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Isaiah 64:2

Isaiah 64:2

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

melting fire: Heb. fire of meltings

to make: Isaiah 37:20, Isaiah 63:12; Exodus 14:4; 1 Samuel 17:46-47; 1 Kings 8:41-43; Psalms 46:10, Psalms 67:1-2; Psalms 79:10, Psalms 83:13, Psalms 98:1-2, Psalms 102:15-16, Psalms 106:8; Ezekiel 38:22-23, Ezekiel 39:27-28; Daniel 4:1-3, Daniel 4:32-37, Daniel 6:25-27; Joel 3:16-17

that the nations: Exodus 15:14-16; Deuteronomy 2:25; Psalms 9:20, Psalms 48:4-6, Psalms 99:1; Jeremiah 5:22, Jeremiah 33:9; Micah 7:15-17; Revelation 11:11-13

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