Deuteronomy 28:49
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49 The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the end of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you do not understand,(A)
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Isaiah 5:26
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26 He will raise a signal for a nation far away
and whistle for a people at the ends of the earth.
Here they come, swiftly, speedily!(A)
Isaiah 29:3
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3 And like David[a] I will encamp against you;
I will besiege you with towers
and raise siegeworks against you.(A)
Footnotes
- 29.3 Heb mss Gk: MT like a circle
Jeremiah 1:15
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15 For now I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord, and they shall come, and all of them shall set their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its surrounding walls and against all the cities of Judah.(A)
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Jeremiah 4:16
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16 Tell the nations, “Here they are!”
Proclaim against Jerusalem,
“Besiegers come from a distant land;
they shout against the cities of Judah.(A)
Jeremiah 6:22
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22 Thus says the Lord:
See, a people is coming from the land of the north;
a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.(A)
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