6 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
Nahum 2:6
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Isaiah 24:9–11
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Isaiah 25:11–12
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Job 30:13–15
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Isaiah 32:18–20
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Psalms 74:14–16
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2 Baruch 67:7–8
7 But the king of Babylon will arise who has now destroyed Zion, And he will boast over the people, And he will speak great things in his heart in the presence of the Most High. (2BA) 8 But he also shall fall at last. These are the black waters. (2BA)
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