9 I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
Isaiah 5:9
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Amos 6:10–12
10 And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be inv…
2 Esdras 1:32–34
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Zephaniah 3:5–7
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Isaiah 24:2–4
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Amos 3:14–15
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Matthew 23:37–39
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Isaiah 32:13–15
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Isaiah 6:10–12
10 Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” 11 Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until th…
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