They will rebuild their ruined cities and live there; they will plant vineyards and drink the wine; they will plant gardens and eat what they grow.
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I will plant my people on the land I gave them, and they will not be pulled up again." The LORD your God has spoken.
Micah 5:4-7
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When he comes, he will rule his people with the strength that comes from the LORD and with the majesty of the LORD God himself. His people will live in safety because people all over the earth will acknowledge his greatness,
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and he will bring peace. When the Assyrians invade our country and break through our defenses, we will send our strongest leaders to fight them.
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By force of arms they will conquer Assyria, the land of Nimrod, and they will save us from the Assyrians when they invade our territory.
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The people of Israel who survive will be like refreshing dew sent by the LORD for many nations, like showers on growing plants. They will depend on God, not people.
Micah 7:14-20
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Be a shepherd to your people, LORD, the people you have chosen. Although they live apart in the wilderness, there is fertile land around them. Let them go and feed in the rich pastures of Bashan and Gilead, as they did long ago.
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Work miracles for us, LORD, as you did in the days when you brought us out of Egypt.
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The nations will see this and be frustrated in spite of all their strength. In dismay they will close their mouths and cover their ears.
17
They will crawl in the dust like snakes; they will come from their fortresses, trembling and afraid. They will turn in fear to the LORD our God.
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There is no other god like you, O LORD; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.
19
You will be merciful to us once again. You will trample our sins underfoot and send them to the bottom of the sea!
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You will show your faithfulness and constant love to your people, the descendants of Abraham and of Jacob, as you promised our ancestors long ago.
Zephaniah 3:14-20
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Sing and shout for joy, people of Israel! Rejoice with all your heart, Jerusalem!
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The LORD has stopped your punishment; he has removed all your enemies. The LORD, the king of Israel, is with you; there is no reason now to be afraid.
16
The time is coming when they will say to Jerusalem, "Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Do not let your hands hang limp!
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The LORD your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The LORD will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you,
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as joyful as people at a festival." The LORD says, "I have ended the threat of doom and taken away your disgrace.
19
The time is coming! I will punish your oppressors; I will rescue all the lame and bring the exiles home. I will turn their shame to honor, and all the world will praise them.
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The time is coming! I will bring your scattered people home; I will make you famous throughout the world and make you prosperous once again." The LORD has spoken.
Zechariah 9:9-17
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Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey--- on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
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The LORD says, "I will remove the war chariots from Israel and take the horses from Jerusalem; the bows used in battle will be destroyed. Your king will make peace among the nations; he will rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth."
11
The LORD says, "Because of my covenant with you that was sealed by the blood of sacrifices, I will set your people free--- free from the waterless pit of exile.
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Return, you exiles who now have hope; return to your place of safety. Now I tell you that I will repay you twice over with blessing for all you have suffered.
13
I will use Judah like a soldier's bow and Israel like the arrows. I will use the men of Zion like a sword, to fight the men of Greece."
14
The LORD will appear above his people; he will shoot his arrows like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms from the south.
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The LORD Almighty will protect his people, and they will destroy their enemies. They will shout in battle like drunk men and will shed the blood of their enemies; it will flow like the blood of a sacrifice poured on the altar from a bowl.
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When that day comes, the LORD will save his people, as a shepherd saves his flock from danger. They will shine in his land like the jewels of a crown.
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How good and beautiful the land will be! The young people will grow strong on its grain and wine.
Zechariah 12:5-10
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Then the clans of Judah will say to themselves, 'The LORD God Almighty gives strength to his people who live in Jerusalem.'
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"At that time I will make the clans of Judah like a fire in a forest or in a field of ripe grain---they will destroy all the surrounding nations. The people of Jerusalem will remain safe in the city.
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"I, the LORD, will give victory to the armies of Judah first, so that the honor which the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem will receive will be no greater than that of the rest of Judah.
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At that time the LORD will protect those who live in Jerusalem, and even the weakest among them will become as strong as David was. The descendants of David will lead them like the angel of the LORD, like God himself.
9
At that time I will destroy every nation that tries to attack Jerusalem.
10
"I will fill the descendants of David and the other people of Jerusalem with the spirit of mercy and the spirit of prayer. They will look at the one whom they stabbed to death, and they will mourn for him like those who mourn for an only child. They will mourn bitterly, like those who have lost their first-born son.
Zechariah 14:20
At that time even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with the words "Dedicated to the LORD." The cooking pots in the Temple will be as sacred as the bowls before the altar.
Zechariah 14:21
Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in all Judah will be set apart for use in the worship of the LORD Almighty. The people who offer sacrifices will use them for boiling the meat of the sacrifices. When that time comes, there will no longer be any merchant in the Temple of the LORD Almighty.
Revelation 14:8-14
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A second angel followed the first one, saying, "She has fallen! Great Babylon has fallen! She made all peoples drink her wine---the strong wine of her immoral lust!"
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A third angel followed the first two, saying in a loud voice, "Those who worship the beast and its image and receive the mark on their forehead or on their hand
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will themselves drink God's wine, the wine of his fury, which he has poured at full strength into the cup of his anger! All who do this will be tormented in fire and sulfur before the holy angels and the Lamb.
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The smoke of the fire that torments them goes up forever and ever. There is no relief day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, for anyone who has the mark of its name."
12
This calls for endurance on the part of God's people, those who obey God's commandments and are faithful to Jesus.
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Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Happy are those who from now on die in the service of the Lord!" "Yes indeed!" answers the Spirit. "They will enjoy rest from their hard work, because the results of their service go with them."
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Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was what looked like a human being, with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
expected end
Lamentations 3:26
So it is best for us to wait in patience---to wait for him to save us---