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highlighted Micah 1:5 NLT
And why is this happening? Because of the rebellion of Israel— yes, the sins of the whole nation. Who is to blame for Israel’s rebellion? Samaria, its capital city! Where is the center of idolatry in Judah? In Jerusalem, its capital!
Jun 3
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highlighted Micah 1:4 NLT
The mountains melt beneath his feet and flow into the valleys like wax in a fire, like water pouring down a hill.
Jun 3
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highlighted Micah 1:3 NLT
Look! The LORD is coming! He leaves his throne in heaven and tramples the heights of the earth.
Jun 3
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highlighted Nahum 3:16 NLT
Your merchants have multiplied until they outnumber the stars. But like a swarm of locusts, they strip the land and fly away.
Jun 2
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highlighted Nahum 3:9 NLT
Ethiopia and the land of Egypt gave unlimited assistance. The nations of Put and Libya were among her allies.
Jun 2
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highlighted Nahum 3:4 NLT
All this because Nineveh, the beautiful and faithless city, mistress of deadly charms, enticed the nations with her beauty. She taught them all her magic, enchanting people everywhere.
Jun 2
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highlighted Nahum 2:10 NLT
Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined. Hearts melt and knees shake. The people stand aghast, their faces pale and trembling.
Jun 2
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highlighted Nahum 2:7 NLT
Nineveh’s exile has been decreed, and all the servant girls mourn its capture. They moan like doves and beat their breasts in sorrow.
Jun 2
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highlighted Habakkuk 2:3 NLT
This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.
Jun 2
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highlighted Habakkuk 1:12-17 NLT
O LORD my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— surely you do not plan to wipe us out? O LORD, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, to punish us for our many sins. But you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil. Will you wink at their treachery? Should you be silent while the wicked swallow up people more righteous than they? Are we only fish to be caught and killed? Are we only sea creatures that have no leader? Must we be strung up on their hooks and caught in their nets while they rejoice and celebrate? Then they will worship their nets and burn incense in front of them. “These nets are the gods who have made us rich!” they will claim. Will you let them get away with this forever? Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests?
Jun 2
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highlighted Habakkuk 1:6-11 NLT
They scoff at kings and princes and scorn all their fortresses. They simply pile ramps of earth against their walls and capture them! They sweep past like the wind and are gone. But they are deeply guilty, for their own strength is their god.” I am raising up the Babylonians, a cruel and violent people. They will march across the world and conquer other lands. They are notorious for their cruelty and do whatever they like. Their horses are swifter than cheetahs and fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their charioteers charge from far away. Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey. “On they come, all bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind, sweeping captives ahead of them like sand.
Jun 2
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highlighted Habakkuk 1:5 NLT
The LORD replied, “Look around at the nations; look and be amazed! For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn’t believe even if someone told you about it.
Jun 2
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highlighted Habakkuk 1:2-4 NLT
How long, O LORD, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save. Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight. The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 3:20 NLT
On that day I will gather you together and bring you home again. I will give you a good name, a name of distinction, among all the nations of the earth, as I restore your fortunes before their very eyes. I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 3:19 NLT
And I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you. I will save the weak and helpless ones; I will bring together those who were chased away. I will give glory and fame to my former exiles, wherever they have been mocked and shamed.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 3:17 NLT
For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 3:7 NLT
I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now! Surely they will listen to my warnings. Then I won’t need to strike again, destroying their homes.’ But no, they get up early to continue their evil deeds.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 3:6 NLT
“I have wiped out many nations, devastating their fortress walls and towers. Their streets are now deserted; their cities lie in silent ruin. There are no survivors— none at all.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 3:2 NLT
No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the LORD or draw near to its God.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 3:1 NLT
What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime!
Jun 2