Genesis 11:4
New King James Version
4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower (A)whose top is in the heavens; let us make a (B)name for ourselves, lest we (C)be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
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Genesis 11:4
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4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens,(A) so that we may make a name(B) for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered(C) over the face of the whole earth.”(D)
Genesis 11:4
King James Version
4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
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Job 20:6
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6 (A)Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens,
And his head reaches to the clouds,
Job 20:6
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Job 20:6
King James Version
6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
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Psalm 139:8-10
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8 (A)If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
(B)If I make my bed in [a]hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:8 Or Sheol
Psalm 139:8-10
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Psalm 139:8-10
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8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
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Isaiah 14:12-14
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The Fall of Lucifer
12 “How(A) you are fallen from heaven,
O [a]Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
(B)‘I will ascend into heaven,
(C)I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the (D)mount of the congregation
(E)On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
(F)I will be like the Most High.’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:12 Lit. Day Star
Isaiah 14:12-14
New International Version
12 How you have fallen(A) from heaven,
morning star,(B) son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!(C)
13 You said in your heart,
“I will ascend(D) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne(E)
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,(F)
on the utmost heights(G) of Mount Zaphon.[a]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(H)
I will make myself like the Most High.”(I)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:13 Or of the north; Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
Isaiah 14:12-14
King James Version
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
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Jeremiah 49:16
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16 Your fierceness has deceived you,
The (A)pride of your heart,
O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Who hold the height of the hill!
(B)Though you make your (C)nest as high as the eagle,
(D)I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:16
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Jeremiah 49:16
King James Version
16 Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
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Amos 9:2
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2 “Though(A) they dig into [a]hell,
From there My hand shall take them;
(B)Though they climb up to heaven,
From there I will bring them down;
Footnotes
- Amos 9:2 Or Sheol
Amos 9:2
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Amos 9:2
King James Version
2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
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Obadiah 4
New King James Version
4 (A)Though you ascend as high as the eagle,
And though you (B)set your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.
Obadiah 4
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Obadiah 4
King James Version
4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
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