16 The counsel of the wood was in vain, for the fire came and consumed it. (WEB)
2 Esdras 4:16
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Ezekiel 19:13–14
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13 Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?” 14 I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest…
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Wisdom of Solomon 16:26–28
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Ezekiel 15:5–7
5 Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it! 6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the…
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