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Ezra 4:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

rebellious: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19; 2 Kings 18:20, 2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Jeremiah 52:3; Ezekiel 17:12-21; Luke 23:2-5; Acts 24:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; 1 Peter 2:13-15

bad city: Psalms 48:1-2; Isaiah 1:21-23; Luke 13:34

set up: or, finished, Nehemiah 1:3; Daniel 9:25

joined: Chal, sewed together

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