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Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land from the power of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? Who among all the gods of the lands has delivered his land from my power? So how is the Lord to deliver Jerusalem?' "

Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries: they destroyed them completely. Will you be rescued? Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed rescue them-[nations such as] Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the Edenites in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?' "

Isn't Calno like Carchemish? Isn't Hamath like Arpad? Isn't Samaria like Damascus? As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms, whose idols exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria, and as I did to Samaria and its idols will I not also do to Jerusalem and its idols? read more.
But when the Lord finishes all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, [He will say,] "I will punish the king of Assyria for his arrogant acts and the proud look in his eyes." For he said: I have done [this] by my own strength and wisdom, for I am clever. I abolished the borders of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty warrior, I subjugated the inhabitants. My hand has reached out, as if into a nest, to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered the whole earth. No wing fluttered; no beak opened or chirped.

until I come and take you away to a land like your own land—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But don’t listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you, saying: The Lord will deliver us. Verse ConceptsKeeping Oneself AliveBeing MisleadSimilar ItemsDo Not Listen!

until I come and take you away to a land like your own land—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. Verse ConceptsLand ProducingSimilar Items

Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. They were your merchants in choice garments, cloaks of blue and embroidered materials, and multicolored carpets, which were bound and secured with cords in your marketplace.

Lot looked out and saw that the entire Jordan Valley as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheHorticultureYielding To TemptationDestruction Of Cities

Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’ Verse ConceptsFatnessFat Of AnimalsPlenty In Egyptland

Your sail was made of
fine embroidered linen from Egypt,
and served as your banner.
Your awning was of blue and purple fabric
from the coasts of Elishah.
Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseembroideryLinenColors, BlueBlue ClothPurple ClothFlagssailing

Every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land. Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingMoney, Uses Of

Those who work with flax will be dismayed;
the combers and weavers will turn pale.
Verse ConceptsFlaxHope, Results Of Its AbsenceLinenSpinning And WeavingDespair

I’ve spread coverings on my bed
richly colored linen from Egypt.
Verse ConceptsClothBedsLinenTapestriesGuest Rooms

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. Verse ConceptsWisdom, Source Of HumanOutdoing


Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king's traders bought them from Kue at the going price. A chariot was imported from Egypt for 15 pounds [of silver], and a horse for about four pounds. In the same way, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram through their agents.

For he considered the reproach because of the Messiah to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, since his attention was on the reward. Verse ConceptsReproachHeavenly RewardsRiches, SpiritualTreasureSufferings RewardedSpiritual TreasuresSeeking Things AboveChoosing God's WayTreasure In HeavenReward For WorksWorthAbuseValueaccounting


Even the cypresses and the cedars of Lebanon
rejoice over you:
“Since you have been laid low,
no woodcutter has come against us.”
Verse ConceptsCedarFir TreesFelling Trees

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Verse ConceptsCedarFelling TreesThe Beauty Of Nature

Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Verse ConceptsHoneyRich Foodspouse

It will blossom abundantly
and will also rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the glory of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.
Verse ConceptsGod, Glory OfGlory, Revelation OfGod's Glory RevealedRosesExcellence

The people will return and live beneath his shade.
They will grow grain
and blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
Verse ConceptsGrainShadowsVinesRemembering Peoplerevival

He rebukes the sea so that it dries up,
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
Verse ConceptsdrynessGod Drying Things UpFailing RiversThe Sea DividedFamine

By your wisdom and understanding you have acquired wealth for yourself. You have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries. By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth."

When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas,
you satisfied many peoples.
You enriched the kings of the earth
with your abundant wealth and goods.

They constructed all your planking with pine trees from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. They made your deck of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus, [inlaid] with ivory. Your sail was [made of] fine embroidered linen from Egypt, and served as your banner. Your awning was of blue and purple fabric from the coasts of Elishah.

Say to Tyre, who is located at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coasts and islands: This is what the Lord God says: Tyre, you declared: I am perfect in beauty. Your realm was in the heart of the sea; your builders perfected your beauty.

Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon; your agents have crossed the sea on many waters. Tyre's revenue was the grain from Shihor- the harvest of the Nile. She was the merchant among the nations.

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