Ezekiel 22
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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"Now, son of man, a will you judge, will you judge b the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations!
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"Then say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "The city sheds c blood in her own midst, that her time may come; and she makes idols within herself to defile herself.
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"You have become guilty by the blood which you have d shed, and have defiled yourself with the idols which you have made. You have caused your days to draw near, and have come to the end of your years; e therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all countries.
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"Those near and those far from you will mock you as infamous and full of tumult.
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"Look, f the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.
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"In you they have g made light of father and mother; in your midst they have h oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
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"You have despised My holy things and i profaned My Sabbaths.
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"In you are j men who slander to cause bloodshed; k in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.
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"In you men l uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they violate women who are m set apart during their impurity.
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"One commits abomination n with his neighbor's wife; o another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; and another in you violates his sister, his father's p daughter.
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"In you q they take bribes to shed blood; r you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and s have forgotten Me," says the Lord GOD.
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"Behold, therefore, I t beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which has been in your midst.
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u "Can your heart endure, or can your hands remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with you? v I, the LORD, have spoken, and will do it.
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w "I will scatter you among the nations, disperse you throughout the countries, and x remove your filthiness completely from you.
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"You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then y you shall know that I am the LORD." ' "
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The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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"Son of man, z the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a a furnace; they have become dross from silver.
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"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Because you have all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
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'As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it, to b melt it; so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you.
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'Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst.
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'As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have c poured out My fury on you.' "
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And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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"Son of man, say to her: 'You are a land that is d not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.'
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e "The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they f have devoured people; g they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.
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h "Her priests have violated My law and i profaned My holy things; they have not j distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
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"Her k princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.
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l "Her prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, m seeing false visions, and divining n lies for them, saying, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' when the LORD had not spoken.
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"The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully o oppress the stranger.
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p "So I sought for a man among them who would q make a wall, and r stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.
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"Therefore I have s poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed t their deeds on their own heads," says the Lord GOD.
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Ezekiel 20:4
Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers.
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Nahum 3:1
Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs.
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Ezekiel 24:6
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen.
Ezekiel 24:7
For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust.
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2 Kings 21:16
Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
Ezekiel 24:7
For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust.
Ezekiel 24:8
That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered.
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Deuteronomy 28:37
And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the LORD will drive you.
1 Kings 9:7
Then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
Ezekiel 5:14
Moreover I will make you a waste and a reproach among the nations that are all around you, in the sight of all who pass by.
Daniel 9:16
O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us.
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Isaiah 1:23
Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.
Micah 3:1 - 3
And I said: "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?
Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.
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Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Leviticus 20:9
For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him.
Deuteronomy 5:16
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 27:16
'Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.' "And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'
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Exodus 22:22
You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat, they are sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend.
Ezekiel 22:25
The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured people; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.
Malachi 3:5
And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien - Because they do not fear Me," Says the LORD of hosts.
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Leviticus 19:30
You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD.
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Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:4
Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers.
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Ezekiel 18:6
If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity.
Ezekiel 18:11
And does none of those duties, But has eaten on the mountains Or defiled his neighbor's wife.
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Leviticus 18:7
The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:8
The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover; it is your father's nakedness.
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Leviticus 18:19
Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity.
Leviticus 20:18
If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people.
Ezekiel 18:6
If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity.
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Leviticus 18:20
Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
Jeremiah 5:8
They were like well-fed lusty stallions; Every one neighed after his neighbor's wife.
Ezekiel 18:11
And does none of those duties, But has eaten on the mountains Or defiled his neighbor's wife.
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Leviticus 18:15
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law - she is your son's wife - you shall not uncover her nakedness.
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Leviticus 18:9
The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover.
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Exodus 23:8
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 27:25
'Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.' "And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'
Micah 7:2
The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.
Micah 7:3
That they may successfully do evil with both hands - The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So they scheme together.
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Exodus 22:25
If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.
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Deuteronomy 32:18
Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you.
Psalms 106:21
They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt.
