Isaiah 5:6
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6 I will make it a wasteland;
it shall not be pruned or hoed,
and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns;
I will also command the clouds
that they rain no rain upon it.(A)
Jeremiah 2:16
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16 Moreover, the people of Memphis and Tahpanhes
have broken the crown of your head.(A)
Ezekiel 30:13
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13 Thus says the Lord God:
I will destroy the idols
and put an end to the images in Memphis;
there shall no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt,
so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.(A)
Ezekiel 30:16
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16 I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium shall be in great agony;
Thebes shall be breached
and Memphis face adversaries by day.
Hosea 8:13
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13 Though they offer choice sacrifices,[a]
though they eat flesh,
the Lord does not accept them.
Now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins;
they shall return to Egypt.(A)
Footnotes
- 8.13 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Hosea 10:8
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8 The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,
shall be destroyed.
Thorn and thistle shall grow up
on their altars.
They shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,”
and to the hills, “Fall on us.”(A)
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