Job 34:27
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27 because they turned aside from following him
and had no regard for any of his ways,(A)
Isaiah 47:8
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8 Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures,
who sit securely,
who say in your heart,
“I am, and there is no one besides me;
I shall not sit as a widow
or know the loss of children”—(A)
Isaiah 47:9
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9 both these things shall come upon you
in a moment, in one day:
the loss of children and widowhood
shall come upon you in full measure,
in spite of your many sorceries
and the great power of your enchantments.(A)
2 Esdras 2:2
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2 The mother who bore them says to them, ‘Go, my children, because I am a widow and forsaken.(A)
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2 Esdras 2:4
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4 But now what can I do for you? For I am a widow and forsaken. Go, my children, and ask for mercy from the Lord.’(A)
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