16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. 17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. 18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
Psalms 107:16–18
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Psalms 107:9–11
9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. 10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, 11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
Psalms 107:4–6
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. 5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. 6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
Psalms 78:30–32
30 Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths, 31 God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel. 32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they…
Job 36:7–9
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Psalms 78:49–51
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2 Baruch 13:8–10
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Sirach 48:1–3
1 Then Elijah arose, the prophet like fire. His word burned like a torch. (WEB) 2 He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal made them few in number. (WEB) 3 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens. He brought down fire three times. (WEB)
Baruch 3:27–29
27 God didn’t choose these, nor did he give the way of knowledge to them, (WEB) 28 so they perished, because they had no wisdom. They perished through their own foolishness. (WEB) 29 Who has gone up into heaven, taken her, and brought her down from the clouds? (WEB)
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