Ezekiel 21:6

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Ezekiel 21:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.

5 Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’

6 But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

7 And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”

8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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Ezekiel 21:12

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Ezekiel 9:4

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Isaiah 22:4

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Jeremiah 4:19

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

Jeremiah 9:17

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

Jeremiah 9:18

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Jeremiah 9:19

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Jeremiah 9:20

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Jeremiah 9:21

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John 11:34

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John 11:35

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Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.

Isaiah 21:3

Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.

Jeremiah 30:6

Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?

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his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

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I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.

Nahum 2:10

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I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

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Ezekiel 12:3

Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 12:4

Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.

Ezekiel 12:5

As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it.

Ezekiel 37:20

When the sticks on which you write are in your hand and in full view of the people,

Jeremiah 19:10

Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,