Jeremiah 6:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 As a well gushes out its water,
so she pours out her evil.[a]
Violence and destruction(A) resound in her.
Sickness and wounds keep coming to my attention.
Footnotes
- 6:7 Or well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps her evil fresh
Ezekiel 7:11
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11 Violence has grown into a rod of wickedness.(A)
None of them will remain:
none of that crowd,
none of their wealth,
and none of the eminent[a] among them.
Footnotes
- 7:11 Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read and no rest
Ezekiel 7:23
Christian Standard Bible
23 Forge the chain,(A)
for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed,
and the city is filled with violence.(B)
Ezekiel 8:17
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17 And he said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the detestable acts they are doing here, that they must also fill the land with violence(A) and repeatedly anger me,(B) even putting the branch to their nose?[a]
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- 8:17 Alt Hb tradition reads my nose
Ezekiel 12:19
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19 Then say to the people of the land, ‘This is what the Lord God says about the residents of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their[a][b] land will be stripped of everything(A) in it because of the violence of all who live there.
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Ezekiel 45:9
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9 “This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far,[a](A) princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right.(B) Put an end to your evictions of my people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
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- 45:9 Lit Enough of you
Micah 6:12
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12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,(A)
and its residents speak lies;(B)
the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.(C)
Habakkuk 1:2-3
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Habakkuk’s First Prayer
2 How long,(A) Lord, must I call for help(B)
and you do not listen
or cry out to you about violence(C)
and you do not save?
3 Why do you force me to look at injustice?(D)
Why do you tolerate[a] wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Footnotes
- 1:3 Lit observe, also in v. 13
Habakkuk 2:17
Christian Standard Bible
17 For your violence against Lebanon
will overwhelm you;
the destruction of animals will terrify you[a]
because of your human bloodshed and violence
against lands, cities, and all who live in them.
Footnotes
- 2:17 DSS, LXX, Aq, Syr, Tg, Vg; MT reads them
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