33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
    the deadly poison of cobras.(A)

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33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

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16 He will suck the poison(A) of serpents;
    the fangs of an adder will kill him.(B)

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16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.

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Their venom is like the venom of a snake,(A)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

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Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

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17 “See, I will send venomous snakes(A) among you,
    vipers that cannot be charmed,(B)
    and they will bite you,”
declares the Lord.

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17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.

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The Day of the Lord

18 Woe to you who long
    for the day of the Lord!(A)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(B)
    That day will be darkness,(C) not light.(D)
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(E)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(F)

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18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

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17 They will lick dust(A) like a snake,
    like creatures that crawl on the ground.
They will come trembling(B) out of their dens;
    they will turn in fear(C) to the Lord our God
    and will be afraid of you.

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17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.

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