Daniel 11:7
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7 a branch from her roots shall rise up in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall take action against them and prevail.(A)
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Luke 12:20
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20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’(A)
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Malachi 4:1
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The Great Day of the Lord
4 [a]See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.(A)
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- 4.1 3.19 in Heb
Daniel 11:38-39
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38 He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these; a god whom his ancestors did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. 39 He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall make more wealthy and shall appoint them as rulers over many and shall distribute the land for a price.
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Daniel 11:19-20
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19 Then he shall turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall and shall not be found.(A)
20 “Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an official for the glory of the kingdom, but within a few days he shall be broken, though not in anger or in battle.[a](B)
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- 11.20 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ezekiel 17:18
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18 Because he despised the oath and broke the covenant, because he gave his hand and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.(A)
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Jeremiah 12:2
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2 You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and bring forth fruit;
you are near in their mouths
yet far from their hearts.(A)
Isaiah 11:1
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Isaiah 9:14
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14 So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day—(A)
Psalm 109:8
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8 May his days be few;
may another seize his position.(A)
Psalm 55:23
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23 But you, O God, will cast them down
into the lowest pit;
the bloodthirsty and treacherous
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.(A)
Psalm 49:10-13
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10 When we look at the wise, they die;
fool and dolt perish together
and leave their wealth to others.(A)
11 Their graves[a] are their homes forever,
their dwelling places to all generations,
though they named lands their own.(B)
12 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the animals that perish.(C)
Job 14:7
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7 “For there is hope for a tree,
if it is cut down, that it will sprout again
and that its shoots will not cease.
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