Isaiah 30:17
New King James Version
17 (A)One thousand shall flee at the threat of one,
At the threat of five you shall flee,
Till you are left as a [a]pole on top of a mountain
And as a banner on a hill.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:17 A tree stripped of branches
Lamentations 1:3
New King James Version
3 (A)Judah has gone into captivity,
Under affliction and hard servitude;
(B)She dwells among the [a]nations,
She finds no (C)rest;
All her persecutors overtake her in dire straits.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:3 Gentiles
Lamentations 1:6
New King James Version
6 And from the daughter of Zion
All her splendor has departed.
Her princes have become like deer
That find no pasture,
That [a]flee without strength
Before the pursuer.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:6 Lit. are gone
Lamentations 4:19
New King James Version
19 Our pursuers were (A)swifter
Than the eagles of the heavens.
They pursued us on the mountains
And lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Ezekiel 21:7
New King James Version
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, (A)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 21:12
New King James Version
12 “Cry and wail, son of man;
For it will be against My people,
Against all the princes of Israel.
Terrors including the sword will be against My people;
Therefore (A)strike your thigh.
Ezekiel 21:15
New King James Version
15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates,
That the heart may melt and many may stumble.
Ah! (A)It is made bright;
It is grasped for slaughter:
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