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And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
Their nobles
General references
Bible References
Their nobles
1 Kings 18:5
Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring of water and to every wadi. Perhaps we’ll find grass so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to destroy any cattle.”
Pits
Jeremiah 2:13 For My people have committed a double evil:
They have abandoned Me,
the fountain of living water,
and dug cisterns for themselves,
cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.
They have abandoned Me,
the fountain of living water,
and dug cisterns for themselves,
cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.
1 Kings 17:7
After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
2 Kings 18:31
“Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Make peace with me and surrender to me. Then every one of you may eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and every one may drink water from his own cistern
Joel 1:20 Even the wild animals cry out to You,
for the river beds are dried up,
and fire has consumed
the pastures of the wilderness.
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for the river beds are dried up,
and fire has consumed
the pastures of the wilderness.
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Amos 4:8 Two or three cities staggered
to another city to drink water
but were not satisfied,
yet you did not return to Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
to another city to drink water
but were not satisfied,
yet you did not return
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They were
Jeremiah 2:26 Like the shame of a thief when he is caught,
so the house of Israel has been put to shame.
They, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets
so the house of Israel has been put to shame.
They, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets
Jeremiah 20:11 But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior.
Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,
an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.
Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,
an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.
Psalm 40:14 Let those who seek to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.
Psalm 109:29 My accusers will be clothed with disgrace;
they will wear their shame like a cloak.
they will wear their shame like a cloak.
Isaiah 45:16 All of them are put to shame, even humiliated;
the makers of idols go in humiliation together.
the makers of idols go in humiliation together.
Covered
Jeremiah 14:4 The ground is cracked
since no rain has fallen on the land.
The farmers are ashamed;
they cover their heads.
since no rain has fallen on the land.
The farmers are ashamed;
they cover their heads.
2 Samuel 15:30
David was climbing the slope of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he ascended. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. Each of the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they ascended.
2 Samuel 19:4
But the king hid his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
Esther 6:12
Then Mordecai returned to the King’s Gate, but Haman, overwhelmed, hurried off for home with his head covered.
General references
Haggai 1:10 So on your account,
the skies have withheld the dew
and the land its crops.
the skies have withheld the dew
and the land its crops.