Jeremiah 3:21
A voice was heard on the desolate heights, Weeping and supplications of the children of Israel. For they have perverted their way; They have forgotten the LORD their God.
Ezekiel 23:35
"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Because you have forgotten Me and cast Me behind your back, Therefore you shall bear the penalty Of your lewdness and your harlotry.'"
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Ezekiel 21:17
"I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause My fury to rest; I, the LORD, have spoken."
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Ezekiel 21:7
"And it shall be when they say to you, 'Why are you sighing?' that you shall answer, 'Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,' says the Lord GOD."
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Ezekiel 17:24
"And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it."
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Deuteronomy 4:27
And the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will drive you.
Nehemiah 1:8
Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ' If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations.
Ezekiel 20:23
Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries.
Zechariah 7:14
"But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate."
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Ezekiel 23:27
'Thus I will make you cease your lewdness and your harlotry Brought from the land of Egypt, So that you will not lift your eyes to them, Nor remember Egypt anymore.'
Ezekiel 23:48
Thus I will cause lewdness to cease from the land, that all women may be taught not to practice your lewdness.
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Psalms 9:16
The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
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Psalms 119:119
You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
Isaiah 1:22
Your silver has become dross, Your wine mixed with water.
Jeremiah 6:28
They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. They are bronze and iron, They are all corrupters.
Lamentations 4:1
How the gold has become dim! How changed the fine gold! The stones of the sanctuary are scattered At the head of every street.
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Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts.
Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
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Isaiah 1:25
I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will refine them and try them; For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?
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Ezekiel 20:8
"But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, 'I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.'
Ezekiel 20:33
As I live," says the Lord GOD, "surely with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, I will rule over you.
Hosea 5:10
The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark; I will pour out My wrath on them like water.
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Isaiah 9:13
For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.
Jeremiah 2:30
In vain I have chastened your children; They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
Ezekiel 24:13
In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.
Zephaniah 3:2
She has not obeyed His voice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in the LORD, She has not drawn near to her God.
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Jeremiah 11:9
And the LORD said to me, "A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Hosea 6:9
As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness.
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Matthew 23:14
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
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Micah 3:11
Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? No harm can come upon us.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.
Zephaniah 3:4
Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have done violence to the law.
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Jeremiah 32:32
Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger - they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Lamentations 4:3
Even the jackals present their breasts To nurse their young; But the daughter of my people is cruel, Like ostriches in the wilderness.
Malachi 2:8
But you have departed from the way; You have caused many to stumble at the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi," Says the LORD of hosts.
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1 Samuel 2:29
'Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?'
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Leviticus 10:10
That you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean.
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Isaiah 1:23
Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
Ezekiel 22:6
Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.
Micah 3:1 - 3
And I said: "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?
Micah 3:9 - 11
Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.
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Ezekiel 13:10
Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace - and one builds a wall, and they plaster it with untempered mortar -
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Ezekiel 13:6
They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, 'Thus says the LORD!' But the LORD has not sent them; yet they hope that the word may be confirmed.
Ezekiel 13:7
"Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say, 'The LORD says,' but I have not spoken."
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Jeremiah 23:25 - 32
"I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, 'I have dreamed, I have dreamed!'
Ezekiel 21:29
While they see false visions for you, While they divine a lie to you, To bring you on the necks of the wicked, the slain Whose day has come, Whose iniquity shall end.
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Exodus 23:9
Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:33
And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
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Isaiah 59:16
He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
Isaiah 63:5
I looked, but there was no one to help, And I wondered That there was no one to uphold; Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me; And My own fury, it sustained Me.
Jeremiah 5:1
Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places If you can find a man, If there is anyone who executes judgment, Who seeks the truth, And I will pardon her.
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Ezekiel 13:5
You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the LORD.
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Psalms 106:23
Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then the LORD said to me, " Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth.
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Ezekiel 22:22
'As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured out My fury on you.'"
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Ezekiel 9:10
"And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their own head."
Romans 2:8
But to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness - indignation and wrath.
Romans 2:9
Tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek.
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