the standard: Jeremiah 46:3-5; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 8:9-10, Isaiah 13:2; Joel 3:2, Joel 3:9-14; Nahum 2:1, Nahum 3:14-15
ambushes: Heb. liers in wait, Joshua 8:14
the Lord hath both: Jeremiah 51:11, Jeremiah 51:29; Lamentations 2:17
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Jeremiah 51:12
Jeremiah 51:12
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