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Summary

Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.

Their holy places shall be defiled

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I will bring

Ezekiel 21:31
I will pour out my anger on you; the fire of my fury I will blow on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, who are skilled in destruction.
Ezekiel 28:7
I am about to bring foreigners against you, the most terrifying of nations. They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, and they will defile your splendor.
Psalm 106:41
He handed them over to the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
Jeremiah 4:7
Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.
Jeremiah 12:12
A destructive army will come marching over the hilltops in the desert. For the Lord will use them as his destructive weapon against everyone from one end of the land to the other. No one will be safe.
Habakkuk 1:6
Look, I am about to empower the Babylonians, that ruthless and greedy nation. They sweep across the surface of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.

They shall

Jeremiah 6:12
Their houses will be turned over to others as will their fields and their wives. For I will unleash my power against those who live in this land," says the Lord.
Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.

I will also

Ezekiel 33:28
I will turn the land into a desolate ruin; her confident pride will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate no one will pass through them.
Isaiah 5:14
So Death will open up its throat, and open wide its mouth; Zion's dignitaries and masses will descend into it, including those who revel and celebrate within her.

Their holy places shall be defiled

Ezekiel 21:2
"Son of man, turn toward Jerusalem and speak out against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
2 Chronicles 7:19
"But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,
Psalm 83:12
who said, "Let's take over the pastures of God!"

General references

Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.

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