13 this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant! 14 It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”
Isaiah 30:13–14
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Proverbs 6:14–16
14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. 15 Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery. 16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Amos 2:12–14
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. 13 Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. 14 Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save…
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Amos 6:10–12
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Jeremiah 19:10–12
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Ezekiel 21:26–28
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Wisdom of Solomon 4:18–20
18 They will see, and they will despise; but the Lord will laugh them to scorn. After this, they will become a dishonored carcass and a reproach among the dead forever; (WEB) 19 because he will dash them speechless to the ground, and will shake them from the foundations.… (WEB) 20 … (WEB)
Jeremiah 25:33–35
33 Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground. 34 Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock.… 35 …
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