1 Kings 21:9-13

New International Version

⁹In those letters she wrote:

“Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people. ¹⁰But seat two scoundrels^(A) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed^(B) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”

¹¹So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. ¹²They proclaimed a fast^(C) and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. ¹³Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.^(D)

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Isaiah 59:6

New International Version

⁶Their cobwebs are useless for clothing;
they cannot cover themselves with what they make.^(A)
Their deeds are evil deeds,
and acts of violence^(B) are in their hands.

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Isaiah 59:6 in all English translations

Jeremiah 6:7

New International Version

⁷As a well pours out its water,
so she pours out her wickedness.
Violence^(A) and destruction^(B) resound in her;
her sickness and wounds are ever before me.

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Jeremiah 6:7 in all English translations

Ezekiel 7:11

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¹¹Violence^(A) has arisen,^[a]
    a rod to punish the wicked.
None of the people will be left,
    none of that crowd—
none of their wealth,
    nothing of value.^(B)

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 7:11 Or The violent one has become

Ezekiel 7:11 in all English translations

Malachi 2:16

New International Version

¹⁶“The man who hates and divorces his wife,^(A)” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,”^[a]^(B) says the Lord Almighty.

So be on your guard,^(C) and do not be unfaithful.

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