Isaiah 21:2

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Isaiah 21:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.

2 A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”

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.

4 My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.

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Jeremiah 51:44

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Jeremiah 51:48

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Jeremiah 51:49

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Jeremiah 51:53

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Isaiah 13:4

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Isaiah 13:17

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Isaiah 13:18

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Jeremiah 50:14

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Jeremiah 50:34

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Isaiah 14:2

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Isaiah 14:3

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Psalms 137:1

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Psalms 137:2

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Psalms 137:3

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Jeremiah 31:11

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Jeremiah 31:12

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Jeremiah 31:25

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Jeremiah 51:4

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Micah 7:9

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but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’

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